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GameMaster 04-01-2004 12:14 PM
Simpsons' Stars in Work Stoppage
 
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Originally Posted by CNN
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.

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.
I kind of think it's greedy of the people who provide the voices to ask for more but then again, they have been doing the show for a very long time and the show is successful enough that I think they could afford to give them a raise. Either way, I just hope they reach an agreement.

The Germanator 04-01-2004 12:19 PM
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April Fools? Please?

Dyne 04-01-2004 12:52 PM
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Originally Posted by The Germanator
April Fools? Please?

Get used to this stuff today. :p

Remember Squeenix merged today last year?

GameMaster 04-01-2004 01:21 PM
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CNN does not joke.

http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/TV/0...eut/index.html

Jonbo298 04-01-2004 01:51 PM
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Why do Actor's complain they NEED more money? I dont see the point it needing over 300,000 for each episode they TALK in. What the hell do they buy?

Dyne 04-01-2004 03:06 PM
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I think they're just jealous of the Friends stars. :p

Typhoid 04-01-2004 03:27 PM
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"oh i need more money for talking into a microphone because it makes my throaght hurt. Waaaaaaaaa."<---Any of the Simpsons cast. Why cant they just suck it up and work for what their making? I know plenty of people (who can immitate, Homer, Marge, Bart and/or Lisa. Oh, and Maggie)Who would kill someone for a chance to work on The Simpsons. I know i would. But i can only do the voice of one of the least shown characters...: Snake....

"huh...Bhy"

Jason1 04-01-2004 09:52 PM
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I agree with you guys. Thats absolutley insane that they want that much money just to use their voices. I mean, talk about a low stress job. Nobody but you and the damn microphone. I could see it if you were doing a live show in front of a studio audience or something, but that a different story. I hope this dosent affect the 16th season too much. The day the Simpsons goes off the air will be a very sad day indeed.

Happydude 04-01-2004 11:00 PM
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GIVE THEM THE FREAKIN MONEY!! ILL BOMB FOX IF SIMPSONS GET CANCELED!!!

Yugi Starwind 04-02-2004 11:52 PM
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Originally Posted by happydude666
GIVE THEM THE FREAKIN MONEY!! ILL BOMB FOX IF SIMPSONS GET CANCELED!!!
couldn't've said it better......

Hero2 04-02-2004 11:59 PM
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Get new actors for less money. Just like the labor industry. i dont care if the voices change just. because if they pay the acotrs more then fox will have to pay more for the show and that means MORE ****ING COMMMERCALS and I hate commercals. so screw them hire some other people and when the old actors come crawling back spit on them then laugh, laugh damn hard.

Jonbo298 04-03-2004 12:30 AM
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Fox should follow everyone else and outsource the voice actors to India:D

GiMpY-wAnNaBe 04-03-2004 01:27 AM
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....barts voice is played by a woman?

Happydude 04-03-2004 11:42 AM
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Originally Posted by GiMpY-wAnNaBe
....barts voice is played by a woman?
...you allready knew that, you'r the one who told me about it.

GiMpY-wAnNaBe 04-03-2004 12:02 PM
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...i am?

wow...i'm getting old...the ripe age of 16

GameMaster 05-01-2004 03:37 PM
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Well, the Simpson voice people finally settled and made an agreement.

http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/TV/0....ap/index.html

Jonbo298 05-01-2004 03:43 PM
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:D

Jason1 05-02-2004 11:36 AM
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YAY! And its says they think they can get all 22 Episodes done for next season! YES! Thank God. Best news ive heard in a long time.

DimHalo 05-02-2004 11:53 AM
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Awesome!

Happydude 05-02-2004 01:52 PM
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i didn't read the article simply because i don't care what happened, as long as simpsons didn't get canceled im happy...

Seth 05-02-2004 02:44 PM
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The last 3 seasons of the simpsons have really sucked it up.
The animation is better than ever but it seems like they're running out of original material. Most of the episodes now don't make me laugh.


I'd like to see the Groening team make a new show. Every show has it's time and the Simpsons is running out.


*shakes fist at FOX for cancelling futurama*

Crono 05-02-2004 02:44 PM
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The new Simpsons' episodes have been real crappy compared to the older episodes. It came to the point that I actually just stopped watching new episodes. But who knows, maybe next season will be better.

Jason1 05-03-2004 08:23 PM
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I'll be the first to tell you, being an owner of Seasons 1, 2 and 3 DVD's, that the new episodes are not near as good as most of the Older ones. That being said, the show still has it's witty moments, and moments that make me almost cry, from time to time. Still beats nearly every other cartoon out there.


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