So many complainers, if you don't like the rules then don't play, it's simple.
If the winner doesn't have money for a hotel maybe IC would let you crash in one of the bedrooms on the set. Bette and Tina's house and bedroom looks comfy, plus it has a nice pool. Go for a nice swim in the morning before your walk on scene.
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"A soul intention, that's learning to fly
Condition grounded but determined to try
Can't keep my eyes from the circling skies
Tongue-tied and twisted just an earthbound misfit, am I"

Wish I could do it but if I win(that would never happen I never win anything )I could never get the time off of work.

Nice idea for the fans..the producers didn't have to offer anything.
Instead of complaining about the costs...just don't register to win. If you can't afford the flight or hotel bills, forget it. Why get so angry because fringe benefits don't come with the the offer? Why not think about it as a very nice gesture on their part. Besides, if someone wins that doesn't have enough money for the flight & hotel..maybe some of us can assist. I wouldn't mind.
Look, people, let's not act like ungrateful recipients...this show has done so much for all of us and for the community...we love the actors and they, for 5 years, have given us so much committment and dedication to "our " stories...Why do we have to feel that WE DESERVE more than what they are offering...this is bullshit. This show has given so much pleasure and love to all of us around the globe..don't be ungrateful. We shouldn't expect anything, we should just says thanks for the invite.

I want to give a party at home tonight with some of my best friends. I have spent a lot of time this morning making arrangements so that guests may have a nice evening and enjoy the dinner. I start calling my friends...

Some of them tell me that I am thoughtless for not considering transportation issues: I should have known they live far away (i.e., I should have rented them a car).

Some others ask me what I cooked for dinner, and call me a bad hostess for not cooking their favorite meal or not cooking it exactly the way they like it.

Friends of mine living in other cities start calling me: they've learned I'm giving a party tonight, and are upset because I didn't invite them. I apologize and tell them that I would be more than happy giving another party in the near future just for them. I promise I will call them in advance, so that they have enough time to find flight tickets/hotel accommodation. However, they are now angry with me: "what kind of invitation is that?" - they tell me -, "if you invite someone, the least you could do is paying for airfare and hotel accommodation! Come on: with your huge salary, I am sure you can afford those costs!"

With all these calls, colleagues at work get to know I am giving a party tonight. Most of them don't say a word, but I can feel they are also disappointed with me. The guys from my team think that I am ungrateful: they have always been there, supporting me, making out of me the leader I am thanks to their unconditional loyalty..., and now that I am giving a party, I don't invite them. I try to explain them that I would love to invite everyone, but that this would imply a lot of difficulties in practice, especially because they live in different countries. Anyway, I promise I will invite them to a party as soon as I can sort those difficulties out, but now they don't trust me and think I am just "using" them to keep my position, but not to share with them our success.

At the end of the day, I come back home and have dinner only with my best friend.

- Does it make any sense? - I ask her. I just wanted to have a nice dinner with friends, and now I no longer have friends!

- Whoof! - she replies.

- Yeah, humans are crazy...

Cris

Why can't Canadian's enter into the contest?.. =(

Although the walk-on is a great idea and nice gesture I, and many of my OC friends, find it difficult to believe that they would not pay for airfare and hotel accommodations. TLW would not exist without its huge fan base spanning across the globe. Let's face it, TLW's success is largely due to its' faithful fans. Because of TLW's success and because this is the final season and because many of us are hurting from the bad economy and sky high prices, couldn't they at least pay for travel and hotel for this walk-on ? The fact that they aren't has already cut out a large portion of people who would have otherwise wanted to enter the walk-on. I certainly don't mean to be rude but really OurChart, Showtime or whoever is running this, if the walk-on opportunity is indeed as you say "To celebrate the incredible community and the fiercely loyal fans", is it that much of a hardship to pay for travel and lodging for ONE fan ?

-- Starbug

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"I'm not scared of dying, I just don't want to be there when it happens"
"I'm sorry I made you cry but at least your face is cleaner"
"If you won't leave me alone, I'll find someone who will"

i'm not american but my clothes are, could my clothes (without me inside) be a walk-on role ?

The collage with the little Ourchart icon in it. I think it's a great opportunity for people who want to visit the set. Kudos!

I know I'd never make it, b/c I can't stand OC anymore, it seems like all politics and shit. It's just not like it used to be. Anyway, if anybody on this chart should get the walk on in my opinion it should be Rovermom! She's been loyal, and she's been here since day one (like me)! Oh and she's cute too! Love you mommy!

I'd enter, but I live in IL so travel expenses would be too much for me. Damn..

I read the contest rules and its only open to Americans. Too bad.....waah.