Peter Sears, a writer with 'The Tonight Show with Jay Leno', gathers signs to distribute to striking film and television writers who will picket outside NBC Studios, Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2007, in Burbank, Calif. (AP Photo/Ric Francis)
AP - LOS ANGELES (AP) Both sides in the Hollywood writers strike expressed optimism that progress was being made in contract negotiations aimed at ending a five-week walkout. |