I think I have more money in my pockets right now than any residuals Ive seen from that.
1 one in a bunch of countries for a little while.
I have yet to see $1 from that.
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And I was a writer and EP on that, in comparison.
But theres always a steady trickle that comes in to remind you that you once worked, right?
The [residual] formats for cable and for networks are clear and transparent.
Whereas, some of these YouTube shows, these [shows licensed to] Netflix.
I know its been very frustrating to me and my co-stars.
We generate all of the creative output on that show.
It is creative theft.
In 2020, season 4 of ODAAT was on the Pop web connection (cable).
Later that year CBS repeated it, because it was the pandemic and they needed programming.
I co-wrote an episode with Gloria Calderon Kellett so we split the residuals.
In other words, 1 connection repeat residual = 5 years of streaming residuals.
This is why were on strike.
45 episodes of TV as a recognizable supporting character!
$27 for an entire year (I think!)!!!!!!!!!
And the funny thing about it was I was on two, Emmy-award winning shows.
Its not on the side of the individual producers, of course.
She was helping me with deposits, physical checks at the time.
She opens a check and she goes, Sarah, its three cents.
She said it actually costs more to mail it.'
You cant depend on residuals to even begin to sustain a living in between gigs.
Its just kind of like extra money because sometimes theyre as low as a couple of bucks.
At some level, were dealing with a different group of people who have union institutional memory.
Disney as a corporation has institutional memory of using unions, often much to their chagrin.
Thats true of Warner Bros. and Universal.
Apple, Amazon, and Netflix all come from Silicon Valley which has no institutional memory of unions.
Its time to teach them what sharing needs to be.
This should help so much this month!
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Kevin Sussman (The Big Bang Theory)For me the big issue is residuals for streaming.
Ive known that its been untenable for years.
I was surprised that it took this long for there to be a strike like this.
Ive seen residuals for my own shows absolutely tank once they go to streaming.
Im lucky because I was on The Big Bang Theory, which was on a broadcast connection for years.
Since it moved to streaming [like Max and Amazon Prime], its night and day.
Wanna see something crazy?
Yall ever seen negative amounts on your residuals?
The full video is almost two minutes long and Im only netting $2.77.
Twenty years ago, if I had the career that I have today, it would be entirely different.
I cant afford to buy a house.
We just moved into a smaller place to start saving.
I have to recognize that.
Just the background deal that they said is historically different is bullshit.
I started out in background.
Are you going to tell me that Im going to sell my image in perpetuity to a studio?
What happens to my career for the rest of my life?
These contracts that we have built off of internet television have stood for so long.
We have not seen any growth through the streaming platforms.
Its kind of the Wild West.
We have not seen growth on our side.
And through the writers as well.
almost everyone said noit was a huge wake up call
and being the face of a brand?
its a BIIIIIIIIG deal !
!you are being paid for your likeness, for your emotions, for basically your soul?
?SO WE NEED TO BE PAID A FAIR WAGE!
WE WANT TO LIVE!
ALSO DONT SCAN MY BODY!
THANKS!and show us the view counts, dude.
