The TUBE

After two decades of silent toil, writers for US TV and film industry have collectively decided to put down their pens to stage a strike. The decision became final when last-minute talks to prevent industrial action were cancelled.

The negotiations between the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers and Writers Guild of America apparently ended after approximately eleven hours without resolution. According to the producers, the writers’ union declined to put off the strike while negotiation attempts continued. The East Coast members of WGA, based on reports, have already announced that they are officially on strike.

The nationwide strike is deemed to be the first since a 22-week industrial action in 1988. It appears that if writers continue to go on strike then talks shows that rely on talented gag writers will have to make do with their rich supply of reruns. Such talk shows will likely include the Daily Show with Jon Stewart and the Tonight Show with Jay Leno.

The writers’ union has publicly announced plans to besiege every major studio in L.A., along with New York’s Rockefeller Center, the head office of NBC. The guild, composed of 12,000 writers, said no to contract renewals offered by the Hollywood studios. The united choice ensued in the midst of widespread discontent regarding current agreements on DVD sales and online distribution of film and television content.

When the CW series Veronica Mars was abruptly ended, hundreds of fans were deeply upset about the network's seemingly "harsh" decision. I, myself, was sad about what happened. I even signed up for the petition set up by loyal VMars fans to get the show back on the TUBE. Unfortunately, all the efforts weren't enough to bring the show back on air (even if only to give it a good and well-deserved finale).


"All is well that ends well." Kristen Bell (a.k.a. Veronica Mars, for some of us) is back! Say "hello" to ELLE..She is the new and mysterious addition to the amazing cast of the hit NBC series Heroes. The character she plays (Elle) debuted in the fifth episode of the show's second season.

Although her previous show was cancelled, I'm really glad to see Bell back in the game. I really admired how she handled her prior role as the young P.I. in Veronica Mars. I just hope that NBC would make her a permanent cast memeber.  I surely wish to see more of her in the TUBE.

A television set is a home essential that, I think, every house should have. Unless, of course, if you live in a place without electricity then owning one would be pointless and unnecessary.

I, for one, am a living testament of how influential and addictive--not to mention essential--the TUBE is in one's life.

Exhibit A: majority of the stored knowledge in my brain comes from the shows or movies I've watched in the past. Exhibit B.1: I always fall asleep with the TV still on (I usually set it on Sleep Mode). Exhibit B.2: I refuse to get out of bed and start my day without turning it back on for a quick dose of morning TV shows (I normally use my mornings to catch replays of the shows I've missed). Exhibit C: I know the exact schedule of primetime TV shows more than I know my own class schedule (okay, that would be exaggerating a bit, but it really happened--at one point, that is).

For those people who share my TV addiction, I hope you could find time to read my posts and leave comments. I would reeeaaally appreciate the effort. And for those who just want to look around, I look forward to making converts out of you, "non-TV addicts!" hehehe