Top 5 Ways Television Can Benefit From Possible Writers Strike

I know whereof I speak on this one. This channel is on my television more often than not, and the problem is, it seems like the writers are already on strike. The same episodes of That's So Raven, The Suite Life of Zach and Cody, and Hannah Montana seem to be on a loop repeating weekly.

Either all the episodes have the same plot, or I keep seeing the DJ Tanner plays new teacher for Raven and Raven goes camping episodes over and over. I also keep seeing Zach and Cody keeping the hotel chef from late-night snacking and Maddie writing a children's book about London's dog until my eyes burn. The worst offender seems to be Hannah Montana, though. I keep seeing Hannah's brother taking care of the bird that calls his girlfriend brainless and Jake Ryan learning Hannah's secret over and over. Also, I could stand up and do the Bone Dance right here on my owm with no assistance.

By the way, could the writers not come up with a new name? We all know Jake Ryan is really Molly Ringwald's love interest on 16 Candles.

Of all things to decide to remake, they decide to remake this? This was bad 70s TV at its worst ... well, almost worst. 6 Million Dollar Man, okay I can see that one, but it would have to be like 126 Million Dollar man or something, but Bionic Woman? Who cared enough the first time to want to turn it on again in 2007?

It's always seemed this show was nothing more than an excuse to dissect a woman's body and stare at it for awhile, and this new version certainly isn't changing that assumption of mine. Forget about the bionic eye, ear, arm, leg, etc. Give her bionic boobs. It's what the writers really want to do the whole time anyway.

Yeah, I know. It's a cartoon classic meant for all ages, but could the kids grow up please? Haven't these kids done everything they could possibly do at their current ages? Even the groups on Happy Days, Welcome Back Kotter, and Saved By the Bell eventually grew up. Why can't these people?

It's time for Bart to stop telling people to eat their shorts, for Lisa to take her sax-playing to the next level, and for Maggie to finally talk, other than for just one day. They just need to move on, and while we're at it, so do Itchy and Scratchy.

I can't even keep them straight anymore, and either Jerry Orbach appeared on all the incarnations, or he was just so good it seemed so, and the whole franchise just isn't the same without him around. In six words or less, Jerry Orbach was Law and Order. Period.

We need Law and Order: Ghosts to take it back to Jerry Orbach. We need him on there however we can get him, even if he is deceased. Don't get me wrong, I think Marisa Hargitay is still absolutely beautiful and Christopher Meloni is a necessary component as well, but we need Orbach. We also need Law and Order: Trial By Jury to come back and give Bebe Neuwirth another stab at it.

I'll admit, some of the current sitcoms such as Two and a Half Men are funny and well-written, but will any of these stand the test of time? Will we ever see them on TV Land in twenty years as we watch all the shows all over again endlessly?

The answer is no. These are good shows, but there isn't a Dick Van Dyke, Mary Tyler Moore, or Bob Newhart in the bunch. And let's be honest. Seinfeld came along and broke all the rules. Mundane just isn't good enough anymore, even if it's a show about nothing.