Blaming Arnold
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It's been u-g-l-y on the set of Ugly Betty since the suits announced on Tuesday that the show is moving its production to New York City.
And, according to reports, the 300 production people who are losing their jobs because of the move blame California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.
New York passed a host of new new tax credits to lure more showbiz productions — Ugly Betty took the bait and is headed their way.
Many argue that the Governator has not done much to save and/or grow California's showbiz production business.
Unfortunately, there are small business owners like dry cleaners, caterers, construction supply folk who will be financially crippled by Ugly Betty's move to NYC. These vendors have banded together to buy a one page ad in Variety, the entertainment industry's trade paper, on behalf of the soon-to-be unemployed folks as a show of support and to help call attention to changes that need to be made at the state level for their own sake.
Here's what the ad appearing in Variety will say:
To Whom it Should Concern
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Members of the State Senate and State Assembly, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, the Los Angeles City Council, and the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors:We are writing to you because we just lost our jobs. We are the 300 plus members of the crew of the television show Ugly Betty. We were informed this Tuesday that the production of our show is moving to New York primarily because of the 35% tax incentives being offered by the state of New York. Instead of making good wages and paying our fair share of California state income tax, we will all be collecting Unemployment Benefits. In addition, we will certainly be cutting our spending back to the bone, which will not only cut back our sales tax contributions substantially, but it could end up costing the jobs of the people who provide services and products to us. Not only are these crew positions being lost; all of our local vendors are losing our business.
Our production buys: lumber, paint, wallpaper, cabinets, other building materials, office products, fabric, art supplies, computer equipment, food, beverages, flowers, film, makeup & hair products, wigs, insurance, jewelry, clothing, etc.
Our production rents: lighting equipment, sound equipment, video playback equipment, heavy machinery, office equipment, backdrops, costumes, furniture, scenery, props, soundstages, offices, parking facilities, cars, trucks, storage facilities, computers, camera equipment, grip equipment, editing equipment, drafting equipment, cell phones, computers, toilets, dumpsters, live plants, production trailers, tools, hardware, artwork, walkie talkies, etc.
Our production also uses the services of: dry cleaners, printers, location companies, Special Effects companies, utilities, caterers, payroll services, restaurants, security, Post Production Services, Clearance Houses, etc.
When we shoot on locations around Los Angeles we pay for permits; we pay homeowners & businesses for the use of their property, we hire police and fire department personnel, we pay for facility engineers, etc.
So, while the loss of our individual positions may be insignificant, the loss of this production is staggering. Now multiply this by all the other productions going to New York, New Mexico, Illinois, Louisiana, North Carolina and other states with incentives, not to mention Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Eastern Europe, etc. and the cost to the California state economy is monumental. We implore you to do everything in your power to level the playing field and bring our jobs back to California by enacting meaningful incentives to keep film and television production in our state.
Sincerely yours
The Crew of Ugly Betty
Word!
We're sure Arnie will hear you loud and clear now!
[Image via WENN.]
He has cut funding for schools as well. There are way less classes available next fall for college students. Arnold SUCKS
FIRST!
Someone has gained weight..
Yay 1st
i love ugly betty
God forbid any other States or ("even Canada") should benefit from all the economic support a prodoction like Ugly Betty provides. I think it's rediculous to think that Arnold should be spending his time to keep showbusiness going in California . . . I mean, seriously, is California really suffering from a lack of show business money?!
AND IF YOU WANT SOMETHING CRAZY LIKE PINEAPPLE
I'LL KILL YOU
Massachusetts has also given generous tax breaks to moviemakers and now there are tons of movies being made there. Hey, it's business. And Arnold's looking awfully chubby these days, no???
UGH. i hate "ahnold". what a joke…..WHO ELECTED HIM ANYWAY?!?!?!?!?!
good job california.
The State Legislature and the Los Angeles Board of Supervisors are the ones to blame. Arnold only signs the bills and resolutions passed through the committees of the legislature. If the Legislature doesn't send the Govenor an economic or tax reduction package….he can't sign the bill.
The county supervisors could pass an economic stimulus package….problem is that Los Angeles is having huge economic problems. It's a vicious cycle. They need the show biz jobs but they can't afford to cut taxes and now the show biz jobs leave taking their pay base with them.
aww that sux!
