Surviving the Reset

If you’re a creator trying to make sense of where TV is headed after the chaos of 2025, this episode is for you.In Episode 5 of Unscripted Untold, Evan Majors and Mike Sick sit down with Emmy-winning unscripted TV executive producer Monique Taylor for an honest, grounding conversation about how to move through a reset without losing your footing or yourself.This episode focuses on three things creators are actively wrestling with right now: • What to do during industry downtime and shifts • What there’s actually reason to be hopeful about going into 2026 • What unscripted TV needs to let go of if it wants to surviveMonique brings real perspective shaped by years inside the business, not theory. As an Emmy-winning executive producer and Co-Executive Producer at Lighthearted Entertainment, she’s helped shape some of the most recognizable shows in the culture, including the upcoming new season of Put A Ring On It on OWN, King’s Court, Selling Tampa, Owning Manhattan, The Real Housewives of Atlanta, and Married to Medicine.For the last two episodes of 2025, we wanted to do something different. Instead of feeding the panic, we wanted to open the door and talk honestly about what’s changing, what’s worth paying attention to, and how creators can recalibrate for what comes next.This isn’t a doom-and-gloom conversation. It’s a living-room talk about perspective, clarity, and forward motion.Pull up a chair. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit unscripteduntold5.substack.com/subscribe