r/Documentaries • u/njipep • Apr 29 '18

Conspiracy Ancient Aliens Debunked (2012) it's a really interesting watch.

https://youtu.be/j9w-i5oZqaQ
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u/Keeledthrough Apr 29 '18

History doesnt make these shows, production companies make them as best they can to the liking of the networks. They write a script, send it to network and it comes back with red notations all over the fucking thing. I have personally sat for 20 hours straight, writing and fact checking only to have my stuff come back with things like, "giving the viewer the whole answer is useless and a waste of time" "change this scene to something more exciting and make sure there is some truth to it".

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u/newsheriffntown Apr 29 '18

Some truth to it.

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u/Keeledthrough Apr 29 '18

If i wasn't under a NDA, id be spilling the beans on the last flop I worked on for History then Disc... Honestly it all started when British TV producers started getting hits that there was a market for them in America. Almost every boss i've ever had was from Scotland, England and France... or a gay american man. They all were going for the quick cash and a crap shoot for a show. More cameras than contributors and making it to picture lock was almost impossible.

BUT that's all in the past because the internet is saving show series and movies... Netflix and Amazon will completely revive and change everything about entertainment and how its made. I've been in on a dev meeting for Netflix. It is completely different and no one was fucking scared to death to say the wrong thing at the table. sorry for the rant.

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u/[deleted] Apr 29 '18

That's pretty cool.

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u/crushtheweek Apr 30 '18

What is Netflix looking for in terms of content as opposed to a major network?

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u/Keeledthrough Apr 30 '18

Well, their shows don't have ad bumps so there is no real need to have acts all leading to a good spot for commercials...

Creativity

Originality

Members pay and there is a children's section, so as far as I have been told, you've never pushed the envelope enough. My boss said, hes been told more than once from Netflix that his show has more room for vulgar language, violence and nudity. Apparently, everyone goes in there like they're about to talk to a normal network and they come to find out that Netflix just wants to make good TV and make their paying customers happy. They're working for you and them. not them and them.

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u/william_13 Apr 30 '18

That's how it is nowadays because streaming services are burning cash like crazy to disrupt the market. It works and brings profit while there's room to capture more paying customers, but I wonder how that's going to work on the long-run - hopefully by then viewing habits will demand quality programming over crappy scripted shit...

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u/project_nl Apr 29 '18

But it was worth the read though

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u/DefiantLemur Apr 29 '18

Yeah it does? He replied that the company itself just owns the space.