HE LOOKS MORE AND MORE LIKE AN OLD QUEEN EACH TIME I SEE HIM. HE COULD STAR IN A REMAKE OF THE BIRDCAGE USING HIS OWN WARDROBE.
AND WHAT'S WRONG WITH HIS HANDS? THEY LOOK EXACTLY LIKE PRICILLA PRESLEY'S!
This is stupid!! This industry has been on strike for the better part of the last 8 months and now has another strike pending. When it came to keeping the fat cats fat, those poor employees were ignored. Now, I find it really hard to blame Conan the Distroyer in Cali. for something politicians in New York are doing. California is still the 2nd most imortant entertainment city in this country. Looks like LA was just put in it's place.
i totally agree oganda… why not let some east coasters get in on the show-biz fun, this is good news for nyc production people… i sympathize with getting laid off that sucks… but, quit whining and go get a job at the millions of other shows filmed in california
IS just me or does arnold look a lil queer?
Perez, why no GAY GAY GAY over his face?
People can't have it both ways-they want the rich to pay the higher taxes so the middle class can get a break but when that happens, everyone freaks out when jobs are lost because of it. This is just the beginning. After the election, more and more companies will be paying higher taxes and have to relocate-to another country. Who exactly do these people want to pay the higher taxes?the rich own the businesses that keep us going. Get a clue people!
YA! He is the BEST! Love that hair color too….NOT!!!
1st BITCHES!!! ah ha haahhaahaha
Who gives a shit? Like there aren't enough shows an dmovies in California that these people can't find other jobs. And I'm sure the incendiary businesses they mention are really going to be crippled by one show leaving CA. Idiots.
And like a preivous poster said, God forbid some other state (or Canada) should benefit from showbiz.
If their businesses are going to be "crippled" by the departure of Ugly Betty…then they probably weren't much of a business in the first place. Ugly Betty has only been on the air for a few years - what did these businesses do before that? Shows come and go all the time - get over it.
That's our
"WARM CHESTNUT!"
The voters of California voted him in,him and his butt ugly wife.Hell move everything to Vancouver,we will welcome all of you with open arms.Face it Hollywood is not where its at anymore,so quit your bellyaching and get over it.
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#10 - crystalG says – reply to this
UGH. i hate "ahnold". what a joke…..WHO ELECTED HIM ANYWAY?!?!?!?!?!
good job california.
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You are the best example why ppl should not have an opinion
without research. Do your DD b4 you judge. Do you vote?
Now b4 you do read abt your candidate its easy.Just think.Geez.
Re: Jones – Great points Jones! It's just oh so easy to blame the republican as always. Ugly Betty is one show, apparently the people associated with it think it's the main livilihood of Los Angeles. Notice they immediately refer to having to go on unemployment? Hey if you are so valuable, surely you can immediately find another job.
Someone pointed out he has cut fundings for schools and there will be less college classes in the fall, once again look at the state legislature to that and why do you feel entitled to a college education? You want a college education, pay for it! This disgusting sense of entitlement people feel is why the economy sucks so bad.
All the poor Obama is crying for need to get a job or 3 if they need to and start paying their own way in life.
I always thought Ugly betty was filmed in NY. lol. My bad. I feel so bad for those people who are losing their jobs.
Look at your Father seriously surely he does not look like Ahhrnold.
He is looking good for 61 beige outfit and not the best angle.I say
he is fine.
boo freaking hoo. let things return to the golden age of showbiz - EAST COAST STYLE
On a completely different topic - I love the freakishly large winder knob on his watch. I guess it's the only way he can adjust time using his freakishly large hands.
What's up with those hands??
I'm sure if he did more for the entertainment industry in California, he would be accused of favoritism and some other dumb bullshit by anyone who's not involved in the industry. Plus it's your states own damn fault for hiring an actor as a governor. Maybe next time, elect an economist.
Those people can go fuck themselves! They are the same liberal assholes who want everyone else taxed into the poorhouse to pay for all their welfare programs and to fight global warming and finance free education for illegal immigrants. They are one of the biggest industries in California…how the fuck do they think they shouldn't be taxed? But if you're some poor mom and pop dry cleaner or newstand, barely making a living, YOU should be taxed to the highest level?! Eat shit and die Ugly Betty.
