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[ID: A tweet by DB Woodside (@ dbwofficial) that reads, “The overwhelming majority of TV shows are not filmed in LA where most live. So, what does that mean? Well, if you’re a series regular on a TV show you get flown to another city (another country, Canada usually) where you’re expected to LIVE for the duration of filming. They give you a “relocation fee” to get you “started.” Usually falls between $4,000 - $8,000. That’s it. For the LIFE OF THAT SERIES. Not every season. ONCE. I repeat: ONCE. So if you’re on a show for 5, 6, 7 seasons you’re expected to pay your rents/mortgages and car leases back IN LA where most live. You are also expected to pay for your rent and rental cars in the city that they decide to move you to for the duration of that series. 4, 5, 6, 7 seasons depending on the success of your show. Most of us pay month to month. Or, we find a lease that we have to break when the job is over. Or, we find another actor friend that will take over that lease. I’ve done this with my homie @ meagantandy. Add airline tickets to fly back and forth to see your partners and children. We pay for that shit too. This happens EVERY SINGLE SEASON on TV shows throughout the USA that film outside of LA. I don’t know many folks that can easily afford a mortgage, an apartment rental, two cars, one a lease, the other a rental car, AND airline tickets to see their families and not eventually feel the pain financially. And THAT is why when most jobs finish actors are racing to find the next job because the clock is always ticking financially.

RESIDUALS MATTER.

This idea that all actors are millionaires is BULLSHIT.

The top 1% of actors are doing very well. The majority of actors are not.

Lastly, it wasn’t always that way. It was changed for “cost cutting” purposes. 😉

But guess who saves MILLIONS by shooting in other cities and countries?

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Escitalopram 20MG

Hydroxyzine 50MG up to 3 times a day as needed

Omeprazole 20MG

Cetirizine 10MG

There is an official FAQ on the SAG-AFTRA site that details it better than the email (which came out probably right after the email did, hence why I missed it. I'd have just posted that link if I'd seen it).

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