"I'm glad he's gone.  He was as "stiff" as his name!  I am sure he was a great person, but his delivery was the worst. I agree, no one can touch Ronchetti!"

"Just want to say to all, thanks for the discussion."

"Of course it's relative. Though it is absolutely ridiculous for someone to claim the film industry is a clean and green industry."

"Everything is relative.  In this case the basis of comparison is modern digital production versus traditional "filming" which was highly chemical intensive.  Dailies, rushes, A and B negatives and finally projection prints that…"

":) I'm sure things have changed over the years.  My pops (RIP) used to tell me stories.  He started is construction career as a set carpenter in Los Angeles.  He would tell me that after they had built a set and the production…"

"They're not really clean and green. They need lots of power for lighting and equipment. On location this is provided by large diesel generators that emit lots of smelly, eye-burning fumes. If the conditions are right these fumes hug the ground…"

"Going to have to agree with ramon on this one (pick up the teeth you all dropped now).  The film industry is very, very far from being green.  From generators they run for power to the amount of STUFF they consume and toss and then there…"

"How is is clean and green?  It has it's fair share of waste.  "

"Your right, we get a lot of revenue from this industry.  It keeps us afloat in a sliding economy.  I accept it as a part of the state's overall economy but cant we do more and better in other areas???  Just want to add that the…"

"Im not sure if the $1000, tax credit per worker will work for small business.  No employer will hire someone just for the credit, business for that particular company has to be good.  Im not convinced we have a positive, growing economy in…"

"The Governor says lifting the cap on film subsidies creates budget "uncertainty".  Then she proposes a $1000 per worker tax credit to employers who bring on new hires and keep them for two years.  Am I supposed to believe she…"

"Oil and gas taxes account for something like 25% of the state general fund with lots of permanent jobs.   How does that compare to the film industry?"

"They're required to repay the loan if there was one and that's at the prime rate + 1.5%. The 25 percent tax credit is just that."

"I say, why cant we do both.  Again, I don't believe our Guv has a vision on how best to use our universities to benefit the state economy and as a republican I dont think she see the value of using public tax dollars in promoting…"

"In a state so desperately starved for jobs, why would we even think of discouraging investment in the film industry? Yes, every other state that competes for film industry money offer incentives, but if you consider the fact that we have an…"

"Professors at our universities are struggling to apply for grants to do research, and have heavy teaching loads. It seems to me that more money invested in our universities, both for research and education, would have a much stronger long-term…"