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Dec 20 2007 12:00am EDT

The Takeaway: Writers Strike, Day 46

New York Times: Several late-night talk shows will be returning to the air in January, but producers are worried about lining up enough interviews to fill the bill, with actors sympathetic to the Writers Guild likely to take a pass, at least at first.

Page Six: What kind of schmuck would brag about being the first guest to cross the picket line? Oh, the Donald Trump kind of schmuck.

Nikki Finke: Trump may not have to cross a picket line, however. David Letterman's production company, Worldwide Pants, will meet with WGA officials tomorrow in hopes of reaching an interim agreement that would allow the Late Show to use writers.

NYT: Awards shows are the latest battlefront. WGA has turned down a request to provide a one-time exemption that would allow writers to pen jokes for the Golden Globes, which will air on NBC Jan. 13.

Los Angeles Times: Meanwhile, CBS has changed the format of its Jan. 9 People's Choice Awards to make sure picketers don't disrupt the proceedings.

Variety: Yet another forecast of how much the strike will cost the Los Angeles economy pegs the damage at between $380 million and $2.5 billion, depending how long it lasts ...


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