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Break Out the DVDs, the Writers are on Strike

by Debbie

clock.jpgAs of midnight last night, the WGA is on strike. Last minute negotiations failed and an agreement could not be reached.

Late night talk shows and things like “The Daily Show” will be the first affected. Scripted programs are shot weeks in advance so we should have new programming through the beginning of December for most shows. Most shows take a hiatus for 3 weeks or so during the holidays, but come January we will be watching reruns unless this strike comes to a swift resolution.

If the strike lasts more than just a few weeks, the TV season won’t be able to recover as they would lose too much production time. Let’s hope it doesn’t last 22 weeks like the last strike in the late 1980’s.

It’s a good thing there are some fantastic titles and complete series sets releasing on DVD over the next few weeks. We’re going to need something to watch.


Posted in News on November 5th, 2007

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