u/True-Ring-5936

i dabble in music from time to time, but i mainly produce, and lately i've been feeling really discouraged about where i'm going with it. i recently had a falling-out with a gemini i helped build up creatively.. they're doing well now, but they expected me to keep producing/writing for them for free, and i realized i can't keep pouring my energy into someone else's career like that. i've had a few encounters in the past with successful groups/artists in my scene, but i've also been shunned or pushed away before because i wasn't taken seriously and was kind of seen as an outcast!!

i work mostly within a niche online underground music scene, but people from this scene do sometimes gain real recognition and build careers, so i know it's possible. i've been thinking about networking more and actually putting myself out there (which i find really just scary to do.. it makes me really nervous LOL) instead of working independently and disappearing.

does my chart show potential for music/creative work, and when might i start seeing more visibility, connections, opportunities, or momentum? i'm especially curious if there's a period coming up where my career could really start picking up!! <3

tysmmm:))

Does anyone else remember the partially lost 2008 reality show “Dragged By Gigi”? (possible lost VH1-style pilot)

Dragged By Gigi was supposedly an unfinished 2008 reality competition series hosted by Vegas drag nightlife personality Gigi Couture. The series followed aspiring drag queens, club performers, and self-described “scene celebrities” competing in nightlife and image-based challenges across Las Vegas. It was NEVER officially a VH1 show, but it clearly attempted to imitate the chaotic tabloid-era energy of Rock of Love, RuPaul's Drag Race, and late-2000s celebrity reality television before drag competitions became mainstream.

From what’s been pieced together over the years, the show was produced by a small indie company connected to several failed VH1/E! development projects around 2007-2009. Filming allegedly took place during summer 2008 in off-strip Vegas casinos, rented mansions, hotel suites, and nightclub venues.

What makes this whole thing fascinating is how messy the production apparently became..

♡ one contestant allegedly believed the show was going to MTV ♡
old MySpace bulletins from 2008 apparently had cast members bragging about “being on TV soon.” then after production collapsed everyone abruptly stopped mentioning the show completely.

♡ cast members started disappearing online afterward
this added SO much mystique later on. several queens tied to the show deleted MySpaces, abandoned stage names, or completely stopped acknowledging the series existed.

♡ the network lost interest almost immediately ♡
the show was allegedly pitched around to cable networks after filming, but executives reportedly thought it was “too mean,” “too confusing,” and “visually incomprehensible.”

♡ the finale may have completely collapsed

♡ Gigi Couture allegedly threatened to quit multiple times
old gossip threads claimed Gigi HATED how producers were editing her and thought the show was becoming “too exploitative.” one crew member supposedly described the set as “hostile by episode 3.”

♡ production allegedly ran out of money
this is probably the most believable theory tbh. the sets looked cheaper as episodes went on, and ppl noticed later challenges were mostly filmed in hotel hallways/pool areas instead of clubs.

♡ there may have been substance issues behind the scenes ♡
this rumor gets repeated a LOT but nobody knows if it’s true. several old posts reference contestants and crew “partying too hard” during filming weekends.

♡ there are claims Gigi disappeared for nearly a full filming day ♡
according to old gossip posts, production had to stall contestants at the hotel pool for hours while trying to contact her.

♡ the “winner” may have changed multiple times
one rumor says producers kept swapping frontrunners depending on who caused the most drama during filming.

♡ the surviving footage online is apparently incomplete
people who watched the ORIGINAL uploads swear certain confessionals + elimination speeches are missing now. some clips online today look noticeably shorter than older versions.

♡ several contestants allegedly knew each other BEFORE filming
this fueled conspiracy theories that rivalries were pre-planned. one pair of contestants supposedly had old MySpace comments together dating back to 2007.

The surviving material online today is extremely fragmented. A lot of original uploads were deleted years ago..

A few former crew members have anonymously claimed that rough cuts and raw footage still exist on old hard drives owned by ex-production staff, but no evidence has ever surfaced publicly.

Honestly, even if it was just another failed late-2000s reality pilot, the mystery around it has become more interesting than the show itself. The whole thing feels like a cursed relic from the MySpace/tabloid era of reality TV ♡

Why am I feeling so down about my music career right now, and when might things actually start picking up?

[Fully Lost] Dragged By Gigi (2008) (Pilot / Unaired Reality Drag Series?)