The Bachelor: Officer and Gentleman
The Bachelor: Officer and Gentleman
I managed somehow to catch the last two episodes including the finale of The Bachelor. I think the only reason I don’t tune in to this train wreck earlier in its demise is because of American Idol (see my previous entry). And also, let’s face it, I think it’s cheesy and a bit suspect. I guess I find it a bit hard to believe that any of these women actually take the whole thing seriously, but it turns out that they do, at least during the taping of the show. For the second year in a row I sat and watched dumbfounded as a reject rides in the back of a limousine as she smears mascara all over her face with her tears. It seems that at least one of the women had decided that she was deeply in love with the bachelor and cannot fathom why he would have rejected her.
It’s interesting how first, the bachelor slobbers all over several women during the course of a few weeks, decides he could be in love with at least two or three of them and manages to drum up just enough anxiety for the cameramen over his impending decision. And likewise, in a very short period of time the bachelor is able to narrow down the woman of his dreams, mainly while the camera is rolling.
I have to admit that reality television can be quite compelling. If you can allow yourself to get swept up for just a little while, you can manage to pick your favorite bachelorette and talk to the television as if you’re talking to the bachelor and tell him which one to pick. Then, it’s even easier to tell yourself that you never, ever, in a million years, would put all of your business out there like that for the world to see.
The truth of the matter is that there’s no telling what most of us would do for a few dollars and a few minutes of fame. Their lives will never be the same, that’s for sure, and I wonder how many of the past contestants have found their reality television stint to be an advantage in their personal careers and lives, and how many wish they had just stayed away from the camera.
Chandra Adams
Author
Shades of Retribution
Producer
North Bay Media Review
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I managed somehow to catch the last two episodes including the finale of The Bachelor. I think the only reason I don’t tune in to this train wreck earlier in its demise is because of American Idol (see my previous entry). And also, let’s face it, I think it’s cheesy and a bit suspect. I guess I find it a bit hard to believe that any of these women actually take the whole thing seriously, but it turns out that they do, at least during the taping of the show. For the second year in a row I sat and watched dumbfounded as a reject rides in the back of a limousine as she smears mascara all over her face with her tears. It seems that at least one of the women had decided that she was deeply in love with the bachelor and cannot fathom why he would have rejected her.
It’s interesting how first, the bachelor slobbers all over several women during the course of a few weeks, decides he could be in love with at least two or three of them and manages to drum up just enough anxiety for the cameramen over his impending decision. And likewise, in a very short period of time the bachelor is able to narrow down the woman of his dreams, mainly while the camera is rolling.
I have to admit that reality television can be quite compelling. If you can allow yourself to get swept up for just a little while, you can manage to pick your favorite bachelorette and talk to the television as if you’re talking to the bachelor and tell him which one to pick. Then, it’s even easier to tell yourself that you never, ever, in a million years, would put all of your business out there like that for the world to see.
The truth of the matter is that there’s no telling what most of us would do for a few dollars and a few minutes of fame. Their lives will never be the same, that’s for sure, and I wonder how many of the past contestants have found their reality television stint to be an advantage in their personal careers and lives, and how many wish they had just stayed away from the camera.
Chandra Adams
Author
Shades of Retribution
Producer
North Bay Media Review
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