Report: Big Bang Stars Jim Parsons, Johnny Galecki and Kaley Cuoco Ink New $90 Million Deals

[Teh One Who Knocks]

By Michael Ausiello - TV Line


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Warner Bros. has shown Big Bang Theory stars Jim Parsons, Johnny Galecki and Kaley Cuoco the money.

After protracted negotiations that pushed back the show’s Season 8 start date until Wednesday, the trio have agreed to new three-year contracts worth $1 million an episode, per Deadline. (That’s up from the $300K-an-episode they had been earning.) When all the perks are factored in — including signing bonuses and back-end fees — the actors will likely pocket north of $90 million over the three years.

With Parsons, Galecki and Cuoco on board, and co-stars Melissa Rauch and Mayim Bialik already signed, all eyes turn to Simon Helberg and Kunal Nayyar (who are currently fetching $125 and $75K per episode, respectively). The pair remain in active talks are are expected to close new pacts today or, at the latest, tomorrow.

Back in March, CBS renewed Big Bang for three more seasons — through May 2017 — contingent on the cast’s contracts staying current. According to Deadline, the actors’ new contracts leave open the possibility of an 11th season.

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even at 75k an episode in a 24 episode season is not chump change

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This show has gotten weaker and weaker season by season, and now they get the big payday :lol:

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that's the way...shows are often better when they're hungrier...then a few seasons pass and it's the same old same old...


I think Simon Helberg is a comedic genius...but since they've paired him with Bernadette, the Raj/Howard jokes are non existent

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it's when he starts talking that blows me away :lol:


http://teamcoco.com/video/simon-helberg-al-pacino-impression

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and of course his legendary Nick Cage imitation :lol:




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_iJWF9YaT0

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that's the way...shows are often better when they're hungrier...then a few seasons pass and it's the same old same old...


Yeah, it seems like the writers use up all the good ideas in the first couple of seasons then they just start phoning it in.

[Goofy]

that's the way...shows are often better when they're hungrier...then a few seasons pass and it's the same old same old...


I think Simon Helberg is a comedic genius...but since they've paired him with Bernadette, the Raj/Howard jokes are non existent


Yeah, it seems like the writers use up all the good ideas in the first couple of seasons then they just start phoning it in.

Agreed. The only exceptions to that, for my money, have been Breaking Bad and The Sopranos :)

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Agreed. The only exceptions to that, for my money, have been Breaking Bad and The Sopranos :)

Yeah Breaking Bad stayed strong. I haven't got to the Sopranos yet :oops:

[Goofy]

I haven't got to the Sopranos yet :oops:

I never started it until the whole thing was finished :lol: Once i did start it though i couldn't stop! Think i watched more than a dozen episodes one sunday 8-[

[Muddy]

nsfw

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[PorkChopSandwiches]

:tup: Thats the way to do it, all the characters fresh in your head. I forget shit that happened the season before sometimes

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