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The fate of your tv shows

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: February 13, 2008 · Comments (2)

Here's the rundown, according to TVGuide's Michael Ausiello. (Keep in mind - a lot of this could change at the drop of a hat. It's all tentative) 24 Expected to return this fall or January '09. 30 Rock Expected to shoot 5 to 10 new episodes to air in... [Full Story]

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Writers Say Yea to Ending Strike

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: February 13, 2008 · Comments (1)

So let it be written. As expected, members of the Writers Guild of America have voted to end the writers' strike that has been plaguing the entertainment industry for more than three months, meaning film and TV scribes can go back to living off of caffeine and adrenaline as... [Full Story]

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Writers Guild Bigwigs See a Happy Ending

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: February 11, 2008 · Comments (0)

Union leaders for striking Hollywood writers voted on Sunday to formally endorse a deal with studios to end their bruising three-month-old labor clash, calling an immediate halt to picketing and paving the way for writers to return to work by mid-week. The unanimous approval of the deal by the... [Full Story]

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Is the Writers Strike Over?

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: February 4, 2008 · Comments (0)

LA Weekly's Nikki Fink is reporting on her blog that at least one of the big players in the Writers Strike was boasting that the 3 month old strike is over. (Note: Peter Chernin is the CEO of Fox.) Fink writes: So I've just been told that Peter Chernin... [Full Story]

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Late Night Shows: How are they fairing without writers?

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: January 31, 2008 · Comments (2)

Jon Stewart is up 17 percent from the same time period in 2007 among viewers 18-34, and is up 9 percent among 18-49s. Colbert is up 21 percent in the 18-34 demo and 15 percent in 18-49s, compared to a year ago, writes Media Life. Colbert and Stewart have... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (2 votes cast)

Soaps in hot water as fresh scripts run out

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: January 22, 2008 · Comments (3)

The daytime soap operas might be losing their bubbles in the weeks ahead as networks resort to episodes not penned by striking writers. The Writers Guild of America, which has been on strike since November 5, has picketed for several days in front of ABC headquarters in New York,... [Full Story]

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Golden Globes Telecast Canceled

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: January 7, 2008 · Comments (1)

The Golden Globes telecast, Hollywood's biggest party of the year, has been canceled, DeadlineHollywoodDaily.com reported Monday (January 7), after weeks of bitter acrimony between striking writers, Globes organizers the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and broadcast partner NBC. Instead of a televised awards show, the HFPA will instead make an... [Full Story]

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My Cherished Globe Awards are looking bleak

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: January 7, 2008 · Comments (0)

The Screen Actors Guild announced Friday that, to maintain solidarity with striking Hollywood writers, none of this year's 72 acting nominees will attend the 65th Annual Golden Globe Awards. "After considerable outreach to Golden Globe actor nominees and their representatives over the past several weeks, there appears to be... [Full Story]

Rating: 4/5 (1 votes cast)

Stewart, Colbert returning to the air

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: December 21, 2007 · Comments (0)

The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" and "The Colbert Report" will resume production on Jan. 7 without their striking writers, the Comedy Central network announced Thursday. Both "The Daily Show" and "The Colbert Report" rely far more on scripted material than shows like Leno or Letterman, which are more... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.5/5 (2 votes cast)

NBC Brings in Monk and Psych Durings Strike

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: December 19, 2007 · Comments (0)

NBC, the network in the worst shape going into the writers in regards to quantity of available original content, are bringing two of their cable series up to the big leagues. USA, a member of the ever-expanding NBC Universal clan, will see both Monk and Psych move from the... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (1 votes cast)

Dave Letterman May Return to Air Early

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: December 14, 2007 · Comments (0)

Letterman sports a strikers beard! The late-night shows are quietly talking to each other about all coming back on the air at once - before the ongoing writers' strike is over. "Nobody wants to be vilified like Ellen DeGeneres or Carson Daly," two shows that broke with strikers and... [Full Story]

Rating: 4/5 (2 votes cast)

Elizabeth Taylor Ends Writers Strike, For a Night

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: November 21, 2007 · Comments (0)

Only Liz Taylor could pull off something of this magnitude. TV and film writers will briefly put down their picket signs when an AIDS benefit performance is held next month on the Paramount Pictures lot. Taylor and James Earl Jones are slated to perform A.R. Gurney's play "Love Letters"... [Full Story]

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CBS News writers joining strike

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: November 20, 2007 · Comments (1)

CBS News writers, producers and editors voted to authorize their labor union to call a strike after working without a contract for two years. About 81 percent of the nearly 300 CBS members of the Writers Guild of America voted to authorize the strike, the union said in a statement.... [Full Story]

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What TV Writers Get Paid

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: November 18, 2007 · Comments (5)

I'm not saying they don't deserve what they're asking for... I'm just sharing information. Writers on a prime-time TV series like "Desperate Housewives" earn a minimum of 30,823 USD for writing a story and teleplay per one episode. If the network requires a rewrite, the applicable minimum is $8,634... [Full Story]

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Writers Strike Prompts NBC to Fire Entire 'SNL' Staff

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: November 18, 2007 · Comments (1)

NBC turns Scooge for the holiday season. A tipster the NY Post, " 'SNL' laid off all their staff until further notice. Their production staff, even long-term employees, were let go." Another source confirmed that "90 percent of the 'SNL' staff was fired." And while The Washington Post reported... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (4 votes cast)

"SNL" and "30 Rock" going unplugged in NY

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: November 16, 2007 · Comments (0)

The cast members of two New York-based TV shows that have been crippled by the writers strike, "30 Rock" and "Saturday Night Live," will deliver one-time-only live performances this weekend in Manhattan. The sold-out shows will take place at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater on West 26th Street, with... [Full Story]

Rating: 4/5 (1 votes cast)

Striking Writer Robbed: A Wizbang Editorial

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: November 13, 2007 · Comments (2)

A writer by the name of Pamie Ribon took the time to post a letter on her site from a friend and former staff writer for The Ellen Show. Perezhilton then took that letter and posted it on his site in an attempt to appear as though he 'knows... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (4 votes cast)

'Scrubs' Creator Refuses To Bow to Strike Pressure

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: November 13, 2007 · Comments (0)

Scrubs creator Bill Lawrence refused to write an emergency finale to the hit TV show amid writers' strikes in Hollywood - because he insists the show will go on. Lawrence declined a pre-strike request to create a back-up ending for the show which would allow Abc Studios to finish... [Full Story]

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Writers Strike Affects Me

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: November 9, 2007 · Comments (5)

Here is an update on just how the writers strike is affecting our nightly rituals. Prime time Desperate Housewives, Originals through early Dec. Lost, Expected to premiere in January as planned 24, January premiere is postponed K-Ville, Does not appear on revised spring schedule House, Mix of new and... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.7/5 (7 votes cast)

ABC to Air Partial Season of "Lost"

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: November 9, 2007 · Comments (0)

ABC said that as of now, it is sticking with its plan to air the eight episodes it has of "Lost" -- this coming on the day that Fox announced that it will bench its own serialized midseason thriller, "24". "Lost" executive producer Damon Lindelof said Wednesday that the... [Full Story]

Rating: 4/5 (1 votes cast)

Michael Ausiello talk to 30 Rock on 30 Rock

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: November 6, 2007 · Comments (0)

Michael Ausiello of TVGUIDE was down on the 30 Rock Plaza today to interview some people about the WGA Strike. Posted by Michael: Under normal circumstances, running into both Tina Fey and Amy Sherman-Palladino in the middle of New York's Rockefeller Center would have left me giddier than Matt... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (1 votes cast)

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