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‘The Challenge’ of Managing Unscripted TV Franchises with Julie Pizzi
"The Challenge" and "Below Deck" aren't mere TV shows; they're practically the unscripted-TV version of cinematic universes, spanning multiple series that run for many years.
“ The Challenge ” and “Below Deck” aren’t mere TV shows; they’re practically the unscripted-TV version of cinematic universes, spanning multiple series that run for many years. “Betting on unscripted is a great bet because unscripted has a great price point, has such engagement with the audience, lots of fandom,” she said on the latest episode of the Variety podcast “ Strictly Business.” “And I think that you can turn it over pretty quickly, while some of the scripted shows are so remarkable, where there’s so many scenes and so many locations that it just takes longer to create.” These issues are also explored in the new data analysis for Variety VIP+ subscribers, Reality TV Survived the ‘07 Writers Strike.
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