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Mr. Gibbycrumbles posted:Some Google Maps 'freude. They've fixed it, for small values of 'fixed':  Grindrfreude: http://www.mediaite.com/online/antigay-michigan-pastor-outed-by-grindr-messages/ quote:Matthew Makela, formerly an associate pastor at St. John’s Lutheran Church and School in Michigan, has an online history with numerous Facebook postings and op-eds railing against homosexuality. “I love people who have same sex attraction, and so does God. The proof is in the sacrifice He made for all of us who sin,” he once wrote in an online comment. “We don’t tell a person born with tendencies to abuse alcohol to keep on giving in to his innate desires because he can’t help it. We try to help him in his struggle.”
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Phanatic posted:They've fixed it, for small values of 'fixed': Still brings me to the white house.
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May 20, 2015 14:21
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I haven't watched the Simpsons in years, but apparently Harry Shearer (voices many big characters from the show) is being a baby back bitch about wanting in on some sweet merchandise cuts (I think you missed that boat by a decade or two, my friend) so he is walking away from a 14 million dollar renewal deal. I think his replacement has just been found, and I can guarantee he'd sign on for a hell of a lot less: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1SFqYD9ZPg Edit: Of course I know his voice isn't going to match perfectly, but a vast majority wouldn't be able to tell the difference. Ragequit has a new favorite as of 15:10 on May 20, 2015 |
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May 20, 2015 15:06
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Ragequit posted:I haven't watched the Simpsons in years, but apparently Harry Shearer (voices many big characters from the show) is being a baby back bitch about wanting in on some sweet merchandise cuts (I think you missed that boat by a decade or two, my friend) so he is walking away from a 14 million dollar renewal deal. I think his replacement has just been found, and I can guarantee he'd sign on for a hell of a lot less: I applaud Harry for taking a stand. He is a self professed "turd in the punch bowl" and is one of the reasons that the voice actors on the show make millions dollars in the first place. If it was up to the producers they'd all still be making scale. He has dug in his heel before and it has paid off, but who knows, maybe with the Simpsons being so old they just won't care and find a sound alike to replace him. E: The 2010 Howard Stern interview where he first drops the "turd in the punch bowl" phrase. Indolent Bastard has a new favorite as of 15:23 on May 20, 2015 |
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May 20, 2015 15:14
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At this point I don't know if he cares. A quick search tells me he has been paid $300,000 an episode for a couple of decades now and has a net worth of over $65 million. When you're worth a bloody fortune, I find it impossible to care about your attempts to grab yet more cash. If he gets it, good for him. But I certainly won't lose sleep over his unemployment.
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May 20, 2015 15:20
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Indolent Bastard posted:I applaud Harry for taking a stand. He is a self professed "turd in the punch bowl" and is one of the bigger reasons that the voice actors on the show make millions dollars in the first place. If it was up to the producers they'd all still be making scale. He has dug in his heel before and it has paid off, but who knows, maybe with the Simpsons being so old they just won't care and find a sound alike to replace him. Taking a stand is good - he's actually happy with the money offer. I just think wanting in on Simpsons merchandise in 2015 is hilarious. Are people still buying Simpsons merchandise?
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May 20, 2015 15:21
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Ragequit posted:Taking a stand is good - he's actually happy with the money offer. I just think wanting in on Simpsons merchandise in 2015 is hilarious. Are people still buying Simpsons merchandise? Simpsons Lego would point to yes. Also I have no clue about international sales.
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May 20, 2015 15:24
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Gorilla Salad posted:At this point I don't know if he cares. A quick search tells me he has been paid $300,000 an episode for a couple of decades now and has a net worth of over $65 million.
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May 20, 2015 15:27
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Meh, they're at a point now where they can probably just splice together voice clips from past episodes to say virtually any sentence in the English language anyways. I want to be upset by this news, but I really can't.
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May 20, 2015 15:29
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The last time the Simpsons were relevant to me was about 1992.
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May 20, 2015 15:31
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Harry Shearer is a prolific actor and comedian. Even if he does leave or get the boot, he's still incredibly well off. His long run on The Simpsons is (I'm assuming) something other voice actors can only dream of, even if it stops now. I'm not getting the Schadenfreuty here.
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May 20, 2015 15:33
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Mogomra posted:Harry Shearer is a prolific actor and comedian. Even if he does leave or get the boot, he's still incredibly well off. His long run on The Simpsons is (I'm assuming) something other voice actors can only dream of, even if it stops now. The freuts to me was having the deal breaker be wanting merchandise revenue, which has to be insignificant in 2015 because of the age of the brand and his already enormous wealth. He is now most likely going to be replaced.
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May 20, 2015 15:35
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I guess. But people get forced into retirement all the time, right? 
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May 20, 2015 15:36
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poo poo, being worth 65 million dollars, I can't imagine why any human being would need forcing, but I guess greed is greed.
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May 20, 2015 15:49
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Mogomra posted:I guess. I'll force YOU into retirement, motherfucker 
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May 20, 2015 15:50
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This is just becoming old hat now. http://gawker.com/antigay-pastor-seems-pretty-into-gay-sex-judging-by-hi-1705625323 Still funny though.
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May 20, 2015 16:04
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Thump! posted:poo poo, being worth 65 million dollars, I can't imagine why any human being would need forcing, but I guess greed is greed. I'm confused who the greedy one is?
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May 20, 2015 16:16
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Actor negotiating his deal, news at 11. PS That voice actor video wasn't even good.
