Writer's Strike to Cause Internet Content Boom?

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TV is currently up in the air because of the writer's strike, but what happens if all our favorite shows go away early or never show up at all?

TechCrunch thinks it could lead to a lot more viral content and increase viewership of user-generated content on the Internet.


After months of threatening, negotiations, and speculation, the Writers Guild of America has officially gone on strike, as of midnight. They are targeting major Hollywood film and television studios today, picketing them as of 9:00AM. The issues that have forced them out onto the picket lines are many and varied, but center around fair compensation of mediums that weren't covered by the last writers' contract, such as internet and DVD sales.

The strike is scheduled to last quite some time, as there's not even any talk of getting back to the table any time soon. What will mostly be effected, at least in the short term, are late night talk shows, since most of the shows on television that require writing are already shot some months in advance. However, if it lasts too much longer, there will be a drop off in new programming this year, which means that late starters like Lost might not make it to air until next season.

damn it, now what will I watch at night with the late night shows being repeats
 
This could affect viewers in the future, it's best for me to stay on top of this situation. The strike is on its 2nd day today.
 
The WGA strike is three days in, and it's already taking its toll on Hollywood. The verdict? More reality, less scripted television, including early appearances of shows that don't usually come until the summer. You can look forward to the early appearance of Big Brother, for example, on CBS, since it eats up three hours of prime-time programming, and is immune to the strike. The show usually airs in the summer, but it's crisis time for the networks, so it's looking like it will arrive early.

In addition to late-night shows such as The Tonight Show and The Late Show With David Letterman, other "strip" shows are looking at reruns in the not-too-distant future, such as Jimmy Kimmel Live and even the network soaps, which should run out of material right at the end of the year.

Many shows are completed for the season, but many are midway done or not even close. On the full side, there are shows like The Tudors, Cane, and Jericho have all reached their season commitments, while shows such as Entourage and The Wire are not even started for next season, and will not start until the strike has concluded, which means that it might be a long, long time before we see those shows back on the air.

Sadly, the strike might curtail the final seasons of shows like Scrubs and The Shield, which might never go back into production, and would end with a whimper, should the strike continue as long as it looks like it will.
 
it's now been four days since the WGA went on strike and now the t.v. shows are feeling the pain here is the first show to not be airing anytime soon

Another casualty of the writers' strike, 24 will most likely not air at all this season, according to reports. The official word from Fox is that they will not air the show until they can air the entirety of it continually, which means that, since there are only seven episodes completed, it's unlikely there will be a show at any point this year.

It's very sad to see these shows dropping off one by one as the strike continues. However, you can plan on there being more announcements like this one in the upcoming weeks, as it looks like this particular conflict will last a good, long time.
 
The WGA strike is hard on everyone in the business, but no more than writers of network soap operas, who might not have work to come back to if the strike goes on for too long, as soaps are already barely hanging on by a thread. As a result, some soap showrunners and writers are talking about resigning from being dues-paying members during the strike. This is called being a 'financial core' member of the guild.

At least some people from Young and the Restless and Days of Our Lives have considered doing this in an effort to go back to work. This move is likely to draw the ire of the writers who are on strike, considering that solidarity is the only way to get what they are clamoring for.
 
QUOTE (MisterKalas @ November 21, 2007 09:23 am) It's been a couple days since the strike began. If the strike doesn't end soon, we could be feeling the effects of the media.
try a week mr.K and I am feeling the affects but they say talks will resume today and some shows like late night talks shows will come back on temporarily
 
The thing is, people think these writers are highly paid and they really aren't.
 
good news folks sources close to the Writer's Strike, which has now moved into its fourth week, say that there's a pretty good chance a deal will get done sooner rather than later, and might actually be solved before Christmas. Now, that's not what they were saying over the course of the last couple of weeks, but there has been a lot of talk of backroom negotiation and such since then, and it's entirely possible it's all worked out.

This would be great news for the entertainment industry, which has been losing money hand over fist since the strike started four weeks ago.

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