Why TV can strike and the news can't....

So I've been following strike news very closely because in my fantasy world I became a writer and develop plot lines on all my favorite shows like Lost and Mad Men.

BY the way, this was my idea first, but then I realized I was the only one who reads this blog, and striking against myself is a way of letting the man win!

My comment is about CBS News' possible strike of their own writers. While I wholeheartedly support writers receiving their fair share of benefits and compensation, striking against a failing medium seems a little risky.

Here's how it will play out:

Writers at CBS will strike. Shows like 60 Minutes and 48 Hours will stop producing new content. (Not really sure if the strike also covers the news, news....here's hoping it doesn't...I'm pretty sure the networks would thank writers for kicking the ratings-troubled Katie Couric off the air)

Without the news programs, networks will replace these shows with classics like "Meet Your New Babby Daddy" or "America's Psychic Challenge" (Okay, the first show I made up, but the second is actually airing on Lifetime).

Once they realize these reality programs get higher rating than the news, adios Mike Wallace. Welcome to Armageddon.


Network news shows are in a pretty sad state right now. I mean, they're no print media, but their lack of viewership is pretty pathetic. Striking, it seems, would only worsen the situation.