Writers Guild strike is likely to last a “loooong” time
In case you’ve been living under a rock, here’s a quick post about the Writers Guild of America strike. Picket lines began in The Center Of The Film-World, Calif., Monday as writers and studios failed to reach an agreement. Late-night talk shows with Jay Leno, David Letterman, Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert have already been forced into re-runs. It’s only a matter of time before sitcoms such as “The Office” will follow.
An Associated Press article posted earlier today made the assertion that “If history is any indication, this walkoff could last a loooong time….”
It must be a grim situation indeed if the Associated Press feels the need to include four O’s in “long.” Granted, as that sentence continued to say, the last time the Writers Guild of America went on strike, it lasted for 22 weeks. A strike that long in this age of television could create monsters worse than those seen in the “Imaginationland” episodes of “South Park.” Our imaginations may run wild after all.