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#10959 From: tv_central@yahoogroups.com
Date: Sun Feb 1, 2009 3:05 pm
Subject: File - Monthly FAQ
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#10958 From: iluvtvser <iluvtvser@...>
Date: Thu Jan 15, 2009 5:13 pm
Subject: January 14, 2009 Screen Actors Guild Plans to Take Strike Consent Vote
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January 14, 2009 Screen Actors Guild Plans to Take Strike Consent Vote
LOS ANGELES — The Screen Actors Guild appeared determined to go ahead with a strike authorization vote after a group of board members failed in an attempt to oust the union’s lead contract negotiator.
The national board of the Screen Actors Guild adjourned a marathon 30-hour meeting on Tuesday afternoon without voting on a proposal calling for the removal of Doug Allen, the union’s national executive director, from his role as lead negotiator for the 120,000-member union.
The ouster had been proposed by a group of moderate board members who were seeking to overturn a previously approved referendum to submit a strike authorization vote to the union’s 120,000 members.
Though that group recently won a majority of seats on the union’s national board, they apparently were not able to overcome parliamentary measures that kept their proposal from coming to a vote in a meeting that lasted throughout the night on Monday and into Tuesday afternoon.
The lack of action appears to leave the union essentially unchanged in its efforts to restart talks with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers over the actors contract, which expired last June. Attempts to use a federal mediator to broker an agreement collapsed in November.
The union’s board had previously planned to mail ballots for the strike-authorization vote on Jan. 2, but that vote was postponed after a group of directors had begun arguing that the declining economy required the union to alter its stance.
Two board members who spoke on the condition of anonymity said their proposal had been thwarted by parliamentary moves taken by Alan Rosenberg, the union president, and supporters of the strike authorization measure.
In a statement Tuesday afternoon, Mr. Rosenberg said that a group of board members had submitted a document to the union “that purports to deal with” Mr. Allen and his role in the union negotiations. But, he said, the union’s lawyers “have concluded that the document does not constitute a valid written assent” by those who signed it.
The statement said that Mr. Allen and the negotiating committee “remain committed to advancing the cause of actors and our crucial contract negotiations.” A spokeswoman for the union declined to comment further.
The union is battling the producers over a contract that, in addition to setting base pay rates for actors in filmed productions, would outline pay scales for work transmitted digitally over the Internet and by other means. The actors union is the last of several major Hollywood unions to reach agreement with the producers.
A strike authorization must be approved by 75 percent of those voting to allow a strike to go forward. The negotiating committee had said that approving an authorization did not require members to strike, but said that the authorization was needed to get the producers to return to the bargaining table.
Uncertainty over the union’s intentions has caused some studios to begin to slow production of feature films in anticipation of a possible strike.



#10957 From: iluvtvser <iluvtvser@...>
Date: Thu Jan 15, 2009 5:13 pm
Subject: January 14, 2009 Screen Actors Guild Plans to Take Strike Consent Vote
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January 14, 2009 Screen Actors Guild Plans to Take Strike Consent Vote
LOS ANGELES — The Screen Actors Guild appeared determined to go ahead with a strike authorization vote after a group of board members failed in an attempt to oust the union’s lead contract negotiator.
The national board of the Screen Actors Guild adjourned a marathon 30-hour meeting on Tuesday afternoon without voting on a proposal calling for the removal of Doug Allen, the union’s national executive director, from his role as lead negotiator for the 120,000-member union.
The ouster had been proposed by a group of moderate board members who were seeking to overturn a previously approved referendum to submit a strike authorization vote to the union’s 120,000 members.
Though that group recently won a majority of seats on the union’s national board, they apparently were not able to overcome parliamentary measures that kept their proposal from coming to a vote in a meeting that lasted throughout the night on Monday and into Tuesday afternoon.
The lack of action appears to leave the union essentially unchanged in its efforts to restart talks with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers over the actors contract, which expired last June. Attempts to use a federal mediator to broker an agreement collapsed in November.
The union’s board had previously planned to mail ballots for the strike-authorization vote on Jan. 2, but that vote was postponed after a group of directors had begun arguing that the declining economy required the union to alter its stance.
Two board members who spoke on the condition of anonymity said their proposal had been thwarted by parliamentary moves taken by Alan Rosenberg, the union president, and supporters of the strike authorization measure.
In a statement Tuesday afternoon, Mr. Rosenberg said that a group of board members had submitted a document to the union “that purports to deal with” Mr. Allen and his role in the union negotiations. But, he said, the union’s lawyers “have concluded that the document does not constitute a valid written assent” by those who signed it.
The statement said that Mr. Allen and the negotiating committee “remain committed to advancing the cause of actors and our crucial contract negotiations.” A spokeswoman for the union declined to comment further.
The union is battling the producers over a contract that, in addition to setting base pay rates for actors in filmed productions, would outline pay scales for work transmitted digitally over the Internet and by other means. The actors union is the last of several major Hollywood unions to reach agreement with the producers.
A strike authorization must be approved by 75 percent of those voting to allow a strike to go forward. The negotiating committee had said that approving an authorization did not require members to strike, but said that the authorization was needed to get the producers to return to the bargaining table.
Uncertainty over the union’s intentions has caused some studios to begin to slow production of feature films in anticipation of a possible strike.



#10956 From: don hallenbeck <photoman_flash@...>
Date: Sat Jan 10, 2009 3:54 pm
Subject: Re:Obama Asks Congress to Delay Digital TV Transition
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Personally I hope its delay indefinitely   as I live in a housing complex that allows no outside antennas ( Sat. TV falls in this category) & I can't afford the $55/Month for cable so I use over the air & find that its very WX dependant. The Temp goes below 32* u begin to have trouble getting a signal, not to mention the usual trees/bldgs in the way of the signal. Also in some cases for over the air TV,if you have an outside antenna, they're now saying you've go to put a rotor on it & aim the antennas @ the transmission towers. This makes your antenna  into what those in the radio game call a beam antenna..
 
Big Expensive mess.
 
Don H.


