QUOTE (HardSix @ Jun 9 2009, 07:31 PM)

Even better than P2.0, I expect the next big thing will be reality star full-sim. Take a star, male or female, say a vapid blond(e) from a billionaire family with no real talent except an uncanny knack for staying in the media spotlight. 80% of her fans would follow him/her through P2.0 with the occassional bonus special (part of their monthly fee) full-sim of a couple hours of highlights from his/her "real life." 18% could afford even more access, with full-sim of him/her on interview shows, public appearances, behind the scenes on her latest film set, the occasional exclusive restaurant meal or club outing, and a couple hours a week of his/her personal life. The top 2% of identity junkies could pay for full access, 4-8hrs of full-sim per day, including his/her most intimate experiences, all given only a basic quick same-day editing to crop out anything unpalatable to most fans and then a quick pass to level out the sensory tracks. Bam -- a major cash cow for the studio, and a far less risky gamble than some conventional big-budget 2 hr movie. As depressing as the Sixth World would be, almost everyone would pay for the escape, especially when they would never have the means and access to everything the star would.
QUOTE (Tiger Eyes @ Jun 11 2009, 12:10 AM)

Hmmmm... gotta see if we can get that one in somewhere... ah, yes. Too bad your name doesn't lend itself to the image of a vapid blonde...
Hey, what's Karl Brackhaven's daughter up to these days? Last I heard (2064), she went Orc-poser and was dating that Orc rockstar. Maybe she got back into daddy's "good" graces (enough to get her hands on some of his cash), got some top-of-the-line LA/Chiba plastic surgery (maybe even partial-Leonization), and then went the reality-sim-starlet-with-orc-rocker-boyfriend route?
Yeah, I know it's a stretch

, but I would love it if only because it would really embarrass & p*ss off ol' Pappy Brackhaven.