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On Monday, basic girls and guys everywhere will be on the edge of their seats as Rachel starts her quest for love on the new season of The Bachelorette. But before the season even starts, the folks at ABC have announced the next step in one of their flagship franchises.
On Tuesday, the network announced they will be launching “The Bachelor Winter Games,” a sports-themed spin-off of the show. According to Variety, ABC describes the show this way:
An ode to the Winter Olympic Games that will take competitive dating to a chilling new level. The spinoff will reunite the all-stars at a luxurious winter resort where they will go head-to-head in winter-themed athletic challenges, including the toughest sport of all – love.
Ugh, really? Is this something we really need/want? Listen: I’m just a big of a Bachelor/Bachelorette fan as anyone else. I DVR every episode and was super excited to chat about Rachel’s upcoming season with PGP resident Bach expert Crick Watson, MD on “Don’t Take It From Us” this week and listen to the dudes break it down on the new ep of “Touching Base.” But I draw the line at the spin offs. I don’t even watch Bachelor In Paradise for reason: I firmly believe that there is such as a thing as “too much of a good thing.” The magic of the Bachelor/Bachelorette is that it’s about a 12-15 episode commitment over a span of three months, two or three times a year, with a month or two break in between the seasons. It’s not constant, so when it’s on, you’re excited. If it was on all the time, you wouldn’t care as much, right?
The great Walt Disney, whose namesake company owns ABC, coined the saying “always leave them wanting more.” In the case of the Bachelor franchise, I think it may be time for ABC to start listening..
[Via AOL/Variety]
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Jenna used to be known as 2NOTBrokeGirls, but then one of the girls actually went broke, so she's struck out on her own. Jenna spends her free time saving the world, one sorority girl at a time (usually while wearing yoga pants), questioning why she decided to get a doctorate, documenting her love of all things cheese related, and hosting the new PGP podcast Don't Take It From Us. You can ask her anything you want about football, using your boobs to get what you want, and pizza at @JennaLCrowley on Twitter or via email at JennaLCrowley@gmail.com.
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Thought this was gonna be a Nick & Vanessa spin-off and almost threw up in my mouth.
Honestly bachelor in paradise is better than either of the regular seasons
The spinoffs are what make watching the boring parts of the regular seasons worth it. All the people you actually want to see are on those shows wreaking havoc. It’s amazing
I agree with this. Bachelor rejects getting together in a free -for-all makes excellent television. Adding competition to win money will only fuel the drama we all crave.
Definitely agree and that’s what made Bachelor Pad absolutely gloroius in my opinion. When you take a bunch of rowdy thirsty Bachelor rejects, put them together in a house, and add money into the mix it becomes 100x more entertaining.
This sounds exactly like Bachelor Pad, which I think was a lot better than Bachelor in Paradise. I actually enjoyed Bachelor Pad because the contestants kept it entertaining throughout the competitions since they were also competing for money, not just “love.” I know I’ll watch it because ABC is great at roping people in.
So this is basically The RW/RR Challenge for the Bachelor/Bachelorette? Hopefully it’s equally as much of a shitshow.
Jfc
A inside joke around the White House is to say “I don’t mean to get hot, but Jesus fucking Christ.” Gets Spicy every time.
How’s Vanessa doing?