#10955 From: iluvtvser <iluvtvser@...>
Date: Fri Jan 9, 2009 6:48 pm
Subject: Obama Asks Congress to Delay Digital TV Transition
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Obama Asks Congress to Delay Digital TV Transition

Digital TV Transition
Barack Obama might have just bought more time for analog-TV owners who were facing the digital-TV transition without a converter box.
The president-elect asked Congress on Thursday to push back the Feb. 17 transition date, Broadcasting & Cable reports. In a letter, Obama's transition team co-chair John Podesta pointed to "inadequate funding" of the government's DTV education programs and issues with the converter-coupon program, asking Congressional leadership to "consider a change to the legislatively mandated cut-off date."
The Feb. 17 cut-off was initially set in 2005, by the outgoing administration.
As previously reported, the conversion coupon program, designed to help citizens purchase converter boxes, is already out of cash. Podesta asserts that as the deadline draws closer, the number of people left without coupons could reach five million. Further, he insists that low income, rural and elderly Americans will have the most trouble making the transition without adequate governmental support.
In his letter, Podesta said that funds from Obama's economic recovery package could help fill in the financial gaps in the conversion program.
The Consumers Union on Wednesday also called for a delay, suggesting that the transition be moved to mid-summer.
What's your take? Should the digital conversion be delayed, or go through as planned?



#10954 From: iluvtvser <iluvtvser@...>
Date: Fri Jan 9, 2009 6:48 pm
Subject: Obama Asks Congress to Delay Digital TV Transition
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Obama Asks Congress to Delay Digital TV Transition

Digital TV Transition
Barack Obama might have just bought more time for analog-TV owners who were facing the digital-TV transition without a converter box.
The president-elect asked Congress on Thursday to push back the Feb. 17 transition date, Broadcasting & Cable reports. In a letter, Obama's transition team co-chair John Podesta pointed to "inadequate funding" of the government's DTV education programs and issues with the converter-coupon program, asking Congressional leadership to "consider a change to the legislatively mandated cut-off date."
The Feb. 17 cut-off was initially set in 2005, by the outgoing administration.
As previously reported, the conversion coupon program, designed to help citizens purchase converter boxes, is already out of cash. Podesta asserts that as the deadline draws closer, the number of people left without coupons could reach five million. Further, he insists that low income, rural and elderly Americans will have the most trouble making the transition without adequate governmental support.
In his letter, Podesta said that funds from Obama's economic recovery package could help fill in the financial gaps in the conversion program.
The Consumers Union on Wednesday also called for a delay, suggesting that the transition be moved to mid-summer.
What's your take? Should the digital conversion be delayed, or go through as planned?



#10953 From: "Walt Parker" <WaltRadio2003@...>
Date: Fri Jan 9, 2009 2:18 am
Subject: Stephanie March returning to "SVU" for at least six episodes
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This may be rejoice for a lot of older "SVU" fans at least:

	 It looks like Stephanie March is going to return to "SVU" for
at least a six-episode stint as her old character of Alexandra
Cabot.  Story can be found at:

	 http://tinyurl.com/9rc6o2

	 OR

	 http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090108/ap_en_tv/tv_law___order_ma
rch;_ylt=AngG1jWXz1.lyjaL7Xh1L82s0NUE

	 I'm shocked to see this happen only because the time for SM
to return to me would have been last season on the original series
with her effectively replacing Fred Thompson (with her taking over
Jack's old EADA slot).

	 It sounds like we will see SM in what used to be Donnelly's
position, and if this goes beyond six episodes and Michaela does not
leave (or is replaced by someone else) with SM playing this role on
occasion.  I also suspect they will include her time on "Conviction"
as well.

	 If they do replace Michaela permanently (which has been
rumored in some circles) and it is NOT SM doing so, I'd be trying to
get Holly Marie Combs (who still has a lot of fans from her "Charmed"
days) to take over the ADA OR have Reiko Aylesworth (who still has a
ton of fans from "24") reprise the role of ADA Erica Alden she played
in the first season of "SVU."

	 Walt

#10952 From: tv_central@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thu Jan 1, 2009 1:51 pm
Subject: File - Monthly FAQ
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Hello. This is sent out each month to members to make them aware of list
rules and to answer any questions you may have.


1. Why did my post not appear in the message archives?
Your post may not have appeared in the message listing because it may be
totally irrelevant to the topics discussed on the group, or the fact that is it
a one liner. Sometimes I will not approve messages with inappropriate
content in it (it will either be edited before it goes through as a message
or deleted).


2. What are the rules on Chain Mail and Forwards?
I will not be accepting chain mail on this group, as people do get frustrated
with messages like these, and will be deleted should people try and send chain
mail/forwards within this group. Should they continue doing this, it may
result in the member/s being removed from this group. Forwards are only
accepted if they are for the purpose of the group, for example forwarding a
news article from elsewhere (however, the source should be clearly stated in the
message).


3. I have too many e-mails coming from this group, what should I do to cut back
on the mail flow from the group?
You can either set your delivery options to daily digest or to no mail being
sent to you at all, so you can view the messages at the group message archive.
This should enable you to reduce on the amount of messages you get, messages in
a daily digest, vary from 1 message to 25 messages. If you wish to change
your delivery options, and do not know how to, do not hesitate to contact
either the owners or moderators, and we should do it for you. Because this
group has a lot of mail coming through, it is recommended you have your mail
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4. Language, content of manner and disputes or disagreements arising between
members.
Bad language will not be tolerated on this group, and therefore the messages
they send containing bad language will either be edited or deleted, those
continuing to send messages with content of bad language (after 3 warnings)
will be removed from the group. Please try not to send hate mail to other
members, whether it is through the group or personally, I don’t want to have
to remove people for this sort of behaviour, and please try not to judge other
shows (like saying you hate them so much), as this may result in that one person
sending the message leaving the group because of your opinions. If
anyone has any disputes, please contact me or any of the moderators, so we can
help sort this out.


5. How do I go about sending spoilers?
The spoilers are to be post on this group, as this group is for all
discussions on your favourite shows. Please use spoiler spaces for posting
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6. Can I promote my groups or other websites here?
If it is a group or website relating to the purpose of this group, then you can
post out ONLY 1 message telling us about it with the link and then put that link
in the links section of the group (the links section is available for anyone to
view).



Thanks for reading, and hope you enjoy my group!

Cammie,
xoxoxo

#10951 From: iluvtvser <iluvtvser@...>
Date: Wed Dec 24, 2008 2:54 am
Subject: SAG Strike Vote Delayed Over Divisions
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SAG Strike Vote Delayed Over Divisions

George Clooney, Martin Sheen
The Screen Actors Guild will delay its strike authorization vote by two weeks as the organization's leadership tries to contain growing dissent in the union.

