Writers Guild Strike is happening on November 5th.

[wraithfodder]

Well, it's confirmed now.

MultiChannel reports "On Friday, the board of the Writers Guild of America West and the council of the WGA East unanimously voted to approve the strike, which will start at 12:01 a.m. Monday, Nov. 5. The news was announced at a press conference in Los Angeles.

 

So.... the late night talk shows will be the first to fall, and then, scripted TV. If it drags on, you'll see a lot of folks in the peripheral industries (restaurants, etc.) hurting badly. Reality TV will infest the airwaves. Gawd, isn't there enough dreck on TV already? This will just make it breed...  well, I've got all these shows on DVD. Time to break 'em out!

Meanwhile, hard to tell how this affect TV shows made in Canada. Stargate Atlantis, according to the Skiffy blog, won't be affected since the writers aren't part of the American union, but what happens if a solidarity strike happens? Plus I remember when War of the Worlds, US product, made in Canada, got affected by the strike 20 years ago. Sad..

Comments

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

If they do a solidarity strike, well, then it will affect SGA. Joe's a SAG member, sure that most of the rest are too.

[anjak-j.livejournal.com]

Exactly.

Since filming on S4 is wrapped now, at least we will have SGA to see out this season, but it could definitely put a delay on S5...

It's all going to come down to how long the strike lasts. Hopefully not five months like the last one did. The world really does not need more reality show drek.

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

I remember the first strike...thank god reality shows didn't exist then, but now.... aieeee....

[anjak-j.livejournal.com]

Yeah me too. Because it shortened the season of TNG it happened during. S2, I believe.

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

I only remember War of the Worlds...