Movies and tv shows that PRETEND to be New York, but aren't, are a bunch of phonies. It's an insult to the viewers intelligence and does not support the city they are exploiting. If you are gonna bank on the glamour of NYC, at least give the city that was once booming with production jobs, some actual business. A few stock image scenes thrown in doesn't make for anything authentic.
Good we need the business. Remember when 9/11 happen and all the businesses moved out of NYC to greener and safer places. Well same thing in reverse. WELCOME TO NYC….BITCHES.
Besides how could you film a NY scene and not be in NY
plus maybe they need to correct certain things about people from Queens Because people from Queens NEVER EVER EVER say they are from Queens…they say,
"I'm from Jamaica, Ridgefield, Forest hills" People from Brooklyn "I'm from Brooklyn" so please get that straight UGLY BETTY & ENTOURAGE that erks me
Re: Karey –
Hey, novel idea, try paying for your own fucking classes. These people don't want to pay taxes and at the same time, greedy bitches like you are crying that you're not getting enough free shit from the state.
i had no idea really the scope of tv production (sorry mpe engineering is a bit diff)..on the one hand i am happy as it will bring jobs to the ec, incl the dc area (soon i hope). on the other hand i feel for those getting put out, but really thats business…so c'mon arnie - make it competitive for the good of all!
UGH WHATS UP WIT GRANDPA HANDS MAN HE LOOKS DEFORMED IT LOOKS LIKE HE TAKES THE LITTEL YELLOW BUS HES MILEDLY RETARDED R SUMTHIN.
Is this a joke? I mean, I feel bad for those folks who lost their jobs, but are we really supposed to think that the Governor of California should be luring MORE tv production to the area? I mean, how many shows, movies, etc. are produced in SoCal? Is it even proportionate? Does it matter at all that Ugly Betty is totally based in NYC?
The amount of money made in Los Angeles and Hollywood I AM SURE is more than all of these other areas COMBINED. If I was a California taxpayer, I would be LIVID if my legislature worried about "growing" the California show business. Even writing that sounds dumb.
If these people are really losing their jobs, why are they wasting money on an ad in Variety? When they don't have money for botox in a couple of months, they'll look back and regret placing this stupid ad.
actually, the playing field might be levelled if movie/tv productions took place ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY
Typical hit and run job on the guy because of the letter before his name, that being 'R' for Republican. This guy is an amazing person who is not only multifaceted, but was able to SAVE California from tragedy when Govenor Grey Davis, YES a Democrat, took an abundant surplus, and pissed it all away and caused an even greater, chasm-like deficit. Since taking office Arine has done wonderful things for California and is even open to more socially liberal ideas, giving Republicans the reputation that DO deserve for the most part no thanks to pricks like the religious right who make all the right look like bigots.
This is just typical extreme leftist hate speech and looking for an excuse to crucify a republican for simply being one. Sad, so sad Perez. I'm more a lib than a repub, but even I can see you have fallen so hard for the extreme left that you don't realize your own biases.
actually, the playing field might be levelled if movie/tv productions took place ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY. That way local economies, be they NYC or Podunk, Texas, would benefit from all of those services described in the ad. The environmental toll that the entertainment industry makes on southern california is staggering. Where do you think all the water comes from to supply the desert metropolis? What about all the CARS CARS CARS? I'm just saying, it would seem more fair to spread that kind of economic boon to many other places, rather than keep it in one place. I lived in LA for 3 years, not connected in any way to "the industry" and after the partying and fun were over, I left. I can't understand why anyone would want to live there except for the industry, and even then, it just seems selfish.
Hey, they should move production to Pittsburgh. A lot cheaper than La La Land, NYC or Canada. Plus tons of Hollywood Movie Crews already live and work here 24/7. Other Film & TV production crews are moving to Pittsburgh, why not Ugly Betty's?
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Just don't be a drug addict, we ran that drug addict whore Sienna Miller out of town, just before she was about to be arrested.
