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An Argument In The Edit Bay

🕑 Added 2024-12-19 20:45:32 +0000 UTC

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Brett Chandler

"...breaking of the FIFTH wall..." 💀💀💀

Babeth

I can't believe you made me watch that video, but here's Andrew's point of view: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBRhZGEnjLs&ab_channel=TinyTalks Was he aware he was being filmed? Yes, but based on what he says just before and after the eyedrop moment, and in his TinyTalks (hours of shooting, he correctly assumed they wouldn’t use ALL of it), he (naively and drunkenly) didn’t think that particular moment would make it into the final edit. Fair game or not? (in the name of entertainment) Yes? But the producers deliberately chose to break the fifth wall for him, while not doing the same for the other participants, fully aware it would create a little media buzz around him. Was he naïve to trust the editor/producer? Yes. They did him dirty, but it’s fair game. BOTH OF YOU ARE RIGHT??? I dunno guys lol (hope you're not still in the edit bay by now...)

Jim Lynch

I thought it was funny after Rollie explained it, but I have never watched Love is Blind so I really didn't get the joke. When I see the clip of just a guy putting in eyedrops being interviewed I don't really know why he's doing it or what's supposed to be happening in the show at that time, and also how are eyedrops supposed to help you trick someone into marrying you?

Matt

Team Matt. This was not a documentary where the relationship with the editor would be purer. This was reality TV, which exists only because of controversy. Any reality TV participant that doesn't know that going into it has never watched reality TV. Sorry, Rollie.

The Green Way

I would have trusted you more about this if you were crying while filming this.

Brett Goldsmith

Yeah, I liked the inclusion of the clip, you weren't endorsing that move by any means and it certainly helped you drive home your point. It was certainly jaring though. Making arguments with viral clips is always fundamentally fraught, but seeing how it is your MO, not sure how you pull away from that.

Andy Gott

Team Matt. I would like to think that most people know those shows are bogus. I think the showing of the fake tears is actually having a Streisand effect. It got everyone talking about it and thus increasing the exposure. Reality TV is played out, and I bet the producers were willing to do anything to get more eyes on their show. Full stop.

Yangmun Choi

as far as we know this entire thing may have been planned and scripted, just like the eyedrop scene may have indeed been scripted for engagement for interest. ceci nest pas une pipe. the show must go on even if the that means the show can't go on? team matt

Josh Sohn

Matt is not wrong

Owen

Team Rollie. The guy is being fake for the camera, which is usually cut out.

Teresa Matthys

Team Rollie!! Of course he thought they'd edit it out.

Rob

This is just the same as agreeing with Rollie.

Clayton Summers

I'm going to have to go Team Matt. I'm personally shocked I'm not on Team Rollie (as I always am team Rollie), but Rollie took a bad position. Anything is 100% fair game on a reality show.

Martin Ahnelöv

This is not caught by some hidden camera behind a fake mirror. He knew how this would look. The editors did exactly what he wanted. He is going for the reaction gif and outraged shares.

James Michael Nichols

Team Rollie!! He’s trying to give them what they want and they just have their fun with him? Take a lesson contestants!

Ronan O'Donnachu

I gotta support Team Rollie on this one, in his (fake tears) cry for help.

Kevin Shlosberg

gotta go w/ Matt on this one. tho, just to say, i thought the love is blind guy was putting in drops b/c his eyes were just dry

Jeffrey Belt

Team Matt. Do I need to justify? Really? 😛

Armenian Billygoat

I want to believe in the good of people, so team Rollie

Matt

Team Rollie, we all know reality TV is somewhat scripted, you can't throw one of your participants under the bus for giving you a performance

Chelsea Shurmantine

Literally only listened to that part of the Final Cut and I sincerely was just aghast at his statement “I never thought I could care for someone who could bring me to tears.” Now that I see what tf he said before that?! Oh my god. IMO , he knew the cameras were rolling, he didn’t say “cut this” he even says “wait” as though saying, check this out, therefore, kind of wants us all to join him in his joke in thinking that he could ever care for someone who could bring him to tears.”

Jeff Frank

Sorry Rollie, you're out of your mind.

Nick

Team Matt. Wall-breaking stunt, but excellent reality television!

Michael Poirier

Justice for Eye Drops Guy

Kat

The eye drops were absolutely a stunt and even if not, it should be well understood that any footage of you in front of a rolling camera can be used. I'm with Matt on this one

Chris Florkowski

As someone who gave up on television in the late 70's after reading 'Four Arguments for the Elimination of Television', that eyedrops clip was bewildering to me. Having not watched *ANY* reality TV, I do not even understand the point of the argument Matt and Rollie are having and am not sure I want to invest too much time in unraveling it.

crowbahr

100% a violation of the pact.

