Friday, May 23, 2008

Voice Actors on The Simpsons Holding Out


Image from source, TV Squad

Another piece from my new favorite site, TV Squad brings frightening news for fans of The Simpsons. The show has been renewed through season twenty (wow), but the voice actors are holding out for more money.

You know what, FOX? Pay it. They're worth it, and fans of the show will never sit still for sound-alikes. What you have there is a golden goose, something Rupert Murdoch may have a flock of (though surely not free-range), but you want to keep that sucker laying golden eggs, don't you? So pay up, Rupe. It's not like you'll even notice.

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Trouble brewing on The Simpsons

Say it ain't so, Ho. Homey, that's is. According to Variety, even though Fox has given The Simpsons a renewal for season number 20, the voice talent that make the show have not been re-signed. Julie Kavner, Dan Castellaneta, Hank Azaria, Yeardley Smith, Nancy Cartwright and Harry Shearer -- the actors who are as integral to the success of The Simpsons as the writers and animators -- are looking for a new deal. The group make approximately $360,000 per episode. They want a raise to $500,000 per. . .

Read more at: TV Squad

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