That Darn Writers' Strike

The Writers Guild of America has been threatening a strike based on the lack of adequate compensation for Internet and other such mediums of reprodution for some time now. Starting tomorrow, the strike is supposed to go into effect. Ideally, it can be swiftly dealt with and easily resolved without much pain to anyone. But if it goes on, as the last one in 1980 did for five months, notable effects for television as we know it will start to occur.

The way it looks right now, and I speak with little knowledge of the matter, having gathered most of my intel from the Primetime Emmys threads over at Goldderby Forums, is that most scripted shows should be able to make it to January without much impact but then will run out of scripts. Midseason shows like "24" and "Lost" have enough for about half of their upcoming seasons, but might delay based on the desire to air the entire season consecutively with no repeats. Come January, if the strike has not yet ended, reality shows may start to multiply and who the hell knows what else will occur. I would have to hope it ends soon so that the television season is not irreconciliably affected.

What does this mean for TV with Abe? I will still be here reviewing as many episodes and shows as I can get my hands on. Golden Globe predictions have almost come to a close, and series predictions will be posted to coincide with best picture predictions on the film side of things. Check out Movies with Abe for Golden Globe predictions and other awards predictions all leading up to the Oscars and the announcement of the 1st Annual AFT Film Awards. Stay tuned.