The guild had planned to send out ballots Jan. 2 and to tabulate them by Jan. 23. But it now plans to delay sending out ballots until after an emergency meeting to be held Jan. 12 and 13, SAG national executive director Doug Allen announced late Monday.

Allen said he and SAG president Alan Rosenberg had agreed to delay the vote to "address the unfortunate division and restore consensus."

"This division does not help our effort to get an agreement from the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers that our members will ratify,'' Allen said. "This will provide us with more time to conduct member education and outreach on the referendum before the balloting."

In order to call a strike, the union would need 75 percent of the members who cast ballots to vote in favor of authorization. SAG has roughly 110,000 members.

"While almost 100 high-profile members and 2,524 total members have endorsed the strike authorization vote mandated by the national board, more than 100 high profile actors and 1,373 actors have lent their names to the opposition campaign," Allen said.

George Clooney, Tom Hanks, Matt Damon, Russell Crowe, Sally Field, Robert Redford, Julianne Moore and Susan Sarandon are among those encouraging other members to vote no, saying a strike in the midst of a recession would be ill-timed.

Those who support authorization include Martin Sheen, Mel Gibson, Hal Holbrook, Holly Hunter, Rob Schneider, Alicia Witt, and former SAG president Ed Asner.

SAG covers filmed shows, mostly expensive dramas like Lost. Taped shows, such as Gary Unmarried, Rules of Engagement, and 90210 are covered by the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists.

The unions share shows that are recorded digitally.

AFTRA, which includes 44,000 people who also belong to SAG, has already accepted a contract similar to the one studios are offering SAG.

AMPTP, which represents studios, made its final offer June 30 as SAG's contract expired. The union says the latest offer is insufficient in terms of new-media jurisdiction and residuals.

SAG's New York division announced Dec. 12 that they opposed the strike authorization vote and called for an emergency board meeting to replace the negotiating committee. Members at a New York town meeting a few days later accused Rosenberg and Allen of botching negotiations.

SAG leaders say the contract producers are offering doesn't adequately pay actors for videos that are streamed online. They also say actors should earn more from DVD sales, and deserve pay and control over product placements in shows and movies.

A strike would be another welt for the entertainment industry within a year of the writers' strike that sidelined the 2007-08 television season. One estimate placed the economic impact of the three-month strike, which was resolved in February, at $2.5 billion.

AMPTP estimates actors would lose $2.5 million a day by striking.

Working actors — those who make most of their income from film and TV — account for just about 10 percent of SAG members. The rest earn less than $28,000 a year from acting work, but many work in side jobs that could also be affected by the strike.



#10950 From: iluvtvser <iluvtvser@...>
Date: Wed Dec 24, 2008 2:54 am
Subject: SAG Strike Vote Delayed Over Divisions
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SAG Strike Vote Delayed Over Divisions

George Clooney, Martin Sheen
The Screen Actors Guild will delay its strike authorization vote by two weeks as the organization's leadership tries to contain growing dissent in the union.

The guild had planned to send out ballots Jan. 2 and to tabulate them by Jan. 23. But it now plans to delay sending out ballots until after an emergency meeting to be held Jan. 12 and 13, SAG national executive director Doug Allen announced late Monday.

Allen said he and SAG president Alan Rosenberg had agreed to delay the vote to "address the unfortunate division and restore consensus."

"This division does not help our effort to get an agreement from the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers that our members will ratify,'' Allen said. "This will provide us with more time to conduct member education and outreach on the referendum before the balloting."

In order to call a strike, the union would need 75 percent of the members who cast ballots to vote in favor of authorization. SAG has roughly 110,000 members.

"While almost 100 high-profile members and 2,524 total members have endorsed the strike authorization vote mandated by the national board, more than 100 high profile actors and 1,373 actors have lent their names to the opposition campaign," Allen said.

George Clooney, Tom Hanks, Matt Damon, Russell Crowe, Sally Field, Robert Redford, Julianne Moore and Susan Sarandon are among those encouraging other members to vote no, saying a strike in the midst of a recession would be ill-timed.

Those who support authorization include Martin Sheen, Mel Gibson, Hal Holbrook, Holly Hunter, Rob Schneider, Alicia Witt, and former SAG president Ed Asner.

SAG covers filmed shows, mostly expensive dramas like Lost. Taped shows, such as Gary Unmarried, Rules of Engagement, and 90210 are covered by the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists.

The unions share shows that are recorded digitally.

AFTRA, which includes 44,000 people who also belong to SAG, has already accepted a contract similar to the one studios are offering SAG.

AMPTP, which represents studios, made its final offer June 30 as SAG's contract expired. The union says the latest offer is insufficient in terms of new-media jurisdiction and residuals.

SAG's New York division announced Dec. 12 that they opposed the strike authorization vote and called for an emergency board meeting to replace the negotiating committee. Members at a New York town meeting a few days later accused Rosenberg and Allen of botching negotiations.

SAG leaders say the contract producers are offering doesn't adequately pay actors for videos that are streamed online. They also say actors should earn more from DVD sales, and deserve pay and control over product placements in shows and movies.

A strike would be another welt for the entertainment industry within a year of the writers' strike that sidelined the 2007-08 television season. One estimate placed the economic impact of the three-month strike, which was resolved in February, at $2.5 billion.

AMPTP estimates actors would lose $2.5 million a day by striking.

Working actors — those who make most of their income from film and TV — account for just about 10 percent of SAG members. The rest earn less than $28,000 a year from acting work, but many work in side jobs that could also be affected by the strike.



#10949 From: iluvtvser <iluvtvser@...>
Date: Sat Dec 20, 2008 5:32 am
Subject: PHOTO CALL: Tony Winner Bernadette Peters Guest Stars on "Ugly Betty"
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PHOTO CALL: Tony Winner Bernadette Peters Guest Stars on "Ugly Betty"
By Ernio Hernandez
18 Dec 2008
Bernadette Peters in "Ugly Betty"
photo by Patrick Harbron/ © ABC
Tony Award winner Bernadette Peters will be featured on an upcoming episode of ABC Television's "Ugly Betty."
The actress, last seen on Broadway in the 2003 revival of Gypsy, will guest star on the Jan. 8, 2009, episode titled "Dress for Success." Nikki Blonsky, star of the movie musical "Hairspray," is also featured in the show, which airs at 8 PM (ET).
According to an ABC summary, "Betty juggles work and family without much success as she struggles to impress her idol, Jodie Papadakis (guest star Bernadette Peters), the editor running YETI. Things go from bad to worse when she encounters Teri (guest star Nikki Blonsky), an assistant at ELLE magazine, just as the long-running Mode/ELLE rivalry heats up."
"Ugly Betty" currently films in New York. For more information visit abc.com.
Here is a sneak peek at Peters on "Ugly Betty":








All photos by Patrick Harbron/ © ABC.



