April 3, 2004
The Simpsons' Voice Actors on Strike
Posted by ryan at 10:42 PM in television . | 9 Comments
The Simpsons' voice actors have been missing work recently while in the midst of the production of season 16. Seems they want more money. I don't know how much they are asking for, but I imagine they deserve it, or rather, the show makes enough money to justify it.
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I saw Reiss the producer who was asked about Maude Flanders and why she was killed off. The answer...the actress wanted a raise. Posted by: MicroMan at April 4, 2004 12:02 AM |
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I read some of the articles and it says: "According to the Hollywood trade paper Variety, the dispute centres on a demand by each of the actors that they be paid $US360,000 ($A470,000) an episode instead of their current $US125,000. The increase would raise each actor's pay to $US8 million a series. The actors work an average of six to seven hours each episode. However, the cartoon is thought to be worth $US1 billion to its owner, Rupert Murdoch's 20th Century Fox." Posted by: Vex at April 4, 2004 12:21 AM |
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forbearance is the watchword. That triumvirate of dollars merely overwhelmed my resolve. Posted by: villageidiot at April 4, 2004 12:52 AM |
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Jeez, first the NHL, now the Simpsons. What will I do with myself?!?! Posted by: polamex at April 4, 2004 12:22 PM |
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The NHL? Posted by: ryan at April 4, 2004 2:13 PM |
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Yeah the NHL is basically going to lose at least half of the upcoming season because the owners want to impose a salary cap while the players are likfe fuck that. A lot of the better stars already have contracts wiht European and Canadian leagues. Posted by: polamex at April 4, 2004 2:27 PM |
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Crazy, I didn't hear about that. Posted by: ryan at April 4, 2004 6:50 PM |
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Hey, at least Rick Nash got the scoring title, or at least tied with two others. At least we have that until 2005. sigh. Posted by: villageidiot at April 5, 2004 2:00 PM |
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Let me say one more time: at least. Posted by: villageidiot at April 5, 2004 2:00 PM |