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Originally Posted by garinda
What really aggravates me is that the B.B.C. poach 'stars', like Ross, Brand, and Norton, who all achieved success on independent channels, with such massively inflated salaries, that they wouldn't be paid by channels who aren't funded in the way the B.B.C. is.
Why aren't they themselves nurturing new talent, instead of paying vast sums of our money for Ross, Brand et al?
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They do nurture new talent - Peep Show, Little Britain, Catherine Tate all started on BBC 3 I think.
I agree though that the 'golden handcuffs' thing or even just the inflated salary of some of these people is out of order.
I've liked Jonathon Ross since the early 80s (although I have to admit that I'm getting a bit fed up of his talk show - it's the same every week now) and I like Russell Brand's style but I think they have crossed the line on this one.
It's taken me a while to join in with this thread because I wanted to form an opinion rather than a knee jerk reaction but in the end I have to agree with the protestors - if it hadn't have involved three famous people (four if you count the granddaughter) it would have been a police issue from day one!