I have always wondered why TV/ Movie/ Music personalitys get paid so much money.
All that stuff about the cast of friends getting paid $125,000.00 per episode and the movie stars getting $$$$ per movie.
All these people do is entertain!!! They are the modern equivalent of Court Jesters.
We should be putting money to better use, paying our Doctors, Teachers, Public Servants, etc. These people are important and are looking after our futures, "famous" people are only in the here and now and are only looking after themselves, yet we worship them.
They should at least show the Nobel Prize on TV like they do the Oscars. Why should entertainment be the centre of the world?
And then, after being paid all that money, they have the nerve to go Bankrupt!!!!!! WTF????? How you can be a miilionaire and be bankrupt within the space of ten years is totally beyond me. Although, I guess just because you can "act" or "sing" doesn't automatically make you good with money.
Well, I have had my rant now, feel better, thank you. What does everyone else think?
Companies give their "stars" a lot of money because people will pay to see them. People are willing to pay a LOT of money to see a concert or a football game.
As long as people are willing to pay that much money, the owners of teams and record contracts will continuousely pay their "superstars" as much money as they need to keep up their image, and continue entertaining. They're always trying to reach the next level of entertainment, which is why you see really busy, colorful, flashy videos on TRL.
It's a win-win situation for the owners and the entertainers. They're both laughing all the way to the bank because people are willing to buy thier stuff.
Tell me schmiggens, what are the last 5 CD's you bought?
Please pardon my pseudo-intellectuaphilisophicalismysiticality.
Originally posted by sayzak21 Tell me schmiggens, what are the last 5 CD's you bought?
I don't buy CD's. Well not since I discovered the internet & CD Burners anyway (and the CD players in my house & car all don't work), so last 5 CD's i bought were probably, hmmm, probably Spice Girls, Madonna, Janet Jackson, Aqua. I don't know. Pop music from when I was in high school.
Not only does the internet and stuff influence my not buying music, I cannot justify the price, It costs the record company about $5.00 to make a CD, all costs inclusive, yet they charge us $20-$30, even $50.00 for double CD's. Ripped off.
I don't go to concerts either, the prices are way too high, my friend had tickets to the MJ History concert, cost him $280.00 and he had to sit behind a concrete pole. Yeah MJ is good, but not THAT good.
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Originally posted by sayzak21 As long as people are willing to pay that much money, the owners of teams and record contracts will continuousely pay their "superstars" as much money as they need to keep up their image, and continue entertaining. They're always trying to reach the next level of entertainment, which is why you see really busy, colorful, flashy videos on TRL.
So people need to wise up, these "stars" are not worth the money we throw at them.
"Next Level of entertainment"? What is that? If anything the quality of "entertainment" has lessened over the years and these "stars" just get paid more and more and more. Friends was good at the start, I can't even watch it now it has become so shite. And they get paid 10 times as much as they did 8 years ago. Music is nothing now, you don't even have to be able to sing well, as long as you are pretty or have the "X-factor" you can get a record contract.
I wouldn't mind paying good money for CD's/ concerts, if the people were actually any good, but they aren't.
I think we need to reverse our thinking on the matter-
Television is a device for companies to sell their product, not a tool to entertain the masses. The programs are simply filler in between commericals. Ever seen a 'soap opera'?
The advertisers pay big money to the production company and/or network who in turn pay the actors/writers/directors/etc.
Oh, and the networks remind us to watch their other programs... so we can be encouraged to buy other things. I don't even want to get into subliminal advertising.
If we didn't buy all these super-fab products, then the money wouldn't keep rolling in. That's the only way to bring their wallets back down to Earth. But that would mean the end of capitalism.
It's insane that we can pay people so much money to entertain.
Please... paying the 6 people on friends 1 million per episode is stupid.
Why in the hell aren't we putting our money in places where it's NEEDED?
I don't support sports teams. I love football, and enjoy watching a game each week, but I don't pay to go to sport games and give them that money. They can get their outrageous saleries from somewhere other than my hard earned, very little paycheck.
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The marketing and advertising campaigns are the fuel for the television industries, and now the movie theatres have recognized the lucrative potential. They offer the same stupid commercials that we see at home on tv, during the 25+ minute preview before the movie, which used to be filled with upcoming movie trailers, which I liked WAAAAAAAYYYY better than seeing a Britney Spears Pepsi commercial, and still having to pay $12 CAN for that awful priviledge...
Sometimes, capitalism almost seems to go too far, doesn't it??
Why all the fuss? Don't you know how expensive it is to feed a celebrity ego??
