as the writers’ strike drags on.

“‘Some people were crying. Some people were screaming,’ said one employee speaking on condition of anonymity. NBC declined comment on the firings beyond a brief statement that it had ‘regretfully informed the people who work on ‘The Tonight Show With Jay Leno’ and ‘Late Night With Conan O’Brien’ that their services are not needed at this time due to our inability to continue production of the shows.'”

Shocked Leno staffers fired.

Leno had told his people not to worry, that they wouldn’t be fired. I’ve been there, lied to by management: “Don’t worry, there won’t be layoffs in your department.” Then, wham. That’s evil.

I can’t help but wonder if there’s something we viewers can do to help put pressure on the producers to show more good faith and fair dealing. I’m not watching any of the reruns of nightly shows like Leno’s. Their advertisers won’t get my attention during this debacle.