Bad: Bendergate
Matt Groening and David X. Cohen’s beloved sci-fi comedy series Futurama is so beloved it’s been resurrected several times, including this past year at Hulu. So you might think that such a popular series would earn its popular voice actors a reasonable salary. But not so. When Hulu announced the new season, all the show’s original actors were listed as returning with one notable exception: John DiMaggio, who plays the fan-favorite Bender. As we learned, DiMaggio wanted a pay raise—not out of belief he was special among the cast, but because he felt all of the cast’s talents were worth more than they were being offered. In the end, he didn’t get the raise but joined the show anyway, knowing his absence would ultimately hurt it. It stinks.
