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Originally Posted by blackmonsters
Bullshit.
TV shows are as bad as ever.
Most movies theaters went out of biz in the late 1990's.
That's when everything shifted.
There is NO work in the movies!
You can't star in something that will never be filmed.
So next you are going to tell us that the reason we have celebrities making porn now is because the quality of porn has improved. 
Disclaimer : You are right about the stigma of the past; but that has nothing to do with the decisions actors make now.
It's all about the money and there is far less money in movies today because of piracy. |
According to Box Office Mojo there were more movies released in movie theaters last year than in any other year in history. 676 movies were released. I don't know where you live, but where I am there are still tons of movie theaters. My town (which is pretty small) just had one open up a few years ago and a there were recently two huge theaters built not too far from me. I will admit that it seems like some of the smaller, independent theaters are either going out of business or being swallowed up by the giants.
One thing that that seems to be true is that there is less money for many movie actors. It used to be that there was a huge list of stars that regularly got $15-$20 million per film. Those days seem to be gone, but there is still plenty of money. Not too long ago Jack Black was on Howard Stern and said he gets $6 million per movie.
I don't doubt that there is more money for some actors in TV than in movies. A guy like James Spader is likely getting paid nicely for his show Blacklist. He is likely going to make more working on that show than he would have if he did a movie and since the show is a hit it could help him get more for his next film.
As for TV shows being as bad as always. Sure, there is plenty of crap out there, but there are also plenty of good shows. I would argue that there are more good shows now than there were 5-7 years ago.
What celebs are doing porn?