On Sun, 6 May 2007 08:55:15 -0400, "David E. Milligan"
<davideml@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
>"Karen" <karenrath@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
>news:1178378727.665518.161830@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> On May 4, 11:33 pm, Cory <onyx...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
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>>> Here, with GG, the show isn't shutting down because one of the main
>>> characters suddenly up and left, a la 7H. It's shutting down because
>>> the network doesn't want to pay some of its cast what they are truly
>>> worth (Yeah, I'm still pissed...). Nobody left early. I personally
>>> believe nobody WANTED to leave the show. I just think everyone wanted
>>> to be paid what they are worth and the network didn't feel like
>>> negotiating in good faith.
>>
>> I read the discussion here recently about whether or not tv actors
>> should receive such high salaries, and I am now adding my opinion that
>> absolutely NO ONE ***EVER*** deserves the obscene amounts that some
>> actors make per episode. I have absolutely no sympathy whatsoever for
>> LG and AB if they are now sorry their show is canceled because the CW
>> refused to give them still more than the huge amount they made. Such
>> blatantly greedly people are so lacking in character that I can only
>> feel that there is some justice in canceling the show. Unfortunately,
>> many others, including lower paid guest actors and crew, and anyone
>> who is not paid too much, will suffer because of the greed and
>> arrogance of these women who have such big egos that they can't be
>> grateful for the wealth they already have.
>>
>> Karen
>>
> I can see actors getting paid what they do - studios want them to
attract viewers so
>they'll spend money. What I DON'T see is football players, basketball
player, baseball players, et
>al, getting the money they do.
> NONE of them are worth more than $50,000 per year!! If that.
So where do you suggest billions of dollars in revenue generated by
s****ts leagues go?
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