Kinda like The King, huh. Only... little action, lots of loose ends.

Or maybe they are helping China out with less to edit out?

Nope. It's completely banned in China now, edited or not. (My friend is an expat living in Shanghaii right now, and she has to stream them in over her company broadband on the sly...) Sad. Lord knows it's definitely the kind of show that could lead to uprising and government overhaul.

Disturbance in the Universe

**PANIC*

KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK...CBS
KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK...CBS
KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK...CBS

I saw that this morning. Hopefully they will come to an agreement soon.

if $350,000 per episode is not enough fire the lot of them and hire cheaper "talent"

Final deals for the original cast members are 3 years with payments between $90 and $100 million. Production will only be 1 week behind schedule.

Looks like the cast won this game of chicken.

That little kid (used to be little) on Two and a Half Men was making $500,000 per episode. So I think TBBT cast is worth more than $350,000.

Its like anything else. Its worth exactly what someone is willing to pay.

They should get what they can while they can. Like any other show, favor will dwindle eventually.

Personally, I think the cast of Friends got it right when they all negotiated together demanding that each of them get the same (large) amount of money. Fan fav characters would be nothing without their foils so, imho, all deserve the same big bucks.

I'm ready for the new season. Sounds like Penney will give up acting and become a successful salesperson for Bernedette's company.

I am as ready as last year to not watch, so the network wasted a million a person per episode. The high cost will ensure its demise next year.

They jumped the sharknado!

I wish they would have landed Penny an acting role as one of Sheldon's Comic Book Heros, then he would have to "worship" Penny, who he has constantly belittled. Going to Comic Con to see her, etc.

I wonder how much the people that write it get?
Just wondering since none of them would have a job without the geniuses that write their parts.....
Not belittleing the actors, I like them. I'm just curious.

Good pay, but somehow still seems a little lopsided compared to the actors pay.

Like credit officer and bsa officer?

WOnder how many of them contribute to other shows and get pay from there too?

(Haven't looked at the link, will tonight)

yes...i love the actors...but they would be nothing without the great writing!

Talk about income inequality!

About $7 thousand an episode versus $1 million.

Isn't it similar with sports. Don't some of the players make much more than the coaches?