I miss my tv shows! Its been soooo long since ive seen The Daily Show, The Colbert Report.......And now worst of all THEY POSTPONED SEASON 7 OF 24!!!!
i think i might just die, i NEED 24!!! I NEED Jack Bauer!!!!
2007-12-14 05:03:15 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Television ➔ Drama
They need to go ahead and hire new workers or give them the money they need!
They do have FANS to think about!
2007-12-14 05:09:34 · update #1
I guess it would depend on what shows you usually watch. Most of the ones I enjoy are still running first run episodes--CSI, Cold Case and Without a Trace, so I haven't reallly felt the effects of the strike. In January though it will be a bleak time with only repeats and that is when there will be more of an outcry.
2007-12-15 06:26:24 · answer #1 · answered by ♥Instantkarma♥♫ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think the Writers Strike is a fantastic thing. Don't get me wrong, I miss the shows I typically watch, however the writers are getting an unfair salary. Sure, they DO make a ton of money, but they're getting no profit for DVD sales nor downloads. The writers do need to be paid fairly and should continue striking until they get their way.
As for hiring new writers--that's slightly ridiculous. The writers make the shows what they are. If it wasn't for writers, you wouldn't have those shows and characters that you like so much. Getting a new writer to start where the others left off will make the show completely different.
Just give it time. Remember, the actors are out there picketing with them.
Hey, the broadway stagehands strike only lasted a few days. Maybe this one will only last a few weeks more.
2007-12-14 07:19:43 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it's horrible. The mean salary of WGA members is $5,000.00 annually. That should be plenty of money to live on in LA. How horrible of them to deprive you of your TV shows for something as crass as money. Just because they get the same amount off of DVD sales as they did 20 years ago, that's no reason to ask for a raise. Four cents per DVD sale is plenty. In fact, after a few hundred thousand sales they can take a vacation from working that third job as a barista at Starbucks.
As for hiring new people, anyone dumb enough to work as a scab is probably illiterate. Do you really want someone like that messing with your show? After all, it's the writers who make or break it. Not to mention that the directors, creators and casts of many shows have joined their writers on the picket lines to show their support.
Besides, they won't be able to shoot 24 until Kiefer gets out of jail anyway.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJ55Ir2jCxk
2007-12-14 06:32:27 · answer #3 · answered by Fraggle 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No. I support the writers. I'll miss Nip/Tuck if it's a show that's affected but I have to support the writer. I'm a worker too. Blame the executives because the writers are not asking for too much. It's greed and ego that is keeping this thing going.
2007-12-14 07:52:01 · answer #4 · answered by Unsub29 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hmmm.... since I don't have a TV, and have no interest in the fake lives of non-existant people, my answer is no, I'm not tired of the strike, as it does not affect me in the slightest! But for your sake, I hope it ends soon.
*edit*- why the downthumb?? Did I not say 'for your sake, I hope it ends soon'?? Just because I prefer to live my life doing something instead of sitting around watching TV, does not mean I wish others to be deprived of their chosen entertainment. I answered the question, giving an explanation of my thoughts on it. Peace.
2007-12-14 05:14:02 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Apparently you are naive about how this works. You can't just go out and find replacement writers. It their talent that makes those shows good. They NEED to be paid fairly. A lot more than you need to watch a show!
2007-12-14 05:13:17 · answer #6 · answered by Wounded Duck 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Apparently the only people who *aren't* tried of the stupid writers strike are the writers. And where I used to refer to the strike as stupid, now I'm starting to feel it's the writers who are stupid.
2007-12-14 08:24:46 · answer #7 · answered by HipHopGrandma 7 · 0⤊ 4⤋
yea i really miss the Jimmy Kimmel Live show
2007-12-14 06:53:59 · answer #8 · answered by ☺#1 Packers Fan☺ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The "stupid writers" are on strike? I would think that would be a good thing.
2007-12-14 05:43:53 · answer #9 · answered by Rich 5 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Doesn't bother me. 99% of tv shows are crap. Thank goodness it's football season!
2007-12-14 05:11:56 · answer #10 · answered by ? 4 · 2⤊ 3⤋