Now one of the major reality television networks, TLC still includes some arguably educational programming (assumingDr.
After all, TLC gave us the Honey Boo Boo crew and the whole Gosselin gang.
But it isn’t all rainbows and roses once you find the perfect casting call and land an audition.
Here’s what it’s really like to be on a TLC show.
“Well, it’s staged,” she told the mag.
“It’s real, but it’s staged.”
According to some TLC stars, even the words you say may not be your own.
“Well, absolutely parts of it is.
No question,” Chris said.
“Some of it is real and then teased with, added to, subtracted from.”
It turns out that TLC itself may have been part of the reason.
Even once the couple had decided to separate, producers urged them to stay together.
In fact, that applies to every facet of life while on a TLC show.
After all, there’s a lot that’s filmed.
Even on a show that seems pretty straightforward, a single episode can take hours upon hours to film.
According toGood Housekeeping,just one Kleinfeld appointment onSay Yes to the Dresscan take up to ten hours.
That’s a whole lot of footage for producers and editors to go through.
It’s a tricky tactic used by producers to make you sound how they want to make you sound.
There’s even a term for it in showbusiness frankenbiting.
“So TLC especially takes that very seriously.”
Better hope the producers agree with you or else people could think you’re the villain.
Just ask Leida Margaretha and Eric Rosenbrook from90 Day Fiance.
“It starts on the show, and it starts with portrayal,” he said.
They edit it in a way that explains … the way they want it displayed."
Eric noted that if producers had shared entire conversations, viewers would have formed a different opinion about them.
It isn’t easy to see yourself portrayed differently than how you see yourself.
Everything on the show is so edited and out of context."
However, Olivia was quick to point out that this wasn’t how things actually went down.
“Thanks to those who were concerned about my character, calling me a witch [and] poison.
“I had permission.
But I guess that’s not a dramatic enough storyline.”
Sometimes, people on TLC shows are reportedly asked to lie outright.
“It was all staged,” Selip said.
According to her, aspects of the gypsy culture that are featured on the show are entirely made up.
She claimed it was fabricated to get high ratings.
It depends what you mean by genuine.
If someone says something that could potentially cause a disagreement, the director asks you questions about it.”
In fact, you may not get to see much of them at all.
If you are on a contest show, you may be sequestered and have little outside world contact.
Warn your family and your friends."
Becoming a television star certainly has its perks: national recognition, yourown catchphrase, and big bucks.
Wait, scratch that last one.
In 2012,Radar Onlinereported that the toddlers onToddlers & Tiarasdidn’t make any money off the show.
