Strike.TV was created during the 2007-08 Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike as consortium of more than 40 online shows by Hollywood guild members, and later uploaded to YouTube.

"Strike TV is overseen by its creator, Peter Hyoguchi, who got the idea off the ground during the WGA's 100-day walkout with the help of its association with ''United Hollywood'', the scribe-run blog that became an influential force in rallying and disseminating info to scribes during the strike."

The website was first archived 7 September 2008. Its launch on October 28, 2008 featured several shows of various genres:

"The purpose of the site is to generate revenue for out-of-work colleagues. Strike.tv has pledged to donate the first three months of ad revenue to the Entertainment Assistance Program of the Actors Fund. The site is also intended to generate revenue for the writers as they will own the intellectual property they create."

Web series

" Anyone But Me": written and directed by

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and Susan Miller
" 5 or Die": written and directed by Tom Holland ("Childs Play")
" The Challenge": written by Lloyd Garverbr>
(" Newhart")
" Confessional": written by Ken LaZebnikbr>
(" Prairie Home Companion")
" Dangerous Women (web series)": written by David O'Malleybr>
(" Fatal Instinct")
" Daryl from OnCar": Ron Corcillo ("

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") and Russ Carney
"

Faux Baby Faux may refer to: People * Faux (surname) Places Places in Belgium * Faux, a village in the Belgian commune of Court-Saint-Étienne Places in France * Faux, Ardennes, French commune of the Ardennes department * Faux, Dordogne, French commune ...

": directed by

Charlie Stratton Charlie may refer to: Characters * "Charlie," the head of the Townsend Agency', from the ''Charlie's Angels'' franchise * Charlie, a character on signs for the CharlieCard, a smart card issued by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority * ...

written by Laura Brenna

Jennifer Maisel, Rachel Leventhal
" Global Warming (web series), Global Warming": written by Rob Kutner (" The Daily Show"),

Sheryl Zorn Sheryl is a female given name. The similar name Sherill may be male or female. Notable people named Sheryl, Sheryll or Sheryle include: Business *Sheryl Handler (born 1955), American businesswoman (Thinking Machines, Ab Initio Software) *Shery ...

(" Penn & Teller: Bullshit!") and directed by Mike Shapiro.
"

Greenville General Greenville is the name of several places: Canada * Laxgalts'ap, British Columbia, formerly named Greenville * Greenville, Nova Scotia, in Yarmouth County *Greenville Station, Nova Scotia, in Cumberland County * Lower Greenville, Nova Scotia, in C ...

": written by Karen Harris ("

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")
" House Poor": written by Mindy Kaling &

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(" The Office")
" Joe & Kate": written by and starring Joe Kelly ("

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") and Kate Purdy (" Cold Case")
" John's Hand": written by Catherine Butterfieldbr>
("

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")
" Life in General": written by Karen Harris ("

")
" Lose Yourself"
"

Me First Me First may refer to: * ''Me First'' (album), a 2004 album released by indie band The Elected * Me First and the Gimme Gimmes Me First and the Gimme Gimmes (often shortened to just Me First or the Gimmes) are a punk rock supergroup and cover ...

": written by Peter Hyoguchi, Krista Tucker
" Side Effects": written by

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" Sketch Toons": written by Charles Horn ("

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")
" Speedie Date": written by Lorin Wertheimerbr>
(" Girlfriends (U.S. TV series), Girlfriends")
" The Smartest Guy in the World": written by Rick Rosner ("

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")
"

Tender Morsels ''Tender Morsels'' (2008) is a novel by Australian author Margo Lanagan. It won the Ditmar Award in 2009 for Best Novel and was joint winner of the 2009 World Fantasy Award for Best Novel. Plot summary Based on the Brothers Grimm story of "Sn ...

": written by Giuseppe Graziano (" The King of Queens")
" Unknown Sender": written and directed by

Steven E. de Souza Stephen or Steven is a common English first name. It is particularly significant to Christians, as it belonged to Saint Stephen ( grc-gre, Στέφανος ), an early disciple and deacon who, according to the Book of Acts, was stoned to death; ...

(" Die Hard")
" With the Angels": written by Mary Feuer (" lonelygirl15")
" Katana (web series)": written by Yuji Okumoto and Richard Cranor The first three months' of profits will be contributed to the Actors' Fund Entertainment Assistance Program, that offers financial relief and other services to entertainment industry professionals negatively impacted by the strike.

References

External links

* {{cite web , last1=Wortham , first1=Jenna , title=Hollywood Scribes Debut Web Shows on Strike TV {{! The Underwire , url=http://blog.wired.com/underwire/2008/08/hollywood-scrib.html , website=Wired.com , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080823153349/http://blog.wired.com/underwire/2008/08/hollywood-scrib.html , archive-date=23 August 2008 , date=August 22, 2008 , quote=Hollywood startup Strike TV has begun testing its sea legs with a private beta launch. Writers Guild of America