The actors of Friends were making 1 million per episode in season 9 and 10
Roland00 Send a noteboard - 20/02/2012 02:41:24 PM
The actors of Friends were making 1 million per episode in season 9 and 10. Actors in other similar "hot" shows, make similar amounts. Same logic to hot movie shows.
Why shouldn't a webcomic which can create similar joy, albeit in a different format, also raise similar amounts of money. Need I point out that with many of these pledges you are also receiving product for the services (this is not pure profit for the author of Order of the Stick). For example you can get 8x10 posters of the entire cast of Order of the Stick for $25, or for a little more you can get 1 of the 7 Order of the Stick graphic novels that Rich Burlew has published over the years. Donate about $300 and you get all 7 of the graphic novels.
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You also need to pick a different country than Japan which has the third highest gdp in the world, is in the top 25 for gdp per capita, and has a lower poverty rate than the US.
Why shouldn't a webcomic which can create similar joy, albeit in a different format, also raise similar amounts of money. Need I point out that with many of these pledges you are also receiving product for the services (this is not pure profit for the author of Order of the Stick). For example you can get 8x10 posters of the entire cast of Order of the Stick for $25, or for a little more you can get 1 of the 7 Order of the Stick graphic novels that Rich Burlew has published over the years. Donate about $300 and you get all 7 of the graphic novels.
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You also need to pick a different country than Japan which has the third highest gdp in the world, is in the top 25 for gdp per capita, and has a lower poverty rate than the US.
The Order of the Stick webcomic raises over $1million in 30 days on kickstarter! 
- 20/02/2012 01:07:37 AM
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- 20/02/2012 01:07:37 AM
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I always marvel at the fact that some people donate thousands of dollars to these things
- 20/02/2012 03:05:27 AM
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PBS drives make sense as they are tax deductible
- 20/02/2012 03:01:22 PM
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The real moral here may be that PBS should offer greater icentives.
- 20/02/2012 09:03:13 PM
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I am unsure whether to be impressed or appalled.
- 20/02/2012 07:41:31 AM
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The actors of Friends were making 1 million per episode in season 9 and 10
- 20/02/2012 02:41:24 PM
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Yeah, but they were not being paid by their (probably far less numerous) viewers.
- 20/02/2012 08:26:16 PM
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Its like the Double Fine story from a few days days ago
- 20/02/2012 05:59:31 PM
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That is very interesting in the context of the recent and ongoing piracy debates.
- 20/02/2012 08:47:35 PM
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except double fine is more of a technical project than a creative one
- 21/02/2012 06:22:32 AM
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Not really- the reason people kickstarted Double Fine is BECAUSE of the creative part
- 21/02/2012 03:51:17 PM
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my point is that it appeals to the tech crowd, which is typically better when it comes to $$$
- 22/02/2012 03:06:13 AM
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I helped 
- 21/02/2012 06:13:31 AM
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- 21/02/2012 06:13:31 AM
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I did try singing the praise of Kickstarter here not long ago. *NM*
- 23/02/2012 11:25:24 PM
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