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AFTRA Counts Its Ballots Today!!
Will They Avert An Actors’ Strike??

Too Soon! by Robnhud	Jul 8th, 2008 12:55:59 AM
What am I by now 14th?
I don't want to strike.... by TELF	Jul 8th, 2008 12:57:35 AM
But the producer's are pretty much trying to kill the unions here. It's a tricky one. Fingers crossed they don't, because it'll hurt the whole industry.
deliciuoscowbell... by TELF	Jul 8th, 2008 12:59:58 AM
I totally see what you are saying, but those guys represent significantly less than one percent of working actors. But, at the same time, nobody gets into acting because it's secure work . It's kind of a privelege, so...
Ooh, ban hammer for the pigphart... by TELF	Jul 8th, 2008 01:01:43 AM
Can he be silenced?
doesn't it seem kinda silly by CherryValance	Jul 8th, 2008 01:09:59 AM
to strike at a time when no one can afford gas? I bet they'd just do themselves more damage. The normal average working actor, I mean.
I voted No on this ballot by topaz4206	Jul 8th, 2008 01:33:48 AM
It is a very, very weak contract.
ya....hope they take the deal by bacci40	Jul 8th, 2008 02:00:12 AM
cuz i love watching actors and actresses take it up the ass...anal porn is the best...and this deal sucks...the wga was hoping that both sag and aftra would turn down the shit they accepted so that they would have stronger bargaining power in 3 years...aint gonna happen...the economy sux and everyone is afraid of being unemployed...so keep producing shit for people to watch...thank you...oh, and can someone as viacom, if the internet aint worth shit, why are they suing google over using copyright material, and looking for users viewing preferences...what a load of shite
topaz4206...bet you were the only one by bacci40	Jul 8th, 2008 02:01:07 AM
and your leadership is worse than the wga's...and thats saying alot
deliciouscowbell by prunkhaft	Jul 8th, 2008 02:17:40 AM
not every actor in hollywood is making brad pitt money. the issue for me (voted yes) is residuals.
and bacci40 by prunkhaft	Jul 8th, 2008 02:18:49 AM
i commend the integrity of the wga.
Hey, bud-ay! Give us some of that Internet money!! by TallBoy66	Jul 8th, 2008 02:22:58 AM
Yeah, Bud-day! We want that Internet mon-eh!
prunkhaft...what residuals? by bacci40	Jul 8th, 2008 02:52:50 AM
have you noticed that viewing over the air, satellite and cable have been diminishing over the years, while kids have turned to their ipods, laptops, etc in getting their daily dose? 5-10 years, most viewing will be done though broadband...and you wont get a nickel of that...ive seen the studios calculations...its the same shit they pull with grosses...they insist that they dont make a nickel with online viewing...so why sell ad time? why sue over copyright infringement...why did viacom get a court order to prove that viewing of copyright material is greater than homemade? why dont you guys hold off until viacom wins the lawsuit, and then say, hey...there is a fucking audience afterall...SHOW ME THE MONEY, YOU FAT, UNTALENTED, WHOREMONGERING FUCKS
THERE IS NO TALK OF A STRIKE by Average J.	Jul 8th, 2008 03:15:11 AM
As much as I love this site, posts like this just kill me. If anyone just actually takes the time out to do any amount of research, they would have read that the leaders at SAG have said that striking is NOT an option right now. As a matter of fact, they are telling everyone to stop spreading this strike nonsense. They are not pulling a writers guide here. They will continue to negotiate without a contract until they can come to some deal. Is a strike possible at some point? I'm sure it is, just not tomorrow or the next day. They are well aware the economy sucks and people can't afford gas and food right now. No one's striking. At least not yet.
Lets all band together and have a Talkbackers strike by i kick tits	Jul 8th, 2008 04:05:25 AM
This site would fall apart without our retarded comments and I want some money
And the spam begins... by Literarywanderer	Jul 8th, 2008 04:51:59 AM
God, when will you spammers (prettybaby) learn we don't care what you post, we aren't clicking on it as a matter of course. You're nearly as bad as telemarketers. At least I can curse at them on the phone.
As for the strike... by Literarywanderer	Jul 8th, 2008 04:53:01 AM
I wasn't for the WGA strike and I'm definitely not for this one. Unionists (Marxists) trying to make a buck.
Literary, If they're 'trying to make a buck'... by raw_bean	Jul 8th, 2008 05:18:39 AM
...doesn't that just make them good little Capitalists? Please tell me you were trying to be ironic.
CherryValance by Steve T	Jul 8th, 2008 08:32:35 AM
Maybe that's why they are trying to get what they consider a fair deal?
Fire all union whores by Luscious.868	Jul 8th, 2008 08:34:23 AM
And replace them with scabs.
raw_bean by Steve T	Jul 8th, 2008 09:10:10 AM
sadly so amny people just mindlessly think union= crazy commie they tend not to think through their rants.
"And I don't want to hear any talk about a strike... by TheJake	Jul 8th, 2008 09:21:41 AM
...we're not plumbers, we're police officers!" Name that movie!!
Oh No, no new Til Death! by ChrisTuckersOnlyFan	Jul 8th, 2008 09:41:48 AM

