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The Latenight talk shows might be back in December
Seriously? OMG! WTF? —
... Variety is reporting that David Letterman, Conan O'Brien and Jay Leno are in talks to come back in December (either the 3rd or 10th) whether or not the WGA strike is over. ...
Early buzz: 'Cloverfield' trailer, Rogen's latest, more 'Tron'?
Pop Candy: Top Stories & Community Feed —
... independent music awards have been announced . Vote, then use them as a shopping list. - Tim Burton is making a 3-D version of Alice in Wonderland . - Check out the trailer for the new Natalie Portman - Scarlett Johansson movie, The Other Boleyn Girl . - Regina Spektor collapsed before a concert this week in Nashville, but she's going to be OK. - Paige Davis is back as host of Trading Spaces . - Will our beloved late-night hosts return to TV ? - Check out this YouTube video about the strike made by Daily Show ...
Writers Strike: No Good News
TV with MeeVee —
... to come back. Worldwide pants, meanwhile, continues to pay the "Late Show With David Letterman" and "Late Show With Craig Ferguson." That's generally be cast as a nice move to support the little guy, since the money comes out of Letterman's pocket, but those shows too are reportedly hemming and hawing about a return. No one wants to be the first to come back or make a move that would lessen pressure on the studios to settle the strike. (Show Tracker and Variety)
Meanwhile the studios have begun to invoke contract "force majeure" ...
Are the late night shows coming back soon?
TV Squad —
... Variety is reporting that reps from each of the late night shows have been talking with each other behind the scenes to figure out when the best time to come back should be and how to go about it. Sources say that the shows probably won't return before Thanksgiving, but new episodes (without writers - they'd wing it) could be back on the air the week of December 3 or December 10. ...
The More You Know: Horseless carriage edition
TiFaux —
I want to be one of those old rich dudes with the antique car license plate.
SNL and 30 Rock cast members are hitting the stage for a night.
Battlestar Galactica and The Bionic Woman have shut down because of the strike.
Variety talks about the strike and late night talk shows.
Pitch your TV idea on MySpace.
Remember that Friday Night Lights/ESPN link from yesterday? Nevermind.
Edie Falco talks about her guest stint on 30 Rock.
Look at what the strike has done to poor ...
Writers' Strike Starting to Get Kind of Depressing
Vulture —
... Sure, there's some good news — Leno, Letterman, and Conan may be returning to late night before too long — but without writers, those shows may end up being grim, joke-free affairs, like The McLaughlin Group or Saturday Night Live. Of course, if you think that's going to be unfunny, ...
Strike: Paying the Late Night Crew (For Now)
Media Decoder —
... the production company behind “The Late Show with David Letterman,” told nonwriting staffers that they would get paid at least through the end of the year. Trade publications are speculating that some late-night hosts could return to work before the strike concludes. “According to several network execs with knowledge of the situation, there’s been talk of resuming production on some shows as early as next month, with Dec. 3 and Dec. 10 mentioned as possible return dates,” Variety reports . But those back-channel efforts “had hit some snags and might end after their existence ...
THE IDIOT BOX
- Talk-Show Hosts Try To Find a Way Back
RadarOnline.com —
... : Every second that his show is in repeats, dozens of viewers realize that what little intelligence they have is actually being insulted by a lackluster menu of "funny headlines" and terrible monologues. Give it another month and they might, God forbid, try reading a book. [ Variety ]
The Strike, Day 12: Picketing Politicians! Marching Munchkins! And Talk-Show Backchanelling! [Hollywood Strikewatch]
Gawker: defamer —
... · Producers of the late-night talk shows have been backchanneling their little hearts out, trying to figure out when it would be safe to return to the air with first-run, writerless episodes. [Variety] ...
TV Roundup: The Reason Larry Played Hardball with Marie?
PEOPLE TV Watch —
... • Late night talk show hosts like Leno, Letterman and O’Brien are in talks to bring back their shows. But the talks keep stalling because the hosts keep interrupting to make jokes. ...
Trade Roughage 11/16/07
SpoutBlog —
... Late night shows are in “backchannel conversations” to return to air. However, nobody wants to be first, so networks are gingerly approaching an “informal agreement” and the hosts themselves are mum as not to alienate their writers. Meaning: No new news on the writers strike. ...
Buzz News Roundup, 11/16
BuzzSugar —
... Carrie Underwood and Reba McEntire will hit the road together this winter, writes Billboard, stopping in 15 cities along the way.
Kevin Smith has rounded up funny folks Seth Rogen and Elizabeth Banks for his movie Zack and Miri Make a Porno, Reuters reports.
Brief strike update: The Wall Street Journal reports that Lost producer Carlton Cuse has returned to work (though he's not writing), while Variety says late-night hosts may return soon without their writers.
Jamie Foxx ...
Extra, Extra
Gothamist —
... a shooting on Utica Ave. in Brooklyn, an attempted bank robbery on East Fordham Rd. in the Bronx, and a large tree down on East 114th St. and 91st Ave. in Queens..
Buzz over the much-anticipated J.J. Abrams feature code-named "Cloverfield" has precipitated to something much more solid: a feature named "Cloverfield." The Internet's been speculating about the horror-thriller with a trailer that includes the decapitation of the Statue of Liberty for months.
Writers' strike be damned, late night hosts like Letterman, Leno, and Conan may be back on the air ...
With Writers Still on Strike, Much of SNL Staff Fired
Gothamist —
... "until further notice" because of the strike. Other TV shows' staffs are in jeopardy, but there has been some discussion about late night talk show hosts coming back at some point. Still, some actors ...
WGA Strike Report: Week 2 Recap
TV Fodder —
... announced that both Sci Fi’s “Battlestar Galactica” and NBC’s “Bionic Woman” had to shut down their productions because both ran out of scripts. “Battlestar” was supposed to shoot episodes through next year, and “Bionic” had scheduled to film through part of December. These developments could hurt both shows: “Battlestar” may be forced to push off its newest season, and “Bionic” could be in danger of cancellation if too many viewers forget about the show. - Variety reports that several late-night talk shows are trying to come back to television, but many hosts are worried ...
