McBee Dynasty Producer Gives Exclusive Look Behind The Scenes
McBee Dynasty Producer Gives Exclusive Look Behind The Scenes
You were a mess and dad was a mess, yeah. You ain’t get out of that.
And it was going to be about like the life cycle of corn.
He is a one-man wrecking crew, like he could be his own reality TV show, just him.
Oh that was set up, they let the fire get out of control. Let me tell you, like our crew was in danger.
She asked you something and she can just see your body emotion, like you didn’t like that.
They prey on weakness.
I’m perfect for a reality TV show. I can’t hold back my emotions or anything.
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Today’s episode is going to be an interesting perspective change.
We’re actually going to be hearing from Britain, who is one of the producers from season one of the MCB Dynasty, getting to hear from the production side of reality TV and what it takes to actually produce and edit a reality TV show like MCB Dynasty.
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Hey y’all, welcome to Meet the MCB’s. We’ve got an exciting episode today.
I’m pumped about it personally because we get to explore reality TV from a producer’s perspective.
So today we have a producer from season one — actually, what is your actual title?
Field producer.
Field producer from season one of the MCB Dynasty, Britain, who we’ve become close with throughout all of season one.
She was there for the ups and a lot of the down moments that we had throughout the season.
So we’re excited to hear from Britain’s side, from the production side of what takes place in reality TV, and also hear from her perspective on the train wreck that she watched from season one.
Because it was a little bit of a train wreck.
It was interesting.
We were a mess.
You were a mess.
And dad was a mess.
Yeah, you ain’t getting out of that.
I feel like Cole always tries to come down on me during these.
He just — you call me, go back.
Who’s the worst?
Who’s the absolute worst for season one?
Alright, so to get into this, how were you introduced to the show?
Like how did you even find out about this?
Yeah, I got a random call, which was really interesting because at that point in the industry, like nobody was working.
There were a bunch of strikes about to happen.
I got a call from the executive producer that I had interviewed with for a show like, I don’t know, six months before that, but we didn’t actually work together.
They told me they had this farm show, and it was going to be about the life cycle of corn and stuff like that.
I was sitting in my LA apartment, surrounded by traffic, and I was like, well, alright, that could be interesting.
Had you ever been to the Midwest or anything?
Yeah, I mean, I’ve traveled all over for work, but I definitely haven’t lived this type of lifestyle before.
So, a big change.
She was thinking she was coming out here to shoot a documentary on farmers growing corn.
Oh yeah, and that is not what happened.
That is not what happened.
I was like, okay, it’ll be some horses, some cattle.
And now we have beat-up cars and love triangles.
Yeah, a bunch of drama that takes place on the farm.
We’ve told people for a long time that our farming operation could make a great reality TV show.
Not because of the farm itself, but because of the dynamics between our family and the relationship struggles that some of us seem to have.
Jesse seems to have.
Yeah, there’s a few of them.
That is not what happened.
I was like, okay, it’ll be some horses, some cattle.
And now we have beat-up cars and love triangles.
Yeah, a bunch of drama that takes place on the farm.
We’ve told people for a long time that our farming operation in particular —
I don’t know if it’s like this on all farms —
but our farming operation could make a great reality TV show.
Not because of the farm itself,
but really just because of the dynamics between our family
and then the relationship struggles that some of us seem to have.
Jesse seems to have.
Yeah, there’s a few of them.
So this was your first time on an actual farm though?
You’ve been in the Midwest, but first time on a farm?
I mean, I’ve done shows that have taken me to really weird places,
but yeah, I don’t think I’ve been in a pasture with buffalo moving.
I haven’t done anything like that before.
It’s a little different.
What’s crazy thinking back to it is depending on where we went with the show,
because with the production company, there were a few different networks that were wanting this show.
Whatever network picked it up, it was going to be how the show was created.
If we went on National Geographic, it was going to be just a show about farming and ranching.
Literally just planting corn.
Imagine that.
No one would have seen our personal lives at all.
It would’ve been more educational than anything.
Just a documentary.
Imagine him just strictly talking about farming.
