Is it that TG's holding out for more money? Cause I actually posted on Joe Mantegna's blog what I think in terms of contract negotiations.
As far as I know, (and I might be wrong) Shemar Moore held out for (and got) $100,000 an episode, up from $50,000 an episode. For a 20-27 episode season, that's an insane and almost unconscionable amount of money, especially when you consider that he earns per episode what a public school teacher like me makes in THREE YEARS.
Yes, Shemar and all the CM guys and gals are fantastic and I love them and they deserve to be paid what they're worth. But holding out for MORE money when you're all ready getting paid huge-ass amounts of money in the first place just makes me mad. And it isn't just the people at CBS and other actors and actresses that do this that make me mad ... I can't stand that pro-athletes get paid SO STINKING MUCH, especially since they wouldn't be where they are in the first place without those coaches and teachers who helped them get there.
I guess it just pisses me off more when I hear that someone like Shemar (or Tom, if he is holding out for the money) who seems so awesome is holding out for more money just on principle. These guys make in one season at $50,000 an episode more than I'd expect to make in a decade.
Wow. I'm sorry. I kinda got on my soap box there when really all I wanted to know is why the hell Thom hasn't been given a contract yet. If he's holding out for more money, he needs to be spanked. (wink wink, nudge nudge). If CBS is being douchebags, then THEY need to be (and not in the way I just meant it for Thom!).
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As far as I know, (and I might be wrong) Shemar Moore held out for (and got) $100,000 an episode, up from $50,000 an episode. For a 20-27 episode season, that's an insane and almost unconscionable amount of money, especially when you consider that he earns per episode what a public school teacher like me makes in THREE YEARS.
Yes, Shemar and all the CM guys and gals are fantastic and I love them and they deserve to be paid what they're worth. But holding out for MORE money when you're all ready getting paid huge-ass amounts of money in the first place just makes me mad. And it isn't just the people at CBS and other actors and actresses that do this that make me mad ... I can't stand that pro-athletes get paid SO STINKING MUCH, especially since they wouldn't be where they are in the first place without those coaches and teachers who helped them get there.
I guess it just pisses me off more when I hear that someone like Shemar (or Tom, if he is holding out for the money) who seems so awesome is holding out for more money just on principle. These guys make in one season at $50,000 an episode more than I'd expect to make in a decade.
Wow. I'm sorry. I kinda got on my soap box there when really all I wanted to know is why the hell Thom hasn't been given a contract yet. If he's holding out for more money, he needs to be spanked. (wink wink, nudge nudge). If CBS is being douchebags, then THEY need to be (and not in the way I just meant it for Thom!).
Sorry for soapboxing, chickadee.