Writers' strike in its second day More strikers speak with the WSWS

Furthermore, “Til Death” and “Back to You” on Fox have stopped production, along with “The Big Bang Theory,” “Notes from the Underbelly” and “Two and a Half Men” at Warner Brothers. According to the Hollywood media, a new NBC show, “Heroes: Origins,” has also halted operations.

The popular program “The Office” is close to shutting down. Its show runner, Greg Daniels, told TV Week that lead performer Steve Carell supports the writers’ strike. “We’re trying to shut down ‘The Office,’” Daniels said. “We have the star of our show and the entire writing staff behind us.” None of the program’s actors have apparently crossed the picket line.

Continuing expressions of support from prominent actors and others, including Jamie Lee Curtis and Alec Baldwin, have been forthcoming. Baldwin wrote: “As an actor who has worked in film and television since 1980, I have always been pretty clear about the fact that we are nowhere without the writers in our industry. And that goes beyond the scary concept of a world of unscripted reality TV. Television and film writers are responsible for some of the greatest literature in the history of our society.”