Big Bang Theory contract talks is making headlines this week since the production for the new season - Season 8 - was slated to begin Wednesday, and was postponed. Fans may be clamouring to see what the cast, especially Jim Parsons, Johnny Galecki and Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting, is up to in the next season. However, with Big Bang Theory contract talks, there may be a slight chance that Episode 1 will be postponed as well.
The Big Bang Theory contract talks have forced production for the new season of the CBS' blockbuster sitcom to be stalled. According to Variety, the delay by Warner Bros. TV was decided upon mainly because of the show's five key stars, including Jim Parsons, Johnny Galecki and Kaley Cuoco.
The "Big Bang" actors were supposed to be returning for a table reading of Season 8's first episode today, reports Variety. But with the The Big Bang Theory contract talks still in the works, Warners had little choice but to stop the table reading altogether than continue and add unneeded tension between the studio and the actors.
Warner Bros. Television made the announcement Wednesday that the show will be postponed due to The Big Bang Theory contract talks. Stars Jim Parsons, Johnny Galecki, Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting, Simon Helberg and Kunal Nayyar all still remain without new contracts, confirmed E! News.
Warner Bros. TV said in a statement Wednesday, 'Due to ongoing contract negotiations, production on "The Big Bang Theory" - which was originally scheduled to begin today - has been postponed.'
In March, CBS renewed the hit drama for three more seasons, that's all the way through season 10. However, The Big Bang Theory contract talks between Warner execs and the actors' reps have been going on and off since January.
The contract standoff may be concerning fans already. But according to E! Online, CBS boss Nina Tassler told reporters earlier in July that she wasn't concerned at all about The Big Bang Theory contract talks.
Tassler said at the 2014 TCA Summer Press Tour of the The Big Bang Theory contract talks, 'We're feeling very confident that everything will work out. These deals manage to get done miraculously somehow year after year.'
Meanwhile, a source reportedly told E! Online that the three leads - Parsons, Cuoco-Sweeting and Galecki -are targeting "Friends" money. In 2004, "Friends" ended with each of its six leads earning $1 million per episode.
That source may be speaking truth, but Variety says The Big Bang Theory contract talks the negotiations may be getting a little more complicated since Parsons' team is thought to be aiming for a bigger salary than his two co-stars Cuoco and Galecki. Those two on the other hand, are reportedly insisting on parity with Parsons.
According to Time, the comedy series has consistently acquired high ratings for CBS, as well as a three-time Emmy award and two-time nominations for Parsons. Mayim Bialik had also received some Emmy love as well.
Meanwhile, with the The Big Bang Theory contract talks, Helberg and Nayyar are rumoured to be looking for big raises as well. Mayim Bialik and Melissa Rauch, being non-regulars in the series from the beginning, have already signed new deals.
Made by Chuck Lorre Prods., "The Big Bang Theory" is reportedly projected to gross more than $1 billion in syndication sales for the studio.
Meanwhile, Time said Warner Bros. has yet to comment about the The Big Bang Theory contract talks in recent days, apart from their statement which announced the show's production getting postponed.
According to a report by The Wrap, bigwigs at the network were confident earlier in July that The Big Bang Theory contract talks would pan out during the Television Critics Association press tour. There is still no word on the effect of the negotiations to the show's scheduled run on Sept. 22.
Though creator Chuck Lorre has taken to doing interviews earlier in the month to put at bay fans' fears, it is still unknown how The Big Bang Theory contract talks will turn out. Lorre told E! News early July that everything will work out.
Lorre said, 'It will be fine. Warner Brothers has done this before. Everybody should be very successful and happy and rich. They earned it. It's a great cast. Great cast. It's their time.'
Still, the hope is that The Big Bang Theory contract talks will be settled soon and that the studio can come to terms with the thespians before the 24-episode show would need to be trimmed to fewer episodes.
The Big Bang Theory contract talks will hopefully end in time for the show to return on Monday, Sept. 22 at 8 p.m. "The Big Bang Theory" is set to reclaim its Thursday timeslot later in October.
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