Wednesday, November 30, 2005
more title sequence madness
Okay, read this shit first (link is optional; it's only two posts down). So Liza Weil in the opening credits is apparently a one-time deal? Or is she only there when Paris is in an episode? 'Cuz she doesn't appear in either of the next two episodes' opening credits. Stranger still, Jared Padalecki also disappears from the credits in the fourth episode. It's the first ep of the season that he hasn't been in, so I'm assuming that's the scheme. They're in the credits when they're in the episode, and that's it. What does this say about their contract, and their payment? I'd imagine that actors who are regularly in the opening credits get paid even for episodes they're not in, and that those who play recurring characters and get credited at the bottom of the screen after the title sequence only get paid per appearance. So I guess Paris and Dean are still officially recurring characters, and not regulars, despite selectively making the credits, and being utilized more frequently and significantly than at least one, and maybe two, regulars? Weird...
Okay, read this shit first (link is optional; it's only two posts down). So Liza Weil in the opening credits is apparently a one-time deal? Or is she only there when Paris is in an episode? 'Cuz she doesn't appear in either of the next two episodes' opening credits. Stranger still, Jared Padalecki also disappears from the credits in the fourth episode. It's the first ep of the season that he hasn't been in, so I'm assuming that's the scheme. They're in the credits when they're in the episode, and that's it. What does this say about their contract, and their payment? I'd imagine that actors who are regularly in the opening credits get paid even for episodes they're not in, and that those who play recurring characters and get credited at the bottom of the screen after the title sequence only get paid per appearance. So I guess Paris and Dean are still officially recurring characters, and not regulars, despite selectively making the credits, and being utilized more frequently and significantly than at least one, and maybe two, regulars? Weird...
