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The writers strike is officially over. (United Hollywood)
By a wide margin, too. (United Hollywood)
The strike was good for cable ratings. (Mediaweek)
Fucking Ben Affleck is now worthy of a New York Times story. Ahahahahahahahahahahahahaha hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
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Fans of NBC’s "Las Vegas" want a resolution to the cliffhanger. To quote Elvis Costello, I say, "Let ‘em dangle." These get-a-lifers want to send baby booties to NBC to make it happen. Lordy. (Buddy TV)
ABC is getting with the on-demand program. Welcome to the real world, you wacky dinosaurs. (GMMR)
Not mockery: "Raisin in the Sun" did really well for ABC Monday night. (TV Decoder)
The Jay Leno’s post-"Tonight Show" plot thickens. (NY Times)
Still hurt feelings over the Oscar videos. (Deadline Hollywood Daily)
Signs of the apocalypse: "According to Jim" may be renewed for another season. (Hollywood Reporter)

And finally, do you think Michael Bay knows what an asshat he looks like in those FIOS commercials where he calls everything […]

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It’s Academy Awards time. Ready? Go!
And remember, drink when they show P. Diddy!
Oh crap, there’s a half-hour Red Carpet special. And they got the hippest, most totally cool host… oh, no, wait, they got Regis.
George Clooney is cool. How can we not hate him? But we don’t. Amazing. Regis says for years people wanted to be Cary Grant and now they want to be George Clooney. And Clooney says, "Well that’s because he’s dead and nobody wants to be dead."
Miley Cyrus looking at least 20 in a smokin’ red gown and retro hairstyle.
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The end of the writers strike left precious little time to prepare for Sunday’s Jon Stewart-hosted Academy Awards ceremony, whether you’re a star, a party host, a writer, a critic, a fan or a mere TV blogger. Hope you had time to get together some nachos. We’ll be liveblogging the festivities here, beginning at 8 p.m. ET Sunday, when the actual show begins on ABC. But we’re not particularly optimistic. Nikki Finke, anointed by her strike coverage as Hollywood’s most plugged-in oracle, says to expect "The Worst Oscars Ever In The History Of Hollywood." Yikes. And for those of you who still having trouble filling out your Oscar ballot/betting slip, try this bit of handicapping.
But there is this bright spot from Finke: "This year’s unofficial Academy Awards Drinking Game will consist of counting the number of times the cameras cut to Sean Combs (aka P. Diddy) in the audience. […]

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Before the red carpet, don’t forget to Polaroid, at least according to this crappy celebrity roman a clef. (Reuters)
Oscar peeps are also worried about the audience size, given the way the writers strike cut down on hype time. (Hollywood Reporter)
More on Oscar ratings. (tvbythenumebrs.com)
AWESOME: Edie Falco (right, as Carmela Soprano) signs with Showtime for a "Weeds"-like dark comedy about a New York nurse. I can hardly wait. (AP)
Monaghan: From "Lost" to Wolverine. (Buddy TV)
A reminder that "My Name Is Earl reruns bow on TBS. (TV Squad)
Hot off her kickass strike coverage, Nikki Finke sweeps online categories in Tinseltown entertainment reporting awards. (LA Press Club)

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The premiere numbers for the return of CBS’ "Jericho" (right) are not
encouraging for fans who worked so hard to get it back on the air. In
fact, "all signs point to cancel." (TV By The Numbers)
Kristin Chenoweth of "Pushing Daisies" and mucho Broadway experience will sing at the Oscars. (The Piemaker)
MTV and NBC are coooking up some slick joint plans for the debut of "Quarterlife." (Reuters)
CW’s "Girlfriends" is a goner. (AP)
New NBC honcho Ben Silverman has been sort of a lightning rod throughout the season, in part because he’s young and in part because he has a habit of shooting from the lip. Wonder what people will say now that he’s sold his production company for $125 million. (TV Decoder)
Be glad you don’t work for NBC’s "Last Call." Remember when the network browbeat Carson Daly into being the first late-night host back to work? Well now they fired a bunch of […]

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The Oscars ceremony airs on ABC on Feb. 24. The best picture nominees announced this morning are "Juno," "No Country for Old Men," "There Will be Blood," "Atonement" and "Michael Clayton." The question now is, who will turn up to collect their Academy Awards?
With the writers strike going on, and the actors supporting the writers, it’s entirely possible that no stars will cross a picket line to sit in their seats and squirm as they wait for their names to be announced. Producers reportedly have a secret backup plan that would fill the evening with clips of past telecasts, but that’s unlikely to attract the gazillion viewers normally drawn to the telecast to see what the stars are wearing and what wacky things they’ll do when they win or lose.
Meanwhile, here are the other major nominees:Performance by an actor in a leading roleGeorge Clooney in "Michael Clayton" (Warner Bros.)Daniel […]

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Co-Ed Magazine has started in with speculation about whether the Academy Awards will suffer the same fate as the Golden Globes.
Is it wrong of me to say I hope it does?
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Without anyone to write introductions, segues, monologues, or acceptance speeches, what’s going to become of the Oscars? We’ve already heard that WGA members and supporters aren’t going to show up at the Golden Globes.
ABC says people are worrying that the Oscars, too, will be sparsely attended or even canceled. If so, it could be a bad day for stylists, chefs, bodyguards, limo companies, jewelers, and everyone else who relies on the big, self-congratulatory party for a midwinter boost to their earnings.
But what if they just skipped the written portion of the evening, and cut straight to the chase? Imagine it: Stars walk in and take their seats, someone comes up and reads the list of winners (no drumroll, please), and then everyone goes to parties. No endless acceptance speeches, no lame jokes, no musical montages. It could be over in less than three hours, and we’d still get to […]

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