UPDATED: David Letterman’s Late Show writers go back to work tomorrow. An insider tells me, “Believe me, we understand this is the beginning of a real opportunity to call attention to what has had almost no television coverage in the last two months. So, it’s pretty simple. Get the message out, be hysterically funny…

Well, NBC keeps insisting that it won’t cancel the telecast of Hollywood’s most bogus awards show in spite of the certainty there’ll be WGA picketing and some nominated stars staying home in solidarity with the striking writers. The Peacock confirmed today it will air the 65th annual Golden Globes live from Los…

Fans4writers.com, a website where fans show support for striking Hollywood writers, has made plans to use the occasion of the Tournament Of Roses Parade on New Year’s Day to have five planes “skytype” in support of the writers. In addition, a street team of fans will hand out flyers at the parade. To fund the effort…

Needless to say, the following is a parody of the “Why We Write” campaign. This spoof was created by WGA members Lissa Kapstrom & Will Schifrin: “Why We Don't Write”: The AMPTP (because,"Hey, we got stuff to say too") “I had a typical childhood, growing up in a modest, six thousand square foot house in…

Installment #5 Today's piece is written by Greg Berlanti, Executive Producer of Dirty Sexy Money and Brothers and Sisters. I've never considered myself much of a writer. I'm not particularly great at it. On my best day I don't have half the talent of many people I've been lucky enough to hire and to work with. And…

UPDATED: All along the issue, the really big issue, was whether the striking writers would still feel united if some of them went back to work and others stayed on the picket lines. I’ve learned that was just one of the many worries voiced by the WGA to the posse repping Worldwide Pants when it applied for an interim…

Installment #4 Today's piece is written by Carol Mendelsohn, member of the WGA Negotiating Committee as well as showrunner and executive producer of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, and co-creator and executive producer of CSI: Miami and CSI: New York. Once, a long time ago in Upstate New York, far above Cayuga's…

I’d like to hear your theories/predictions/suggestions in the Comments section of this post about what positive (repeat, positive) steps can be taken starting January 1st to end this strike in a way that’s perceived as fair to both sides since it’s abundantly clear that neither the WGA nor the AMPTP is going…

Trying to take a breather. You should, too. Let’s meet up tomorrow this weekend. And, again, please keep those emails, tips and photos coming. I read them and follow up.

Installment #3 Today's piece is written by Howard Gordon, Executive Producer of 24. I remember being in a writers' room a few years ago, and someone – a brilliant and famous writer whose name I'll keep to myself for now – rhapsodized about the exquisite ecstasy of the writing process. "Don't you love it when you…

"Speechless #360 – Santa Claus" “Well, the list was done by the deadline, but my agent says if I check it even once, it's crossing the line.” “I'll give you animation and reality, I get to keep cookies and milk.” "Well, technically I'm a teamster." "Next year in Jerusalem." Sixty years later and I have yet to see…

Tonight on Christmas eve, the following letter signed by 127 striking writers with pilots pending was emailed to the Hollywood CEOs and almost 200 studio and network TV development execs. “These execs are our partners in these projects,” say the two people who initiated this letter and wish to remain anonymous…