This month, as part of my Best of 2008 coverage, I'm going to look back at some of the entertainment world's big headlines. First up: the Writers Guild of America strike. Though the strike started in November of 2007, it wasn't until early '08 that we really started to feel the effects. While the year started on a promising note — all of the late-night TV hosts returned to their shows on Jan. Read more

Well, at least one good thing came out of last Winter's writers' strike. This week brought the launch of Strike.tv, a venture for comedy writers to put their own content on the Web without the interference of networks. (Think Dr. Horrible, but with even more people involved.) Several of the web series are up now, including one called House Poor starring The Office's Mindy Kaling as a new Read more

Earlier this year, TV writers were in the news like never before — but, unfortunately, that's because they were on strike. So, what's it like when they're working? The New York Times has given us a peek, taking us inside the rooms where the writers come up with the dramatic scenes and witty one-liners that make television so great. The story goes inside five different writers' rooms. Read more

TV ratings have been pretty miserable overall ever since scripted shows started returning to the air. It seems to be a little surprising to networks and advertisers, who expected viewers to come rushing back in a show of "absence makes the heart grow fonder"-style affection. Today's New York Times notes that serial dramas have taken the brunt of the ratings hit and suggests several theories, one Read more

If you were eagerly looking forward to this Summer for new seasons of HBO favorites like Big Love, Entourage, and Flight of the Conchords, here's some bad news: You're going to have to keep waiting. As a result of the writers' strike, all of those shows have been pushed till Fall — if not beyond. The strike delayed filming on several series, including Entourage and True Blood, the vampire Read more

USA Today has a gallery of images from the psychological thriller The Box, starring Cameron Diaz and James Marsden. It's official: Hollywood writers approved their new contract with almost 94 percent of WGA members voting in favor of the agreement, the Associated Press reports. Miss/Guided, the ABC comedy starring Judy Greer, will premiere in March, Zap2it reports. The next Terminator movie, Read more

Wondering how you're going to get your Shonda Rhimes fix before new episodes of Grey's Anatomy return in late April? Well, if you live in LA, and you have 85 bucks and no plans for Feb. 29, you can go see the casts of Grey's and Private Practice as they throw a singing benefit. Yup, singing. The casts are putting on a variety show called Good Medicine to benefit crew members who were out of Read more

So, the writers' strike is dunzo — but that doesn't mean we're getting our shows back right away. It generally will take between four and six weeks to get a comedy back on the air, while dramas will need six to eight. CBS became the first network to announce when its shows will return, and NBC followed soon after. Add that to the premieres and finales we already knew about, and we've got Read more

Members of the Writers Guild overwhelmingly voted to accept the new agreement with Hollywood producers, meaning that the writers' strike is officially over. They're returning to work today, so let the countdown to your favorite shows begin! — BuzzSugar Barack Obama and John McCain swept their parties' primaries yesterday in Virginia, Maryland, and DC, giving Obama enough delegates to pull Read more