Governor of Califormia Arnold Schwarzenegger is reportedly working 'backstage' in a bid to end the screenwriter's strike.The Writer's Guild of America (WGA) walked out last Monday ina dispute over pay. It was thie first walk out since 1988.They demanded that they got paid when their work was reproduced onto DVD and the internet but their demands were dismissed as unworkable by the studios triggering the mass walkout.'I think it's very important we settle this as quickly as possible, because it has a tremendous impact on our state' said the Terminator actor.If the strike were to continue it's expected that most prime time dramas and scripted comedy programmes will finish production by the end of this month.Effects of teh strike can already be seen as hundreds of crew members including camera operators, hair stylists and make-up artists are out of work.'That's the sad story, because the studio executives are not going to suffer, the union leaders are not going to suffer, the writers that are striking, they are not going to suffer. Those are all people that have money,' continued Schwarzenegger.

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