Bad News: Cashmere Mafia pilot postponed
Writers and studios are at odds over royalties for movies and TV shows offered on the Internet and sold on DVD, now just pennies a disc.
"This is ultimately about money, but it's also about respecting writers as the primary creative artists who create content that earns billions of dollars for these companies," says Lost executive producer Carlton Cuse, a member of the guild's negotiating committee.
New shows now struggling to build an audience would face quick exits. Fox's 24, due in January, would likely be shelved until next season, while ABC's Lost would see its planned 16-episode run cut in half. Already, in part due to fears of a strike, ABC has postponed the Nov. 27 premiere of drama Cashmere Mafia, starring Lucy Liu, and NBC has dropped plans for a six-episode Heroes prequel that was due in April.
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