How the 2007-08 Writers' Strike Changed 'The Office' and 'Breaking Bad'

The last time the Writers Guild of America went on strike against the Hollywood studios was in November of 2007, which feels like a million generations ago. George W. Bush was still president, the broadcast networks still had an enormous footprint on the pop-culture landscape, and House of Cards, the first high-profile series made directly for streaming, was still six years away. In both cases, the writers are picketing over transformations to the industry that have made it exponentially more difficult for writers to make a living. In 2007, it...