>No one went to Baywatch for its gripping dialogue

While that's true, Hasselhoff was both one of the producers of the show and someone who wanted to be taken seriously. That's one of the reasons they spun off Baywatch Nights (which they still cheaped out on) and kept doing serious dramatic episodes. I can still understand Hoff being coked out of his mind and taking in millions for a decade and so not caring, but what about everyone else involved? How are you on the most popular show in history and getting paid industry minimum to act out unfinished scripts without sets and not say anything?