Simpson's facing cancellation

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Simpson's facing cancellation
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wissaboo	Tue Oct 4, 2011 10:23 am Post #1
Posts: 25,676 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: November 16, 2005	Quote: 'The Simpsons' Facing Cancellation Over Contract Issues With FOX: Report Despite Homer Simpson's best efforts, it may not be a nuclear meltdown that brings about Springfield's doom. Instead, its end may come thanks to the business of Hollywood that the show has lampooned for so long. According to a new report from The Daily Beast, the show's voice actors are locked in a bitter contract negotiation with 20th Century Fox, with the studio threatening to end production if the talent does not take a 45% pay cut. The actors are countering with an agreement that nets them a 30% reduction in salary but a small slice of the show's back-end earnings, which include the billion dollar syndication and merchandising empire that the studio has built over the past two plus decades. At the moment, the Daily Beast reports, the show's voice actors -- Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith (Lisa), Hank Azaria and Harry Shearer -- earn about $8 million a year, but do not get a cut of the show's much bigger ancillary profits. The stars re-upped their contracts in 2008, receiving significant raises; it was reported that they went from $360,000 to $500,000 an episode. Most of the actors, who each play a number of characters, have other gigs; Azaria, who voices Apu and Chief Wiggums, leads the way with his own NBC sitcom, "Free Agents," though the new show is already in danger of being cancelled thanks to low ratings. He also played a part in this fall's hit film, "Contagion" and starred in this summer's big hit, "The Smurfs." Castellaneta, the voice of Homer, has had a recurring role in ABC Family's "Greek." Nancy Cartwright, Bart Simpson's voice, also did voices for "Rugrats" and the shows "The Replacements" and "Betsy's Kindergarten Adventures." Harry Shearer has also starred in Christopher Guest's mockumentaries. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/04/the-simpsons-facing-cancellation_n_993847.html you know, I've tried to watch a couple episodes this fall and they have all been awful. I think they may have already outstayed their welcome.



Mojochi	Tue Oct 4, 2011 10:28 am Post #2
........................... Posts: 13,333 Group: Movie Era 10000 post spammer Member #1,478 Joined: November 14, 2007	The sad thing is that the show has been bad for a while now, but it isn't the fault of the voice actors. The writing has been worthless



STF	Tue Oct 4, 2011 2:31 pm Post #3
Posts: 848 Group: NuTrek Wench Member #6,015 Joined: April 18, 2011	Well, I personally think the show should have been cancelled about 10 seasons ago. It has been going downhill for a long time...



MeliKoritsi	Tue Oct 4, 2011 3:02 pm Post #4
L'�toile du Nord Posts: 1,249 Group: TOS 1000 post angel Member #6,004 Joined: March 8, 2011	I still chuckle at the show, but it doesn't seem nearly as funny as it did up until several seasons ago. We own the earlier seasons and comparing them to the current seasons is like apples and oranges.



wissaboo	Tue Oct 4, 2011 3:04 pm Post #5
Posts: 25,676 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: November 16, 2005	I find it kinda pathetic though that they might cancel it because they don't make a profit on first run episodes. They are making a fortune on reruns and likely will for the next 50 years.



AWOLangel	Tue Oct 4, 2011 4:03 pm Post #6
Posts: 36,542 Group: DS9 Nirvana Member #25 Joined: January 17, 2006	wissaboo Tue Oct 4, 2011 3:04 pm I find it kinda pathetic though that they might cancel it because they don't make a profit on first run episodes. They are making a fortune on reruns and likely will for the next 50 years. the same thin happened when friends was on. warner brothers was making at least a billion in syndication & didn't want to give the actors more money.
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Thy'lek Shran	Tue Oct 4, 2011 5:44 pm Post #7
Iron Kang. A general of the House of Kang Posts: 3,081 Group: Andorian 1000 post angel Member #6,002 Joined: February 28, 2011	Corporate greed!
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williamslakesm	Tue Oct 4, 2011 6:43 pm Post #8
Redneck Posts: 2,660 Group: Movie Era 1000 post angel Member #5,962 Joined: August 9, 2010	I can't believe it's still on the air!
	What?!?!?!?!


