STRIKE: Feeling the burn
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I’m going to forgo the usual episode recaps today as I 1) haven’t actually watched anything from last night and 2) feel like dedicating some space to the WGA strike as tomorrow night will mark the first significant casualty of the work-stoppage. Thursday’s episode of The Office entitle “The Deposition” will be the last new episode we can expect from the show until the strike ends. The Office was one of the first series to close up shop due in large part to the fact that a good chunk of the cast happens to also write for the show.
The Futon Critic has a really handy guide with the amount of episodes each show has left to air before going dark. Most of the networks biggest series will have trouble making it past the first week in December (which, luckily for them, is traditionally dark). We should expect little (if any) scripted programming come 2008.
In the meantime, treat yourself to the endless supply of strike blogs popping up on the internet, the most informative being the guild’s official blog United Hollywood. Here are some others:
Late Show Writers on Strike
Scribe Vibe (Variety)
Show Tracker (LA Times)
One last note: since the major sticking point for this strike is writer’s compensation for ad-supported material posted on the web, I would encourage everyone to avoid using the networks’ video services until a deal is made.
November 14th, 2007 at 10:43 pm
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November 14th, 2007 at 10:51 pm
Look up.
November 14th, 2007 at 11:18 pm
Snap.
November 15th, 2007 at 12:13 am
okay. i’m in, and i’ll stand in solidarity by avoiding such video services. i guess it’s time to kick it like it’s 2006 and tend to my neglected netflix queue. jesus, next thing you know, i’ll be buying those reusable whole foods grocery bags and getting my friends carbon offsets as christmas presents. j/k: go WGA!
November 16th, 2007 at 12:07 am
OK. Think they were both Netflix earlier? Beats me.