Several big names in Hollywood have officially put their foot down that no writing work whatsoever will be done on their shows during the strike, according to The Writer’s Guild of America:

“So, just to be absolutely clear: In the event of a strike, we, the following showrunners, will do no writing and no story breaking — nor will any be asked of our writing staffs — until we get a deal.”

Among the list are the showrunners from comedies, dramas, sci-fi shows, late night talk shows, and even a large number of Disney staples like Hannah Montana.

The late night talk shows are already in repeats, sketch shows are likely to go next. While some shows have enough in the can to possibly last out the strike on the air, it would still cause a gap in production. Last year, Heroes specifically suffered from weeks of repeats. The repeats had such an effect on ratings that the show was creating a new set of episodes to air during the hiatus. After all that work, we still might end up with weeks without new shows on almost any network.

It’s good to see solidarity on the part of several big name actors and producers, but the question seems to be looming: how is this going to affect the networks before it’s all over? Will the weeks of repeats make you lose interest in new shows? Could this be the final nail in the coffin for shows that were struggling already?

This post was Guest Authored by Elizabeth

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