After a lot of talk, the Writers Guild took to the picket line yesterday.

Late night shows went into repeats last night. The Big Bang Theory and Two and a Half Men stopped production. (Actually, the Writers Guild did CBS a favor there.)

In a pro-union gesture, Barack Obama offered his support to the writers guild. Sadly, Obama failed to realize that it’s the unionized factory employees who are really getting screwed by the strike since now they have nothing to do after work.

How long it’ll last is unclear. J. Nicholas Counter, president of the producers’ alliance, expects the strike to go on for 8 to 10 months. The Washington Post’s sources are more optimistic and believe the strike will continue for only a week or two.

We hope the Post is right. If this strike continues, we might have to resort to reading or conversing with loved ones at night.