Tim Allen - What a Jerk!

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According to Tim Allen, the show’s ratings were still good enough for it to be renewed for a ninth season, but financial squabbles were one of the biggest reasons that it was canceled. In particular, Patricia Richardson wanted her paycheck to match Allen’s, who was earning twice as much as her. In the end, Allen said that as much as he loved the show, he didn’t want to continue with it if it was “just going to be about the money.”




http://www.trend-chaser.com/entertainment/home-improvement-family-sitcom/19/

So it wasn't about the money, but if his costar wanted to earn the same as he, then forget it?

Hey, buddy, if it's not about the money, cut your paycheck to 25 million so that it matches hers, asshole!

[Ms.Lib]

1. He's also a trump supporting bottom feeder

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2. Figures. nt

[Divine Discontent]

4. ha, doesn't surprise us does it...

and yeah, if its about her making the same as him, ohhhhh well wait a minute lady, my ego can't support that! LOL

[Mendocino]

8. Also a major weight coke dealer

Arrested in 1978 with 1.43# at the Kalamazoo MI Airport. He rolled over on several others to avoid possible life sentence, getting a 3-7 year sentence. He ultimately served about 2 1/2.

[Iggo]

47. That never sat right with me.

Rule #1: Do your own time.

[yeoman6987]

18. And yet he is still working. Tim did have Patricia on his new show to give her a job

I liked her but she seems to be done in Hollywood.

[LiberalFighter]

3. Yes he is!

Patricia Richardson's tweet. You will love it.

https://twitter.com/prichardsonla/status/793248714194194432

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5. / Yay! /

She is the sexiest, smartest woman I've seen on TV.

Equal pay for equal work!

[Travis_0004]

32. They were not equal

Tim allen was the star of the show, abd had a lot more camera time on the show.

Tim allen was also a writer and executive producer for the show.

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33. He's also the one making the argument that it's not about the money nt

[BlueCaliDem]

51. Oops! lol

Good comeback!

[TexasMommaWithAHat]

42. Ditto.

He wasn't just the start but he came up with the product.

That's just the way business works.

[Ms.Lib]

10. That's Awesome!!

Love that she's a Hillary supporter

[Cha]

66. Thank you for that, LF!

[itsrobert]

7. She wasn't the co-star

It was his show. She was a major character, but the show centered around him, not her.

[CBGLuthier]

26. Shhhh, don't let facts get in the way of a good ole fashion hate fest

He is just a pig and the way Hollywood works has shit all to do with it. Digging up 30 year old bullshit has so much to do with the world today, eh.

[erpowers]

43. He Was Making Twice As Much As Her

Even if the show was about him couldn't he have tried to meet her in the middle. Was he so much more important to the show that he had to make twice as much as her? Could he not have cut the pay gap in half?

[itsrobert]

46. He wanted to do movies

It wasnt about the money. Did Roseanne take a paycut for John Goodman? No John left the show because Roseanne would not allow a paycut. The show wemt downhill after he left.

[erpowers]

48. Feel The Same Way About Him

I probably feel the same way about John Goodman. Could she not have met him in the middle? Give him at least a portion of what he wants and let the show continue.

[WillowTree]

49. I read somewhere .......

....... that they offered Tim Allen $50 million to do one more season and he declined. My guess is that he was just tired of the show after 8 seasons and wanted to do something else.

[itsrobert]

50. 8 years on a top sitcom

Any actor would take that in a heartbeat

[WillowTree]

57. And he did. He just didn't want to do a ninth.

It isn't as if he needed the money. He went off and did some movies and stand-up for a few years and now he has another show that does quite well.

[WillowTree]

9. They are apparently still on at least fairly good terms since.......

......she's guest starred on his current show a couple of times.

[ehrnst]

11. She's good people. Very Pro-choice and willing to put her name and celebrity

out there to support the cause.

[Raine]

19. I thought she was a right-wing fundie, could've sworn I saw her doing ads for W or

some such rethuglican.

