The shows are back!!! (soon!)

According to Ausiello, we have return dates for some of our favorite shows!

Feb 27th
Men in Trees (11 new episodes left)

March 24th
The Hills

April 10th
The Office – 6 new episodes

April 14th
One Tree Hill (4 new episodes remain) – 6 additional episodes

APRIL 13th
Desperate Housewives – 7 new episodes

APRIL 20th
Brothers & Sisters – 4 new episodes

APRIL 21
Gossip Girl – 5 new episodes

APRIL 24th 
Grey’s Anatomy – 5 new episodes
Ugly Betty – 5 new episodes

APRIL/MAY
Lost (5 New episodes Left) – 5 additional episodes

No New Episodes until the Fall:
Dirty Sexy Money (3 new episodes remain)
Heroes
Private Practive
Pushing Daises

TBD:
Friday Night Lights
Prison Break

PS – I have been incrediably remiss in blogging Brothers&Sisters, I will get back on that ASAP!!

WGA STRIKE IS OVER!!!!

Ok, it’s official with an almost 93% vote, the WGA has voted to end the strike!!! HOOORAHHH!!!! That means the writing can start now haha but most likely tomorrow morning. Thank God! We will continue to update you here on SC on what shows will be returning and when. Ausiello got some great scoop from EP Carlton Cruse of LOST about the future this season. They are going to produce FIVE (5!!!!) new episodes in addition to the 8 they already shot. Can we get another HELL YEAH!!

Michael Ausiello Interviews Carlton Cruse

The Strike is Over!!

Our shows are coming back!

AP News says this morning that many of our long lost shows will be back this spring!!

“Many hit series (such as ABC’s “Desperate Housewives” and “Grey’s Anatomy,” as well as CBS’ “CSI” trio) will be back this spring for what’s left of the current season, with anywhere from four to seven new episodes.”

The big question is for Lost:

Lost” has been back on the air just two weeks. But the strike meant a planned 16-episode shooting schedule was halted after just eight episodes were shot. Fans braced themselves for no more this season.

“But we very much want to come back and do as many episodes as possible,” said Lindelof, who then listed a few issues that first need to be settled.

“How many episodes can best serve our story? And what are the production realities?” He noted that the shooting facility in Hawaii, 2,500 miles from his Los Angeles office, had been shuttered since Thanksgiving. The crew has dispersed, the huge cast has scattered. The first new post-strike episode of “Lost” could possibly be ready for broadcast the week after episode eight appears, he said. There likely would be three or four more after that.”

Read the rest of the article here.

Golden Globes Update

So it looks like the Golden Globes will still go on, just in drastically changed format.  From the AP write up: “Instead of the traditional Globes show featuring a boozy, glitzy dinner party and awards presentation, the winners will be announced in an hour-long news conference at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, the press association said.”  Basically, they are going to just go down the list and announce awards.  BO-ring!

Read the full article here

IM BAACCKK

Well I am back in LA and I am almost caught up on all of the TV I missed last week. Lets just do a short recap:

Kid Nation:
Holy crap why would they elect Greg into the council he is an asshole! But totally glad that Laurel won the gold star. Does anyone have a little crush on green guy Michael — if he were ten years older he would be great haha does he have an older brother?

Dirty Sexy Money:
meh ok episode — found myself not paying attention towards most of it, mainly because I was packing — maybe I’ll watch again. Sources say that we will find out this week who the odd-Darling out is. PS did I mention I love Jeremy Darling? Did we see how Juliet is still missing — they must have taped these episodes during her “rehab stint”.

Project Runway:
Sarah Jessica Parker yeaah! So glad Christian is still safe and I totally want to buy a vest now.

America’s Next Top Model:
The stripper is gone yaahoo. Chantal and Selicia totally sold that cover girl ad they are in it for the long run — and although I still like Heather I mean really how could she be a cover girl? I also didn’t really like her photo-shoot and I really didn’t like Biancas either what a bitch!

Ugly Betty:
Much better episode — although I hated the whole Bradford dream sequence — when did this show become so trippy? I really liked the idea of everyone pulling together to get this magazine up and running and I loved Daniels idea of the blank front page. I feel bad for Amanda…she’ll find her dad eventually.

Survivor was a recap, Gossip Girl was a repeat, Friday Night Lights wasn’t on, and no more The Office until la strike is over
Speaking of the Strike watch this video:

WGA Strike

I thought this video was great

WGA Strike

Lots of new stuff up about the strike. My favorite TV blogger, who has an amazing first name, posted this lovely little tidbit on her site this morning:
Watch with Kristin
“Praise your deity of choice, folks, because the Writers Guild and Producers Guild are coming back to the table!

