Hollywood writers strike

[Number of the Breast]

Fuck it, let's all scab.

[Trey]

This is what I got from another forum on what shows will be effected.

Late Night

* "Colbert Report" and "The Daily Show"

Would go into repeats immediately.

* "The Tonight Show" and "The Conan O'Brien Show"

Would go into repeats immediately.

* "Jimmy Kimmel Live"

Staffed with WGA writers, so it would probably go to repeats. But Kimmel could also decide to wing it and do the show himself.

* "Nightline"

Would likely stay in originals.

ABC

* "Lost"

Expected to have eight out of 16 episodes ready.

Midseason, none have aired yet

* "Cavemen"

Expected to have 12 out of 13 episodes completed; has not received an order for a full season.

* "Men in Trees"

Has five episodes left over from last season, 10 new episodes shot, four more scripts to shoot; adds up to 19 out of 27 for the season.

* "Cashmere Mafia"

Will have seven episodes out of an order of 13.

CBS

* "Moonlight"

Expected to have 11 out of 12 episodes completed; has not received an order for a full season.

* "Cane"

Expected to complete all 13 episodes; has not yet received an order for a full season.

* "Jericho"

Will have seven of seven episodes.

NBC

* "Friday Night Lights"

Expected to complete 15 of 22 episodes.

* "Scrubs"

Expected to complete 12 of 18 episodes.

* "Journeyman"

Expected to complete 13 of 13 episodes; has not yet received an order for a full season.

CW

* "Supernatural", "Gossip Girl" and the rest of its lineup

Has 10-12 episodes completed;

Those shows also have roughly five scripts that are ready to shoot.

* "America's Next Top Model,", "Beauty and the Geek" and new shows such as "Crowned" (the mother-daughter beauty contest)

Three of a number of reality shows that have already been ordered up, meaning they are covered for the rest of the season

USA

* "In Plain Sight"

New show, episodes are nearly wrapped

* "Psych" and "Monk"

Enough scripts in hand to guarantee a full second half of each season

* "Law and Order: Criminal Intent"

Enough for first half of the season (10); the second half (12) will be affected (meaning not enough scripts to guarantee production start as scheduled.)

* "Burn Notice"

Scheduled to start production of Season 2 in January

* "Starter Wife"

Scheduled to start production in March

Sci-Fi

* "Stargate Atlantis"

Expected to go on as scheduled.

* "Battlestar Galactica"

Has 10 hours of episodes, plus a two hour movie to air this Fall.

* "Eureka"

Will be affected.

FX

* "Thirty Days"

Completed, not expected to be affected.

* "Nip/Tuck"

5th season, the 22 episodes were planned for two cycles: 14 to run from now to February and eight next year. All 14 in the first cycle have been written. So, only the second cycle could be affected.

* "The Shield"

The final season is written, no date set for airing.

* "Dirt" and "The Riches"

Production is underway, and they could be affected.

* "Rescue Me"

5th season, just announced, would be affected since production is expected to start in early '08.

* "Damages"

No word yet on whether it would be picked up

HBO

* "Entourage" and "Big Love"

Are currently in the writing stages and were scheduled to air in the summer of 2008.

* "True Blood" and "12 Miles of Bad Road"

Have begun production.

* "The Wire"

Completed and will air as scheduled.

* "In Treatment"

New series is will air as scheduled.

[paulbd]

Heroes wasn't on that list so I think we can all take a collective sigh of relief, as for the rest of the shows it will suck not having new Colbert but I'll live. I really don't care for the rest.

[Slogger]

I though comedians wrote all their own stuff.

[Ananas]

They don't, but even if they did, they themselves are Guild members. They can't write anything during the strike, so unless they want to wing it in front of a national audience they'll take the break.

[MyKILLv2.0]

lol @ reality TV having writers.

Seriously, I know why... but the initial concept of "Reality TV" having writers is funny.

[apsham]

No... Stewart...and....Colbert?

Jesus christ no.

[Ananas]

It'll be interesting to see what happens if this strike lasts through February. Jon Stewart is currently signed to host the show. But to crack jokes and tape sketches, they have to be written first. Not to mention all the presenter banter and voice overs...

[apsham]

I'd fully support scabbing for the Daily Show and Colbert Report at this point.

[sahyder1]

I was supposed to go to the Daily Show taping tomorrow too.....11 months was the waiting period to get the tickets. Next open date? Next November.

[CQI13]

I'd read somewhere that a lot of new shows that haven't completed a certain number of shows (13 maybe) will likely be cancelled. Apparently 13 is the number of shows for the studio to break even, and some studios may feel that it would be best to just cut their losses and cancel the show. And before NBC goes to wrestling, they'll probably stick to Dateline and other news magazine shows.

[apsham]

BUT WHO WILL WRITE THE NEWS.

[Ananas]

I'd fully support scabbing for the Daily Show and Colbert Report at this point.

[zero]

According to the Huffington Post, Busboy (Stewart's production company), will be paying the Daily Show/Colbert Report writers with their own money during the strike.

[sahyder1]

According to the Huffington Post, Busboy (Stewart's production company), will be paying the Daily Show/Colbert Report writers with their own money during the strike.

Edited November 6, 2007 by sahyder1

[zero]

They are, but Stewart will still be paying the writers in a sign of solidarity. The strike is on, I just thought this was an interesting sidenote.

[sahyder1]

They are, but Stewart will still be paying the writers in a sign of solidarity. The strike is on, I just thought this was an interesting sidenote.

Edited November 6, 2007 by sahyder1

[Ananas]

Stewart is denying the story, BTW.

Day 1 saw Journeyman and The Office shut down, Cane delayed for several hours and several series stars refuse to cross the pickets. America Ferrara (Ugly Betty), Billy Baldwin (Dirty Sexy Money) and Julia Louis Dreyfus (The Adventures of New Christine) all walked the picket lines, while Office stars Rainn Wilson and Steve Carell didn't show up to work. Most showrunners (including, with photographic proof, Tina Fey) didn't cross the picket line, meaning those shows will either have to continue to sail captainless or shut down. The Teamsters apparently turned out in droves too, and may be responsible for The Office shutting down for the duration of the strike.

[Hellfire]

Ugh, this sucks. I really do hope that this doesn't last too long, I already miss the Colbert Report and Daily Show.

[Ananas]

According to Nikki Finke (probably the sharpest of all the reporters covering the strike beat), the WGA were promised that if they dropped the DVD demands, the AMPTP would meet them half way on new media residuals. WGA kept their end, producers not so much. Now the producers are pissed at the writers for not pushing back the strike, the writers are pissed at the producers for flat out deceiving them, and both sides are preparing for a months long strike.

Every new development plays into the very real possibility that the Company wants this strike. Fuck them.