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It affected several of the shows I watched at the time but two really stood out. "Gossip Girl" was a very different show going into the strike than it was when it came out. It was very dark and brooding in the beginning. Coming out of the strike it was much more, I am not sure the right word. Glitzier? "Bones" was another one affected. Hart Hanson has said in the past that the reason Zach was revealed as Gormigon's apprentice is that they wanted something big to bring people back after the strike.
The history of television is littered with writers' strikes. What makes this one noteworthy of its own thread?
Most writers strikes come and go without any lasting effects. Not even a blip on the radar. The strike of 2007 is largely regarded as one of the most disruptive to the industry, and the one that had lasting effects on the direction of many shows, in some cases causing their premature end.
What I remember the most was starting to watch Dexter. Since the networks didn't have new shows CBS put an edited version of Dexter on and I was hooked. I had to get HBO!
What I remember the most was starting to watch Dexter. Since the networks didn't have new shows CBS put an edited version of Dexter on and I was hooked. I had to get HBO!
How did that work out for you, considering Dexter was on Showtime?
It was probably the crowning blow the ending of my TV addiction. It took away any chance for "Bionic Woman" which by then, NBC was the only network I was watching that had anything decent on it.
After 2008, I was pretty much done with watching TV (in the way most people know it).
If I'm not mistaken, the Writer's Guild strike was the launching point for "reality TV". (insert vomit emoji here)
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