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in_cog_ni_to (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-11 03:11 PM Original message |
'The Simpsons' No More? Voice Actors, Studio Have a Cow Over Salaries" |
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truebrit71 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-11 03:13 PM Response to Original message |
1. Why should the actors take a paycut if the show is still making bank... |
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madrchsod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-11 03:15 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. yup...something has to pay the lawyer`s fees |
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hifiguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-11 03:17 PM Response to Original message |
3. Almost 500 episodes?? |
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RockaFowler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-11 03:20 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. They get no residuals |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-11 03:43 PM Response to Reply #5 |
11. Yeardley may only do one voice, but she happens to represent the moral center of the show |
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ProudToBeBlueInRhody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-11 06:03 PM Response to Reply #11 |
28. LOL....the Lisa storylines suck for the most part. |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-11 06:11 PM Response to Reply #28 |
30. It does sound like Family Guy is a little bit more your speed. nt |
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ProudToBeBlueInRhody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-11 06:31 PM Response to Reply #30 |
37. Cool, man |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 11:41 AM Response to Reply #37 |
51. You think a 14th season retread is better than the Lisa-centric "Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington" |
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ProudToBeBlueInRhody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 11:54 AM Response to Reply #51 |
54. Mr Spritz has the greatest parody of FOX News I've ever seen |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 12:01 PM Response to Reply #54 |
56. I think you were just being crotechedy and negative, and hadn't thought it through. |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 11:42 AM Response to Reply #37 |
52. Also, "Sideshow Bob Roberts" was a "Lisa-centric" episode, too. The plot features she and Bart |
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ProudToBeBlueInRhody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 11:57 AM Response to Reply #52 |
55. All the Sideshow episodes are mainly Bart centric.... |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 12:05 PM Response to Reply #55 |
59. No. In "Sideshow Bob Roberts", Lisa spearheads the investigation. The turning point is her |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 12:26 PM Response to Reply #30 |
62. Well, he is in RI |
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white_wolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-11 06:21 PM Response to Reply #11 |
32. Me too. I love Lisa. |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-11 06:26 PM Response to Reply #32 |
36. "Moral center". Not necessarily the one with the most outrageous gag! |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 11:53 AM Response to Reply #5 |
53. No residuals? |
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tularetom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-11 03:19 PM Response to Original message |
4. Much as I love the Simpsons this is pretty far removed from the typical labor management issue |
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virgogal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-11 03:35 PM Response to Reply #4 |
9. +1 |
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Hosnon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-11 03:49 PM Response to Reply #4 |
15. -1. Unless the overall profitability has dropped, the employees shouldn't take a paycut. |
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tularetom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-11 05:06 PM Response to Reply #15 |
21. Don't get me wrong I have no use for the greedy employers |
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newblewtoo (332 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-11 04:26 PM Response to Reply #4 |
16. I couldn't agree more. Simpsons K&R |
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Poll_Blind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-11 03:22 PM Response to Original message |
6. Apparently the main 6 voice actors get around $360k each, per episode. |
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Wait Wut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-11 03:42 PM Response to Reply #6 |
10. $360k per episode??? |
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ellisonz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-11 05:43 PM Response to Reply #10 |
24. It's one of the most successful shows in television history. |
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Marblehead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-11 03:35 PM Response to Original message |
7. I can make weird |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-11 03:35 PM Response to Original message |
8. If they go to sound-alikes, I suspect the franchise will fold. nt |
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ellisonz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-11 05:43 PM Response to Reply #8 |
25. Absolutely. |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-11 03:44 PM Response to Original message |
12. I've loved the show for 20 years. Maybe it's time to hang up the gloves? nt |
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Kurovski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-11 04:48 PM Response to Reply #12 |
20. I've been thinking it woukd end at 25 years anyway. |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-11 03:46 PM Response to Original message |
13. Four million dollars for twenty two weeks of work? |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-11 03:47 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. Not $4 mil each, man! nt |
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nomb (884 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-11 04:37 PM Response to Reply #14 |
18. Each person now gets 8 million per 22 weeks of "work". Each. |
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underpants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-11 06:22 PM Response to Reply #18 |
33. How much will the network make off the shows? |
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nomb (884 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-11 04:32 PM Response to Reply #13 |
17. and no dress code..... |
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Brother Buzz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-11 04:43 PM Response to Reply #13 |
19. Charlie Sheen made half that amount for just a week's work |
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Honeycombe8 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 12:35 PM Response to Reply #19 |
63. I think he got 1.5 million per episode. Two days' work for him. |
