UPDATE: ‘The Simpsons’ Renewed For Seasons 24 & 25
It appears that The Simpsons has reached a point of no return, as a Fox executive revealed to The Wrap that even if the voice actors agree to take a substantial pay cut, the series will come to an end next year.
While this is certainly terrible news for The Simpsons’ many fans (even if you don’t watch it now, you did at one time – so you’re still a fan), Fox also noted that if no agreement can be made between the studio and its voice cast, The Simpsons will come to an end this year.
In an attempt to save the series from an immediate cancelation, many of the producers have already agreed to take a pay cut, to help trim the budget. Unfortunately, the major sticking point for the studio is the voice actors.
Fox TV has asked each of voice actors to cut their salaries from the current $440,000 per episode down to $250,000 per episode. The voice actors have been given until Friday to decide.
In a sense, Fox TV is asking the actors to take such a drastic put cut in order to be able to produce one final season of the long-running series. According to the studio, The Simpsons is in no way financially viable in its current form, and even the overall 30% decrease in productions costs that the studio is looking for will not save it – though, it will allow them to continue for one more year.
Perhaps everyone is stuck between a rock and a hard place. FOX undoubtedly cannot forget that The Simpsons saved the network from going under 23 years ago, and is trying to make things work the best they can – especially since the series isn’t performing as it once was. As for the actors, they certainly do deserve to be financially rewarded for playing a part in the success of the series.
Of course, all of that now is a moot point. With the actors having to decide whether or not to get paid 30% less next year or not at all, it’s not too difficult to figure out what they’ll decide – if only for the memories.
And with a final season, it does present the perfect opportunity for some amazing things to happen. With so many wonderful writers playing a part in the series over the years, one cannot help but believe that many would like to return to bid The Simpsons farewell.
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Source: The Wrap
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I look forward to every Sunday to enjoy a humorous cartoon to escape the reality of life.
HOLY GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!
$440 000 per episode!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
No wander they have financial problems! It seems that either the cast have been extorting FOX to pay them those exorbitant amounts, or FOX forbade them from doing any other work and had to pay them that kind of monaey in return. $440 000 per episode, 22 episodes a year – that’s sickening.
To all those who heve never watched the Simpsons: You’ve missed out. Seasons 1 – 10 were inarguably some of the best stuff to have ever been on TV.
Pay the people and stop ending anything thats run more than a year.
Everything cool is being knocked off. Laser shows hostess and now simpsons. 2013 stinks
Good riddence to bad rubbish. I have seen just enough of that trash to know they have been on the air twenty five years too long. It’s leaving will be an improvement in the current crop of broadcast, thou I doubt they will replace it with anything worthwhile
f*** u dude the simpsons is killing family guy or any other cartoon
Wow surprised that the Simpson was still airing haven’t watched the Simpsons religiously since the late 90′s. I can’t stomach to watch a show that has been on for over twenty years knowing that they have grown long in the tooth.
I saw alot of things in the 1990s but that doesnt meant i want to get ridof it. Just cuz its been a around doesnt meanwant u geti rid of. Then we would be getting rid everyone that watch
ed every episode. Iam fighting for the simpsons. The writer has a degree in astrophysics. Some cant comprehend
20 more years!!!!!!!!!!!!!¡
another great show down the tubes due to money grubbing ass holes
Joe read your comment you right good show gone due to money. I like the simpsons. I like the theme playing as i snuggle down into my chair. My body and erase the days stress. The cloud intro makes me feel i am floating away from the idiots i had to work with in real life. I been tuning in for 30u years macfarlane has a astropysics degree.
I’ll do it for 200,000 dollars an episode .
what about 10,000 an episode? Holy lord.. That is still 220,000 a year!