How has the now three-week-old Writers Guild of America strike affected your network TV usage, if at all?
According to LA Times writer Richard Verrier, "The strike may also accelerate the exodus of younger viewers from broadcast networks, which have been losing market share to the Internet and other forms of entertainment." (See Verrier's full article here)
Are you tuning out of network TV more than usual these days because of the strike and a lack of fresh programming? Or had you already abandoned broadcast networks for other forms of entertainment?
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The three-week-old strike has not really affected my network TV usage because I don’t watch too much TV at all. I would not know enough about what is going on in order to know if it has affected me.
I haven’t really abandoned network TV more than usual because of the strike. I have noticed that I have replaced the little network TV I do watch with the radio because I have seen a few reruns when I turn on the TV.
The strike hasn't really affected me at all. Other than sports I don't really watch TV at all so I haven't been affected one bit.
The strike hasn't affected me a whole lot personally because I am not really an avid tv viewer but I do think that it could have serious consequences for the future of television. Younger viewers and even some older viewers have consistently been turning to other avenues for their entertainment and informational needs. If they now aren't able to get any new information or entertainment at all from television then that is just going to speed up the elimination of tv as we know it all together.
For the moment the strike has not really affected me one bit. I usually only watch TV if there is a sports event goin on or if one of the regular ESPN shows I watch is on and both do not require writers. However, I have heard that a few movies had to get shut down because of the strike, so I'm hoping that a movie I am looking forward to in the coming years is not delayed because of this strike that could a long time.
The strike has not effected the time I spend watching network TV, I watch more cable TV then network. I also spend more time on the internet during primetime when most people do watch network TV.
C. Montoya
I hardly ever watch television, so the strike has had no effect upon me yet and I doubt it will at all. To be honest, I'm sure that if this strike continues successfully that people will be upset over the reruns, but in the end it will only really affect those who are participating in the strike. Just because television is changing does not mean that viewers aren't going to find other forms of entertainment. People will just change the channel, find interest in other TV shows, turn to internet or books, or better yet may even just get their butts off the couch and go outside for a bit. What's so bad about that? Comments posted by other people on this blog already prove that by stating that they have been turning to radio or just simply changing the channel. The strikers are the ones hurting themselves by possibly losing their job placement. Who cares anyway? It's just television. There's so many other things to do.
Personally, this strike really hurts. I miss watching the Colbert Report, and reruns on news, even fake news, is highly unsatisfactory. On the point of money, i thought it was very interesting about how little the writers could gain. It certainly begs the question, is this worth it? In New York on Broadway, another strike is happening in which the city is loosing 7 million dollars a day in revenue. It shows how much we depend on media for whatever purpose and how much a part of our economics it is.
I didn't think that the strike would affect me but I have noticed that I miss watching the Colbert Report and reruns of certain news programs. I don't think that the strike is what's leading to a decrease of TV watching. I think that people abbandonned television already and that sooner or later, unless a change is made in bradcasting, that it will be forgotten all together. I really wonder if the strike is worth it for the writers because of the fact that televion is a dying trend.
the strike has not affected my tv viewing habits at all. i am not an avid tv viewer in the first place, but i do the the strike playing a role in the future of television. If a viewer is unable to get the information they seek from the television they may move to a different medium in order to get their daily fix of news or whatever it is they are wanting.
This strike has not affected my viewing to this point, but I feel when the spring season comes around I will see the affects much more clearly. I tend to watch a lot of sports however, so this will not affect me in a huge way. I feel their strike is justified and they deserve to be rewarded for their work. However, they did sign a contract and I feel they should fulfill that, and after they have completed that they should feel free to do as they please.
I find it interesting in reading through the comments regarding the Writers Guild Strike that the majority of the postings stated that you were not affected by the strike because you do not watch a lot of TV. There is a bigger issue here and that is the royalities of the writers. They stand to loose a lot of money over their lifetime with their intellectual property being seen for free over the internet. This is also true of music and movies. Our country is based on capitalizing on our successes. I think they deserve to be supported.
Well, aside from seeing a Jay leno episode from 1994 a few days ago I haven't honestly noticed a change. I understand that the strike is against the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) and that over 12,000 writers are affected by the strike. The last strike was in 1988,lasted around 22 weeks, and cost the industry somewhere around $500 million. So though I haven't been personally effected, there are actually a lot of people who will be it seems.The WGA has proposed that writers receive 2.5% of distributor's gross for new-media sales and distribution, either way I hope they negotiate soon. Its not like most of the big whigs are hurting for money but a strike affects everyone all the way down to the janitors and other maintenance folk.
