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Knife2MeetYouToo t1_iy49gfz wrote

Reply to comment by PizzaPet in Drink Masters on Netflix rides the line between "mildly interesting" and "this is the most pretentious shit ever" by jcwitte

You opened up a can of worms but we've seen a staggering amount of reality show winners who pretty clearly weren't the 'best' at what they did...however they fit the demographics 'best' so they end up winning.

I have to say it has removed almost all drama in these shows, has really gotten awful the last few years.

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PizzaPet t1_iy4bj7g wrote

To be clear, LP was my pick for a majority of the show. She just really blew it in the finale. It was so shocking when she won, because I was certain it would be Tao or Kate. It was pretty obvious when they referenced "people who look like you and me", for some reason not saying black or POC.

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Knife2MeetYouToo t1_iy4nvot wrote

There is a very good reason they don't do 'blind' judging for these shows.

They tried it a while ago and it turns out the results are....less diverse.

I look at reality 'competition' shows as just scripted now, just like awards shows. They edit it to get the direction they want to go regardless of what happens.

Had a friend who was on a dating reality show and they really fucked him over in the editing room.

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PizzaPet t1_iy4okvp wrote

It's crazy because I feel like it wasn't that long ago that it was clear who the winner was, regardless of anything besides their work. One show that comes to mind that had a lot of women (and some men, though mostly women IIRC) of countless backgrounds is Cupcake Wars. It never crossed my mind during a single episode that the winner was chosen due to race. We do live in a different political climate now, though. I have no problem with the premise of LP winning, but when most of the audience is shocked that it was Tao, it's fair to suggest it's totally rigged. That's too bad for your friend. I definitely would advise my friends against going on reality tv unless they want to see the worst version of themselves lol 😆

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Knife2MeetYouToo t1_iy4r1r7 wrote

Well the shitty part is due to his NDA he can't complain about it, they made it extremely clear to him that if he even contacted a lawyer they'd hit him with the full weight of their legal team.

Technically he wasn't even allowed to tell me, and I have a feeling these NDAs have only gotten more extreme recently. Gives them carte blanche to edit anyone into 'winning' or 'losing' and they can't do jack shit about it.

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