The Weddreams curse

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Rawalex:
Many of the people who appeared on the first couple of seasons of Canadian Showcase show "Webdreams" has disappeared out of the business, or has just gone really, really quiet.

I tend to agree but then again, just about everyone in the show was struggling to "make it". DAve Angelo was tired of being a dancer and tried to make his website a success, got dicked out of being a producer, etc. Malezia tried her thing and failed. I'm not sure what Dugmor is doing these days.

rhetorical:
The whole thing was a scam from the get go

Not at all. When they approached us they said right up front that there was no pay check, and were very honest with me when they (producers, writers etc) told me they were being paid, and that Showcase would hopefully run the show for years. There was no scam whatsoever.

However what I did do was let them know that we would do it in exchange for heavy promotion of our name. If you watch the show, you see "2Much" and "LiveCamNetwork" signs in the background, the names mentioned in the voice overs and by the characters, and even close-ups of the coffee cups everyone was drinking from. This product placement is worth far more than any flat rate or salary they could have offered us.

DannyCox:
No one got a thing from being on the show, except for a little local notoriety in their areas. It was mainly an ego-stroke for everyone

It was definately an ego stroke at first. We felt like movie stars being followed around by the cameras, and there was definately a little notoriety too, but whats wrong with that? Working with the Galafilm crew was a very pleasant experience. They were nice, smart, and very respectful of our limits. They helped us out just as much as we helped them. It was probably one of the best deals I have ever had the pleasure to be a part of.

And speaking of Noteriety: Go to Internet Movie Database (IMDB dot com) and look up Webdreams. (Gonzo don't look - you'll puke!)

Gonzo:
And I have to laugh at those companies... you know who you are that made this the cornerstone of their PR and marketing pitch as successful. I guess when the big years celebration is drinking a beer from the mini bar in Miami that kinda sums itself up.

Hi Gonzo! Glad you can see that you can't go one day without getting a raging hard-on for me. I'd be flattered if I wasn't so creeped out!

RawAlex:
It really does say something when showcase scraps reruns, because that is about the only way they ever break even on productions

Maybe, but come on. The show first aired in 2005, and was FINALLY taken off of Showcase in 2009 (but continus on IFC and Showcase Diva I think). I don't know why it's been on for so long.

I think overall though the public's interest in the adult industry died years ago. Maybe it was because adult continued to do well after the .com bubble burst in 2001, who knows.