TLC’s “90 Day Fiance” has been taking viewers inside the K-1 visa process since 2014.
90 Day Fiance was almost Bachelor Wars: Russia
It started with a magazine feature.
Together they came up with the ultra macho-sounding “Bachelor Wars: Russia.”
When the networks again passed, it was back to the drawing board.
So everything worked out in the end for everyone.
Well, except for the networks that passed on the idea.
They’re probably kicking themselves.
Cast members are often nudged in certain directions for storyline purposes or asked to reshoot scenes.
Most shows seem to do it, and “90 Day Fiance” is allegedly no exception.
David Toborowsky’spals Nikki Cooper and Chris Thieneman revealed onYouTubethat some (but not all) scenes were pre-planned.
Thatsleazy scene in Season 5 in which Thieneman asked Toborowsky’s wife, Annie Suwan, for a massage?
It kind of makes you question what other drama was stirred up by producers, doesn’t it?
By that we mean they weren’t brought together by some casting director simply for the show.
So how do the couples get in touch with the show?
“We don’t put people together,” Sharp said.
“Everyone we feature on the show, they found themselves organically.”
Whether those couples fell in love organically, that’s a different story.
Yeah, we couldn’t believe it either.
Think of “The Bachelor,” “Newlyweds,” or “Khloe & Lamar.”
We have to admit that’s pretty impressive.
Who doesn’t love when couples find lasting love?
The process to U.S. citizenship is a lengthy and complicated one.
Contrary to what some might think, the green card doesn’t automatically equal U.S. citizenship.
Citizenship and Immigration Services website.
He was, uh, less than pleased with how he was portrayed on Season 3.
From the looks of things, Mendez never went through with the lawsuit.
And other times it’s fans or the media that uncover past charges.
Danielle Mullins admitted on Facebook to having been charged with fraud (viaIn Touch Weekly).
“Yes, I used someone’s credit card and it was a mistake,” Mullins wrote.
“Yes, in the beginning I was charged with [four] or [five] felonies.
Cast members make how much?
That’s right, zip, zero, nada.
Suddenly $1,000 per episode doesn’t seem so bad, does it?
And to be honest, that number isn’t totally out of the norm.
Danielle Mullins, on the other hand, went in a different direction.
That’s way more than TLC paid her per episode!
Why the odd sitting position during interviews?
In other words, their feet don’t appear to be touching the floor.
Nava claimed the unnatural sitting position wasn’t their call.
yo somebody tell @tlc that you don’t like it.”
Do the producers want the women to show off their bodies?
Or do they want the women to appear more feminine?
After all, the men don’t sit with their knees up during confessional interviews.
In 2017, Molly Hopkinsappearedin Season 5 of “90 Day Fiance” along with Luis Mendez.
I also love rich men, foreigners preferably."
However, they decided to make it a little grittier.
“If something doesn’t feel real or authentic, it goes off.”
Executive producer Dan Adler explained that their approach was to be “flies on the wall.”
He explained that their technique involved staying behind the cast members.
“We tell producers we don’t want to ever see someone enter the room.
If you see them enter, it feels produced.
Be with them,” he said.
Does 90 Day Fiance film fake scenes for promos?
So, do they make fake promos on “90 Day Fiance?”
It seems that viewers just can’t get enough of “90 Day Fiance.”
As of 2021, there are no less than 18 spin off shows, according toTV Insider.
These include “90 Day Fiance: Happily Ever After?”
and “90 Day Fiance: What Now?”
which are both essentially reunion shows that revisit older couples.
Even the producers are amazed by how many spin-offs have emerged.
Alon Orstein of TLC toldGlamour, “You want it to have spin-offs.
You want it to have extensions.
But no one predicted it would rise to this level.”
At first, it was hard finding suitable couples.
News, another big consideration is finding couples who are in it “for the right reasons.”
