Desultory strike update

Nikki Finke, the go-to source for strike-related rumors of every stripe (except when the DGA reached an agreement with AMPTP while she was on vacation), says there’s encouraging progress in the talks between writers and producers.

Hey, if Nikki Finke says it, it must be true. Or not.

Meanwhile, here’s a little snapshot of how some writers are trying to avoid going slowly mad. One, a young writer hired by “Saturday Night Live” just a couple of months before the strike began, notes, "I have slightly more picketing experience than actual writing experience."