The original post: /r/television by /u/visiny on 2025-09-09 06:59:17+00:00.
It certainly didnt feel longer. Really gave me an indication of how much the TV landscape has changed in the past 15 years between them.
I had barely felt the 2023 writer’s strike, and it felt like it was over in a flash (I do hope they got what they were aiming for, because I too worry about stuff like AI) but looking back it was surprising that they did it in the summer season, dont know if that was the best time to hold leverage.
In comparison, the 2007-2008 strike felt like it lasted forever, and had a greater impact on shows I was watching at the time, same for people around me. I wonder if its because back then, there were only so many avenues to watch shows, and only so many hot topic shows themselves. I just remember maybe 2 or 3 shows, Lost and Heroes, that really left us hanging on the edge of our seat wanting to know when the next episode was gonna be, and how it made the writer’s strike feel like a long time.
But now… so much of the landscape had changed, with how much smartphones and social media have become ingrained in our society, streaming services taking off, and the general competition to hold the population’s attention. Wonder what that could indicate for the future of the industry