The Reality of Reality TV
Stuff They Don't Want You To Know
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The Risks of Making Scripted Television
There's inherently going to be more risk in making any kind of scripted show because a huge budget doesn't always translate to huge ratings. A lot of big television production companies are seeing that as an opportunity as well, where it's all about the intellectual property wars. And we see that happening with shows like Homecoming that started off as a podcast and then did moderately well as a podcast. Then since they knew there was an interest, it's almost like a pretty cheap focus group version of a more expensive thing than reality TV.
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