#10948 From: iluvtvser <iluvtvser@...>
Date: Wed Dec 10, 2008 4:39 pm
Subject: Screen Actors Guild sets strike vote on Jan. 2
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Screen Actors Guild sets strike vote on Jan. 2
Wednesday December 10, 11:32 am ET
Screen Actors Guild sets strike vote on Jan. 2; won't disrupt Golden Globes
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The Screen Actors Guild plans to send strike authorization ballots to its 120,000 members on Jan. 2.
The votes will be counted on Jan. 23, which will not be in time to potentially disrupt the Golden Globe Awards like the writers' strike did last year.
Approval by 75 percent of members is required to pass the measure. If approved, the SAG national board can call a strike.
Guild President Alan Rosenberg said in a statement Wednesday that the future of professional actors is at stake.
The guild is at odds with Hollywood studios over the treatment of Internet productions and over the benefits that actors can get when earthquakes or other unforeseen events shut down productions. For instance, actors have an outstanding claim for payments they say they are due for work lost during the 100-day strike by writers last year.



#10947 From: iluvtvser <iluvtvser@...>
Date: Wed Dec 10, 2008 4:39 pm
Subject: Screen Actors Guild sets strike vote on Jan. 2
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Screen Actors Guild sets strike vote on Jan. 2
Wednesday December 10, 11:32 am ET
Screen Actors Guild sets strike vote on Jan. 2; won't disrupt Golden Globes
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The Screen Actors Guild plans to send strike authorization ballots to its 120,000 members on Jan. 2.
The votes will be counted on Jan. 23, which will not be in time to potentially disrupt the Golden Globe Awards like the writers' strike did last year.
Approval by 75 percent of members is required to pass the measure. If approved, the SAG national board can call a strike.
Guild President Alan Rosenberg said in a statement Wednesday that the future of professional actors is at stake.
The guild is at odds with Hollywood studios over the treatment of Internet productions and over the benefits that actors can get when earthquakes or other unforeseen events shut down productions. For instance, actors have an outstanding claim for payments they say they are due for work lost during the 100-day strike by writers last year.



#10946 From: iluvtvser <iluvtvser@...>
Date: Tue Dec 9, 2008 5:02 pm
Subject: 'Full House' Remake? You got it (maybe), dude!
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'Full House' Remake? You got it (maybe), dude!

Dec 8, 2008, 03:00 PM | by Amy Wilkinson
Have mercy! The Tanner clan might be returning to primetime. Full House's Candace Cameron Bure (a.k.a. eldest daughter D.J.) recently told OK! Magazine that her on-screen uncle, the perfectly coiffed John Stamos, is working on a "semi-remake" of the '90s sitcom. "I know it would involve me and Jodie Sweetin [who played middle daughter Stephanie]. We would revive our characters, but today, as young women."
Sounds a bit like the ill-fated '80s sitcom Brady Brides, no? And just as viewers couldn't have cared less about the lives of Marcia and Jan post-bell bottoms and broken noses, I have a feeling few will be invested in the fate of the eldest two Tanner tykes either. In both cases, the strength of the original series lied in its ensemble casts. While some characters may have stood out (Marcia on BB and little Michelle on FH), at the end of the day, we watched because we cared about the entire family (no word yet on whether FH's other cast members have been asked to reprise roles), and D.J. and Stephanie were hardly compelling enough characters to warrant any type of spin-off or extra focus.
I also have a hard time imagining today's 20- and 30-something fans of the original (myself included) tuning into a sunshiny, feel-good remake when most of our TV consumption is made up of more titillating fare like Gossip Girl, Lost, or even the 90210 redux (starring Stamos' Full House wife Lori Loughlin). Perhaps if D.J. became an alcoholic and Stephanie a struggling actress battling an eating disorder, I might tune in.
Maybe I'm just being too cynical. What do you think, PopWatchers? Are you thrilled about the possibility of a Full House remake? Are there characters you'd rather see in the series besides D.J. and Stephanie (like the Olsen twins' Michelle and Stamos' Uncle Jesse rockin' as Sonny and Cher in the clip below)? And how old do you feel knowing the actors who played Jesse's twins (Blake Tuomy-Wilhoit and Dylan Tuomy-Wilhoit) are 18?!?



#10945 From: WaltRadio2003@...
Date: Mon Dec 8, 2008 8:42 pm
Subject: Jay Leno to get 10:00 PM ET/PT weeknight show on NBC in fall 2009
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In what is a huge surprise for many:
 
 NBC has re-signed Jay Leno and will be giving him a 10:00 PM ET/PT show Monday through Friday nights starting in the fall of 2009.  More on this can be found at:
 
 
 My take on how it affects "The Law & Order Franchise:"
 
 I suspect NBC will keep both "L & O" and "SVU" as both continue to be among the few shows to do well in repeats for NBC, with perhaps both airing on Sunday nights after the NFL season concludes (last Season, "L & O" was originally slated to air on Sunday nights before moving it back to Wednesdays). Another possibility is both air at 9:00 PM ET/PT on their respective nights (premiering right after Labor Day with most of their seasons airing before FOX can get American Idol rolling). With "ER" ending and many other shows having serious problems, that seems to make the most sense.
 
 Walt




#10944 From: iluvtvser <iluvtvser@...>
Date: Mon Dec 1, 2008 4:24 pm
Subject: A SAG strike won't cripple TV
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Last year's walkout by the writers hurt many types of shows, but if the actors go out, only some scripted programs would be affected.
By SCOTT COLLINS
December 1, 2008
If an actors strike really does come to pass, don't worry. You won't have to do without "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart" or "Saturday Night Live." Even certain scripted series, such as CW's "90210" and CBS' "Gary Unmarried," would be safe. And thank the gods in heaven that Fox's sitcom " 'Til Death" wouldn't suffer from a walkout.