Connie Lentz

Honestly I could not figure out the point of that clip. I have never watched love is blind and always assume reality TV is fake anyway. I mean look at the Apprentice

Luke Gliddon

In the suckiness that is democracy, I uninformedly side with Team Matt. I'm sure there are experts of reality TV and production theory that could really help inform my decision... but, experts are kind of, like, eh right now.

Jonathan Korb

Never seen the show, but the clip is pretty epic, regardless. Wow, yes, I see why you make 5 episodes a year. Good luck with all this! LOL!

Ridwan Farouki

Definitely team Matt. Look at the way the guy smugly smiles at the camera while administering the drops. He's totally in on it and knows it would make great TV and is daring the editors to leave it in. Perhaps one could generously imagine a world where the editors leave it in as a nod to the absurdity of reality TV, or maybe as a cry for help.

Josh Garrett

Matt is the clear winner here--reality TV has no rules. Plus that clip was genius and was a great add to the video. Plus anyone who fancies themselves a savvy media whore (i.e. every reality tv contestant ever) should know that anything they do in front of a camera, even if "it's not rolling," is fair game for including in the final cut.

Ryan O'Connell

I hate to do this, but I am forming a third team. My position is that the producers are heinous, as Rollie suggests, for breaking the fifth, sixth and seventh walls in this edit. As Matt suggests, the contestant should have known that EVERYTHING can be used. However, I would hold that the contestants can only be accountable for this knowledge when they are signing up for the show. Once they go on the show, and the producers are sleep-depriving and food-depriving them, they lose their ability to think rationally and we can't expect them to make good decisions. I know Andrew seems like he is ruefully leaning into this, but I suspect that all these contestants are fundamentally impaired and hangry on top of whatever psychological baggage they brought in at the beginning. And for that reason, I am team Ryan - I think Andrew's greatest crime is, like all the contestants, signing up for the show. And I think the producers are heinous for exposing the reality behind the reality. 200% guilt. Both parties fully guilty. But with a slight caveat that the contestant's crime happened off camera when they signed up for the show -- not on camera when they are hangry. I arrest my case, and cede my remaining time to the Climate Town team who just wants to go home and see their families.

Timbuk295

Team Rollie 💯

B

You both make some sense to me..."Reality tv" is often exploitative (and there are some interesting lawsuits and documentaries about people who feel abused by them) The tv industry and maybe we the public consumers of this exploitation share some difficult to part of the responsibility when there is another public humiliation of some kind. Some participants may be making a decision to participate being of sound mind at the time and having informed-consent about what they're agreeing to, and apparently for some that is less true based on what they report afterwards. I cannot stomach it. It feels like bullying. I know to much about how it hurts people. I recommend you check out contrapoints video on "cringe". (Office homework? 😊) Love to you!

B Cavello

I think that they TOLD him to do it on camera. I don't think they were fucking him over. I think that they all knew this would be incredible content.

Paul Baker

It depends if he brought his *own* eyedrops or they were supplied by the producer. But I'm guessing he brought his own, in which case I'm team Matt.

Michaella Owens

Team matt i fear. He's on camera manipulating vs off camera. Should be put on blast for that

Jason Becker

I think reality TV in general represents an extreme in exploiting labor for the purposes of entertainment so I'm not personally a fan. As such I'm not entirely sure I understand the argument, but I think even if the dude should have had every expectation that he was going to be exploited and they'd be portraying him in the worst possible light, the fact is that he was still exploited.

The Smalls

Rollie 100%

Kaya

As a long time reality tv show watcher I actually think they’re both right. *normally* there is the expectation that the producers won’t break the 5th wall but there is always the exception of if it will make great tv and paint the narrative they want (or that they know the fans want). He probably asked them if they would keep it in and they probably said no, then they realized that it would help to paint him as an insane villain and drive their ratings up. Technically the producers didn’t break any rules because reality tv producers don’t live by a code or morals

Steele Flemming

To Andrew (homie in the clip): Gotta keep your guard up, man. Don't trust the man, man. To Climate Town: I think on this one, I have to side with leaving it out. After doing a quick search on the clip, Andrew didn't come across as too thrilled about it. I mean, he shouldn't have put himself in that position, but that doesn't mean he needs to get blown up like that. If someone accidentally sends a promiscuous photo of themselves to the wrong person, is it receiver's responsibility to blast it to everyone in their contact list? And the sender is just up a creek and should accept their date? "Well, they should've known better than to do that!" You're right, but people make mistakes. One person or party's mistake shouldn't give another person or party carte blanche to do whatever they want to exploit it. Decency should still exist, even if it's "understood" that you can't trust anyone and need to keep on your toes at all times. So as far as the reasoning behind the argument, I think both sides have merit, but as far as whether the clip should be further blasted out there, I have to say I don't think that it should be. Here's a puppy for reading all the way to the end. 🐕

darilyn kotzenberg

team matt -- sorry rollie.....

Fuat Baran

Team Matt. You don't get on a reality show expecting to be only shown in a good light. In fact you'd expect the opposite.

