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'The Simpsons' gears up for cable

crackedscreen said:
http://www.tvguide.com/News/Simpsons-Repeats-Cable-1068377.aspx?rss=breakingnews

Could be a sign the show is coming to an end soon.
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I think they have almost said as much, that 25 will be the last season for the show. The contract with the voice actors runs out, and as I recall they barely got this last one renewed.

Lets face it, 25 years is a hell of a run for anything, let alone a TV show that debuted on a network that is almost completely different from when it debuted. I'd love to see more seasons as I'm a huge fan, but everyone involved with the show has almost got to be ready to move on.
 
Ending the program after 25 series (or seasons) of episodes would be the best for everyone involved and folks who wished the program had ended years earlier when it was still full of energy and great ideas.
 
But there is a huge difference being a TV actor and a voice actor. As Ann Sothern said, doing "My Mother The Car," was "doing radio acting but getting TV money."

The voice actors on the Simpsons don't have a lot of other lucrative gigs to go to. While I'm sure there are voice jobs for them, it won't be anything close to what they make or could make on "the Simpsons," and acting is a lot harder than voice acting.

I think part of the cable deal may be that the DVD sales are getting cheap. Last Christmas you could pick up an entire non High Def season for $9.99. So the OTA reruns are losing some appeal that way.
 
Mark said:
But there is a huge difference being a TV actor and a voice actor. As Ann Sothern said, doing "My Mother The Car," was "doing radio acting but getting TV money."

The voice actors on the Simpsons don't have a lot of other lucrative gigs to go to. While I'm sure there are voice jobs for them, it won't be anything close to what they make or could make on "the Simpsons," and acting is a lot harder than voice acting.
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The voice actors on The Simpsons have been making "TV money." I forget exactly, but they were making something like $400,000 an episode for a couple of years, and then agreed to a pay cut this past season. Assuming they are decent investors, these guys are set for life.

Dan Castellaneta (Homer) shows up in guest roles all over TV. Harry Shearer (Mr. Burns, Ned Flaners, and many others) has been in films, has an NPR radio show, and does a lot of non-Simpsons voice over work. Hank Azaria (Moe and others) has acted in many films and other TV projects.

Yeardley Smith (Lisa) and Julie Kavner (Marge) haven't acted much in recent years outside of their voice work, but I'm sure they're doing fine too.
 
Lkeller said:
Mark said:
The voice actors on the Simpsons don't have a lot of other lucrative gigs to go to. While I'm sure there are voice jobs for them, it won't be anything close to what they make or could make on "the Simpsons," and acting is a lot harder than voice acting.
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The voice actors on The Simpsons have been making "TV money."
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While wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yeardley_Smith isn't gospel, here's how they run down Bart's voice actor:

Until 1998, Smith was paid $30,000 per episode. During a pay dispute in 1998, Fox threatened to replace the six main voice actors with new actors, going as far as preparing to cast new voices. However, the dispute was soon resolved and she received $125,000 per episode until 2004, when the voice actors demanded that they be paid $360,000 an episode. The issue was resolved a month later, and Smith earned $250,000 per episode. After salary renegotiations in 2008, the voice actors received approximately $400,000 per episode. Three years later, with Fox threatening to cancel the series unless production costs were cut, Smith and the other cast members accepted a 25 percent pay cut, down to just over $300,000 per episode

They aren't Sam Simon or Matt Groening rich, but the voice actors aren't likely headed for soup kitchens.
 
rnigma said:
Actually, Yeardley Smith voices Lisa. Nancy Cartwright is Bart.
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And Ralph and Nelson, plus a bunch of other kids that don't do much.

It has been years, but Yeardley was Greg's obnoxious secretary on "Dharma and Greg".

It's weird to think I would miss this show. I haven't been watching it for 25 years. I remembered how it was when it began and those characters were just too ugly to watch. Now they're adorable.
 
As long as the Simpsons stay in Syndication. And don't forget an Easter ,4th of July ,Halloween ,Thanksgiving and Christmas specials too
 
They should age the kids up a bit. I mean clearly Marge and Homer have aged a few years. It's pretty stupid to have Apus kids as old as Maggie. I'm not saying go whole hog, but a few years would add new material. Of course Maggie still can't talk LOL
 
THE SIMPSONS COULD AIR ON USA NETWORK, TBS, FX, COMEDY CENTRAL, FXX, TV GUIDE CHANNEL, THE HUB, NICK AT NITE, TEEN NICK, TV LAND, WGN AMERICA, ABC FAMILY, MTV, MTV2, VH1, VH1 CLASSIC.
 
Mark said:
They should age the kids up a bit. I mean clearly Marge and Homer have aged a few years. It's pretty stupid to have Apus kids as old as Maggie. I'm not saying go whole hog, but a few years would add new material. Of course Maggie still can't talk LOL
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I think Bart needs to be around 15. Lisa needs to be 11 or 12, Maggie needs to TALK dammit! Maybe 3 or 4!

-crainbebo
 
Joseph_Gallant said:
Could "The Simpsons" continue as either a series of made-for-TV movies or theatrical movies after it ends it's run as a weekly series??
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It's natural that "The Simpsons" are next on the chopping block, given that Fox put "America's Most Wanted" and "COPS" down in the last couple of years. Both moved to cable (AMW to Lifetime, and COPS is now on SPIKE).

My prediction is that Fox will continue the franchise as a series of specials possibly. A theatrical film would probably be complicated, given the road that the 2007 Simpsons movie faced. Then after that, poof....no more Simpsons.

Fox of course, has Seth MacFarlane to continue to put out shows, despite the fact that they canned "The Cleveland Show" and "American Dad" has been handed its walking papers. One must wonder what will happen when "Family Guy" does finish its run (if that ever happens of course). And "Bob's Burgers" has picked up steam.
 
stdjsb25 said:
Joseph_Gallant said:
Could "The Simpsons" continue as either a series of made-for-TV movies or theatrical movies after it ends it's run as a weekly series??
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It's natural that "The Simpsons" are next on the chopping block, given that Fox put "America's Most Wanted" and "COPS" down in the last couple of years. Both moved to cable (AMW to Lifetime, and COPS is now on SPIKE).

My prediction is that Fox will continue the franchise as a series of specials possibly. A theatrical film would probably be complicated, given the road that the 2007 Simpsons movie faced. Then after that, poof....no more Simpsons.

Fox of course, has Seth MacFarlane to continue to put out shows, despite the fact that they canned "The Cleveland Show" and "American Dad" has been handed its walking papers. One must wonder what will happen when "Family Guy" does finish its run (if that ever happens of course). And "Bob's Burgers" has picked up steam.
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Will Bob's Burgers go beyond 100 episodes? Cleveland Show didn't, but Fox still hasn't "officially" cancelled that
 
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