“Operation Repo,” a reality show following the exploits of a tight-knit repossession and recovery company in the San Fernando Valley, might be looking for porn stars.
“We need people who can flip out on cue,” said Terry Tocantins, a casting director for the show. “People who can go to 60 in a half second when they feel their rights are being abridged.”
Porn performers, we’re talking to you. Tocantins describes “Operation Repo” as “porn without the porn” and an upcoming episode features a porn couple who appear “full-frontal, but pixelated” as their van gets repossessed (this episode is likely already cast).
“But we’re always looking for hot, Valley people,” Tocantins said, specifying “Valley.”
I asked Tocantins why his program did not scour the prestigious acting academies of Los Angeles.
“The people who don’t do it well are the ones with conservatory training,” he said. “You spend a lot of time getting them to lose that. We want people going incoherent and ballistic immediately.”
Anyone who has ever worked for Pink Visual would be right at home on “Operation Repo,” as both outfits employ the same “so why do you have a camera?” line for the mark to say, whether she’s getting her taco truck repossessed or being lured by Lexi Lamour from a doughnut store parking lot to fuck her and Ethan Cage.
And payment is very similar to porn.
“You don’t have to be in the union and you get a check that day for two hours’ work,” Tocantins said, quoting me a price that I’m afraid is less than the going BJ rate for women but way higher than the going bukkake rate for men. So at least in basic cable we have gender equality.
I think an excellent “Operation Repo” episode might involve the recovery of a vehicle being used for a scene in Couples Seduce Teens. Think of the cross-promotional opportunities! Even if the people who watch “Operation Repo” are exactly the same people who watch Couples Seduce Teens anyway, the viewer will be pleased to know he doesn’t have to further chicken-grease smear the remote by having to flip the channel between his favorite stories.
If you are a porn performer interested in broadening your horizons and getting your check signed by Ted Turner, e-mail Terry at ariescasting[at]yahoo.com. Subject line: Gram Said I’m A Star.
Previously on Porn Valley Observed: Couples Seduce Teens 6; Couples Seduce Teens 3
See also: Operation Repo
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