TV listing on Zap2it does not indicate the Golden Globe is in HD, I will be very disappointed at NBC if it is not in HD again.

Given the WGA strike -- and almost every Hollywood celeb refusing to cross the picket lines -- the chances for a program worth watching (in SD or HD) seem very slim without an agreement with the WGA.

I'm not sure but I thought I read (perhaps on the GG website?) that it would be broadcast in HD. But at this point I'm concerned because of the writers strike. If it continues we not only could see a lack of "star power", which in turn could me a decision to not broadcast in HD. I finally upgrade to HD and this is one of the things I was excited about seeing in HD but now.....who knows what will happen.

Not really a show I'd need to see in HD.

I'll probably watch if if it's in HD, at least this year. I've never watched it before.

Guild Says Actors Will Not Cross Picket Lines For Golden Globes
By Brian Stelter The New York Times in the “TV Decoder” blog January 4, 2008

Following a private meeting with high-profile Golden Globe nominees, the president of the Screen Actors Guild reiterated on Friday that members would not cross picket lines to appear on the awards show later this month.

“There appears to be unanimous agreement that these actors will not cross WGA picket lines to appear on the Golden Globe Awards as acceptors or presenters,” the president, Alan Rosenberg, said in a statement.

Mr. Rosenberg and other SAG board members have spent several weeks reaching out to actors and their representatives. Friday’s statement echoed previous comments that expressed actor support for the writers’ guild.

The statement also urged members to appear on “The Late Show with David Letterman” and “Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson,” the two late-night shows that have struck deals with the writers guild. As for the other shows: “Actors who are asked to appear on the struck network talk shows will have to cross WGA picket lines, creating the same situation that has led to the consensus among actors to skip the Golden Globes,” Mr. Rosenberg wrote.

The Golden Globes are scheduled to be shown on NBC Jan. 13. The fate of the broadcast remains unclear.

http://tvdecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/01/04/guild-says-actors-will-not-cross-picket-lines-for-golden-globes/index.html?hp

(Sorry still no hard info on HD. But has dick clark productions ever done an award show in HD?)

NBC: 'The Globes will go on'
The network says it is prepared to move forward with telecast on Jan. 13.
Meg James Los Angeles Times Staff Writer, in t”The Envelope” Awards blog January 4, 2008

NBC is not about to let the Golden Globe Awards broadcast go.

"We are prepared to move forward with the telecast on Jan. 13," said Rebecca Marks, NBC spokeswoman.

The Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. was planning to announce that they would have a "private" Golden Globes party without television cameras, to avoid a potentially ugly spectacle: an empty red carpet as celebrities refuse to cross the Writers Guild of America's planned picket line.

But the HFPA, along with Dick Clark Productions, is contractually bound to provide the Golden Globe event to NBC for a national televised broadcast, according to two top NBC executives who asked not to be identified because of the sensitivity of the situation.

And as of this afternoon, NBC insisted it was going forward, despite widespread rumors to the contrary.

The show is very lucrative for NBC, which pays $5 million a year in license fee for the right to air the show. The network makes millions of dollars in profit from ad revenue from the event. NBC this afternoon is in negotiations with the Press Assn. and Dick Clark Productions to come up with alternatives, including pushing the date of the show back several weeks, said one NBC source.

Advertisers look forward to the event, which provides a bit of a Hollywood halo effect for their products. The ongoing WGA strike is bad for business, said one top advertising buyer.

"This strike is, to a degree, devastating to our industry," said Andy Donchin, a top advertising buyer for Carat USA, which represents such clients as Adidas, Alberto Culver and Papa John's Pizza. "Despite all of its issues, television still provides us with unparalleled reach and advertisers need that to tell consumers about our products."

"It would be a shame if they have to cancel the Golden Globes," said Donchin. "It's a highly rated program that is very engaging and viewers and advertisers look forward to it."

http://theenvelope.latimes.com/env-nbcgoldenglobes-04jan04,0,2809967.story?coll=env-home-top-headlines

I wonder how big the bugs they have will be and what they will promote then?

Simple solution to the strike...take from the celebrity pot and give to the writer's pot. Problem solved.

NBC are idiots. First they return Leno and Conan without writers, and now they want to run an awards show without honorees?

If they cancel the awards show, NBC could run a three hour Bloomburg-like show promoting all things NBC/Universal/GE. Or they could just a Law and Order: SVU repeat for the 4th time this season. :(

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