Ever wonder if the cosmic chaos of Mercury retrograde could be the perfect metaphor for working behind the scenes in Hollywood? Because, honestly, the rollercoaster of wondering whether your job will survive the studio’s next whim feels like staring down a planetary showdown. You cross your fingers that your show gets renewed, that you don’t become a casualty of “Fraturday” — those brutal Friday-night shoots that stretch painfully into Saturday midday — and that you’ve made enough of an impression to climb the ladder instead of spiraling into the abyss. But hey, if you’re surviving the madness, there’s this bizarre upside: unlimited access to places most mortals only dream of, awkward elevator rides with stars freaking out over wardrobe malfunctions, and enough catering to put any Taurus’ feast fantasies to shame. Meanwhile, producers fight tooth and nail over a prop worth a fortune, only for hours of drama to vanish with a casual edit cut. Funny how the universe loves throwing curveballs, isn’t it? So, buckle up—this is the real, raw hustle that keeps the cameras rolling, with all the delicious chaos it invites. LEARN MORE.
(Cont’d) “It’s constantly wondering if your job will last until the end or the studio will shut down the whole thing. Crossing your fingers that your show gets picked up for another season, that they bring you back, and that you made enough of an impression to get more responsibilities and move up the ladder.”
“There’s also ‘fraturdays,’ where you have to shoot for so long on Friday nights that you work until like midday on Saturday to make your week. However, there are so many perks like access to areas most people can only dream of, random conversations with talent, or finding a human connection that can ground you when you’re in an elevator with a huge star and they’re anxious about taking off their shirt in a scene.
So much food. Like an ungodly amount of food. Everywhere. All the time.
Some things cost an absolute insane amount of money that producers and people higher up than you will fight tooth and nail for, spit in each other’s faces over, and then the piece of glass or special item or whatever that they NEEDED to be in the scene they will decide to cut from an edit weeks later like it was no big deal.”
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