I'm trying to understand how
the strike by the
Writers Guild of America affects
me. I don't watch that many first-run network shows, and mostly watch sports and old reruns on TV. I could live without original shows for a long time without a whole lot of hardship.
Television writers going on strike are a lot like professional sports leagues going on strike. Sports and entertainment aren't really essential commodities. If people can't watch NHL hockey games or new episodes of "The Office", they will find other things to do with their time, and over the long haul, both the management and the workers end up losing, no matter who "wins" the settlement.
This is probably a short-sighted view, because there are bigger issues involved in the conflict between television writers and network management. The writers want a larger cut of DVD rentals and "new media" (i.e. internet) sales, which are becoming a more lucrative revenue streams for TV networks than first time, over the air, programming. This WGA video puts their fight in perspective.
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I didn't even know there was a National Lacrosse League.
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