Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Interesting Article

I copied this from the BB. Thanks Chitown! I hope you don't mind, I think it was one to share here too.



http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2010-06-24/when-jake-and-vienna-break-up-the-bachelor-and-bachelorette-win/
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2 comments:

  1. MariannaJune 29, 2010 at 6:47 PM

    Hi DecoGirl!

    I love this article! Thanks for posting it. I had not seen it on the BB.

    I'm just rushing off somewhere right now but I'll be back later to comment on it.

    M.

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  2. decogirlJune 29, 2010 at 8:44 PM

    Hi Marianna,

    Thought our gang would appreciate this article.

    Couple of things in her description of the show I didn't necessarily agree I see:

    "a heavy dose of old-fashioned romance"

    "...and has long outlasted its mock-tastic spinoffs by remaining steadfast in its unwillingness to venture into camp and in its sincerity about love..."

    "It displays arguably antiquated notions of chivalry and gender roles,..."

    I don't see much romance in the show of late. I doubt it's sincerity about love and I'm not sure to what she is referring as antiquated notions of chivalry and gender roles. I'd say this show displays very modern notions of dating behavior - although not exactly normal for most of us.


    That aside, I felt she does a great job of summarizing how it's evolved over time. "Embracing its serialization and repurposing it's cast of characters."


    Can't wait to hear your comment on this:

    "These days, show creator Mike Fleiss concedes that more important than owning a winery or being an almost-professional athlete is to cast someone "really looking for love.... If your title character isn't really there for that, you're doomed."

    More like, they need to cast someone who can ACT LIKE they are really looking for love. I think Jillian may have been sincerely looking, but I'll never believe Jake nor Ali were.

    Love the "Turds" bit:
    "Season after season delivered eager, telegenic singles failing to find love, exposing the show for what viewers had known all along—as a sham."

    So Fleiss's solution was to create "scandalous mishaps" and "veer off the script."

    Then he says, “When you go straight at what is really happening, you're able to tell a much stronger story.” Huh?

    As if he isn't orchestrating "what is really happening". I guess all along there were contestants who weren't "there for the right reasons", they just weren't featured.

    Now the show seems to focus more on invented scandals and sensationalism than romance. I'm not sure I can watch another season after Ali. I think I liked it better in it's earlier incarnation than the "real-life, real-world soap opera", Fleiss has the balls to call it now.

    It's just so bewildering that our society has evolved to the point where people are aware it's all a sham, but love it anyway. My excuse for watching is having to keep up so I can read the Musings.

    cheers
    Ann

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