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Mmm… Waffles! Stranger Things' Demogorgon Made Homer Do It in 'Simpsons' Preview [VIDEO]

It's Sarandos dressed as the "big bad" from the first season of Stranger Things. While we're waiting for you to let that settle in, you should know that Sarandos himself plays the "big bad" in this episode by tempting Homer into binge watch Marge's (Julie Kavner) favorite show…without her! In typical animation fashion, a series of events follows that[...]

Fox Cut Costs From Page One As Simpsons Writer Gets Paid WGA Minimum Rates

A show with a life span of 23 years and counting, it has already made Fox over a billion dollars in profit. With the recent pay dispute apparently coming to its conclusion and leaving Harry Shearer, Dan Castellanata, Nancy Cartwright, Julie Kavner and Yeardley Smith with their salaries cut by 30%, ostensibly to make the continuation[...]

The Simpsons Is Returning, But Will The Cast Return With It When Forced To Live On Less Than $6,000,000 A Year?

However it's not yet confirmed whether all of the main cast members – comprising Harry Shearer, Julie Kavner, Dan Castellanata, Yeardley Smith and Nancy Cartwright – will be returning, or whether some of them will be replaced For all we know the negotiations could still be going. It's a tricky situation and has already created a[...]