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Simpsons Actors on Strike
ameoba writes "The next season of The Simpsons is in doubt as the voice talent is on strike due to a pay dispute. Fifteen seasons of some of the greatest prime-time TV around seems worth the money to me. ."
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Homer: Lisa, if you don't like your job you don't strike. You just go in every day and do it really half-assed. That's the American way. If you really want something in life you have to work for it. Now quiet, they're about to announce the lottery numbers.
An Indian-American Hindu committed to non-violent thought/speech/action alarmed by the global explosion of radical Islam
Burns: Smithers, get me some strike breakers. The kind they had in the thirties.
(Smithers brings in Grampa Simpson)
Abe: We can't bust heads like we used to, but we have our ways. (grumbles of acknolwedgement from the strike breakers) One trick is to tell them stories that don't go anywhere. Like the time I caught the ferry over to Shelbyville. I needed a new heel for my shoe, so I decided to go to Morganville, which is what they called Shelbyville in those days. So I tied an onion to my belt, which was the style at the time. Now to take the ferry cost a nickel, and in those days, nickels had pictures of bumblebees on them! "Gimme five bees for a quarter," you'd say. Now, where was I? Oh yes. The important thing was that I had an onion on my belt, which was the style at the time. We didn't have white onions, because of The War. The only thing you could get was those big yellow ones...
Just give them the Do'h
Each cast member wants around 360,000 dollars per episode, or eight million dollars for the 22-episode season. That is up from the 125,000 dollars per episode each they have earned for the past three years, Variety said.
They only get 125000$ per episode? How can you expect those people to live a decent life with that little money?!
"It's too bad that stupidity isn't painful." - Anton LaVey
Five different British news papers with reporters all over the world all starying the story with "Dough!".
Mouse powered Chips, Open source Processors and Lego
Dear Actors,
FUCK OFF. We can find cheaper people who'll do the job half-assed for less money. What do you think this is, India? Nobody keeps their jobs here!
Once again, fuck off.
Your good friend and former employer
Rupert Murdoch
I'm amazing. You aren't. SUCK IT
Bart:Dad! dad! Our voice-over guys are on strike!
Homer: Damn voice-over guys! Why those little
Lisa:But dad!, they have their rights too. You can't expect them to work so hard and get paid only $125,000 per episode.
Marge:She's right honey. These people have hungry mouths to feed, and it's not easy nowadays with $125,000
Maggie:gpbtd gpbtd
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i'm pretty damn sure this is one of the signs!!!
REPENT!!!! The end times are near!!!"
According to the Hollywood trade paper Variety, the dispute centres on a demand by each of the actors that they be paid $360,000 (194,000) an episode instead of their current $125,000.
The increase would see each of them receive $8m a series. The actors work an average of six to seven hours each per episode.
To hell with them. Outsource their voices to India if they can't get by on a measly $20k/hour--I'm sure plenty of people could do Apu!
It would be hilarious to watch at least one episode with all the voice talent replaced with "distictive" character/voiceover actors all mis-cast into the classic roles.
I see it now Michael Dorn as Homer..
you shall now hate me for equating the simpsons with the fucking teletubbies.
you die now.
My suggestions:
Homer : Jon DiMaggio
Bart : Billy West
Grandpa : Billy West
Marge : Katey Sagal
Lisa : Lauren Tom
Everyone else : Tress Macneille
Anyone else see where I'm taking this?
Mother, do you think they'll like this sig?
I think Fox can take Phil Hartman off their payrolls, since he died in 1998.
When you can get your pick of hundreds and hundreds of superior Indian voice actors for 3 dollars an hour?
How can you compete with that, Simpsons? Your jobs are over.
ha ha ha
It's time for FOX to take a chance,
THATS RIGHT! It is about time that Fox take a chance and finally announces a new hit series, "When [_____] Attack!"
[ ] Bears
[ ] Wild Animals
[ ] Criminals
[ ] Police
[ ] Naked Women
[ ] Politicians
[ ] Tonya Harding
It will good to finally get some quality television again!