Hollywood Chantwatch, Serenading Les Moonves Edition: The chanting-related issues at Paramount we noted earlier, it seems, might be a more widespread problem than we'd previously believed, as lackluster efforts have been reported elsewhere: "Picketers in front of CBS Television City weren't chanting this morning, much to the chagrin of one of the organizers. 'Getting a bunch of writers to chant is impossible!" a guild member said to an unidentified party on a cell phone. The scribe later refused to identify himself, citing the WGA's orders to members to not speak with the media.'" If this keeps up, the WGA may need to start appointing cheer captains for each studio to improve upon these discouraging first-day results. (Incidentally, we welcome reports about picket lines that are meeting or exceeding chanting expectations. We're sure many sets of lungs are being pushed to the breaking point elsewhere. ) [Var Strike Blog]