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It seems like it’s pro-producers and then at the end seems to be pro-writers.

Wha’ happened?

In other news, this clip from a writer at The Colbert Report is a bit more straightforward.[kml_flashembed movie="http://www.youtube.com/v/JFntFDfaf5o" width="425" height="350" wmode="transparent" /]

Now I don’t know a lot about Mike Huckabee, but he strikes me as someone I will never vote for. That said, the man makes a funny political ad.

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It reminds me of that time Bob Dole went on Letterman after he lost against Clinton. He was a humorless bore during the election but after he lost he was hilarious (creepy Viagra ads notwithstanding).

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Is it possible for a serious contender (which Huckabee clearly is not) to stop being so serious during an election and still remain a serious contender?

Proud TV Blog Coalition member Scooter recently sent out a call asking TV bloggers what their favorite new shows of the 2007 were. After some feverish computing and calculating on his TI-82, he came up with this master list.

1. Pushing Daisies – ABC (8)
2. Chuck – NBC (2)
3. Dirty Sexy Money – ABC
4. The Big Bang Theory – CBS
5. Gossip Girl – CW
6. Aliens in America – CW
7. Samantha Who? – ABC
8. Moonlight – CBS (1)
9. Reaper – CW
10. Journeyman – NBC
(numbers in parentheses denote first place votes)

Also receiving votes: Life, Woman’s Murder Club, Private Practice,Bionic Woman, Cane.

Pushing Daisies — of course it’s the obvious choice. Everyone loves it, and if you don’t, you better stop frontin’ because you should. I am, however, a little surprised about the high rankings of Chuck and Big Bang Theory. For one, Chuck (and this is really a whole separate post) is really not doing it for me and my backlog has grown to such proportions that I have, in effect, stopped watching it. You can still firmly count me in Team Reaper, although I’m not wildly enthusiastic about either. And Big Bang Theory? Maybe they’ve gotten the ball rolling after that tedious pilot, but I’m still skeptical.

I was also the only one to give any love to Cane. Which, by the way, I have been watching. We’ll talk later.

The voters were: Dan, Ducky, Kath, Jo, Liz, Rae, Sandie, Scooter McGavin, Tube Talk Girl, TVFan, and Vance.

The LA Times reports:

Hollywood’s film and TV writers and major studios have agreed to go back to the negotiating table on Nov. 26 in hopes of ending a bruising strike that began two weeks ago, according to two people familiar with the matter.
Writers, however, haven’t agreed to put down their picket signs. They will continue to strike as planned next week.
Although the talks are a positive sign, the two sides have huge hurdles to overcome to reach a new contract to replace one that expired Oct. 31.

I have a feeling that this is already a disaster, though.

Lampshades are better than hats.

• NBC has picked up that awful Quarterlife.
• If anything gets a full season this year, Dirty Sexy Money will too.
• There are arrests in the attack on Josie from Top Chef.
• LC: “This is really my life.”
• Kristen Bell and Hayden Panettiere talk to TV Guide about Heroes.
• Inconceivable! Lesbians love Wallace Shawn.
• Michael C. Hall talks Dexter.
• 30 Rock and Office actors might face suspensions.
• Here’s an uncomfortable item about the black girl and the Asian girl on Gossip Girl.