Before I start listing these, let me first voice my utmost support for the WGA and their reasons for striking. They deserve those extra cents, and I mean that in all seriousness. If you don't know much about the reasons for the strike, NPR has a good Q&A about it (scroll down).
So, here is why I am sad about the possibility of a prolonged strike:
- I'm loving a lot of shows this season, and I don't want to lose them for the second half of the year.
- Aside from Heroes, my favorite shows are new this season, and I really don't want them to get canceled because the network can't give them enough time to find their audience.
- Speaking of Heroes, the mini-series Heroes: Origins has been abandoned because of the strike. (John August reported this on his blog.)
- If programming is interrupted, the assumption at the moment is that networks will replace most of their scripted programming with reality shows. I hate reality shows, and I refuse to watch them.
- I've realized, in talking about this with friends, that TV is a market in which a boycott means almost nothing. Because the networks rely mainly on Nielsen boxes to gather ratings data, they have no idea whether or not my TV is turned to their channel. So they'll have no idea when I stop watching. As a consumer, this upsets me.
So here's to a quick resolution and an end to the strike--with the WGA getting what they've asked for.
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Amen to the quick resolution!
Thanks for the link to the Q&A, too. I haven't been looking into the strike closely enough because I didn't really know where to go.
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