Every year there is one movie that I pin all hopes and expectations on. My 2007 Must-See Movie is Juno, director Jason Reitman’s follow-up to the fantastic Thank You For Smoking. I am a strong believer in word-of-mouth, buzz, great marketing and just enough of a teaser trailer; Juno has all of that and more.

Season 4 of Project Runway kicks off tomorrow night, adding an hour of fabulousness to my already crowded Wednesday night on TiVO. At least for the time being (until new episodes run out due to the writer’s strike), I am loving the 1-2-3 punch of Pushing Daisies, Private Practice and Dirty Sexy Money. And because the Bravo network is the Channel Queen of Repeats, I am able to record the 11pm edition of Project Runway every week.

I almost feel guilty for watching a reality TV program during the writer’s strike. But at least this show is an existing, unscripted series (as far as I know); not one of the many crap reality shows that are being rushed into production to air as filler during the strike. 

This is the best news I’ve heard all week. According to USA Today’s Pop Candy, Damages has been renewed for 2 seasons! Obviously the resolution of the writer’s strike will determine when the next season begins filming and airing. But at least FX finally announced the renewal.

TiVO Tonight
Heroes
Weeds

And now I’m off to see Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead.

If you love television, you support the Writers Guild of America. If you own, rent or go to movies, you support the thousands of writers on strike on both coasts.

Obviously there are hundreds of blogs out there with strike perspectives. So which are you reading?

If you’re reading this blog, chances are that you are a fan of specific television shows and movies. Well, those 12,000 men and women on strike have made every single TV series and film you’ve ever seen possible. Here is a petition that supports the Writers Guild of America; sign it now because we are all on their side (regardless of the fact that some of you might be annoyed/disappointed by how the strike is affecting your favorite shows). It was created earlier today and already contains almost 5,000 digital signatures.

For my part, here are additional steps I am going to take in support of the writers, who have in many ways made me into the pop culture sponge that I am today:

• TV online & on iTunes: Every week I was watching 30 Rock, Desperate Housewives, Life, Men in Trees, My Name is Earl and Ugly Betty online. No more. Not until the writers of these shows (and all others from shows that are available free online or via iTunes) receive compensation for this medium (right now they earn absolutely nothing).

• TV on DVD: I own several box sets of television shows on DVD. The writers receive only $.04 per set or DVD sold, and they are asking for a mere $.04 more. So until this is resolved, I shall rent entire seasons of shows rather than purchase them. [Admittedly, not buying Season 3 of Lost is going to be VERY challenging for me; it comes out the night before I'm having surgery and I was planning to watch all of it during recovery. But I'll suck it up and make do, because to me, the writers on this show deserve their just due more than anyone else in the industry right now. Hi, I'm biased.]

This isn’t going away quickly, and neither am I. My coverage of the strike will continue until it ends (although judging from the crickets in the comments section, my readers are either already over it or, sadly, not interested).

So go on, channel your inner Norma Rae. Sign the petition, bookmark and read United Hollywood (the WGA writers’ blog), and leave comments of support for them. You know you want to.

February 4, 2008. Mark your calendars, Lost fans. That is the rumored start date for Season 4.

Insert very large sigh of relief here. I totally support the writers, so I would have waited patiently until 2009 for all of Season 4 to air without interruption…but I’m glad that I don’t have to now.