All Entries Tagged With: "The Writer’s Guild of America Strike of 2007"
Finally … A Real Awards Show
Hungry for a real awards show? Tired of watching canned bits with no red carpet and no opportunity to laugh at what people are wearing? I sure am. Sometimes by this time in the season we’re a little overrun with the awards shows, but this time we’re hungering for them after being denied them thanks [...]
What Do You Do When You’re Being Pulled From Both Sides of the Writer’s Strike Picket Line?
I’ve just come across Margaret Cho’s written comment on about why she won’t be appearing on Ellen. I find it to be very well-worded, and acknowledge that it was probably not easy to write.
For anyone who doesn’t know, Margaret Cho is a fashion designer, actress, author, and comedian. She is a dynamic person who [...]
Is Jay a Scab
This thing just doesn’t end.
While all the late night talk show hosts made their triumphant return to television some with writers, some without, all did it in slightly different fashion. David Letterman and Craig Ferguson are the only hosts that have the benefit of their writers, as Letterman’s production company, Worldwide Pants, worked out an [...]
The Triumpant Return of Late Night Talk Shows
Finally, after months of waiting, the late night talk show fests finally returned to the air. Just as all of them have handled their time off differently, they all handled their return differently, although none of them ignored the obvious reason for their absence.
David Letterman and Craig Ferguson were the only talk show hosts to [...]
Effects of the Writers’ Srike on the Nielsen Ratings
So just what kind of effect has the Writers Guild strike had on the television ratings? Absolutely nothing.
After a couple of months of the writers being on strike, with all of the pre-written and filmed shows already aired, it seems the audience isn’t minding too terribly much. Of course, the holiday season usually has a [...]
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