With the Bears and Bulls going down the drain and a writer’s strike that seems to be getting worse by the minute, it’s going to be a long, cold winter in Chicago. Only thing I can say is… Go Hawks! I can’t believe I just said that. But it may be the only thing worth watching on TV (thanks to […]
James Hibberd of TV Week talks about both, and how they relate to each other. Of course, the recent shelving of the Heroes spin-off may have something to do with the program’s lackluster second season more than anything else. Entertainment Weekly said Heroes is struggling because of sloppy writing and “myriad worldwide locales that all look like the backlot of […]
The AMPTP and the WGA will return to the bargaining table Sunday at 10 a.m. Pacific Time in hopes to avert a Writer’s Strike that will kick off Monday at 12:01 a.m. Pacific. Note: I have added “WGA Strike Central” to the sidebar for the latest info on the strike. The three links added were from the LA Times, Nikki […]
Or make that 2:01 a.m. Central Time as the Writer’s Guild has set a deadline to come to a settlement with Hollywood producers.
Between all what’s going on at WCKG with the format change and what’s going on out in Hollywood, this blog is going to be jumpin’ for the next couple of weeks. You can bet your bottom dollar on that. So keep it here for the latest on both. With that in mind, it looks like we may have a major […]
What does one have to do with the other? The writers (and actors) aren’t the only ones getting screwed over by the big studios. Click here for details. Keep in mind the same people who run Hollywood and are screwing over the writers are also big supporters of media consolidation. And anyone who thinks the writers is just greedy, doesn’t […]
Get your pickets ready, because it looks like there’s going to be no show – particularly for late-night talkers Jay Leno, Jon Stewart, and Stephen Colbert, who are going to be the first affected by a strike.
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