Bionic Woman, other shows "suspended"

Variety reported this morning that "Universal Media Studios on Thursday began notifying the regulars on NBC's Bionic Woman, The Office, and 30 Rock that the studio is suspending them, citing the force majeure provisions in their SAG contracts."

Force majeure essentially equates to "act of God," meaning the studios are pretending that they had no control over these circumstances. By throwing everyone out of work, they are hoping to make the actors and directors angry at the writers, hopefully splitting the solidarity of the strike. We'll see how that works out in that notoriously incestuous town. I tell you, it's like watching the Medicis at work.