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All Posts Tagged: ‘writers strike’

Posted 4/30/08

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Overnights

Stunning Season Finale of ‘The Riches’ Could Be Last Episode Ever!

Tags: the riches, tv, writers strike

Posted 2/15/08

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Apropos of Nothing

NBC Rewards Carson Daly's Bravery With Staff and Budget Cuts

Tags: carson daly, laaaaaaaame, nbc, writers strike

Posted 2/14/08

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Apropos of Nothing

A Comprehensive List of the Ways Jay Leno's First Post-Writers'-Strike Monologue Differed From His Last Writerless Monologue

Tags: jay leno, nbc, tonight show, tv, writers strike

Posted 2/13/08

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Strike Zone

Farewell to Strike News Forever, We Hope

Tags: our strike tagging was somewhat haphazard, wga, wga strike, writers guild, writers guild strike, writers strike

Posted 2/13/08

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Apropos of Nothing

Recorded for Posterity: Jay Leno's Final Writerless Monologue

Tags: jay leno, nbc, the tonight show, tv, writers strike

Posted 2/13/08

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Strike Zone

Too Cold to Picket: Writers' Strike Finally Over!

Tags: labor unrest, strike, wga, wga strike, writers guild strike, writers strike

Posted 2/12/08

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Strike Zone

So Who Won the Strike?

Tags: movies, tv, wga strike, writers strike

Posted 2/11/08

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Strike Zone

WGA Announces Tentative Deal; Tina Fey Goes Back to Work

Tags: amptp, hooray!, labor unrest, wga, wga strike, writers strike

Posted 2/ 8/08

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Strike Zone

Is the Writers' Strike Pretty Much Over?

Tags: labor unrest, michael eisner, wga, writers guild, writers strike

Posted 2/ 5/08

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Kudos

Academy President Sid Ganis Asks Oscar Nominees if Maybe They Could, You Know, Show Up

Tags: movies, oscars, sid ganis, wga, wga strike, writers strike

Posted 2/ 5/08

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Strike Zone

Nobody Get Excited; Writers' Strike Not Quite Over Yet

Tags: amptp, labor unrest, wga, wga strike, writers strike

Posted 2/ 4/08

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Strike Zone

Even If the Strike Is Over, Don't Expect TV to Get Any Better, Warns NBC

Tags: america's favorite mom, american gladiators, laaaaaaaame, nbc, reality tv, tv, writers strike

Posted 2/ 4/08

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Strike Zone

Is the Writers' Strike Finally Over?

Tags: labor unrest, wga strike, writers strike

Posted 1/29/08

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Strike Zone

WGA Allows Writers to Work on Grammys; Awards Show to Be No Worse Than Usual

Tags: dave grohl, grammys, laaaaaaaame, led zeppelin, music, wga strike, writers strike

Posted 1/25/08

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Strike Zone

WGA Interim Deals Give Boost to Great TV Shows, Crappy Superhero Movies

Tags: lionsgate, mad men, marvel, movies, tv, weeds, wga, wga strike, writers strike

Posted 1/23/08

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Strike Zone

WGA Resolution Means Grammys Will Go Ahead As Planned — But There's Good News Too!

Tags: awards, fergie, grammys, labor unrest, oscars, wga, writers strike

Posted 1/23/08

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Apropos of Nothing

What ‘Popular Cable Television Show’ Is Looking for Scab Writers on Mediabistro?

Tags: blind items, the colbert report, tv, writers strike

Posted 1/18/08

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Strike Zone

Dave Grohl and Beyoncé to Scab It Up at the Grammys

Tags: beyonce, dave grohl, grammys, labor unrest, music, scabs, writers strike

Posted 1/17/08

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Strike Zone

Could a DGA Deal This Week End the Writers' Strike?

Tags: entertainment weekly, labor unrest, magazines, movies, tv, wga strike, writers strike

Posted 1/15/08

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Kudos

Can the Writers' Strike Save Us From the Grammys?

