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[deleted] t1_j2a6p43 wrote

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page0rz OP t1_j2ag6xk wrote

I'm not talking about critics disliking it. I'm talking about one of the most popular shows in the history of television that somehow couldn't afford to construct sets or shoot extra footage of people hanging out on a beach

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facebook57 t1_j2aiijx wrote

You answered your own question. Spend less money on production -> make more profit

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page0rz OP t1_j2apmiq wrote

That's not really an answe as A: every television show could do that, and doesn't, and B: at least one of the producers wanted the show to be "better"

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facebook57 t1_j2aqgi0 wrote

No they couldn’t. People were willing to watch baywatch despite the obvious low budget corner cutting.

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page0rz OP t1_j2awuxz wrote

That's kind of circular. While it's true that reality TV would eventually overtake scripted television, primarily because it was so cheap, they still did and do make shows with budgets. Horror movies are popular because they can be produced on the cheap and still make money because people will watch them, but they still make horror movies with bigger budgets and better production. There was a crew and actors on set. Someone else was involved in Baywatch besides Hasselhoff

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