The TV Zone

The writers' meeting in New York has ended, and the mood, per press reports, was good.

Very good.

Does that mean ratification? Well, let's see what happens in L.A. - the big meet at the Shrine starts in two and a half hours - but if the NY meet is a foretaste, then expect this strike to be over by Monday.

"This is a historic moment for writers in this country," said Michael Moore to reporters outside the Crowne Plaza (as quoted by Variety.) "There is a certain irony about the achievement. I would have thought it'd be autoworkers or ironworkers getting this victory but instead it's the people who got beat up in school for writing in their journals."

"Late Night with David Letterman" writer Bill Scheft talked to reporters too, and he's been quoted everywhere, saying he likes the deal. Also Seth Myers, of "SNL," who was apparently so confident of resolution that he told Variety that the show could be up and running as soon as Feb. 16.

So what is the caveat? Simply this: That most NY-based writers are a slightly different breed of cat from their west coast counterparts, who write dramas and sitcoms. (NY-based writers are heavily represented in late night and daytime.)

Will the west coasters have a different reax?

We all await...