FEATURE

Writer's Bloc: The Shocking Conclusion!

Big Think hosted an all-star panel of comedy writers to discuss their thoughts on the ongoing strike.

In the series' last two installments, striking scribes Brian Kiley and Stu Zicherman close the show with their insider insights and predictions.
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Comedy writers Dan Goor, Laura Krafft and Colin Jost explain offer a perspective of the strike from the picket line. They talk about what's behind the strike, what's at stake, as they see it, and why they're still deeply committed to the cause.

A Note: The writers requested that we not post their show affiliations.
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Ever wondered what comedy writers Google?
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The "Three Picketeers", Dan Goor, Laura Krafft, and Colin Jost, offer up their insider insights into how long the strike will last and when, and how, it will end.  The all-star triple team also muse about the future, including their first day back to work, and the distant dream of “folding TV” technology!
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“While You Were Out”: Our comedic threesome opens up about how it feels to see shows back on the air without writers, and dishes about the stories they've been chomping at the bit to parody while they've been out of work. Hint: 2008 presidential candidates are re-imagined as comic book superheroes!
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Predictions!  Our three striking comedy scribes turn savvy soothsayers.  Will the Oscars happen?  If so, who will win?  Will the DGA strike next?  And forget the polls and primaries,  who will win the 2008 Election?  Tune in and all will be revealed...
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New players at the table.  In the first of 5 episodes, late night comedy writer, Brian Kiley, and Stu Zicherman, a writer for screens big and small, go one-one-one and get down to what the WGA strike is all about.
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Striking scribes Brian Kiley and Stu Zicherman discuss what strike life is like, how they keep productive off the job, and how the picket line is a rewarding and slightly surreal experience.
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What do WGA strikers Brian Kiley and Stu Zicherman miss most about their jobs?  How long can they hold out?  What stories have they missed sinking their teeth into?  Tune in and find out?
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Striking Scribes Brian Kiley and Stu Zicherman discuss going with the union, an historic moment that brings baseball to mind, watching TV shows come back without writers, and feeling the other trades' pain.
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What's a finale without predictions!  How long will the strike last?  Will pilot season happen?  Who will take best picture, and who will take the Oval Office?  Striking scribes Brian Kiley and Stu Zicherman gaze into their crystal balls.
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