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Writers' Strike Shuts Down Sitcoms
The writers' strike has stricken at least seven sitcoms from the shooting schedule.
Fox's Back to You and 'Til Death, and CBS' The New Adventures of Old Christine, Rules of Engagement, Two and a Half Men and The Big Bang Theory have all halted production, network representatives said. It was unclear how many episodes had been completed.
Meanwhile, ABC's Desperate Housewives was due to stop production Wednesday, after completing filming on its final script. Producer Alexandra Cunningham said the network would run out of new episodes to air before Christmas, should the strike continue.
Word of the production shutdowns came on the second day of the strike, after late-night comedy shows and some daily talk shows had already reverted to reruns.
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, star of Old Christine, whose husband Brad Hall is a writer, lent her support on the picket lines Tuesday, marching with about 30 strikers outside a Toluca Lake house where scenes from Desperate Housewives were filming.
"I'm really here because I'm a union member," Louis-Dreyfus, a SAG member, told the AP.
"If we prevent them from working today, that's a small victory."
Despite the picketers' best efforts, which included inspired chants such as, "We write the story-a, Eva Longoria," filming continued within the home, an ABC spokesman said.
Other famous faces to show up on the picket lines included Tina Fey and Jay Leno, while the entire cast of ER planned to show their support for the writers by joining the protests at the Warner lot as of 3 p.m., a SAG spokesperson said.
Even presidential candidates weighed in on the strike, with senators Barack Obama and John Edwards both expressing solidarity with the WGA.
"These writers deserve to be compensated fairly for their work, and I commend their courage in standing up to big media conglomerates," Edwards said Tuesday, while Obama said he urged "the producers to work with the writers so that everyone can get back to work."
With scripted shows suffering as a result of the strike, reality series could become even more prevalent on the airwaves.
CBS has reportedly begun casting for the upcoming season of Big Brother, which usually airs during the summer months, but may be back on the air as soon as February, Variety reports.
Other reality staples such as Survivor, The Amazing Race and American Idol should also be unaffected by the walkouts.
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