Prepare To Be Adapted: Attack Of The Writers

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Hello, viewers. Welcome to the second exciting episode of "Prepared To Be Adapted."

This time out, I'm going to touch on a topic that is affecting everyone in the film biz ... the writers strike. Since this is "Prepare To Be Adapted," I will talk a little about how this is affecting the comic book world, too.

Since I hope to be a big-shot screen writer/director/producer guy someday and I live up here in Vancouver, B.C., I can't help but be curious about the strike. So, I plan on giving myself -- and you faithful viewers -- an introduction to what this whole strike means and how it affects other mediums of storytelling.

SyFy Portal has been following the strike pretty well, so hopefully I won’t repeat too much here.

So, enough blabbering, let us begin.

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As a fan of TV and film, I have two little folks on my shoulders. On one side, the uber fan that doesn’t want my favorite shows to be interrupted. On the other side, the writer that completely understands why a strike is necessary.

Not clear on what TV shows are affected? Check out this handy grid from the Chicago Tribune. Just as I got all goosebumply excited about Joss Whedon returning to television with “Dollhouse,” a series starring Eliza Dushku, I find out the show as been put on hold because of the strike. But Joss, who has joined the picket line, is OK with it.

"I have no conflict about this," he told Variety. "It’s not hard for me. The issues we’re talking about are so crucial.”

That is only the beginning, though. It has already begun affecting movies, too.

The film studios tried their best to stock up on scripts, but we are already starting to hear of films being delayed. Columbia Pictures has postponed production of "Angels & Demons," the prequel to the "The Da Vinci Code." The film adaptation of "Nine" and Oliver Stone’s “Pinkville” are also causalities. Recently, The Hollywood Reporter said that production on “Justice League of America” might be in jeopardy because it doesn’t have a shooting script, which is ironic because it was rushed because of the strike. Even “Wolverine,” “Thor,” “Transformers 2,” “Superman: The Man of Steel,” and “Spider-Man 4” are all rumored to be delayed because of the strike. Frak!

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