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The Big Bang Theory Delays Start of Production Amid Actor Contract Talks
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The Abominable Snowman
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Isn't this show hitting "Friends" popularity? They probably deserve a pay raise.
Jason's Ultimatum
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WTF? Parsons has won THREE Emmies for Big Bang? Only have seen bits and pieces, but............COT DAM.
Exterminieren
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If the production company really does stand to make a billion from the show, then I have absolutely no issues with the stars getting a pay rise.
Also, Parsons should absolutely be getting a bigger payout than the others. The show lives and dies on his performance.
Also, Parsons should absolutely be getting a bigger payout than the others. The show lives and dies on his performance.
sonikokaruto
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it showed when they weren't at comic con.
They are not real nerds
They are not real nerds
aparisi2274
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Yes, and that is why they are all trying to get $1 mil per episode...
The original story I had read was that the entire cast was going to negotiate as a group, ala Friends, and get the same payday per episodes... and of course CBS is giving them shit, so now Big Bang gets delayed...
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
A few years back before the show was really, really popular, I saw them at Comic Con on a panel (it happened to be right before the 24 panel from that year) and I can assure you this is just a paycheck for them.
Well, David Schwimmer isn't a real palaeontologist. That's fiction for ya.
If I could get paid a cold million to drop a few bazingos to a laugh track, I'd do it in a heartbeat.
Hugh Laurie isn't a doctor, but I mean I love the shit out of House.
Regardless of whether folks think the popularity is deserved or not, this show makes a fucktruckton of money.
They need to just pay up and stop bullshitting. The show is like 6 seasons in and the rating are rising. Ridiculous success, just go ahead and give them the raises they want for the 3 extra seasons. Im not sure what futures some of the actors/actresses have in TV to be honest, so they had better secure their futures while they can. Mayim Bialik and Melissa Rauch may find alot of work in the future, but the rest? I dunno.
They need to just pay up and stop bullshitting. The show is like 6 seasons in and the rating are rising. Ridiculous success, just go ahead and give them the raises they want for the 3 extra seasons. Im not sure what futures some of the actors/actresses have in TV to be honest, so they had better secure their futures while they can. Mayim Bialik and Melissa Rauch may find alot of work in the future, but the rest? I dunno.
ldcommando
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where is that bingo card?
I wanna see House with a laugh track now.
youbastards
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Joe Shlabotnik
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The Emmys have a tendency to latch onto certain actors/characters. The more you win, the more likely you are to win.
He is actually the worse part of the show in my opinion. I would not want him gone, but there is only so much of his character that I can stand.
Darth Pinche
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Well if the cast walks, they can get Stewart for about $3.50 an episode.
Yup. No one would tune in to watch that character on his own. It's the ensemble cast that makes the show work.
Goro Majima
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Stewart might be the only one who could look like a nerd in real life.
The guys from Always Sunny had it right when they basically said that the BBT cast gets better looking with each season.
Regardless, all five, hell seven of them deserve a huge pay increase because syndicate is going to go on forever.
The guys from Always Sunny had it right when they basically said that the BBT cast gets better looking with each season.
Regardless, all five, hell seven of them deserve a huge pay increase because syndicate is going to go on forever.
Kaley Cuocu was way hotter back in S1
On the subject of who looks like a nerd, here's a video of MMA fighter Josh Barnett playing Magic: the Gathering.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zZzZzAuMfA
He is that awesome.
BertramCooper
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As much as I loathe that show, those actors deserve as much money as they can possibly get.
When you're a star of a hugely popular TV show, you deserve to get paid. Big time.
When you're a star of a hugely popular TV show, you deserve to get paid. Big time.
Parsons was really good on The Normal Heart.
Yup. And even that was sucking before they decided to pick up the two additional female cast members.
RumblingRosco
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Well, Galecki and Cuoco have been around for a while; Cuoco in particular has already been a series regular on 2-3 TV shows before TBBT. I'd be surprised if Galecki and especially Cuoco just dry up after TBBT ends, unless they do so because they're so damn rich they just don't give a crap.
I think the problem would be more them being typecast into their current roles. While hot girl can be done everywhere, the nerd stereotype isn't for everything
Wow considering the popularity of the show, they should probably get more. I only know the Friends cast were getting 1mil per episode though. How much do actors tend to get for popular shows?
More like straight fucked for how much that show brings in. Gotta get paid.
In my opinion Parsons (Sheldon) > Helberg (Howard) = Cuoco (Penny) > Nayyar (Raj) > Rauch (Bernadette) >>>>> Bialik (Amy)>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Galecki (Leonard)
Seriously Galecki shoud pay from his own pocket to appear on the show. He is that bad to me. I can't stand his acting. He is a tool at best to support the other characters.
Amy is less aggravating and her script is often funy. But her acting is almost equal to the dismal Galecki. Good thing the rest of the cast is obviously stellar. They save the show from the absolute disaster that is Galecki.
Does Galecki appear in any other show ? Maybe I should try to listen to one of them to see if I have a problem with him as an actor or the script on this particular show.
Seriously Galecki shoud pay from his own pocket to appear on the show. He is that bad to me. I can't stand his acting. He is a tool at best to support the other characters.
Amy is less aggravating and her script is often funy. But her acting is almost equal to the dismal Galecki. Good thing the rest of the cast is obviously stellar. They save the show from the absolute disaster that is Galecki.
Does Galecki appear in any other show ? Maybe I should try to listen to one of them to see if I have a problem with him as an actor or the script on this particular show.
Galecki's the only one who could have any sort of decent career outside of TBBT, he's the only one who could possibly ever have a source of income comparable to the show after its over. The rest of the cast are all one-trick ponies.
EDIT: Fixed, meant to be the one who was on Rosanne before. Not Howard. Howard is terrible.
Gentleman Jack
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It's hard to think anybody is putting themselves into any of Chuck Lorre's productions. He's the king of junk TV that prints money.
spindashing
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Roseanne.
Sirpopopop
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Roseanne
He also beat Carrell in his last Office episode.
I still can't believe that has happened all this years later. Such a bad decision.
That shows how little I know lol. I hadn't seen Galecki in anything except Roseanne and that was a long time ago, and I had no idea Cuoco has any presence worth a damn before this show.
To be fair to Galecki, he's essentially the straight man (think Ross from Friends) which can be a hard sell in a sitcom, especially as the character is a simpering toss pot every other character is pretty one note (well it is a Chuck Lorre joint) as well it's just their one note shtick is more memorable and entertaining.
What I always found irritating about Cuoco is how much work she has done since 8 Simple Rules and the other two siblings hasn't done much work.
If my memory is correct ABC wanted give him $2m for a ninth season and each season is like 20 to 24 episodes long. That right there is just crazy.
ElectricBlanketFire
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They certainly deserve the money based on ratings.
That being said, this show makes me want to swallow a gas station.
That being said, this show makes me want to swallow a gas station.
WAT da hell! I never knew HI was that popular. Thats insane. Especially if he really did turn down 2m per for a season 9.
Just let the show die, it wasn't funny at the start and it hasn't gotten funny since. The IT crowd is the better show.
But Friends was the better show.
Well duh, neither are the writers or Chuck Lore.
But Friends was the better show.
Well duh, neither are the writers or Chuck Lore.
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