The NY Times <a href=”http://tvdecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/11/05/grim-days-for-talk-show-guests/-217″>brings to light the unheard voices of those damaged by the WGA strike – celebrity talk show guests:

Writers, producers and viewers aren’t the only groups to be affected by the Writers Guild of America’s strike. The authors, musicians and entertainers who rely on television talk shows to promote their products and projects are also feeling the strike’s effects, as their guest spots get postponed or canceled. “There will be no ‘Tonight Show’ tonight,” said Joe Meceiros, the show’s head writer, outside NBC Studios in Burbank, California today. Celebrity guests won’t feel the same financial pinch as writers, of course, but some authors and performers will undoubtedly miss out on what might have been rare opportunities at national exposure.

It’s also thwarting NBC’s green initiative:

NBC had hoped to extend its “Green is Universal” environmental campaign to late-night this week. Ed Begley Jr. was lined up to share eco-friendly advice on “The Tonight Show” and guests with the word “green” in their names — like the actor Seth Green and the musician Jackie Greene — were booked on “Late Night With Conan O’Brien.” Those plans have been sidelined.