Interesting story today from staffer Lynn Ascrizzi about how a 1977 Colby College grad, Jeff Gottesfeld, is one of the 3,000 writers in Hollywood out on strike.

Gottesfeld and his wife write for the soap opera, "The Young and the Restless." The Maine ties with that show are semi-amazing. Lynne Dufour, of Lewiston, is the script editor and Christian McLaughlin, of Fort Kent, also writes for the show.

When Gottesfeld contacted me about the story, and mentioned the Maine connections, I told him I have to watch more soaps.

You can read Lynn's article here: Colby grad joins with Hollywood strikers.

Personally, I'm bummed that the strike may mean no "24" this season. The "24" series typically starts in January. I'm not a big TV watcher. I watch sports, parts of political talk shows (until the shouting gets me down), old movies -- and I never miss an episode of "24."

It's really the only "show" I watch and look forward to, though last season wasn't so hot.