Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: N'August 10, 2007, Reznor kwupụtara na ha ga-ewere echiche ahụ gaa na netwọk telivishọn iji gbalịa inweta nkwekọrịta: "Anyị na-achọ ịkwado ya na netwọk, ya mere, anyị dị izu ole na ole site na izute ndị isi niile, anyị ga-ahụkwa ihe na-eme". Kemgbe mbụ o kwuputara atụmatụ ya maka usoro onyonyo, ọganihu jiri nwayọ nwayọ, dịka a na-akọ na ọ bụ n'ihi
2007<unk>2008 Writer's Guild strike, mana ọ gara n'ihu. obere ihe nkiri ahụ, nke a na-akpọkwa "Year Zero", nọ na mmepe na HBO na BBC Worldwide Productions, na edemede na edemede nke Reznor na onye edemede "Carnivàle" Daniel Knauf dere.