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In this week's episode, I explore the evolving relationship between creators and Hollywood. I look at several examples of creator-led projects and explore the career trajectories of certain creators who "made it" in Hollywood and others that didn't.

Timestamps:

4:23 The ambitions of early creators

5:01 Shane Dawson’s career: Using YouTube as a stepping stone to Hollywood

10:18 The era of the YouTube show10:57 AwesomenessTV

13:48 YouTube Originals14:52 The pendulum swings: Creators as show producers themselves

15:30 Escape the Night

16:56 Escape the Night controversy: Gabbie Hanna

19:39 The Reality House

20:43 Why Hollywood still overlooks the creator economy

21:32 MrBeast

24:28 Emma Chamberlain vs MrBeast

26:17 Beast Games controversy & why Hollywood is still hesitant to work with creators

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