Many thought the halt of scripted programming would lead to a reality boom, but even as fall schedules rely heavily on unscripted, workers still grapple with diminished job opportunities, long hours and a lack of union support: "We get starved out all the time."

Many thought the halt of scripted programming would lead to a reality boom, but even as fall schedules rely heavily on unscripted, workers still grapple with diminished job opportunities, long hours and a lack of union support: “We get starved out all the time.”

  • 🇰 🔵 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 ℹ️English
    2•11 months ago

    This makes me wonder if shows like Deadliest Catch or Property Brothers actually “jazz up” the show with some light scripting the way shows like The Real World famously did. 🤔

    • BrainisfineIthinkEnglish
      6•11 months ago

      I have family that works in visual effects and have worked on a lot of reality shows. To say shoes are scripted is putting it ridiculously mildly. Entire episode runs are planned out, meticulously. Almost nothing is left to chance/genuine.

    • @[email protected]English
      2•11 months ago

      Absolutely! They all do it, either through directly telling the participants to say specific things, or by nudging them in that direction.