Opponents of the strike cite the last strike of writers in 2007, which lasted 100 days and cost the Hollywood entertainment industry and Los Angeles economy an estimated $2bn. US media and Hollywood insiders noted the most immediate effects of the strike. The Los Angeles Times pointed out that a long strike could have a ripple effect on not only film and television production but also the Southern California economy. Without writers, scripted television shows will struggle to continue filming and live late-night shows will stop immediately,” the biggest newspaper on US West Coast noted. “Far fewer feature film scripts are being bought now and the trend is for smaller TV 'writers rooms' with fewer writers per series and very low residuals.
