The Hard Reality of the Writer Strike

When the writers strike began, most scripted shows kept going for a few weeks using scripts that had already been written and signed off. But without Steve Carell and with a picket line of its own writers and stars, the office finished up faster than most. On November 15th, just 10 days into the strike, the deposition ad and the show wouldn't return until April. When the crew were let go, showrunner Greg Daniels wrote each person a $1,000 check from his own bank account. The cast, prodded by Steve Carell, pooled resources to give crew members another two grand each. According to the office crew, no one else they knew received similar help from

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