Comments on: ‘Law & Order: SVU’ season 16: Where to watch Mariska Hargitay, more at PlayFest

By: Michael Goldman

Michael Goldman — Tue, 14 Oct 2014 16:20:00 +0000

In reply to Carla Sposito. I actually met someone who knows a little about the contract situations of the other people. If you read other articles over the past year, you would know exactly what I know(especially that the contracts of the other people are up after this season). Yes, the situation with Chris Meloni is just speculation, BUT I WROTE THAT! You need to read more articles about the show instead of reading one and being completely uninformed.

By: Carla Sposito

Carla Sposito — Tue, 14 Oct 2014 12:56:00 +0000

In reply to Michael Goldman. Nobody knows how the other actors earn SVU. We only know of Mariska, you deserve what you get. Everything else is speculation. And if Chris Meloni return, the series that this season is going very well, it gets even better. Also anyone know if Mariska is pressing the direction of the show. This is speculation.

By: Michael Goldman

Michael Goldman — Sun, 12 Oct 2014 23:17:00 +0000

Not as predictable as the writer might think. All the contracts of the stars are up(Mariska Hargitay works on a year to year) and Kelli Giddish, Danny Pino and Ice-T will certainly be seeking raises. I would guess that Kelli and Danny aren’t making more than $100,000 an episode, while other networks have signed people to their shows for much higher amounts. Kelli and Danny will have 4 seasons under their belt after this one. Ice-T will have 15. The NBC strategy for keeping this show going leaves a lot to be desired. Finding a way to keep Donal Logue from leaving to be in GOTHAM would have been tremendous. I haven’t heard anything about how that situation went down. I would guess(and it is a guess) that Mariska is pressuring NBC into bringing back Chris Meloni. If you add that in with the contract situations for everyone else, things could get a bit sticky.