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groundloop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-11 07:18 PM Original message |
Fox can't afford 'Simpsons' anymore without big pay cuts |
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rurallib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-11 07:29 PM Response to Original message |
1. they should cut O'Reilly, Hannity, Palin, Coulter |
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valerief (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-11 07:32 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. They should cut, chop, and dice those assholes. nt |
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liberal N proud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-11 08:40 PM Response to Reply #1 |
18. The O'Reilly wouldn't have need to complain about tax increases on the rich |
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yellerpup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-11 07:29 PM Response to Original message |
2. Those actors are union members. |
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Botany (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-11 07:30 PM Response to Original message |
3. The Simpsons paid for all of Fox's bills for a long time ... |
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TheWraith (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-11 07:35 PM Response to Original message |
5. Honestly, I think it's long past time to retire The Simpsons. |
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schmice (15 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-11 07:43 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. retire the Simpsons? |
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wickerwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-11 08:57 PM Response to Reply #8 |
19. I haven't for 13 years. |
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NYC Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 09:18 AM Response to Reply #19 |
37. Bingo: I think you've nailed it. |
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richmwill (972 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-11 08:15 PM Response to Reply #5 |
13. Thankfully, I have the first 9 seasons on DVD... |
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MilesColtrane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-11 11:33 PM Response to Reply #13 |
24. The best years were when Conan O'Brien was producing the show. |
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Kolesar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 05:40 AM Response to Reply #5 |
30. I hate the Bart Simpson character |
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global1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-11 07:39 PM Original message |
They Must Be Getting To Close For Comfort To The Truth......nt |
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demigoddess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-11 07:43 PM Response to Original message |
7. sounds like they are trying to kill off the show without |
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schmice (15 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-11 07:47 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. financial decision |
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Codeine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 12:08 AM Response to Original message |
27. The Simpsons? Hardly. |
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bluedigger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-11 07:39 PM Response to Original message |
6. They're using anti-rich populist sentiment to strong arm their talent. |
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ScottLand (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-11 07:46 PM Response to Original message |
9. Fox wouldn't still exist without The Simpsons and Married With Children. |
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Adenoid_Hynkel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-11 11:45 PM Response to Reply #9 |
26. and they canned MWC w/o fanfare or a proper last episode |
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CoffeeCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-11 07:56 PM Response to Original message |
11. I have one thing to say to Fox... |
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alp227 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-11 08:39 PM Response to Reply #11 |
17. that's the Nelson Muntz "HA ha!" but for some reason the image doesn't show |
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CBHagman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-11 07:57 PM Response to Original message |
12. More bad publicity for Rupert and Roger... |
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chollybocker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-11 08:21 PM Response to Original message |
14. Rupert's legal bills must be piling up.... |
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City Lights (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 08:50 AM Response to Reply #14 |
34. GMTA! |
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chollybocker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 01:46 AM Response to Reply #34 |
44. I have no idea what GMTA! means, but I do enjoy my beers! |
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City Lights (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 07:46 AM Response to Reply #44 |
45. Great Minds Think Alike! |
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dhill926 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-11 08:26 PM Response to Original message |
15. heard somewhere that the actors offered..... |
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Robbins (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-11 08:29 PM Response to Original message |
16. Well |
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Bucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-11 09:02 PM Response to Original message |
20. They've had a good run... scratch that: an *exceptional* run. All TV shows end. |
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ohbill (30 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-11 09:10 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. I say let The Simpsons go to Comedy Central. |
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Bucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 07:35 PM Response to Reply #21 |
42. If they wouldn't take the pay cut Fox was asking, I doubt they'd take the cut Comedy Central could. |
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Kolesar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 05:40 AM Response to Reply #20 |
29. Who said it's "censored"? |
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spirit of wine (228 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-11 09:12 PM Response to Original message |
22. How phone hacking affects cartoons |
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benld74 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-11 10:50 PM Response to Original message |
23. Simpsons going to Cable - FOX going DOWN THE DRAIN!!!!!!! |
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Adenoid_Hynkel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-11 11:43 PM Response to Original message |
25. they go through this every few years |
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SnakeEyes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 12:24 AM Response to Original message |
28. News Corp is the parent company |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 07:25 AM Response to Reply #28 |
32. That is technically so at the corporate level, but not at the level that really matters, namely, |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 07:09 AM Response to Original message |
31. The Simpsons pays Bill O'Reilly's salary. n/t |
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vminfla (992 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 08:57 AM Response to Reply #31 |
35. Bill O'Reilly's salary is wholly independent of the Simpsons |
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Crowman1979 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 08:46 AM Response to Original message |
33. Kiss your cash cow GOODBYE newscorpse! |
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NoGOPZone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 09:06 AM Response to Original message |
36. The words of Troy McClure as voiced by the late Phil Hartman have finally come to pass |
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Mosby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 12:44 PM Response to Original message |
38. i have never watched an episode of the simpsons |
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Downtown Hound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 06:21 PM Response to Original message |
39. Let it go. |
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BlueIris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 09:16 PM Response to Reply #39 |
43. Just my thoughts. |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 06:42 PM Response to Original message |
40. awwwww... poor Murdoch and Fox.... awwwww |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 06:48 PM Response to Original message |
41. As Bart would say... |
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