Good luck to anybody trying to do that and keep all the other stuff out of it.
That sounds harder than actually shooting a documentary.
It would be.
We definitely ended up being the most realistic show we could have been.
It actually portrays our lives without doubt.
I remember calling my friends and family — not to disrupt my NDA —
and being like, this is crazy.
This is the most real drama I’ve ever seen in my life on set.
We laid it all out there.
One of the things we talked about with the production company candidly —
they said what made the Kardashians so successful
is that they showed 99% of their life to the audience.
They literally just laid it all out there.
We were like, okay, if we’re going to do this,
we’re not going to hold back.
We’re going to showcase all of the good,
even more of the bad,
and just what real life is all about for us.
And that right there is where we made a mistake.
We should have held back.
We should have held back maybe just a little bit.
I think Stephen had us all talked into this.
No, it was Dad and I.
We had a family meeting before filming.
It was like a raw-raw speech.
We were like, alright guys, lay it all out there.
Don’t hide anything.
Show your full emotions.
Just be who you are.
Episode two in Fort Worth,
I was watching Cole and I was like,
damn, that was horrible advice.
I still remember the first day I met you guys at headquarters.
You all walked out in boots, cowboy hats, firm handshake.
I was just like, where are we right now?
What is going on?
At first, I thought you were just proper gentlemen.
No drama.
Then you get Stephen in a bad mood.
Or you get a drink in Cole’s hand.
Cole and I fight sometimes.
She had to line me out a couple times last year.
There was one time early on where I felt bad.
I was working out and you kept asking me questions.
I was trying to get a real workout in.
I got so annoyed, I walked out of the gym.
I stormed off, came back later.
There’s no show with me just working out and not talking.
You guys have a crazy difficult job —
balancing capturing our lives
while we still have to live our lives.
We feel frustrated sometimes,
but we trust you because we got close through season one.
I can say,
Britain, I’m annoyed right now.
And you already know.
I can tell when it’s going to be a bad day
the moment my phone lights up at 5:30 a.m.
My favorite is when you guys text each other right in front of me.
I’m like, what are you doing?
What was the biggest shock coming to the farm?
How real everything was.
The drama follows you everywhere.
Cows escaping and running down the highway.
That happened week one.
I was like, how does this happen to you guys?
People think farming is simple.
Overalls, pitchforks.
But then you see the tractors, the combines,
how many moving parts there are.
It’s chaotic all the time.
Something is always breaking.
Someone is always mad.
Steve MCB cranks it up.
That man is a one-man wrecking crew.
He could be his own reality TV show.
People online said we staged the stolen equipment.
Or staged the fire.
Absolutely not.
Our crew was in danger.
The wind shifted.
Production vehicles were right there.
We were one fence line away from disaster.
Nothing was staged.
Nothing.
It was chaos.
Galina finding out about her Escalade —
I was in the car with her.
That was the scariest car ride of my life.
She had every right to be angry.
Dad letting Brooke use Galina’s car —
real.
Worst case scenario.
Season one was raw.
Nothing fake.
Rapid fire questions.
Worst mood swings?
Cole.
Stephen is a slow burn.
Cole snaps and then he’s fine.
I’m perfect for reality TV.
No filter.
Who makes you laugh the most?
You and Casey.
Jake too.
Especially together.
Most WTF moment?
Galina finding out about the Escalade in real time.
Reddit says the show is fake.
Fact check: false.
Reality breaks our schedule every single day.
Behind the scenes —
we never stop working.
Mining for story.
Tracking real life.
Forcing you to talk about it 25 times.
Then one more.
We are not scripting anything.
This is all real.
From a cast perspective,
you guys are high maintenance only because farming is high maintenance.
But no divas.
Balancing life and production is hard.
Relationships need trust.
It’s like summer camp.
Living together for months.
We know all your drama.
You know none of ours.
We show up professional every day.
This is not a 9–5.
It’s wake up to sleep.
Mental health takes a hit.
I’ve been to 35 countries for work.
Now Missouri.
Very exotic.
This was a cool perspective shift.
Thanks for coming on.
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