08-01-2016, 02:32 AM
(07-31-2016, 06:13 PM)Tuesday Pajamas Wrote: There's not much news at the moment. Nothing new about the future of the show. Kunal seems to be getting worried that S10 is the last and has been most vocal about this lately. I suspect no one higher up is telling the cast anything yet. The big boys are still wrangling.
Some minor bloggers/media gossips are trying to discredit Kaley (there's always one) by saying she's not liked. They really picked the wrong girl there as we know what a sweetheart she is.
The main gist of these articles is aimed at her salary. No one is asking why Johnny is getting $1m an episode, only why Kaley is. They ignore the fact Jim, Johnny and Kaley negotiate as a team.
Simon and Kunal renegotiated their contracts in 2014, they fought really hard to increase their salaries from £100,000 per episode to a whopping $750,000. Which means they almost earn as much as the main three. Anyone moaning about their salaries?
Melissa and Mayim became series regulars later and negotiated their contracts together in 2013. They now earn £100,000 an episode which is what Simon and Kunal were on before the big contract war of 2014. Simon and Kunal played hardball and last-minute negotiations took place right before Season 8 started. They were going after salary parity with Kaley, Jim and Johnny and it became so intense that Warner threatened to drop them from the show.
When you look at what happened last time and the sort of money involved perhaps, as some of you predicted, the show will not be renewed after 10.
People always talk about the unfair disparity in wages but they seem pretty fair to me. The top five are almost all on the same wage and Mayim and Melissa are up to Simon and Kunal's previous total. If Mayim and her fans think other cast members are paid too much maybe they should encourage her to go to war with Warner, the way Simon and Kunal did, instead of these media moans.
But Actors make to much money, even her. Mayim said so in an interview at Paleyfest. It's Kind of hard to ask for MORE money when you're on record with the media that basically you're already paid way more than you're worth
“There are no scenes more fun to do, I feel like, than the ones between Sheldon and Penny. They are such a wonderful odd couple.” - Jim Parsons