It was three years ago this month when nobody knew that a houseful of rambunctious women put together in a house would create such a ratings bonanza for the Oxygen network. "The Bad Girls Club" has been breaking ratings records for the network since its 2006 premiere and, based on the strong performance of the season four premiere last week, this reality series will continue to entertain for a long time to come. Executive Producer/Creator Jon Murray talked with our Jim Halterman last week about how the bad girls are chosen, why there won't be a 'Bad Boys Club' and why Murray loves working in the world of cable.
Jim Halterman: Congratulations on the performance of the season premiere of "The Bad Girls Club."
Jon Murray: Oxygen was very happy. It was our highest premiere in a lot of the key demos.
JH: What do you think is the appeal of the show?
JM: I think it's fun watching people who aren't afraid to live their lives sort of loudly. I think most of us constrain ourselves to follow what society dictates but these women are unapologetically themselves.
JH: When you are casting each season, what's the criteria that makes for a good bad girl?
JM: First of all, it's not easy to find them. This is one of the toughest shows to cast. You don't want a sad girl. You want someone who is confident in who they are, who is opinionated, who knows what they want and goes after it. You want someone who doesn't believe in following rules that they think are stupid. You want this girl who is just out there.
JH: The girls are not allowed to hit each other while living in the house but what are some of the other house rules?
JM: There really aren't a lot of rules. The main rule is that we don't want anybody to get hurt. We want everybody to have fun. That's the main thing we worry about but other than that it's their house; they're running it.
JH: Because the tensions sometimes become very heated, are the camera crew and the producers always on alert in case they have to jump in?
JM: There are times when you might not see a producer step in and suggest that a girl takes some time and get away from each other and cool down. And then there are times when suddenly something that seemed like it was a lot of fun suddenly turns in a way that causes us concern so the crew steps in.
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