Word: hollywoodism
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...secret that the "creative" part of Hollywood doesn't much care for reality TV. Disgruntled TV writers - and nowadays, is there any other kind? - took to the Internet to try to "spoil" episodes of "Survivor" by handicapping the results; Susan Sarandon did a guest spot on "Friends" because she found "Survivor" so reprehensible; and reality programs, however much they burn up the ratings, aren't allowed to carry their torches into the Emmys...
...back to real people once you've gone the "Battle of the Network Stars" route. What's more, given real stars' tight schedules and accustomedness to pampering, the danger is CBS would either have to water down the competition into a bogus vacation, or turn it into a "Hollywood Squares" full of the Bruce Vilanches of the showbiz world...
...more to the point, why would a team of actors and actresses even entertain the thought of going over to the dark side to do a reality show? Maybe because, if Hollywood actually went on strike, it'd be the only work in town...
...going up in flames like Marilyn Monroe and the ones who get fat and useless like Marlon Brando. Soman always wanted a dramatic exit—like Elvis, Bruce Lee or Princess Diana. Without that shroud of mystery, he knew that his Behind the Music or E! True Hollywood Story episode could never get top ratings,” said Casillas. “But when I also informed him of the fact that he isn’t a celebrity, he got this look of horror on his face, kicked me in the knee and stormed off. I never...
...well past the 11th hour in Hollywood, and yet the town?s writers and producers are still chipping away at a contract dispute, hoping to avert a strike - and its potentially devastating effects on the L.A. economy...