<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" xmlns:activity="http://activitystrea.ms/spec/1.0/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" ><channel><title>Newsvine - Chandra W.'s Column - Articles and Seeds</title><link>http://chandra.newsvine.com/</link><description>Newsvine - Chandra W.'s Column - Articles and Seeds</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2009</copyright><lastBuildDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2008 06:51:05 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Sat, 7 Nov 2009 15:37:22 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>Christopher Eccleston Joins 'G.I. Joe' Cast</title><description><![CDATA[Paramount has recast the role of the evil Destro in "G.I. Joe," turning to a former "Doctor Who" star.

Christopher Eccleston has stepped in for David Murray as the villain in the Hasbro toy adaptation. Murray reportedly had to exit the film due to visa issues.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chandra W.]]></dc:creator><link>http://chandra.newsvine.com/_news/2008/02/13/1297676-christopher-eccleston-joins-gi-joe-cast</link><guid>http://chandra.newsvine.com/_news/2008/02/13/1297676-christopher-eccleston-joins-gi-joe-cast</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>tv</category><category>television</category><category>movies</category><category>film</category><category>heroes</category><category>casting</category><category>christopher-eccleston</category><category>action-movies</category><category>gi-joe</category><category>claude</category><category>invisible-man</category><category>destro</category><category>villains</category><pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2008 06:51:05 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Winners of the Bafta Film Awards 2008</title><description><![CDATA[Here are the winners of this year's Bafta Film Awards, held at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, London.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chandra W.]]></dc:creator><link>http://chandra.newsvine.com/_news/2008/02/11/1293655-winners-of-the-bafta-film-awards-2008</link><guid>http://chandra.newsvine.com/_news/2008/02/11/1293655-winners-of-the-bafta-film-awards-2008</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>movies</category><category>britain</category><category>film</category><category>united-kingdom</category><category>england</category><category>awards</category><category>cinema</category><category>winners</category><category>awards-shows</category><category>baftas</category><category>bafta-award</category><category>bafta-film-awards</category><pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2008 19:04:31 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>'Atonement' Tops at Bafta Awards</title><description><![CDATA[Atonement has been named best film at the Bafta Awards - although some other hotly tipped nominees missed out.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chandra W.]]></dc:creator><link>http://chandra.newsvine.com/_news/2008/02/11/1293648-atonement-tops-at-bafta-awards</link><guid>http://chandra.newsvine.com/_news/2008/02/11/1293648-atonement-tops-at-bafta-awards</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>movies</category><category>britain</category><category>film</category><category>united-kingdom</category><category>england</category><category>awards</category><category>cinema</category><category>atonement</category><category>awards-shows</category><category>baftas</category><category>bafta-award</category><category>bafta-film-awards</category><pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2008 19:02:42 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Cleaning Up Showtime's 'Dexter' for CBS Broadcasts</title><description><![CDATA[For a series whose title character is a compul sive serial killer and whose murders are ritualistic and bloody, the editing of Showtime's "Dexter" for airing on CBS is easier than you might think.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chandra W.]]></dc:creator><link>http://chandra.newsvine.com/_news/2008/02/11/1293088-cleaning-up-showtimes-dexter-for-cbs-broadcasts</link><guid>http://chandra.newsvine.com/_news/2008/02/11/1293088-cleaning-up-showtimes-dexter-for-cbs-broadcasts</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>tv</category><category>television</category><category>dexter</category><category>cbs</category><category>showtime</category><category>editing</category><category>cable</category><category>cable-television</category><category>broadcast-television</category><pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2008 15:32:02 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Help Save 'Friday Night Lights'</title><description><![CDATA[The last new episode of Friday Night Lights aired last week, and NBC has yet to announce plans for the series.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chandra W.]]></dc:creator><link>http://chandra.newsvine.com/_news/2008/02/11/1293078-help-save-friday-night-lights</link><guid>http://chandra.newsvine.com/_news/2008/02/11/1293078-help-save-friday-night-lights</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>tv</category><category>television</category><category>friday-night-lights</category><category>nbc</category><category>cancellation</category><category>save</category><category>renewal</category><category>renewal-campaign</category><category>endangered-tv-shows</category><pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2008 15:24:34 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>No More 'Heroes' This Season</title><description><![CDATA[Strike or no, Hayden Panettiere says we won't be getting any fresh Sylar, Hiro, Claire or Noah this spring.