Writers control the source of Hollywood's product, and as a result of their three-month strike, many talk shows, TV serials and films had to shut down. The public was eager for new content, but all television networks could do was broadcast reruns. The strike also resulted in a "butterfly effect" of unintended consequences in nations that import the Hollywood product. "Cape No.
掌控好萊塢影視產製源頭的編劇們，停筆 3 個月的結果，造成眾多脫口秀節目、影集、電影陷入停擺狀態，觀眾遲遲等不到新作，電視台只好不斷重播舊節目因應，還引發海外進口國不小的「蝴蝶效應」。