http://www.cnn.com/2014/08/05/showbiz/tv/big-bang-theory-contracts/index.html?c=showbiz
I don't and apparently I am missing out. The stars of the show will reportedly receive a million per episode for the next three seasons (8-10). I can't even remember the last time a series lasted beyond 7 seasons.
honeydew / 7811 posts
It's sooooo funny! But I think a million per episode is a little much!
GOLD / coconut / 8266 posts
@cmomma17: agreed. It's my favorite show but I don't think anyone deserves $1 million per episode.
GOLD / wonderful coconut / 33402 posts
I love it!
I think it is ridiculous they are getting paid that much. Same when Friends did. It is a TV show. But celebrities in general are so over paid.
pomelo / 5257 posts
Yes, I LOVE the show! This also reminded me of when the stars of Friends started receiving a million per episode and everyone thought it was crazy, haha.
blogger / pomelo / 5361 posts
We love it! I really want my very own Sheldon. A million dollars an episode is what the FRIENDS' cast ended on, I believe, and I'm not sure it's at that level, but frankly, I'm sure they make zillions more for the network than that, so good for them.
blogger / pomelo / 5361 posts
@Smurfette: I agree that it's an insane amount of money, but why should the network get all the money and the stars not get paid proportionately, ya know?
GOLD / wonderful coconut / 33402 posts
@Mrs. Blue: Good point! I guess I feel bad for the rest of the cast that aren't even making half of that.
persimmon / 1085 posts
Yep, Friends' cast made 1 mil per episode, too.
Our favorite comedy! Love Big Bang. Can't wait for the new season.
GOLD / wonderful olive / 19030 posts
I think it's hilarious, we were late to the game and started watching the reruns. I think a million is a little steep, I don't think it's Friends level...but then again that was over 10 years ago?
wonderful olive / 19353 posts
Freaking love that show. So, so funny. It appeals to the nerdy side of me. 
watermelon / 14206 posts
I'm a minority...I liked it at first, but got burned out on it and quit watching.
pomegranate / 3580 posts
It took us a while to get on board, but we love it. Especially as the characters develop over the seasons. Not that it's a super deep show, it definitely has a cheese factor to it, but if you can overlook that it's hilarious!
blogger / watermelon / 14218 posts
First few times I watched it, I didn't think it was that funny. Now I am HOOKED. ETA: same thing happened with me and HIMYM.
papaya / 10570 posts
I love, love, love, love that show and Im on the other side of the world so, yeah.....!
GOLD / squash / 13464 posts
Not to be a nerd.... but Friends ended ten years ago, if we consider the Time Value of Money and assume an average annual inflation rate of 2.5% the BBT cast would have to make $1.28mm per episode to really be equivalent to Friends, so, don't worry, they aren't really as highly compensated.
pineapple / 12802 posts
@MamaMoose: I was thinking it, but I'm terrible at math. Leave that for you smarter folk. 
GOLD / squash / 13464 posts
@.twist.: Don't worry, there was a financial calculator involved.
clementine / 995 posts
Yes, it is one of my favorite shows. I think it is hilarious. We have watched it from the beginning.
pomegranate / 3921 posts
YES! I love Big Bang. Funniest show on TV right now, if you ask me. 
honeydew / 7589 posts
I like the show, and I don't have any problem with the stars getting higher salaries. They are what made the show successful, and there's no reason that the network should continue to make more and more while the actors keep making the same amount.
The other actors in the show aren't nearly as integral and the show could still go on without them, so I think it makes sense that the stars get higher salaries.
persimmon / 1128 posts
Let's just say my future/hypothetical dog will be named Dr. Sheldon Cooper, and I'll call him Shelly.
apricot / 456 posts
My DH and I are geeks, so of course many people we know (who are not geeks) recommended it to us. We watched five episodes and were disgusted with it. The show is written to make the audience laugh at the nerds, not with them. Oh, they are so weird and unsocialized, ha ha ha! Look, they mentioned physics and DnD, that is hi-lar-i-ous. The jokes really weren't that funny. Most of them relied on the same tired cliches over and over again.
My DH and I have been steeped in the geek culture the show supposedly illustrates for decades. It isn't any more realistic or respectful of geeks than a show would be of African Americans that had white people dress up in black face and dance rag time while eating watermelon.
persimmon / 1379 posts
I watched it once and didn't get it. And I can't imagine ever getting into it now. But I do enjoy reading Mayim Bialik's parenting blog thing on Kveller!
grapefruit / 4120 posts
Yes I like it and I have someone in my life who reminds me so much of Sheldon cooper!
grape / 77 posts
@night cheese: I don't get it either! I can't stand the show but know so many people who love it. I feel like everyone around me is crazy.
GOLD / pineapple / 12662 posts
@Skadi: Wait. Are you being serious? Or just showcasing a very (very) *dry* sense of humor . . . ?
wonderful pomelo / 30692 posts
@Skadi: My husband and I are geeks too and we LOVE Big Bang Theory. We can totally relate to a lot of the things they are interested in and totally get them getting all excited about geeky things like Star Wars marathons and games of DnD!
We LOVE this show! It's our favorite comedy! And I have no issue with them making lots of money!!
@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: Smallville, Supernatural, and Stargate SG-1 lasted 10 seasons (and Supernatural is still on)!! And I think How I Met Your Mother made it to 8 seasons. And who knows how many seasons Grey's Anatomy has been on - that show just won't stop!!
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