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# '''Politics.''' See the scenario described at ScrewedByTheNetwork, and now imagine it large across the entire company.

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# '''Politics.''' See the scenario described at ScrewedByTheNetwork, and now imagine it writ large across the entire company.
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# '''Politics.''' See the scenario described at ScrewedByTheNetwork, and now imagine it writ large across the entire company.

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# '''Politics.''' See the scenario described at ScrewedByTheNetwork, and now imagine it writ large across the entire company.
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# '''Stupidity.''' Because it's hard to find people who are good at both creative enterprises and financial affairs,[[note]]although there are always plenty of people who are good at [[BreadEggsBreadedEggs creative financial affairs]] (see HollywoodAccounting)[[/note]] the frequent result is somebody who doesn't understand what they're in charge of, sometimes leading to unreasonable demands or severe misunderstandings.

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# '''Stupidity.''' Because it's hard to find people who are good at both creative enterprises and financial affairs,[[note]]although there are always plenty of people who are good at [[BreadEggsBreadedEggs creative financial affairs]] (see HollywoodAccounting)[[/note]] UsefulNotes/HollywoodAccounting)[[/note]] the frequent result is somebody who doesn't understand what they're in charge of, sometimes leading to unreasonable demands or severe misunderstandings.
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Entertainment Executives, as the main article mentions, have a very bad reputation, for many, many reasons. Most commonly, the public usually doesn't hear about positive examples, because {{Troubled Production}}s breed a need to shift the blame, and it's hard to shift the blame away from yourself if you're in charge. But, even so, they'd have a bad reputation for these additional reasons:

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Entertainment Executives, as the main article mentions, have a very bad reputation, for many, many reasons. Most commonly, the public usually doesn't hear about positive examples, because {{Troubled Production}}s breed [[BlameGame a need to shift the blame, blame]], and it's hard to shift the blame away from yourself if you're in charge. But, even so, they'd have a bad reputation for these additional reasons:



# '''Stupidity.''' Because it's hard to find people who are good at both creative enterprises and financial affairs,[[note]]Although there are always plenty of people who are good at [[BreadEggsBreadedEggs creative financial affairs]] (see HollywoodAccounting).[[/note]] the frequent result is somebody who doesn't understand what they're in charge of, sometimes leading to unreasonable demands or severe misunderstandings.

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# '''Stupidity.''' Because it's hard to find people who are good at both creative enterprises and financial affairs,[[note]]Although affairs,[[note]]although there are always plenty of people who are good at [[BreadEggsBreadedEggs creative financial affairs]] (see HollywoodAccounting).[[/note]] HollywoodAccounting)[[/note]] the frequent result is somebody who doesn't understand what they're in charge of, sometimes leading to unreasonable demands or severe misunderstandings.
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# '''The Need to Do Something.''' Sometimes, certain executives feel the need to prove to themselves or their superiors that they're actually contributing, and so they insist on changes to the result. This frequently leads to equivalents of the CensorDecoy.

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# '''The Need to Do Something.''' Sometimes, certain executives feel the need to prove to themselves or their superiors that they're actually contributing, and so they insist on changes to the result. This frequently leads to equivalents of the CensorDecoy.CensorDecoy.
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Entertainment Executives, as the main article mentions, have a very bad reputation, for many, many reasons. Most commonly, the public usually doesn't hear about positive examples, because {{Troubled Production}}s breed a need to shift the blame, and it's hard to shift the blame away from yourself if you're the man in charge. But, even so, they'd have a bad reputation for these additional reasons:

# Politics. See the scenario described at ScrewedByTheNetwork, and now imagine it writ large across the entire company.
# Stupidity. Because it's hard to find people who are good at both creative enterprises and financial affairs[[note]]Although there are always plenty of people who are good at creative financial affairs (see HollywoodAccounting)[[/note]], the frequent result is somebody who doesn't understand what they're in charge of, sometimes leading to unreasonable demands or severe misunderstandings.
# The Need to Play it Safe. The thing is, as the cost of a production goes up, the need to turn a profit becomes more and more acute; this leads to a need to go for Mass Appeal, which in turn can lead to many a bad decision. Further, the number of people involved shoots up, which can lead to various problems associated with committees.
# The Need To Do Something. Sometimes, an executive feels the need to prove to himself or his superiors that he's actually contributing, and so insists on changes to the result. This frequently leads to equivalents of the CensorDecoy.

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Entertainment Executives, as the main article mentions, have a very bad reputation, for many, many reasons. Most commonly, the public usually doesn't hear about positive examples, because {{Troubled Production}}s breed a need to shift the blame, and it's hard to shift the blame away from yourself if you're the man in charge. But, even so, they'd have a bad reputation for these additional reasons:

# Politics. '''Politics.''' See the scenario described at ScrewedByTheNetwork, and now imagine it writ large across the entire company.
# Stupidity. '''Stupidity.''' Because it's hard to find people who are good at both creative enterprises and financial affairs[[note]]Although affairs,[[note]]Although there are always plenty of people who are good at [[BreadEggsBreadedEggs creative financial affairs affairs]] (see HollywoodAccounting)[[/note]], HollywoodAccounting).[[/note]] the frequent result is somebody who doesn't understand what they're in charge of, sometimes leading to unreasonable demands or severe misunderstandings.
# The '''The Need to Play it Safe. It Safe.''' The thing is, as the cost of a production goes up, the need to turn a profit becomes more and more increasingly acute; this leads to a need to go for Mass Appeal, which in turn can lead to many a bad decision. Further, the number of people involved shoots up, which can lead to various problems associated with committees.
# The '''The Need To to Do Something. Something.''' Sometimes, an executive feels certain executives feel the need to prove to himself themselves or his their superiors that he's they're actually contributing, and so insists they insist on changes to the result. This frequently leads to equivalents of the CensorDecoy.
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Entertainment Executives, as the main article mentions, have a very bad reputation, for many, many reasons. Most commonly, the public usually doesn't hear about positive examples, because {{Troubled Production}}s breed a need to shift the blame, and it's hard to shift the blame away from yourself if you're the man in charge. But, even so, they'd have a bad reputation for these additional reasons:

# Politics. See the scenario described at ScrewedByTheNetwork, and now imagine it writ large across the entire company.
# Stupidity. Because it's hard to find people who are good at both creative enterprises and financial affairs[[note]]Although there are always plenty of people who are good at creative financial affairs (see HollywoodAccounting)[[/note]], the frequent result is somebody who doesn't understand what they're in charge of, sometimes leading to unreasonable demands or severe misunderstandings.
# The Need to Play it Safe. The thing is, as the cost of a production goes up, the need to turn a profit becomes more and more acute; this leads to a need to go for Mass Appeal, which in turn can lead to many a bad decision. Further, the number of people involved shoots up, which can lead to various problems associated with committees.
# The Need To Do Something. Sometimes, an executive feels the need to prove to himself or his superiors that he's actually contributing, and so insists on changes to the result. This frequently leads to equivalents of the CensorDecoy.

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