I don't know about sad, I'll still have the previous eps so I'll be ok. Apathy is my usual response to shows these days. I mean, I LOVE the Cowboy Bebop and didn't like the live action at all, but I just shrug it off.
It's not really that he hasn't chosen to do this yet, it's just that he hasn't been signed on to the project, I think before this ever starts production, he'll be signed on. He's most likely either really busy at the moment, or holding off for more money. He'll most likely be signed on to it. And, it's going to be made with, or without him, so he might as well sign on to it. I too, think it's better off ended where it ended, but Hulu has already made the decision to make it anyways, so he might as well be in it, too.
I wonder if he was signed all along but this 'holding out' was just a little PR to drive up hype over it.
Yep it's over #Bendergate is Over! 'Futurama' Reboot Works Out Deal for John DiMaggio's Return as Bender After Lengthy Negotiations
Kind of a weird thing to pull the same trick twice. The whole "we couldn't agree on a price, so we're going to recast" thing happened during the last revival, although with most of the cast instead of just one of them. Even back then someone told me this was an old trick/tactic (although more on the business side of things than the "hype" side).
He was likely never not for sale. He just knew he was bargaining from a position of power because for some reason everyone loves the robot sociopath so he held out for a better sized dump truck full of money. And frankly he'd have been crazy to do otherwise.
He and everyone else for that matter is for sale for the correct price. It looks like they hit his correct price.
Holding on to principles fans made up about you inside their own heads, typically don't pay the bills.
I doubt it. No company would want such negative press and people literally wanting to boycott their show over harsh treatment of one of the original cast members. No, he held out for what he thought his work (and the work of thousands more) was worth and considering a lot of voice actors get treated like crap, I'm glad he stood up for himself. Hulu has enough money (Disney is a majority stake holder with NBC universal being a minority one) to shell out a little bit more.
On that, I'll agree. I just would like to see someone stick to their guns. I was impressed when he said no, initially.
