The WGA will prevail in this strike. The union is right in its stand, unified in its membership, strong in support from the public, and has already begun making interim deals with individual companies. They may prevail but the bad blood will last for a long time between the writers and all below-the-line crew members. As a card carrying Local 80 grip I can tell you that every co-worker I know is fuming at the timing of the work stoppage. They scheduled it for maximum impact during the height of the TV production schedule and right before the holidays.
And the fact that they've been planning this for a year (and avoiding the traditional early negotiations) and easily could have waited until the spring and have SAG bolster their case when that guild's contract was up for renewal and after TV wrapped for the season only deepens the contempt of the thousands of craft folk who are the engine of the industry.
F the writers. We won't forget this. Ever. 
The DGA just announced they’re starting formal negotiations with the companies tomorrow. They’ll get it done fast and that’ll be that, let’s hope.
Great bumper sticker, BTW. Where can I get one?
Yes, although I think the WGA did do a generally good job of coordinating with other unions, its relationship with IA has been strained.
I hate the fact that a strike was necessary, but I do support the WGA leadership’s decision. We made our bed and must lie in it.
And I’m sorry that below-the-line crew members are also suffering. But you must understand that the AMPTP proposals were so reactionary that had the WGA agreed to them, it would have wiped out 40 years of progress.
There is a good chance that the DGA will get a deal without a strike, and that the terms of that deal will be workable for the WGA, which could bring about an end to the strike. I say this primarily because the DGA has never gone on strike before.
But of course there could be a first time for everything...