Producers Prepare for Possible Strike

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Gary Scott Thompson, writer and executive producer of the NBC show “Las Vegas,” won’t be taking a summer hiatus.


Instead of enjoying his usual three months off, he and his colleagues have been asked to write scripts and shoot most of next season’s episodes, presumably as a hedge against a potential Hollywood writers’ strike late this year. Starting Monday, new production for “Las Vegas” starts , three months earlier than usual , with the goal of shooting 18 or 22 episodes by fall, the Los Angeles Times reports.


The show “will be strike-proof,” Thompson said.


Anticipating a possible walkout, networks and studio executives are starting to take steps to keep production pipelines flowing. The contingency plans include pushing up shooting schedules, ordering more reality TV programs and renegotiating with writers to turn in their film scripts earlier than usual.



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