One of the most popular TV shows of our time
is the Simpsons. Personally I can’t stand the program; at one time I actually
banned it from the house. And it would seem that the program will soon be no more.
This is one news story that I simply cannot
understand. The program has been running for twenty three years. It makes money
hand over fist, but (according to the
interview on the radio this afternoon), the more successful a TV program
gets, the more it costs to make more episodes.
And despite the actors who provide the voices
for the various characters having offered to take a wage cut of thirty per
cent, the makers of the show don’t feel they can afford to continue making it.
How on Earth does that work?
Meanwhile other people coin in money hand
over fist. Lord Edward Davenport has made a fortune
by providing loans to businesses that need cash in a hurry. Or that is he made
a fortune offering to provide loans to businesses that needed cash in a hurry,
but once he’d had their admin fees off of them, he just laughed all the way
to the bank.
He’s been rumbled, and he’s gone to prison now (and he isn’t actually a lord either!), but I for one can understand
where is coming from. The lure of an easy buck is hard to resist.
Meanwhile, with ‘er indoors TM out
flogging candles, I spent the evening home alone doing the ironing. Dull, but I
can watch the telly whilst I’m doing it. Perhaps I could take in ironing – I wonder
if I could get enough to give up doing my day job…
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