WI TV cheap?

[NapoleonXIV]

WI TV shows were restricted by law to having a budget no greater than the modern equivalent of $50,000, this being an ironclad FCC regulation upheld by SCOTUS 9/0 since 1935?

[Zyzzyva]

Originally Posted by NapoleonXIV

WI TV shows were restricted by law to having a budget no greater than the modern equivalent of $50,000, this being an ironclad FCC regulation upheld by SCOTUS 9/0 since 1935?

Apart from the inevitable supreme court ASBage, I'd say we get a lot more reality TV, a lot sooner. Movies are more popular, too.

[Codeman]

Why would this ban be put in place?

[David S Poepoe]

Originally Posted by Codeman

Why would this ban be put in place?

A progressive/socialist take over of the US Government is the only way.

[Sachyriel]

We'd see low-budget porn more and more often. Something cheap to produce.

Also, special effects become episodes.

[Dan1988]

Hooray for telenovelas!

[WilsonTGreat]

everyone everywhere watches the origional series' of Doctor Who

[Ridwan Asher]

Originally Posted by Dan1988

Hooray for telenovelas!

Maria Mercedez !

[Dan1988]

Originally Posted by R. I. Alsidecias

Maria Mercedez !

Y soy rebelde, cuando no sigo a los demás
Sí, soy rebelde, cuando te quiero hasta rabiar, . . . .

After watching a couple of episodes of that, I got the theme song stuck in my head. Cool novela - even better theme song, IMO.

[carlton_bach]

It's not terribly implausible. Say it is regarded as a corporate welfare approach pushed through Congress by Hollywood lobbyists and/or the cinema industry. The idea is to keep TV a local medioum, sort of radio with pictures.

It would certainly have a major impact. Much more live content is likely - hey, if you pay a concert or sports event $30,000 to broadcast its content, it doesn't *matter* that the show cost millions to set up, right? Theatre plays, cheap series formats. Local flavour would pay better (cheap to produce, and not outcompeted by high-end common-denominator TV). Documentaries would get better billing without TV movies.

And then there are legal questions. If I set up a 'movie production' company and make a mid-budget movie for cinema release (say, on four screens in North Dakota) and then lease broadcasting rights to TV stations nationwide, is that legal? What about 'cinema series'?