TV writers strike...

[Team Canada]

Heroes ended prematurely, 24 has been delayed, The Office has been shut down, Lost has been delayed

 

Watch but won't miss, never liked, don't like and don't watch. --

 

Won't miss them

 

That's nice, but the point is that many other people WILL notice, which was your original question. All you are saying is that you won't care, which we already knew anyway. Those shows have huge audiences, so yes, people will notice.

 

[milwaukeesportsfan]

I was listening to Bob and Brian yesterday, and they were talking about the writer's strike and how a bunch of famous actors are actively supporting the writers, with Steve Carell being one of them. If you were an actor, how could you not support the writers? When they come back to work, the actors who did not support the writers are going to get all the crappy lines.

 

I think outside of LA and NY, most of the country really couldn't care less about not having new TV shows for a while. I'm sure they will notice, but it's not like middle America is going to pledge their undying support to the writer's cause. On my list of concerns, which includes making next month's rent, putting gas in my truck, and sighting in my rifle for the upcoming hunt, this one's probably dead last.

[Fatter than Joey]

Steve Carell being one of them

 

Steve Carell has done/does a lot of writing.

[sbrylski]

No Office!? Gaaaaah. No Daily Show hurts just as bad.

 

At least I have every Office episode on my PC to date....nice.

[pretendastronaut]

24 is postponed? That's terrible news. That's what keeps my interest between the end of football and spring training.

If this strike doesn't get resolved soon, they could even throw in the towel on this year and start over in '08-'09.

 

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117975552.html?categoryid=2821&cs=1

Supposedly they already have;

"Faced with the possibility of a partial Season 7 of "24," Fox has opted not to air the real-time drama at all this season."

Link

[JJHardy7]

Wow. That ruined my day. It states that they could go back to the mid-season schedule if the strike ends soon, but I don't think I'll bank on that.

[Fatter than Joey]

Looks like I will be greasing up the Netflix queue

[MadtownTim]

I guess having hobbies outside of watching TV shows is a good things afterall. Whod'a thunk it.

[JJHardy7]

I don't think it's a horrible thing to follow a couple of shows. The only shows I really watch regularly are The Office & 24. You've proved your point that you don't care about television shows, which is fine. We get the point your making.

[brettac1]

Clearly, the single biggest loss here is the lack of new Guy Guyerson material.

 

"We talkin' the sports here"

 

(come on, I know there's AT LEAST two other Ron and Fez fans here)

[sbrylski]

What about Frank TV? I was really looking foward to that. Will that go on at all?

[burniebrewer]

Dude you're missing out, there's still some good TV programs out there you just have to look. Curb Your Enthusiasm, 30 Rock, 24, Prison Break, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, The Wire, Entourage etc. are all good shows.

 

While I appreciate they are good shows in your eyes and the eyes of others, I don't care for them, especially the non-comedies.

[pitchleague]

this does give me a GREAT excuse to catch up on my DVD collection. Maybe even have to give Netflix a try and sample some other shows that I've never watched (Sopranos, The Wire, others) but always wanted to.

[brettac1]

While I appreciate they are good shows in your eyes and the eyes of others, I don't care for them, especially the non-comedies.

 

I'm mildly shocked that a guy with a Costanza avatar and sig quote doesn't like Curb. Seinfeld would have been like How I Met Your Mother or Friends or whatever other lame sitcoms there are today if it weren't for the genius of Larry David.

[burniebrewer]

Brett, I like what I saw of Curb (I guess my earlier reply was a little too general), but I just never got into it enough to know what I was missing. I really do appreciate Larry David and I should probably look into getting some seasons of Curb.

[timothyw80]

What about Frank TV? I was really looking foward to that. Will that go on at all?

I am actually all for the writers strike if it keeps Frank TV off my TV. Yes I realize if i don't like a show I can change the channel, but IMO he's that annoying. And yes I realize frank is from the area.

 

[And That]

I guess I'll now have plenty of time to take in season 3 of Lost when it comes out in December. I was looking forward to following Heroes all this season, but the end of the season is now fairly nigh.

 

If the writers are seriously only getting $.02 per DVD, that's ridiculous. Does anyone know if that is per DVD disc, or per DVD set, or per episode on a DVD set?

[Katuluu]

Writers currently get 4 cents per disc. They were asking for 8 cents, then decided to drop that demand to try and get a resolution without having to strike.

[Fatter than Joey]

Thank goodness Judge Judy writes all her own material