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[Clydefrog]

 

[RPGCrazied]

I really like the show, its funny. I thought Sheldon's actor wanted to do something else, but I guess with the paycheck he is getting now, he isn't going anywhere. At least for a few more years.

 

[cluxdeluxe]

s

 

[legacyzero]

*Knock Knock Knock *

PENNY

 

[Fari]

Spoiler

Used this in another thread, but I still think it's funny.

 

[smokeandmirrors]

Deserved, no matter what you think of the show.

 

[xaosslug]

'thanks, Sheldon!'

seriously, tho. Jim Parsons is a really nice guy to stay with the group as a united front. He could EASILY be making this by himself, which I'm sure producers/his management have told him. LOL Really goes to show how different this cast is from Two and a Half Men's... I'm pretty sure Charlie Sheen was making 1mil an episode, while Jon Cryer was only getting 350-750k?

that said, I really don't get it.

 

[Chinese Cartoons]

I personally enjoyed the first few seasons before every episode became the same thing over and over again.

 

[UrbanRats]

'thanks, Sheldon!'

seriously, tho. Jim Parsons is a really nice guy to stay with the group as a united front. He could EASILY be making this by himself, which I'm sure producers/his management have told him. LOL Really goes to show how different this cast is from Two and a Half Men's... I'm pretty sure Charlie Sheen was making 1mil an episode, while Jon Cryer was only getting 350-750k?

that said, I really don't get it.

Scraping by,

 

[Toxi]

inb4 "nerd blackface"

 

[dekline]

I hate the show, but good for them. Crazy amount of money.

 

[xaosslug]

Scraping by,

well, comparatively speaking, and considering both are 'stars' of the show... that's pretty bogus, and sows seeds of malcontent with the rest of the cast.

 

[weemadarthur]

It was embarrassing to see how little Raj's actor is getting in comparison. I hope the rest of the cast can negotiate enough to not feel cheated.

 

[CornBurrito]

I like it because sometimes I really don't want to have to think hard about what I'm watching and it fits the bill.

Yup. Sometimes I just like mindless entertainment, besides video games.

 

[BurnOutBrighter]

Watched the first three seasons or so and enjoyed them, but then it just got so boring and predictable.

If you want a good "nerdy" comedy, watch Silicon Valley instead.

 

[shacklesmcgee]

If you want a good "nerdy" comedy, watch Silicon Valley instead.

This, this and aaaaallll of this. Much better writing and way less pandering.

 

[Alric]

Never watched the show, but how much does each episode bring in that they can afford that type of pay?

 

[CornBurrito]

This, this and aaaaallll of this. Much better writing and way less pandering.

Sometimes I'm in the mood for hotdogs and beer, not fancy steak and wine. Know what I mean?

 

[OrlanisWorks]

Nest egg acquired. Beep boop beep.

 

[nubbe]

I don't get how one can hate the show
It is so funny

 

[meijiko]

This, this and aaaaallll of this. Much better writing and way less pandering.

I like both. But they're written incredibly differently and for completely different audiences. I know my mom wouldn't get most of the jokes in Silicon Valley, but she loves TBBT.

TBBT is very accessible to a large audience, and therefore successful. The actors definitely should get paid what they do, because they're almost the entire reason the show is loved by so many people.

I actually commend GAF for not turning this thread into a shit show right off the bat. It makes me think that maybe people have calmed down about this show being successful and don't take it as some huge offense to their nerdiness anymore.

 

[SRG01]

Average commercial fees are roughly $400,000-$500,000 for a 30 second spot for a show like this

Yes. CBS is making a boatload of advertising money with each episode. And judging by how the production costs would be peanuts for this kind of show, it would be unfair for the network to pay the stars a pittance.

All things considered, CBS can probably pay them more than a million per episode and still walk away with a tidy profit.


edit: Some people say that Big Bang Theory is mean-spirited, but I don't think that's the case at all. Sure, the show may play on certain stereotypes and trophes, but I can relate to a good portion of the series' characters.

 

[Ikuu]

Hopefully Raj and Howard get paid too, both bring more to the show than Leonard.

 

[Violater]

How much are the other members making?

Hopefully Raj and Howard get paid too, both bring more to the show than Leonard.

Too true

 

[Hackworth]

I don't get how one can hate the show
It is so funny

People have different life experiences, breh. Not everyone gets the same associations you do.

 

[SRG01]

Hopefully Raj and Howard get paid too, both bring more to the show than Leonard.

That's like saying Phoebe brings more to the show than Rachel or Monica Raj and Howard are good for comedy, yes, but not much else.

 

[markatisu]

How much are the other members making?

