We’ve got less than 24 hours until Stephen returns to the air. Anybody else got butterflies in their stomachs? I can’t wait to see both Jon and Stephen gracing my television set again, but I’m intensely nervous for them, and we have no idea what they’re going to do. And because of that, unfortunately all we can do is speculate. (Keep it together just a little bit longer!) We might be looking at the start of independent deals with production companies, but the WGA has had a rough week within itself with the return of most of the late-night TV shows. So hang on tight, folks – the real ride is just about to begin.In other news, the NoFactZone site has a new look. We’re using the Antropov Theme for WordPress while we’re setting up for a shiny new template. This one isn’t perfect, but it should look a lot prettier in everyone’s browsers.
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I’d like to say a special shout out to Kinaesthesia for helping me with yet another fantastic graphic for the header of this blog, and MsInterpreted for helping me enter all the quotes for the widget in the header. Revisiting those openers for “The Colbert Report” amuses me to no end! Thanks guys! I could not do this site without all of you, seriously. – DB
FINALLY Some ‘Colbert Report’ Episode News:
- Our first look at the guest list for next week’s shows.
- And guests start bowing out of their appearances, leaving us with a revised list.
- ‘The Nation’ editor Katrina Vanden Heuvel says ‘no thanks’ to her invitation to appear on the ‘Report’.
- Author Naomi Klein also says no.
- Presidential candidate Mike Huckabee might be a guest; he might not; wait, he is. For now.
Writers’ Strike 2008 – Tightrope Walking Without a Net:
- Fans4Writers takes its message to the Rose Bowl Parade, in the form of skywriters. A very cool idea – if the mainstream media had picked it up.
- The New York Times discusses the prospect of the late night show hosts (save Dave Letterman and Craig Ferguson) having to brush up on their improv skills.
- Wait, there are more acronyms? MsI breaks down the agreements between the WGA and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA).
- WGA-East President Michael Winship sends a New Year’s letter to the guild, clarifying that picketing against late night shows is against the companies, not individuals.
- The New York Post reports on a petition to keep Comedy Central from forcing Jon and Stephen to go back to work without their writers. Semantics…
- An update on rumors, behind-the-scenes maneuvering, and the Golden Globes.
- Late-night shows return, and we round up the reactions.
- Did Jay Leno bend strike rules with his monologue? The story gets more and more confusing.
- Strikes upon strikes…
- The Screen Actor’s Guild announces its solidarity with the striking WGA and says there will be no Golden Globes.
- Ouch – now the WGA is going after Jay Leno for writing his own monologues.
- The New York Times reports on Jon and Stephen’s attempts to forge a deal with the WGA.
- Whoa, some big news! The Writer’s Guild reaches an ‘independent agreement’ with the United Artists movie studio. And the AMPTP is not amused.
Mainstream Media – Best of 2007:
- America’s dentists love Stephen’s smile. Docshop.com votes that unselfconscious grin one of the top celebrity smiles of 2007.
- Stephen’s got a grip on the Internets (mainly because of you, Nation). Check out the mischief he’s gotten into in 2007.
- Just surviving the ‘Colbert Report’ is a success in itself, says Sam Waterston. They don’t call it a nailing for nothing!
- Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart are the Huffington Posts’s Media Winners of 2007.
- The Minneapolis-St. Paul City Pages names Stephen an Artist of the Year.
Six Degrees of Stephen Colbert:
- Ed Helms and other stars share their New Year’s resolutions for 2008.
- Voting and You, a video with Ed Helms!
- ‘Colbert Report’ audience coordinator Mark Malkoff is going to live in an IKEA for a week. Where do we sign up?
- David Letterman features a few WGA writers in his first ‘Top Ten’ list of 2008.
- And we have the video clip of the ‘Top Ten’ list!
- Jon Stewart, you’re alive! Check out a short video of him recording his voice for Sunday’s ‘Simpsons’ episode.
- ‘The Simpsons’ joins other political shows in the weekend TV listing.
- Ben Karlin’s book, ‘Things I’ve Learned from Women Who’ve Dumped Me,’ hits the bookshelves in February.
NoFactZone News:
- Happy New Year from all of us at the No Fact Zone!
- Colboard trouble is never good news.
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Can I just tell you how I can’t wait to watch Mark Malkoff’s video tomorrow? Gotta be good times…
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