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Post by crazy_asian_man on Jan 30, 2020 4:52:56 GMT -5
Well it’s nothing new. I remember when highlander ended Adrian Paul was ready to walk away because he was physically exhausted and worked insane hours. Same with Kevin Sorbo in Hercules. Physically it was killing him. Ad on top of all that working in a country you don’t live in and being hundreds of miles away from your family. The same thing happened with Tom Welling on Smallville. He didn’t have a life. He was burned out. It’s why he’s hesitant to jump back into a series. Same thing with Andrew Lincoln on the walking dead. It’s a massive ask of anyone even with the steady work and the perks. You literally miss your life. It’s different when your young but when you’re older or you have a family it changes the whole equation. Listen to Jon Cryer talk about working on supergirl. Listened to a podcast with him a few days ago and he was exhausted. Those hours are long especially with all the action and special effects heavy stuff. Rosenbaum wasn’t even the lead on Smallville and he’d had enough by season seven. It’s grueling. Which podcast was cryer on? He really seems like a cool down to earth guy--- his podcast with Rosenbaum was very cool. I like that they were able to talk about the mild controversy with Charlie Sheen, too. I remember years ago reading about actors on older tv shows getting burnt out over the hours- but I had for some reason just imagined that things would have been different decades later to keep the actors healthier and happier for the long run--- but in listening to different podcasts, it seems like it hasn't really changed and probably not going to for awhile. |
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Post by Metallo on Jan 31, 2020 12:56:30 GMT -5
Here’s the podcast.
In some ways it’s better on shows and movie but in others it’s worse. I’m sure they’ve learned from the past and those hard working hours but as these things become more corporate the bosses care even less about the people in some ways and demand more product and more complex product. Read about how the actors playing the Turtles in the Bay reboot were treated like crap and it doesn’t sound any better compared to how the suit guys were treated on the 1990 movie. Some of these tv shows have fewer episodes and a different production schedule which is good but since they try to be more cinematic that means more planning more set up time longer hours which is more difficult. Not to mention action shows being physically more demanding with working out, training, stunts, etc. so it’s a trade off.
If the shows are non union it’s even worse. The original power rangers actors were treated like sweat shop labor and when you hear the horror stories on some low budget horror films you just shake your head. It’s all about the bottom dollar to some of these execs and producers.
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Post by Metallo on Mar 7, 2020 11:12:54 GMT -5
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Post by crazy_asian_man on Mar 7, 2020 14:32:40 GMT -5
Here’s the podcast. In some ways it’s better on shows and movie but in others it’s worse. I’m sure they’ve learned from the past and those hard working hours but as these things become more corporate the bosses care even less about the people in some ways and demand more product and more complex product. Read about how the actors playing the Turtles in the Bay reboot were treated like crap and it doesn’t sound any better compared to how the suit guys were treated on the 1990 movie. Some of these tv shows have fewer episodes and a different production schedule which is good but since they try to be more cinematic that means more planning more set up time longer hours which is more difficult. Not to mention action shows being physically more demanding with working out, training, stunts, etc. so it’s a trade off. If the shows are non union it’s even worse. The original power rangers actors were treated like sweat shop labor and when you hear the horror stories on some low budget horror films you just shake your head. It’s all about the bottom dollar to some of these execs and producers. Without revealing too much- sadly, I don't think the awfulness is limited to Hollywood- as an example, in the education field.... you also have people who have a good set of ethics and bad who - when they're in positions of power- treat instructors and departments to extremes based on politics- it's just not as viewable on the surface. The human race is pretty sad- but there are bright spots. It's sad that there's no universal sense (or application) of what fair play is and/or trying to raise everyone up by the golden rule.... |
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Post by Metallo on Mar 9, 2020 8:49:32 GMT -5
It’s everywhere. Quite literally in every field. It’s just more high profile in Hollywood because its Hollywood and the people involved are famous.
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Post by crazy_asian_man on Mar 10, 2020 15:21:37 GMT -5
It’s everywhere. Quite literally in every field. It’s just more high profile in Hollywood because its Hollywood and the people involved are famous. True... unfortunately.  |
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