Weathering The Writers Strike, Take Six

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Moman is fresh out of DVR-ed HD content and wondered what if I (or any ZNF readers) have any suggestions on how his family might weather the remainder of the writers strike.

Unfortunately, things will get worse before they get better. Even if a deal is struck soon, it’ll be months before we see fresh content that hasn’t already been written and filmed. And speaking of that content - though I haven’t yet decided if I like it, the Terminator series recently began. Plus Jericho and Lost will premiere shortly. Brent Evans is maintaining a list of other winter show premieres.

I’ve really enjoyed both seasons of Dexter and know Moman will too, but he’s going to have to stay up late and watch it when the kids are sleeping. CBS will be running an edited version during prime time, but I suggest Mo pull the trigger on a Netflix subscription and check out the original. And speaking of previously aired shows, Burn Notice finally showed up on Amazon Unbox and iTunes a few weeks ago - I raced through the entire season on TiVo, iPhone, and MacBook Pro. Highly recommended.

Otherwise, with scripted television and college football mostly over, I’ve been spending quite a bit of time playing Call of Duty 4 and intend to Netflix Firefly. Though, that may have been the case anyway as the studios haven’t been allowing good content to incubate/blossom before pulling the plug. Fortunately for Melissa, she’s content with American Idol and Bret Michaels.

For continued coverage, the LA Times is blogging the strike and a show status Wiki is being maintained. Any suggestions for new series, past series, or smart reality content to check out?

 

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