" But in response to your post, money aside, will the actors put their career on hold for 60 days to stick around for a series that may or may not be a success. If you were an actor (other than the main two stars) in this mini, would you turn down job offers and not audition for new jobs over a 60 day period in hopes that this would go to series, and then in hopes that the series would be successful?"
Actors do it all the time. They gamble on 60 days in order to possibly sign a 6 year contract, the normal amount of time for the average series contract. So if you do the math - an average salary of $5000 per week and up for supporting cast, 8 months per year for 6 years? It is worth the gamble for most actors who can easily go unemployed for longer than 6 months.
Most actors wait for decisions to be made by studios all the time on pilots that have never aired on TV, have no ratings or reviews. Average time between shooting and decision is about 4 or 5 months. During that time they agree to be on hold and they don't get paid. But most actors in Hollywood are not fending off multiple offers.
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