Actors' strike

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Anonymous wrote:Fran Drescher on Today show. If I heard correctly, there have been no negotiations since the strike started. Is that correct?

Yes. I believe that is what she said. The other side has refused to speak to the SAG reps since the strike began. Also, it was pretty surprising to hear the stat on how many members don't make enough for health insurance.

My brother is one of these members who does not make enough for health insurance most months. He still has to pay SAG dues.

Same. My late father thought SAG membership wasn’t worth it because of the high dues but the best jobs go to SAG members.

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I’m glad Newsom vetoed unemployment for striking workers. Both sides need incentives to come to an agreement sooner.

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WSJ reporting that SAG has reached a tentative agreement with the major studios.

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SAG strike is over!

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https://deadline.com/2023/11/sag-strike-ends-actors-studios-deal-contract-1235566470/

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Fran Drescher on Today show. If I heard correctly, there have been no negotiations since the strike started. Is that correct?

Yes. I believe that is what she said. The other side has refused to speak to the SAG reps since the strike began. Also, it was pretty surprising to hear the stat on how many members don't make enough for health insurance.

My brother is one of these members who does not make enough for health insurance most months. He still has to pay SAG dues.

Same. My late father thought SAG membership wasn’t worth it because of the high dues but the best jobs go to SAG members.

The way it's phrased in your post, it's as if the idea is that it smacks of some kind of favoritism for a job to go to a union member over a non-union actor. It's not favoritism. It's called working under a labor contract. If the production must use union labor, of course union members get the jobs designated to be filled by...union members.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Fran Drescher on Today show. If I heard correctly, there have been no negotiations since the strike started. Is that correct?

Yes. I believe that is what she said. The other side has refused to speak to the SAG reps since the strike began. Also, it was pretty surprising to hear the stat on how many members don't make enough for health insurance.

My brother is one of these members who does not make enough for health insurance most months. He still has to pay SAG dues.

Same. My late father thought SAG membership wasn’t worth it because of the high dues but the best jobs go to SAG members.

The way it's phrased in your post, it's as if the idea is that it smacks of some kind of favoritism for a job to go to a union member over a non-union actor. It's not favoritism. It's called working under a labor contract. If the production must use union labor, of course union members get the jobs designated to be filled by...union members.

He wasn't an actor. Paid very low wages as a union member.

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Anonymous wrote:SAG strike is over!

All the streaming services are raising their fees. Netflix just announced their monthly rate is going up to $11.99 a month. We'll probably drop Apple TV soon but I'm glad for the striking people who have been struggling to make ends meet.

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Did they really get what they wanted? I see some already complaining about the deal.

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Anonymous wrote:Did they really get what they wanted? I see some already complaining about the deal.

What are they complaining about?

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When do you think actors have to be back on set? I'm sure for movies, the script is already written so ... do the actors get 48 hours notice or something? Actors on tv shows like Law & Order probably have to wait for writers to crank out a script - how long does that take? two weeks? A month? When does Chris Meloni actually have to show up on set?

I am fascinated by how this works in terms of timing.

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Anonymous wrote:When do you think actors have to be back on set? I'm sure for movies, the script is already written so ... do the actors get 48 hours notice or something? Actors on tv shows like Law & Order probably have to wait for writers to crank out a script - how long does that take? two weeks? A month? When does Chris Meloni actually have to show up on set?

I am fascinated by how this works in terms of timing.

I will try to find out exactly but I was on twitter when the news broke and the big thing is not so much about when they need to report to sets (that will be production dependent obviously) but instead that they need to start promoting the projects that are already finished like immediately. So sucks for you if you’re still recovering from that facelift. 🙂

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Anonymous wrote:When do you think actors have to be back on set? I'm sure for movies, the script is already written so ... do the actors get 48 hours notice or something? Actors on tv shows like Law & Order probably have to wait for writers to crank out a script - how long does that take? two weeks? A month? When does Chris Meloni actually have to show up on set?

I am fascinated by how this works in terms of timing.

I will try to find out exactly but I was on twitter when the news broke and the big thing is not so much about when they need to report to sets (that will be production dependent obviously) but instead that they need to start promoting the projects that are already finished like immediately. So sucks for you if you’re still recovering from that facelift. 🙂

Please come back to let me know when you know.

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Writers were already back, so production should be in offices already.
That said my project lost its incentives, so who knows if it even films in my area. 🙁

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Anonymous wrote:When do you think actors have to be back on set? I'm sure for movies, the script is already written so ... do the actors get 48 hours notice or something? Actors on tv shows like Law & Order probably have to wait for writers to crank out a script - how long does that take? two weeks? A month? When does Chris Meloni actually have to show up on set?

I am fascinated by how this works in terms of timing.

Deadline reported:
A returning series needs 3-6 weeks for prep and pre-production, so, with the Thanksgiving holiday around the corner, filming on the first broadcast shows can start at the end of November or start of December. The earliest date, already claimed by Wolf Entertainment series, is believed to be Nov. 27, right after the Thanksgiving weekend. That would allow established series to produce 13 episodes, which would fit within the broadcast season.
See the full article linked below, along with other articles.

I saw that the first series to get in front of cameras again would be NBC's "Night Court" with a start by something like the end of this week.

I follow a TV writer on Instagram (Michael Jamin, he's very interesting), and he's said that when things get back to shoot depends on where the show or movie was in its production schedule when the strike hit. Some can leap back into shooting, some will need pre-production time.

https://deadline.com/2023/11/tv-series-return-to-production-dates-sag-aftra-strike-1235594633/

https://www.today.com/popculture/news/actors-strike-tv-shows-return-rcna124385

https://www.vulture.com/article/writers-strike-tv-shows-return.html

https://fox59.com/news/national-world/when-will-my-favorite-shows-return-now-that-the-hollywood-strikes-are-over/