Yes, we realize that critiquing picket-line chants is so early November '07, but Julia Louis-Dreyfus's recollection on last night's Late Show of her time marching with her WGA brethren transported us all the way back to those early moments of the strike, when each day brought tales of the new and exciting ways writers were communicating their Guild's message.

The scribes, of course, are still out there, but with scripted TV production shut down, long gone are the opportunities for Eva Longoria, fresh from shooting a scene and in full hair and makeup, to steal away the limelight from actresses in frumpy picket-casual outfits by dramatically breaking down in tears and delivering sympathy pizzas to hungry protestors.