Tobias Ewing

Rollie is making his argument as if he was both the contestant and the editor of the video. Matt acknowledges that the contestant is not the editor. Rollie argues in good faith, assuming the shows editors and creators should have done the same. Matt understands that the show editors only care about how entertaining the contestant is, and has no regard for anything else about the contestant. Rollie, my sweet summer child, Matt is bitter and hurt and crying out for help, but he's right.

dreamer

You are right, this _is_ entertaining.

Mike Southworth

Hate to go against Rollie on this - but reality TV show contestants should all know by now that the editor is going to do whatever it takes to make the edit more watchable. This guy was probably not very interesting in general and this was the best thing the editors could do to pull something entertaining and watchable out of his lukewarm performance. Plus, I feel like this makes a boring cookie cutter reality TV show into something more like a critique of reality TV - just for one moment. That's kind of punk rock of the editors to do.

Zack Hoffman

rollie is right to include it, but for the wrong reasons, Matt is 100% correct about the editors of reality tv LOVING clips like that

PORTAC

I feel it's important to weigh in on this super important issue. People will do anything for attention, which includes both the show and the actor(?). Since they both get positive and negative from this stunt, they are both right and wrong. Team neither.

Casey Lantz

I think Rollie is right that the dude assumed it would be edited out but still just an A+ move by the editors for keeping it in. But then again I had never even heard of this show before seeing this clip.

Pull up the roots

Is this guy the sociopath for faking tears as part of a "reality" show narrative or are we the sociopaths for creating this entire genre and actively participating in it's continued success?

Ronnie Watkins

I think the Love is Blind editors have egg on their face for showing the contestant put eyedrops on his!

Marye Phillips

Rollie is right. Major break in protocol. They did him dirty, but also there's this new wave of reality shows acknowledging their fakity-fakeness and the fact that it's a TV show being part of the drama (see last season/episode of Vanderpump).

Juan Serra

Unfortunately Rollie, I have to say I'm team Matt here. The show didn't break any rules, it falls in the same category of anything they say or do… all is fair and the contestants should know better.

Brian Makepeace

Rollie is correct, 5th wall breaking is a violation. Matt is correct, within the format, expect violation. That's not pretty, that's not nice, I stand with Rollie, and having principles sucks for us. So I'm team Rollie, and Matt is right, because dystopia. But also... the whole thing with Climate Town is Principles vs Dystopia. So in this room, while Matt is correct, Matt is also basically an apologist for climate denial by siding with "it's a dystopia, what do you expect". So Matt is by extension of his position a shill for big oil. Probably. Just saying....

Reginald Excellent

I hold the apparently controversial opinion that he put the eye drops in as a gag, hoping they'd keep it in. Also: editing bay? More like editing bae - couple of gorgeous boys right there, damn.

Jennifer Oldham

Keep - “trying to trick each other…” you said it yourself.

Rob

I side with Rollie on this one. And I'd be more than happy to disagree with Rollie if he's wrong. That dude trusted the editors, and the editors did him dirty.

Nathan Browning

Team Matt on this one. If you're in front of a camera then you are being recorded... Arguably the show got way more of a "good show" from the virality of this clip too.

Dan

Matt definitely. It’s like talking to a reporter and assuming something is off record W/OUT saying “this is off the record.”

Christoph Hipp

Both are right, of course.

LimaBeen

The kayfabe of reality tv relies on the audience not being abruptly reminded that they're watching a heavily produced show. That segment basically goes "hey audience, here's one of the ways we fake things to make it more fun to watch" which yes breaks the fifth wall cause I can't imagine he wanted that clip shown, but also breaks the fourth wall in the process and feels like something that was supposed to be cut

Matt Leacock

Gotta go with Team Matt here. And it's not just because I'm a fellow Matt.

Nick Wilcox

Gotta go with Matt here. Is it really a dirty move if it's funny?

Courtney

I’m done with reality TV, but when I used to watch it, there would be at least 1 - 2 “5th world” dimensions broken per season. Point is, this garbage fire of a man knew they’d possibly air the eye drop thing. You’re both right. Keep the clip in pls 👀

Austin Cary

Team Matt! The shows already are edited to tell a bs narrative, regardless of reality. This is an artful editing decision. Also anything that displays the fakeness overtly is a win. Maybe with more evidence I can convince my wife to stop watching this slop.

C

Never seen the reality show, but if the editors never included a clip like this in the final edit before then the contestant could reasonably believe that clip would not be shown, and Rollie would be right. But if they had included clips like this before, then Matt would be right that the contestant should have been more discrete.

Ren

Obviously he expected it to be cut out given the "hang on" and the smile at the camera after putting in the eye drops. But really anyone on a reality TV show should expect that any footage captured of them could be used in the final edit and that the editors will intentionally edit in drama. I think I'm with Matt on this one.