Thursday, January 01, 2009

Blind Items Revealed

October 17, 2008

#3 - This is an unusual one. Just the name of a show rather than a person. What brand new television show, filmed outside the US, has pretty much ruined it for all companies that want to film there in the future. The reason? The crew working the show had never been treated as badly in terms of verbal abuse, lack of respect and working conditions. In addition, a local girl was severely burnt in the face and upper body when a light exploded on set. By way of compensation she was offered a job in a city 300 miles away from the village where she has lived her whole life. Obviously she could not do it, and the production company just didn't care. It gave her one option, and one option only.


Crusoe

8 comments:

Emobacca said...

I guess it is a good thing that I have never heard of that show

d said...

and that show was fittingly canceled...

farmgirl said...

One more example of the ugly American.
Thanks a million assholes - it is hard enough for us decent citizens to defend this country as it is . . .

Geebz said...

The show is actually being made by a London-based independent production company. NBC hired the company, which is of British origin, which was a big 'to do' as it was the first time in 40 years that this had been done.

It's not another 'ugly American' issue.

We did hire them though.

farmgirl said...

whew - good to know Geebz.
Thanks for the correction!

Geebz said...

I had to look it up. It's hard being one of us isn't it?

Geebz said...

But...they deserve to be fired and each decision-maker needs their as$es kicked. Hopefully NBC will do something for the poor girl and her family.

Little Miss Smoke and Mirrors said...

Glad it was canceled then.

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