It's only day two, but already, the Hollywood writers' strike is starting to affect our daily viewing. Late-night shows went into repeats starting Monday; here's some of the other news from the picket lines:
- The start of Cashmere Mafia has been postponed. Originally slated to start Nov. 27, the show only has a handful of episodes completed, and the network is reportedly worried about starting a new show that could run out of ready-to-air installments quickly.
- CBS has apparently started work on a new season of Big Brother that could air in January or February if a strike is still going on.
- Among scripted shows, half-hour comedies shot in front of a live audience are the first to be affected; production has shut down on The Big Bang Theory, 'Til Death, Two and a Half Men, and Rules of Engagement.
- Scrubs might finish only 12 of its final 18 episodes if a strike persists.
- Many showrunners (aka head writer/producers) have stopped all work on their shows, including Shonda Rhimes of Grey's Anatomy and Tim Kring of Heroes.
- Only two scenes from The Office got shot yesterday, and protesters forced filming to stop on one scene of Cane.
As many of you have been saying, focusing on TV and movies is maybe the most shallow view to take during the strike; not everyone has that luxury. Let's hope for a quick resolution so everyone affected can get back to their lives.
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OMG this whole strike thing is totally sucking, but I would absolutely love to see a new season of Big Brother. It would be totally weird to be watching it during winter and not summer.
1Oh no, Grey's?! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
I am dying to see Cashmere Mafia too...I hope this strike doesn't last too long.
2Phew, nothing I'm stressing about, yet...
3nobody better touch my office
4Fandom is supporting the writers, including delivering pizzas, fresh fruit and bottled water to the picket lines. Check out http://whedonesque.org/viewforum.php?f=32 and http://www.fans4writers.info/ if you want to help.
5I hope the strike ends SOON!
6I read that if this strike lasts as long as the one in '88 (5 months) that it will cost the city of LA $8 billion...these writers are hurting every worker related to the industry and the cities dependent on their services...I'm not against their cause but I feel they should have tried harder to resolve things w/ studio heads to prevent this strike. I just hope it doesn't go on for too long b/c they'll make shows lose fans which will just hurt the writers in the end.
7Ugh, I hate hate almost all reality shows (I love project runway, what not to wear, antm.) So no way will I watch Big Brother, never have never will. This strike is just rotten.
8This strike is a bad idea.I don't think both sides really tried to work out their issues to prevent this strike
9I was at the picket line in New York yesterday. I think everyone should get used to reruns and reality shows, because the writers are most likely going to hold out until the SAG contract is up in July. The writers really are getting screwed over when it comes to new media. I hope it's resolved quickly, but I don't see it happening. The WAG even took dvds off the table and the studios didnt budge. I don't think it's fair that people are assuming the writers weren't willing to compromise, because they were.
10fyi, the office shut down production completely today. i can only imagine how many more shows we'll hear about shutting down soon...
11If you're a Joss Whedon fan (or even if you're not) you can read his latest update about the strike here:
http://whedonesque.com/comments/14639#195462
12cutting down scrubs?
13Another Joss strike blog: http://whedonesque.com/comments/14650
"This is about a fair wage for our work. No different than any other union."
14Grey's & Heroes?? NOOOOO.
15I am loving this strike. I hope it last for months. If it does then maybe just maybe we can get some creative entertainment going again. It will be so nice to focus on family and life through the Holidays. Please strike into the new year.
16Good thing I watch Food Network and HGTV almost exclusively! No effect for me, so far. That being said, I think that the writers should get all the pay and rights that they are due. It's no different than any other profession. And I think it's great that Hollywood will have to suffer for shafting the writers. Guess they are more of a necessary part of the industry than originally thought, huh?
17This show got pushed back, that sliver lining is starting to show through.
Why don't they just cancel it now and save us all the trouble.
18Heros is just getting good they can't stop now but I still support the writers because they need to get paid for the work that they've done.
19I think it's unfair to just expect the writer's to cave. I don't want to miss my fav shows either and it will affect many other indutries but so will not standing up for what's right. Painters,musicians,actors all get residuals for reproductions and other uses of ther work why not writer. That being said NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! Not the office!!
20lucky_karabear- the writers did try hard to avoid this. they gave in on everything except new media (ie internet). they just want to be paid for the things they create as they currently get $0 when shows air online. with technology changing shows may one day only be online and they want to make sure they are protected. so while it sucks for everyone who's hurting because of this (all the crew people not making big bucks who are looking for other jobs now) I dont think its fair to blame the writers. seems to me the studio bigwigs not giving an inch is the problem
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