On 29/11/2007 at 10:53 Budiss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> ...............
> Lebih baik kita sama2 harapkan pemogokan itu cepat selesai.

Film Bionic Woman dan Battlestar dihentikan produksinya karena
pemogokan para writer.
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Bye-bye Bionic, Battlestar
By Tim Surette - TV.com


Canadian television productions, including Bionic Woman and Battlestar 
Galactica, shut down as strike hits Canada. 

The dominoes continue to fall as a result of the current Writers Guild of 
America strike. Although some shows, such as The Office and 30 Rock, shut down 
almost immediately, other programs keep on trucking because they still have a 
few scripts in the tank. 

The ripples of the Hollywood rift have reached far beyond Southern California. 
Previous reports about endangered Canadian productions have now been confirmed 
by the Canadian affiliate of the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television 
Producers (AMPTP). Among the shows presently shuttered are NBC's Bionic Woman 
and Sci-Fi's Battlestar Galactica, according to The Vancouver Sun.

The two shows, which shut down last Friday and yesterday, respectively, 
employed approximately 200 people. More employees of the industry working in 
Canada are expected to be without work as other shows inevitably halt 
production while the strike continues. 

According to vice president of the Canadian branch of the AMPTP Don Cott, the 
end is in sight for several shows. He estimates that Aliens in America and 
Reaper will stop production later this month, Supernatural will stop filming in 
early December, Men in Trees will shoot through mid-January, and Smallville 
will continue production through January 23. Psych, The 4400, and Kyle XY have 
all already gone dark. 

The rise of the Canadian dollar and simultaneous plummeting of the American 
dollar are also causing complications. The Canadian dollar was valued evenly 
with the US dollar in mid-September and has continued to rise, reversing the 
idea of US studios opting for cheaper filming north of the border. 

In response, several companies, such as hotels and equipment renters, are 
offering a one-for-one exchange rate to studios to keep the cameras rolling.


Salam,
Budiss.

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