SAG inches closer to strike; NY branch may rebel?

All in all, if you want a pain-free experience, Washington DC teeth whitening might be your better bet compared to the mess SAG is causing in depressed economy negotiations with the AMPTP.

Despite a long-standing stall between the two parties (since July, really), SAG continues to think it should earn a better deal than any other union in Hollywood, even though the economy is in the tank. Wonderful, right?

But the latest rumor making the rounds is that the New York branch may be in rebellion, urging SAG to make a deal now and keep actors and everyone else in Hollywood working in a down economy, rather than striking during one of the worst economic times since the Carter Years.

We can only hope the New York Rebellion succeeds. A second TV season-shortening strike could spell a very real death-knell for network television, which is already reeling after the writer’s strike; ratings are down for almost every show this season, to historic lows.