I love Arnie…….. Fuck Ugly Betty… whcih by the way is a stolen idea from a Colombian tv show….
TERMINATE THE TERMINATOR!
You are a hippocrite Perez, you side with the writers and actors whose strikes will be even more devastating to the the economy than productions shooting elsewhere. A complete shutdown of the industry that is the life blood of Southern California because, somehow, a minimum of $759.00 plus residuals for life is some how on fair pay to sit in a trailer and eat and for a few minutes pretend you are someone else.
Great! Movie and TV productions companies have been leaving in large numbers for a while. A lot of southern states are seeing a BOOM in productions as well as areas of the Northeast. I say great, California is a cess pool at best. Papperazzi won't be allowed to operate in the vast majority of the Country. When Mel Gibson was filming " The Patriot" I saw more then one Cop look the other way towards photog beat downs and really enjoyed it.
WOW!!! I had NO idea that Ugly Betty kept the whole state of California employed!!! I have to make sure I have this right….Ugly Betty is the ONLY show filmed in California. No other shows will be filmed there that need things like flowers, police, lumber, fabric, jewelry, vehicles, insurance, set jobs, etc. These business/jobs were created and exist solely due to the demand of the Ugly Betty show???
PLEASE!!!! It's California/Hollywood! There are always going to be television shows coming and going for any number of reasons (cancellation???). These people are just looking for a scapegoat instead of looking for a new job. You know when you work in this industry that a television show does not last forever and eventually you will have to move on to another set, another show, another location. Get over it and pick up the want ads!!!
FAT BODY YOU FUCKING ASSHOLE…I JUST TYPED OUT A GREAT RESPONSE TO THIS LETTER BUT IT WAS TOO LONG AND NOW IT IS GONE…SO SHORTLY THIS LITTLE BITCHES NEED TO SUCK IT UP AND STOP BLAMING ARNOLD. IF THEY WANT SOME ONE TO BLAME..THEY CAN BLAME ABC! BECAUSE LAST TIME I CHECKED IT IS ABC THAT IS MOVING THE SHOW NOT THE GOVERNOR.
Do they all go to the same dry cleaner? Will it close if they all use diffrent ones?
Who Cares!! People always want to blame the government and never their own lazy asses! if you're company is dependant on one show, that's your bad business plan!!
If you wanna blame someone besides yourself, blame the show's production company! blame the stars with their high salaries. i bet between them, they could come up with the extra money to offset those taxes. but they won't, they'd rather just endorse the democrat who'se gonna raise everyones taxes meanwhile they're finding ways to skirt theirs…
Oh, WAAAAAAAAH! Get over it. People are forgetting about one important thing: Only the strong survive! If you waste time crying over this insignificant show (which sucks, by the way) you will lose sight of what is really important.
This is what happens when you over-tax. If the Liberals ever understand this, this kind of situation will not happen. The Liberals in California have made their bed, now have to lay in it. Boo Hoo!!!
IM EMAILING YOU FROM LOCATION IN MASSACHUSETTS, THE NEW FILM CAPITAL OF THE US. MA NOW GIVES 30% TAX CREDITS TO ALL FILMS SHOT HERE, WITH NO CAP! 30% CREDIT ON ACTORS & CREW SALARIES AND EVERY DIME SPENT!! I HAVE MANY FRIENDS AT HOME (L.A.)WHO ARENT WORKING BECAUSE TO QUOTE THE CA ASSEMBLY "TO HAVE TAX CREDITS IN CA WOULD BE LIKE GIVING BRUCKHEIMER A CHRISTMAS PRESENT" HOW SHORT SIDED! WITH CA BEING IN THE FINANCIAL SITUATION THATS ITS IN YOUD THINK THEY WOULD WANT THE CASH!!! A FILM IS LIKE A PAIR OF SNEAKERS, THE PRODUCERS WILL MAKE IT WHERE EVER ITS CHEAPER,SOMETHING STINKS HERE! LETS NOT FORGET WHO ARNIE IS FRIENDS WITH - THE PRODUCERS!!!!!
Oh boo hoo. You cater to the industry, you have to take the lumps. I lost many jobs due to the dot.com bubble bursting and didn't whine to the governor. I had to go find a new career!
