Happy Friday Blaugs!

If you like possibly true news stories, have I got a scoop for you!  On Thursday night, former Disney head Michael Eisner told CNBC that a deal was struck a week ago and the writers will be back on the job shortly.  It seems all that’s left is for the union members to sign off on the resolution, something that Eisner sees as inevitable.  The bad news, of course, is that the Writers Guild is vehemently denying that a settlement has been reached, presenting the possibility that Eisner is talking out of his ha-ha hole.

But what if Eisner’s right?  The writers get back to work and TV gets a new beginning?  Well I call it an end.  I for one, am going to miss the sprawling winter months of mindless reality TV and unwatchable reruns.  Who wants to watch a show that's good or entertaining when they could be watching a show featuring such enjoyable mega-celebs as Donald Trump, or Tila Tequila?  Not me, if you’re keeping score!

So before you welcome good writing back into your life, consider what we’ve learned from the writers’ strike, God bless it:

- Leno still whoops Letterman in ratings, even when Letterman has writers and far better guests, and yet remains impossibly hard to look at.
- If this Lost season ends up being only 8 episodes long, there is a realistic chance of a full-scale nerd revolution.
- American politics can be quite engaging when there’s nothing else to pay attention to.
- Late night hosts, in order of who can best pull off a show without writers, starting with the worst: Leno, Ferguson, Kimmel, Letterman, Stewart, Conan, Colbert.  No, Carson Daly is not on the list.  Yes, it’s because I don’t respect him.

Having a PVR during a writers’ strike is like having a condom at an STD clinic.  It still works, but odds are you won’t be using it.

Happy weekend,
Reginald.