One of the most wonderfully American videos I’ve ever seen. Spiritually there are 100 thousand of these guys in Michigan and they’re why the straight of Hormuz is closed right now. Always brings a smile to my face.
Jason Alexander says Seinfeld's cast demanded $1,000,000 per episode because continuing to play George, Elaine, and Kramer would hurt their careers
“The million dollar figure actually first came out of Julia's mouth. It was not a wild I wish I got a million dollars. There had been actual research done. We knew that for the network alone, every episode of Seinfeld generated $14 million of profit. Sheer profit for the network alone, let alone Castle Rock and the syndication participants”
“We had argued that after five years of being in Seinfeld, there was no upside in the long run for the three of us to continue doing the show. It had made us celebrities. It had made us some money. But if we were going to be actors with careers that extended where we needed to play different roles, continuing to put out the image of George, Elaine, and Kramer was actually detrimental to our long run careers. So why was there any incentive for us to be in this for the long run unless those shows were extremely profitable to us. We argued that we needed to be cut in on syndication. We needed syndication points. We were told, in no small terms, to go take a hike”
“When we got into the bargaining chair and NBC so desperately wanted to have another season or another two seasons, we said again, syndication. Our salaries are fine, but you're making such massive profits in syndication, profits of $3 to $4 million per show into infinity, and you don't want to give us any of that. In order for us to feel good about doing this show, I want to leave the most successful half hour in the history of television knowing that I never have to work again. That is what I require, or you can't have my services”
“Knowing what all the revenues were, what we would have made had they given us the syndication, what everybody was making upfront, we tried to figure out what percentage of the success formula of the show were the three of us. We came up with Jerry, Larry, the writers, us, and everything else. As one fifth of that, we said here's the number, $1 million an episode”
Steven Spielberg was just 24 when he directed the pilot for COLUMBO (1971), but he was already displaying the visual flair that would define his career.
The opening shot glides from the approaching murderer to the victim in a single elegant move.
I'LL SAY IT AGAIN:
IT SHOULD BE ILLEGAL to charge a "convenience fee" for paying a bill online. The convenience is for the company. The fee is for you.
10 years later, almost the exact same story. This Palestinian baby girl survived 4 days. Named after her murdered mum. Buried next to her.
This is 'israel'. This has always been 'israel'.
https://t.co/MKs0E97iCs
Delivered by C‑section from her dead mother's body. 23 years old. 'israel' bombed and killed her. Buried them under rubble. The baby girl was named after her. Doctors gave her a 50/50 chance of survival. She died 5 days later and was buried next to her mum.
Check the date.
I’m at a loss for words. It all happened far too suddenly.
Because of the strike, we weren’t able to shoot “OD” for a long time, and we were forced to reschedule to next year. Even during that time, Udo and I exchanged emails frequently. We stayed in close contact. When we met in Milan at the end of September, he told me how much he was looking forward to the shoot starting up again next year. He was full of energy then too, making me laugh with his usual “Udo-isms.”
I still can’t believe this.
Udo wasn’t just an actor. He was truly an “icon” of his time. We’ve lost a great “icon.” There will never be another like him.
Udo, rest in peace. I will never forget you.
one of the craziest parts of that Pixar 2000s run is that you so consistently had guys like Randy Newman, Thomas Newman, and Michael Giacchino delivering some of the greatest film music of the 21st century like it was nothing. very sincerely generational
Trump is suing ABC for not reporting his reflecting pool lies as fact, or talking about Obama.
Elon Musk is suing Ro Khanna for talking about an USAID study.
That's ALL the Elite Republican pussies have is lawfare & intimidation.