Striking writers brave the sun and the cold.(Arts & Entertainment)

Byline: AARON BARNHART - McClatchy

Hollywood seems a nice enough place to live. But if you're looking for weather metaphors to capture the mood of the TV and movie writers' strike, entering its seventh week, you need to go East.

Specifically, to Times Square on a miserable Thursday morning last week, where the Writers Guild of America-East was picketing the headquarters of Viacom, the media giant that runs MTV, VH1, Comedy Central and many other media outlets.

Out in L.A., talks have reached a stalemate between the 12,000-member guild and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, which negotiates on behalf of the big six entertainment …