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· More WGA inside baseball: Both Var and THR report that the new-look Writers Guild has canned executive director John McLean and replaced him on an interim basis with David Young. Defamer is a non-Guild sweatshop, so we can't be bothered to make any sense of this move. [Variety, THR]
· The Wall Street Journal reports that DreamWorks and NBC Universal are calling off their acquisition talks for now, freeing up Steve Spielberg's studio to continue to hemorrhage money without the interference of a corporate parent. [THR]
· Infinity Broadcasting will replace the satellite-bound Howard Stern with multiple hosts across different markets (looks like we're getting Adam Carolla in LA), eventually getting down to one after they've all had a chance to prove how adept they are at striking a stripper's ass with a piece of bologna at ten paces. We know we keep going back to that stripper-ass-and-cold-cuts thing, but that's a part of the job possibly more crucial than the singing of "The Beetlejuice Song." [Variety]
· David Caruso's last-second field goal gives CSI: Miami (and CBS) a win over Monday Night Football in last night's ratings game. After the game, Caruso humbly thanked Les Moonves, from whom all blessings flow, for giving him the strength to perform under pressure. [THR]
· NBC is developing a legal drama, Class Action, with activist/Julia Roberts Oscar-enabler Erin Brockovich, who will executive produce and "lend authenticity" (read: receive a token script in the mail once a week) to the project. [Variety]