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The Simpsons Saved
Animated series The Simpsons has been renewed for two more
seasons.
A contract dispute with the show’s voice cast had threatened to end the
series, but Fox announced it will air seasons 24 and 25.
Negotiations over the future of The Simpsons, which began its 23rd season
last month, spilled out into the public domain.
Twentieth Century Fox Television, which makes the show, said it could not
continue without cutting costs and targeted the salaries of voice actors
Harry Shearer, Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley
Smith and Hank Azaria.
According to reports, each actor makes $8m year for their work on The
Simpsons, and Fox said the show could not continue without pay cuts. Earlier
yesterday, Shearer said producers demanded a 45% reduction.
The terms of the cast’s new deal were not announced.
October
08
2011 - waveguide.co.uk
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Wexford Actor Dies
Actor George Baker, who starred as Chief Inspector Wexford in
TV's The Ruth Rendell Mysteries, has died.
The 80-year-old died of pneumonia on Friday having recently suffered a
stroke.
Although Wexford was probably his most famous role, Baker's repertoire
included comedy, drama, soap operas and science fiction over six decades.
Baker was married three times and leaves five daughters and a number of
grandchildren.
His daughter, Ellie Baker said of her father: "He absolutely loved Wexford
and he loved being Wexford... and he loved the whole thing. It was a joy to
him."
As well as acting, Baker was also a talented writer for radio and television
and a cookery author. His award-winning play, The Fatal Spring, was shown on
BBC Two in 1980.
He was born in Bulgaria in 1931, where his English father was working as a
diplomat.
October
08
2011 - waveguide.co.uk
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