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This weekend was marked by all kinds of rumors surrounding the Writer’s Guild of America’s strike. In fact, just as the New York Giants dethroned the undefeated New England Patriots, the media has been reporting that the David v. Goliath effort of the WGA has finally paid off, and that we may see an end to the strike very soon.

But don’t get your hopes up just yet, kids. If you read closely, even reports from Variety are leaving room for these rumors to be nothing more than hope-filled media speculation. In fact, while we are seeing progress in the informal talks that have been going on between studio heads and WGA elite over the past week, there is no definitive word that an agreement has been reached. The following email was sent from WGA West President Patric Verrone and WGA East President Michael Winship to guild members over the weekend:

As you can see, leadership is calling for more solidarity and commitment from guild members. Screenwriter John August has said on his blog over the weekend that Monday could be the most important day of picketing yet:

It appears, at least for now that the strike is not quite over. But for those “glass half full” folks like myself, at least we are hearing of progress. This seems like a new concept after constant reports of breakdowns in negotiations, continued differences of opinion and periods of depressing stagnancy. Whether or not the strike will end this week is in the hands of those at the negotiating table, not those in the media. So until those guys say otherwise, it’s back to the picket lines.