Last night way probably the last episode of Journeyman. Previous reports indicated that due to the current WGA strike and the show’s low ratings, that it probably wouldn’t be picked back up. The show was a bit slow to start, but I enjoyed watching it, and I thought it got better as the show went on.
That’s ok, I’m getting use to the networks canceling shows that I enjoy.
This is probably the fist good thing to come out of the WGA strike, and to be honest it should have happened a long time ago, but as the old saying goes “better late than never”. As the title suggests, NBC has reportedly fired 90% of the Saturday Night Live production staff. Though to be fare, I do think the severed crew should have gotten a little pay… maybe after the strike is over, NBC will be able to hire some funny and creative writers.
Not to be confused with the Film Actors Guild, the Writers Guild of America (WGA) has gone on strike. If you watch TV, this is bad for you, and you might even see the impact starting tonight. With the writers on strike, there won’t be anyone available to write new scripts; The direct impact of this is the live shows (such as The Late Show, The Late Late Show, etc.) which record every day.
Our favorite shows like Heroes, Chuck, LOST, and the others will be ok for a while. Most of these shows have several scripts written in advance. Though, if a show doesn’t have enough scripts to make it to the end of the season, or even a mid-season, then you can see one of several things happen. 1) The show could just end; 2) The show could see “scab” writers brought in, and if this is the case stories, plots, and even the entire show could suffer.
TV Guide has a nice writeup on some of the major things that this could mean for some of our current favorites. One thing it mentions in another article is Heroes. The Heroes crew has gone back and reshot the Dec. 3rd episode. This episode was meant to tie up the “Generations” story arc, however if the alternate ending is used, it will be able to serve as a season finale.
Sadly, the writers for “Reality TV” type shows aren’t apart of the WGA. This means that if the strike goes on too long, we’ll see a large influx of crap across every channel. Yes, I know you thought it couldn’t get any worse.