The writer’s guild has not yet affected my daily television dosage. I agree that the writer’s guild is making a strong movement to get their voices heard. It was either a loud cry or nothing at all. Hopefully the guild will have a positive outcome. The only way that I have seen any effect is through Saturday Night Live, and seeing re-runs. Also through many others ways of publicity, actors of daily shows or soap operas have been appearing on television shows that writers are not on strike. For instance appearing on the Today Show. Besides the TV, and writes we really need are on our news channels so the only missing piece is the entertainment on television.
the impact has not effected me personally yet, but i am sure if it continues it will. Personally i think it could benefit the youth, it will force young people to be more active, by this i mean instead of kids coming home form school looking forward to whats on t.v. they will be more physically active by going out and getting involved in some sort of activities. as for tuning out television networks, if something is on I'll watch it but with my schedule i tend to have other priorities to do so it has little effect on me.
The Writers Guild of Americas strike has affected my network usage minimally. I only watch network TV late at night when the talk shows are on and I watch the Daily Show and Colbert Report when I have time or remember. However, the times I have tried to watch network TV, I find myself no longer taking the time to watch those shows. Rather, I go on the internet or watch a movie during the time I would normally take to watch those shows. I hope to go back to them when the strike is over, so I do not think that I have abandoned broadcast networks. At least not yet.
The strike has not really affected me. I usually just have the Tv on in the background for noise. But when I do watch Tv I usually watch the movie channels. But I mostly watch the disney channel. So the strike still going on has not affected me. If it has I haven't noticed.
Not really. The last time I had cable was over three years ago and I really don't watch network tv. I do once ina great while ctah the Tonight Show so I have noticed the reruns but I really don't mind. These shows remind me of earlier times when I was too young to know what was going on. So the strike hasn't affected me negativley at all.
The strike has not affected me one bit. But I think if the strike continues network tv is going to see a major decrease. Right now, shows have only had a few reruns, but as the stirke continues, more and more reruns will be shown; people will get tired of it and find new sources of entertainment.
I am extremely upset about this writers guild strike. I don't watch much TV, but i do have three shows that I watch regularly. My favorite show is 24 and i have been watching it since it start 6 seasons ago. And so when i heard that the strike was going to postpone the show i was disappointed. Because of the strike 24 will not even air, do to the fact that the developers wanted to show the show in continuing sessions. I do see where the writers are coming from, but i am still upset that it is affecting my shows.
I dont feel like the writer strike has affected mt television veiwing at all. I don't get to watch a whole lot because of work and school. The television shows I do watch are reality shows and have not been affected at all by the strike.
The Writers Guild of America Strike has not really affected me because I really don't use television broadcasting for my source of news. I am a very busy college student (like most) and obtain my news through the internet, word of mouth and occasionally the paper. As for television for entertainment, I will be perfectly happy with re-runs for a while. I do however fear the day (if this goes on too much longer) where movies are affected. There is already a few selections of good movies that come out now as it is! What's going to happen when all the talented writers aren't there? Are we going to be stuck with movies like Bugs? (if you haven’t seen it yet...DON'T)
The writer's strike has not affected me much either. In fact, it hasn't bothered me at all. I think that this strike was breif enough that it hasn't made a huge impact on my tv viewing. I think that this is due to that fact that the shows that I do watch are already done filming for the season, so I'm not missing anything. I do think though that if this strike was longer, it would be affecting television be there being more reruns than new shows and less viewership after a while.
The three-week-old strike has not affected my network usage because the shows I watch have not yet felt the affect.
Lately I have not abandoned it more than usual because I still watch my favorite TV show every week. In a way I have replaced it because I would prefer to watch a sporting event over a broadcast network.
The strike has been recieved nationally in the media but personally it does not seem to be too important to me considering that yes, I sympathize and understand that this strike is for broadcast legitamacy and for the future of network shows, but for me it is more or less about being an american and typically that means that I will watch any network and any show that comes my way, and than I go from there on deciding if I will continue to watch certain networks or not. Yes, I would most likely trade in old for the new.
The strike has affected my watching of NBC's the office which i used to watch religiously. I never really watched network TV in the first place with all the options there are on cable and satellite. But i do believe that my hours of viewing has decreased because of the strike and other variables.
The Writer’s Guild Strike of American has not affected me in the slightest. I go to school all day, work all evening, and when I come home, I am usually catching up on homework or with friends who have moved out of town or state for college. In high school, I used to watch a lot more television. But back then, I had a lot more free time on my hands. I wasn’t aware of how much of my time college really would consume. This is also due to the fact that I don’t really watch broadcast networking anymore. Most of the television I watch comes from cable channels such as VH1, TLC, Comedy Central, MTV, and the Discovery Channel. Its not that I’ve abandoned broadcast networks, I just really haven’t found any programs that have caught my interests. Besides, when I’m available to watch TV, the broadcast stations usually have news or paid programming on which is another factor in me watching other stations.