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joeybee12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-11 05:08 PM Response to Original message |
22. The idiot who voices Bart is a scientologist...cut her salary completely... |
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Starbucks Anarchist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-11 05:47 PM Response to Reply #22 |
26. Yes, let's go after people because they think differently than us. |
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joeybee12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 12:04 PM Response to Reply #26 |
58. There's a difefrence between thinking differently and being batshit insane |
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Starbucks Anarchist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 01:51 PM Response to Reply #58 |
66. They're as nutty as any other religion. |
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joeybee12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 02:08 PM Response to Reply #66 |
68. No, they're not just as nutty as any other religion... |
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Starbucks Anarchist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 05:38 PM Response to Reply #68 |
72. If you don't want to "support" her, don't watch the show. |
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RZM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 02:23 PM Response to Reply #66 |
70. I would disagree with that |
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Starbucks Anarchist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 05:36 PM Response to Reply #70 |
71. If the benchmark is a virgin birth, then I disagree. |
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RZM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 10:17 PM Response to Reply #71 |
74. Metaphysical arguments are hard to win |
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killbotfactory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-11 05:11 PM Response to Original message |
23. Unless the show is less profitable, they should take no paycut. nt |
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ProudToBeBlueInRhody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-11 06:01 PM Response to Original message |
27. Blessing in disguise |
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Initech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-11 06:04 PM Response to Original message |
29. I'm reminded of a line from the late great Troy McClure (Phil Hartman) |
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underpants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-11 06:23 PM Response to Reply #29 |
34. "Don't ask ME how the economy works" |
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Initech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-11 06:35 PM Response to Reply #34 |
38. My favorite: |
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underpants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-11 06:43 PM Response to Reply #38 |
41. Yes a classic |
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Dorian Gray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-11 06:53 PM Response to Reply #34 |
43. Grimey |
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cemaphonic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-11 06:46 PM Response to Reply #29 |
42. The show did start going downhill right around the time he died. |
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Initech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-11 06:57 PM Response to Reply #42 |
44. Yes, yes it did. |
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JI7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-11 06:11 PM Response to Original message |
31. the executives of the Networks are so fucking greedy |
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Initech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-11 06:25 PM Response to Reply #31 |
35. Correction: Executives EVERYWHERE are so fucking greedy. |
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Dreamer Tatum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-11 06:39 PM Response to Reply #35 |
40. If a CEO made as much as the Simpsons voices do, you'd shit. |
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Initech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-11 07:00 PM Response to Reply #40 |
45. At least the Simpsins actors don't destroy, loot, pillage and plunder in the pursuit of profit. |
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Dreamer Tatum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-11 08:46 PM Response to Reply #45 |
46. I don't know what they do in their spare time. |
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Kurovski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-11 09:00 PM Response to Reply #40 |
48. Average CEO gets around 10 mil a year. |
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Dreamer Tatum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 12:04 PM Response to Reply #48 |
57. Now annualize the Simpsons voices salaries, and tell me what you get |
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Kurovski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 12:42 PM Response to Reply #57 |
64. grbyxx, tu ghwwwrrxx? |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 12:17 PM Response to Reply #40 |
60. They sell soap. Arguably "job creators". Just sayin'. n/t |
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Dreamer Tatum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-11 06:38 PM Response to Original message |
39. Poor overpaid asshole actors. |
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tritsofme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-11 08:58 PM Response to Original message |
47. That show should have ended a decade ago. |
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RZM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 12:49 PM Response to Reply #47 |
65. I have to agree |
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thelordofhell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-11 09:02 PM Response to Original message |
49. The voice actors wanted a 30% pay cut in exchange for residuals |
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theophilus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-11 09:10 PM Response to Original message |
50. On to Cartoon Network or Comedy Central!!!!!! |
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Codeine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 12:21 PM Response to Original message |
61. The Simpsons ceased being significant many years ago. |
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totodeinhere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 02:05 PM Response to Original message |
67. Large salaries like that are one of the main reasons why cable and satellite |
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Erose999 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 02:12 PM Response to Original message |
69. If only the parent network would go down with them... |
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Blasphemer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 05:50 PM Response to Original message |
73. I support the actors 100%.... Most TV shows are preparing for their swan song when... |
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