On Fri, Jan 15, 2010 at 5:23 PM, Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote:
> > I'd be surprised (of course, a lot of this has been a surprise) if NBC > offered severance to the crew of a cancelled TV series. I seem to > recall TNT did something along those lines when Robert Urich was > diagnosed with cancer while starring in "Lazarus Man" (anyone remember > that PR nightmare?), but I can't recall any other instance, and as > punch drunk as the network executives must be by now, I can't imagine > them wanting to establish the precedent. > > An actor forking over some cash to the crew is, though uncommon, still > heard of in the industry. But does anyone know of a network doing so? > The report has been that Conan is demanding that NBC provide severance for this staff, not that they would offer it. Presumably this would be part of the settlement. I think it will be unlikely that Conan will take 30M for himself and nothing for this staff.
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