well sheet man, i'll send you a plane ticket and have a big ol' honkin' pack of energizers waitin' here at hollywood and vine-- we gonna make a big star outta you and it won't cost but a rooty-tooty fresh n' fruity!
in all seriousness, the price of production has gone way, way down. that's why there's sooo much reality TV these days. it costs damn near nothing to make.