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The TV business is facing its biggest explosion of new productions in the medium's history, sparking a billion-dollar arms race between established TV networks and a deep-pocketed insurgency of online streaming giants.
That boom is reshaping the industry from Atlanta to Hollywood, where even washed-up actors are suddenly in high demand and open studio space is the holy grail, said Henrik Bastin, executive producer of "Bosch," a gritty cop drama on Amazon.
Craftspeople, who once went months without a gig, are now fought over and recruited for shows that have become so ambitious, expensive and intricate they're "like making a movie each week," Bastin said.
Is the glut of new productions a flash in the pan, or a sign of things to come?
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America Has Never Had So Much TV — Even Hollywood is Overwhelmed
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You are a fluke of the universe; you have no right to be here.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 10 2016, @08:33PM
There you have it, folks, there's no unemployment in America. Every person who wants a job can get a job, role playing for money, and if you're ugly, why, we can just fix your appearance with makeup.
Never forget: All actors are professional liars.
(Score: 3, Funny) by Nerdfest on Thursday November 10 2016, @08:50PM
We ugly folk do tech stuff: sound, lights, sets, etc. Duh.
(Score: -1, Flamebait) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 10 2016, @08:57PM
Sorry, dude, but no. The Linux Foundation trademarked the word "tech" so you're not doing tech stuff unless you're using Linux. You should use Linux.