As you probably have heard by this point the Award’s Ceremony for the People’s Choice Awards was canceled due to the Writers Guild of America strike. Although to be honest I never really understood what the writers did on these shows anyway. To be honest the off the cuff comments are much better and the canned stuff the writers provide is awful. In fact I would say it is the worst party of these shows. The awards were announced in a taped event Tuesday night and hosted by Queen Latifa. The Golden Globes have been canceled and the Academy Awards are also questionable this year.

Once again I will reiterate my biggest complaint about the WGA strike. Who is it hurting? So the People’s Choice Awards/Golden Globes/Academy Awards ceremonies were cancelled. I’m sure the networks lost some money, but the canned versions are still expected garner about half of the viewership of live ceremonies televised in the past. Are audiences up in arms over this? Not really. I mean yeah, I’ll miss them but I’ll just go find some cable show to watch, or play XBox, or surf the net instead. I’ll survive. Did any writer’s get paid for those productions? No.

As far as I can tell, the big losers are the folks who won awards. For most of these folks this is a once in a lifetime achievement. They are the ones getting shortchanged. This is their one chance to be recognized by their fans and their peers. I feel really bad for them because they are missing this opportunity. Once again I will say that this could be a huge mistake for the WGA. Viewers are learning that they can survive and still be entertained without these shows. They will find other things to watch and to do. I really think that everyday these guys fight the pie they are fighting over is getting smaller. I’ve actually kind of enjoyed not feeling like there was something that I couldn’t miss on TV tonight. I’ve been playing a lot more XBox and I’ve probably finished twice as many books as I would have otherwise.