Their contract did expire. Would you work without getting paid? I certainly wouldn't. It's an evolving industry, and of course there's going to be contract issues in the future. DVDs just happen to be the issue right now. And it's just television. It's not the end of the world. There's always news, sports, repeats, movies / Netflix, PBS, cable, etc. The 1994-95 Baseball strike was brutal compared to this. This is just a little bump in the road, it's not a big deal. And considering the poor quality of TV shows of late, it really isn't that bad of a thing.

And besides, the strike is all about taking a stand, making a point, and bargaining & strengthening the Writer's position, and making the Networks sweat as much as possible.

The contract expired and right now, they don't see much from DVD sales and revenue generated from bew media.

And like Mark says, it's not the end of the world. We will all live.

The only thing that may be hurt are shows that have yet to get a full season order.

What amazes me is that the TV season is six weeks old and nothing has been officially cancelled yet, not even "Nashville."

I can't emphasize it more: the strike will barely last a month, if that.

Wait a minute...TV is nothing but reality shows now. They have writers on those things?

Stu, this looming strike is the sole reason why no show has been canceled. Network strategy was to have as much backup as possible.

Dateline has been piling up all year.

I hope the strike ends soon, cause I want to see good scripted shows.

I'm a freelancer, and I wouldn't work for nothing or for seriously less than others in my field either. Writers' work is sporadic, and the most worthwhile perk in the entertainment sector of it is residuals. Writers don't have pensions, medical, etc. Therefore having their contracts match those of others in the industry makes sense. The strike is about electronic media in general. Why insist that writers be denied same forever?

Hi Cleveland, how are you?.