Writer’s Strike In the Midst of a Different Viewing Public
The Writer’s Guild has now lodged a complaint against the studios. They say when the studios walked away from the bargaining table they broke the law. I always thought that if you went on strike, your employer didn’t HAVE to talk to you. That was the risk with going on strike.
Now there’s the thing. I support the writers! Wholeheartedly!
But at the same time, I’m also worried about them. After all, this ain’t the same television world it once was. People are used to shows showing up at odd times during the year. Reality shows are all over the place and easy to produce. And yeah, while we’re all bummed that we can’t see our favorite shows (like Private Practice!), we also now that networks have run reruns during the holidays for years. The viewing public, in part, is used to this.
On a side note, will the writer’s strike change the way studios develop new series?
Anything’s possible.
In the last few years, networks didn’t give shows a lot of time to prove themselves. Even this year, ABC pulled Big Shots and aired Private Practice in its slot. It’s like, if ratings don’t go through the roof immediately, then forget it.
But it didn’t always used to be that way. Shows like M*A*S*H and Cheers both took awhile to find an audience. But when they did? They became the longest running shows in history.
The Hollywood Reporter says:
“This fall, 23 scripted series premiered on broadcast. Only eight of them — ABC’s “Pushing Daisies,” “Private Practice,” “Samantha Who?” and “Dirty Sexy Money” and CBS’ “The Big Bang Theory,” NBC’s “Chuck” and “Life” and the CW’s “Gossip Girl” — have been ordered for a full season.”
So if we’re looking for a silver lining here, maybe we can a change in thinking to the good the might come out of the strike.
Having said that: BACK TO THE NEGOTATIONS, PEOPLE! Give those writer’s what they justly deserve!
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December 30th, 2007 at 3:09 pm
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