Sid	Tue Oct 4, 2011 6:55 pm Post #9
1000 post angel Posts: 2,914 Group: 1000 Post angel Member #1,893 Joined: February 7, 2008	I've never really liked The Simpsons. It's just not that funny to me. That being said, when a show has that kind of longevity, it'd be sad to see it go.



Cornishmonkey	Wed Oct 5, 2011 2:43 am Post #10
100 post angel Posts: 133 Group: 100 Post Angel Member #6,047 Joined: September 2, 2011	To me The Simpsons is funny stuff. From what is being said here I am pretty sure I have only seen the good stuff as I haven't watched it regularly since the '90s. Even the stuff I occasionally catch on TV now is old eps. I have already seen.
	Something good will go here soon.


MeliKoritsi	Wed Oct 5, 2011 7:26 am Post #11
L'�toile du Nord Posts: 1,249 Group: TOS 1000 post angel Member #6,004 Joined: March 8, 2011	I guess a good way to describe it is that there just aren't any memorable episodes anymore. Like everyone who was a Simpsons fan remembers the episode with Michael Jackson, or when George and Barbara Bush move in across the street. The last handful of seasons have had funny moments, but no episodes that I can really remember.



wissaboo	Wed Oct 5, 2011 7:29 am Post #12
Posts: 25,676 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: November 16, 2005	and the episodes are just bizarre. The last one had Bart obsessed with Rosevelt and dressing up like him. And this weird rant in the middle from superintendent Chalmers about how the school system was geared to girls.



MeliKoritsi	Wed Oct 5, 2011 7:34 am Post #13
L'�toile du Nord Posts: 1,249 Group: TOS 1000 post angel Member #6,004 Joined: March 8, 2011	Yes, I totally agree. Family Guy is having the same problem. I loved the show when it was more about Stewie wanting to take over the world, but the last several seasons have had far more shock humor and it really isn't as funny. The Simpsons should go back to its old formula, and Family Guy can just go away.



Ltpondwater9	Wed Oct 5, 2011 8:42 am Post #14
Tomahawk Chop Posts: 13,389 Group: Cardassian 10000 post spammer Member #1,768 Joined: January 9, 2008	I love the Simpsons but it came to an end when they started rehashing and undoing the classic episodes like their family saga "The Way We Were", "I Married Marge" , "Lisa's First Word", "And Maggie Makes Three"... I was ticked at the fact that they un-did "I Married Marge" with a shittier version called "That 90's Show". Even the writers are younger than when the show started. I'll miss seeing them on Sunday nights but I have loads of episodes to watch on DVD.. I'm not worried about cancellation.



Dralek	Fri Oct 7, 2011 10:37 am Post #15
Maquis Terrorist Posts: 952 Group: capt. archer's wench ent Member #6,054 Joined: September 19, 2011	MeliKoritsi Wed Oct 5, 2011 7:34 am Family Guy can just go away. QFT!! :pirate:



Dralek	Wed Oct 12, 2011 7:11 am Post #16
Maquis Terrorist Posts: 952 Group: capt. archer's wench ent Member #6,054 Joined: September 19, 2011	I heard the voice talent agreed to a 30% pay cut and in return they were renewed for two more seasons.



Moon	Wed Oct 12, 2011 7:20 am Post #17
Posts: 8,682 Group: 5000 post Angel Member #5 Joined: November 17, 2005	Dralek Wed Oct 12, 2011 7:11 am I heard the voice talent agreed to a 30% pay cut and in return they were renewed for two more seasons. Way to keep beating a dead horse. Some shows just don't know when to go away.



Dralek	Wed Oct 12, 2011 12:58 pm Post #18
Maquis Terrorist Posts: 952 Group: capt. archer's wench ent Member #6,054 Joined: September 19, 2011	I feel the same way about "The X Factor/American Idol/America's Got (questionable) Talent" and all the CSI type shows.



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