Wah wah wah….why must liberals point the finger all the time when something does not go their way?
If you don't like the change GET ANOTHER JOB.
Why don't they lash out at the producers of "Ugly Betty" who are abaondoning them? They're not required to take advantage of tax incentives in New York!
……………JEEEEEEEEEEEEZ! AT FIRST GLANCE I THOUGHT THAT WAS A PICTURE OF ROSIE O'DONNELL…………..MY BAD!
Re: sweet~dirty –
I agree. Why do all the shows have to be made in CA. There are 49 other states!
If 300 people lose their jobs in California than 300 people will probably get jobs in NY, who cares?
PEREZ- You missed the boat on this one. What are you all about anyway???? Will you PLEEEEEEEZE look at the gov? What , no mo steroids leaves you lookin like an old queen??? And for crissakes, do he & his wife share the same bottle of shoe polish that they use for hair dye??? That they inherited from Reagan? He's hideous !
This is BS! Why blame Arnold? NYC dangles a carrot and the cast and crew took the bait. They are to blame, not Arnold.
Whoever is responsible for this sold out for the almighty $$$. "GREAT people often WALK AWAY from things others can't resist."
I'm sure Ugly Betty was not the only show that was offered the carrot, just the one who (like cowards do) took it and points to somebody else when they are found out.
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Cry me a river. People have to relocate for work all the fucking time.
Does anyone here realize the irony of this posting and hollywood? Tax breaks are what gives business an incentive to expand, move , etc. Democrats stifle that shit. I'm sure republicans in the state of California, if they weren't such a minority, could have dealt with this issue before entire productions picked up and moved to a more "tax-friendly" state. Democrats tax more to spend more on things like welfare and schools while republicans tax less to help companies and JOBS grow, so individuals who WANT to work can make more money and give less to the government. At the same time republicans keep spending down so they don't have to tax more people to pay for more welfare. Put that on your blog you idiots. BTW Barack wants a "global tax" to pay for 3rd world countries whose dictators steal legitimate aid from NGOs, the UN, and foreign governments.
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What about the jobs that will be CREATED in NEW YORK! It is about time, all of these shows being set in NY and being shot in LA. We could use the work and if our mayor was smart enough to encourage more production in our fine city, so be it. LA still gets the LION'S SHARE of on camera while NY has to settle with the crumbs. GO NEW YORK!!!!!!!!!!! WE WELCOME UGLY BETTY!
Why does arnold look like Bob from Fight Club in this picture?
Why didn't they send this letter to the writers and actors that have stuck and are going to strike!! they are a bigger problem than taxes!! The people who wrote this are asses!
Boo hoo. Move to New York then and keep your job. I'm sure you were offered that option.
Re: dlish – Do you realize that New York is FULL OF DEMOCRATS!!! Bloomberg didn't pass the tax breaks without the support of the city council which is FILLED with Democrats. He is not a dictator, nor is Arnold. And Bloomberg is hardly a right wing Republican. He only ran as a Republican to get elected since the Democratic party is a bit of a machine in New York and running as a Republican assured him a spot on the ticket. He was a Democrat for years before that, and now he is an independent. Talk about tax and spend, look at Bush, he may have cut taxes on the extremely wealthy but that hasn't stopped him from SPENDING , SPENDING, SPENDING us into the greatest debt the country has ever seen. And Reagan increased taxes on Social Security and FICA for most Americans while cutting the rate on the richest people in the country. We are still paying off the interest of the debt that 30 years of "don't tax but spend" Republican economics and it only going to get worse thanks to GW Bush's reckless spending.
Over here in New Mexico their are always movies filming, here in Santa Fe or in Albuquerque. They are building movie studios too. Its all about New Mexico.
What's a governator to do when the state has been so bankrupted by millions of illegal aliens that it can't even pay its bills anymore? They're closing hospitals in California, offering a tax cut to Ugly Betty in order to save 300 jobs is likely not high on the list of places to put what little money the state still has. How about asking everyone who lives here to actually pay taxes? Then perhaps L.A. will regain some of its status as a company town.
So rather than help each other out or try to drum up business elsewhere, they decide to take an (expensive) ad out in Variety and blow thousands of dollars that could have been put to much better use than to bitch out the Governor, which they could have done for free on the news had they played their cards right???
