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<blockquote data-quote="TJP" data-source="post: 424995" data-attributes="member: 5151">I assume yes&nbsp; —&nbsp; at least for 22, if not for all 30 episodes.&nbsp; Lorimar&#039;s usual contract for regular / main cast members had the usual &quot;pay or play clause&quot;&nbsp; —&nbsp; a slightly misleading term that actually means the company had to pay the talent for the contractually defined number of episodes in any case, regardless if Lorimar had the talent appear or not appear in those episodes.Unfortunately, we don&#039;t have a copy of Paul Freeman&#039;s contract in our archives, so I don&#039;t know if the number of episodes he was guaranteed was 22 (the usual number of episodes CBS had pre-ordered) or if he had an &quot;AEP&quot; clause (i.e. the guarantee that covered all episodes produced that season, which means if CBS opted for more than 22 episodes, his contract would also cover the remainder of the season).&nbsp; Since the intention was to use him for the whole season, I assume he the &quot;AEP&quot; clause was most likely in his contract.Unfortunately, Paul Freeman is one of the very few living cast members I never got an opportunity to conduct an interview with. His agent / business manager never replied to any of our requests, and I have not been able to find direct contact information for Paul Freeman.&nbsp; In case anyone can get a hold of him, I&#039;d be delighted to interview him.&nbsp; It might help fill in the blanks about some aspects of season 4.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="TJP, post: 424995, member: 5151"] I [I]assume[/I] yes — at least for 22, if not for all 30 episodes. Lorimar's usual contract for regular / main cast members had the usual "pay or play clause" — a slightly misleading term that actually means the company had to pay the talent for the contractually defined number of episodes in any case, regardless if Lorimar had the talent appear or not appear in those episodes. Unfortunately, we don't have a copy of Paul Freeman's contract in our archives, so I don't know if the number of episodes he was guaranteed was 22 (the usual number of episodes CBS had pre-ordered) or if he had an "AEP" clause (i.e. the guarantee that covered all episodes produced that season, which means if CBS opted for more than 22 episodes, his contract would also cover the remainder of the season). Since the intention was to use him for the whole season, I [I]assume[/I] he the "AEP" clause was most likely in his contract. Unfortunately, Paul Freeman is one of the very few living cast members I never got an opportunity to conduct an interview with. His agent / business manager never replied to any of our requests, and I have not been able to find direct contact information for Paul Freeman. In case anyone can get a hold of him, I'd be delighted to interview him. It might help fill in the blanks about some aspects of season 4. [/QUOTE]

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