On Nov. 5, Tinseltown's scriptwriters traded their pencils for picket signs over issues of new-media compensation.

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Teams have even been sent to pick the brains of Hollywood scriptwriters who dream up far-fetched terror spectaculars.

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Movie scriptwriters are also getting in the act, feverishly scribbling dramas based on the fighting for Bollywood producers.

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The scriptwriters come from elite, urban backgrounds and write Hindi films in English.

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After three-plus months on picket lines over issues of new media compensation, Hollywood scriptwriters can return to work this week pleased.

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EastEnders scriptwriters have revealed the Queen Victoria pub will be burned down as part of a major storyline later this year.

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The male politicians, business executives, editors, and scriptwriters who set the tone for public discussion usually felt that wives not working was simply better.

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And, curiously, Oscar-winning scriptwriters live 3.6 years less than do nominees.

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But the scriptwriters' attempts to tone down the comedy, made Dalton's Bond in The Living Daylights and A Licence To Kill, a dark, vulnerable, humourless man.

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Campaign ads are focus-grouped marketing pieces by professional scriptwriters.

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It's all about emotional resonance, say soap scriptwriters.

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