Jeez! $800,000 an episode?? I'm sorry, Gandolfini is a good actor, as are the rest of the cast, but he should get down on his knees and be grateful that he even has a job. A lot of America, myself included, have been jobless for quite some time and can't find a job anywhere and here's a man who has a steady job, who probably doesn't want for anything, nor does his family and his children and probably his children's children, threatening to strike if he doesn't get more money. The entertainment bizz is quite selfish.
Just my humble opinion,
Mackenzie