Dark clouds of labor trouble are again closing in on Hollywood. But the environment for the TV industry looks considerably different than it did when the writers strike began a little more than a year ago, scuttling much of the networks' 2007-08 season. That's because a larger number of shows this time around simply wouldn't be affected.

Last week, the Screen Actors Guild, whose members have worked without a contract for months, announced it would push for a union-wide vote to authorize a strike. If that vote passes -- which many observers consider unlikely, given the current turmoil in the larger economy, but certainly not impossible -- an actors walkout could happen as early as mid-January. (Sources at the networks and the unions were happy to talk off the record, but no one would agree to be quoted by name discussing a sensitive labor situation.)

When the writers began striking a year ago November, it didn't take long for the pain to spread, because few shows didn't depend on Writers Guild talent. Performers, moreover, felt squeamish about crossing picket lines, partly because they knew the other trade unions would soon be negotiating with the studios and networks over such contentious issues as residual payments for digital content. So the strike not only walloped dramas such as "Lost" and "24," it also put the kibosh on "Daily Show," "The Late Show With David Letterman," "SNL" -- the list went on and on.

Since then, however, not only writers but also directors, broadcast performers and "below-the-line" production workers have forged deals with the studios. That's stranded the actors on a bit of an island, at least in terms of negotiating leverage.

Meanwhile, producers have pushed to get more series covered under a deal with the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, which has traditionally represented broadcasters as well as some actors and generally has a more harmonious relationship with the studios than SAG has had. Such series include ABC's midseason sitcom "Better Off Ted," with Jay Harrington and Portia de Rossi, and Fox's space spoof "Boldly Going Nowhere," eyed for the fall. Shows such as "Gary Unmarried," "Rules of Engagement," "90210" and, yes, " 'Til Death" are also covered by AFTRA. And of course, AFTRA already covers most unscripted series, such as "Survivor," "American Idol" and "Deal or No Deal," which were unscathed by the writers strike and wouldn't be affected this time around either.

If it seems like AFTRA's clout in prime time is growing, well, it is. And that's because of the way TV shows have traditionally been apportioned between the two unions: SAG covers filmed projects; AFTRA, those on video. The unions have dual jurisdiction for material recorded digitally -- and that's where AFTRA is seeing a big upswing. In fact, the trend toward more AFTRA shows represents a return to the state of the industry before the 1980s, when expensive filmed shows such as "Hill Street Blues" began operating under SAG deals.

SAG still covers the big filmed shows such as "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation." But even there, the networks might not suffer as much as they did during the writers strike. Many shows began production earlier than usual last summer, so they have finished shooting a large number of episodes. One network source said some series have completed photography on 15 to 17 episodes and would probably be close to having finished a full-season order by the time any strike started.

None of this means the TV business would escape injury if an actors strike really did come to pass. On the contrary, production schedules for many filmed shows would be thrown into chaos once again, and the industry would suffer further ill-timed disruptions at a moment of heightened economic vulnerability.

But the writers strike meant crumbling ratings and truncated seasons for many shows. Fox's "24" ended up with a delay that will amount to an 18-month interval by its return in January. Compared with that kind of upheaval, viewers this time might hardly notice any difference.

Collins is a Times staff writer.

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#10943 From: iluvtvser <iluvtvser@...>
Date: Mon Dec 1, 2008 4:24 pm
Subject: A SAG strike won't cripple TV
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A SAG strike won't cripple TV

‘DAILY’ AS USUAL: Michelle Obama visits “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart.”
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‘DAILY’ AS USUAL: Michelle Obama visits “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart.”
Last year's walkout by the writers hurt many types of shows, but if the actors go out, only some scripted programs would be affected.
By SCOTT COLLINS
December 1, 2008
If an actors strike really does come to pass, don't worry. You won't have to do without "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart" or "Saturday Night Live." Even certain scripted series, such as CW's "90210" and CBS' "Gary Unmarried," would be safe. And thank the gods in heaven that Fox's sitcom " 'Til Death" wouldn't suffer from a walkout.

Dark clouds of labor trouble are again closing in on Hollywood. But the environment for the TV industry looks considerably different than it did when the writers strike began a little more than a year ago, scuttling much of the networks' 2007-08 season. That's because a larger number of shows this time around simply wouldn't be affected.

Last week, the Screen Actors Guild, whose members have worked without a contract for months, announced it would push for a union-wide vote to authorize a strike. If that vote passes -- which many observers consider unlikely, given the current turmoil in the larger economy, but certainly not impossible -- an actors walkout could happen as early as mid-January. (Sources at the networks and the unions were happy to talk off the record, but no one would agree to be quoted by name discussing a sensitive labor situation.)

When the writers began striking a year ago November, it didn't take long for the pain to spread, because few shows didn't depend on Writers Guild talent. Performers, moreover, felt squeamish about crossing picket lines, partly because they knew the other trade unions would soon be negotiating with the studios and networks over such contentious issues as residual payments for digital content. So the strike not only walloped dramas such as "Lost" and "24," it also put the kibosh on "Daily Show," "The Late Show With David Letterman," "SNL" -- the list went on and on.

Since then, however, not only writers but also directors, broadcast performers and "below-the-line" production workers have forged deals with the studios. That's stranded the actors on a bit of an island, at least in terms of negotiating leverage.

Meanwhile, producers have pushed to get more series covered under a deal with the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, which has traditionally represented broadcasters as well as some actors and generally has a more harmonious relationship with the studios than SAG has had. Such series include ABC's midseason sitcom "Better Off Ted," with Jay Harrington and Portia de Rossi, and Fox's space spoof "Boldly Going Nowhere," eyed for the fall. Shows such as "Gary Unmarried," "Rules of Engagement," "90210" and, yes, " 'Til Death" are also covered by AFTRA. And of course, AFTRA already covers most unscripted series, such as "Survivor," "American Idol" and "Deal or No Deal," which were unscathed by the writers strike and wouldn't be affected this time around either.

If it seems like AFTRA's clout in prime time is growing, well, it is. And that's because of the way TV shows have traditionally been apportioned between the two unions: SAG covers filmed projects; AFTRA, those on video. The unions have dual jurisdiction for material recorded digitally -- and that's where AFTRA is seeing a big upswing. In fact, the trend toward more AFTRA shows represents a return to the state of the industry before the 1980s, when expensive filmed shows such as "Hill Street Blues" began operating under SAG deals.

