Comments on: Weekend Poll: What Are Your Strike Plans?

By: Mike C

Mike C — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 21:15:41 +0000

Let the strike commence. I've got a giant queue in my Netflix account that needs tending to. Including a bunch of TV series I never got around to watching when they first aired. And there's never a good reason not to add one more night out on the town to your life.

By: Bianca Reagan

Bianca Reagan — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 22:26:12 +0000

If you have kids, maybe you should, um, you know, try talking to them without the TV on in the background. Same goes for your spouse.

Good idea! However, I will now have to acquire some kids and a spouse.

By: Mel

Mel — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 15:09:55 +0000

I'll watch exactly the same stuff I always watch. Specifically, Food Network, History Channel, Discovery Channel, reruns of MASH, and BBC America. I'll also spend part of nearly every evening playing World of Warcraft with my boyfriend, which blows most tv out of the water anyway.

By: Aureus Mons

Aureus Mons — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 14:20:15 +0000

Philo T. Farnsworth must be rolling over in his grave. Is this why he invented TV? If you have kids, maybe you should, um, you know, try talking to them without the TV on in the background. Same goes for your spouse. What will you do at the dinner table (assuming you all sit down together) if the TV isn't on in the background? OMG! You might have to spend the evening doing something so early 20th Century, like, being with people, instead of just sitting next to them slack jawed on the couch. Work on getting a life for pete's sake! If that doesn't work, go to movies.

By: Vita

Vita — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 05:43:34 +0000

Hmm let's see, I'm probably be spending ALL of my time (as opposed to some of my time) playing Orange Box, Call of Duty 4 & Ratchet & Clank

By: Vinny C.

Vinny C. — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 22:21:19 +0000

Actually, I thought right about now was a perfect time for the networks to deal with a strike. They've probably got enough episodes to run through November. Then, it's time for massive onslaught of Thanksgiving, and more prevalently, Christmas specials. Reindeer cartoons, Snowmen, Heat Miser versus Cold Miser. I could even watch Jim Carrey's Grinch a couple times. Not mention all the sports programming. Regular tv shows are usually on hiatus for much of the Thanksgiving into Christmas into NewYears block anyway.

Will writers strike beyond a couple months? Maybe. But look at the two most recent strikes in the news. One strike against GM made it a couple days. The other strike against Chrysler made it what? Half a day? If that. Maybe the writers have saved up more money for the long haul or whatever, but I don't see a protracted strike.

If the strike goes longer, I see re-runs of cable shows. I remember when NBC used to run Battlestar Galactica sometimes on random occasions. They had a weekend movie slot to fill, so they just shoved three episodes of BSG in there. That was interesting. I remember reading somewhere that NBC would pull shows from the cable networks it owns. Whatever network owns the Closer could probably put that in. Monk, Psych, maybe even Eureka. (although eureka is a bit quirky). For all the people in the country that don't have cable, watching these shows re-run on major networks would be like watching them for the first time.

By: Bonnie Mac

Bonnie Mac — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 22:14:00 +0000

I will go to my library of series I didn't have time for the first time around: Burn Notice, Mad Men and Friday Night Lights.
I can also rewatch some favorites: Robbery Homicide Division:LA, Life on Mars (Season 1)
and some choice episodes of Wiseguys (I plan to savor the Knox Pooley story arc from a new perspective)

By: procrastinator

procrastinator — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 21:21:47 +0000

Always nice to have a little break, at first it's a relief, like summer, catch up on netflix, go to the movies, generally leave my apartment... depending on the length of the draught it might get painful.

But fortunately being cable challenged for years i do have some quality shows to catch up on nip/tuck, dexter, big love, weeds, the wire...

What i actually miss are the fluffier shows, have to do a little more research on some i might have missed

By: Dee H

Dee H — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 19:00:52 +0000

How about turn off the mind numbing TV and give a good book a chance. Or listen to some music, letting your imagination play? A little more physical exercise in this cool weather would be fun and very mood up-lifting. Get out of that chair and DO something.

Dee October 27, 2007

By: Allison

Allison — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 17:43:54 +0000

I'm a "pry my remote from my cold, dead fingers" person. There are so many shows that I'd like to catch up on that I don't think I'll mind not having current new shows if there's a strike. And I'm actually kind of excited for the "air shows from abroad" option for filling up airtime.