Hello True Believers.......
Well here it is....the Writer's Guild has decided to strike. What does that mean for you?
Strike one....Late Night
The late night schedule takes an immediate hit. With no writers to work....the Daily Show, the Tonight Show, and Late Night with Conan O'brien all start repeating broadcasts tonight. Jimmy Kimmel and Letterman (who kept his show on during the last strike) are working out ways to keep them on. Also.....this is the important November sweeps....so who knows what havoc that will cause for advertisers. Hope you enjoy reality shows!
Strike two.....Prime Time
We're enjoying the new Prime Time schedule at the moment.....but all will stop with new episodes just after November! NBC's Heroes is currently filming a new ending to the short season, in case the strike continues well into next year. During the last strike...Star Trek the Next Generation took old scripts from the original series, and revamped them to the new show to get around the strike...so expect to see interesting solutions until the strike is settled.
Strike three.....Movies
If the strike continues for a LONG time....many projects will be effected....and long standing premiere dates will be moved. The biggest example I can think of is the Harry Potter series.....the actors are not getting any younger...and the longer the strike drags out....the more unconvincing their youth will be.
Join me in hoping the strike is concluded soon....or we'll be waiting until next fall...or beyond for new scripted entertainment.
J
1 comment:
Yeah I hope this gets resolved soon too. I also remember the last strike, and how it effected the second season of Star Trek:TNG. It's a good thing that strike was worked out before TNG's third season as I belevie the show would have died right there and then without all the great stories in the third and fourth seasons.
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