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May 20, 2015 16:18
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To avoid a derail, here is why you should wear proper shoes, even if sometimes "they aren't as pretty": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzEalzjQQuU
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May 20, 2015 16:26
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Choco1980 posted:Meh, they're at a point now where they can probably just splice together voice clips from past episodes to say virtually any sentence in the English language anyways. I want to be upset by this news, but I really can't. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YzSHIYxdRs BerkerkLurk has a new favorite as of 16:42 on May 20, 2015 |
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May 20, 2015 16:27
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BerkerkLurk posted:Simpson's did it. Fun fact: the "Simpsons Already Did It" episode of South Park is from 2002. Both shows are still on the air, thirteen years later.
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May 20, 2015 16:43
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Ragequit posted:The freuts to me was having the deal breaker be wanting merchandise revenue, which has to be insignificant in 2015 because of the age of the brand and his already enormous wealth. He is now most likely going to be replaced. You know there's a (recently expanded!) Simpsons theme park attraction, right? Universal pulls in probably 150-200,000 a day on Simpsons merchandise alone, not counting food or ticketing.
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May 20, 2015 16:43
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codespace posted:You know there's a (recently expanded!) Simpsons theme park attraction, right? Universal pulls in probably 150-200,000 a day on Simpsons merchandise alone, not counting food or ticketing. Nope, had no idea. That makes the request more reasonable I guess, but come on man, you are 70+ years old with 70+ millions of dollars - do you really need all the extra money.
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May 20, 2015 16:50
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Ragequit posted:Nope, had no idea. That makes the request more reasonable I guess, but come on man, you are 70+ years old with 70+ millions of dollars - do you really need all the extra money. The company is making bank off his work, he's got a right to request a cut.
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May 20, 2015 16:51
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Ragequit posted:To avoid a derail, here is why you should wear proper shoes, even if sometimes "they aren't as pretty": She walks like she has cinder blocks attached to her feet.
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May 20, 2015 16:53
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Ragequit posted:Nope, had no idea. That makes the request more reasonable I guess, but come on man, you are 70+ years old with 70+ millions of dollars - do you really need all the extra money. Also, Simpsons is still huge overseas, at least based on how excited certain groups of tourists get when they see Simpsons merch at the parks.
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May 20, 2015 16:53
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Gravitas Shortfall posted:The company is making bank off his work, he's got a right to request a cut. Because this happens in any other industry
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May 20, 2015 16:54
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Maybe it's his plea for them to cancel the show before he dies. Because man, it's probably time. For the show to have a final episode, that is. Not time for him to die.
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May 20, 2015 16:54
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Maybe he's doing it to try and make it more standard for other voice actors that don't have the same pull in negotiations as him.
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May 20, 2015 17:12
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Azhais posted:Because this happens in any other industry it should, IMO, but we're getting way off topic.
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May 20, 2015 17:14
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FWIW the reason Ned Flanders has a dead wife is that the actress who did her voice work was paid so little, that when they moved the voice recording studio location, her pay was less than the cost of the plane ticket to get there. So, schauden-frooody on the greedy company.
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May 20, 2015 17:16
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spog posted:FWIW the reason Ned Flanders has a dead wife is that the actress who did her voice work was paid so little, that when they moved the voice recording studio location, her pay was less than the cost of the plane ticket to get there. Her actual salary was about 2k which more than covers the tickets themselves.
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May 20, 2015 17:22
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codespace posted:You know there's a (recently expanded!) Simpsons theme park attraction, right? Universal pulls in probably 150-200,000 a day on Simpsons merchandise alone, not counting food or ticketing. Yeah, the "simpsons land" got its trial opening a couple years back at the Orlando Universal. The Florida one is mildly smaller but has most of the same attractions, including a Simpsons themed food court (Including a highly detailed accurate recreation of Moe's. Which does serve alcohol.) We probably had the most fun there out of the entire two-park complex. Also, all the shops are always out of "Bort" merchandise.
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May 20, 2015 17:54
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Darkhold posted:Not totally right. She wanted a 4k raise per episode for the stress of travel and the cost of the plane tickets. They gave her some joke amount to put her in her place and she quit. And then they hired her back after agreeing to let her record her lines from home so she didn't have to travel.
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May 20, 2015 18:16
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The schadenfreude is people still watching this show
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May 20, 2015 19:12
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Choco1980 posted:Yeah, the "simpsons land" got its trial opening a couple years back at the Orlando Universal. The Florida one is mildly smaller but has most of the same attractions, including a Simpsons themed food court (Including a highly detailed accurate recreation of Moe's. Which does serve alcohol.) We probably had the most fun there out of the entire two-park complex. Also, all the shops are always out of "Bort" merchandise. We actually DO stock the Bort merch, it just always sells out first 
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May 20, 2015 19:17
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Yeah, gently caress the people who actually create the show, the giant company that already has more money than god should keep it all. Shearer should definitely not leverage his considerable clout to try to change the playing field for his far less fortunate fellow voice actors.
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May 20, 2015 19:36
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Super Waffle posted:We actually DO stock the Bort merch, it just always sells out first You're over in Simpson's merch? I'm out in CityWalk merch! 
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May 20, 2015 19:51
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Thump! posted:poo poo, being worth 65 million dollars, I can't imagine why any human being would need forcing, but I guess greed is greed. Yeah, just like those basketball players making $15m/year get all greedy and ask for $16m while the poor, destitute owners get so beaten down they end up being forced to sell their team for $500M-$2B 
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Mr. Gibbycrumbles posted:Some Google Maps 'freude. It'll probably be fixed around January 20, 2017.
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