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    banchoviHamilton Nolan
    7/10/14 2:29pm

    That would have made a great reality show.

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      McGarnaglebanchovi
      7/10/14 2:40pm

      I used to work in reality and everyone would always say that: a behind the scenes series on the filming of a season of reality tv would be incredible. The amount of work and planning and people that go into one season of a show like The Amazing Race is staggering. But it would never happen because of all the shady shit that goes into making it. The contestants are treated like garbage across the board.

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      Beet ArthurMcGarnagle
      7/10/14 2:41pm

      so true. People would get a new idea of the word "manipulation" if they saw the mind games that happen between a producer and the 'cast' of a reality show!

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    Rodney64Hamilton Nolan
    7/10/14 2:39pm

    I hope the producers faced massive lawsuits from some of the crew members. I would not hesitate. Then again I would have told them to fuck off at the first 18 hour shift.

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      ham6450Rodney64
      7/10/14 3:03pm

      I work in the video world in DC. I got out of reality but the contractor treatment is the same. She would have absolutely no grounds for a lawsuit because everything she's complaining about was most likely outlined in her contract. No payment for overtime hours, the possibility of no days off for an indeterminate amount of time, no medical, only standard travel expenses. She wouldn't stand a chance in a civil suit.

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      ContactPatchRodney64
      7/10/14 3:04pm

      Yeah and when you do that, you never work again in the industry..

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    Harris_the_UnknowingHamilton Nolan
    7/10/14 2:33pm

    Wow, so the evil producers scheduled a hurricane...those bastards.

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      BabylegsHarris_the_Unknowing
      7/10/14 2:43pm

      Wow, you really must have read this whole thing.

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      Harris_the_UnknowingBabylegs
      7/10/14 2:57pm

      Of course I read it. The hurricane was an aspect of the location, not the show. The idea that the producers own the crew a rescue plan because the crew are so much more important than the rest of the tourists affected by the hurricane is goddamn ridiculous.

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    TakoKnightHamilton Nolan
    7/10/14 2:36pm

    I don't understand her math at all.

    Did she work overnight and two regular shifts before and after? 18+6+18 = 42, not 36.

    Was it 18 on, 6 off, 18 on, 6 off, 42 on, 6 off, 18 on, 6 off, 42 hours, 6 hours = end of week? I think she is embellishing because that's impossible, and that's be something like 130-140 hours out of 168-hour week spent "working".

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      Rodney64TakoKnight
      7/10/14 2:40pm

      how do you think she could even keep track? At that point, you're a sleep deprived zombie, probably not even sure of what you're doing at times.

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      tjwTakoKnight
      7/10/14 2:42pm

      I'm guessing it was 18 on, 6 off, 18 on, 6 off, 36 on, 12 off, 18 on, 6 off, 36 on, 12 off; so 126 hours out of 168.

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    VamanosPestHamilton Nolan
    7/10/14 3:06pm

    The shifts, not cool. But I'm not sure what she expected Fox to do about a hurricane, airlift them out? Magically make food appear? A "rescue plane" to a tiny island devastated by a hurricane? People died, get the fuck over yourself.

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      BabylegsVamanosPest
      7/10/14 3:48pm

      Considering how much Fox is worth, and how little this crew was compensated to begin with, I'd expect more from the network than one free session of counseling. The counseling implies Fox' understanding that the experience was a traumatic one. The lack of any other sort of reparation means that they don't give a shit, though.

      Which, I mean, fine. I'm not surprised. Fox is a company, not a human being with compassion.

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      VamanosPestBabylegs
      7/10/14 5:08pm

      Totally fair. I was thinking more of the on the ground logistics of what a shitshow it is when a hurricane hits. It's crippling. Money or not, if an airport is leveled, it's not like you can just send in food and a plane.

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    Mok, the Magic ManHamilton Nolan
    7/10/14 2:57pm

    I remember when Temptation Island and Celebrity Boot Camp were on around the same time. I always thought Temptation Boot Camp was a missed opportunity.

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      TonyHamilton Nolan
      7/10/14 3:03pm

      So let me get this straight: Your first TV job you were flown to Belize and paid 600 a week. Plus per diem, housing and food. You worked a lot. Then an act of God happened and FOX didn't drop everything to save you from a hurricane. Then you headed home, but were inconvenienced because other people, who just went through the same thing you did, but maybe without the random craft service food and housing, needed to get home as well. Oh the humanity!!!

      Also, how is this unique to reality TV? This could have been any low level position on a set. I have worked in film, scripted TV and reality as a producer. Hours for producers on set are long and rough. Toughen up kid.

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        VamanosPestTony
        7/10/14 3:07pm

        This could have been any job, doing anything! What was Fox supposed to do about a hurricane? Sorry, PA's don't get a priority flight out.

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      DrillpressHamilton Nolan
      7/10/14 3:06pm

      This guy needs to have WISH YOU WERE HERE written over his head. Then send the postcard to the studio heads.

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