Weekly Hebdomad

We count down the strike-filled week that was . . .


7.) Weekly "If Four Episodes of Seinfeld a Day Weren't Enough":

With a shortage of scripts, it looks like some of your favorite shows are going to syndication . . . which in the case of "Heroes" may mean the first season repeated three times.

6.) Weekly "Not my '24'!":

Apparently Fox will not air new episodes of '24' as long as there's a risk of interruption. My name is Jack Bauer and this is the longest strike of my life . . .

5.) Weekly "Excuse to Play Clips of Schwarzenegger":

Arnold wants the strike to stop . . . NOW!



4.) Weekly "The Obvious Joke":

"Hollywood Suffers from Writer's Block"

Great work "Inquirer.net"

3.) Weekly "Putting the Ball on the Tee":

Props to the less than creatively titled Inquirer.net article on this one:

“Without them, I’m not funny!”

That’s how “The Tonight Show” host, Jay Leno, paid tribute to his popular talk-comedy program’s writers, after they stopped working and joined US TV-film writers’ first strike in nearly 20 years.

It's not the writers, Jay. No, no it's not the chin, either. Look, this is getting awkward. You're just not funny.

2.) Weekly "Get over Yourself":

Even writers working on a post-Katrina show that is set in New Orleans and is being shot on location are striking. I hope they teach the city something about enduring hardship . . . and then go screw themselves.

1.) Weekly "Thing You Need to Know":

As always, Gary Oldman has the answer. Here's his message to the writers: