Re: The British Invasion

jayembee <jayembeenospam@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Yes, I know they are. Who said that there wasn't any foreign
investment? The question is whether a given actor is being
cast as a *requirement* (your word) for getting the investment.
Let alone a slew of them.


My bad, I admit.

In order to demonstrate a point (that wasn't being acknowledged) I did
overemphasize one particular wrinkle that I'm not going to prove to you.
Agreements of that sort, while often contractual, aren't always on paper and
even when they are they're pretty damned hard to get at.

The point stands, the one you've been ignoring: the reason there are so many
foreign leads on US TV now is due to the money that's invested in those
efforts by foreign entities.

Here it is: it's not due to the superior quality of foreign talent (although
lots certainly exists) and it's not because in some countries actors can't get
jobs. It's simply, and mainly, due to the money angle. And behind money
there's global thinking.

Look at your example of TCF, owned by News Corp, which is a Murdoch corp. Gets
muddy doesn't it? (this is where google really helps) And Sony? Power centers
merge as do markets and the thinking behind them. When you can easily add
millions of viewers because a homie's in the mix and the North American market
doesn't know - or care about - the difference, it makes sense to hire someone
from Bristol over an actor from Bizbee. Or when a partner company's pushing
someone to stardom in another market where better to get exposure? Slowly
expand outward from Melbourne, or leapfrog into the US market (if you have the
relationship), which already has global exposure?

Melodramartic theories about quality or unemployment are all fine and dandy
but if you want to get anywhere, follow the money. It's neutral and it's
common sense. Nex


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