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• Will writer/actors from The Office strike?

  Published: November 5, 2007, 10:40 am

  Tags: 30 Rock, 30rock, B J Novak, B J Novak, Bj Novack, Bjnovack, Miny Kaling, Minykaling, Paul Lieberstein, Paullieberstein, Screen Actors Guild, Screenactorsguild, Strike, The Office, Theoffice, Tina Fey, Tinafey, Wga Strike, Wgastrike, Writers Guild Of America, Writersguildofam

  Filed under: Industry, Programming, The Office, CelebritiesWhat would Ryan do? B.J. Novak, who plays Ryan on The Office, is also a writer for the show. So, will he show up for work today? He belongs to competing unions: The Screen Actors Guild (SAG) has stipulated that actors must show up for work. However, as a member of the Writers Guild of

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• Jon Stewart to pay writers himself for two weeks

  Published: November 5, 2007, 9:23 am

  Tags: Huffington Post, Huffingtonpost, Jon Stewart, Jonstewart, Marueen Dowd, Marueendowd, New York Times, Newyorktimes, Rolling Stone, Rollingstone, Stephen Colbert, Stephencolbert, Wga Strike, Wgastrike

  Filed under: Industry, The Daily Show, CelebritiesBy now, you've surely heard about the writers' strike currently in full swing across the television and film industry in New York City and Los Angeles. And apparently, the writers are not the only ones getting in on the act. The Huffington Post is reporting that Jon Stewart of The Daily Show has

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• Ellen DeGeneres Crosses the Line

  Published: November 9, 2007, 5:21 pm

  Tags: Entertainment, Ellendegeneres, Ellendegenerescrossespicketline, Ellentvshow, Wgastrike, Writersguildofamerica, Writersguildofamericastrike

  Talkshow host Ellen DeGeneres’ support of the Writer’s Guild of America strike continues, but some are questioning her actions. Earlier in the week Truemors.com reported that DeGeneres was a “no show” to work in support of the strike, however she’s back in the studio taping. DeGeneres’ justifies her support by

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• Should the Screenwriters Blame the Stars?

  Published: November 12, 2007, 3:06 pm

  Tags: Participation Deals, Participationdeals, Wga Strike, Wgastrike

  Filed under: Celebrities and Controversy, Scripts, Newsstand, PoliticsSo, the strike continues. Each day, writers are hitting the pavement with their nifty shirts and signs. They chant, elicit honks, and try to slow down those who haven't stopped in solidarity. As I mentioned last week, Diablo Cody has hit the lines with her coiffed energy. She's

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• More reality television planned as WGA strike continues

  Published: November 14, 2007, 4:23 am

  Tags: Amazing Race, Amazingrace, American Idol, Americanidol, Big Brother, Bigbrother, Cops, Featured, Hells Kitchen, Hellskitchen, Reality Television, Realitytelevision, Regis Philbin, Regisphilbin, Strike, Survivor, Wga Strike, Wgastrike

  Filed under: Other Reality Shows, Industry, Programming, The Apprentice, Survivor, Big Brother (US), Pickups and Renewals, WGA StrikeAs the members of the Writers Guild of America continue to strike, more networks are coming up with what I'll call Plan B. What's that? Why, it's reality television, of course.With the possibility of a long strike

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• How is your favorite show affected by the WGA strike?

  Published: November 14, 2007, 3:24 pm

  Tags: Dramas, Hiatus, Netwroks, Production Halted, Productionhalted, Scripted Shows, Scriptedshows, Sitcoms, Strike, Wga Strike, Wgastrike, Writers

  Filed under: Industry, Cancellations, WGA StrikeAs the WGA strike continues, it's not only Letterman and Leno who won't be getting paid. Many shows are already in hiatus or laying off staffers due to production shutdowns. Show fans are searching high and low trying to find out the status of their favorite shows. Search no more. I researched the

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• As WGA strike continues, Leno goes vintage

  Published: November 23, 2007, 3:00 pm

  Tags: Jay Leno, Jayleno, Late Night, Latenight, Nbc, Talk Show, Talkshow, Tonight Show, Tonightshow, Vintage Episodes, Vintageepisodes, Wga Strike, Wgastrike, Writers Strike, Writersstrike

  Filed under: Late Night, Industry, Programming, OpEd, Talk Show, WGA StrikeThe Tonight Show with Jay Leno, currently in reruns due to the Writers Guild of America strike, will dig deep to air five vintage episodes. That's rarely done with the late night talk shows as the monologue and many of the movies promoted by guests are dated. Included in

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• TV Squad Daily with Brigitte - VIDEO