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chandra W.]]></dc:creator><link>http://chandra.newsvine.com/_news/2008/02/11/1293072-no-more-heroes-this-season</link><guid>http://chandra.newsvine.com/_news/2008/02/11/1293072-no-more-heroes-this-season</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>tv</category><category>television</category><category>nbc</category><category>heroes</category><category>writers-strike</category><category>hayden-panettiere</category><pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2008 15:20:52 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>TNT Digs 'Bones'</title><description><![CDATA[TNT has bought the cable-exclusive rights to "Bones," the Fox series about a female forensic anthropologist that's now in its third year.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chandra W.]]></dc:creator><link>http://chandra.newsvine.com/_news/2008/01/25/1253895-tnt-digs-bones</link><guid>http://chandra.newsvine.com/_news/2008/01/25/1253895-tnt-digs-bones</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>tv</category><category>television</category><category>bones</category><category>crime-drama</category><category>procedurals</category><category>emily-deschanel</category><category>david-boreanaz</category><category>fox</category><category>tnt</category><category>syndication</category><category>off-network-rights</category><category>cable</category><pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2008 08:49:00 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>NBC Renews 'American Gladiators' for a Second Season</title><description><![CDATA[After just two original broadcasts, NBC has decided to order up another season of its "American Gladiators" revival.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chandra W.]]></dc:creator><link>http://chandra.newsvine.com/_news/2008/01/14/1226340-nbc-renews-american-gladiators-for-a-second-season</link><guid>http://chandra.newsvine.com/_news/2008/01/14/1226340-nbc-renews-american-gladiators-for-a-second-season</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>tv</category><category>television</category><category>american-gladiators</category><category>reality</category><category>reality-tv</category><category>nbc</category><category>renewals</category><pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2008 17:44:27 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Woops! WGA Reminds Leno About Writing Rules</title><description><![CDATA[The striking Writers Guild of America said it has reminded Jay Leno, a WGA member, that he is not allowed to write for his own late-night talk show. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chandra W.]]></dc:creator><link>http://chandra.newsvine.com/_news/2008/01/03/1202244-woops-wga-reminds-leno-about-writing-rules</link><guid>http://chandra.newsvine.com/_news/2008/01/03/1202244-woops-wga-reminds-leno-about-writing-rules</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>talk-shows</category><category>late-night</category><category>late-night-talk-shows</category><category>tv</category><category>television</category><category>jay-leno</category><category>the-tonight-show</category><category>writers-strike</category><category>wga</category><category>writers-guild-of-america</category><category>monologues</category><category>writers</category><pubDate>Fri, 4 Jan 2008 00:11:43 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Eric Bogosian: What Hollywood CEOs Fear</title><description><![CDATA[Eric Bogosian -- actor, playwright, screenwriter, and Writers Guild member for over 20 years -- emails me (and permits me to make his message public) about six issues he hasn't heard mentioned in all the talk about finances between the striking writers and the Big Media companies]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chandra W.]]></dc:creator><link>http://chandra.newsvine.com/_news/2008/01/03/1201323-eric-bogosian-what-hollywood-ceos-fear</link><guid>http://chandra.newsvine.com/_news/2008/01/03/1201323-eric-bogosian-what-hollywood-ceos-fear</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>tv</category><category>television</category><category>wga</category><category>writers-guild-of-america</category><category>writers-strike</category><category>writers</category><category>eric-bogosian</category><category>producers</category><category>new-media</category><category>big-media</category><pubDate>Thu, 3 Jan 2008 16:22:09 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Did Jay Leno Break Strike Rules on Return Show?</title><description><![CDATA[I have a feeling this controversy not only isn't going away but will probably deepen over the next days: Jay Leno admitted last night on the air during his first show back from strike hiatus that he wrote his own monologue.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chandra W.]]></dc:creator><link>http://chandra.newsvine.com/_news/2008/01/03/1201318-did-jay-leno-break-strike-rules-on-return-show</link><guid>http://chandra.newsvine.com/_news/2008/01/03/1201318-did-jay-leno-break-strike-rules-on-return-show</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>tv</category><category>television</category><category>late-night</category><category>late-night-talk-shows</category><category>talk-shows</category><category>jay-leno</category><category>the-tonight-show</category><category>wga</category><category>writers-strike</category><category>writers-guild-of-america</category><category>monologues</category><category>writers</category><pubDate>Thu, 3 Jan 2008 16:19:35 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Letterman Scribes to Fatten Strike Fund</title><description><![CDATA[I'm told that, at the end of their first day back, The Late Show writers, the only strikers thus far allowed to go back to work, decided to donate a percentage of their salaries to the WGA Strike Fund and the Actors Fund every month until the labor action ends.