So, Is the Writers' Strike Over, or What?

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It's Sunday evening here, and creatively, I've had sort of a down weekend. So, I've been scouring the internets, looking for interesting things to opine about and link to. One of those things is the writers' strike. For the last week, everyone has been saying that it was close to over. Now, this article tells us that it's "essentially over." Huh?

But I hope they're all correct, and that the strike is wrapping up. It may be too late to fix the TV season, but hopefully they'll be able to squeeze out a few tasty morsels to hold us until next season. Saturaday Night Live, in particular must be aching to be back on the air during a hot political season. Any actors working on their Rudy Giuliani or John Edwards impressions never got their shots! And shows like Real Time with Bill Maher and The Daily Show have managed to get back on the air, but are lacking a bit of their punch, minus their writers.

I for one am tired of reruns, game shows, reality shows, and more reruns. Winter is non-guilty TV-watching time. This season has royally sucked.

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Strike was devastating — but not to viewers

The writers strike is essentially over, but as it comes to an end, television will not immediately change, nor has it significantly changed TV.

Because new episodes of scripted dramas can take more than a month to produce, the end of the strike doesn't mean that new episodes of series will suddenly appear. Most industry observers are predicting that only about four to six new episodes of suspended dramas such as "Grey's Anatomy," "CSI," and "Desperate Housewives" will air in May. . .

Read more at: MSNBC