The Daily Show - The Writer's Strike Edition
 

Just found this... It sums up the issues in the current writer's strike nicely (and provides some humour to boot).

Online for only a day and already over 101,000 views. The power of the internet is alot stronger than the power of cable television you have to pay for. These writers should be able to sign an agreement where initially get paid a per diem of sorts and then they should get paid per view - like shows in syndication, with all of this to be reviewed every other year until online video becomes as commonplace as email.

I like that John Oliver was in that segment. I really can't see how anyone can support the industry over the writers, it seems pretty cut and dried.

It's absolutely cut and dry.

The studios are just trying to shaft the writers (as usual).