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• Geez Nikki, why are you running him down so hard? Sounds like you don’t want him to succeed to me. What’s in it for you if the Mediator fails and SAG strikes, more site hits and extension of your 15 minutes? How about supportng the process and hoping for a contract so we can all get back to work and not lose even more?

  Comment by Transpo — Saturday October 25, 2008 @ 9:12am PST  Reply to this post

• Agreed. Let’s see what happens. Circumstances are different this time. Worth a try to get the parties talking again to try to close the gap. If they can reach a fair deal, great. We can all start moving forward again. If not, it was worth a try.

  Unrelated Question: Can anyone refer me to an experienced script writer to partner with? I’ve got draft script that received a good review from an agency but on hold due to possible strike. I’m also told it would be easier if written by someone with track record (which I don’t have) or was a final draft ready to shoot (my dialog likely needs work as a first-timer). It’s more like Seven/Die Hard then High School Musical/BH Chihuahua. thanks

  Comment by AlwaysThunking — Saturday October 25, 2008 @ 12:09pm PST  Reply to this post

• I would be more than willing to take an offer to SAG.

  Go back to work or get jobs at McDonalds. There are a hundred thousand out-of-work actors for every one of you SAG people. You are easily replaceable.

  There. If SAG doesn’t like the offer, I am more than happy for the studios to find actors elsewhere. These aren’t essential people like firefighters or teachers or anything like that.

  Comment by Lighthope — Sunday October 26, 2008 @ 7:58pm PST  Reply to this post

• Goodness, Lightrope:

  100K out of work actors for every (120K+) SAG members, per your numbers, equals a mere 12 billion unemployed actors. No wonder the global universal economy is a bit shaky, with so many people (and aliens, to account for the missing numbers) who are unemployed in their profession of choice.

  At first blush, I might be dismissive of the implications in your verbiage that you run multiple studios. But then, the more I think about it, skills like “studio-math” are not common among the general populace. Yours, however, are clearly well-honed.

  If I’m mistaken, and you don’t run at least one major studio, you might want to get right on that path. Superior “studio-math” skills like yours are something that it would be simply shameful to waste.

  Personally, I think SAG would feel very good about accepting your offer, were you in a position to make it, of “go back to work or get a job at McDonald’s.” (emphasis added).

  I’m confident we’d choose the former, so thanks for the kind offer.

  cheers!

  Comment by Sterling Wolfe — Monday October 27, 2008 @ 9:40am PST  Reply to this post

• Are you people blind? SAG has no chance of getting a better deal than the other unions….EVER! It wont happen. why are Doug Allen and Alan Rosenberg so stupid? There is one and only one option for SAG, take the deal thats on the table or risk having its union broken. Its sad that actors are so oblivious to how its pathetic leaders are ruining this Industry.

  Comment by Rich — Thursday October 30, 2008 @ 11:06pm PST  Reply to this post