My point about Kindle yesterday was that it liberated perhaps as many as a million writers to express themselves on the public stage.

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The prevailing sentiment had been that the Writers Guild of America would wait to stage a strike until next summer, when the contracts of the actors and directors guild run out, but a November walkout is looking increasingly likely.

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"It was the backbone of the industry and it sank to an all-time low as writers wanted to express themselves on a bigger stage, " says Larry Novenstern, executive vice president and managing director of national and local TV investments at Optimedia.

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Original writers Jonathan Lynn and Antony Jay will pen the new show, based on their 2010 stage production.

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