Unlike
Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica and
The Osbournes,
Til Death Do Us Part: Carmen and Dave concerns only one facet of the subjects' lives: preparations for their wedding. MTV approached Electra and Navarro about producing a wedding series after the couple starred in
Carmen and Dave: An MTV Love Story. That series aired in 2002 and documented the couple's courtship. Electra and Navarro, engaged since August 14, 2001, had postponed their wedding, but the show forced them to set a date for their nuptials. The show tried to capture the reality of Electra and Navarro's relationship, but according to Navarro,
reality TV is an impossibility "because you're not gonna be real with an eight-man crew in your house." He describes the show's product as "the most realistic portrayal of . . . life with eight guys with cameras around." == Follow-up ==