The bell tolls

Three months into the writers strike, and counting, and the WGA continues to negotiate individually with production entities (Worldwide Pants, the Weinstein Co., Lionsgate) and grant waivers for select awards shows (last night's SAG).

The upcoming Grammys now fall under both those categories. Writers: yes. Pickets: no.

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At the same time, Past Deadline's Ray Richmond reminds us that over the past weeks this strike "hasn't resembled a walkout so much as a lockout" in an assessment he dubs, "There Will Be Mud." And he thinks he knows whose face is getting rubbed in it.