Comic cast seals deal in "Employee of the Month"
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LOS ANGELES  - An attempt to carve out "Office Space" in a warehouse store setting, Greg Coolidge's "Employee of the Month" falls short of that inspired Mike Judge mark but manages to retain a certain goofy appeal thanks to the stand-up efforts of its comically adept cast members.
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Days after hot new pop starlet  Ashlee Simpson was caught lip-syncing on "Saturday Night Live,"  the creator of the veteran comedy show was honored on Monday by  the comics who got their big break from him.
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Gabe:  We had our annual Enforcer wrap party on Monday night over at Gameworks. It's a chance for all the Enforcers to get together and relax after the show. It's also a chance for Tycho and I to thank them for all their help. We played a lot of games and heard a ton of great stories. There's so much of the show that Tycho and I miss but the Enforcers see it all and this year they saw some crazy shit.   For example I had no idea that e for all had hired guerrilla marketers to wander the streets in front of PAX with T.V's in their shirts. They were passing out glow sticks and postcards with the e for all logo on them. PAX Enforcers and attendees started a game that involved masking tape and replacing the "for all" with other things the e might stand for.   That's certainly funny but it's not the best story about other exhibitions invading PAX. At one point during the evening a table full of Enforcers told me a tale that was so awesome I just had to pass it along.Late Friday night Amber was called down to the lobby of the convention center to deal with a drunk and belligerent member of the media who was apparently yelling at a couple of our Enforcers. Amber arrived to find the man obviously hammered and harassing our security. She approached him and explained that the show was over (which it wasn't) and that he should just go home and sleep. Upon seeing Amber his behavior changed quite drastically. He stopped arguing with the Enforcers and instead stared hitting on her. He bragged that he'd been out all night drinking with Incubus. Then he suggested the two of them go see a movie, get some drinks and "see where it goes." I think we all know where it goes. Sloppy drunks twice her age really aren't Amber's type so she politely declined the offer while still trying to move him towards the door. He leaned in at this point and said "this Penny Arcade shit is weak!" and then asked her if she wanted to know a secret. He said it would "impress her" and with that he produced his business card.  He pointed at it and slurred "this is where it's at baby."Now we'd seen this guy all weekend taking photos of our game rooms and exhibition hall. Since he was pretending to be media he also interviewed all our Enforcers about how the show was organized and managed. A few of our Exhibitors even complained that he was in the exhibition hall trying to sell them on his convention. Amber took the card and asked him to find her the next day after he had sobered up. She had every right to pull his badge right then but was a little worried about how he might react. The next morning she happened to meet up with him on the escalators in the main hall. "Hey I remember you" he said, "but I don't remember your name." "I'm Amber the event coordinator for PAX and I need you to give me your badge." she replied.He looked around at the group of colleagues around him and laughed. I guess he thought she was joking. Security arrived and she pressed him again for his badge. He tried to apologize for hitting on her but she informed him that while that was certainly inappropriate it was the drunken tirade that we didn't appreciate at PAX. He reluctantly handed over his badge and was escorted out by a group of Enforcers. I was told this story by a dozen or so other Enforcers who witnessed or took part in the event. When they gave me Ed's business card as physical proof of their encounter I couldn't believe it. I was already laughing when I turned the card over and noticed the back.   -Gabe out
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Tentative agreement between Writers Guild of America and studios to be presented to strikers.
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With a federal mediator  joining the Writers Guild of America's film and TV contract  negotiations for the first time in 19 years Tuesday, Hollywood  is holding its collective breath that the move will actually  prove meaningful.
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Unionized CBS News staffers who are members of the Writers Guild of America have overwhelmingly ratified a new contract with the network.
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The Writers Guild of America has reached a new contract with CBS News covering 500 newswriters, editors and other union members, averting a possible strike and ending a two-and-a-half year dispute.
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PARK CITY, Utah  - The head of the Motion Picture Association of America said on Saturday a recent labor contract between major studios and film and TV directors offers a template for deals with striking writers and other guilds.
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Tom Cruise's business partner says a new deal has been struck to secure the actor's place in the film business.
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Plus, eBay fraudsters pay up, a fantastic cancer-drug deal, and Marvel's unseen superheroes.
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The deal will let striking writers work on projects for  Media Rights Capital, a production company that helped finance the film âBabel.â
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This season on âCriminal Minds,â a crisis is averted as a familiar face steps into a new starring role.
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After two months of  negotiations, "Two and a Half Men" star Charlie Sheen is close  to finalizing a new salary pact that would make him the  highest-paid comedy star in television today.
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When Kelly Perdew was listening to executives and former candidates from NBC's "The Apprentice" commend his work during the behemoth three-hour finale of the 15-week job interview, he wasn't imagining what his business cards would look like just yet.
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Negotiators for Hollywood studios and striking writers have agreed to terms of a new contract that could be presented to union leaders in days and, if approved, end their three-month-old labor clash later this week, two sources told Reuters on Monday.
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Arsenal's Arsene Wenger and Jose Reyes win the manager and player of the month awards.
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The actor agreed they called each other 'a few ripe names, had a hug and got on with the job.'