Dang this TV Writers' Strike!

Listen - I empathize with the writers of TV shows. It only makes sense that the Writers Guild of America and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers share the revenue produced by DVD sales and the downloading of programs and movies.

I also feel for all of the "backstage" people who have been out of work for the past eight weeks, due to no fault of their own. This includes the camera men, lighting and audio teams, food service, etc. ... everyone down to the security guards on sets. These people have families to feel and homes to pay for, and they've been dragged into an unfair situation.

Come on, people. It's enough. Give the writers some money. Save whatever can be salvaged from this year, and don't put the fall season in jeopardy (which is what's next - if no pilots for the fall can be written, no advertising can be sold and no shows will be produced). End this thing.

I saw a list on tvguide.com that outlines how many episodes are left. Here's what I can expect from my favorite shows:

• 30 Rock: Ten episodes will be produced. Nine episodes have aired, so there is one left.
  
  
• Criminal Minds: Roughly twelve episodes will be produced. Eleven episodes have aired, so there is roughly one left.
  
  
• Desperate Housewives: Ten episodes will be produced. Ten episodes have aired, so there are zero left.
  
  
• ER: Thirteen episodes will be produced. Ten episodes have aired, so there are three left.
  
  
• Friday Night Lights: Fifteen episodes will be produced. Ten episodes have aired, so there are five left.
  
  
• Grey's Anatomy: Eleven episodes will be produced. Ten episodes have aired, so there is one left.
  
  
• Lost: Eight episodes will be produced. None have aired yet, so there are eight episodes left.
  
  
• Medium: Nine episodes will be produced. One episode has aired, so there are eight left.
  
  
• My Name is Earl: Thirteen episodes will be produced (that includes two one-hour eps, which count double). Twelve episodes have aired, so there is one left.
  
  
• Numbers: Twelve episodes will be produced. Ten have aired, so there are two left.
  
  
• The Office: Twelve half-hour episodes will be produced. Twelve half-hour episodes have aired, so there are zero half-hour episodes left.
  

Hmmmm... maybe I'm watching too much tv. :)

I'm blue.