SAG still covers the big filmed shows such as "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation." But even there, the networks might not suffer as much as they did during the writers strike. Many shows began production earlier than usual last summer, so they have finished shooting a large number of episodes. One network source said some series have completed photography on 15 to 17 episodes and would probably be close to having finished a full-season order by the time any strike started.

None of this means the TV business would escape injury if an actors strike really did come to pass. On the contrary, production schedules for many filmed shows would be thrown into chaos once again, and the industry would suffer further ill-timed disruptions at a moment of heightened economic vulnerability.

But the writers strike meant crumbling ratings and truncated seasons for many shows. Fox's "24" ended up with a delay that will amount to an 18-month interval by its return in January. Compared with that kind of upheaval, viewers this time might hardly notice any difference.

Collins is a Times staff writer.

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#10941 From: iluvtvser <iluvtvser@...>
Date: Fri Nov 28, 2008 7:15 am
Subject: Screen Actors Guild to vote on strike in December
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Screen Actors Guild to vote on strike in December
Wednesday November 26, 2:08 pm ET
Screen Actors Guild to send out strike ballots in December
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The Screen Actors Guild says it will hold its strike vote next month.
President Alan Rosenberg made the announcement in an e-mail sent to members on Wednesday, and asked them to give the guild's board the authority to call a strike "only if it becomes absolutely necessary."
The vote could take more than a month and requires 75 percent approval to pass.
Mediated talks between SAG and the Hollywood studios broke down early Saturday.
The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers responded to the e-mail by saying the guild failed to explain why it deserves a better deal than other unions that have already settled.
The producers also said SAG members will lose more in the first days of a strike than they could ever expect to gain.



#10940 From: iluvtvser <iluvtvser@...>
Date: Fri Nov 28, 2008 7:15 am
Subject: Screen Actors Guild to vote on strike in December
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Screen Actors Guild to vote on strike in December
Wednesday November 26, 2:08 pm ET
Screen Actors Guild to send out strike ballots in December
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The Screen Actors Guild says it will hold its strike vote next month.
President Alan Rosenberg made the announcement in an e-mail sent to members on Wednesday, and asked them to give the guild's board the authority to call a strike "only if it becomes absolutely necessary."
The vote could take more than a month and requires 75 percent approval to pass.
Mediated talks between SAG and the Hollywood studios broke down early Saturday.
The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers responded to the e-mail by saying the guild failed to explain why it deserves a better deal than other unions that have already settled.
The producers also said SAG members will lose more in the first days of a strike than they could ever expect to gain.



#10939 From: iluvtvser <iluvtvser@...>
Date: Wed Nov 26, 2008 2:36 am
Subject: Major Stars Agree Strike Vote Should Go Forward
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Major Stars Agree Strike Vote Should Go Forward

Warren Beatty, Meryl Streep, Jack Nicholson
Some of Hollywood's most respected stars – including Jack Nicholson, Warren Beatty and Meryl Streep – met privately with the president of the Screen Actors Guild last month, encouraging plans to move forward with a vote on a possible actors' strike, a top entertainment writer reports.

A spokeswoman for SAG told Sharon Waxman, the author and former New York Times writer behind the WaxWord blog, that the guild meets often with high-profile actors to discuss a possible strike.

"We have met with high profile actors on sets and elsewhere to discuss various issues throughout our negotiations," Pam Greenwalt told Waxman. "We do not publicize the meetings nor do we release details."

After talks with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers failed again last week, SAG announced Saturday it plans to ask members to pursue a strike vote.

The actors and producers disagree over compensation for work reused or made for the Internet. AMPTP wants the guild to follow pacts already signed with the other major actors union, as well as the writers and directors.

Waxman reported SAG President Alan Rosenberg had invited the actors, who also included Nick Nolte and Annette Bening, to an Italian restaurant last month to give their thoughts on a possible strike. The actors did not share their thoughts with the group because they were asked to write them down on slips of paper. Waxman cited a person who attended the meeting and spoke to her on condition of anonymity.

SAG's 120,000 members have been working under a contract that expired June 30. It called the producers back to the table in hopes of avoiding a repeat of the recent writers’ strike that shut down the TV industry for three months and cost the Los Angeles-area economy an estimated $2.5 billion.

SAG needs 75 percent to approve the strike authorization, and the final decision would lie with its national board.



#10938 From: iluvtvser <iluvtvser@...>
Date: Wed Nov 26, 2008 2:36 am
Subject: Major Stars Agree Strike Vote Should Go Forward
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Major Stars Agree Strike Vote Should Go Forward

Warren Beatty, Meryl Streep, Jack Nicholson
Some of Hollywood's most respected stars – including Jack Nicholson, Warren Beatty and Meryl Streep – met privately with the president of the Screen Actors Guild last month, encouraging plans to move forward with a vote on a possible actors' strike, a top entertainment writer reports.

A spokeswoman for SAG told Sharon Waxman, the author and former New York Times writer behind the WaxWord blog, that the guild meets often with high-profile actors to discuss a possible strike.

"We have met with high profile actors on sets and elsewhere to discuss various issues throughout our negotiations," Pam Greenwalt told Waxman. "We do not publicize the meetings nor do we release details."

After talks with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers failed again last week, SAG announced Saturday it plans to ask members to pursue a strike vote.

The actors and producers disagree over compensation for work reused or made for the Internet. AMPTP wants the guild to follow pacts already signed with the other major actors union, as well as the writers and directors.

Waxman reported SAG President Alan Rosenberg had invited the actors, who also included Nick Nolte and Annette Bening, to an Italian restaurant last month to give their thoughts on a possible strike. The actors did not share their thoughts with the group because they were asked to write them down on slips of paper. Waxman cited a person who attended the meeting and spoke to her on condition of anonymity.

SAG's 120,000 members have been working under a contract that expired June 30. It called the producers back to the table in hopes of avoiding a repeat of the recent writers’ strike that shut down the TV industry for three months and cost the Los Angeles-area economy an estimated $2.5 billion.

SAG needs 75 percent to approve the strike authorization, and the final decision would lie with its national board.



#10937 From: "Kelly" <tvfan@...>
Date: Sat Nov 22, 2008 9:24 pm
Subject: Re: Hollywood actors guild to seek strike
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Here they are whining about stupid stuff when the economic structure is about to collapse.
 
