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16. There's plenty of precedent for this. (actors protecting themselves)

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Sun May 14, 2023, 07:29 PM

May 2023

I know that the in the original Star Trek, the actors' contracts didn't account for syndicated re-runs, which is where the series' popularity really took off. For quite a few years, 24/7, Star Trek was airing somewhere in the world, and the actors didn't see a dime from it. That was a major negotiating point when the movies started up.

Same situation probably affected plenty of actors in shows prior to the 70s, when syndication began to flourish.

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Justine Bateman. actress, SAG/WGA/DGA and coder on the misuse of AI in Hollywood [View all] Dennis Donovan May 2023 OP

Changing movies based on test audience reactions was a horrible idea; this is worse Grokenstein May 2023 #1

Then ChatGPT read Dionnet and Bilal's "Exterminator 17"... Kid Berwyn May 2023 #2

Every actor should be supporting the writer's strike by refusing work. Jakes Progress May 2023 #3

They have their own negotiations coming up soon: highplainsdem May 2023 #7

That is why they should be in solidarity with the writers. Jakes Progress May 2023 #10

They are Roy Rolling May 2023 #13

No. They are not. SAG officially advises actors to continue to work. Jakes Progress May 2023 #21

You can already replace someone's face in popular movies tinrobot May 2023 #4

That's disgusting. Not amusing. highplainsdem May 2023 #8

Where did I say it was amusing? tinrobot May 2023 #14

Sorry. I thought you'd meant it that way, since most people who highplainsdem May 2023 #15

Time for a Butlerian Jihad possibly. paleotn May 2023 #5

Thank you for posting this thread! I saw the first highplainsdem May 2023 #6

Some of the things she mentions though I suspect are not going to happen anytime soon cstanleytech May 2023 #9

Live theater chowmama May 2023 #11

That's what I'm doing now - Ms. Toad May 2023 #20

I've been fooling around with AI imaging to see what it's all about and I believe she's correct. Kablooie May 2023 #12

There's plenty of precedent for this. (actors protecting themselves) JHB May 2023 #16

None of that sounds appealing to me in any way JI7 May 2023 #17

finally a version of tolkien i would watch. pansypoo53219 May 2023 #18

This message was self-deleted by its author GuppyGal May 2023 #19

the AI created people always do that weird little head movement. BlueWaveNeverEnd May 2023 #22

KTLA news story and interview, video and text: highplainsdem May 2023 #23