Post by Zam on Mar 15, 2010 22:12:46 GMT -5
Soooo... the unnamed sources are now citing the actors' "professionalism".
Let's take a look at this.
One Life to Live employs actors who are members of the Screen Actors' Guild. OLTL is a union shop. Therefore, actors, as members of this union are subject to union rules and contract provisions the show and/or network negotiate with the union.
I have read accounts where Broadway or other theatrical producers have filed formal complaints with that actors' union, Actors Equity for "bad" or "unprofessional" behavior. Look to examples of Jeremy Piven's mercury incident with Speed-the-Plow, plus Randy Quaid and his wife's expulsion from Equity from incidents with the Broadway-aimed Lone Star Love. Disparate situations, but in each, the Producers filed formal grievances with Equity, and there were different outcomes.
If we are now going to be treated to salacious rumor-mongering, let's have representatives of the show speak publicly, and cite formal grievances that (if I am not mistaken) could or should have been filed with SAG. Certainly, a complaint to the union can lead to a reprimand from them to the actor, or at least a warning they are in danger of losing their job--for cited reasons.
I could be wrong. Maybe the contracts between SAG and Daytime are dissimilar from those Equity has.
If we have SAG actors in our midst, can you please educate us?
Regardless, if Scott is/was not under contract, it's been said that he is "on call" or given his proper notice of his shooting schedule. That means he's not required to be there on a daily basis, unless he is called in to report.
These reporters who print salacious blind items may be acting irresponsibly, until the facts are presented to us by someone in authority who has the balls to speak publicly. Namely, someone with a name.
"Partying too much" is a subjective observation by a co-worker. What is their definition of "too much" versus my definition of "too much"?
If, for example, Scott is "partying" "too much", is it because he was doing (gay) community events or maybe being accessible to fans to use the personal touch to draw in more viewers...or was he sitting on a bar stool getting shit-faced until last call at 4am when he had a 7:30am call at the studio? Are these people with no social lives who are jealous that these men have social lives? These are relevant questions to consider since we are now reading bitchy comments from their former co-workers.
The sources could very likely be consummately professional actors who are always prompt, available and prepared who have full and active lives, and who may have been offended by truly unprofessional behavior. The irony is that consummately professional actors should not behave in this fashion towards their co-workers.
Did the actors' repeatedly come into work late or unprepared for their scenes? So, let's have the answer. Name the names.
A lot of facts are absent from this discussion. Until we get facts from identified sources other than cowardly co-workers afraid of being the next to be fired suddenly, I will continue in my support of Scott and Brett.
"How 'bout actor, that's compact-er."
"Yes, but always arrives over-done."
-- Sweeney Tood, A Little Priest
Let's take a look at this.
One Life to Live employs actors who are members of the Screen Actors' Guild. OLTL is a union shop. Therefore, actors, as members of this union are subject to union rules and contract provisions the show and/or network negotiate with the union.
I have read accounts where Broadway or other theatrical producers have filed formal complaints with that actors' union, Actors Equity for "bad" or "unprofessional" behavior. Look to examples of Jeremy Piven's mercury incident with Speed-the-Plow, plus Randy Quaid and his wife's expulsion from Equity from incidents with the Broadway-aimed Lone Star Love. Disparate situations, but in each, the Producers filed formal grievances with Equity, and there were different outcomes.
If we are now going to be treated to salacious rumor-mongering, let's have representatives of the show speak publicly, and cite formal grievances that (if I am not mistaken) could or should have been filed with SAG. Certainly, a complaint to the union can lead to a reprimand from them to the actor, or at least a warning they are in danger of losing their job--for cited reasons.
I could be wrong. Maybe the contracts between SAG and Daytime are dissimilar from those Equity has.
If we have SAG actors in our midst, can you please educate us?
Regardless, if Scott is/was not under contract, it's been said that he is "on call" or given his proper notice of his shooting schedule. That means he's not required to be there on a daily basis, unless he is called in to report.
These reporters who print salacious blind items may be acting irresponsibly, until the facts are presented to us by someone in authority who has the balls to speak publicly. Namely, someone with a name.
"Partying too much" is a subjective observation by a co-worker. What is their definition of "too much" versus my definition of "too much"?
If, for example, Scott is "partying" "too much", is it because he was doing (gay) community events or maybe being accessible to fans to use the personal touch to draw in more viewers...or was he sitting on a bar stool getting shit-faced until last call at 4am when he had a 7:30am call at the studio? Are these people with no social lives who are jealous that these men have social lives? These are relevant questions to consider since we are now reading bitchy comments from their former co-workers.
The sources could very likely be consummately professional actors who are always prompt, available and prepared who have full and active lives, and who may have been offended by truly unprofessional behavior. The irony is that consummately professional actors should not behave in this fashion towards their co-workers.
Did the actors' repeatedly come into work late or unprepared for their scenes? So, let's have the answer. Name the names.
A lot of facts are absent from this discussion. Until we get facts from identified sources other than cowardly co-workers afraid of being the next to be fired suddenly, I will continue in my support of Scott and Brett.
"How 'bout actor, that's compact-er."
"Yes, but always arrives over-done."
-- Sweeney Tood, A Little Priest