'The Simpsons' to be cancelled?

“The Simpsons” has been on since December, 1989, and is “the longest-running American sitcom, the longest-running American animated program, and the longest-running American primetime, scripted television series.”  So it’s kind of sad that it may be going away soon, but in another way it may be about time that it did.

The issue stems from producers at Fox demanding that the voice actors take a 50% pay cut for the upcoming season, which would reduce their salaries from around $8 million a year to $4 million a year. The actors are trying to bargain for a 35% pay cut along with a percentage of the incredibly hefty merchandising profits, but Fox isn’t having it and is threatening to shut the show down.