I personaly think this should end quickly. The reason for this is because people enjoy these shows and they will make or leave an impact. The great shows in the past like Cheers and Cosby Show were great Television shows in american history. If the stike happen in those times, the show's impact would not be the same. So I purpose that one of the sides cave in or they both are gonna lose alot of money in the process.
The strike did impact my TV viewing immediatly. Jay Leno, Conan, and Saturday Night Live were my shows and they were the first to go when the strike began. The thing for me is that I fully support the writers and showrunners and they made it clear without them there wouldnt be a show / shows. I do notice in the dorms more people playing video games and watching movies on the lobby tv.
the link below is to United Hollywood and is all different crews coming together with WGA strike. featuring blogs by writers and showrunners.
http://unitedhollywood.blogspot.com/
The strike hasn't had much of an effect on me because I find myself unable to watch TV as much as I'd like. Juggling work and school doesn't leave much time for TV. Since the strike caused a lot of shows to go in to reruns, I have been able to catch up on shows I've missed. I have also found a renewed appreciation of syndicated programming. I tend to listen more to the radio or watch video on the internet as well.
To tell the truth I haven't noticed a difference but then again I rarely watch television anymore. I get bored watching TV and find everything to be a remake of something else. I'm always online or too busy to watch TV anyways but if I do have time I rather watch a DVD or a new movie.
the 3 week strike has not affected my personal veiwing of tv networks. Being a person who doesnt watch tv that, and the fact that people in the nation dont have thier "shows" to watch anymore i do believe this is affecting the networks revenue. These people will move on and find something else in a different medium of entertainment. This easy a easy problem to solve PAY! writers more money and you will have your audience still
The Strike really hasnt affected me at all. I dont really watch that much television with the requirement of writers. I can agree that by the strike happening that network television is in jeopardy of losing younger viewers. With other entertainment mediums and activites viewers can and will abandon the networks.
The strike really hasn't effected me at all. I don't really watch to much TV and if I do it is later at night so I am not really missing out on primetime TV programs that have been on re-run do due the strike. I think that this is a issue that will effect many people but there are many other ways to get entertainment and since internet has come along, TV really has been secondary in my opinion in the past few years so I think that if it goes on a little bit longer that people will eventually get over it and find some other use for their media time.
I hardly watch television anymore. I make time for the local news and a few silly reality shows like Survivor and the Contender. I don’t have the time to watch television working full-time and taking college classes. I will channel surf at times but I would rather be active or read a good book. Television is very addictive for me because it is easy to disregard other responsibilities (like homework) and I feel guilty when I don’t have better use of my time.
The issue of the stike is a very minute problem for me. I do not watch television that much because I am too busy with school and work. I don't even know much about the strike to know what effect it has on me.
OK, I'm probably going to be the only person to say this...I haven't had any form of television in my home except what my rabbit ears can pick up for 12 years.
This writer's strike was interesting because it brought in the rise of Reality TV, and prime-time game shows.
I think that the writer's strike probably had more of an impact on the television stations than it did on viewers. Trying to sell advertising for slots in shows that may or may not be successful...
The three week old strike has not affected my network tv usage, because most of the time that i watch tv im watching espn and if not then im not watching tv, so for the most part nothing has really went wrong while i was watching tv, but then again i dont watch a lot of tv so i dont really know whats going on with the three week old strike. it might have messed up other channels.
For me personally the strike hasn't not effected me at all.even though i do watch TV, it has not effected the shows that I do watch. The shows that I watch air weekly still with no apparent set backs that I have noticed.although lately I haven't been watching as much as I use to due to school work, I still don't think there is an effect.I also don't think it's affected my friends either.
The strike has personally not hurt me. I do watch a lot of tv but it is mostly sports and a lot of old re-runs. However I am sure there are several people who are highly disappointed because of the Colbert Report and reruns of certain news programs.
Although the writers strike accorded some time ago it definitely had an impact on the way I look at T.v. Right before the strike hit I began to follow a few of the newer shows coming out. And once I realized they stopped producing new episodes because of the strike I quickly lost interest. Along with this disinterest in newer sitcoms my love for reality T.V. increased. Because there were still new reality shows coming out I was able to pick up a new one as soon as one ended. I don’t think that reality T.V. has quite the depth or meaning of some of the more popular and quality sitcoms but it is entertaining on a more primitave level. Reality T.V. was definitely something to pass the time.
see for me it has effected my whole nightly routine. lol. now that i finally had my tivo set on all my tv shows i wanted to see, it started to record all reruns and it wasnt fun at all. many people didnt know what to do with themselves because their favorite shows were cancelled for awhile and they stopped at a crucial part in the season. also the stations and producers lost alot of money as well because people werent happy so they woulnt tune in for the segment anymore. once they finally reached an agreement, i think people were much more relaxed and could enjoy there night more.
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