"Army Wives" cast push SC for film incentives
Published Monday, July 12, 2010 6:53 AM
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Cast members of the television program "Army Wives" are urging South Carolina lawmakers to continue the incentives for the program.
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By providing the incentives to the shows to come here to film their shows here helps many local residents who work as extras, supply food and other necessary materials to product the show. all putting monies into the local economy.
Posted by: Thomas J O'Rourke, Goose Creek
Multiple media outlets reported about a dozen cast members gathered in Charleston on Sunday to encourage people to push for the state's incentive package.
Gov. Mark Sanford had vetoed the incentives offered to the program and lawmakers narrowly overrode the veto.
Wendy Davis plays Lt. Col. Joan Burton on the show and says the cast shouldn't have to plead for the incentives each year. Davis says she doesn't think people realize how much the film industry puts into the local economy.
The Carolina Film Alliance organized the meeting, which attracted more than 100 people.
Actress Catherine Bell spent time in Columbia last month lobbying lawmakers for the incentive package.
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ITS NOT JUST HOLLYWOOD TYPES
Monday, July 12, 2010 12:59 PM
By providing the incentives to the shows to come here to film their shows here helps many local residents who work as extras, supply food and other necessary materials to product the show. all putting monies into the local economy.
Posted by: Thomas J O'Rourke, Goose Creek
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