Going by last year's list, they're totally cherry-picked. Ellen Pompeo does make more than Patrick Dempsey--I am surprised. And Tom Welling makes much much more than Ian Somerhalder, but isn't on this year's list.
Natter 66: Get Your Kicks.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, pandas, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
~ma for your brother, you and your family amyth.
I think the fact that Ian S. is on the list probably means he does, at least.
I think he might have started higher, because of Lost, but after five seasons I'm sure the SPN guys are making more than 40K an ep.
Ellen Pompeo does make more than Patrick Dempsey--I am surprised.
Oh, I'm so glad.
Also, I would like to live in a hobbit house, as long as it had high-enough ceilings. I could totally live in a cave. Cozy!!
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Point taken. Still, and I am like unto a limpet clinging to the slimy rock that is my point, the lowest salary listed on there is $40K. So there's two issues, here. Who gets paid what, and who gets listed. Jeezy creezy, they listed the KID on 2 1/2 Men. I found on another, similar list from 2007 that Ellen Pompeo made $200K/ep, which at the time was only $25K off Patrick Dempsey.
Now, I recognize that for whatever reason, the women's salaries may just happen to not be available. I will note that Deschanel, like Boreanaz, is also a co-producer on Bones.
Dummy me didn't immediately remove my old address from my Amazon prefs so two expensive packages have been delivered to the people who bought my house. Thank god the realtor is running interference and is going to pick them up.
I think that at least part of the reason actors get paid so much is that they have to make that money last, not just throughout the year, but throughout the rest of your life if you cannot get more work. I mean, say you are Alex Denisof (and not married to Aly, who has work)- he has only done 4 things(according to imdb) since Angel.
I so want to live in that hobbit house.
I should not have looked. The inequity of Criminal Minds just pissed me off and left me feeling angry toward actors I like and respect.
I feel that way about professional sports figures too.