Timothy Dalton appears in first look at StrikeTV's programming

Jackson West — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 18:40:00 EDT

Finally, an online video outfit from Hollywood professionals that looks like it might produce more than one hit! Harry Shearer's MyDamnChannel has "You Suck at Photoshop", FunnyOrDie is still resting on the laurel's of "The Landlord", IBeatYou can't beat anyone without Jessica Alba staring into the camera, and IFC's best semi-pro production, "Young American Bodies," just happens to have lots of nudity. Enter StrikeTV, an idea that came together on the picket lines during the writers' strike and has more professional writer-producer-directors (AKA "multihyphenates") on board than the lot of them. Add name-brand draws like former James Bond Timothy Dalton, übercute Mindy Kaling from The Office and none other than Bob Newhart and they may just have something.

Hollywood writers seize the means of production — and, more importantly, distribution

Jackson West — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 16:40:00 EDT

A group of television and film writers got together during the Writer's Guild strike looking to put on a show, and now the project has evolved into Strike.TV, scheduled to launch next month on Independence Day. Professionally produced content wholly owned by the creators and distributed online? Crazy talk. [NewTeeVee]

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Timothy Dalton appears in first look at StrikeTV's programming

Hollywood writers seize the means of production — and, more importantly, distribution