I am of the firm belief that The Simpsons stopped way back in season 8 as that was the last good season. So, if it is still around, I'm oblivious.
---------------------------------------- Have a Better One, Edward Crosby http://about.me/edwardcrosby On Wed, Oct 5, 2011 at 8:58 AM, Jason Service <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. > -- 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.
