If you guys are not into American TV shows and motion pictures, the Writers Guild of American (WGA) is currently on strike against the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP). The reason for the strike is that they are asking for a percentage of DVD sales and residuals for reruns on television and new media. It remains to see if AMPTP would accept such demands.
Until the situation is resolved, production of new episodes of almost all American TV shows are currently put on hold.
As an aspiring writer myself, I feel that WGA is certainly justified by asking for better contracts - currently writers only get paid once for writing an episode. For them writing is a pretty unstable job and they are subjected to season breaks where they are not employed at all.
With the last WGA strike (in 1988) lasting 22 weeks, I shudder at the thought of no more House, Heroes and Simpsons. Oh well, time to start watching their reruns.