Too true

Raj and Howard just signed "mid 6 figure contracts" which is reportedly 500k-750k per episode and CBS had threatened to write them out of the show if they did not sign by the end of the day.

Bernadette and Amy already signed contracts when they joined the show as regulars so they do not get any of the big money

 

[meijiko]

That's like saying Phoebe brings more to the show than Rachel or Monica Raj and Howard are good for comedy, yes, but not much else.

Phoebe was my favorite I had a crush on her when I was a teenager.

 

[Lothars]

Raj and Howard just signed "mid 6 figure contracts" which is reportedly 500k-750k per episode and CBS had threatened to write them out of the show if they did not sign by the end of the day.

Bernadette and Amy already signed contracts when they joined the show as regulars so they do not get any of the big money

Hopefully they are getting quite the raise like that but the show would have been much worst off if CBS would have tried to write them off the show.

 

[Sober]

Bernadette and Amy already signed contracts when they joined the show as regulars so they do not get any of the big money

Theirs probably aren't up for renewel yet, whereas the original 5 cast members probably were.

 

[black_13]

Damn all that money and the show still isn't funny.

 

[shacklesmcgee]

Sometimes I'm in the mood for hotdogs and beer, not fancy steak and wine. Know what I mean?

But Silicon Valley isn't high brow humor, there are dick jokes and characters who do drugs, it's just a better written look at "nerds".

 

[Camoxide]

The show would be nothing without Jim Parsons

No one cares about Penny or Leonard

 

[BeforeU]

That's a lot of money. I remember reading somewhere about last season of Friends, that all the actors got paid 1million per episode. But that show was fucking awesome. I have seen it many many times and I still don't get bored of it.

 

[knicks]

I don't get how one can hate the show
It is so funny

This forum, this place, is the only place where I have read or heard negativity of this show. It is so popular, and among all demographics too.

 

[shacklesmcgee]

This forum, this place, is the only place where I have read or heard negativity of this show. It is so popular, and among all demographics too.

I am the exact opposite over here. Never met anyone who likes it, until gaf.

 

[BeforeU]

This forum, this place, is the only place where I have read or heard negativity of this show. It is so popular, and among all demographics too.

I still watch every episode and I don't hate it by all means but you can't deny that the show has gone downhill since last 2 seasons. There is more love crap vs before it used to be all awesome and only about those 4 nerds and penny. Writing used to be so good, and some of the stuff they say is actually written by nerds and 100% accurate.

Though none of this is going to stop me from not watching this show, but it isn't as fun as it used to be.

 

[ReturnOfTheRAT]

Shame on CBS.

 

[ElectricBlanketFire]

This forum, this place, is the only place where I have read or heard negativity of this show. It is so popular, and among all demographics too.

I've never met anyone in real life who likes this show.

Also, I've never met anyone in real life who doesn't think this show is pure garbage.

 

[Nesotenso]

terrible show but they seem to be worth the pay raise. Network makes a lot of money through syndication.

 

[Nether!]

I have nothing bad to say about the show, I just think it's crazy how big it is and I've never seen a single episode.
It's been on for 7 years?
Makes me feel really disconnected from popular culture.
When I was a kid I would watch everything, regardless of quality.

 

[Tagyhag]

Shame they didn't include the other 2 remaining main castmembers into the negotiations like the Friends cast did. Sticking up for each other.

Was gonna say, doesn't seem comradely at all.

 

[Codeblue]

How much more do we have to pay them to be funny?

If it were funny I'd have to imagine they'd be getting paid less since it would no longer appeal to the lowest common denominator.

 

[Camoxide]

At least they used the actual pause sound effect for the Mario 64 part

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETNiMHxu8xw

 

[SteveWinwood]

cbs could be paying that to jeff gerstmann

 

[Messofanego]

Why isn't Simon Halberg mentioned in that?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhMZhuCNS3U

He's actually funny and those impressions, man. Easily the best Nicolas Cage.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7xQkJYwyi0

 

[leng jai]

Utter nonsense that Leonard gets paid more than Howard. He and RAJ are by far the weakest characters in the show.

 

[MoodyFog]

Good for them.

 

[hodayathink]

i like kaley cuoco, ever since she was on her last sitcom i can't remember the name of. good for her.

8 Simple Rules (for dating my teenage daughter)

 

[hodayathink]

I'd like to get into this show. But I can't find it anywhere to stream at all. How is it not available on streaming sites?

I don't mean just the most recent season. I mean all of it. From season 1.

AKA the reason it's the #1 show in syndication by far. You can make more money that way than from selling the streaming rights.