Hollywood Writers' Strike

Wasn't sure if anyone's started a thread on this yet, but 7 shows have already halted production.

Some of the shows include:

• Desperate Housewives (ABC)
• Rules of Engagement (CBS)
• The Adventures of Old Christine (CBS)
• Big Bang Theory (CBS)
• Two and a Half Men (CBS)
• 'Til Death (FOX)
• Back To You (FOX)

[smiley21]

I read that "Heroes" had to rewrite the ending of an episode airing in January (the last episode completed) in case it becomes the season finale.

[SWTXBelle]

I have a friend on the crew of L&O/CI and they have yet to let them know when it will halt production.

[Senusret I]

Will Saturday Night Live be a repeat?

And when will my soaps go into repeats? That will be AWFUL.

Unless they show "classic" episodes.

[mu_agd]

I think I read that Soaps usually have 30 days stockpiled, so you'll probably get another month.

I assume SNL will go into repeats since the late night shows already did.

[AGDee]

They need to get it straight, Eva Longoria PARKER... as the credits say now. It doesn't quite rhyme in their chant though.

I honestly don't know what the writers make. I'd be curious to know. I have a feeling if I knew, I probably wouldn't be sympathetic to their cause, but maybe I'd be moreso.

[Senusret I]

According to payscale.com, the median salary for screenwriters in LA is 130,000. I had seen higher salaries reported in recent articles about the strike.

There's only what, like 12,000 members of the Writer's Guild?

I do feel like their contract needs to evolve as new media has evolved. But I kinda want to know more.

[KSUViolet06]

The Daily Show and The Colbert Report are re-runs this week. This sucks.

[CutiePie2000]

Out of those, the only show that I watch is DH. If they run out of stuff to air, maybe they should bring LOST to the screen EARLY -- wouldn't that would be nice!?

[Taualumna]

If this goes on long enough, we'll be watching movies and hey, maybe even get rights to air non-US shows (though I doubt that will happen, no matter what the Canadian newspapers are saying...Corner Gas (which I don't watch...kinda trashy, IMHO) and Little Mosque on the Prairie (which I like) on non-cable TV in the US? British shows like Coronation Street? Reruns of the British version of The Office? Doubt that'll ever happen....)

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by Taualumna

If this goes on long enough, we'll be watching movies and hey, maybe even get rights to air non-US shows (though I doubt that will happen, no matter what the Canadian newspapers are saying...Corner Gas (which I don't watch...kinda trashy, IMHO) and Little Mosque on the Prairie (which I like) on non-cable TV in the US? British shows like Coronation Street? Reruns of the British version of The Office? Doubt that'll ever happen....)

According to NPR, NBC is indeed considering airing the British "The Office."

Originally Posted by Drolefille

Conan, David, Jay, Jon, Stephen are ALL writers guild members. They can't/won't cross their own picket line.

It's not quite that simple. They are writers-producers, so while they are bound by the strike they are also under contract to come to work to produce the shows. When they wear their producer hats, they have to bear in mind all of the other workers on the show -- cameramen, techies, make-up people, etc. -- who can't afford to go without paychecks. I don't know if they will cross the line or not , but Johnny Carson did in 1988, and so did David Letterman.

[squirrely girl]

didn't the daily show and colbert report already go into reruns?

[honeychile]

I've heard that Tina Fey & Jay Leno have both walked the picket line. I'm hoping that David Letterman does, too. Almost every comic does start out writing his/her own material, after all.

[KSUViolet06]

Originally Posted by squirrely girl

didn't the daily show and colbert report already go into reruns?

Unfortunately.

*cries*

[33girl]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

According to NPR, NBC is indeed considering airing the British "The Office."

They must REALLY be desperate then, because the British one is much better and I think it'd just completely show up the American version...IMO.