publications.mediapost.com - 11/8/2007
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"SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE'S" SETH MEYERS toted an "SNL on Strike" sign while joining about two dozen other show-business writers on a picket line Tuesday, but offered up optimism that the "Hollywood" strike would be short-lived. NBC continued Tuesday afternoon to promote an all-new episode of "SNL" starring "The Rock" and singer Amy Winehouse for Saturday--and Meyers said in the morning he ...
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The Great (?) TV Writers Strike of '07: Day three and counting.
TV Gal —
... and "Dr. Phil's" productions will be affected. Or why Amy Winehouse won't be making her presumably sober debut on "Saturday Night Live" this week. ...
Writers' Strike: The Office Closes, Jack Bauer Waits
BuzzSugar —
Looks like The Office is one of the first casualties of the Hollywood writers' strike. Jenna Fischer wrote today that the show has just two new episodes left before reruns kick in. Here's a video of the writers picketing (thanks to Lindsb for posting it in The Office group):
Here are some other developments from day three of the strike:
The premiere of 24 has been officially postponed indefinitely, Fox announced today, and the rest of the network's spring lineup has been changed significantly.
Desperate Housewives ...
The More You Know: Whistler edition
TiFaux —
Mama’s boy.
Rosie’s talk show is a no-go.
The premiere of 24 has been postponed due to the strike.
Predictably, no SNL this week.
Maya Rudolph to play Barack Obama?
Does Simon Cowell have chest implants? Kind of the last thing he needs.
The creator of My So-Called Life is blaming executives for the death of creativity.
30 Rock makes fun of NBC’s green initiative.
Will Lindsay Lohan show up on Ugly Betty?
The Grey’s Anatomy cast joins the strike.
Spoilers with TV Squad.
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