Forget families of 4 trying to survive on a combined 2 parent income of 30,000 a year or less, don't you know that the hunger and need for basic human neccessities of your average American family isn't NEARLY as important than television stars' renegotiations for $100,000 - $1 million PER EPISODE? Geez, What is WRONG with you people?
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I don't buy CD's. Well not since I discovered the internet & CD Burners anyway (and the CD players in my house & car all don't work), so last 5 CD's i bought were probably, hmmm, probably Spice Girls, Madonna, Janet Jackson, Aqua. I don't know. Pop music from when I was in high school.
OK, so you are just one of the many who have contributed to their success.
Not only does the internet and stuff influence my not buying music, I cannot justify the price, It costs the record company about $5.00 to make a CD, all costs inclusive, yet they charge us $20-$30, even $50.00 for double CD's. Ripped off.
It's a rip-off if you don't think it's worth the money. For some, the value of the music on a compact disk may be worth $100. Some music in my opinion is priceless (i.e. I wouldn't give up my 311 CD's for a thousand dollars).
I don't go to concerts either, the prices are way too high, my friend had tickets to the MJ History concert, cost him $280.00 and he had to sit behind a concrete pole. Yeah MJ is good, but not THAT good.
I went to a 311 concert this past august, and I paid for my ticket $40, and my friends ticket (another $40). I also paid for parking and the gas both ways. I bought a small pop for $4. In all, I spent about $100 to heard 25 songs.
It was worth every penny and I would pay $200 for the next concert if I had to!
So people need to wise up, these "stars" are not worth the money we throw at them.
The only "stars" who aren't worth the money we throw at them are probably the ones on the mainstream radio (each and every one of the last 5 CD's you told me you bought fall into that category in my opinion, no offense)
"Next Level of entertainment"? What is that? If anything the quality of "entertainment" has lessened over the years and these "stars" just get paid more and more and more. Friends was good at the start, I can't even watch it now it has become so shite. And they get paid 10 times as much as they did 8 years ago. Music is nothing now, you don't even have to be able to sing well, as long as you are pretty or have the "X-factor" you can get a record contract.
Well, with out tallent, artists have to figure out how to turn a concert into a freaking magic show. That's what I meant by 'next level'.
I wouldn't mind paying good money for CD's/ concerts, if the people were actually any good, but they aren't.
"Good" is a matter of opinion... But if you're interested, you should give 311 a listen. They're more than "good" on CD, and they're AMAZING in concert.
Please pardon my pseudo-intellectuaphilisophicalismysiticality.
They get paid too much. Julia gets paid 25 mil to do "mona lisas Smile"
And then you get people like emimem who cry about the media being there faces. Well, i would love to tell them to STFU and cry into there millions rather then say "leave me alone"
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snunka said this in post #10 : And then you get people like emimem who cry about the media being there faces. Well, i would love to tell them to STFU and cry into there millions rather then say "leave me alone"
I understand where you are coming from snuka, the celebrities don't mind taking your money and living in the lap of luxery because of you and your money, but if you see them and want to say "Hello, I really loved your CD/ movie/ whatever", they treat you like scum, like you are less than them.
Then they go on and on, moaning about how people always come up to them and how paprazzi always follow them. You either want to be famous and you take the perks AND the bad stuff, or you dont want to be famous, so get off our TV screens and go live in the country, where no one knows you.
The crap that gets me are these sports guys who complain about not getting paid enough. I am a butcher/meat market stocker an I make about $300 a week for 40 hours and these jerks that are 3 string sitting on here asses 3 hours a dya for practice make $200,000 a year. We need to re think things. I feel sports atheletes these days are a severe waist of money with all of the bad influence they bring and money waisting they do. I wish ports would go on a "we only pay if you play" basis.
Anyways NCAA is where the true stars are at!
People are willing to shell out 20 bucks on a DVD, but won't pay a 10 dollar co pay at the doctor. People pay up to $200 for concert tickets, but then pay their babysitter, who is taking care of their child!, only $20. People don't have their priorities straight.
ryon said this in post #12 : The crap that gets me are these sports guys who complain about not getting paid enough. I am a butcher/meat market stocker an I make about $300 a week for 40 hours and these jerks that are 3 string sitting on here asses 3 hours a dya for practice make $200,000 a year. We need to re think things. I feel sports atheletes these days are a severe waist of money with all of the bad influence they bring and money waisting they do. I wish ports would go on a "we only pay if you play" basis.
Anyways NCAA is where the true stars are at!
Sports teams pay their players all that money and then make the tax payers pay for new stadiums.
It ain't bragging if you can do it! Isn't that how the saying goes? I mean, I too think that these people are way overpaid...yet we keep paying to see them, or hear them!
12-03-2003 07:42 AM
