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BY STACY IKE

The show must go on, or it will go on.
Despite the recent money spat between The Simpsons family and Twentieth Century Fox, the beloved show has been renewed. Here’s MSNBC.

“They are coming back. Their contract as renewed for two years. There was talk that they were not going to come back because the ratings have been slipping but they will be coming back for two seasons. So ‘The Simpsons’ fans can rejoice.”

Earlier in the week, The Simpsons’ voice actors were asked to take a 45 percent pay cut to save the beloved family. That would mean Bart, Marge, and Homer would have to shrink their $8 million wallet.
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“The actors, who include Harry Shearer, Yeardley Smith, Nancy Cartwright, Hank Azaria, Julie Kavner, and Dan Castellaneta, were not so much upset over the amount of money, rather that their pay is much less than what The Simpsons franchise profits.”

The New York Times reports the details of the deal are still under wraps.

“Despite … dire predictions a deal was struck that will bring ‘The Simpsons’ to 559 total episodes by mid-2014. Though terms of the deal were not disclosed, the cast members were believed to have agreed to an arrangement that would reduce their salaries by less than 45 percent but would not include profit participation.”

Profit participation is something cast member Shearer had specifically asked for in a statement to Entertainment Weekly.

“…to make it as easy as possible for Fox to keep new episodes of ‘The Simpsons’ coming, I'm willing to let them cut my salary not just 45% but more than 70% – down to half of what they said they would be willing to pay us. All I would ask in return is that I be allowed a small share of the eventual profits.”

So what did they agree to? The Hollywood Reporter seems to have the best idea, reporting...

“While the cast is ready to agree to a pay cut from the $400,000 per episode they have been making since 2008, the source said that is not as deep as the 45% reduction in salary that Fox has demanded, which would have meant they get about $250,000 an episode.”