I catch maybe one episode of The Simpsons a season. Its a far cry from what the show was back in the "glory days," but it has its moments still. Clearly the show remains profitable for Fox or else they would have simply cancelled it. There have been similar dustups with the cast in the past. One time I recall Fox specifically saying they could get soundalikes and no one would notice.
The Simpsons is still an important anchor show for Fox, especially now that football season is going on -- Simpsons acts as the lead-in to their Sunday night, post-football animated block, which, oddly, now seems to only feature Our Favorite Family and then Shows Made By Seth MacFarlane. I can't imagine that the cast and crew at The Simpsons has anything left they have to prove or accomplish with this show. They made a feature length movie and it was a success for crying out loud! On Oct 5, 9:38 am, Michael Bailey <[email protected]> wrote: > I wonder what the cast members make an episode. > > > > > > On Wed, Oct 5, 2011 at 9:01 AM, Edward Crosby <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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-d...> > >>> : > > >>> 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/%7Er/cynical-c/nxDH/%7E3/7gXHPU8RW2w/> > >>>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?...> > >>> -- > >>> 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. > > -- > This post/e-mail was written by Michael Bailey, Superman Apologist- Hide > quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Unique Geek" group. 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