April 1, 200422 yr I just saw on CNN that the voice actors for the Simpsons are set to strike. Apparently each cast member currently makes 2.75mil per season, they are demanding to be paid 8mil. *CNN says they have now officially gone on strike.
April 1, 200422 yr Author Please tell me it's an April Fool's joke. nope, not a big fan of april fools day. I'll see if I can find a link Report: 'Simpsons' stars in work stoppage Actors involved in contract talks Thursday, April 1, 2004 Posted: 7:33 AM EST (1233 GMT) D'oh! "The Simpsons" production is being held up in a contract dispute. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hank Azaria Harry Shearer Julie Kavner Dan Castellaneta LOS ANGELES, California (Reuters) -- The actors who provide the voices for the cartoon characters on the long-running TV show "The Simpsons" have stopped work in a bid to force a settlement of lengthy contract renewal talks, Daily Variety reported in its Thursday edition. The Hollywood trade paper said the six actors have not shown up for two script readings in the past few weeks, holding up production on the hit satire's upcoming 16th season. It quoted insiders as saying each cast member is asking for about $360,000 an episode, or $8 million for a 22-episode season. Each member currently earns $125,000 an episode. The highest-paid star in TV is Ray Romano, who reportedly earns between $1.7 million and $2 million per episode of his Emmy-winning series "Everybody Loves Raymond." The three-year contracts for Dan Castellaneta (Homer), Hank Azaria (Moe, Apu, Comic Book Guy), Harry Shearer (Mr. Burns and others), Yeardley Smith (Lisa), Julie Kavner (Marge) and Nancy Cartwright (Bart) expired several months ago, and their representatives have been negotiating new ones to no avail, Daily Variety said. The last "Simpsons" work dispute was in 1998, at a time when the actors were making $30,000 per episode. The show's producer, Twentieth Century Fox TV, hired casting directors in five cities to replace most of them before both sides worked out a new deal and resumed production. "The Simpsons" airs in the United States on the Fox network. Both Fox and Twentieth Century Fox TV are owned by News Corp. Ltd. Simpsons -CNN.com
April 1, 200422 yr compared to other prime time shows..... they are vastly underpaid. especially considering the cult phenomnia that is The Simpsons.
April 1, 200422 yr Author With all the merchandising and syndication royalties, they should be able to pay them properly I think
April 1, 200422 yr compared to other prime time shows..... they are vastly underpaid. especially considering the cult phenomnia that is The Simpsons. Think of the cost of production compared to other TV shows, though. Sorry, no sympathy here. 2.75m per year to voice over cartoons isn't exactly slave labor. Besides, what else are they going to do? All of em sucked as real actors (What was that show Azaria was on, Henry's Head or some such trife?)
April 1, 200422 yr good. finally that crappy show can end. :censored .... the things i would say to you
April 1, 200422 yr Guys, for the first 7 years, it was the best show on TV. the last 7-8 were absolutely terrible and moronic- humor for simpletons. Put it to sleep, we're only prolonging the pain.
April 1, 200422 yr you gotta admit, the show's taken some steps back lately.... far as I'm concerned though, they should all be trillionaires. c'mon Rupert Murdoch you jackass, pay up!
April 1, 200422 yr you gotta admit, the show's taken some steps back lately.... far as I'm concerned though, they should all be trillionaires. c'mon Rupert Murdoch you jackass, pay up! yes totally, but its still half-way decent if not good
April 1, 200422 yr Author this is a thread about the Simpons, don't ruin it with your religion crap or he/she said bull. *hangs closed sign*
April 2, 200422 yr i know that the guy who does Mr. Burns also does smithers and quite a few other voices. so there shouldnt be too many voice simulators to pay up. even though there is an article on it, it doesnt prove it not be an april fools joke.
April 2, 200422 yr Author Good god I hate april fools day. Not everything you hear is fake okay? OKAY? What a crappy April Fools Day joke this would make anyway.
April 2, 200422 yr dude, dont you remember back in 1996 when taco bell said they bought the liberty bell and said they were gonna rename it the "taco liberty bell" that s*** was halarious. its all publicity. and did you know that back in early 1980's there was a report about releasing like 2,000 sharks into lake michigan and came up with a bulls*** story about testing sharks in fresh water. i bet people took the biggest crap in their pants and a bunch of others, the list goes on and on. every year there will be pranks. im not saying this is an april fools joke, but i think i would have atleast seen this on the 6 o' clock news. even then sometimes the news will even lie to you.
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