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mg/hs hour question
chris319:
An even shorter answer than Randy's: celebs get paid to show up, go through makeup, sit on the set and utter words in response to game play. That basically describes how Richard Dawson got through his final months on MG.
Oh yes, and bring five, six or whatever changes of clothes.
Jay Temple:
[quote name=\'tvrandywest\' date=\'Nov 5 2003, 05:37 PM\'] Step 2
The correct rate:
The program in question is a 1 hour show (as opposed to 30 minutes or 2 hours, etc.). [/quote]
Just to be clear, according to this rule, would the three celebs working only the H2 portion get paid the same as the six who did the full hour?
If it were not for the change of clothes, they could have done the five half-hours of Match Game in one day, with just the ten new players, and then bring the winners back the next day for the H2 portion. (I don't know this, but I assume they did the Family Feud Challenge this way.)
chris319:
[quote name=\'Jay Temple\' date=\'Nov 6 2003, 09:24 AM\'][quote name=\'tvrandywest\' date=\'Nov 5 2003, 05:37 PM\'] Step 2
The correct rate:
The program in question is a 1 hour show (as opposed to 30 minutes or 2 hours, etc.). [/quote]
Just to be clear, according to this rule, would the three celebs working only the H2 portion get paid the same as the six who did the full hour?
If it were not for the change of clothes, they could have done the five half-hours of Match Game in one day, with just the ten new players, and then bring the winners back the next day for the H2 portion. (I don't know this, but I assume they did the Family Feud Challenge this way.)[/quote]
In case you didn't hear Randy the first time:
--- Quote ---The correct rate:
The program in question is a 1 hour show (as opposed to 30 minutes or 2 hours, etc.).
--- End quote ---
They get paid according to show length, not camera time, game play, words spoken, correct answers given, amount won by civilian contestants, etc. I thought this was made abundantly clear.
Jimmy Owen:
You guys remember on the Tonight show when Ed McMahon ("Snap Judgment," "Whodunit") would announce the guest list for that evening and maybe Bert Convy ("Tattletales," "Super Password") would be skedded for the show. So you stay up and it's 12:45 and still no Bert. Then Johnny Carson ("Earn Your Vacation," "Who(m) Do You Trust") would say "We have run out of time, so we'll have to have Bert Convy on with us on a future date." What then, my friends? Should Bert get paid for his time in the green room?
chris319:
--- Quote ---Should Bert get paid for his time in the green room?
--- End quote ---
The question is DOES Bert get paid for his time in the green room? The answer is yes. He came to the studio, brought his own wardrobe, perhaps rehearsed a song, went through make-up and a pre-interview, and sat around waiting in the green room. It's not his fault that they mis-timed or overbooked the show. If you stiff your guests they're going to start turning down your booking offers.
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