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   Abstract to All   
   Re: [NEWS] - Enterprise Rebuffs Shatner   
   18 Oct 04 14:41:46   
   
   XPost: alt.startrek, alt.tv.star-trek, alt.tv.star-trek.enterprise   
   From: encounter@farpoint   
      
   What makes you think it's a pay cut?   
      
   I, personally, have not heard of the details regarding a ballpark figure,   
   but is it not possible that Shatner is simply asking for a ridiculous amount   
   of cash?   
      
   Like you said, if the amount was reasonable, don't you think they would be   
   jumping up and down to have him on the show (a la Brent Spiner)?   
   "Graham Kennedy"  wrote in message   
   news:1098122110.13260.2@nnrp-t71-03.news.uk.clara.net...   
   > Abstract wrote:   
   >   
   > >>Hmm, what would you say if your boss asked you to take   
   > >>a massive pay cut for the sake of the customers?   
   > >   
   > >   
   > > Well my customers haven't exactly made *ME* a rich celebrity.   
   >   
   > Yeah, but Shatner helped make Paramount, what, about two   
   > BILLION dollars at last count? And they want HIM to take a   
   > pay cut at a time when he's probably more in demand than   
   > he has been for the last 20 years?   
   >   
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