NBC's The Office has closed for the foreseeable future after its star, STEVE CARELL, failed to report to work earlier this week. Many other TV series have suffered a similar fate because of the writers' strike, which began on Monday. ABC's Desperate Housewives and CBS' Two and Half Men are among the other shows expected to halt production, for reasons such as a lack of fresh scripts.
Several actors have supported the writers' cause in recent days. Grey's Anatomy star ELLEN POMPEO has accused the networks of being greedy, saying quote, "They're profiting from the sale of the show and they don't want to share the profits."
Family Guy creator SETH MACFARLANE is another TV star who has joined the picket line. According to Variety, he's not interested in helping to complete unfinished episodes of the show. MacFarlane says the latest completed episode of Family Guy airs this Sunday on Fox.
The writers have asked for compensation for shows offered on the Internet. With the strike wreaking havoc on the TV schedule, networks will likely announce plans for alternative programming in the near future. Fox has already tinkered with its midseason schedule -- most notably, the network has postponed the seventh-season premiere of 24, originally scheduled for January, to, quote, "ensure that 'Day 7' can air uninterrupted, in its entirety." American Idol seems safe from the strike, though -- the popular singing competition returns on January 15th.
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