annecholloway replied to your post “Not true that Glee actors don't get anything any more from Glee. They...”
On this note: A good friend of mine from HS was in a single episode of ER as a patient in the background, only one line. She still gets residual checks from that work. It amounts to about $9 a quarter, give or take. Not much, but it's something.
Oh, ha how fascinating! Not much - but still kinda cool :)
quiet1ne replied to your post “Different anon here- the director of a pilot receives some credit for...”
Per Wikipedia: "Under the current (SAG Contract) system, the television production company retains 80% of the fees earned from reruns. The other 20% is paid to the various performers and off-camera crew."
Yeah, I’m guessing that 20% gets divided up into really, really tiny parts, lol.
slayediest replied to your post “I could be wrong, BUT I believe actors are given royalties when their...”
I think the Friends cast are getting that kind of money because they were in a position to renegotiate during the series (usually year 5/7 depending). They also (famously) got $1Mil per episode. No one in Glee got that, lol.
Isn’t that kind of unheard of in most TV scenarios? I remember it making the news cause it was such a huge thing.
slayerkitty replied to your post “I could be wrong, BUT I believe actors are given royalties when their...”
The magical word for royalties is syndication. Which means a show has to hit 100 episodes (usually five seasons), as it's unusual for it to happen sooner. Few shows ever hit that point.
Yup! Though I wonder what happens now since syndication isn’t really as big of a thing as it once was.