The only show I'm really concerned about is Lost, and that luckily has 14 out of the 16 episodes completed for this season, which is much more than most shows. Hopefully they'll be able to wrap up the last few episodes without the regular writers if necessary.

It's true that writers of TV don't get enough credit - they never have, and they should. Writers create what we watch - without them, there's no show. Good directing and acting doesn't mean a thing if the story isn't interesting.