Daily Archives: January 17, 2008

An old friend returns … tone-deaf!

An old friend has returned to television, still as tone-deaf as ever. That’s right, American Idol is back on the air and since it’s a reality show that doesn’t use writers, we can at least look forward to a full season of that! Even in a fully programmed season, American Idol is a ratings winner. …

January 17, 2008 – 11:52 PM | By Craig Hansen | Posted in 2007 WGA Strike | Tagged , , , | Comments (0)

Writers and studios need the Love Boat

The WGA is trying to strike individual deals with studios since Hollywood producers aren’t willing to come to the table and negotiate; now studios are striking back by canceling contracts with a large number of writer-producers who are no longer producing any writing. The writer’s strike is getting ugly, especially in light of the fact …

January 17, 2008 – 11:45 PM | By Craig Hansen | Posted in 2007 WGA Strike | Tagged , , | Comments (0)