Why is the acting in some series so bad and in others so good?

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The difference in acting quality is, like for anything else, a function of money. You get what you pay for. Bigger budgets or more experienced directors, better writers, etc. are going to be better.

A schlocky series like 2 Broke Girls is (presumably) cheap to produce and also (presumably) doing pretty well with certain advertising demographics.

Entertainment is just like any other business. Awards are nice and all, but unless they demonstrably make a studio or network money, the studio or network won't care about Oscars or Emmys.

It's all about the dollar.

Hello jespah,

So more money better acting (directing / writing) quality? Hmmm, I am not quite sure...there are excellent low budget / less money movies (series as well, I guess), (most expensive / expensive) trash Hollywood movies with not good acting / directing.

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Well sure there's good low budget stuff, and lousy big budget stuff. But those are more likely to be exceptions rather than rules.

"New" actors and directors aren't necessarily so new, BTW. Consider Haley Joel Osment, so terrific in The Sixth Sense. He was also in Forrest Gump before that. He was a kid but he still had relevant experience.

Money can buy big explosions, fancy sets, great costumes, etc. No argument there. And films in particular which don't have big budgets have got to get creative. But set dressers (for example) don't always have the time or imagination to do a wonderful job.

You know which film has just about the perfect sets? Office Space. Everything from the office to Peter's apartment to the fast food restaurant lines up perfectly. And it was probably pretty cheap to do the settings. After all, there are hundreds of office buildings where they could have filmed. The restaurant was probably already there, just redecorated. Peter's furniture probably came from Ikea.

You'll see movies saving money by poorly lighting their effects sequences (rain, fog, twilight, you name it) and giving every vendor a screen credit (which is why you see the catering company credited).

It comes back to money and creativity.

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Yes, Haley Joel was absolutely great in Sixth Sense. There seems to be many kids in American movies which are unbelievable, untopable. And by the way, not only kids can play in best quality without ever having played before, in The Florida Project there are great kids as well and an "influencer" in a main role, about 25 years old or so, she never had played before.


E.g. Kingsman, Fluffy...Poppy...or so Land, where Julian Moore is located in the movie. Crimson Peak, of course. There are many.


I have seen it, but cannot remember the set anymore. Have to watch it a second time. Good movie. From Ikea? Furniture from Ikea, yes, in many movies...but didn't know it is used in American movies as well.


Actually one can use extremely cheap lighting and get best / as good results as using most expensive lights, I would guess.


I would have thought you were.


That's good, thank you for the link!

Haley Joel Osmet is all grown up now. He just finished the second season of Hulu's Future Man which is horrifically funny. Check it out:

Many thanks for the link, would not have recognized him. That's good. I just was searching for a new series to watch, will try Future Man.