# Writers pay on The Rerun Show

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/writers-pay-on-the-rerun-show/121996>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [August 2, 2002, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/writers-pay-on-the-rerun-show/121996 "2002-08-02T11:51:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![KXL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e47774/32.png) [@KXL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KXL)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2002, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/writers-pay-on-the-rerun-show/121996/1 "2002-08-02T11:51:57Z")

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I wonder what the pay scale is for writers on The Rerun Show.  
Because they are using the original scripts unchanged, do the producers get away with not paying the writers, or paying them 1980s rates? Or are the writers getting 2002 pay scale, but only for 15 minute shows?

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**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2002, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/writers-pay-on-the-rerun-show/121996/2 "2002-08-02T12:31:09Z")

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It depends on who holds copyright and what payments were specified in the writers’ contracts.

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**Author:** ![TV\_time](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f17d59/32.png) [@TV\_time](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TV_time)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2002, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/writers-pay-on-the-rerun-show/121996/3 "2002-08-02T16:06:59Z")

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Any one who made money off that show should give it back.

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**Author:** ![gsteinma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/77aa72/32.png) [@gsteinma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gsteinma)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2002, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/writers-pay-on-the-rerun-show/121996/4 "2002-08-02T16:59:49Z")

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Did anyone besides me notice that the set for “Differn’t Strokes” was the complete front hall set from “The Nanny”?

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**Author:** ![World\_Eater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2002, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/writers-pay-on-the-rerun-show/121996/5 "2002-08-03T00:02:25Z")

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> [@](#):
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> \*Originally posted by TV time \*  
> \*\*Any one who made money off that show should give it back. \*\*

Funniest thing I’ve read all day.