Robocop by Dude_gimme_tabs	Jul 8th, 2008 09:41:58 AM
Robocop.
Not every actor is rich by Bumpasses Dawg	Jul 8th, 2008 11:22:30 AM
Although a good number of the producers are! It all comes down to new media, and the producers want it for free. As a working actor who eats a lot more hamburger helper than lobster and caviar, I'd have to say people who think all actors are rich are fucking idiots. That being said, I hope the AFTRA contract passes. I do NOT want a strike. The top 1% of actors in Hollywood may be able to afford going without work, but people who need to pay bills each month cannot. By the way, those of you who think that industry and the corporations would share the wealth made on the backs of the workers WITH the workers without a union are ignorant jackwads.
I hope they strike... by CAPTAIN_ROCKIT	Jul 8th, 2008 11:42:28 AM
so that Rosie O'donnel will have something else to yell about... man can she make my ass pucker like a mouth full of warheads.
Short sited by BurntRectum	Jul 8th, 2008 12:30:58 PM
If the producers continue to try and squeeze and squash all the unions no one will be able to work in los angeles and the studio system will implode. While that will probably lead to better films it will lead to much less work and forget about seeing big summer blockbusters. Without any unions the pay rates for normal people would be way out of wack. I'm in a union and without it there is no way I could afford to just get by in los angeles. Plus it's the only way for most people to get health care in any branch of the entertainment industry.
RUSSIA IS READY FOR WAR WITH USA - NO, SERIOUSLY by alucardvsdracula	Jul 8th, 2008 01:47:41 PM
Forget this horseshit, how about a nice cup of cold reality instead. Think the Cold war was over. Think again. Click here and pray that George W isn't really hoping to get the world nuked before he's out of a job this November: http://tinyurl.com/6yxn22 Or in a language good ol Hollywood understands: http://tinyurl.com/5q5ogm Sweet Dreams all.
Right, those ruskies better back down. by Diagnostic	Jul 8th, 2008 02:13:39 PM
Losers.
No one gave a fuck about the Writers Strike by magic_ninja	Jul 8th, 2008 03:15:17 PM
And no one is going to give a fuck about this strike either.
What's the charge? by Project424	Jul 8th, 2008 05:33:43 PM
He's a cop killer. lulz name that movie, foo.
Results are in at 5:00 today by drewlicious	Jul 8th, 2008 05:36:20 PM
It'll probably go like this. The contract passes in a landslide victory, SAG makes their announcement on Thursday whether or not they accept the "best and final offer." What happens next is anyone's guess because SAG's leadership has not been behaving wisely. Hopefully they'll take the deal, ditch Rosenberg, and get professionals to handle their deal next time and arrange for some unity amongst the guilds as well. This crap has cost me enough work as it is.
hopefully the combo of these strikes run the industry in the gro by Prossor	Jul 8th, 2008 07:31:12 PM
and out of that messy wreckage of shit perhaps some flowers can bloom and film will go back to being great again!
Burn it all to the ground... by ZombieisaDouche	Jul 8th, 2008 08:37:46 PM
Sometimes I wish every working actor, director, producer, set designer, blah, blah, blah would just turn to fucking dust. Let's start it all over again!!! Make it fun again, for Christ's sakes!!!! Make it meaningful!!! This whole fucking place has gotten stagnant!!!!
deliciouscowbell by Steve T	Jul 9th, 2008 05:38:23 AM
perhaps all the actors that don't live in mansions and on islands are just hoping to be able to afford gas too?

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