The Bachelor

[SuzySunshine]

I had forgotten about that thread.

I saw the previews, too. Shirtless shots- mmmmm! How about ditching the chicks, and have a whole season of him running on the beach shirtless. I would watch

[SuzySunshine]

So this was in our paper today...

“The Bachelor” (8:45 p.m., ABC) returns
for what seems like the 400th season. And
this season’s Prince Charming seems
almost too good to be true.
Andy Baldwin grew up on a Pennsylvania
farm to a family of modest means.
As a kid, he worked three jobs and earned
the paperboy-of-the-year citation. He
became a nationally
known swimmer,
earned scholarships
to Duke,
where he excelled, then joined the Navy
and trained to be a Navy Seal. He took
advantage of an opportunity to go to medical
school, where he excelled. He has
recently received some kind of humanitarian-
of-the-year award for his work with
orphans. And in his spare time, he works
out to perfect his chiseled physique and
participates in Iron Man triathlons. Where
he excels.
And as if to polish his Mr. Perfect credentials,
he drives off to his bachelor mansion
in a car that resembles the DeLorean
in “Back to the Future.” These women
aren’t going to date a “Bachelor,” they’re
going out with Batman!
You have to wonder how a fellow this
brave, clean and reverent managed to
avoid Cupid’s arrows all these many years.
And why someone who appears to be such
a straight shooter now wants to dip his
Iron Man toe in the fetid waters of reality
television. Is he an officer, a gentleman
and an exhibitionist?
Seriously, if a guy like Baldwin can’t
find a date on a Saturday night, what about
the average Joe nonmillionaire? Anybody
who says they watch “The Bachelor”
because it’s romantic is either deranged or
a liar. This depressing spectacle should
have been put out its misery a long time
ago.

I have to say, he has a point!

ETA: But I'll still be watching it tonight, good thing DH is on call!

DH was on-call, too, which is the only way I could get away with watching trash like this. Wow, this guy has alot going on in his life, could these gals handle playing 6th fiddle?


Something I noticed on the show was that he wanted an "accomplished" woman. He especially liked the mountain bike scars on one of the women's legs- or maybe it was just her legs

Anyways, he then drops comments about how having a large family would be important to him. What are these women thinking? He wants a lady with a prestigious career, into adventure sports, who probably is well-traveled to drop it all to be a full-time mother to a large family, and all the while he is in the gym, at the hospital, at training, participating in Iron Mans, helping orphans, saving the world from whatever, ad naseum, ad nauseum... uhhh, I can't see any relationship with him lasting. Was that too brutal??

[DCJenn]

and let's not forget Navy deployments....

Jenn

[MissCrabette]

Something I noticed on the show was that he wanted an "accomplished" woman. He especially liked the mountain bike scars on one of the women's legs- or maybe it was just her legs

Anyways, he then drops comments about how having a large family would be important to him. What are these women thinking? He wants a lady with a prestigious career, into adventure sports, who probably is well-traveled to drop it all to be a full-time mother to a large family, and all the while he is in the gym, at the hospital, at training, participating in Iron Mans, helping orphans, saving the world from whatever, ad naseum, ad nauseum... uhhh, I can't see any relationship with him lasting. Was that too brutal??

Those are very good points. I was racking my brains trying to figure out how come such a great guy is still single at age 30. Now I know why.

[alison]

Those are very good points. I was racking my brains trying to figure out how come such a great guy is still single at age 30. Now I know why.

My theory is he actually wanted to give Chris Hansen the first impression rose.

[MissCrabette]

I don't know about that. I think he noticed this one girl with, um, impressive cleavage and he rushed to compliment her on her hair and eyes. So typical.