Is This Man the Devil?

NBC's "Last Call with Carson Daly" plans to resume taping tomorrow, according to Reuters. A spokeswoman says Daly wants to "support his staffers" while becoming the first late-night TV talk show host to cross the WGA picket line. Good luck getting A-list guests - or any guests at all - to come on the show.

Meanwhile, a WGA insider in L.A. tells American/Mexican that he thinks an agreement over "basic guidelines" has been made (in a meeting between the Guild and the CEO's for Disney and Fox) and that there is "room for optimism." An inked deal could still take a month to produce, but what better Christmas stocking stuffer for TV viewers? Nikki Finke's Deadline Hollywood Daily reported similar insider-speak yesterday.