Simpsons Actors on Strike 519
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. ."
quote (Score:5, Funny)
Please pay! (Score:-1, Funny)
ob Homer quote (Score:5, Funny)
ObSimpsons quote (Score:5, Funny)
(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...
I'm sorry but... (Score:2, Funny)
more money (Score:2, Funny)
They only get 125000$ per episode? How can you expect those people to live a decent life with that little money?!
Dough! (Score:5, Funny)
Unpublished letter from Fox (Score:5, Funny)
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
The Simpson's Episode that was Never Telecast (Score:1, Funny)
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
Moderate this comment
Negative: Offtopic [mithuro.com] Flamebait [mithuro.com] Troll [mithuro.com] Redundant [mithuro.com]
Positive: Insightful [mithuro.com] Interesting [mithuro.com] Informative [mithuro.com] Funny [mithuro.com]
Silent Solution (Score:0, Funny)
Moderate this comment
Negative: Offtopic [mithuro.com] Flamebait [mithuro.com] Troll [mithuro.com] Redundant [mithuro.com]
Positive: Insightful [mithuro.com] Interesting [mithuro.com] Informative [mithuro.com] Funny [mithuro.com]
Apocalypse (Score:1, Funny)
REPENT!!!! The end times are near!!!"
Don't let the door hit you in your ass.... (Score:2, Funny)
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!
HA! (do one episode at least) (Score:3, Funny)
I see it now Michael Dorn as Homer..
Re:Pull the plug on the series (Score:0, Funny)
you die now.
Re:New talent? (Score:2, Funny)
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?
Re:The Actors (Score:2, Funny)
I think Fox can take Phil Hartman off their payrolls, since he died in 1998.
Why pay for expensive white american voice actors? (Score:1, Funny)
How can you compete with that, Simpsons? Your jobs are over.
ha ha ha
Re:Unprofitable? (Score:3, Funny)
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!