Just minutes ago, WGA insiders told me negotiations with the AMPTP are resuming the Monday after Thanksgiving. Halle-freaking-lujah!

According to a notice now posted on the WGA Website, “No other details or press statements will be issued.” That’s fine, dealmakers, just bring us the final eight episodes of season four of Lost!

Do you have any ideas for what kind of compromises each side could make? What’s fair? Who’s right? Post your tips and opinions in the Comments section, and hopefully we can get this thing fixed before Christmas! (Please, Santa?)”

Watch with Kristin

Lets get a big Yeeaahh for that. In other strike news, the big rally this Friday was at NBC which happens to be very close to me and my work, hence on my lunch break where I went. Heres a video & some photos

(So this guy next to me had his hand on the horn the whole 2 minutes we were stuck there at the light it was pretty much awesome and annoying.)

WGA Strike

On my break today I drove over to the Universal lot on Lankersheim where there was supposed to be a huge rally of strikers. Apparently there were 2,000 people there which is just crazy. They were lined all the way up the street and the traffic was pretty bad. I took a video and some photos from my car (haha safe right?) Thought you guys might like to see:

Also — this myspace group is pretty neat it has some great tips on how us lowly TV watchers can support the strikers: http://www.myspace.com/support_the_writers

Monday Night

Well TV was pretty good tonight. Recaps will be kinda short.

Prison Break:
They tried to escape again and didn’t. The End.

haha just kidding — in tonights episode we learned that Whistler is a bit more creepy and confusing *do we think the passport is something that Gretchen and her people set up or that he set up mmm* Linc almost dies but he kills all these other dudes instead. Michael and Whistler find another way they might be able to get out of prison, and then a giant helicopter comes to get Whistler out of Sona and Micheal who is awesome hangs onto him for dear life and then they drop onto a roof, and the mission failed. Yadda Yadda the episode was pretty intense but clearly the most intense moment — the next episode isn’t until JANUARY WHAT WHAT!??!? Is this because of the strike or was this planned? What happened to Nov. sweeps sigh

Heroes:
Great episode — we learn the back story for what happened over the past four months. I kinda feel bad for Kristen Bell’s character she’s been prisoned her whole life must suck. We also find out that Peter saved Nathans life which is kinda great. Then we learn that Kensei aka Adam? Saves Nathan’s life so he’s not burned weiird. So is this Adam guy good? The whole story with DL was heartbreaking. I thought that Nikki was gonna end up killing him but no it was some random guido at a club. sick. Finally we learn that really we have no idea who is good and who is bad in this show when the Haitian erased Peters mind — was he saving him or saving himself? WTF mate?? Three episodes left.

The Hills:
Roommate and I totally agree this show gets more fake each week but thats ok bc we still love it *I can’t believe no one had tried to make an actual scripted series out of this story — kids just out of school living etc in LA hello it would kill. * Audrina gets a promotion in her fake job at Epic — with a real cubicle — which is smaller then mine YEAAHH. Heidi runs into Lauren at a party — Lauren all but ignores her. THEN Lauren gets a mysterious IM from Heidi woooaaah hahah how did they edit it out so you can’t see their sns?? Stupid Ichat. Lauren and Heidi talk it out at LCs apt and nothing really happens. I think Heidi takes the cake for the worst actress of the two. Next week Heidi plans her fake wedding. Wooo

So tomorrow all these TV blogs that I read are going on “strike” by not blogging — I’ll do that too. But really they totally picked Tuesday bc theres no good TV on anyways. hahah I wouldn’t be blogging anyways.

Sign this petition let’s end this strike and get those writers the money they deserve.
http://www.petitiononline.com/WGA/petition.html

Other Things

I saw this video on GMMR and I thought it was great — learn what the strike is about (and be entertained by Toby, Ryan, Kelly, and Mose from The Office):

Also, there is a great list of TV shows status on the Los Angeles Time’s website:
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-striketvgrid-html,0,7606966.htmlstory?coll=la-home-center

Striking and other news

I drove past the strikers today on the way back to work after lunch. I think it’s great that the writers have a union standing up for them. I beeped my horn and gave a big thumbs up. Although I hope it doesn’t last too long — I’ll miss my shows come January.

Some other news round ups — rumor has it that if the strike does last as long as it did back in 88 (22 weeks OUCH), then CBS might bring Big Brother back in March! Yeaah for that.
I’ve also heard that apparently in the Hollywood Round for AI (which starts this week) some contestants will be able to use musical instruments — which would be great for those who do, but a hindrance perhaps on those who don’t? Who knows — we shall see.
Also, rumor has it that the season 4 of SYTYCD might be combining their tour with the finalists of AI7 — might work out? Who knows.

Monday night TV wrap up to follow soon.