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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’ll admit I had little patience for the actors’ strike until I read this article about how poorly the Orange is the New Black cast was compensated. These actors were working on a hit show that was critically acclaimed and made Netflix millions, and they still had to keep their day jobs to cover 5 am cab fare to the set. Insane.

https://www.newyorker.com/culture/notes-on-hollywood/orange-is-the-new-black-signalled-the-rot-inside-the-streaming-economy[/quote]

The residuals for streaming work are laughable.

My cousin gets around $1300 every month for work she did as a victim on Law & Order SVU, Bones, and an episode of CSI Miami.

She did a 3 episode arc on Ozark and her check for the residuals of that is around $5-$8.

What I found interesting is the part of the article that stated that the residuals are calculated after the first 52 weeks of streaming. So, 1 year after the content is released is when they start getting residuals calculated? No wonder when I see videos some of them post of their checks they are like $.05!

OITNB pretty much established Netflix as a powerhouse to contend with traditional network media. House of Cards came out before OITNB, but House of Cards had well-known actors on its roster.  [/quote]
A lot of streamers have started pulling shows as they become eligible for residuals. Paramount+ just did (or is about to do) this to Rise of the Pink Ladies. [/quote]

The disappearance of whole series from any and all streaming is a worrying trend. I love some pretty obscure shows and am actually trying to get some on DVD (though many do not, and never will, exist on physical media) because I figure these shows are going to vanish from all streaming sooner rather than later, due to the residuals issue. What a huge, cruel disservice to actors, writers, producers, set designers, composers, crew members....everyone involved in creating series which simply disappear from sight. Maybe forever. It's taking their creative and technical efforts and throwing them in the bin. [/quote]

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