turns out that the season 2 of Heroes is only the second worst thing to happen because of of the 2006 writers' strike
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/100-days-changed-hollywood-writers-strike-10-years-1111860/
100 Days That Changed Hollywood: The Writers Strike, 10 Years Later
A decade after scribes walked out over digital pay, The Hollywood Reporter gathers key players to reflect on the tension and “traitors,” strategies and solidarity, picket-line romances …
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