The Bachelor is Harder to Watch In a Recession
The blogosphere is a twitter about the season 13 finale of the ABC reality show The Bachelor. According to the show’s latest teaser, it will be the ‘most shocking conclusion ever.’ But isn’t it always.
Filming of the show lasts six weeks, people. Most people do not fall in love so quickly. And if they do, most relationships can’t be sustained.
Look at the settings and circumstances these people are immersed into. Every detail is perfection. From the hundreds of lit candles to the thousands of rose pedals, how can anything be real when the conditions are so fake?
So let me ask you this: Would Bachelor on a Budget concept work? Same show. Same people. Different surroundings.
These tight economic times could spawn a new genre of reality TV that is shrouded in frugality. Or perhaps I have it wrong, and these lean times make vicarious living more important than ever before.
I’m not sure what is considered a date in your part of the world, but if I were a betting man, I’m guessing a movie, some dinner and a few drinks would fit the bill. If you’re refined, perhaps a stroll through the big city museum. Adventurous? Get on those rollerblades and hit the park.
Overnight stays at 5-star resorts that end in empty champagne bottles and bubble baths – with a person we’ve known for a few weeks – is unlikely. Even the lucky among us only get this treat once a year.
we are a society obsessed with the relationship failures and successes (in that order) of other people. People see desperate for The Bachelor and his winning pick to ‘make it.’ Whatever that means.
There’s a real world out there. Don’t be blinded by the roses.
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The Price of Intimacy said this on May 21, 2010 10:40 pm