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Ending Tradition, NBC Dismisses Fall Debuts and moves to a year-round schedule of staggered program introductions. 

Crash, the 2005 best picture Oscar winner, will become a 13-episode TV series (Variety) 

NPR Weekend Edition featured Marti Noxon who talked about how a reduced pilot-production schedule might affect audiences.  TV networks are going to be cutting back on the number of pilots that are made. 

A discussion with Thomas de Zengotita on postmodern individualism and "reality" TV (mp3) - from Mars Hill Audio

Lionsgate and Marvel agree to terms with the WGA, which ensures that Lionsgate can begin prepping for season two of Mad Men while Marvel resumes work on projects Captain America, Thor, Ant-Man, and The Avengers.

More cleaning house with a new redesign around here, some recommended reading, and kudos to two of my favorite blogs.

Weekly wrap-ups return with this rundown of the Writers’ strike, a new release of Blade Runner, a new X-Men movie, and the return of Lost and Psych on the horizon.

Battlestar Galactica season 4 - the final season - gets a kick-start with a cool backdrop called Razor.

Not only is tomorrow Halloween, it is also the day that the Writer’s Guild of America goes on strike. What that means is the television studios will lose their writers for the immediate future. And its really too bad since there are so many good television shows to watch these days.

Its been a busy time around here as visiting grandparents and other family activities have taken precedence over blogging. But I’m back to regular writing now and have several essay style pieces in the works.