When TV diet is disrupted
The Advocate January 18, 2008 page 8B
by Susan Estrich
In this article the author discusses the effects of the writer’s strike that is underway. Many people are very upset that their favorite TV show is no longer making new episodes. While the strike is inconvenient to many people the author takes a deeper look into the affects the strike is having on the entire entertainment industries economy. While the average person’s life can go on without the new episodes of TV shows or even the Golden Globes the jobs that are being affected will have a huge impact on our entire economy. The author does an excellent job of explaining the chain of jobs that have been greatly affected by the strike. The author includes a few facts about the lack of money writers are making for the service they are performing. The author does a good job of explain how important the writers’ strike has become. She compares the strike to the issue of the war. To me this is a bit extreme; however, the comparison shows the importance of the strike. I think that the author should have discussed more of the long term effects if the strike continues and perhaps given more facts to explain why the strike is such a big deal. Another important factor that the author should have discussed is how to end the strike. No solution was presented by the author. She just emphasized how big of an issue the strike is. I feel that overall this article was well written; however, it could have presented more of a solution to the problem.
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I think the author brought up a good point about how the economy will be affected by this strike. I really had not thought about the long term affects of this strike until now. This is an important issue as entertainment is valued by our society today. I would like to know more about the solutions to this problem also.
This was a big topic today at lunch; it seems most of my friends are "Lost" fans and must know the ending the ORIGINAL writers have intended. If this strike does not end soon there could be a lot more reality tv shows taking these shows places; the ratings of reality tv are normally high and can be produced for much less money. I have not thought about the negative economic impact this writer's strike could have on the broader community though until this article!
I am glad that the writers' strike is being taken so seriously. It is good to know that I am not the only one suffering from deprivation of new episodes of The Office. However, I wasn't aware of the bigger impact it was having on our economy. Personally, I am scared of how long the strike could last, with the amount of reruns and reality shows being shown on TV. I think this was an excellent critique of the article and I, too wish there was a clearer and prompt solution.
I liked reading this blog because I haven't heard much about the writers' strike, but I wanted to know more. The strike doesn't make sense to me, but then again, I've never been in that position. I always thought that you went to your boss when you wanted a raise and presented a good reason as to why you deserve it. It seems like if the writers really needed the money, and they were working really hard every day to move up the salary ladder, their bosses would give them more money. If it's their bosses that are being unreasonable, then I can see a reason for a strike; but they need to think about where the money is coming from when they're on srtike.
I thought the comment about how the economy will be thrown offduring the writers strike is a really good point. It made me think about the endangered animals and how if one species dies out, then the whole ecosystem goes out of whack. Maybe the writers who are on strike should band together and write a show about being on strike. It might even get picked up!
I must admit, the writer’s strike makes me upset because I have not been able to watch Grey’s Anatomy. My friends and I have had a few conversations about the writer’s strike, but none of us really knew why they were on strike. Until now, I did not realize the seriousness of this situation. Not only do we miss our favorite shows, but also this will hurt the economy. Maybe, we really are going into a recession. What if this then leads to a depression?
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