Tony Soprano wants $750k per episode

[MaxDSP]

well worth every penny

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: idNut
Greedy people...

This amazes me. The same people that say this are the folks that bash CEOs and corporations for being greedy and not "sharing the wealth" among their employees.

Here you have an actor who wants his share of the profits from a TV show. Instead of praising the industry for doing to, you call the actor "greedy" when he asks for his share of the profits.

The same goes for sports stars.

Who would you rather get all that money? The folks that are the talent, or the producers and corporations?

 

[Evadman]

I think you can talk him down from that RossMAN. offer your services to HBO.

 

[dcpsoguy]

That is nothing, Ray Romano gets paid like $900 thousand per episode of Raymond.

 

[Geekbabe]

lol,better pay him,who knws where you'll end up if you don't!🙂

 

[Yossarian]

According to his claim reported on CNN, it's HBO's own damn fault they have to pay him more. They are in breach of contract for waiting too long to tell him that there will be a 5th season. He can't wait around turning down other gigs while HBO decides what to do.

But if season 5 is anything like this last awful season, I hope they would just finish it before ruining an awesome series.

 

[Red Dawn]

Originally posted by: dcpsoguy
That is nothing, Ray Romano gets paid like $900 thousand per episode of Raymond.

When you cosider the cast of Friends each earns a cool Mil per episode Romano and Gandolfini are bargains.

 

[neomits]

aren't they saying only like 1 more season anyway?

not that I want it to end AT ALL

 

[Zebo]

You're paid what your worth😉

 

[iamme]

without divulging any spoilers (i'm watching the series via DVDs), what's the best season? i'm just starting season 3....does it get better or worse?

so far it's been incredibly entertaining...

 

[SherEPunjab]

i wouldn't pay fat a55 that much.

 

[olds]

Originally posted by: Viper GTS
Drea De Matteo is the true hottie.
😀
Viper GTS

Dude, that is sick. She is not hot. On left.

 

[BaliBabyDoc]

Hey skanks have their moments . . .

 

[MaxDSP]

Originally posted by: oldsmoboat

Originally posted by: Viper GTS
Drea De Matteo is the true hottie.
😀
Viper GTS

Dude, that is sick. She is not hot. On left.

I beg to differ 😀

 

[Red Dawn]

Originally posted by: oldsmoboat

Originally posted by: Viper GTS
Drea De Matteo is the true hottie.
😀
Viper GTS

Dude, that is sick. She is not hot. On left.

I bet she uses a putty knife to apply her makeup and acetone to remove it at night.

 

[Atlantean]

How many viewers does it get per week? If its over 13 million then yes if not then $500k is fine.

 

[olds]

Originally posted by: MaxDSP

Originally posted by: oldsmoboat

Originally posted by: Viper GTS
Drea De Matteo is the true hottie.
😀
Viper GTS

Dude, that is sick. She is not hot. On left.

I beg to differ 😀

Isn't that what they call a "Monet"?

 

[pulse8]

Originally posted by: Red Dawn

Originally posted by: dcpsoguy
That is nothing, Ray Romano gets paid like $900 thousand per episode of Raymond.

When you cosider the cast of Friends each earns a cool Mil per episode Romano and Gandolfini are bargains.

When you consider that HBO sells no advertising and just runs off of subscription services and possible DVD sales, he shouldn't be making as much as the Friends cast.

 

[Yossarian]

Originally posted by: Atlantean
How many viewers does it get per week? If its over 13 million then yes if not then $500k is fine.

Do you have access to a Nielsen rating vs. salary graph?

 

[iamme]

Originally posted by: pulse8

Originally posted by: Red Dawn

Originally posted by: dcpsoguy
That is nothing, Ray Romano gets paid like $900 thousand per episode of Raymond.

When you cosider the cast of Friends each earns a cool Mil per episode Romano and Gandolfini are bargains.

When you consider that HBO sells no advertising and just runs off of subscription services and possible DVD sales, he shouldn't be making as much as the Friends cast.

i guess the question is: how much HBO makes from cable subscription fees vs. broadcast TV's advertising revenues....

 

[RobDowneyJr]

Originally posted by: RossMAN

Originally posted by: iamme
compared to what the people from Friends make, i say it is 🙂

YES!

Friends SUCKS!

Although Jennifer Aniston is quite hot.

Both shows suck equally, Jennifer Aniston is getting old. Hope they dont pay that lard so they cancel the show.

 

[Rudee]

I'm proud to day I've never watched a single episode of Soprano's or that Raymond show.

 

[Flashram]

Pay up, he needs the drug money.

 

[pulse8]

Originally posted by: iamme

Originally posted by: pulse8

Originally posted by: Red Dawn

Originally posted by: dcpsoguy
That is nothing, Ray Romano gets paid like $900 thousand per episode of Raymond.

When you cosider the cast of Friends each earns a cool Mil per episode Romano and Gandolfini are bargains.

When you consider that HBO sells no advertising and just runs off of subscription services and possible DVD sales, he shouldn't be making as much as the Friends cast.

i guess the question is: how much HBO makes from cable subscription fees vs. broadcast TV's advertising revenues....

Yes. That is the question. My guess would be that they don't make nearly the same amount of cash.

 

[GagHalfrunt]

1) Friends brings in about 8 million dollars per episode in ad revenue. Sopranos brings in ZERO!
2) Friends has 6 major cast members to pay, The Sopranos has over a dozen.
3) Friends has almost no secondary characters to pay other than temporary boyfriends/girlfriends. The Sopranos has another dozen
4) The syndication value of Friends is hundreds of millions of dollars. The syndication value of The Sopranos so far: Another big fat ZERO

If you're considering paying a cable TV actor on the same scale as a Top 5 series network actor you don't even have a shred of a clue. Do that and nobody would be able to afford to subscribe to HBO. Gandolfini needs to wake up and get a reality check. The show creates the star, not the other way around. Without The Sopranos he is nothing but the flavor of the month. Want proof?

~Anyone seen Jimmy Smits or Rick Schroeder since they left NYPD Blue? Hell, it took Caruso 10 years to get another steady job after walking away.
~Seinfeld left the air as the number one show on TV, yet Richards, Alexander and Louis-Dreyfruss ALL bombed the very next year
~How'd the M*A*S*H gang do after the show ended? Alda had a few movie roles before fading away and Farrell got a couple of small roles, the rest: Bupkiss
~Cheers left the air as the #1 show. Other than Ted Danson is anyone in that cast working steadily now? Hell, did Shelly Long fall off the face of the earth after leaving Cheers for the stardom she thought was her due?


If Gandolfini left The Sopranos he'd get a few movie roles and probably just fade into obscurity. He's just a character in a great show. Despite the BS his agent is whispering in his ear he is not the reason the show is great. Writing, directing and support cast are what makes a series watching week after week, the performance of the leading man is secondary. If Gandolfini is so upset at 400k per show, let him quit and get a real job. Odds are you'll see him doing Death of a Salesman in summerstock in Des Moines Iowa with John Goodman, Gary Burghoff and all the other ex-actors who thought they were stars.