It can't really happen can it?

I have been in denial lately.
You may have seen it in my eye, like I was hiding something.
Well its time to break the news to you.
The strike could end this TV season early.

I have known about the looming writers strike and was aware of the possibility that my TV could be taken from me. But much like the MLB strike in 1994 (When the White Sox were the most dominant team in baseball and a lock for the world series!), I never thought it would last long enough to effect me.
But it now seems real. There are no talks scheduled before the new year and no one seems in a hurry to come to a resolution. There is a very serious chance that the strike will last long enough to end this whole season.

Luckily many episodes for most shows have already been filmed or written, and can be aired this year.
Here is a list from TV Guide showing how many episodes are left of your favorite shows before the strike effects them.

The Good news?
9 episodes of "Friday Night Lights" are left, 7 episodes of "Jericho", 8 of "Lost" and 12 "One Tree Hill".
The Bad?
3 episodes of "My Name is Earl", "Pushing Daisies" and "Heroes", 2 episodes of "Reaper" and "Bionic Woman"
The Worst?
0 new episodes of "The Office" remain unaired.

The knowledge that we will get more episodes of some very good shows has helped me stopped crying uncontrollably in the corner, but I still tear up when I think that the Office may be done for the year. Luckily the first 3 seasons are on DVD, and I am looking forward to rewatching last season starting this week.

That's got to be a good thing for the writers to know, people aren't going to have new episodes to watch so they will be forced to watch old episodes on DVD or the internet. So even though the writers aren't currently writing, people at home can still enjoy their work, and they still won't be getting paid enough for it.

Update 11/17: Talks have been scheduled for the 26th. There may be a little bit of hope. And damn I didn't realize I had such an impact, just hours after my post both sides decided to meet, that can not be a coincidence.