Writer's Strike may delay LOST until 2009

Writer's Strike may delay LOST until 2009.

Such is the news/rumor that was posted on OhNoTheyDidn't / Ask Ausellio.

If you've been living in a cave, then you've not heard the news that the Writer's Guild of America has chosen to strike. As of Monday, there are no writers working on television or movie scripts.

I'll say it now: I wholeheartedly support this strike. I also support BulletProofHeeb's proposal that writers should stop turning to networks to distribute their work. (Are we to see a cataclysmic shift in the way shows and movies are presented to us? I can only hope.)

Now, I must admit that I don't watch television. At all. I don't have cable in my apartment and, as long as I'm breathing and my heart's pumping, I have no plans to give a single dime to TimeWarner or Comcast or whatever robotic empire cable company is currently forcing their monopoly on the good people of America. Television doesn't interest me. Yet, at the same time, I do follow two shows: The Office and LOST. I always see The Office after the fact; with LOST, I usually head over to my brother's place in West LA and watch it with him and his fiance.

I haven't forgotten about the show since it last aired in May and I'm eagerly awaiting the premiere in February. If it happens, that is:

If the strike extends into the new year and beyond, there is a chance ABC may opt to delay the new season until the fall. Or worse yet, February 2009. Another scenario has the network simply airing the eight episodes already in the can this February as originally planned — something Team Darlton would not be in favor of. Says Lost cocreator Carlton Cuse, "Damon [Lindelof] and my concern about running the [eight] episodes we will have made is that it will feel a little like reading half a Harry Potter novel, then having to put it down. There is a mini-cliff-hanger at the end of Episode 8, but it's like the end of an exciting book chapter; it's not the end of the novel. Damon and I didn't write [the ending of Episode 8] differently [with the looming strike in mind]. We wrote it to be the ending of Episode 8." In any case, he concedes that the decision to hold or air the episodes isn't ultimately theirs. "It's really [ABC honcho Steve MacPherson's] call," Cuse notes, adding, "No one was happy with the six-episode run last season."

What a predicament. But the truth is, I'll wait for either option. I'll watch 8 episodes to keep me interested and wait for the strike to be over. Or I'll wait until 2009. It's unfortunate, because I am a fan of the show, but, again, I support the writers and I'm willing to wait so that they can get what the want.

(Of course, there is a tiny part of me that died knowing that I may have to wait 16 months to see a new episode of LOST.)

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	I R Kitten, HEAR ME rewr: 11/07/2007 10:34 AM I support the writers too. Studios wouldn't make millions of dollars without them (or everything would be talk or reality show and that would be awful), but... but... WAAAHHH!!! No "Lost" until 2009? I really hope they solve their issues soon.
	Millie Ann: 11/07/2007 10:50 AM ARE YOU KIDDING ME? SHIT!
	bulletproofheeb: 11/07/2007 10:53 AM Oh, that sucks! I mean, I know I've been looking for some downtime to catch up on shows that I've missed but not like this. Not like this! Man, this isn't even something they can take to a new distributor. The rights on Lost are tied up nice and tight. Poop!
	Alexher123: 11/07/2007 11:02 AM This news is useful to taunt a friend who is obsessed with this show.
	nan4bsb: 11/07/2007 11:31 AM That's funny, I only watch The Office and LOST too. Everything else is mostly garbage...only in my opinion. But waiting until 2009? That's a little much. There are millions of fans who could probably write the scripts. We should all just start sending stuff in. Ha.
	Lea V : ): 11/07/2007 11:44 AM Ugh. I wholeheartedly support the writers strike; but seeing as how I'm a TV junkie, I'm going to have to brace myself for a glut of reality TV shows come February, I guess. I think I may just write off TV altogether then. I can't take any more reality TV. Uh, oh...hello books ( :
	claymore: 11/07/2007 11:48 AM hahahahahhahahahahahahhahahahahahahahhahahahah a .... oh god i cant type ha fast enogh. .... thats what you get for haveing stuff happen sooooooo slow i forget to care. ... still a good show but you have to be loyal to it for it to make any sense at all.
	Ikky-ikky-arriba!: 11/07/2007 11:49 AM noooo..... i might find out how they get off the island curse this writer's strike.
	I R Kitten, HEAR ME rewr: 11/07/2007 11:50 AM lev011 said: Ugh. I wholeheartedly support the writers strike; but seeing as how I'm a TV junkie, I'm going to have to brace myself for a glut of reality TV shows come February, I guess. I think I may just write off TV altogether then. I can't take any more reality TV. Uh, oh...hello books ( : Me too. Books and DVD's. I see my monthly magazine expenditure will going up too! : /
	anamelessthan30letters: 11/07/2007 12:30 PM Does anyone know if this affects 'House'?
	Lea V : ): 11/07/2007 12:47 PM anamelessthan30letters said: Does anyone know if this affects 'House'? Well, the writer's strike will affect all of the scripted television shows. What's left...reality TV, again, ugh!
	pixeltopia: 11/07/2007 12:58 PM you know, i think Lost is brilliantly written and I love it dearly but I think the powers that be with that show have gotten a little full of themselves thinking that there will be as strong a following when February rolls around. That tremendous span of time is just enough for me to lose interest.
	bulletproofheeb: 11/07/2007 2:47 PM pixeltopia said: you know, i think Lost is brilliantly written and I love it dearly but I think the powers that be with that show have gotten a little full of themselves thinking that there will be as strong a following when February rolls around. That tremendous span of time is just enough for me to lose interest. They don't assume there will be a following. It's simply because of the strike that they have nothing to air. I've actually read that they're not sure if they will bring the show back since the ratings had dipped so much last season, even when the strike ends.
	alexalgebra: 11/07/2007 3:16 PM GODDAMNSHIT! I have a love/hate relationship with Lost. It's one of three TV shows I actually watch with any amount of consistency, but I got really fed up with it last season and was hoping that it would end. I was actually really let down to find out that it had signed on for three more seasons. However, I get hooked on things, and when I'm hooked, I have to know what happens in the end, even if I no longer care about the characters. So knowing that there is an end and not being able to see it ASAP is slowly killing me inside. Damn you writers! Damn you! If you really want to show those studios who's boss, leak the scripts! :-D
	kokeshi: 11/07/2007 4:05 PM NONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONO NONONO! I live in Hawaii and have seen them filming a million times. At least a few episodes should come out! D: Dammit, this ruins my day.
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