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

20. Maybe your thinking of the actress on

Everybody Loves Raymond? Patricia something? I quote (and when I read this I stopped having any respect for her) "Oh my husband and I just love George Bush"

[Raine]

22. Yup, you're right. I was mixing them up

Thanks!

[Bucky]

67. I was too. All those TV people sort of blur together for me

[SMC22307]

21. I think that's Patricia Heaton.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/03/07/patricia-heaton-s-history-of-outbursts-sandra-fluke-attack-no-anomaly.html

Attacked Sandra Fluke.

[Raine]

23. Yes that is the one I was thinking of

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good to know because I don't want to dislike the wrong one, Thanks!

[SMC22307]

28. No prob. Maybe everybody loved Raymond,

but I couldn't stand her. Then I learned of her politics... "figures!"

[LoveMyCali]

29. Same here

Won't watch anything she's in anymore, she aggravates me too much.

[LaydeeBug]

30. We have the same birthday...not the same year, but the same day. I *hate* that. nt

[a kennedy]

38. I see she's got some "cooking" show on a network, forget which one......and it's really stupid.

Found it when channel surfing.....ugh. Saw her face watched for a couple of minutes, and proceeded to pass it by.

[SMC22307]

63. Yeah, I'd pass on that as well.

I did tune in a couple of times to The Middle (?) and found her less annoying than on ELR, but still not likeable enough to *commit* to the show.

[czarjak]

12. Jerk on TV..

Jerk off TV.

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13. Emphasis on jerk off. nt

[UTUSN]

14. Libertarian? - all FOR ME, drugs, whatever, just FOR ME!1 n/t

[KittyWampus]

15. She wouldn't have been worth it. He was the star of the show.

I don't care about either of their politics.

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16. You're nuts. The only reason I watched the show was her, not him. nt

[Divine Discontent]

24. I agree. I enjoyed her character more than his, and of course Al & Randy who stole scenes.

But Tim, other than his character's playful grunt, would've bored me to tears if it was mainly him.

[JI7]

25. yup, wasn't a huge fan of the show but liked her a lot better than him

[WillowTree]

41. That may be, but it was his show.

[linuxman]

17. Shhh...

This is a thread about outrage.

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31. Showing your true colors, I see... nt

[linuxman]

35. Realistic?

[LanternWaste]

39. I'd allege as much as well...

I'd allege as much as well... regardless of sincerity or accuracy.

[linuxman]

40. Do you ever post anything independant

of snarky replies to other people's posts? Seriously. It's weird.

[Dr. Strange]

53. Pretty sure it's a bot.

One of Skynet's first models, I suspect.

[linuxman]

59. You know, it's so damned formulaic, you may be right.

[lonestarnot]

27. Fucking little woman pigliCON.

It's called equal pay you stupid fucking dumb ass. Nobody wants to watch your stupid shit anyway. Be gone...

[ProfessorGAC]

34. Um...

It was the number one show on TV for a few years. So, "nobody wants to watch..." is patently false.

[Travis_0004]

44. Im fine with equal pay when thrle roles are equal

Tim was an executive producer, writer, and had more screen time than his on screen Patricia.

The show was also based on the Tim. He was the lead character.

[lonestarnot]

45. I never watched the stupid show. Not once.

[kwassa]

62. then .... how do you know it was stupid, if you never ever watched it?

[lonestarnot]

68. Because I can't stand TA

[metroins]

54. I agree

He did most of the work.

[dembotoz]

36. he has a bit of a history of being an asshole

no surprise

[Odin2005]

37. Tool Man is a tool.

[roody]

52. What show?

[WillowTree]

58. Home Improvement.

[Va Lefty]

55. Contrast him with Ted Danson

Danson said that he was ready to move on from Cheers 3-4 years before it ended but, he was friends with the cast and didn't want to cut them out a regular gig.

[MuttLikeMe]

60. I know a woman that worked in Hollywood back in the day

she said Tim Allen was one of thee WORST people she ever had the displeasure of working with.

[dawg]

61. That guy's actually a Dick.

[Dawson Leery]

64. Typical Trump loving libertarian Randite.

[Quantess]

65. Whaat? Nooo... Tim Allen??!!

He seems soo niiice!!!