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I haven’t noticed much of a difference in the TV world because of the writers strike. Actually, I’ve seen an upside in all this. Let me explain.
First off, I barely watched TV before the strike. I hate commercials, I hate the announcer guy/gal announcing other shows and I hate reruns. There are only a few good programs on TV anyways. My list is pretty short.
- Family Guy (FOX On Demand, hulu, OPENhulu)
- Simpsons (FOX On Demand, hulu, OPENhulu)
- American Dad (FOX On Demand, hulu, OPENhulu)
- Top Gear (British Show)
- The I.T. Crowd (British Show)
Aside from the two British shows, I only watch 3–yes, count them, three–American shows regularly. Sure, I watch Lost and Mythbusters when I’m with friends, but that’s usually it. Heroes has never caught my attention and I doubt it ever will.1
Now, how am I catching the shows I actually watch? Easy, the companies that run them actually stream their shows online. Most of them are on their own website, but there are websites like Hulu2 that do a better job. Hulu works with the TV studios so there is nothing illegal about it. Very nice I might say. Also, The I.T. Crowd’s producer has put the whole show online. He believes that it should be watched by as many people as possible and I do also.
Aside from lack of quality television and new shows, the writers strike has brought more quality online media to the forefront. I watch more hours of video podcasts than I do streaming TV shows. A few are simply amazing. For example, Channel Frederator which is by far the best cartoon podcast/channel in the world. I would also suggest checking out Ask A Ninja, and TED Talks.
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