Project Runway Reunion Special: People like Christian!

“Project Runway” had its reunion episode last night and while I wish – like all other reality shows – they would’ve skipped this filler hour and gone right to the finale, we did learn some interesting things during the special.

The most interesting of them all: people really like Christian! Christian, in all of his squeaky-voiced, over-quaffed, “fierce”-spouting glory, won the title of fan favorite. I will give you that he’s extremely talented, but fan favorite? Couldn’t it have gone to someone a little less obnoxious?

My favorite of the night was Jillian for saying this of Mr. Fan Favorite: “That squeaky little voice could be like nails on a chalkboard.” Now that’s fierce.

In other news:

- Kevin is not gay, even though the other designers tried their hardest to convert him during the season. Loved Tim Gunn saying, “If Project Runway didn’t turn you gay, nothing will.” Oh, Tim!

- Ricky succeeds in holding back his tears after they show a montage of him crying a million times throughout the season

- Carmen does cry, but we barely remember her anyway so we’re not so sad

It's finally over!

The strike is finally and officially over! According to the WGA Web site, 92.5% of members voted today to lift the strike.

Writers will be returning to work, and Jenn and I can finally sleep easy knowing our favorite shows will be returning to us.

Strike Victims

The strike may (hopefully) be coming to an end soon, but we're just starting to see it's victims. In today's Ask Ausiello, Michael Ausiello is reporting that several of our favorite shows will not be returning to TV this season... or ever. The latest victims: 

• "Heroes:" Likely won't return until next season
• "Dirty, Sexy, Money:" Three remaining episodes will likely be held until September
• "Scrubs:" The fate of the series' final four episodes is unclear. Worst case scenario: a DVD release. That would be pretty shabby for "Scrubs" fans, who have devoted seven years to this show. 
• "Friday Night Lights:" The second season DVD will be released with only 15 episodes, so that means no more for us this season or (god forbid) ever if Ben Silverman has his way. If he even tries to mess with us FNL fans, he's going to have a riot on his hands! Jenn and I will lead the mob. 

Strike Update: An end to the suffering?!

The dreaded strike may finally be over!

The New York Times reported this weekend that the Writers Guild of America and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers have made significant progress toward an agreement in informal talks. If all goes smoothly from here, there may be a tentative agreement as early as this week!

What does this mean for our favorite shows? Michael Aussiello at TV Guide.com is reporting that ABC is planning to resume production on hits like "Grey's Anatomy" and "Ugly Betty" in March, while freshman shows like "Pushing Daisies" won't start up production until summer - in time for a fall relaunch. Other big networks are expected to follow suit.

Well, at least we'll have some TV back.

EW's Tips on Strike Survival

All of us TV junkies are especially desperate during the strike, so in order to help us through, Entertainment Weekly’s latest issue includes a strike survival guide, headlined by Conan O’Brien’s hilarious strike diary.

Check it out at:
http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20172074,00.html