Generally speaking, on VM, no one is an all-episodes regular, except for Kristen Bell and Rico Colantoni. The show doesn't have the budget for it. I don't think Michael Muhney was in the credits last season. I think the regulars in the opening credits were Kristen, Rico, Jason Dohring, Teddy Dunn, Francis Capra, Ryan Hansen, Kyle Gallner, and Tessa Thompson. The other actors had recurring roles.
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Topic!Cindy - Jul 09, 2006 3:31:43 am PDT #637 of 3639
What is even happening?
IAmNotReallyASpring - Jul 09, 2006 4:42:55 am PDT #638 of 3639
I think Freddy Quimby should walk out of here a free hotel
English is not my friend. Apparently, words mean things.
What I meant to ask, and most definitely didn't, was on the scale of possible episode appearances from the full Bell 22 to whatever Thompson had, what is Muhney looking at for the upcoming season? 'Cause it seemed like he was in more episodes than Thompson last year (though I could be wrong) and if he is to become a Thompson-type regular, then would it make any difference to how much we see him?
sumi - Jul 09, 2006 7:08:38 am PDT #639 of 3639
Art Crawl!!!
It's a contractual thing - -meaning the actor gets paid whether or not the character appears.
IAmNotReallyASpring - Jul 09, 2006 7:50:57 am PDT #640 of 3639
I think Freddy Quimby should walk out of here a free hotel
But, as Cindy says, most of the regulars are kept from appearing in all the episodes because the budget is too tight. They wouldn't be offered contracts that would see them getting paid for all the episodes. I wish I could speak with confidence on this.
ETA. I have absolutely no idea why I whitefonted that. I am pretty much just repeating something written in black text, three posts above.
sumi - Jul 09, 2006 8:09:47 am PDT #641 of 3639
Art Crawl!!!
Maybe then, it's a matter of guaranteeing the availability of the actor should the show need him or her for the entire run of the season. They get first refusal.
Topic!Cindy - Jul 09, 2006 9:15:16 am PDT #642 of 3639
What is even happening?
It's a contractual thing - -meaning the actor gets paid whether or not the character appears.I'm not sure the VM actors get that deal. They specifically cut back a couple of the actors (who remained in the credits all season) to save money. They get credited regardless of whether they appear, and might get an extra something contractually, for being in the credits, but I'm thinking their deals may be structured differently, somehow. I know they were contracted as regulars, but for shorter orders.
sumi - Jul 09, 2006 1:34:01 pm PDT #643 of 3639
Art Crawl!!!
I'm guessing (hoping) that it means that they are going into Lamb's backstory more next season.
Laura - Jul 09, 2006 3:36:47 pm PDT #644 of 3639
Our wings are not tired.
That would be good with me sumi. Lots of potential story there.
sumi - Jul 09, 2006 5:42:59 pm PDT #645 of 3639
Art Crawl!!!
Guesting on the new season of SGA:
Gina Torres
I know the role as well -- but don't want to go into spoilers for real to see if it's already been posted. Has it?
§ ita § - Jul 09, 2006 6:18:07 pm PDT #646 of 3639
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
That is fucking aces, Sumi. Rock on.