You've heard about the big bailouts that the government in the States is handing out. And now, here's the perfect site for you:

whereismybailout.weebly.com

It's the ONLY site on the Net that has a bailout application. Now keep in mind a few things.

Will you get the money? No gurantees. Will people laugh in your face and rip it up? Again, I'm not sure. But at this stage why not apply? There's no accountability and no limits on the amount.

And if you're not a U.S. citizen, no worries. Check it out and see what happens.

A Happy 2009 to one and all. And an early Happy Chinese New Year. Gotta cover all the bases.

Did you have a cool time? i wasn't feeling that great. So I stayed in and watched it on TV and online. In a way it's very cool to be able to instantly jump all over the globe and see what's going on. And if you catch a friend or two acting nutty it's always convenient to back it up on CD. You never know when it might come in handy :).

Do you have lots of resolutions? Resolutions are fine. But the key is pacing. If you have too many it's too much pressure. Which defeats the whole purpose. Instead, think about what's really important to you. Sometimes that helps.

My suggestion: check out the scene, adapt and improvise. And if nothing else works, steal.

Staying in tonight and working on my Xmas stuff. And suddenly a cool thought came to mind.

We all know that the new season of "24" starts in January. This time, all the episodes are done. So if SAG calls a strike then it's still cool. In this series, Jack finally has to account for all the torture and other things that he's done in the name of "national security."

Which brings this to mind. Does this mean that he'll face to face the full consequences of what he's done? Both professionally and psychologically?

Now, I know like the rest of you it's show BUSINESS, right? The last thing that Sutherland, the other executive producers or Fox want to do is mess up a goldmine that will keep them rich. I accept that. On the other hand, Sutherland makes roughly $15 million a year. Murdoch, who knows? I mean, how much money does one person need (know what I'm saying)?

But also, all actors are selfish about good parts and challenges. With that in mind, my pitch is this. Why not show the real effects of long-term PTSD on someone? It seems like this is a perfect opportunity for Fox and the producers to do some positive spin on their we-promote-torture image.

Now, next question. In the past, the audience didn't even want to see the cast doing boring stuff like eating, using the bathroom. The mundane stuff that you and I deal with every day. Which means what? This gives more time for Jack to meet his quota of killing _____ terrorists every episode?

Is this bordering on being unethical to "24" fans? Is Jack actually being human for one episode the same as for example Bond not getting laid in his next movie? I mean come one people, the world WILL NOT END. Trust me, it won't.

As someone who knows lots of people dealing with PTSD from severe trauma (battered wives, rape, little kids being raped (both girls and boys)), it seems like this would be the perfect challenge. I seriously can't believe that Sutherland would pass up a golden opportunity to stretch as an actor and not get stuck in a formula show.

Because frankly IMO, lately it's been bordering on being cartoonish. Sometimes you could see the next plot twist about 5 minutes ahead of time. So before you say do you know how hard it is to write stuff every week under deadline, yes I do. I've had to come up with ideas with as little as 3 minutes. So you can't hang that one on me.

My suggestion to Fox: take a risk and see what happens.

Here it is, the holiday break coming soon. And SAG (the Screen Actor's Guild) is still talking about another strike. Many West Coast members say yes. While others in New York say no.

If they did call a strike, what would the ramifications be? In this global recession?

First, roughly 5% of SAG membership are fulltime actors. Which means that the other 95% have those day jobs. SAG has some of the best health care benefts and other protection for their members.

If they did strike, would you see Tom Hanks working at Burger King to help make those mortgage payments? Probably not. Instead, the rich and powerful top 5% would ride it out comfortably while the rest will struggle.

At that point, it's a power struggle. Who's got more money and power to hold out longer? Yeah, it's a great soundbite when Kevin Spacey says "don't f**k with our union." But keep in mind that he has the day job as artistic director at the Old Vic in London. And a production company.  Just in case the movie thing doesn't work out.

What's your view on this? Are you happy with your SAG membership? If you're based abroad and want to break into the States, is this a good thing? What's your actor's union like where you are?

Please post your thoughts. I think this could be a pretty wild and diverse thread.