WGA strike may effect award shows

This article takes the position that this is a bad thing. Honestly, most of the prewritten stuff for the award shows is trash anyway. Think of the last Oscars. Of all the prewritten segments, only the best director introduction where Lucas was made to feel bad and the musical number with Will Ferrell and Jack Black were worth the time. Jon Stewart isn't commenting on how it will effect him. And Bruce Vilanch is, well, however you feel about Bruce Vilanch won't be changed here.

Ellen under fire

Ellen DeGeneres is coming under fire for crossing picket lines, according to a report on several news stations and this story on WSYR. Ellen crossed picket lines to produce a new episode of her show, which many writers felt as an insult. While Letterman, Leno, O'Brien, Stewart and Colbert all declined to return to the air, DeGeneres is the first major cross of the line as far as comedian talk show hosts go. In the end, Ellen's move seems rather meaningless. If she continues to go with it should could pull the "only game in town" routine, but she may alienate more people that she gains by this move. Time will tell.