 
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Hollywood actors guild to seek strike

Actor and president of the Screen Actors Guild, Alan Rosenberg, poses for a AP – Actor and president of the Screen Actors Guild, Alan Rosenberg, poses for a portrait in this March 17, …
LOS ANGELES – The Screen Actors Guild said Saturday it will ask its members to authorize a strike after its first contract talks in four months with Hollywood studios failed despite the help of a federal mediator.
The guild said it adjourned talks with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers shortly before 1 a.m. after two marathon sessions with federal mediator Juan Carlos Gonzalez.
SAG, representing more than 120,000 actors in movies, television and other media, said in a statement that it will launch a "full-scale education campaign in support of a strike authorization."
"We have already made difficult decisions and sacrifices in an attempt to reach agreement," the statement said. "Now it's time for SAG members to stand united and empower the national negotiating committee to bargain with the strength of a possible work stoppage behind them."
The statement did not specify what led to the impasse, saying only that "management continues to insist on terms we cannot responsibly accept." A SAG spokeswoman said she would not comment further. A call to the movie producers group, known as the AMPTP, was not immediately returned.
SAG's national board has already authorized its negotiating committee to call for a strike authorization vote if mediation failed. The vote would take more than a month and require more than 75 percent approval to pass.
SAG is seeking union coverage for all Internet-only productions regardless of budget and residual payments for Internet productions replayed online, as well as continued actor protections during work stoppages
But the AMPTP said it was untenable for SAG to demand a better deal than what writers, directors and another actors union accepted earlier in the year, especially now that the economy has worsened.
Earlier this week, the producers' group said it had reached its sixth labor deal this year, a tentative agreement on a three-year contract with the local branches of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving Picture Technicians, Artists and Allied Crafts, accounting for 35,000 workers.
The stagehands alliance accepted Internet provisions that were modeled on agreements with other unions, the producers group said.
Actors in prime-time television shows and movies have been working under the terms of a contract that expired June 30, with the hope of avoiding a repeat of the 100-day writers strike which shut down production of dozens of TV shows and cost the Los Angeles area economy an estimated $2.5 billion.
 
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#10936 From: iluvtvser <iluvtvser@...>
Date: Sat Nov 22, 2008 5:06 pm
Subject: Hollywood actors guild to seek strike
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Hollywood actors guild to seek strike

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LOS ANGELES – The Screen Actors Guild said Saturday it will ask its members to authorize a strike after its first contract talks in four months with Hollywood studios failed despite the help of a federal mediator.
The guild said it adjourned talks with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers shortly before 1 a.m. after two marathon sessions with federal mediator Juan Carlos Gonzalez.
SAG, representing more than 120,000 actors in movies, television and other media, said in a statement that it will launch a "full-scale education campaign in support of a strike authorization."
"We have already made difficult decisions and sacrifices in an attempt to reach agreement," the statement said. "Now it's time for SAG members to stand united and empower the national negotiating committee to bargain with the strength of a possible work stoppage behind them."
The statement did not specify what led to the impasse, saying only that "management continues to insist on terms we cannot responsibly accept." A SAG spokeswoman said she would not comment further. A call to the movie producers group, known as the AMPTP, was not immediately returned.
SAG's national board has already authorized its negotiating committee to call for a strike authorization vote if mediation failed. The vote would take more than a month and require more than 75 percent approval to pass.
SAG is seeking union coverage for all Internet-only productions regardless of budget and residual payments for Internet productions replayed online, as well as continued actor protections during work stoppages
But the AMPTP said it was untenable for SAG to demand a better deal than what writers, directors and another actors union accepted earlier in the year, especially now that the economy has worsened.
Earlier this week, the producers' group said it had reached its sixth labor deal this year, a tentative agreement on a three-year contract with the local branches of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving Picture Technicians, Artists and Allied Crafts, accounting for 35,000 workers.
The stagehands alliance accepted Internet provisions that were modeled on agreements with other unions, the producers group said.
Actors in prime-time television shows and movies have been working under the terms of a contract that expired June 30, with the hope of avoiding a repeat of the 100-day writers strike which shut down production of dozens of TV shows and cost the Los Angeles area economy an estimated $2.5 billion.



#10935 From: iluvtvser <iluvtvser@...>
Date: Sat Nov 22, 2008 5:05 pm
Subject: Hollywood actors guild to seek strike
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Hollywood actors guild to seek strike

Actor and president of the Screen Actors Guild, Alan Rosenberg, poses for a AP – Actor and president of the Screen Actors Guild, Alan Rosenberg, poses for a portrait in this March 17, …
LOS ANGELES – The Screen Actors Guild said Saturday it will ask its members to authorize a strike after its first contract talks in four months with Hollywood studios failed despite the help of a federal mediator.
The guild said it adjourned talks with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers shortly before 1 a.m. after two marathon sessions with federal mediator Juan Carlos Gonzalez.
SAG, representing more than 120,000 actors in movies, television and other media, said in a statement that it will launch a "full-scale education campaign in support of a strike authorization."
"We have already made difficult decisions and sacrifices in an attempt to reach agreement," the statement said. "Now it's time for SAG members to stand united and empower the national negotiating committee to bargain with the strength of a possible work stoppage behind them."
The statement did not specify what led to the impasse, saying only that "management continues to insist on terms we cannot responsibly accept." A SAG spokeswoman said she would not comment further. A call to the movie producers group, known as the AMPTP, was not immediately returned.
SAG's national board has already authorized its negotiating committee to call for a strike authorization vote if mediation failed. The vote would take more than a month and require more than 75 percent approval to pass.
SAG is seeking union coverage for all Internet-only productions regardless of budget and residual payments for Internet productions replayed online, as well as continued actor protections during work stoppages
But the AMPTP said it was untenable for SAG to demand a better deal than what writers, directors and another actors union accepted earlier in the year, especially now that the economy has worsened.
Earlier this week, the producers' group said it had reached its sixth labor deal this year, a tentative agreement on a three-year contract with the local branches of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving Picture Technicians, Artists and Allied Crafts, accounting for 35,000 workers.
The stagehands alliance accepted Internet provisions that were modeled on agreements with other unions, the producers group said.
Actors in prime-time television shows and movies have been working under the terms of a contract that expired June 30, with the hope of avoiding a repeat of the 100-day writers strike which shut down production of dozens of TV shows and cost the Los Angeles area economy an estimated $2.5 billion.



