Bad writers go on strike, late night talk is doomed
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UPDATED: Friday, September 19, 2025 08:50
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Late night talk and SNL are doomed...doomed 
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The next season of Nathan's show "The Rookie" will be delayed. I just watched the season 5 ender tonight. They went out with a bang for sure.
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I'm loving the Late Night thing.
There's way too many of those shows today anyhow. The last two great Late Night comedians were Craig Ferguson and Conan. Everyone else since has been trash.
Hopefully when the dust settles all but one or two of them are gone and cancelled.
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Growing up in a Republic was nice... Shame we couldn't keep it.
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Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK:
I'm loving the Late Night thing.
There's way too many of those shows today anyhow. The last two great Late Night comedians were Craig Ferguson and Conan. Everyone else since has been trash.
Hopefully when the dust settles all but one or two of them are gone and cancelled.
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Growing up in a Republic was nice... Shame we couldn't keep it.
Late night chat is not healthy, ratings have tanked. When Cordon left they didn't replace him on 'The Late Late Show, the show's been canceled. Because Disney/ABC is on hard times I wouldn't be shocked if Kimmel gets the axe...or lets him retire, if ya know what I mean. The ratings for these shows have been under 2 million viewers, (Kimmel under 1.5 million) the hosts make tens of millions of dollars a year, if the strike goes on for months will anybody care if these shows come back?
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Un-funny Comedian to join the poverty line?
I thought comedians should be able to write their own material
2007–08 Writers Guild strike cased disruption, some show were prepared and pre ordered script other delayed the show for a year. Maybe they will just go to a bunch of computer guys in Cambodia, Peru, Georgia, Albania, Kenya, Vietnam or some place and ask them to chat with an AI all day and get the Robot to write the next tv show comedy.
The Robot it might even do a better job than our unfunny hive mind comedians
'From Bond to Heroes: what was affected by the 2007 writers’ strike?'
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2023/may/04/2007-writers-strike-bo
nd-movie-heroes
Actor Rob Lowe joins writers' picket line in Los Angeles
https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-us-canada-65475111
A writers' strike is bearing down on Hollywood.
https://www.businessinsider.com/hollywood-writers-strike-winners-loser
s-netflix-disney-warner-bros-discovery-2023-3
Here's how Netflix, Amazon, Disney+, and other streamers are armed for a work stoppage.
WGA strike day 2: Hollywood writers concerned AI will take their jobs
https://www.foxla.com/news/wga-writers-strike-day-2
The union remains at an impasse with Hollywood studios over a host of labor issues
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Originally posted by JAYNEZTOWN:
Un-funny Comedian to join the poverty line?
I thought comedians should be able to write their own material
2007–08 Writers Guild strike cased disruption, some show were prepared and pre ordered script other delayed the show for a year. Maybe they will just go to a bunch of computer guys in Cambodia, Peru, Georgia, Albania, Kenya, Vietnam or some place and ask them to chat with an AI all day and get the Robot to write the next tv show comedy.
The Robot it might even do a better job than our unfunny hive mind comedians
'From Bond to Heroes: what was affected by the 2007 writers’ strike?'
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2023/may/04/2007-writers-strike-bo
nd-movie-heroes
Actor Rob Lowe joins writers' picket line in Los Angeles
https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-us-canada-65475111
A writers' strike is bearing down on Hollywood.
https://www.businessinsider.com/hollywood-writers-strike-winners-loser
s-netflix-disney-warner-bros-discovery-2023-3
Here's how Netflix, Amazon, Disney+, and other streamers are armed for a work stoppage.
WGA strike day 2: Hollywood writers concerned AI will take their jobs
https://www.foxla.com/news/wga-writers-strike-day-2
The union remains at an impasse with Hollywood studios over a host of labor issues
You would think that the show could go on, they come out and just do off the cuff interviews, but it looks like these dorks couldn't ad-lib a burp at Burger King.
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Why use of AI is a major sticking point in the ongoing writers' strike
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2373382-why-use-of-ai-is-a-major-
sticking-point-in-the-ongoing-writers-strike/
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Originally posted by JAYNEZTOWN:
Why use of AI is a major sticking point in the ongoing writers' strike
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2373382-why-use-of-ai-is-a-major-
sticking-point-in-the-ongoing-writers-strike/
Shows written by an AI would likely be better than most of the crap on streaming now, maybe an AI could fix 'Star Trek'?
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If the writers were any good at their jobs instead of focusing on ESG scores, AI would be a long way from taking their jobs from them.
Even the manatees that make Family Guy are going to lose their job to AI, and they're downright talented compared to Disney employees.
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Creative Disruption: Striking screenwriters fearful ChatGPT could write next blockbuster script
https://www.milwaukeeindependent.com/newswire/creative-disruption-stri
king-screenwriters-fearful-chatgpt-write-next-blockbuster-script/
Some places that the WGA has picketed include AMC Networks, Amazon/Culver Studios, MGM, CBS Radford, CBS Television City, Disney, 20th Century Studios, Lionsgate, Starz, Netflix, Paramount, MTV, Sony, Universal, Warner Bros. (including its Burbank division), 30 Rock/NBCUniversal, Broadway Stages, HBO, Silvercup Studios, Steiner Studios, Warner Bros. Discovery, and Warner Bros. Discovery Upfront
https://web.archive.org/web/20230430111715/https://www.hollywoodreport
er.com/business/digital/newfronts-preview-2023-amazon-roku-snap-1235403894/
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https://web.archive.org/web/20230502031455/https://deadline.com/featur
e/wga-strike-picket-locations-list-1235352229/
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