Ellen DeGeneres Draws Wrath of Striking Writers
It has been a few days now since the Writers Guild of America has gone on strike. MAny shows have ceased production, and shows like 24 have been canceled this season altogether because they hadn’t completed the season prior to the strike.
Ellen has decided to continue with her show, writer, or not. She has continued doing her show with out doing a monologue unlike many other daily television hosts like Conan, Leno, and Letterman who have darked out in support of writers.
“I want to say I love my writers,” DeGeneres said on Tuesday’s show. “I love them. In honor of them today, I’m not going to do a monologue. I support them and hope that they get everything they’re asking for.” DeGeneres goes on to say that she’s continuing her show because “people have traveled across the country” to attend and be guests on her show, and she wants to “do everything I can to make your trip enjoyable and give you a show.”
This doesn’t sit well with many anyone really. Well…maybe the studio execs, and Ellen’s 3 fans. Not sure if I care at all about this Writer’s strike. I don’t watch most of TV’s crap anyways so it has no effect on me. Unions are past their usefulness in this day and time. They are more harm than good in almost every circumstance and they help idiots more than they help the people that really need them.