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chandra W.]]></dc:creator><link>http://chandra.newsvine.com/_news/2008/01/03/1201310-letterman-scribes-to-fatten-strike-fund</link><guid>http://chandra.newsvine.com/_news/2008/01/03/1201310-letterman-scribes-to-fatten-strike-fund</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>tv</category><category>television</category><category>writers-strike</category><category>wga</category><category>writers-guild-of-america</category><category>writers</category><category>david-letterman</category><category>late-show-with-david-letterman</category><category>wga-strike-fund</category><category>actors-fund</category><category>bill-scheft</category><category>strike-fund</category><pubDate>Thu, 3 Jan 2008 16:16:02 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Rumor Confirmed: Perry's Latest Enterprise Is 'Star Trek'</title><description><![CDATA[Tyler Perry will head the Starfleet Academy in J.J. Abrams' "Star Trek" feature for Paramount.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chandra W.]]></dc:creator><link>http://chandra.newsvine.com/_news/2008/01/03/1201302-rumor-confirmed-perrys-latest-enterprise-is-star-trek</link><guid>http://chandra.newsvine.com/_news/2008/01/03/1201302-rumor-confirmed-perrys-latest-enterprise-is-star-trek</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>tv</category><category>television</category><category>tyler-perry</category><category>movies</category><category>film</category><category>cinema</category><category>star-trek</category><category>jj-abrams</category><category>casting</category><pubDate>Thu, 3 Jan 2008 16:12:11 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Sean Penn to Head 61st Festival de Cannes Jury</title><description><![CDATA[Sean Penn will head the jury at the 61st annual Festival de Cannes set to take place from May 14-25, organizers announced Thursday.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chandra W.]]></dc:creator><link>http://chandra.newsvine.com/_news/2008/01/03/1201285-sean-penn-to-head-61st-festival-de-cannes-jury</link><guid>http://chandra.newsvine.com/_news/2008/01/03/1201285-sean-penn-to-head-61st-festival-de-cannes-jury</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>movies</category><category>film</category><category>cinema</category><category>judges</category><category>cannes</category><category>sean-penn</category><category>foreign-film</category><category>festival-de-cannes</category><pubDate>Thu, 3 Jan 2008 16:05:23 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Rating the Late-Night Hosts' Returns</title><description><![CDATA[Which of the late-night shows did you watch last night? Me, I watched all of 'em. And when I offered to PopWatch-blog them, I do believe this was the first assignment about which an editor said to me, "Oh, I think that's too much work!" (You're a kind one, Mr.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chandra W.]]></dc:creator><link>http://chandra.newsvine.com/_news/2008/01/03/1201280-rating-the-late-night-hosts-returns</link><guid>http://chandra.newsvine.com/_news/2008/01/03/1201280-rating-the-late-night-hosts-returns</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>tv</category><category>television</category><category>late-night</category><category>talk-shows</category><category>late-night-talk-shows</category><category>jay-leno</category><category>conan-obrien</category><category>david-letterman</category><category>jimmy-kimmel</category><category>craig-ferguson</category><category>writers-strike</category><category>wga</category><category>writers-guild-of-america</category><pubDate>Thu, 3 Jan 2008 16:02:57 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Late-Night Hosts Return: Writers on the Mind</title><description><![CDATA[The five major late-night talk shows returned to the airwaves Wednesday night, with the striking writers never far from their thoughts. David Letterman and Craig Ferguson returned with writers, as Letterman's production company struck a deal, but Leno, Kimmel and O'Brien did not.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chandra W.]]></dc:creator><link>http://chandra.newsvine.com/_news/2008/01/03/1201264-late-night-hosts-return-writers-on-the-mind</link><guid>http://chandra.newsvine.com/_news/2008/01/03/1201264-late-night-hosts-return-writers-on-the-mind</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>tv</category><category>television</category><category>late-night</category><category>talk-shows</category><category>late-night-talk-shows</category><category>jimmy-kimmel</category><category>conan-obrien</category><category>david-letterman</category><category>jay-leno</category><category>craig-ferguson</category><category>writers-strike</category><category>wga</category><category>writers-guild-of-america</category><category>monologues</category><pubDate>Thu, 3 Jan 2008 15:55:09 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Milo Ventimiglia and Hayden Panettiere Are Officially a Couple</title><description><![CDATA[Fall's turn into winter cranked up the heat in one respect: the connection between Milo Ventimiglia and Hayden Panettiere.

Having previously denied a relationship, the two Heroes stars are now considered an item. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chandra W.]]></dc:creator><link>http://chandra.newsvine.com/_news/2007/12/31/1195814-milo-ventimiglia-and-hayden-panettiere-are-officially-a-couple</link><guid>http://chandra.newsvine.com/_news/2007/12/31/1195814-milo-ventimiglia-and-hayden-panettiere-are-officially-a-couple</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>tv</category><category>television</category><category>hayden-panettiere</category><category>milo-ventimiglia</category><category>hereos</category><category>nbc</category><category>celebrities</category><pubDate>Mon, 31 Dec 2007 18:08:38 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Will the WGA Agreement Allowing Dave's Late-Night Shows to Return with Writers Divide the Guild?</title><description><![CDATA[All along the issue, the really big issue, was whether the striking writers would still feel united if some of them went back to work and others stayed on the picket lines.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chandra W.]]></dc:creator><link>http://chandra.newsvine.com/_news/2007/12/30/1194657-will-the-wga-agreement-allowing-daves-late-night-shows-to-return-with-writers-divide-the-guild</link><guid>http://chandra.newsvine.com/_news/2007/12/30/1194657-will-the-wga-agreement-allowing-daves-late-night-shows-to-return-with-writers-divide-the-guild</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>tv</category><category>television</category><category>wga</category><category>writers</category><category>strike</category><category>writers-strike</category><category>writers-guild-of-america</category><category>worldwide-pants</category><category>production-company</category><category>david-letterman</category><category>agreement</category><category>interim-agreement</category><category>craig-ferguson</category><category>late-show-with-david-letterman</category><category>late-late-show-with-craig-ferguson</category><category>comedy-television</category><category>talks-shows</category><category>late-night-tv</category><pubDate>Mon, 31 Dec 2007 00:47:27 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Tyler Perry Cast in J.J. Abrams 'Star Trek' Movie</title><description><![CDATA[I heard some reeeeaallly interesting things today about J.J. Abrams Star Trek movie. I'll share all the details eventually but for the moment let's break a piece of exclusive info: that writer/director Tyler Perry has a role in the new Star Trek movie.

Go, Tyler!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chandra W.]]></dc:creator><link>http://chandra.newsvine.com/_news/2007/12/30/1194567-tyler-perry-cast-in-jj-abrams-star-trek-movie</link><guid>http://chandra.newsvine.com/_news/2007/12/30/1194567-tyler-perry-cast-in-jj-abrams-star-trek-movie</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>tv</category><category>television</category><category>film</category><category>movies</category><category>cinema</category><category>tyler-perry</category><category>jj-abrams</category><category>star-trek</category><category>casting</category><category>starfleet-academy</category><pubDate>Sun, 30 Dec 2007 23:46:32 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>EXCLUSIVE: Attempt Fails To Restart WGA-AMPTP Talks; Outlook Very Grim</title><description><![CDATA[I have learned that last week Jeffrey Katzenberg secretly tried and failed to work out a compromise that would have brought both the WGA and the AMPTP back to the bargaining table. It was an effort that was laudable.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chandra W.]]></dc:creator><link>http://chandra.newsvine.com/_news/2007/12/24/1184665-exclusive-attempt-fails-to-restart-wga-amptp-talks-outlook-very-grim</link><guid>http://chandra.newsvine.com/_news/2007/12/24/1184665-exclusive-attempt-fails-to-restart-wga-amptp-talks-outlook-very-grim</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>tv</category><category>television</category><category>film</category><category>cinema</category><category>movies</category><category>writers</category><category>screenwriters</category><category>producers</category><category>production-companies</category><category>networks</category><category>wga</category><category>amptp</category><category>writers-guild-of-america</category><category>writers-strike</category><category>negotiations</category><category>bargaining</category><pubDate>Mon, 24 Dec 2007 22:31:48 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item></channel></rss>