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Strike Watch: All Late night &Talk shows on hiatus

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genius

Some forty protesters were out in front of 30 Rock this morning on the Today Show as late night shows from The Tonight Show to Colbert(who's dropped his faux presidential bid because of it) and to The View will now be on re-runs until further notice:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071105/ap_en_tv/hollywood_labor_54
 
I've never watched the show, but...

...why "The View?" How much writing does it take to have four or five women sitting around talking? And what about shows like "Ellen" or "Oprah?" Do they have writers too? I guess I'm just a bit shocked there are writers on an "opinion-fest" like The View.
 
I don't but I know this: This is going to be a big night for CNN, MSNBC and Fox News, not to Mention Chalie Rose. I also wonder how many movie studios are going to try to stack their guests on to news shows for the next few weeks?
 
According to CNN News this strike is supposed to last at least 9 months.
 
Given the sad state of much of what is on TV, I wonder if this strike will be like the NHL lockout. Remember that one? It resulted in the cancellation of an entire NHL season and a collective snore from "fans." It has taken the league years to recover the good will of fans and the argument has been made that the strike was the last gasp of hockey being a national sport. I'm not sure that this is true, but it certainly caused a lot more damage than it prevented.

In other words, what if the writers strike drags on and the public learns to get along without watching some of these shows? What if no one misses these shows? I think THAT would be very interesting. Personally, I am eager to see what happens. Things have changed a lot since the last writers strike, which may come as a very rude awakening for all involved.

I must add that anything which would result in the demise of "reality" TV is a good thing as far as I'm concerned. If this strike will get us there, then I am all for it.
 
mrtexmex2007 said:
According to CNN News this strike is supposed to last at least 9 months.
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How could they even figure out at this stage of the game that it will last nearly that long. I highly doubt that the strike is going to last until August. That seems beyond crazy.
 
KML-224 said:
Um, wouldn't this strike INCREASE the likelyhood of that crap being aired as filler programming?
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That junk has to be scripted. Heck, if The View is scripted, then reality shows must be.

And, unlike REAL shows, they don't make for good reruns... ;)
 
Beau Duran said:
I've never watched the show, but...

...why "The View?" How much writing does it take to have four or five women sitting around talking? And what about shows like "Ellen" or "Oprah?" Do they have writers too? I guess I'm just a bit shocked there are writers on an "opinion-fest" like The View.
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So that whole tirade between Rosie O'Donnell and Elisabeth Haselback was scripted?

But I did hear that Oprah has non-union writers, so her show will not be affected. As for Ellen, I think it is the same situation, although in support of the strike she did not do a new show on Monday.
 
genius said:
This link should clear up any questions regarding what will happen to the shows:

http://www.hispanicbusiness.com//news/newsbyid.asp?NS=1&id=81298

In the meantime, yes Ellen DeGeneres' show has been sidelined, as well as sitcoms that were in production:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071106/ap_on_bi_ge/hollywood_labor_74
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Uh oh! So, I was wrong about the reality crap. They're free to crank that junk out at will. That's not good - not good at all. I guess I can hope for burnout....
 
I have read that soap operas are going to be affected, but what about game shows like Wheel Of Fortune, Jeopardy, Deal Or No Deal, Family Feud, Millionaire, and The Price Is Right? If the game shows are affected, perhaps we could see reruns of Bob Barker's Price Is Right since there are only at least a couple of months of Drew's TPIR in the can.
 
For most game shows, since there is very little writing involved, I don't see those too affected by the strike. The only concerns would be quiz-based games, such as Millionaire and Jeopardy.
 
The Office may be the first prime time show to take a hit. Several of the actors who also double as show writers have yet to show up for work to film the remander of the already scripted episodes.
 
The danger is, much like actors, the writers need to get paid better but they have to be careful not to outprice themselves.

I mean I go to YouTube and find a lot of junk but I also find a LOT of funny stuff.

So it's obvious their is a lot of talent no being used. Writing a good TV isn't what it used to be. TV shows now are satisfied with "getting by," and that is something they have to watch.

While I agree the writers need better deals, writing is a crowded market.
 
Braves2005 said:
I have read that soap operas are going to be affected, but what about game shows like Wheel Of Fortune, Jeopardy, Deal Or No Deal, Family Feud, Millionaire, and The Price Is Right? If the game shows are affected, perhaps we could see reruns of Bob Barker's Price Is Right since there are only at least a couple of months of Drew's TPIR in the can.
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My understanding is traditional game shows are not impacted by the strike (remember, some of the fillers being discussed in primetime are traditional games, including Power of 10 and Million Dollar Password). Even if they were, the Bob Barker era of Price is Right is over, and not coming back in reruns on CBS.

Speaking of daytime, for SoapNet, this puts a burden on their daily schedule, loaded with repeats of same-day episodes and the weekend marathons. Granted, they could pick up the "best-of" episodes from the broadcasters, but will it kill their ratings to have reruns of reruns? Maybe the nighttime audience will like the classics, I'm not sure. Just posing a question.
 
Mark said:
I mean I go to YouTube and find a lot of junk but I also find a LOT of funny stuff.
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Interestingly, this afternoon, I heard a promo for today's Oprah (which I do not watch) - the topic: people who are popular on YouTube! Some of these people were actually trotted out onto the show. I am wondering if this was a result of the writer's strike. After all, if it's affecting The View...

It does make me wonder if, due to the strike, the networks will turn to YouTube and pan for the Chris Crockers of would-be reality show talent.
 
BRNout said:
Given the sad state of much of what is on TV, I wonder if this strike will be like the NHL lockout. Remember that one? It resulted in the cancellation of an entire NHL season and a collective snore from "fans." It has taken the league years to recover the good will of fans and the argument has been made that the strike was the last gasp of hockey being a national sport. I'm not sure that this is true, but it certainly caused a lot more damage than it prevented.
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Or in that case, the 1979 ITV strike which left the British network off the air for two months and the BBC as the ONLY television to watch during that period (this was before Channel Four and cable/satellite including Sky). However, one ITV station during that strike managed to stay on the air by airing whatever shows they could grab as well as expanding their local news to an hour.

And speaking of lockouts, there was also the CBC one in 2005 that lasted seven weeks. But it couldn't come at a worse time: Hurricane Katrina was about to leave New Orleans and parts of the Mississippi coast in ruins, and many of us who were expecting quality, award-winning CBC News coverage of the disaster and its aftermath by Peter Mansbridge and the gang were deprived of it; "BBC World News" would air in place of "The National."

Jonathan Allen
 
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