Sunday, September 13, 2009

"More to Love" article sheds light on "The Bachelorette"

Very enlightening article particularly how it sheds light on Fleiss' skeptical and mocking attitude towards love and the way in which the producers coerce the contestants in interviews

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-ca-more-to-love19-2009jul19,0,3957585.story?page=1


Posted by at

4 comments:

  1. MariannaSeptember 19, 2009 at 12:53 PM

    Thanks, Leen, for posting this article -- I found it very interesting.

    I ended up recording and, subsequently, watching the whole season of More To Love and actually, quite enjoyed it.

    One can certainly see the hand of Fleiss, trying to up the drama (the initial episodes were quite tearful, thanks mostly to a couple of the more emotional and insecure women) as well as the cattiness. One woman in particular (Lauren?) seemed eager to trash the others at every turn, even going as far as to make disparaging remarks about who was fatter than whom.

    That aside, I found most of the women to be refreshingly real. And smart: generally better educated than their counterparts from The Bachelor. I believe there was even a rocket scientist on this season!

    The bachelor was a sweet guy who complimented and assured each woman about her attractiveness, but not in a fake or saccharine manner. The dates were less sensational (only one helicopter, I believe) and the conversation was much more meaningful, personal and, consequently, interesting.

    Tali, the woman who ended up as the final one, appeared truly to be in it for love. And Luke, the bachelor, looked positively smitten with her. There was physical chemistry but the feelings also came off as true and deep.

    Luke and Tali are an incongruous couple, as she is from Israel (now residing in N.Y.)and yet he chose her over the runner-up, who appeared, at face value, to be much more his type: a blond from near his hometown in California.

    Although I am inherently suspicious of Fleiss' machinations, I found myself believing this show was as real as it can get. Sure, Fleiss tried to splice and edit but I think generally, people on this show were so real that they didn't give him much ammunition. Even when they tried to coerce him into sending a particular bachelorette home (an odious practice, in my opinion, and the realization that this occurs so much on the show makes me wonder how sound Jillian's decision was), Luke remained true to himself, reiterating that the whole process was too rushed and he needed more time with the girls.

    I think this season of More To Love was so compelling because of the quality of the bachelor, Luke Connelly, and of some of the contestants.

    M.

    ReplyDelete
  2. h28koalaSeptember 19, 2009 at 5:08 PM

    Hi! I really felt the sincerity and thanks Leen for the article, I enjoyed it! The proposal between Luke and Tali was the best proposal I've ever seen (sans cheesy backdrop) you could see the true emotion in Tali's eyes as she looked at him at the end. I really loved Luke, what a handsome all around good guy. I wasn't as involved as I was with the bachelor (read that as not as crazy) but I really liked the show. It was nice to see down to earth people. I could see Fleiss in the cuts to food and people's middles (that really pissed me off) when they would complain about their weight. Overall it left me feeling good. I loved Tali, what an incredibly woman! Imagine a REAL girl on one of these shows! So glad he chose her!

    ReplyDelete
  3. april in parisSeptember 21, 2009 at 3:35 PM

    Anybody have copies of this series they could lend me? I wanted to see it, but Jim hasn't found his TIVO yet and there was something about the night it was on that conflicted with something else I was doing.

    ReplyDelete
  4. MariannaSeptember 22, 2009 at 7:27 AM

    Hi Nadya,

    I would think that one could watch episodes online on Fox TV's website for the show. Try it out.

    M.

    ReplyDelete

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)