Even with rumors circulating of a writers-strike-ending deal, walking the line continues to be en vogue with stagehands in New York, miners in Namibia, TV writers in Los Angeles and transportation workers throughout France.
The writers strike is particularly fitting for the U.S. considering the American appetite for TV. But while Americans can live with repeats for a while (go, Seinfeld) the French transportation workers strike is absolutely devastating.
Imagine what would happen if every gas station attendant walked off the job demanding a livable salary, a health-care plan and a 401(k)? We’d be up le creek de merde with an useless combustion engine, that’s what.
Viewers who need their TV bakery fresh will salute Last Call host Carson Daly for crossing the line. He’s breaking ranks with his late night competitor colleagues and could be in a prime position to snag adrift viewers. But if the strike were to end in the next day or so, we can only imagine TV land is going to be a tough town for Daly.
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I'd watch David Letterman clip his toe nails for 90 before I put on an episode of Last Call with Carson Daly.
In Daly's defense, he's been consistently unfunny since the show began so why stop now?