The Writers Strike Must Come To An End

Before today, I knew that the writers strike was going to have a big impact on my weekly television schedule, however, it wasnt until I read an article about the shows that are going to be effected that I realized how much this writers strike is going to impact my life. As the article shows, most popular programs will not be able to air too many more episodes before they will run out of episodes that have already been filmed. I had always believed that television shows would film a majority of the episodes of any show long before the season actually started, but I was wrong since most of the shows on that list have filmed just about half of the episodes in the current season and its already the end of November. The television audience needs to be prepared for a season of repeats if this strike continues for the next few months.



A few of my favorite shows wont be able to consistently be on air until this strike is over:

1) 24- This show was supposed to begin to air during January, however, since the writer's strike began, they were not able to film the entire season, and so they are postponing the season premiere until the entire season has been filmed, which is extremely disappointing. As a fan who has never missed an episode of this show during all of the first six seasons, I can not wait to find out what happens to Jack next season, but I guess I will have to wait until the strike is over.

2) All 3 series of CSI- As that list shows, none of the CSI's have completed filming the entire season and soon they will no longer be able to air new episodes, or they will have to alternate a week with a repeat and then a week with a new episode. This is disappointing because it will break up the season and it wont flow consistently from one episode to the next.

3) Thursday night on ABC (Grey's Anatomy and Big Shots)- Both of these shows only have approximately 6 more episodes left until they are done airing all the episodes that are currently done filming. Already, for the last two weeks, Big Shots have not been on air and Grey's Anatomy wont be on air next week. This is upsetting for the entire audience of both of these shows, since the shows always leave us wanting more, and having to wait an extra week or two is not fun.

Because of this, I beg the writers and the producers of these shows to come to a deal which both sides can agree on because this strike is having a major impact on many of the more popular shows on the television.