But as this year’s strike went on, the guild and its vocal supporters made clear that any hosts restarting their shows during this walkout would not be showered with likes.
members have said that something like his return to air would today be considered strikebreaking because airing the show inevitably involves creative work that constitutes writing.
The producers of today’s returning talk shows, of course, disagree.
Regardless, I don’t think today’s backlash is the result of contract wording or a philosophical shift on the nature of the scribe’s craft.
(David Letterman returned to air with a full staff because his production company, Worldwide Pants, struck its own deal with the writers.)
Persons:
Conan O’Brien’s, NBC’s, ’, O’Brien, ”, —, today’s, peck, Ellen DeGeneres, Jay Leno, David Letterman, Jon Stewart, aughts iconhood
Organizations:
Gallup
Locations:
Kentucky, America