'Last Call With Carson Daly' Plans To Defy Writers Strike - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Brian Damage · 11-27-2007, 10:25 PM

NEW YORK (AP) - NBC's ''Last Call with Carson Daly'' is about to become the first late-night talk show to defy the writers strike and resume production. Daly, who is not a member of the Writers Guild, will begin taping new episodes of his Burbank-based show this week for airing next week, an NBC spokesperson confirmed Tuesday.

The half-hour ''Last Call'' airs at 1:35 a.m. EST weeknights, but whether Daly's first new episode would air next Monday or Tuesday was initially unclear. No guests were disclosed. A call for comment to the Writers Guild was not immediately returned Tuesday.

Daly is not the first talk-show host to go back into production. Ellen DeGeneres, who is a member of the union, has continued taping her daytime syndicated talk show after shutting down the first day of the strike. But ''Last Call'' becomes the first to break ranks among the late-night shows, which all had chosen to air repeats rather than tape new shows without their striking writers.

It was unclear what effect, if any, the return of ''Last Call'' would have on other late-night talk shows, which include NBC's ''The Tonight Show with Jay Leno'' and ''Late Night with Conan O'Brien,'' CBS' ''Late Show with David Letterman'' and ''Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson,'' and ABC's ''Jimmy Kimmel Live!'' Comedy Central's late-night news-and-commentary spoofs, ''The Daily Show with Jon Stewart'' and ''The Colbert Report'' with Stephen Colbert, have also been in reruns. There was no immediate word on when any of those shows might follow suit and return with new episodes.

On Monday, contract talks with the studios resumed for the first time since movie and TV writers went on strike Nov. 5. The Writers Guild is seeking more money for material distributed over the Internet and cell phones.

Scoobiedoo30 · 12-04-2007, 02:37 PM

when does the new episodes start

friendsfan77 · 12-04-2007, 04:22 PM

After seeing what happened to Ellen, I can just imagine the s***storm if Letterman or Kimmel did it.

11-27-2007, 10:25 PM	#1
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	'Last Call With Carson Daly' Plans To Defy Writers Strike NEW YORK (AP) - NBC's ''Last Call with Carson Daly'' is about to become the first late-night talk show to defy the writers strike and resume production. Daly, who is not a member of the Writers Guild, will begin taping new episodes of his Burbank-based show this week for airing next week, an NBC spokesperson confirmed Tuesday. The half-hour ''Last Call'' airs at 1:35 a.m. EST weeknights, but whether Daly's first new episode would air next Monday or Tuesday was initially unclear. No guests were disclosed. A call for comment to the Writers Guild was not immediately returned Tuesday. Daly is not the first talk-show host to go back into production. Ellen DeGeneres, who is a member of the union, has continued taping her daytime syndicated talk show after shutting down the first day of the strike. But ''Last Call'' becomes the first to break ranks among the late-night shows, which all had chosen to air repeats rather than tape new shows without their striking writers. It was unclear what effect, if any, the return of ''Last Call'' would have on other late-night talk shows, which include NBC's ''The Tonight Show with Jay Leno'' and ''Late Night with Conan O'Brien,'' CBS' ''Late Show with David Letterman'' and ''Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson,'' and ABC's ''Jimmy Kimmel Live!'' Comedy Central's late-night news-and-commentary spoofs, ''The Daily Show with Jon Stewart'' and ''The Colbert Report'' with Stephen Colbert, have also been in reruns. There was no immediate word on when any of those shows might follow suit and return with new episodes. On Monday, contract talks with the studios resumed for the first time since movie and TV writers went on strike Nov. 5. The Writers Guild is seeking more money for material distributed over the Internet and cell phones.
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Scoobiedoo30 Member Forum Superstar Join Date: Jun 27, 2002 Location: KENNER, LOUISIANA Posts: 27,654	when does the new episodes start
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12-04-2007, 04:22 PM	#3
friendsfan77 - Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 02, 2004 Location: Duluth, GA Posts: 3,165	After seeing what happened to Ellen, I can just imagine the s***storm if Letterman or Kimmel did it.