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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Can someone explain why some talk shows are running with no objection but the others that are starting up are getting kicked in the gut?[/quote]

Drew Barrymore is deservedly getting kicked in the gut. She initially made noise about supporting the WGA strike and now is claiming, ridiculously, that her show is "news" content and "informs" people, all because she has a segment called "Drew's News." She is trying to pretend her chat show is actually journalism -- journalism (as in shows in news departments, like Good Morning America etc.) is NOT part of the WGA strike. For an excellent, excoriating and funny short take explaining why Barrymore's return is crappy of her, see Under The Desk News on Instagram. Even non-Instagram folks should be able to see this post:

https://www.instagram.com/p/CxDb9BRsZAt/

Bill Maher says he'll just do interviews with no scripted material and he (a writer himself) won't write anything. Whatever. While he may be skirting the legalities of the strike, it's disingenuous and unsupportive of him to go back to the show. [/quote]

I’m not a fan of Drew, but her show is no different than GMA or Live with Kelly and Mark. They trot out a celeb and chat. They trot out a chef or health guru and chat. I suspect they actually could do this without writers. Producers pull the show together.

Ditto for Maher. He can interview guests without writers. He can write his own monologue as well. [/quote]

Same for Drew. And The Talk is supposedly coming back. I don’t get why some are still producing and others are not. Even the night shows could come back on without a monologue.

The strike needs to be over. The TV studios have planned for this strike. NBC has two new shows premiering, they all will probably bring over some of their streaming shows (CBS already started), new game shows, etc.  and movies can start going overseas and get non-SAG members to star. I don’t see a win here for those on strike.[/quote]

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