Monday strike to halt entertainment

And this ends our broadcast day...

Television networks and soon movie distribution companies will be signing off on new programming for the foreseeable future because of a Writers Guild of America strike set for Monday. The writers are seeking more revenue from DVD sales and new media distribution such as the entertainment through the Internet and cell phone technologies.

According to AP reports, the late-night talk shows will be affected first and will be replaced with reruns. Fortunately, this means by the time the writers come back, Jay Leno will have enough material to quit recycling old jokes every night. He'll take the same story and wear it out with jokes until he's like, "And two weeks ago, a nun was arrested for stripping...I bet she'll have a lot to confess." Then he'll fake laugh for a few seconds till he goes on to the next recycled joke.
Hopefully the strike doesn't last too long because there are so many great things lined up for the future that it'd be a shame to put them on hold.


One example, as cited in the AP reports, is Heroes which had to have an alternate ending filmed in case the fallout from the strike reached past Dec. 3 when the culmination of some story arcs would be. I for one have been a huge Heroes fan and it would be a shame to have to sit for months and months to find out the resolution of the second season just because the writers aren't getting paid as much as they think they should be.

A planned movie which is gaining popularity also would suffer from the lack of professional writers because the shooting script hasn't been penned yet. Personally, I can't wait till the Justice League of America movie is finally made. Should be an interesting mix of superheroes with Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, The Flash, The Green Arrow, etc.

Well if this strike continues on and the movie companies are needing some writers...I'm right here! What a way to start a career by being a scab...
A dream come true.