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OKLAHOMA! in London's West End 2023

#need to see the new cast!!!#oklahoma! 2019 #oklahoma west end #oklahoma 2019

Some of you might remember a couple of years ago when Scarlett Johansson sued Disney because she was making significantly less money for Black Widow than was guaranteed in her contract because so many more people watched it on streaming than in theaters, how there was a massive misinformation campaign from Disney that a ton of people on this website (and Twitter and other social media) bought into: That she was a greedy bitch who didn't respect people who needed to stay at home during the pandemic (I believe the word "ableist" was thrown around with aplomb) as opposed to someone who just wanted to be paid what she was owed. What was literally in her contract!!! And where everyone who took more than a couple minutes to actually look into and think about the situation could figure out that her issue wasn't with streaming itself, but with how little streaming was allowed to get away with paying her and other actors. But of course, a lot of people just saw the chance to dunk on a rich woman, and didn't think about it beyond readying some snarky tags and hit reblog. And in doing so, threw their support behind a much wealthier, greedier studio head who is already using similar language to describe the current strike.

Anyway we're going to see a lot of that from studios now, especially now that actors have joined the WGA and it's easier to sell them as rich and greedy than writers, because of this cultural stereotype we have of all Hollywood actors as celebrities. Don't fall for it. SAG-AFTRA represents people like Tom Cruise and ScarJo but it also represents the kind of people who played a Borg in two episodes of Star Trek: Voyager in 1997 or who had one line in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel as an enthusiastic audience member. Most actors are not crazy wealthy, and in fact, if you're a big TV fan (especially older TV and genre TV) that likely includes some actor names that you know, who played supporting roles in your fav shows, or who were even a star in something decades ago but haven't done anything major since. The AFTRA side also represents people like radio broadcasters. But even beside that, all workers deserve to be fairly compensated for the work they do, and the threat of replacing them with AI, or real actors being required to sign contracts to allow their likenesses to be used by AI forever without paying them, is an existential threat to acting as a profession in general. The actors are in the right. The writers are in the right. The studios are in the wrong. The studios have exploited new technology to get away with horrifying labor practices for years and their feet need to be put to the fire. Circulate the articles about how poorly the Orange is the New Black cast was compensated for making one of the defining shows of the early streaming boom, and of the studios saying they want to force writers to starve and lose their homes. Don't get distracted by propaganda aping progressive-sounding language about wealthy celebrities. Focus on the real enemy, the truly greedy fat cats who care more about money than people and art: the studios.

cardassiangoodreads

Since some people in the notes apparently didn't pick up on this from the phrase "all workers deserve to be fairly compensated for the work they do" in my original post: Just to be clear, I do not think that there is ever a such thing as so rich that you no longer deserve collective bargaining rights. The super rich celebrities also deserve the right to be able to join a union, strike, and negotiate with their employers. It is still exploitation when they are underpaid and overworked and forced to sign their face over to a studio forever as AI, even if what they are underpaid is still more than most people make in a lifetime. They still work very hard; if you've ever been on a film set (I was an extra in a Hollywood film once, so I have), you would know this.

I believe that the ability to unionize is a fundamental human right, full stop. But also I know which website I'm on and that some people here were raised by right-wing assholes and haven't fully questioned everything their parents taught them, and so they aren't necessarily all there on those sorts of Progressive Fundamentals. For that reason, I think it's still important to note that most working actors are not rich; whereas if you throw in with the studios, if you oppose the strike, you are throwing in 100% with greedy rich jerks who want to exploit workers and make the media you love worse.

hunny-lamb

So last week my sister was having trouble booking tickets for OK! because the website was glitching, and she just told me that one of the times she was trying to load the page, some text came up for like 2 seconds on the homepage saying like pre-order dvd now?????? So like pro shot maybe??????

whatwouldfannybricedo

Prayer circle for sexy London Oklahoma proshoot!!!

#if this happens this will be the best day of my life #Oklahoma #oklahoma west end

Daniel Kluger’s orchestration is a masterclass in updating a classic score for a musical revival

#Oklahoma 2019 #oklahoma west end #Daniel kluger #Oklahoma!#oklahoma! 2019 #west end #broadway #musicals #rogers and hammerstein

helenaredamancy

i love how much laurey hates the fact that she likes curly. she's ashamed to be associated with this man. every time he flirts with her you can watch her split between enjoying it and being mortified by every single thing about him. and the genius daniel fish gave that whiny attention seeking cowboy a GUITAR.

#oklahoma 2019