Does anyone on the boards still watch the Simpsons? I haven't watched a Simpsons episode on a Sunday night in probably 4 years, and that was a Treehouse of Horrors episode. Just seems like it is a show of the past...
On Wed, Oct 5, 2011 at 8:39 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > I would have a hard time with that pay cut also. However, Fox probably > thinks they could simply run reruns instead of producing new episodes, even > during prime time. With 23 years of content to work from, there has to be > zillions of episodes people haven't seen. Even if ratings drop off during > the prime time slot with reruns, their expenses will be cut dramatically. > Either way, Fox wins. :( > > The Irredeemable Shag > http://firestormfan.com > http://onceuponageek.com > http://twitter.com/firestormfan > > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: [The_Unique_Geek]_Money_Dispute_May_End_‘Simpsons ’ > From: Cary Preston <[email protected]> > Date: Wed, October 05, 2011 8:20 am > To: Unique Geek Google Group <[email protected]> > > A shame, but I would have a hard time accepting a 45% pay cut too. > > I really had no idea this was still even on. I think it’s time to let it go > guys. It started going downhill somewhere around season 9 and has been in > free fall since > then<http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2011/10/04/the-simpsons-money-dispute-may-shut-down-fox-tv-s-long-running-hit.html> > : > > It looks like The Simpsons—20th Century Fox Television’s > multibillion-dollar cash cow, the anchor of the Fox network’s Sunday > primetime schedule, and the longest-running sitcom in the history of > broadcasting—might stop production after the current 23rd season ends next > spring. > The reason is a negotiating impasse between the studio and the six > principal actors who voice the beloved characters on the animated series > that hilariously satirizes middle-class Midwestern angst. > Difficult bargaining is nothing new for the show, which was created by > James L. Brooks and Matt Groening. Fox studio execs have occasionally > threatened to replace uncooperative cast members with sound-alike actors. > But for the first time in nearly a quarter century of haggling, the > executives have insisted that if the cast doesn’t accept a draconian 45 > percent pay cut, The Simpsons will die an abrupt death as a first-run > series. > > > > <http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=3cedb89f23a9fde2ba8a52367c0b2ae4&p=1> > > > <http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cynical-c/nxDH/~3/7gXHPU8RW2w/> > http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cynical-c/nxDH/~3/7gXHPU8RW2w/ > > > > Sent with MobileRSS > HD<http://itunes.apple.com/app/mobilerss-hd-google-rss-news/id375300540?mt=8> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Unique Geek" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Unique Geek" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Unique Geek" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en.