Tags: awards, fergie, grammys, laaaaaaaame, labor unrest, wga, writers strike

Posted 1/ 9/08

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The Early-Evening News

Mean, Ugly Writers Hit Back at Ben Silverman

Tags: ben silverman, cloverfield, nikki finke, warner bros., writers strike

Posted 1/ 8/08

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The Take

‘The Daily Show’: Jon Stewart Displays His Strike Guilt, Unibrow

Tags: chuck fucking norris, colbert report, comedy central, daily show, jon stewart, labor unrest, stephen colbert, the colbert report, the daily show, tv, writers guild strike, writers strike

Posted 1/ 8/08

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Strike Zone

Golden Globes Ceremony Canceled; NBC to Air Some Nonsense Instead

Tags: awards, golden globes, labor unrest, nbc, writers strike

Posted 1/ 7/08

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Strike Zone

Stewart and Colbert Return! But Will They Be Any Good?

Tags: jon stewart, labor unrest, stephen colbert, the daily show, tv, writers strike

Posted 1/ 7/08

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Strike Zone

Writerless Late Shows Officially Out of Guests

Tags: jay leno, jimmy kimmel, labor unrest, tv, writers strike

Posted 1/ 7/08

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Strike Zone

Golden Globes Will Probably Not Be Televised — Like You Cared Anyway

Tags: golden globes, labor unrest, writers strike

Posted 1/ 4/08

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Strike Zone

So, How Important Are Writers, Anyway?

Tags: david letterman, jay leno, tv, writers strike

Posted 1/ 2/08

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Strike Zone

Former ‘Letterman’ Writer Describes the Worker’s Struggle

Tags: bob, david letterman, late show with david letterman, tv, writers strike

Posted 1/ 2/08

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Strike Zone

Late Night Returns! Letterman Books Robin Williams, Leno Settles for Mike Huckabee

Tags: conan o'brien, craig ferguson, david letterman, jay leno, jimmy kimmel, labor unrest, letterman, robin williams, the tonight show, tv, writers strike

Posted 12/31/07

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Strike Zone

Letterman Returns With Scribes, Finally Answering the Question: Do Writers Actually Matter?

Tags: david letterman, jay leno, labor unrest, late show with david letterman, lede, tonight show, tv, wga, wga strike, worldwide pants, writers guild strike, writers strike

Posted 12/18/07

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Strike Zone

Writers Guild Rejects Waivers for Awards Shows — Golden Globes to Be Entertaining?

Tags: golden globes, labor unrest, movies, oscars, tv, wga, writers strike

Posted 12/14/07

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Strike Zone

Late-Night Shows to Return? Letterman to Shave?

Tags: beards, carson daly, conan o'brien, craig ferguson, david letterman, jay leno, labor unrest, writers strike

Posted 12/12/07

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Strike Zone

Writers' Strike Means Awards Shows Could Be Even Worse Than Usual

Tags: golden globes, laaaaaaaame, labor unrest, oscars, sag awards, tv, writers strike

Posted 12/11/07

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Strike Zone

Fake AMPTP Website Actually Pretty Funny, Despite Nikki Finke's Recommendation

Tags: amptp, labor unrest, nikki finke, writers strike

Posted 12/10/07

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Strike Zone

Writers'-Strike Talks Break Down Again, 2008 to Be Really Boring

Tags: laaaaaaaame, labor unrest, movies, tina fey's arms are getting tired, tv, writers strike

Posted 12/ 7/07

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The Early-Evening News

So, How Bad Will ‘The Golden Compass’ Flop This Weekend?

Tags: amptp, jay-z, karlheinz stockhausen, sex and the city: the movie, the golden compass, universal, wga, writers strike

Posted 12/ 7/07

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Strike Zone

Carson Daly: Writers'-Strike Hero?

Tags: carson daly, cbs, nbc, writers strike

Posted 12/ 4/07

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Strike Zone

Carson Daly Returns!

