Tuesday The Dark Side of the 2000sformer producers of BSC It became clear about the many tactics the franchise has used to create more drama for the cameras.
ViceTV’s docuseries, which focus each week on different aspects of popular culture since the 2000s, explore the history and secrets behind one of the most popular and successful reality dating shows in television history.
Much of the episode revolves around Mike Fleiss, who was the creator/producer Who do you want to marry a millionaire? before a new version of this show was later reimagined BSC. One of the topics of discussion on Tuesday was the process they would go through to select the women to star in the show, said Marky Costello, casting director for the first season of the series. BSC.
“Mike Fleece liked pretty blondes,” she said. “We were looking for smart, beautiful, educated, beautiful, beautiful, beautiful women. They don’t want fat, they don’t want ugly, they don’t want pimples. They want someone who is visually attractive.”
Michael Carroll, the show’s producer during the 2000s, also described how they would try out certain roles on the show, such as the villain.
“We needed a bimbo. We needed a ho. We needed a vulgar girl that everyone could make fun of,” Carroll said.
From there it was a matter of learning how to produce each contestant better by knowing their tendencies during the show.
“We were creating paintings that had a little bit of backstory and image,” Costello said. “She just had a breakup, she just got over anorexia, she’s been a bridesmaid 15 times but never a bride. She’s going to have sex with someone on day one. She’s a virgin and she’ll never have sex. That’s the reality. They want to They know what’s going to happen in that house.
Once home, creating more drama was a constant challenge for the producers, who found that one of the best ways to do this was to make the girl cry on camera. Carroll explained how this was achieved.
“You had to look for their hot buttons. Their father left them when they were 8 years old. They were left at the altar. Which is if you want to be on BSC: You’re going to cry here, and if you don’t cry enough, we’ll find a way to get you out, and then we’ll make you cry when you leave because you didn’t get a B.A. So…you’d better cry.”
Thus, the producers take the information they obtained during the screening process and use it as a weapon to get what they want.
“Bringing things out that she doesn’t need to bring up psychologically destroys her,” Carroll said.
Another key tool that producers use to create more drama and deliver the results they want is to provide alcohol. Carol recalled an example early on when the crew was preparing for the first episode of the season and the ladies had to wait until the episode was over.
“They just sit in the limousine, drinking champagne until they get dirty,” he said. “There’s no place for them to go to the bathroom, so all the pretty girls, 25, have to get out of the car and pee.” On the road side. amazing.”
A former girl in the house, Trish Schneider from Season 5, said she’s sure the producers deliberately tried to get the contestants drunk.
“It’s like a truth serum in a situation like this BSC. “Yes, of course, I think alcohol played a role in some people feeling more comfortable in front of the camera or willing to share more,” Schneider said.
Carroll went on to say that alcohol is always provided and available behind the scenes for the crew as well, with Felice and fellow executive producer Lisa Levinson allegedly drinking publicly while watching screens.
And speaking of Fleece and Levinson, it was revealed on Tuesday that they will go beyond the tactics already mentioned to get results from the show. As in taking reality out of realistic competition.
“At every flower party, there was an argument between Mike Fleece, Lisa Levinson and ABC about which chicks and which girls should get the roses and which ones should go home,” Carroll said.
BSC It’s gotten rave reviews over the years and expanded with an entire franchise that’s still going strong today. Fleiss was eventually forced to resign over allegations of bullying and racism.
The Dark Side of the 2000s It airs Tuesdays at 9 PM on ViceTV.