The unfortunate part about putting a group of small minded, selfish, narcissistic actors in one town is they become like children.

SAG: *in whiny voice* "The writers got to have a strike, why can't we? I want to make money!"
AMPTP: *in nurturing, motherly voice* "You already make money, sweetie"
SAG: "Yeah but I want more!"

So, the American Motion Picture and Television Producers couldn't come to a resolution with the Screen Actors Guild, so now a vote amongst SAG members will be taken whether to go on strike.

No matter what anyone says, this is a ridiculous proposition, and another strike could literally kill Los Angeles. The economy suffered horrendously during the writers strike, losing money margins in the BILLIONS (and that was just LA alone!). Not to mention, oh, by the way, that the United States of America is in a current state of crisis with the economy. Every day, average Americans are worrying about keeping a job, paying a mortgage, feeding their children, and not losing their 401Ks, and the poor poor actors expect us to take pity on them? I don't think so. Sure, there are plenty of Actors making very little income, not getting reciprocated for failed projects, and have to be bartenders, waitresses, etc. to make ends meet. But that was their choice. It is the most common knowledge that acting is a tough business, and you will suffer trying to make it. Sorry if I'm not going to cry myself to sleep over what they get payed when one day they'll make millions on movie deals and what not.


But this wasn't the point of my statement. If indeed these actors do go on strike, what does that mean for talk show hosts like Conan? I don't think Conan is a member of SAG since he is not an actor himself, but what about the show? Would they still be able to put on one every night and just not interview actors? What about those who act in skits? And what about moving to LA in a few months? Would that even be logical with a strike? So many questions fill my mind with this, I guess it could work similar to the writers strike, except it would be easier. You'd have the writers to still write skits and such, you'd just have to use them for all the bits, and not hire small-part actors for the larger routines. And you'd just have a lot of reality TV show guests, comedians, and what not on the show. Only problem is, a lot of the comedians are in SAG, and reality stars are obnoxious. This could be interesting.

I'd just rather they not go on strike, then life will continue at the nice leisurely pace and the shows producers still recovering/suffering from the writers strike won't have to have mental break downs.