Writers Strike, anyone find it interesting the timing of this strike?

[PlatinumGold]

good business i guess.

this is the best year for real dramas / comedys (vs reality TV shows) in a very long time.

problem is, will this backfire on the writers? will the networks just go back to more reality TV? Uggghhhh.


i really hope not.

 

[JohnCU]

i just hope house comes back in january.

 

[SoulAssassin]

Or maybe this is just when their contract ended?

 

[Queasy]

I thought it was funny reading the news today that the writers at CBS may strike which will cause CBS news to cancel the Dem debate. So, who were the writers writing for? The 'journalists' asking the questions or the candidates?

 

[mrSHEiK124]

Heroes

 

[Vinfinite]

the office

Originally posted by: JohnCU
i just hope house comes back in january.

House is on strike?! damn it!

 

[GagHalfrunt]

Originally posted by: PlatinumGold

problem is, will this backfire on the writers? will the networks just go back to more reality TV? Uggghhhh.

No, there's a limit to the amount of reality programs that the public will be able to absorb. The reason this was a good year for traditional programming is due to the backlash of the networks overdoing the reality TV the last few years. Other than a couple of huge hits like American Idol and Dancing with the Stars most reality programs tank. What's going to happen is that we're going to see a lot of programs that otherwise would not have made it on the air. The networks always have extra shows that didn't make the fall schedule available as mid-season replacements for stuff that's canceled early. As soon as the main series run out of new episodes they'll switch over and give the unseen series a chance.

 

[BrownTown]

Originally posted by: JohnCU
i just hope house comes back in january.

There are 4 more episodes of House left that haven't been used, so it can come back but not for very long unless the strike ends soon. Personally I have no clue who is to "blame" here, I doubt many Hollywood writers are really that bad off financially, but then again they shows they write make ALOT of money, so who is to say they shouldn't be the one getting rich off of them the same as the actors?

 

[Captante]

If I hadn't read the news stories about it I wouldn't have known there was writers strike ... makes me happy I don't watch much network TV!

 

[SSSnail]

I thought House write his own scripts, so to speak.

 

[imported_LoKe]

Perfect time, really. Around Christmas all the shows go on a short hiatus.

 

[Agentbolt]

We need 24 or so big legal dramas to unfold in real life, then they can keep making Law and Order episodes without the WGA. Without L&A I gets crankys.

 

[Agentbolt]

Originally posted by: LoKe
Perfect time, really. Around Christmas all the shows go on a short hiatus.

They go on a short hiatus from being shown, the writers don't go on hiatus for the same amount of time. They've been on strike for about a month now, which means that we'll see a disruption of at least a month, give or take depending on how quickly they get back into things when they come back.

The fact that this happened during Christmas doesn't really buy us any time, we just won't see the effects as soon as we otherwise would. The disruption is going to be just as long and severe as if it had happened a few months ago.

 

[Minjin]

If it goes on long enough, I think its going to put a very real dent in the amount of people who watch these shows regularly. It gets people pissed off and looking for other forms of entertainment. Personally, I stopped watching baseball after that strike in '94.

 

[aplefka]

I think I've said it before, but my film professor who is also the chair of the Radio/TV/Film department said that he's talked with several higher-ups, including one of the CBS execs for CSI and the CEO of one of the public channels in the area, and they all agree that this could last a minimum of a few months.

I'm just wondering how this will affect jobs in the industry for the next year or so. Or, if it lasts long enough, the next 3-5 years.

 

[Minjin]

Some people are optimistic...

http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/11...-strike-will-end-soon/

 

[dpert1]

the office is goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooone

 

[nageov3t]

good news, carson daly is crossing the pick-up line

I'm getting so desperate for topical humor without the daily show in my life, I might Tivo it :/

 

[AZGamer]

The union will break and the strike will be made irrelevant. The problem is the majority of these writers aren't well off enough to live in LA without working; even those that are "better off" are probably living paycheck-to-paycheck like many people in those types of industries. This union doesn't really have any solidarity because there is such a huge disparity in the incomes of members - while the top 5% could afford to never work again, the bottom 95% can't afford to wait for America to get tired of reality shows.

 

[Leros]

Does anybody know what kind of money these writers were making (I haven't kept up with the stories at all)?

I know a few writers in LA and they both live in huge mansions.

 

[mobobuff]

Originally posted by: SSSnail
I thought House write his own scripts, so to speak.

I think David Shore, the creator and one of the executive producers, does a bit of the writing, or writing direction, but I'm sure the bulk of it is written by contract writers.

 

[mooglemania85]

Originally posted by: aplefka
I think I've said it before, but my film professor who is also the chair of the Radio/TV/Film department said that he's talked with several higher-ups, including one of the CBS execs for CSI and the CEO of one of the public channels in the area, and they all agree that this could last a minimum of a few months.

I'm just wondering how this will affect jobs in the industry for the next year or so. Or, if it lasts long enough, the next 3-5 years.

Hopefully the adult industry will be able to absorb part of the surge in the number of struggling actresses who now have even fewer acting roles to fight over.

 

[SlickSnake]

Originally posted by: mooglemania85

Originally posted by: aplefka
I think I've said it before, but my film professor who is also the chair of the Radio/TV/Film department said that he's talked with several higher-ups, including one of the CBS execs for CSI and the CEO of one of the public channels in the area, and they all agree that this could last a minimum of a few months.

I'm just wondering how this will affect jobs in the industry for the next year or so. Or, if it lasts long enough, the next 3-5 years.

Hopefully the adult industry will be able to deeply absorb a large part of the massive surge in the number of helpless, struggling actresses who now have even fewer acting roles to bend over for.

Fixed!

 

[Eeezee]

Originally posted by: mooglemania85

Originally posted by: aplefka
I think I've said it before, but my film professor who is also the chair of the Radio/TV/Film department said that he's talked with several higher-ups, including one of the CBS execs for CSI and the CEO of one of the public channels in the area, and they all agree that this could last a minimum of a few months.

I'm just wondering how this will affect jobs in the industry for the next year or so. Or, if it lasts long enough, the next 3-5 years.

Hopefully the adult industry will be able to absorb part of the surge in the number of struggling actresses who now have even fewer acting roles to fight over.

Indeed, I hope the strike goes on long enough to bring some of the hotter actresses into the pornographic industry. There's so much potential income there that at least the actresses (and hell, most of the actors... and why not the writers too?) don't have to "starve in the streets" as it were.

 

[0roo0roo]

honestly dont feel entertainment deprived yet at all

timing, i'm sure they wouldn't pick a lousy time to strike