Bright Side to the Writers Strike

During the 5 months of the Writers Strike, I tried out new shows that I thought I never liked. Plus catching up on older shows. During these months of no new episodes, I had to find new shows to enjoy. It was either that or suffer many many repeats. The shows I come to enjoy are...

• Dexter
• Arrested Development
• Buffy The Vampire Slayer (DVDs)
  
• Futurama (DVDs)
  
• Burn Notice
• Weeds

Buffy The Vampire Slayer - Amazon.com had the entire series on sale for $100. Down from $160. I thought it was a good deal. So I snatched it up real quick. I was a Buffy fan since FX start airing them on syndication. The writing on this show is fantastic. For a Sci-Fi horror show, it does inject some humor into it with witty dialog. During the strike and currently today, I'm still watching episodes of Buffy. Plus Joss Whedon a god.

Futurama - Again Amazon.com had a bogo sale on Futurama. So I got all 4 volume for about $30 if memory serves me right. An animated show about a delivery crew going on wacky adventures. Sadly short lived when fox canceled them but good news is the Comedy Central is bringing them back.

Dexter - Dexter is the first show that I feel in loved with during the strike. Dexter Morgan a blood analyst for the Miami Police Department is also a serial killer but a different kind of killer. He kills other serial killers. For more info, look for a blog post about Dexter.

Burn Notice - A USA Network about a ex spy Michael Weston getting a burn notice (a fancy term for saying your fired). While trying to find out why he got a burn notice, he helps clients who in deep trouble. Burn Notice is like a cousin to the show Macgyver. Creating things using various parts of other things. This show has Bruce Campbell. Gotta love Bruce Campbell!

Weeds - Another Showtime show about a widow mother selling pot. It mostly a comedy with a tiny bit of darkness I guess. The only thing that doesn't sit well with me about this show is that the lead character always seem to get out of trouble at the last minute by some miracle or some freaky coincidence. It definitely worth watching. Keven Nealon steals every scene.

Arrested Development - This cancel Fox show I though I never would watch but once again I'm wrong. Now I see why people love this show. It cleverly written. The Bluth Family in financial trouble. There son Michael Bluth tries to keep everyone together. The cast comes together nicely. An excellent show to watch.


Now you know what I have been watching during those 5 months. Looking forward to another writer strike, so I can discover new and interesting television shows. Thank you for reading.

It is finally over?!

Browsing threw the many forums on my daily internet ritual, I came across this exciting piece of news.

http://www.cnbc.com/id/23057002

For the lazy...

Deal Has Been Reached to End Writers' Strike: Eisner

A deal has been struck between the major media companies and the Writers Guild of America to end the writers' strike, former Walt Disney chief executive Michael Eisner revealed on CNBC.

"It's over," Eisner said. "They made the deal, they shook hands on the deal. It's going on Saturday to the writers in general."

Eisner, speaking live on CNBC's "Fast Money," seemed to hesitate initially about whether it was possible that the writers could still reject the agreement, but finally suggested the deal's acceptance was inevitable.

"A deal has been made, and they'll be back to work very soon," Eisner said, adding, "I know a deal's been made. I know it's over."

Eisner did not elaborate on terms of the agreement. He said he expects most of the media companies affected by the strike to have "small" write-downs as a result of the deal. Eisner said the deal was struck last Friday.

As a result of studio cutbacks, however, many of the writers who went on strike are unlikely to return to the same big-money contracts they'd had as individuals with the studios, Eisner said.

Like omg if true then I'm really happy! ^_^ Although the damage has been done. Most likely my favorite shows won't be returning with new episodes until next fall. Maybe longer who knows.