\GoBillsInDallas/ Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/showtracker/la-et-st-harry-shearer-leaving-simpsons-20150513-htmlstory.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChevyVanMiller Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/showtracker/la-et-st-harry-shearer-leaving-simpsons-20150513-htmlstory.html Whew, based on your thread title I thought the great Harry Shearer had died. It's a shame they can't work things out, his voices are a big part of the show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Buffalo Joe Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 Maybe he'll have more time for a Spinal Tap reunion tour? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 (edited) They're still making that show? Harry Shearer is now probably older than Mr Burns. Edited May 14, 2015 by Chef Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Poojer Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 they have to work it out...not saying anyone is indespensible, but Harry Shearer and his character voices are every bit as important to the show as Homer and Bart are. Odd this happens so soon after Sam Simon died... Whew, based on your thread title I thought the great Harry Shearer had died. It's a shame they can't work things out, his voices are a big part of the show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Buffalo Joe Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 If he does leave, please tell me his characters do too, and they don't try to replace them. Ned Flanders is prolly my favorite character, and I'd hate to see him played by anybody else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 If he does leave, please tell me his characters do too, and they don't try to replace them. Ned Flanders is prolly my favorite character, and I'd hate to see him played by anybody else. You do realize he's the voice of more characters on that show than probably anyone else. We all survived when they changed Fred Flintstone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Buffalo Joe Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 You do realize he's the voice of more characters on that show than probably anyone else. We all survived when they changed Fred Flintstone. Yeah, he plays like half the minor characters in the show. Flanders just happens to be my favorite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 Yeah, he plays like half the minor characters in the show. Flanders just happens to be my favorite. And more than half the major characters. Burns Smithers Skinner Flanders Lovejoy McBain Otto Lenny Who does that leave? The family and Krusty? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpberr Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 A sign of the end of the show. Production wants to go cheap on talent in the waning days of the show. I see this more like when the producers of Dukes of Hazzard tried replacing Tom Wopat and John Schneider with their generic cousins during a royalties dispute. I'm sure they will find a new voice for all his characters but audiences will know the difference. Talent has a price tag. Good talent is X price. Lesser talent is Y price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 A sign of the end of the show. Production wants to go cheap on talent in the waning days of the show. I see this more like when the producers of Dukes of Hazzard tried replacing Tom Wopat and John Schneider with their generic cousins during a royalties dispute. I'm sure they will find a new voice for all his characters but audiences will know the difference. Talent has a price tag. Good talent is X price. Lesser talent is Y price. They want to go cheap? They get $300,000 per episode. Sign me up at that"cheap" rate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpberr Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 (edited) They want to go cheap? They get $300,000 per episode. Sign me up at that"cheap" rate. You'd think a $14 million/2 year deal would be awesome, but I'm sure that after doing the job for 27 years, you probably think you're due for a raise. He's not getting a raise for the last two years of the contract. In 2008, the actors were making $400K an episode. In 2011, Fox wanted to pay $250,000. Actors agreed to $300,000. And that's where it's been. No raises since 2011. Actors don't get any royalties on the back end. Never did. I know Mr. Burns said it's not about money but about the opportunity to pursue other work. Well it's often about the money. Edited May 14, 2015 by dpberr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 They want to go cheap? They get $300,000 per episode. Sign me up at that"cheap" rate. If they offered me $300k per episode, I'd say Okaly Dokaly. Every time I cashed the check I'd be like Excellllent and go celebrate like Otto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 they have to work it out...not saying anyone is indespensible, but Harry Shearer and his character voices are every bit as important to the show as Homer and Bart are. Odd this happens so soon after Sam Simon died... After Charlie Sheen left "Men," and they continued without him, nothing would surprise me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsPride12 Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 I love the "original" Simpsons era but its beyond time for this show to be put out of its misery and this might be the perfect timing now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 I always felt that the Simpsons was stolen from this. One of the wife's and my favorites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4merper4mer Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 They're still making that show? Harry Shearer is now probably older than Mr Burns. Dude if he was younger than him when the show started then he is still younger than him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 The show has been getting better the last 3 years. Its the best its been in 15 yrs. Now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 You do realize he's the voice of more characters on that show than probably anyone else. We all survived when they changed Fred Flintstone. Yeah... But when Barney Rubble's voice changed, that was the last straw! That wasn't right! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 Yeah... But when Barney Rubble's voice changed, that was the last straw! That wasn't right! sparked all those riots in the 60s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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