As many of you already know, on the morning of November 5, some of Hollywood’s top writers began picketing outside the Today Show. This marked the beginning of strikes set in motion by the fact that many writers feel they’re not receiving proper compensation from the sales of recent DVDs and Internet downloads. The strike is the first of its kind since 1988 when the industry lost $500 million over a 22 week period.
Picketing mantras include “you get paid, we get paid” and “No contracts, no shows!” Demands at this time are not disclosed, but are said to be the same demands expressed this past summer that did not lead to any resolution.
Though viewers may be fearing the worst, alas, there does seem to be hope for our favorite shows. According to all sources, the first shows hit hard will be nightly talk shows, which require fresh material as most of the content is contingent on current events. So it is safe to say that Letterman, Leno, and O’Brien may have quite a dry spell ahead of them.
Next The Daily Show is likely to be hit for the same reason. Still the most popular TV shows, like NBC’s Heroes, ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy and many others look to be in the clear until January. Then there are of course shows like ABC’s Lost, which have yet to air their new episodes. Lost, in particular, is likely to do well in light of the show’s immense popularity. In addition, movie studios claim to have enough scripts to last until the end of the year, though, as of press time, it is only speculative as to how long the strike will last.
So in light of this television, semi-tragedy, I your humble blogger, give you, the reader, my best suggestions to beat the no show blues.
1. Read.
Ah, yes! It is a pastime long forgotten. Yes, friends, before the days of cable, iPods, cell phones, video games and instant messaging, people actually read books. Before Dracula was a movie, it was a book. Before Swiss Family Robinson was a Disney Channel staple, it was a book. Yes, there was a time in antiquity when a person sought adventure, then he or she had to use a thing called the imagination.
Much like the ever elusive thingy chronicled in last week’s South Park, you too can use your imagination! Who knows, maybe with all that literary imagery floating around your brain you’ll actually be inspired to write a movie, thus saving all of us humanoids!
2. Get a new hobby.
You know what you do when there’s nothing but crap on TV. You do something else. You can exercise, learn to cook a meal, play Ultimate Frisbee with your dog. You’d be surprised what you can think of when you have nothing else to do.
3. Watch something else.
You’d be equally surprised what you miss out on just by being in the habit of watching a certain show at a certain time. There are plenty of documentaries, TV movies, cable movies, and interesting news programs to occupy your time. You never know when there is going to be a documentary on the history of samurai or that special edition of How It’s Made on the Discovery Channel.
Of course if all else fails, pro wrestling almost never runs reruns and is live at least once a week. Even if you’re not a fan, sit back and laugh your butt off anyway and remember why wrestling was never a sport, but to this day remains one of the more addicting forms of entertainment, because Stone Cold [Steve Austin] said so.
4. Get over it!
Life is short, so live it!
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