SAG-AFTRA Rallies Behind Reality TV Performers in Residuals Fight - eviltoast

“We stand ready to assist Bethenny Frankel, Bryan Freedman and Mark Geragos along with reality performers and our members in the fight,” said the guild.

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      1 year ago

      It’s just super easy to mass generate reality TV content these days by using a competition model. Get a bunch of desperate weirdos in front of a camera to produce content for basically free. And they stick around because they like the attention, and for the promise that they can win some arbitrary prize that means a lot to someone who doesn’t have much but means nothing to a corporation, which is saving so much money compared to actually paying their talent real wages for content.

      Think Survivor, American Idol, Big Brother, X Factor, Eurovision, Ninja Warrior, etc.