Topic 83 of 113: The Bachelor/Bachelorette
Tue, Apr 1, 2003 (16:39) |
Karen (KarenR)
Let's hear your take on these doomed relationship shows.
5 responses total.
Topic 83 of 113 [tv]: The Bachelor/Bachelorette
Response 1 of 5: Autumn (autumn) * Tue, Apr 1, 2003 (20:23) * 1 lines
I watched ONE episode of "The Bachelor" last year and thought it was so offensive. It reminded me of the Miss America pageant, except the "winner" gets a shallow, commitment-phobic guy instead of cash and prizes.
Topic 83 of 113 [tv]: The Bachelor/Bachelorette
Response 2 of 5: Karen (KarenR) * Tue, Apr 1, 2003 (22:09) * 3 lines
I started this topic for people who watch it and want to talk about the weekly installment.
If people get trashed for their interests, how can other conferences on Spring flourish?
Topic 83 of 113 [tv]: The Bachelor/Bachelorette
Response 3 of 5: Autumn (autumn) * Wed, Apr 2, 2003 (16:03) * 1 lines
Excuuuuse me...I thought by your subheading describing the relationships as doomed, we were free to comment on the obviously flawed nature of the concept.
Topic 83 of 113 [tv]: The Bachelor/Bachelorette
Response 4 of 5: amy (airstream) * Fri, Apr 11, 2003 (00:11) * 2 lines
i can't decide if the bachelor looks like a young wayne newton or the guy from that old show "herman's head"......
just a thought.........
Topic 83 of 113 [tv]: The Bachelor/Bachelorette
Response 5 of 5: Conf admin (cfadm) * Sat, Jul 1, 2006 (20:17) * 55 lines
http://abc.go.com/primetime/bachelor/
the latest incarnation.
Episode 1
Air Date: 01/09/2006
There have been hundreds of people who've taken a shot at love on The Bachelor -- but Travis Stork may be the most impressive yet. Magna cum laude at Duke University, top of the class in medical school, he's now in Nashville saving hundreds of lives as an ER doctor. We see him on the job and even meet a patient whose life he saved.
Dr. Stork offers his personal prescription for a life of happiness: a tight circle of friends and family, a job you love and someone you love spending every single day with. He's now ready to find that someone. The last eight years of his life has been focused solely on medicine with no time to meet anyone. He's feeling lucky with this chance to be the Bachelor, especially in Paris -- the best place to fall in love. The only downside is that he has to learn some French, as he doesn't speak a word.
Host Chris Harrison gets things started at the grand and historic 14th-century French chateau where the Bachelor will be living. Travis pulls up in a limo, where he gets to see his new home for the first time. Meanwhile, the Bachelorettes are being driven around Paris in limousines and they're breathless with excitement at the sights.
Soon the women's limos start arriving. There are five Bachelorettes to a car and every last one of them is overwhelmed at the sight of the chateau -- and Travis. Chris announces "Let the journey begin!" in French and steps back to allow Travis to meet the women. First up is Susan, who gives him a kiss after some brief chit chat. Cortney's up next, who greets him with "Hello, Prince Charming!" Next is Kyle. April loses her shoe on her way to greet Travis. Jehan steps out of the car last -- Travis is a bit flummoxed by her unusual name.
The second limousine pulls up. Kristen emerges with a Southern-inflected "Bawnjer" and identifies herself as a hugger. Jennifer says lots of thank yous. Next come Tara, Venus and Moana.
The third limo arrives. In quick succession come Cole, Sara, Lisa, and the uniquely named Princess, who tells the curious Travis that her mother named her. Last out is Liza.
During a lull between limos, Chris checks in with Travis and reminds him he must let 13 of the women go tonight. The fourth limousine arrives, bearing Sarah S., who's delighted to learn Travis hails from Nashville, just like her. Kathy emerges next, then Jaime, whose thick Southern accent is identified as Virginian. Elizabeth greets Travis with a kiss, while Yvonne hugs him repeatedly.
The final limo pulls up. Shiloh kisses him on each cheek, European style. Ali hugs him twice, while Stephanie hugs him and tells him how nervous she is. Allie greets him with a little speech in French, which Travis listens to blankly. She explains she minored in French during college. Sarah B., a Canada native, is the last to arrive.
Travis's anxious to get inside and get to know everyone. Host Chris tells him he's getting a bonus head start on the Rose Ceremony -- one rose can be given at any point to one woman he wants to stay.
