Fox is demanding that the voice actors from the Simpsons take a 45% paycut or the show will have to be cancelled. Right now, the actors make $8 million a year, so I really can't feel too bad for them making around $4.5 million instead.
The Simpsons has run it's course. It is one of the greatest television shows of all time, but probably should've ended when they came out with the movie. The movie was, in my opinion, pretty funny and it would've been a great sendoff. Now the show's rating are strong, but nowhere near what they used to be, and it looks like even if it does continue it'll be a slow death.
That being said, if I was the actors I would just take the pay cut and milk this for everything it's worth. What else are these guys going to do? Nothing, so unless they feel like retiring then I would just take my over $4 million a year for doing voices and laugh all the way to the bank.
***UPDATE***
"Longest Running Scripted Series on Television is Renewed Through Season 25 FOX has renewed THE SIMPSONS, the longest-running comedy in television history, for an incredible 24th and 25th season, bringing the series total to an astonishing 559 episodes (COMINGSOON.NET)."
Looks like they took my adcive. Like I said before the show isn't all that great anymore, but is pretty incredible that they have had this run. I don't see how it could ever get back to what it once was, but I guess I still have to say good for them this show was a lot of our childhoods.
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