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I’m interested.

I’m in!

Modernize it and make it more relatable to kids now? Hopefully they do it just like they did Snow White!

Yep. I suspect AI in writing will be a lot harder to enforce than AI actors.

Fyi…. My chart was just to help those that know nothing about the industry realize how many people are a part of it. That’s why I said plus many more. There are so many, some that vary by production, it would be hard to list them all.

No, I get it. Trust me, I have no desire to defend them or qualified to do so. In my mind, by risk, I mean collapsing a company and killing the shareholders. Even if they did though, they would still walk away with millions which is amazing.

I am not implying anything and have no hidden agenda. I have always struggled with the fact that heads of businesses (of any type) get paid so much more than the workers that make things happen, but also realize they have more responsibility and risk, so they are paid more. I have been consistent on this here and in the gold thread. Naturally the heads of studios are not pulling out of their IRAs because most of them are rich. If I knew the solution or right answer, I would be rich myself.

Oh yessss!!! I forgot about the covid coordinators! I hated having to get tested 2 days before and again the day before (or day of). I always found it amusing that I could be with the same person (or people) all day long with no mask and it was ok, but the second it was break time, we would get in trouble by a monitor for being too close to each other.

Here is snapshot of all of the different people that work on a set and one way or another out of work during the strike. In reality there are even more people there than this even shows.

I get what you are saying and don't necessarily disagree, but a studio executive does have a bit more responsibility than the craft service assistant.

It is estimated that entertainment workers have pulled approximately $45 Million out of their retirement accounts during the strike. Depending on what they are pulling from and how much, they may also get hit with a 10% Federal Penalty and a 2.5% California (residents) penalty.

There is a lot of truth to this statement. Some will eviscerate a person for just getting in the wrong food line!

He is not on strike. They are not the writers or the actors. He does not benefit from these new contracts. They do other things on set and in the industry.

That sucks but good to hear you are at least eligible for unemployment, even though it is a fraction what is made working. I wasn't really for sure if that would apply or not. Hope you get back to work soon. Nothing happens on the set without you guys.

How does it work for the IATSE when SAG and WGA strike? It automatically puts them out of work at no fault of their own. Does it make them eligible for any type of unemployment or internal funding?

If WGA settles that may help grease the wheels on a SAG agreement since a few of the issues are similar.

@ 20% off

It’s the perfect grade and look with the Spidey label for my display shelf. Right now I just have my raw copy.

I agree with this completely. More does not equal better. I would rather have 3-4 people that bounce ideas off of each other with chemistry than 8 people where everyone has to debate every little decision.

I was giving them the benefit of the doubt on the stuff I don’t see.

Strike could be over today. They can go back to producing 9 bad shows for every good one!

I have never lost a meaningless post (which most of mine are), but rest assured, if I have one with brilliant insight (not really), it will go poof for sure.

You have a point, but they want those subscriber numbers. I think when I signed up for HBO it came with a discount to pay for a year in advance. I think that may be the way to go. I would not sign up for a Starz, Paramount, or similar service if I had to commit to 6-12 months unless the price was very good.