His feeling, shared by many: After three-plus months of acrimonious negotiations and another three weeks on strike, the Writers Guild and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers may be closing in on a deal.

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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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And despite a 100-day writers' strike and unsettled Screen Actor's Guild business that continues to steal headlines, he has every reason to be.

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