What losers!!!
I'm sick of listening to the entertainment industry BITCH. California has monopolized entertainment for decades, a show moves and you freak out?
Get over it. There are working people all over America losing their jobs. Lucky for you in California, there will be other opportunities to work in television there.
Dayum!
fuck arnold and his anorexic burnt toast wife. they've ruined the state of california–education, parks, just about every aspect of the state's infrastructure. go find some other country to ruin low-life phoney over-botoxed panderers. and take oprah with you.
oh I'm sure he'll totally give a shit, like all the times he's tried to cut the benefits and funding of teachers, fire fighters, and cops, he'll TOTALLY give a shit that some dry cleaners took out a newspaper ad.
I'm a huge Arnold supporter, his job is not as easy as the public thinks, he has a lot on his plate and is doing a phenomenal job as the Governor.
I heart NY. Congrats to the 300 plus people that will have jobs in NY b/c of the move!
I work for the largest National small business lobbying association in US and this is terrible news for small business owners! I feel for them,
Wow. Now you guys are outsourcing to other states to save a buck, and to hell with the families that grew the show.
How much money is enough money? Why isn't the show supporting its staff?
Don't ever get between a hit show and the lifeboat. Why blame Arnold? Everything is a choice.
Arnold has tried to pass tax credits for filming in California but every time he does it, critics say, "all the money goes to high paid producers, blah, blah, blah". That is bunk. It allows them to finance production here instead of going to other states or countries. The people who benefit most from these tax credits are NOT the producers but the people who get employed by the producers and the people and businesses who support the production. So, please don't blame Arnold, blame the people who've shot done his proposals for tax credits for filming in California.
perez, you really exhibit how simple minded you really are sometimes. this is one of those times. sometimes the short term damage is the sacrifice you make for something great in the long run. it's obvious arnold is trying to clean up the state & LA in particular. rudy guliani did this amongst initial great protest. now, everyone LOVES what he did & are benefiting from it. california, as it is, is a cesspool. a few people may be losing their jobs, but the state as a whole is losing money in tourism & investments. i'm in the southeast & there are constant running commercials encouraging people to visit cali, the commercial featuring arnold & maria. he wants the riff raff out & if i were in cali, i would be fully supporting him in moving them out. by getting rid of the trash, he's attempting to raise the value again. you should be commending him. besides that, where some people in cali are losing jobs, people in new york, nc, & wherever else they mentioned will be gaining. old hollywood died long ago.
Re: Ratta ! –
Thank you Ratta, and everyone else that touched on this issue. As a Native New Yorker, I am sick to death of Toronto, LA, etc. used as a stand-in for NYC. Gimme a freakin' break. It's high time that a show that cashes in on NYC's cachet actually FILMS in NYC. Cead mile failte Ugly Betty. A great show that will now have a bit more authenticity added. Oh, and as another poster said, freakin' no one that lives in Queens says that they;re from Queens. I live in Long Island City, so that's what I say, or "LIC". You from Ridgewood? You say that. Thanks for bringing that up; it always bothered me when they said otherwise on the show.
It's certainly GOOD news for Vanessa Williams, whose other children and family live in NY… and she's also from there and has a home there!
The reason we Californians pay so much in taxes is because we pay for all the immigrants here… plain and simple. There's something SO wrong happening in CA … other states, including bigger ones like TX don't pay as many taxes as we do. It's ridiculous! I'm deperate to move out of here, but I can't.
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Re: Danieinaz – YES AND IF IT WERE UP TO REPUBLICANS WE WOULD JUST HAVE NO TAXES RIGHT? AND THE WORLD WOULD BE A PEACHY LOVELY PLACE…..OH WAIT…WE HAVE HAD A REPUBLICAN RUNNING OUR COUNTRY FOR THE LAST 7 PLUS YEARS AND OUR ECONOMY IS IN THE TOILET, WE HAVE BEEN AT WAR FOR 6 YEARS, OIL COMPANY'S ARE RAPING US CITIZENS IN THE ASS WITH PRICE GOUGING, UNEMPLOYMENT IS AT A RISE, WE ARE IN A RECESSION, THE US DOLLAR IS WORTHLESS OVER SEAS…JUST TO NAME A FEW BENIFITS OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY YOU FUCKING TRRBLE KNUCKLE HEAD
Just think about all the jobs New Yawkers will have now…..bye cali….hahahahahaha
funny we will all be sad because the people lost there jobs after NY cut a better deal but we will all support a writers strike and possibly an actors strike and say it is the right thing when those strikes put the same people and business out of job.
