![]() ![]() Seems 2 me Gaten needs a real parent to offer him a firm no. Many folks needing a job are 1 step away from the edge. Just paying them after devastating them is sleezy. Man you see that single mother of three on Prank Encounters last night? She thought she finally had health insurance then the rug was pulled out from under her. What I really want is some rich kid already making 100x more then me pranking my ass on tv for laughs. Yeah because when I get a new job to support myself. Back in March, it was reported that the cast of Stranger Things all got significant pay raises for Season 3, and Gaten reportedly makes $250,000 an episode (which works out to $2 million for the eight-episode season). ![]() But still, many found it cruel to dangle the opportunity of employment in front of unsuspecting people, while others pointed out that it’s in pretty poor taste for a rich teenager to prank someone who desperately needs a job. The jobs offered on Prank Encounters will most likely be one-off gig work or odd jobs. ![]() And when they ask for gloves, tell them there are no gloves! Ha ha! And no lunch breaks! And also no health insurance, because the job is fake LOL.” But I’m picturing him sitting in a van watching the chaos go down from a hidden camera, giving instructions into an actor’s ear piece, like, “ Okay, now grab a rag and tell them it’s their job to wipe the extremely lactose intolerant elephant’s butt for $7.25 an hour. Gaten will serve as an executive producer as well as host, and it’s not known what kind of hosting role he’ll play. It’s business as usual until their paths collide and these part-time jobs turn into full-time nightmares.” “Each episode of this terrifying and hilarious prank show takes two complete strangers who each think they’re starting their first day at a new job. Prank Encounters took the temporary title of Most Hated Thing On The Internet after the press release for the show went out last week. If that seems kind of like a cruel set up, then you might be one of the many people who called the show out before a single episode has been released. The basis of the pranks is that people are hired for fake jobs, not knowing their new job is fake, and they were only hired so strangers at home can laugh at their misfortune. "All participants came in with the expectation this was a one-day, hourly gig and everyone got paid for their time.In the grand tradition of Punk’d, Scare Tactics, and Jackass, Deadline reports that Netflix has ordered eight episodes of a series called Prank Encounters, in which innocent strangers will be pranked on the job by 16-year-old Gaten Matarazzo, who plays Dustin on Stranger Things. "The pranks in Prank Encounters are spooky, supernatural, and over the top, and everyone had a great time," a Netflix spokesperson said. UPDATE: Netflix clarifies the pranks are supernatural in nature and paid participants expected one-day jobs. "Like a years salary of what they would have gotten if it was a real job? If so, I'd be excited to watch. "Do the folks getting pranked get ridiculous compensation?" asked another user in a tweet. Said another, "Sorry, but this show sounds like a horrible idea." Yet another criticized the idea, writing it "sounds cruel."Īctress and author Mara Wilson was among the replies, tweeting, "Gaten, can we talk" "Fire your agent right now," tweeted one commentator. When sharing the Deadline announcement to his Twitter page, where Matarazzo has 1.27 million followers, the Stranger Things star faced mixed responses across more than 1,700 replies: Imagine a famous child jumping out and telling you that No, you will not be getting healthcare anyone soon but Yes, you might be on TV maybe- beth mccoll June 14, 2019 can't wait," wrote Beth McColl in a tweet that has been favorited more than 129,000 times. Wild).ĭetails from the series are light, but the hidden camera show's premise is facing wide criticism: "i was just saying i'd love to watch a rich child humiliate economically insecure adults. When their paths collide, their newly won gigs "turn into full-time nightmares."ġ6-year-old Matarazzo will host and act as executive producer on Prank Encounters, due out from Netflix later this year, alongside producers Ben Silverman ( The Office) and Howard Owens (Netflix's You vs. The series, revealed Friday by Deadline, will bring two strangers together under the premise of starting their first day at a new job. Stranger Things star Gaten Matarazzo and his upcoming Netflix-backed prank show have come under fire over a premise many are calling cruel because it "preys on unemployed people." ![]()
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