  Published: November 28, 2007, 12:50 pm

  Tags: Blake Lewis, Blakelewis, Carson Daly, Carsondaly, Featured Video, Featuredvideo, Wga Strike, Wgastrike

  Filed under: Video, Podcasts, TV Squad DailyHey, Brigitte here with TV Squad Daily. I'll be covering the TV stories I find interesting each day, Monday through Friday, in this video blog. Today on TV Squad Daily: Carson Daly is restarting production of his late night show, despite the continued WGA strike. A special segment: "I was

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• The Write Stuff: Breaking into Television, Part One

  Published: November 28, 2007, 1:02 pm

  Tags: Amptp, Job, Screenplay, Screenwriter, Screenwriting, Show Runner, Showrunner, Spec Script, Specscript, Television, Wga, Wga Strike, Wgastrike, Write Stuff, Writers Guild Strike, Writersguildstrike, Writestuff, Writing

  Filed under: Comedy, Drama, Scripts, The Write StuffKenny asks:How do writers get jobs on TV writing staffs? Do they have to write spec scripts? And what about talk shows? (The Daily Show, Conan) Are they recruited? How does it work? Thanks.That's my goal right now, Kenny. I worked on the upcoming season of MTV's Rob & Big, I'm in a writing

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• TV Squad Daily with Brigitte - VIDEO

  Published: November 29, 2007, 12:42 pm

  Tags: Dancing With The Stars, Dancingwiththestars, Featured Video, Featuredvideo, Wga Strike, Wgastrike

  Filed under: Video, Podcasts, TV Squad DailyHey, Brigitte here with TV Squad Daily. I'll be covering the TV stories I find interesting each day, Monday through Friday, in this video blog. Today on TV Squad Daily: Negotiations continue today in the WGA strike, and the possible news writers' strike results in the cancellation of a

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• TV Squad Daily with Brigitte - VIDEO

  Published: November 30, 2007, 11:41 am

  Tags: Featured Video, Featuredvideo, Marie Osmond, Marieosmond, Wga Strike, Wgastrike, Yeti

  Filed under: Video, Podcasts, TV Squad DailyHey, Brigitte here with TV Squad Daily. I'll be covering the TV stories I find interesting each day, Monday through Friday, in this video blog. Today on TV Squad Daily:UPDATE: Writers have reportedly already rejected the new offer by Hollywood studios, but negotiations will start again on Tuesday.

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• The AMPTP Gets a New, Unauthorized Website

  Published: December 11, 2007, 11:02 am

  Tags: Amptp, Wga, Wga Strike, Wgastrike

  Filed under: Celebrities and Controversy, PoliticsChecking out my feeds and favorites this morning, I came across a little gem of strike goodness. The AMPTP has a new website! Okay, well it's a faux website, one that will make some of you chuckle, and others rant about those dastardly writers and their snarky creativity. That's the one perk of

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• The Write Stuff: Have You Heard About This Writers Strike?

  Published: December 12, 2007, 2:02 pm

  Tags: Screenplay, Screenwriter, Screenwriting, Script, Strike, Wga, Wga Strike, Wgastrike, Writers Guild Of America, Writers Strike, Writersguildofamerica, Writersstrike, Writing

  Filed under: Scripts, Columns, The Write StuffWell friends, the WGA strike rages on. And on. And like the old Christmas song says: "It doesn't show signs of stopping." The Broadway strike briefly crippled New York City's economy, but it was over in nineteen days. The WGA Strike is on day #38. That's week #6. That's month #2. And there's no end in

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• TV Squad Daily with Brigitte - VIDEO

  Published: December 17, 2007, 1:51 pm

  Tags: Featured Video, Featuredvideo, Wga Strike, Wgastrike

  Filed under: Video, Podcasts, TV Squad DailyHey, Brigitte here with TV Squad Daily. I'll be covering the TV stories I find interesting each day, Monday through Friday, in this video blog.Today, on TV Squad Daily: Some late night talk shows are coming back after the new year, strike or not. Duane "Dog" Chapman is working on his image,

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• A Daily Show: January 8, 2008

  Published: January 9, 2008, 12:05 pm

  Tags: David Frum, Davidfrum, Jon Stewart, Jonstewart, Political Humor, Politicalhumor, Satire, Stephen Colbert, Tcr, Tds, The Colbert Report, The Daily Show, Wga Strike, Wgastrike, Writers Strike, Writers Strike

  Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, OpEd, The Daily Show, Episode ReviewsLet me preface this super quickly: I'm glad that a lot of you enjoyed my Colbert Report post from yesterday, but I'm afraid that was just a once in a while thing because I don't have the time to do both Daily Show and Colbert Report every single night. However, when Colbert does

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