Several articles have been posted on a multitude of locations, all of them saying that the writers' strike is coming to a close. Hell, Nikki Finke at Deadline Hollywood is saying that it actually is over as Peter Chernin, President and Chief Operating Officer of News Corporation, and Chairman and CEO of the Fox Group, made his way to Super Bowl XLII and is allegedly telling folks "the strike is over".

Variety ran an article saying that the WGA and AMPTP are "looking to lock in a strike-ending deal as early as this week."

The Hollywood Reporter recently updated their article and are saying "that a tentative agreement may be announced sometime this week."

On top of all that "striking writers have reached interim contract agreements with four New York-based independent filmmakers" according to CNN via the AP.

What does all this mean? I really don't think we will know for quite some time what kind of an effect it is going to have. Perhaps it ended just in time to not have much of an effect at all. Perhaps 2009 will be the worst year for movies ever, and who can really tell with television. Lord knows one thing, hopefully we won't be hearing any more previews for 90-minute episodes of "American Gladiators" or "Deal or No Deal" ever again.

Stay tuned, once details are official I will let you know.

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I first read on Hollywood Elsewhere rumors that a settlement announcement between the WGA and AMPTP was looking like December 7th and now Nikki Finke is citing an anonymous source saying, "It's already done, basically." Her source said it was possible that the strike could be settled before Christmas.

Could this be true or is it just optimistic thinking from a frustrated industry?

I guess "frustrated" may not be the appropriate word as a Brooks Barnes piece in the "NY Times" points out saying, "It turns out, many union members say, that striking in Hollywood — at least short term — is not that bad. A lot of strikers say they are enjoying networking, taping YouTube videos, organizing theme days and dreaming up placard slogans."

However, no matter what kind of fun they may be having (I mean who doesn't have fun not working?) they still aren't making any money, and considering that is what this is all about I have to assume the fun ends when they get home and stare at a computer they can't use.

As for the potential that a deal has been struck, I will believe it when I see it, that is my pessimism speaking…

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