THAT'S WHAT YOU GET FOR HIRING AN ACTOR TO PLAY IN THE GOVERNMENT!!!DOOOH!!!
B F D…. A show that's stiry line is about NY should be filmed there….
Yeah? Well if uggly betty's cast and production company are so concerned about helping out their fellow Californians…PAY THE DAMNED TAXES THAT HELP SUPPORT PROGRAMS FOR CALIFORNIA'S POOR AND UNDERPRIVLEDGED CHILDREN.
As a union member that has worked in TV in California and currently NY…these people in LA that think the only alternative to losing their job is unemployment must not think very highly of their skills. And yes, some of us are sick of shows that pretend they are NYC or only shoot a few minutes a season here and cut it into there LA footage; i.e. CSI:NY….not to mention the TV movie of Gulliani after 9/11 that was filmed in TORONTO!
You think THIS is bad?! EVERY teacher at the school my husband teaches at has been axed. Our children's class sizes are going to double and triple next year thanks to Anold. IMPEACH THE MORON!
All I have to say is fuck Arnold. 300 people in the entertainment business losing their jobs, what about the 70,000 teachers that just got fired in California because Arnold's dumb ass went over budget so decided to pull 6 billion dollars from the states education budget. I just got my Masters and teaching credentials and can't find a fucking teaching job! He is a dumb fuck and so are the people that voted for him thinking that he could really do something for California.
, 80% or more of all show are still filmed in the lovely state of california and remember you live in a free market economy and its the same country so just because one persons losing a job another person in NY just got employed, the film biz, like most is fickle, there is no job security anymore its a dog eat dog world in every industry, stop whining and start hustling for a new gig.
WHATEVER L.A. SUCKS!! BRINGS PRODUCTION JOBS TO THE MIDWEST!! NYC HAS ENOUGH JOBS, LET'S BRING THE JOBS TO OTHER GREAT AMERICAN CITIES… CLEVELAND, DETROIT, etc.
UGLY BETTY SUCKS. THAT SHOW IS RACIST!!!!!!!!!!!!! HISPANICS NEED TO BOYCOTT THIS SHOW AND ANY MOVIE/TV SHOW THAT PORTRAYS THEM AS MAIDS AND LOW-LEVEL EMPLOYEES. UGLY BETTY SUCKS. THAT SHOW IS RACIST!!!!!!!!!!!!! HISPANICS NEED TO BOYCOTT THIS SHOW AND ANY MOVIE/TV SHOW THAT PORTRAYS THEM AS MAIDS AND LOW-LEVEL EMPLOYEES. UGLY BETTY SUCKS. THAT SHOW IS RACIST!!!!!!!!!!!!! HISPANICS NEED TO BOYCOTT THIS SHOW AND ANY MOVIE/TV SHOW THAT PORTRAYS THEM AS MAIDS AND LOW-LEVEL EMPLOYEES.
300 people - TERMINATED. Damn, Cyberdyne Systems Model 101 Series T-800 are some damned reliable pieces of equipment!!!
@ crystalG - California elected him, dimwit.
@ everyone else - Why do imbeciles insist on posting "FIRST" or some variation thereof, when said posts usually end up #3 like alice or even #18 like that moron Kallifornah?
Arnold may have his issues but there is no bigger MONEYWHORE then MAYOR BLOOMBERG! So much money is going into NYC via tolls, taxes, federal money the city never sees, raping of cops and firemen salaries not to mention the closings of many firehouses throughout the city (sort of strange since the closings happened after 9/11)? Now television shows and movie filmings?? Hey Bloomberg you think you might want to share some of that money the people??? But what do expect from 2 WANNA be BUSHES… There seems to be many of them running around lately… McCain!!