Whaaaa?!

I am curious (and somewhat dubious) to see what the late-night talk shows come up with when they return in January sans writers. Especially in Stephen Colbert's case, I believe he could still put together a funny show without the help of a full writing staff. The Daily Show also has a ton of on-screen talent who I believe are capable of being funny without a script.

But questions over the format of both shows -- which rely heavily on writers -- remained unanswered Thursday, with many segments of both thought to be off limits according to WGA strike rules.

Strike rules?! How do they get to have rules? Isn't this like a petulant child refusing to join in a game, and then trying to disrupt everyone else from having a good time? The WGA's stance strikes me as unfair, unreasonable, and downright un-American. There I said it; all striking workers are communists. Or, to use the modern term, terrorists.

Bottom line: even if hiring scab writers or other work-arounds are considered "against the rules" who cares? What are the writers going to do, strike harder? They would be crazy to bring any kind of lawsuit against the AMPTP, as that would surely end all negotiation talks between the two sides. The conventional wisdom is that writers need jobs more than producers need writers. If the WGA doesn't come to its senses soon, they will get what they deserve: a permanent vacation. Somebody wake up the Gipper and bring him back so he can fire these guys and start over.