(I just wrote this, went to post, and it all disappeared! Grrrr) So, here I go again, hope I remember.
PLEASE, think carefully before you reply, don't rush in. I don't know how much NBC pays Corday for Days, but let's just set up a hypothetical situation. $100,000 per show, $500,000 per week, 26 million per year. Let's take out 1 million for the sports pre-emptions (10 days). So we have 25 million for a year.
First, let's consider costs....backstage there are writers, producers, directors, set people, cameramen, lighting, wardrobe, hair & makeup, script people, materials, clothing, offices, dressing rooms, laundry, film, props, etc. etc. Then the actors, contract who are paid regardless if they are used or not, recurring, who are paid only when they work. Child actors, their parent, nanny, teachers. Day players who speak lines, under 5s who speak less than 5 lines, background, who mill around. And all the materials needed for these people to do their jobs, such as shampoo, hairspray, irons, hammers, saws, fans, liquids to fill coffee pots, tea cups, martini glasses, etc. etc. Props galore. And I know there is more. LOL
So, down to brass tacks. What characters would you keep, which ones would leave Salem. What new characters would you have arrive, or which vets would you have return. (And remember, there really is not room for a huge number of "oldies but goodies"). And then what story would you like to see unfold. Using which characters?
How about we start right after Thanksgiving (giving present stories time to perhaps finish up). What would you have happen in Salem? How would you have some characters depart? Everything cannot be "happy endings", so we are going to have troubles, along with good times. This is why I said to think carefully. Remember, only a limited about of money.
Going to love reading....
PLEASE, think carefully before you reply, don't rush in. I don't know how much NBC pays Corday for Days, but let's just set up a hypothetical situation. $100,000 per show, $500,000 per week, 26 million per year. Let's take out 1 million for the sports pre-emptions (10 days). So we have 25 million for a year.
First, let's consider costs....backstage there are writers, producers, directors, set people, cameramen, lighting, wardrobe, hair & makeup, script people, materials, clothing, offices, dressing rooms, laundry, film, props, etc. etc. Then the actors, contract who are paid regardless if they are used or not, recurring, who are paid only when they work. Child actors, their parent, nanny, teachers. Day players who speak lines, under 5s who speak less than 5 lines, background, who mill around. And all the materials needed for these people to do their jobs, such as shampoo, hairspray, irons, hammers, saws, fans, liquids to fill coffee pots, tea cups, martini glasses, etc. etc. Props galore. And I know there is more. LOL
So, down to brass tacks. What characters would you keep, which ones would leave Salem. What new characters would you have arrive, or which vets would you have return. (And remember, there really is not room for a huge number of "oldies but goodies"). And then what story would you like to see unfold. Using which characters?
How about we start right after Thanksgiving (giving present stories time to perhaps finish up). What would you have happen in Salem? How would you have some characters depart? Everything cannot be "happy endings", so we are going to have troubles, along with good times. This is why I said to think carefully. Remember, only a limited about of money.
Going to love reading....