Mother of two Julianne Moore was spotted within the picket lines for the WGA (Writer's Guild of America) strike in New York City yesterday. Although Julianne is predominantly a movie actress, she showed her support by setting up camp with fellow Screen Actors Guild members.

Other moms who are showing support (in both New York and Los Angeles) are Patricia Heaton, mother of four boys, Holly Hunter, mother of twin boys, and Sally Field, mother of three boys. On the West Coast, Sally Field picketed outside of Disney Studios in Burbank, telling reporters that she is showing support as a fellow member of the entertainment field. "[The writers] are not being allowed to participate in the future of the business. [The entertainment industry] can be a very lucrative field, but also incredibly insecure for all of the artists, writers, actors and directors," she said.

Many other celebs are turning out to show their support, including Jay Leno, Eva Longoria, Robin Williams, and the cast of "Grey's Anatomy". These actors have not just brought signs and their voices to the picket lines, but food as well! (Eva brought pizza, while Robin and Jay both picked up some bagels for the strikers).

WGA members are striking in order to gain equal share in the profits of DVD and Internet sales of the shows they write. The last strike, in 1988, lasted 22 weeks. Good thing for reality TVā?¹the strike is already hurting the TV biz. People magazine reports that a "Heroes" spin-off show has already been canned and that most networks will only have regular scheduled programming for our favorite sitcoms and dramas to last 'til January. 

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