But 4 year deals are standard in soaps

However Sean Ringgold has a one year deal with PP to Play Shawn On OLTL

also as far as Stause Goes she has wanted off AMC for two years and only stayed cause she was recuring

Amanda can be recast

But 4 year deals are standard in soaps

However Sean Ringgold has a one year deal with PP to Play Shawn On OLTL

also as far as Stause Goes she has wanted off AMC for two years and only stayed cause she was recuring

Amanda can be recast

Better yet, Amanda and Jake can be written off.

But 4 year deals are standard in soaps

Tough. Four years of exclusivity for a company that barely exists is asking too much. If/when they are up and running and successful then they can start asking for 4 years.

Tough. Four years of exclusivity for a company that barely exists is asking too much. If/when they are up and running and successful then they can start asking for 4 years.

Why would it be asking to much, if you are getting paid? As long as the price is right, I really don't see the difference.

Why would it be asking to much, if you are getting paid? As long as the price is right, I really don't see the difference.

Because they're just a start up company trying to do something completely new and have nothing to offer but promises. When they have something to point to as a success then fine but for now I see no reason why an actor who has just come off of the AMC roller coaster (which was also full of promises) would want to tie themselves up for four years of exclusivity. Four years with the option to work other projects? fine. Four years exclusive to HBO? Fine. Four years on the PP fantasy online plantation? Hell no.

Because they're just a start up company trying to do something completely new and have nothing to offer but promises. When they have something to point to as a success then fine but for now I see no reason why an actor who has just come off of the AMC roller coaster (which was also full of promises) would want to tie themselves up for four years of exclusivity. Four years with the option to work other projects? fine. Four years exclusive to HBO? Fine. Four years on the PP fantasy online plantation? Hell no.

And money. You make it sound as if acting jobs are just hanging low on the vine waiting to be plucked. IDK, 4 years of salary sounds like a pretty good deal to me, but if these actors believe they can do better, more power to them.

Well why would anyone sign any kind of long term contract withouth guaranteed airtime. Wasn't that the only way PP could meet the current contract rates was to basically take away the minimums?

I really don't get why its so outlandish for some of these actors especially younger ones would not want to sign on for that duration. And contracts as always are to protect the show as they have been on soaps since actors can be let go at 13-26 week increments but the actor can't walk.

As for recasting ANYONE CAN BE aside from Erica Kane and some of the older vets. Jamey at DC actually said something I agree with for a change that these shows should move on if an actor passes and forge ahead. Read the bibles for these shows and figure out where you can rebuild and improve.

Per an SID tweet we have a name "The Online Network" toln.com

Well why would anyone sign any kind of long term contract withouth guaranteed airtime. Wasn't that the only way PP could meet the current contract rates was to basically take away the minimums?

I really don't get why its so outlandish for some of these actors especially younger ones would not want to sign on for that duration. And contracts as always are to protect the show as they have been on soaps since actors can be let go at 13-26 week increments but the actor can't walk.

As for recasting ANYONE CAN BE aside from Erica Kane and some of the older vets. Jamey at DC actually said something I agree with for a change that these shows should move on if an actor passes and forge ahead. Read the bibles for these shows and figure out where you can rebuild and improve.

I'm not saying it's outlandish. I'm saying Hollywood is a notoriously difficult place to make your way. If someone is offering you the same money you were making on soaps, I'd say that's nothing to sneeze at. A couple of 100k a year, versus working the audition circuit. Seems like a no brainer to me, but sure, some of these people probably still think they can make it big. As I said, good luck to them.

And money. You make it sound as if acting jobs are just hanging low on the vine waiting to be plucked. IDK, 4 years of salary sounds like a pretty good deal to me, but if these actors believe they can do better, more power to them.

Acting jobs are always hard to come by. Nobody becomes an actor because they want financial security. Soaps were unusual that way and those days are over. And all that "money" isn't going to mean anything if the company folds in six months. These people don't even have a website. When are these actors going to see this money anyway? When they start production? So far we've gone from promises that they were going to start production right after AMC ended to they're going to start production in November to they're going to concentrate on OLTL and not AMC and they're still trying to make a deal with the union. And these actors - some of whom actually have done better - are supposed to lock themselves down for the soap equivalent of Pets.com? Nope. Contract? Yes. Exclusive contract? No.

Seems like a no brainer to me, but sure, some of these people probably still think they can make it big. As I said, good luck to them.

I don't think it's about "making it big." It's about not tying yourself down to a loser.

Edited September 27, 201114 yr by marceline

If an actor really wants out of his or her contract, there are ways to make that happen, especially if they are lingering on the vine and not driving story. If David Fumero, or Jill Larson, or Shenell Edmonds wanted out of their contracts, do you really think they would get a fight? Honestly, I get why any of these folks would sign on for four years as easily as I get why they wouldn't. A bird in the hand... and when you're in the business and you see the reality of the game and you know you're not getting any younger and you're happy with your career, the money you're making, your life, staying with the soap even in this new unproven form still makes sense to me. I get it. And this may sound jerky, but I wouldn't doubt that somewhere in the back (or front) of these people's minds is the notion that this may fail hard sooner rather than later and at least they made that paper while they still could.

Per an SID tweet we have a name "The Online Network" toln.com

More info:

http://www.tvline.com/2011/09/all-my-children-one-life-live-online-network/

TheOnlineNetwork.com/TOLN.com

Per an SID tweet we have a name "The Online Network" toln.com

I assume genericdomainname.com was already taken?

And this may sound jerky, but I wouldn't doubt that somewhere in the back (or front) of these people's minds is the notion that this may fail hard sooner rather than later and at least they made that paper while they still could.

That's true. Some people might be signing four year contracts but not...really.

To put it as plainly as possible, some of these people have options and others don't. Chrishell is still young and her boobs are still perky. She can still take risks with her career. Erika Slezak not so much.

I don't think it's about "making it big." It's about not tying yourself down to a loser.

And just like in relationships, I think a lot of actors learn to *settle*. Which really isn't all that sad and defeatist as it sounds. It's like an actor who dreamed of being a Broadway star but things didn't quite work out in New York, yet they became huge fish in D.C. or Chicago.

To put it as plainly as possible, some of these people have options and others don't. Chrishell is still young and her boobs are still perky. She can still take risks with her career. Erika Slezak not so much.

This is true.[/Mabel Thomas]