The Bachelor on ABC awesome speech
The Bachelor on ABC is a bad idea
I have to say, from the very first time I heard the premise of the show The Bachelor on ABC and its sister show, The Bachelorette, I couldn't help but think to myself, "that is such a bad idea." Really. What kind of people are going to apply to get on a show like The Bachelor on ABC? Desperate people. People who haven't had luck with relationships. And some people who, quite frankly, suck at relationships. And who on earth is going to be able to be completely open and genuine with someone in such an artificial and new environment? Most people will either be very guarded or trying really hard to impress (and neither of those groups are going to really be themselves throughout the duration of the show, despite what the bachelor on ABC 's show seems to think).
Longevity and The Bachelor on ABC
The other problem, for me, is that when couples are thrown together in the manner that they are on The Bachelor on ABC, it is highly unlikely that the darker sides of their characters are going to come out. I mean, who is inclined to be grouchy, moody, whiny, clingy, distant, or emotional when they're in a gorgeous mansion with good food, comfortable beds, nice clothes, etc? Especially when there is no stress about work, no worries about money, nothing to think about except for the glaringly obvious "what if I don't get picked" syndrome. The way to really make these couples get to know each other is for the bachelor on abc to throw them together like the amazing race does, in high stress situations, and see how well they can actually mesh together in the dirt and chaos of life. Granted, the success rate of that would appear to be significantly lower than the format that the bachelor on abc is currently using, but then again, perhaps the couples that actually stayed together on that version of the show would continue to stay together for years afterwards, not just the mandatory year dictated by the contract.
Artificiality on The Bachelor on ABC
The other major problem that I see every time I see even a ten minute clip of that show is that none of those people are what I like to call "real people." These people do not have obvious physical struggles with weight, complexion, size, shape, hair, or anything else. They make a show out of the rare Barbies and Kens of our world, and call that reality TV. Maybe that's why so many people want to be on the show; then they just get a chance to be with extremely attractive people, instead of having to go out and sift through the average rest of us to find someone who looks like they came from the bachelor on abc. The one time they did a dating show for people who don't look like Barbie or Ken, it was for plus-sized people (again, not average people) and even the plus sized ladies on the show (More to Love, I believe it was called) had complexions and hair like celebs or something. Who's going to host a show for those of us who are just plain average, with average sized bodies, average sized curves, and middle of the road complexion (like those of us who still have acne in our twenties or thirties)? Nobody. And that, I tell you, is the biggest beef of all that I have against the bachelor on abc. It is all a lie.
