Marge vs. Singles, Seniors, Childless Couples and Teens, and Gays
Posted on April 1, 2004 @ 10:26 am
CNN.com reports that the stars of The Simpsons — Dan Castellaneta, Hank Azaria, Harry Shearer, Yeardley Smith, Julie Kavner, and Nancy Cartwright — have stopped showing up to script readings in a bid to force a settlement in lengthy contract renewal talks with Fox. Each voice actor current earns $125,000 an episode, and they’re asking for $360,000. When you take into account that Ray Romano earns nearly $2 million an episode for Everybody (Except Jess) Loves Raymond, that seems fair. Let’s see if the Fox executives threaten to recast The Simpsons like they did when contract negotiations stalled in 1998.
In other Simpsons news, I noticed while strolling by the newstand downtown yesterday that Marge Simpson is this month’s Maxim cover girl. Now, I love Marge as much as the next guy, but there’s just something vaguely disturbing about this lascivious cover image. And to think the United Kingdom recently voted her television’s best celebrity mother.
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Marge and Maxim shouldn’t be in the same sentence. Eew!
Hey now, one should always keep an open mind.