The Bachelor

I think it's about time that I write about my favorite TV show. Okay, my all-time favorite TV show is Simon & Simon, but if we're talking about a TV show that is still on TV it's definitely The Bachelor/Bachelorette.


There are just so many things about this show that make it fantastic. First of all Chris Harrison is pretty much my favorite person on TV. I think he has the greatest job ever, despite the fact that he probably feels like a moron having to come out at the end of every episode to remind us all that there's only one rose left, just in case you can't count. I also love it when the bachelor/bachelorette seek out Chris for his dating advice. I don't think he really ever says anything very profound, but the person always acts like he's just gifted them with some invaluable pearl of wisdom. If I could meet any one man in Hollywood, it would most definitely be Chris Harrison. Who knows, maybe he'd have some life changing dating advice for me.


I'm endlessly fascinated with this show even though it's become quite predictable. I never tire of waiting to find out which contestant is going to be the one that all the other contestants in the house hate. It just never gets old waiting for that one contestant to emerge who feels it their duty to warn the bachelor/bachelorette that there are "people that are here for the wrong reasons," or that "everyone else in the house gets to see a very different side" to that particularly hated contestant. I love the way the bachelor/bachelorette is always seriously alarmed by those warnings, but usually proceeds to give the boot to the person who issued the warning, rather than the person they've been warned about.


I also enjoy watching the rejections. I don't know what that says about me, but I think it's fascinating to watch to these men and women verbally trample themselves down on national television. That or they take the opposite approach by venomously announcing that they are way too hot and attractive for the bachelor/bachelorette. Either way no one in their right mind who is watching believes that the rejected contestants aren't (a) very, very hurt and/or angry, and (b) slightly unstable. Every now and again there is someone who gets in the limo, stays composed, says it's okay, and probably goes home and cries and feels bad for themselves in private, leading me to believe that it is possible to make a graceful departure. Yet for some inexplicable reason the vast majority of rejected contestants are in that limo sobbing and saying all kinds of ridiculous things to a cameraman who is hovering over them eagerly capturing every moment for a national television audience, and I'm glad he's there.


That brings me to the next thing I love about this show. I love that the contestants are always saying things like "it was the most romantic date ever..." which never ceases to leave me wondering how it's possible for the date to have been at all romantic when there was a camera crew following them around the entire time. People just say the most ridiculous things on there. How many times have they interviewed a contestant who rambled on and on about the obvious and undeniable "chemistry" or "connection" that exists between themselves and the bachelor/bachelorette, only to have the bachelor/bachelorette turn around and say in their interview that "there's just isn't a connection there" or "it's just missing that spark." I'm both amazed, and endlessly entertained watching what people on this show will say and do, when they know they're on camera. The fact that they know that everyone they ever have, or ever will meet may see this makes the whole thing all the more interesting.


Generally speaking the people on this show (with of course the notable exception of Chris) are annoying. This last bachelor Jake was more feminine than most of the women. At times he was so cheesy that it was just outright nauseating, but I didn't miss a single episode. That Deanna girl was the most dramatic woman I've ever seen and I frankly couldn't stand her, but don't think for a minute that a silly little thing like that would keep me from watching. Jason, also ultra dramatic, and in my opinion not good looking enough to get away with it. Again it didn't stop me from watching the entire season.


There just isn't a better show on television, and I'm sorry that this season is over. I loved the Jason and Molly wedding, and can't wait for the "where are they now" episode next week.