MikeS wrote:

I'm very indifferent to this whole strike and the reasons why. I do not watch TV much and when I do its usually news or history channel.

Same here. I rarely watch network television.

Of course, I'm basically a film reporter and the writers strike will affect film production as well, but it will impact studio films more than indies. I basically cover indies, and they will be least affected.

phileysmiley wrote:

MikeS wrote: I'm very indifferent to this whole strike and the reasons why. I do not watch TV much and when I do its usually news or history channel. Same here. I rarely watch network television. Of course, I'm basically a film reporter and the writers strike will affect film production as well, but it will impact studio films more than indies. I basically cover indies, and they will be least affected.

I agree, was just looking at tonight's offerings including the new 'Bionic Woman'. Looked like they were already on strike! Hmm, what would happen if just Jerry Bruckheimer went on strike,

UPDATE
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WGA strike on as talks with producers collapse
By Carl DiOrio
Nov 5, 2007

A last-gasp attempt to stave off a strike by the WGA failed Sunday, and Hollywood writers launched plans to mount picket lines at studios and networks on both coasts.

A federal mediator who recently joined talks between the guild and the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers convened a hasty last bargaining session Sunday amid speculation the AMPTP would deliver a new proposal to the guild. But despite that marathon session lasting well into Sunday night, when the parties emerged from the Sofitel hotel in West Hollywood it was clear the talks had broken down again.

One flashpoint involved the WGA East's refusal to halt the start of its strike after East Coast clocks struck midnight. Negotiations were still in session at the time, and the WGA West wasn't scheduled to strike for another three hours.

"Notwithstanding the fact that negotiations were ongoing, the WGA decided to start their strike in New York," AMPTP president Nick Counter said. "When we asked if they would 'stop the clock' for the purpose of delaying the strike to allow negotiations to continue, they refused.

The Hollywood Reporter
complete article

This article is SO freakishly related to the discussion we were having earlier that I have to post it:

ARTICLE

Here is part of it:

The strike casualties among the show's crew include camera operators, assistants, grips, electricians, hair and makeup artists and many more. And then there are the extras.

"We use a lot of extras each week, and these people barely make it," Thorpe said. "What are they going to do? It's so unbelievably painful to think about the size of this. Thousands and thousands of us have lost our jobs this week. The lady I buy my donuts from -- she has two kids in college. It a huge loss of income."

There are concerns that about 50,000 from IATSE-represented crafts and 30,000-plus in the postproduction industry are facing the prospect of scripted series going dark one by one as they run out of scripts from striking writers. Most crew members are employed on a week-to-week basis, so they are laid off immediately after a show shuts down production.

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Even MORE freaky in relation to our earlier discussion: