A Compromise In The Shut Up Standoff

New York Times Blog: "The writing staff walked off the job in mid-June after being told that the show would be covered under a International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) contract, not the Writers’ Guild of America (W.G.A.) contract that the writers went on strike for last winter. The writers on every other prime time animated show — “The Simpsons,” “Family Guy,” “American Dad,” et al. — are covered by the writers’ guild."