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Hoo boy, CBS just stepped in it big time.

Posted by David (aka David) Jul 9 '17, 08:58

"Actors Daniel Dae Kim and Grace Park, who have been integral parts of the cast since the show’s inception in 2010, will be leaving the series after contract negotiations reached an impasse. The issue, as was obliquely referenced in a Facebook post from Kim on Wednesday, was pay parity with white stars Alex O’Loughlin and Scott Caan."

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I've never really watched the show, a few eps here and there. Are they equal with the main stars? - Cuzzin Todd Jul 9, 10:51 1
- The Moonlight vampire guy is the unquestioned lead. Everyone else is about the same. -- nm - David Jul 9, 11:12
This story came out Wednesday and there hasn't been any outcry. Daniel Dae Kim made a few statements about pay parity, but Grace Park hasn't and - jnine Jul 9, 09:13 15
- There was some blowback from a few sources like Variety, but it hasn't made any national news programs yet. -- nm - GregW Jul 9, 09:21
- Unless I missed something (certainly possible), they announced they were leaving on Wednesday. The reason just leaked in the last 24 hours. -- nm - David Jul 9, 09:16 4
  - It was known during the negotiations and it was stated as the reason they left on Wednesday. -- (link) - jnine Jul 9, 09:36 2
    - Okay. I've read several articles over the past 24 hours referencing a Kim post from yesterday morning. - David Jul 9, 09:42 1
      - I think he got frustrated because his co-star won't back him up and the story isn't getting traction. -- nm - jnine Jul 9, 09:46
  - I am pretty sure I knew the reason the day they were leaving was announced. -- (edited) - Bacon Jul 9, 09:19
- The show is easily expendable. If it's trouble for CBS, they'll just cancel it and spin up another procedural just like it. -- nm - Mop Jul 9, 09:15 8
  - WTF -- nm - con_carne Jul 9, 09:30
  - No. It's the #8 scripted show on television. -- nm - David Jul 9, 09:20 6
    - You said it yourself. It follows a well worn formula. How have they not yet done NCIS Pearl Harbor? -- nm - Mop Jul 9, 09:56 1
      - CBS has only launched two successful dramas without NCIS in the title in the last five seasons. - David Jul 9, 10:10
    - Which...holy shit. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 9, 09:39 3
      - Blue Bloods is even higher. The CBS Friday night lineup is a quiet juggernaut. -- nm - David Jul 9, 09:41 2
        
        Blue Bloods has 155 episodes and the most recent season (season 7!) was the highest rated yet. It's rather stunning. -- nm - Tim Jul 9, 09:47 1
        
        Ted Danson's clearly the greatest living television star under 80. Tom Selleck's probably second. -- nm - David Jul 9, 09:53
Apropos of nothing, I did not realize this show was still airing. -- nm - ty97 Jul 9, 09:11 1
- Here's a stat that will blow your mind. Season one averaged 11.2 million veiwers. Season season averaged 12.1 million. - David Jul 9, 09:15
I don't want to take away from his criticism, but wouldn't that be like the other actors on NCIS LA complaining they don't get paid as much as LL and - Max Jul 9, 09:06 9
- They are an ensemble in the sense that, say, Phoebe is part of Friends or Raj and Howard are part of Big Bang Theory, IMO -- nm - con_carne Jul 9, 09:29 6
  - The show was initially sold as Caan and Garrett...they might be equals but they weren't initially. - Will Hunting Jul 9, 09:31 5
    - And I'm sure they used Dae Kim and Park's images when choosing to advertise on Asian American media too. Your point? -- nm - con_carne Jul 9, 09:38 1
      - You said it was the same. It wasn't. That's my point. - Will Hunting Jul 9, 09:41
    - Actually, a Variety article points out that Kim and Park were on the first billboards. -- nm - David Jul 9, 09:32 2
      - Yeah, this isn't (my) Hawaii 5-0. I haven't watched it, but it doesn't seem like McGarrett and Dan-o are as central as they were in the original. -- nm - GregW Jul 9, 09:36 1
        
        Season 1, they were the clear stars. - Will Hunting Jul 9, 09:38
- All this does is expose the flaw in repeating the formula ad nauseum. But critically lacking or not, it's bank for CBS. - Mop Jul 9, 09:10
- I understand that line of thinking but in terms of screen time, Scott Caan is the fourth player, not second. -- nm - David Jul 9, 09:08
I'm sure they will find work elsewhere. Still to be seen if it costs CBS anything. -- nm - GregW Jul 9, 09:04 4
- Every major CBS show is anchored by a white male. This is going to be a thing. - David Jul 9, 09:06 3
  - Julie Chen is the face of Big Brother but, as the boss's wife, she's a clear exception. -- nm - Mop Jul 9, 09:08 2
    - I *clearly* said major, not fringe reality show dreck. - David Jul 9, 09:10 1
      - A problem, socially, in terms of perception, absolutely. But for the bottom line, it works. - Mop Jul 9, 09:12

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