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Thank goodness but awful how long it went on and the damage it caused.

Aren’t the striking writers losing health insurance and those who are ficore are able to still get it? I recall people using that reason in the last strike as why at least one soap writer (Fran Myers) did it for the insurance. That may have just been a rumor, though we do know her late husband was battling cancer.

The people reading the social media for Peacock  who answer questions about a streaming service and don’t deserve to get flack for reports of an abusive person at Days of Our Lives. 

Can someone go through the list of people who were dropped? Though with days so far ahead some of those people aren’t technically off screen yet right?

If Molly was the only sibling it would be less frustrating, but she doesn’t seem like the younger sister in scenes with Kristina which is an issue.

That is huge news in the lost media world thanks.

At least Sonny and Molly interacted as they are related during the hospital material. Did they use that bar for Nixon Falls too?

I guess none of you saw her discussing how she was raped or her cancer battle. While she played a humorous character and is known for that Fran Drescher love her or hate her is a lot more than just the nanny.

I don’t like Hope and Liam, but Thomas is not someone who was ever redeemed in my book. So this is annoying if it was just Hope being horny it would be an easier sell…

This article on Deadline is about Australia sounds like Neighbours revival won’t be closed though doesn’t mention it specifically just projects with primary nonUs under different contract. https://deadline.com/2023/07/mortal-kombat-2-apples-never-fall-shut-down-actors-strike-sag-aftra-australia-1235437970/

Okay one question I have that I haven’t seen answered yet is, can actors from network code SAG shows like daytime do interviews and appearances or not? I wonder if some in solidarity won’t of course…

@j swift I thought that number was staying at the Disney resort…not a family staying off site. I do think what they did to the workers so no unemployment was awful. Most kids don’t get the reasons behind the strike. BTW not against the strike, just saying.

Errol that’s who I meant not like the vendors or ride operators but people on stage who perform especially since Puppeteers are part of the group…so thanks for the clarification that those vacations won’t be ruined.

ETA: it seems like all cons unless not covered for sag AFTRA are supposed to be skipped by members and San Diego is this weekend

In certain places 40,000 a year is not much. Silly question are people who work at Disneyland and sag striking? 

Article from TvLine from Andrea’s teen daughter, https://tvline.com/news/andrea-evans-daughter-kylie-rodriguez-photo-age-tribute-1235011334/ I am still sad and don’t think I could watch any clips yet.

I am disappointed about this as they should have and would have known when they digitized the last group when some of them were posted and then hidden again. I would not be surprised if some old episodes that are missing still existed somewhere though we won’t see them. BTW WHAT cast members does this mean we won’t see?

This article mentions Appendix A that includes soaps https://deadline.com/2023/06/writers-strike-late-night-comedy-writers-face-oblivion-if-union-loses-1235425488/#comments does this mean that they would or could eliminate the 13 week cycles? 

It is interesting to see the Emmy ballot, as now the daytime game shows and the nighttime ones compete against each other. Only the 30 minute Jeopardy is listed not either of the primetime ones.

If a writer is striking doesn’t their health insurance stop except in the rare cases when someone was paying premiums like I think at least one of the late night talk show hosts is doing it for their writing team. I understand going fi core as a writer if you need to keep your insurance… at least there is accountability with ficore as we knew who did it after the fact unlike when a show has no on listed as writing a program.

Thanks for the link to Linda Dano’s podcast.

Once David Caruso wanted out, it wouldn’t have made much sense to keep Sherry on. So she probably saw that and wanted to go…

Nurse Simpson on the Doctors, originally she didn’t have a first name, and was an under five, but later was a main principal character. 

Another reason they don’t like to go back too far is HD…which considering how many FAST are very old shows is crazy….the residuals probably are barely anything, and most soaps had episodes posted on network websites for over 10 years. So it isn’t like they need to digitize again right?

My issue with Portia being obsessed and upset with Trina being involved with Spencer, is Trina is an adult now. Whenever she starts getting upset over the situation i wonder why Portia is not allowed to have a life or a story that makes sense. I doubt they would allow her to lose it and prove Spencer is not good enough for Trina by seducing Spencer…

When other unions strike, if a show is in  production the actors have a no strike clause. Actors can strike, and in 2000 there was a strike of advertising acting where no actors that were Sag or AFTRA as they were separated still were allowed to do commercials. It got settled, and some people did scab, during that time, but less ads were produced. In 1980 there was a strike too by actors, but soaps were not a part of it. I haven’t read either way since the merger. 

what I wonder is does the DGA have a no strike clause for daytime? Since the DGA is not talking during negotiations if they don’t and that union strikes, I wonder if production would need to stop…because getting a scab directing staff may be more of a challenge than with writing.