#10934 From: tv_central@yahoogroups.com
Date: Sat Nov 1, 2008 2:32 pm
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#10933 From: iluvtvser <iluvtvser@...>
Date: Thu Oct 30, 2008 7:17 pm
Subject: SAG could strike in November
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The Screen Actors Guild could go on strike before the end of November.
In a message sent to members late Thursday, SAG president Alan Rosenberg and national exec director Doug Allen told members that the national board will meet next weekend on the question of whether to conduct a strike authorization over SAG's master contract on features and primetime. If the national board approves, the leaders said than SAG will then need 30 to 45 days to hold such a vote among members.
"If 75% of the qualified SAG members who vote in the referendum support the strike authorization, only then can the national board of directors call an actual work stoppage, should the board decide that it has become necessary to do so," Rosenberg and Allen said in the missive.
The duo noted that it was "important" to note that if passed by a majority of the national board, the resolution does not call a strike. "It only provides for a membership referendum to be conducted, which will take approximately 30 to 45 days," they said.
In a response issued Friday, the congloms took issue with the assertion by Rosenberg and Allen that the authorization wouldn't lead to a strike.
"SAG negotiators seem determined to force another unnecessary, harmful strike," the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers said. "Why else would SAG negotiators be unreasonably insisting, at a time of national economic collapse, on a better deal that the one achieved by the other
Hollywood Guilds much earlier this year, during much better economic times?"
The notice is the guild's first official notification of members of a possible timeline for a strike. However, it's uncertain whether SAG's national board will support sending out the strike authorization when it meets on Oct. 18.
Rosenberg and Allen noted that SAG’s negotiating committee passed a resolution on Oct. 1 urging the national board to take a strike authorization vote -- even though the negotiating committee had the power to initiate the vote on its own.
Instead, the committee deferred the matter to the national board, where control shifted last month away from the Hollywood-based Membership First faction, led by Rosenberg, to a less assertive coalition composed of reps from the New York and regional branches and the upstart Unite for Strength faction.
Unite for Strength, which gained enough Hollywood seats to give the moderates a one-vote edge, hasn't yet revealed whether it will support the call for a strike authorization vote. During its campaign, Unite for Strength asserted that Membership First had bungled the negotiations by alienating the American Federation of Television & Radio Artists, which saw its members ratify AFTRA's primetime deal in July over SAG's objections.
Rosenberg and Allen also noted that a strike would not impact work on the more than 750 indie features that have been given waivers -- or guaranteed completion contracts -- under which producers who aren't repped by the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers agree to adhere to whatever deal SAG signs with the AMPTP. SAG began giving waivers months before the June 30 expiration of the contract so significant numbers of those projects have already been shot.
The AMPTP has blasted SAG’s efforts to move toward a strike authorization on two fronts. They've pointed out that SAG continues to seek sweeter terms than the WGA, DGA and AFTRA and that it's doing so with the world in a financial crisis.
SAG and the AMPTP have not met since July 16. Allen insists that informal negotiations have been taking place since then -- an assertion that's been explicitly and repeatedly denied by the majors.
For its part, SAG announced Sept. 29 that it wanted to resume talks after highlighting three issues as keys to reaching a deal -- payment for repeats via Web streaming of made-for-Internet productions; SAG jurisdiction for all made-for-Internet productions; and maintaining the force majeure provision in the expired master contract.
But AMTP president Nick Counter said the same day that further talks would be not be productive as long as SAG’s positions remained unchanged from their last face-to-face meeting in July.
"The DGA, WGA and AFTRA reached agreement on comparable terms months ago, during far better economic times, and it is unrealistic for SAG negotiators now to expect even better terms during this grim financial climate," the AMPTP warned on Oct. 1. " This is the harsh economic reality, and no strike will change that reality."
The AMPTP's calculator on its Web site estimated as of Friday that SAG members have lost over $23.3 million in gains they would have achieved over the past three and a half months had the majors' final offer been ra






#10932 From: iluvtvser <iluvtvser@...>
Date: Thu Oct 30, 2008 7:10 pm
Subject: 'Privileged' Scoop: Megan's MIA Mom is Sharon Lawrence!
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'Privileged' Scoop: Megan's MIA Mom is Sharon Lawrence!

Oct 29, 2008, 01:12 PM | by Michael Ausiello
Categories: Privileged
Sharonlawrence_l Someone's got some splainin' to do.

Privileged has cast NYPD Blue alum Sharon Lawrence in the pivotal role of Shelby, deadbeat mom to Megan (Joanna Garcia) and Lily (Kristina Apgar). Brash and larger-than-life, Ma resurfaces 15 years after leaving her kids to fulfill her own destiny.

And I repeat: Someone's got some splainin' to do.

Lawrence is committed to appearing in two episodes (the first of which airs in January), but that number could climb provided The CW does the right thing and orders this underappreciated show's back nine.
What are you waiting for, CW? Do the right thing, dammit!   



#10931 From: WaltRadio2003@...
Date: Thu Oct 30, 2008 2:48 pm
Subject: SAG Strike in November?
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It's looking more and more possible, according to Variety:

    
http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117993816.html?categoryid=18&cs=1

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#10930 From: "Walt Parker" <WaltRadio2003@...>
Date: Thu Oct 30, 2008 2:32 am
Subject: "Criminal Intent" Season eight premiere pushed back to 2009
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The "CI" Season eight premiere won't be late next week as originally scheduled:

It was announced Wednesday (October 29) that USA Network has decided to scrap premiering season eight of "Law & Order" spinoff "Criminal Intent" a week from Friday (November 7) and instead have "CI" run all 16 scheduled episodes in an uniterrupted run sometime in early 2009.  An article from TV Guide can be found by going to:

http://www.tvguide.com/News/Law-Order-Criminal-34980.aspx

 This does not surprise me, as I think it was made largely because of NBC unexpectedly moving up the season premiere of the original "Law & Order" from January to next Wednesday (November 5) on relatively short notice.  It may also have been done in case there is a SAG strike early next year, and if so NBC then winding up needing to take the "CI" episodes from USA Network to replace series that run out of episodes early because of a SAG strike ("CI" episode normally air first on USA Network and then are "repurposed" on NBC).

Walt


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