Travis enters the party and the room goes silent. Model Jennifer thinks he's ridiculously gorgeous and that they'd make great babies. The women start gathering around. He tells them he's a doctor and the Bachelorettes are impressed. April is thrilled to learn he's a doctor, while Allie, an oncologist, thinks she's a shoo-in. She's anxious to find someone because her "eggs are rotting." She wants a husband. Travis recommends that all single men in America live in a castle and have 25 beautiful women visit. It's surreal and he's loving every minute.
Some of the Bachelorettes sit with Travis out on the balcony and talk with him. Sarah S. asks him why he's still single. He says he hasn't found the right person. Ali tells him she wants a manly man who can chop wood. He playfully tells her he's going to go chop wood. He realizes it's difficult for the women, who've only got 10-15 minutes each to talk to him. He thinks one can tell a lot from them under that pressure, however. Kristen makes him close his eyes and she gives him a shot glass from her hometown, which she's inscribed "Dear Travis, I hope you and I get a 'shot' at getting to know each other."
Moana and Travis talk one on one outside, and in the chill, he notices her shivering and gallantly gives her his jacket. He tells her he's glad she came. Meanwhile a rose is brought in on a silver tray and the women are all atwitter. Jennifer cries out "Hands off, it's mine!", while Kristen gives it a kiss for luck. The competition is on.
Susan notes the presence of the rose immediately changed the atmosphere: the women became more nervous. When Travis comes back in, the women ask him about it. He tells them of its purpose, which gets Yvonne ready to get vicious. While Allie tries to sell him on their shared medical backgrounds, Yvonne interrupts their conversation to sit in. The conversation awkwardly resumes with Allie telling him she's ready to move to the next phase -- "the reproductive phase." Yvonne thinks Oh, she did not just go there! Yvonne lightens things up a bit after Allie leaves by telling Travis she's NOT in the reproductive phase.
Sarah B. tells him she loves camping. Travis tells her he loves a woman who loves camping, which she thinks is wicked. Travis wants to speak with Susan since she's the first one to arrive. The other women are jealous of her instant rapport with Travis. Travis fetches the rose, putting everyone on high alert. He gives it to Sarah B., struck by how cute and excited she seems to be. Ali spies on them and reports to the others of his choice. The women "ooh" and "ahh," but Ali says she could feel some of their hearts breaking. They're uneasy about the Cinderella story ending for them that night.
Host Chris walks in, tinkling his glass. It's Rose Ceremony time. Chris explains to them about Sarah B.'s rose and reminds them that most of them will be leaving Paris tonight. Travis gives a nice speech about being the luckiest guy in the world, then hands out roses to:
Cole
Moana
Jennifer
Elizabeth
Shiloh
Yvonne
Jehan
Susan
Tara
Sarah S.
Kristen
The women start hugging goodbye. Allie is terribly upset. She can't believe he chose some of those women over her -- she's dedicated her life to her career and he didn't choose that, just like every guy she knows. Outside with the other rejected women, she laments that only reason she came on the show was because conventional methods weren't working. She's tried Internet dating, blind dating, dating services -- she's tried it all and has gotten nothing. She says she told Travis she was ready to get the reproductive phase of her life going, because the only reason to get married is to have kids. Ali gently tells her that's her opinion but Allie is adamant. Travis is in his 30s, therefore he should be ready to proceed with that part of his life. What is he waiting for? Ali reports that Allie kept saying her eggs are old and her clock is ticking, and notes that one really doesn't want to tell a guy that. Not getting a rose was the worst thing to happen for Allie.
Allie goes off in search of Travis. Angry and hurt, she challenges him to be straight up and tell her why didn't he choose her -- is she too short, her chest too small? Awkwardly, he says the truth is, he isn't ready to reproduce like she is -- he's not looking for that right now. The others huddled outside in the cold gape at the information that Allie told Travis she wanted "to reproduce." Allie accuses him of playing around because he doesn't want reproduction. Travis replies that she doesn't know him. Allie argues back that he just said he doesn't want her to be around because he doesn't want to reproduce, yet he's on a dating show looking for a partner. Travis says he doesn't want to put the cart before the horse and in frustration Allie storms off. She thinks she should stop dating, perhaps join a convent. She says he's like every other "stupid doctor" she knows -- intimidated by a professional woman.
While she fumes in the garden, Travis returns to his bevy of Bachelorettes, and they toast to good times ahead in the City of Lights.
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