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'Smallville' producers sue The CW, Warner Bros.
The "Smallville" producers feel that they've been slipped some kryptonite financially.Series creators Miles Millar and Alfred Gough and co-producer Tollin/Robbins Prods. filed a lawsuit against Warner Bros. TV and The CW, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
"Warner Bros.' practices of unfair self-dealing include licensing the series for broadcast on its own affiliated WB and CW networks for unreasonably low, below-market license fees, resulting in lower gross revenues for the series and less compensation for plaintiffs, and failing to renegotiate the series' license fee to cover its production cost," reads the suit that was filed Friday (March 26).
So basically, they're suing for breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duty.
No compensation was detailed, but it's potentially in the tens of millions.
"Smallville" was recently renewed for a 10th season.
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Isn't that what David Duchovny had to do ages ago when Fox sold the reruns to FX super cheap?
Wait...Smallville got renewed? Why? Who is still watching??
I thought this show was supposed to end after 5 seasons. It should have.
Wow, can't believe it got renewed for a 10th season. what do they have to talk about anymore? he's still not superman yet?
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Well, so much for *that* renewal! But, 9 years is a pretty good run.
ATTN:PRODUCERS-SMALLVILLE.
WE ARE PRODUCTION HOUSE IN GHANA(AFRICA) WE WISH TO BE THE AUTHORIZED PRODUCTION HOUSE TO MARKET AND RE-PRODUCE SMALLVILLE SERIES ON AFRICAN TELEVISION STATIONS. PLEASE GET BACK TO US AND LET US KNOW YOUR TERMS AND REQUIREMENTS IF OUR PROPOSAL APPEALS TO YOU.THANK YOU.
MARTIN-LUTHER-C.E.O - MEDIA MENN INTERNATIONAL.