TVCH FORUMS HOME . JOIN . FAN CLUBS . ABOUT US . CONTACT . CHAT  
Bomis   Quick Links   TOPICS . TREE-VIEW . SEARCH . HELP! . NEWS . PROFILE
Archive through October 05, 2004

The TVClubHouse: General Discussions ARCHIVES: 2005 Jun. ~ Aug.: Free Expressions ARCHIVES: Random Thoughts: Archive through October 05, 2004 users admin

Author Message
Ladytex
Member

09-27-2001

Tuesday, August 03, 2004 - 11:46 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Chappelle renews for $50 million
Deal with Comedy Central includes other projects

Tuesday, August 3, 2004 Posted: 9:29 AM EDT (1329 GMT)

NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) -- Dave Chappelle has signed a massive deal with Comedy Central that will return the comedian's hit series to the network for two more seasons.

Sources familiar with the deal indicate it could be worth about $50 million, vaulting Chappelle, 30, into the rarefied realm of television's top earners. The new contract is believed to mark not only a steep increase for Chappelle as star, writer, co-executive producer and co-creator of "Chappelle's Show," but more significantly, reward him with a hefty chunk of the series' robust DVD sales.

Increasing the pressure on Comedy to close a megadeal with Chappelle was interest from other programmers eager to tap his talents, including NBC Universal Television Group, according to sources, which ultimately deemed Chappelle too expensive. FX is said to have made an eight-figure offer to lure Chappelle to the network, but to no avail.

The deal also has implications beyond Comedy for Chappelle within the network's parent company, Viacom, sources said. Another component sets up Chappelle with a multimillion-dollar deal at Paramount Pictures to star in an adaptation of the autobiography of Rick James, the funk veteran whom Chappelle has lampooned on "Chappelle's Show." He may also be tapped for a different film project.

In addition, the contract is said to establish a development deal for Chappelle's production company, Pilot Boy Prods., with managing principal Mustafa Abuelhija. The pair already has a project under consideration at Comedy featuring "Chappelle's Show" contributor Paul Mooney.

Also reaping the benefits of the deal was Chappelle's longtime partner, Neal Brennan, a director, executive producer, co-creator and writer of the series. While terms of the deal for Brennan were not disclosed, it is one of the richest deals in basic cable for a multihyphenate.

"I knew we could continue at Comedy Central," Brennan said. "We weren't thinking of going anywhere else."

Chappelle, who is vacationing in Paris, was not available for comment.

"Chappelle's Show" has become an important series for Comedy, scoring a trio of Emmy nominations last month and ranking as the highest-rated cable program for the network's demographic sweet spot, men 18-34, who comprised much of the 3.1 million total viewers the series averaged in its second season.

The ratings for "Chappelle's Show" not only held up well in reruns, but boosted other longtime Comedy staples including "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart" and "South Park" -- not to mention the network's strong primetime performance in the first and second quarter of the year.

"Life without 'Chappelle's Show' would not have been very bright as far as getting or exceeding those numbers again," said Lauren Corrao, senior VP original programming and head of development. "It means a great deal to growing our schedule. We're thrilled to have him back."

More important, "Chappelle's Show" has become a juggernaut on DVD, selling 1.7 million units to date of a collection of first-season episodes -- the most successful television-related DVD of the year despite minimal marketing.

Chappelle's original deal reaped barely a fraction of DVD revenues -- a source of frustration to the comedian as his second one-year deal with Comedy expired. The new deal cuts Chappelle not only a larger portion of DVD sales -- including retroactively to the first and second seasons -- but revenue from merchandising and events as well.

As DVD becomes an increasingly lucrative revenue stream for networks and studios, the format is taking a place next to syndication as a crucial deal point for profit participants. In HBO's contentious renegotiation with "The Sopranos" star James Gandolfini last year, DVD also emerged as a thorny issue.

Combining Chappelle's DVD take with his per-episode salary (estimated to be in the low-middle six figures) puts him in the league of Gandolfini and fellow Comedy executive producers Matt Stone and Trey Parker of "South Park." He is also slated to partake of a syndication sale of "Chappelle's Show," which may be a remote possibility given the series' raunchy content.

Chappelle has already turned down an offer to host the upcoming sister network MTV's Video Music Awards but is said to be considering a second installment of the stand-up special he filmed for another Viacom property, Showtime, that debuts next month.

The first of 26 new episodes of "Chappelle's Show" is expected to premiere in the first quarter of next year. Each 13-episode season will consist of 10 original episodes, plus two "best-of" episodes and another devoted to music performances.

Hippyt
Member

06-15-2001

Tuesday, August 03, 2004 - 2:05 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Wow!!! That's a chunk of change! I'm glad two more seasons,I think he has the funniest show on tv.

Bobbie_552001
Member

03-26-2003

Wednesday, August 04, 2004 - 8:22 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "....holy shit....what a ride!"

Bobbie_552001
Member

03-26-2003

Wednesday, August 04, 2004 - 8:52 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I am a hospice nurse...and I ran across an article this morning that although you may not relate to everything...its still relates to life in general.

Most of what I really needed to know about how to live, what to do, and how to be, I learned in hospice. Sure, I've learned a lot in kindergarten, but as a grown up, I learned a lot about living from working with the dying.

I learned to take off my watch, becuase what time it is, is never that important.

I learned that it isn't always possible to "clean up your own mess."

Taking a nap every afternoon isn't such a bad idea, except when you're driving.

Sometimes the best gift is that of touch, sometimes it's the worst gift, and sometimes you just don't know.

I learned that we are all princes and princesses despite the size of our castles and the conditions of our thrones.

That wonder is as simple as being able to breathe and as complicated as saying goodbye.

