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• 11/15/10  /
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There Will Be Picket Lines Outside The Biggest Loser Today

It's not because marching is a good form of cardiovascular exercise.

By Avi Zenilman

• 11/10/10  /
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Labor Dispute Temporarily Shuts Down The Biggest Loser

Nope, it wasn't because of the borderline inhumane conditions faced by the contestants.

By Avi Zenilman

• 10/27/10  /
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The Hobbit Stays in New Zealand

Both of Peter Jackson's films will be shot there after the government throws in some incentives.

By Willa Paskin

• 7/20/10  /
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The Situation: Scab?

"Mike decided in order to get season 3 done he was going to have to lead the pack and wants to encourage the rest of his cast to follow his lead."

By Lane Brown

• 7/19/10  /
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Transportation Strike Could Shut Down Hollywood

Teamsters would stop work August 1.

By Josh Duboff

• 6/10/09  /
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Actors’ Strike Nonsense Finally Over

Was anyone actually worried about an actors' strike? If so, they can finally put their minds at ease.

By Lane Brown

• 1/27/09  /
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Strike-Happy SAG Director Ousted

If you'd been hoping for a Hollywood-crippling actors' strike, we have bad news.

By Lane Brown

• 12/23/08  /
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SAG Delays Strike Vote Since It Basically Has No Chance

Owing to growing dissent among its own ranks, SAG leaders announced last night that they're delaying the strike vote for two weeks.

By Lane Brown

• 12/18/08  /
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Vote ‘Yes’ on Actors’ Strike, Urge Actors Who Haven’t Worked in Years

Who could blame them? Picket lines are great for networking!

By Lane Brown

• 12/16/08  /
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So Is This Actors’ Strike Going to Happen or What?

Maybe!

By Lane Brown

• 11/24/08  /
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SAG Seeks Authorization to Strike, Destroy What’s Left of Hollywood

A strike could happen soon enough to prevent the Golden Globe Awards from taking place in January, though we'd imagine there would also be a downside.

By Lane Brown

• 2/13/08  /
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Too Cold to Picket: Writers' Strike Finally Over!

The strike is over!

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• 2/11/08  /
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WGA Announces Tentative Deal; Tina Fey Goes Back to Work

It's true!

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• 2/8/08  /
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Is the Writers' Strike Pretty Much Over?

Yes.

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• 2/5/08  /
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Nobody Get Excited; Writers' Strike Not Quite Over Yet

Despite any excitement over a possible end to the writers' strike soon, Writers Guild and AMPTP insiders say "there's still a possibility this thing could get fucked."

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• 2/4/08  /
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Is the Writers' Strike Finally Over?

Just as we were finally beginning to accept the reality of a future without scripted television, it seems as though the writers' strike may actually be nearing an end.

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• 1/23/08  /
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WGA Resolution Means Grammys Will Go Ahead As Planned — But There's Good News Too!

The WGA continues to play awards-show hardball, being coy today over whether it will grant a waiver for next month's Oscar ceremony.

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• 1/18/08  /
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Dave Grohl and Beyoncé to Scab It Up at the Grammys

Amid fears that the ongoing writers' strike might prevent next month's Grammy Awards from being anything but the glorious miracle that we're all accustomed to, SAG members Beyoncé and Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl have announced they will break with their guild and defy picket lines.

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• 1/18/08  /
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Directors Make Deal; Writers Declare It ‘Neither Reason for Celebration Nor Mourning’

So get your party hats out of storage, but don't put them on yet, is basically what we're saying.

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• 1/17/08  /
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Could a DGA Deal This Week End the Writers' Strike?

But the news isn't all smiley faces on placards! Plus, the true victims of the strike: entertainment journalists.

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• 1/15/08  /
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Can the Writers' Strike Save Us From the Grammys?

"What?" you might ask. "I thought the Grammys were a three-hour unscripted mess!"

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• 1/11/08  /
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Thinking of Going to See ‘The Little Mermaid’ on Broadway? Don't!

Plus: The Golden Globes go Bushless!

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• 1/8/08  /
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‘The Daily Show’: Jon Stewart Displays His Strike Guilt, Unibrow

"He should have done like Ellen did and had a bongo recital."

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• 1/8/08  /
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Golden Globes Ceremony Canceled; NBC to Air Some Nonsense Instead

Owing to the celebrities' refusal to cross picket lines to collect their statues at Sunday night's planned Golden Globes ceremony, NBC, Dick Clark, and the Hollywood Foreign Press Association have officially called off the event.

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• 1/7/08  /
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Stewart and Colbert Return! But Will They Be Any Good?

Tonight marks the triumphant (?), writerless return of Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert after a two-month absence from late night.

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