trust me, there are contract clauses in place that prohibit them from signing onto another show until the
show is dead, same with all tv shows.
and in most instances, the initial contract is actually for 5-7 seasons for series regulars - regardless of
whether or not the show lasts that long. hence why shows start becoming expensive after that - for the first
5-7 years, there is no salary increases...but then they start renewing contracts 1 year at a time. every time
they renew a contract, they have to increase the salary so each year it gets more and more expensive.