That adventure isn't the same as journey.

That when a tree dies and the roots wither, the stump is impossible to move.

I learned that taking care of an elderly parent can be wonderful, comedic material.

I learned that dancing is wonderful, art isn't necessarily abstract, and that leaves are for jumping in.

I learned that a little extra weight is a good thing, even if nothing stays where you put it after you remove your undergarments.

I learned that survival doesn't always mean living.

Most importantly, I have learned wisdom from dying and how to live. For that, I will be eternally gratful.

Happy Wednesday everyone!!





Mocha
Member

08-12-2001

Wednesday, August 04, 2004 - 9:03 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Happy Wednesday Bobbie and I love what you wrote.

Ladytex
Member

09-27-2001

Wednesday, August 04, 2004 - 9:28 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Happy Wednesday, that was great! Thanks for posting that, I'd never read that before ...

PS: Bless all hospice workers, they made my mom's final days so much easier for all of us ...

Serate
Member

08-21-2001

Wednesday, August 04, 2004 - 10:07 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Bless you Bobbie, and as Ladytex said, ALL hospice workers! You all are truly God's angels.

Grannyg
Member

05-28-2002

Wednesday, August 04, 2004 - 2:00 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Bobbie, I love what you wrote. And I too hope, that God blesses you abundantly today.

Essence
Member

01-12-2002

Wednesday, August 04, 2004 - 2:56 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
In a brief conversation, a man asked a woman he was pursuing the question, "What kind of man are you looking for?" She sat quietly for a moment before looking him in the eye and asking, "Do you really want to know?" Reluctantly, he said, "Yes." She began to expound...

As a woman in this day and age, I am in a position to ask a man what he can do for me that I can't do for myself. I pay my own bills. I take care of my household without the help of any man, or woman for that matter. I am in the position to ask, "What can you bring to the table?"

The man looked at her. Clearly he thought that she was referring to money. She quickly corrected his thought and stated: "I am not referring to money. I need something more. I need a man who is striving for perfection in every aspect of life." He sat back in his chair, folded his arms, and asked her to explain. She said:

*I am looking for someone who is striving for perfection mentally because I need conversation and mental stimulation. I don't need a simple-minded man.

*I am looking for someone who is striving for perfection spiritually because I don't need to be unequally yoked... believers mixed with unbelievers is a recipe for disaster.

*I need a man who is striving for perfection financially because I don't need a financial burden.

*I am looking for someone who is sensitive enough to understand what I go through as a woman, but strong enough to keep me grounded.

*I am looking for someone who I can respect. In order to be submissive, I must respect him. I cannot be submissive to a man who isn't taking care of his business. I have no problem being submissive...he just has to be worthy. God made woman to be a helpmate for man. I can't help a man if he can't help himself. When she finished her spill, she looked at him.

He sat there with a puzzled look on his face. He said, "You are asking a lot." She replied, "I'm worth a lot."

Beachcomber
Member

08-26-2003

Wednesday, August 04, 2004 - 4:53 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Essence, that is superb! Every woman should take this to heart. I am going to give this to my nieces so that they know that are "worth a lot."

Ladytex
Member

09-27-2001

Wednesday, August 04, 2004 - 5:08 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Most excellent, Essence ...

Essence
Member

01-12-2002

Wednesday, August 04, 2004 - 6:25 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I know, I just love it. I've been sending this to everyone.

Twinkie
Member

09-24-2002

Thursday, August 05, 2004 - 9:37 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Essence, that is great and my wonderful husband is all of that and more. I have the upmost respect for my husband who does everything he is possible of doing to make me happy and I am so happy to return the same. Just the other night we were commenting on how we have some of the most interesting conversations. When he is at work we miss each other so much he calls me on all of his breaks. Awwwwwww

Ladytex
Member

09-27-2001

Saturday, September 04, 2004 - 3:26 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
oh heck ... look at the pictures on this site ... then go back and look out the window of the third picture ...

http://www.btinternet.com/~crillboy/property_morephotos.cfm.htm

Mocha
Member

08-12-2001

Saturday, September 04, 2004 - 3:47 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
rofl!!!

Tess
Member

04-13-2001

Saturday, September 04, 2004 - 4:00 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Omh, that's funny!

I could do with that house, though.

Twinkie
Member

09-24-2002

Saturday, September 04, 2004 - 4:14 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
OMG!!! That's hilarious!!!

Hippyt
Member

06-15-2001

Saturday, September 04, 2004 - 4:24 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Hahahaha!!!!

Wargod
Moderator

07-16-2001

Saturday, September 04, 2004 - 5:23 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Hehehehe.

Would you guys have noticed what was happening out the window if Lady hadn't mentioned it? I was looking for it, so spotted it right away, but I think if I wasn't looking for it, I'd have missed it the first couple times, lol.

Essence
Member

01-12-2002

Thursday, September 30, 2004 - 5:07 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    










Ladytex
Member

09-27-2001

Thursday, September 30, 2004 - 6:13 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
LOL, too funny (and the last one is 'specially true)

Vacanick
Member

07-12-2004

Friday, October 01, 2004 - 10:57 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
LOL Essence - thanks for the laugh !

Idolworship
Member

05-07-2003

Sunday, October 03, 2004 - 10:28 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
No, Wargod...Even when I was looking for something, I thought it was either a pig, or a dog, just standing there. It took awhile, to make out his amorous friend

Ladytex
Member

09-27-2001

Tuesday, October 05, 2004 - 6:58 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
"It isn't what you have, or who you are, or where you are, or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about. "
- Dale Carnegie

Mocha
Member

08-12-2001

Tuesday, October 05, 2004 - 5:19 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post