Tags: carson daly, labor unrest, last call with carson daly, nbc, tv, writers strike

Posted 12/ 3/07

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Strike Zone

Jimmy Kimmel Pays Staff, Shuts Up About It

Tags: jay leno, jimmy kimmel, labor unrest, writers strike

Posted 12/ 3/07

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Apropos of Nothing

David Letterman's Writers Make the Best Case Yet That TV Writers Don't Deserve Extra for Internet Work

Tags: david letterman, labor unrest, late show with david letterman, tv, writers strike

Posted 12/ 3/07

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Strike Zone

Carson Daly Heroically Avoids Picketing Writer Who Leaped in Front of His SUV

Tags: carson daly, laaaaaaaame, labor unrest, nbc, nikki finke, tv, writers strike

Posted 11/30/07

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Strike Zone

Writers' Strike Gets Depressing Again

Tags: american gladiators, laaaaaaaame, lipstick jungle, my dad is better than your dad, nbc, the baby borrowers, writers strike

Posted 11/28/07

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Strike Zone

Argentine Actors' Strike Means No More Telenovelas

Tags: argentinian actors strike, patito feo, telenovelas, writers strike

Posted 11/28/07

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Strike Zone

Give Carson Daly a Break!

Tags: carson daly, laaaaaaaame, labor unrest, last call with carson daly, tv, writers strike

Posted 11/27/07

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The Early-Evening News

Talks Break Down Between Broadway Stagehands and Producers — Strike to Go On Forever?

Tags: broadway, bronze statues of the fonz, ghostface killah, in rainbows, indiana jones and the kingdom of the crystal skull, labor unrest, radiohead, stagehands strike, writers strike

Posted 11/27/07

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Apropos of Nothing

NBC Orders New Episodes of ‘Chuck’ and ‘Life’ — Now If Only Someone Could Write Them

Tags: chuck, dirty sexy money, life, nbc, writers strike

Posted 11/27/07

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Strike Zone

Who's Updating Creed's Blog While ‘The Office’ Writers Are on Strike?

Tags: creed, creed bratton, creed thoughts, labor unrest, schrute-space, the office, tv, wga strike, writers strike

Posted 11/27/07

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Strike Zone

Is the End Nigh for the Writers' Strike?

Tags: amptp, labor unrest, movies, nikki finke, tv, wga, wga strike, writers strike

Posted 11/27/07

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Apropos of Nothing

Breaking: Carson Daly Still Has a Television Show!

Tags: carson daly, writers strike

Posted 11/26/07

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Strike Zone

Are Things Finally Looking Up for Our Picketing Entertainers?

Tags: amptp, broadway, hollywood vs. christmas, j.j. abrams, labor unrest, movies, nikki finke, stagehands strike, tina fey, tv, wga, wga strike, writers strike

Posted 11/21/07

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Strike Zone

Strike-News Roundup: Thanksgiving Edition

Tags: broadway, how the grinch stole christmas, legally blonde, stagehands strike, strike, wga strike, writers strike

Posted 11/20/07

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Strike Zone

Entertainment Industry Paralyzed by Strikes: How Brett Ratner Can Help!

Tags: 30 rock, brett ratner, cbs news writers strike, friday night lights, stagehands strike, writers strike

Posted 11/20/07

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Strike Zone

Guess the Mystery Scab!

Tags: labor unrest, scabs, tv, wga strike, writers strike

Posted 11/20/07

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Last Night's Gig

Live From New York, It's ‘30 Rock’!

Tags: 30 rock, alec baldwin, jack mcbrayer, labor unrest, tina fey, tracy morgan, tv, writers strike

Posted 11/19/07

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Strike Zone

Writers' Strike Makes American Music Awards Even More Cringe-Inducing Than Usual

Tags: american idol, american music awards, fergie, jimmy kimmel, pussycat dolls, soulja boy, will.i.am, writers strike

Posted 11/16/07

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News Reel

What's the Cast of ‘Saturday Night Live’ Doing During the Strike?

Tags: amy poehler, conan o'brien, labor unrest, saturday night live, seth meyers, strike, tv, writers strike

Posted 11/13/07

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Apropos of Nothing

Is Ellen DeGeneres a Scab?

Tags: ellen degeneres, labor unrest, scabs, tv, writers strike

Posted 11/13/07

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Strike Zone

Strike-News Roundup: Can Arnold Schwarzenegger Terminate the Strike?

Tags: arnold schwarzenegger, cbs, labor unrest, late show with david letterman, wga strike, writers strike

Posted 11/12/07

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Apropos of Nothing

Confirmed: Will Smith Almost Completely to Blame for Writers Strike

Tags: labor unrest, tom cruise, wga, will smith, writers strike

 

 

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