I know it's a goofy show...but my youngest dd likes it so we watch it together every week. If it gives us something to do together that I can count on then that's fine by me. We both thought last night that Sean had lost a little bit of his hotness, so they had him tan ;-)

And to be honest, I do enjoy it just a little bit (she hangs her head sheepishly).

Dd and I also watch Idol together but only after its a little farther along.

"And to be honest, I do enjoy it just a little bit (she hangs her head sheepishly). "

lol

"Sean had lost a little bit of his hotness, so they had him tan ;-)"

He is a handsome guy but I was wondering last night, why are his dress jackets so short and tight on him? He seems to have grown a few sizes. Taller as well. How long has he been looking for a wife now? lol

This post was edited by snookums2 on Wed, Feb 6, 13 at 14:44

Am I the only one who thought the "Polar Plunge" was the ultimate act of stupidity?

That might have been where I started to really wonder. Only one of them had any common sense there and he dumped her, lol. And the girl who got hypothermia was considered to be a drama queen, last straw. I don't think you can fake blue lips. They all said it was so worth it though which I found interesting. The life risking activities were foolish, imo. Then they were dropping off a cliff to get to a picnic below! If he were to mention life insurance after the wedding, I would have to annul, lol.

{{!gwi}}

This post was edited by snookums2 on Wed, Feb 6, 13 at 16:15

I just started watching it last night, so missed the drama~darn! I watched several other seasons of The Bachelorett/The Bachelor and though considered 'silly', better than some of the other 'entertainment' on tv.

The girls are sooooo young, and it was very obvious when most made the decision to do the plunge in such freezing water~i'm surprised the producers would even allow what could become(and did!)a life-threatening situation in the show. I know 'impressing' is everything', but I would rather have worn a dress with cleavage and take my chances being called a slut, rather than freezing my a** off for the sake of 'being daring'to impress 'some guy'.

I watched The Bachelor a few times when it first aired (how many years ago has that been?), and have to say that I was thoroughly disgusted at the thought of a number of women "competing" for the attention of a man. Works both ways - The Bachelorette disgusts me too. I think it's a horribly shallow premise, and honestly, I'm not above lowbrow television.

I don't watch it, but we get a lot of college age interns in my office every January and some of them were talking about it today. Apparently they have a girl on the show who has only one arm - yet she was expected to participate in roller derby, canoe, and then do the polar plunge. Some of the girls [in my office] thought it was really terrible, that all her activities were so physical.

We have some people in my office participating in a polar plunge soon to raise money for a worthy cause. Not I! I'll just give them some cash and forget about participating in such foolishness!

This post reminded me of a funny coincidence which occurred in TB's early years (much tamer back then!). One evening while channel surfing (unusual in itself for me) I landed on TB (had never heard of it let alone watched) and a minute or so into it (this was a "meet the family" episode) I recognized the mother of the bachelor as my next door neighbor of many years as a child! We spent a fair amount of time together and close enough that I was a bridesmaid in her wedding. Unfortunately we lost touch over the years, and her son was about five year sold the last time I saw them. Anyway, it was a surreal experience to come across them in such a way!

Okay, I will admit to watching it every season. DH and I have a ball watching it and making fun of everyone. But yes, I do get caught up in the "romance" and I always end up having one or two favorite contenders that I root for. Hey, I don't watch sports so this is like a sporting event for me.

The girl who got hypothermia IS a drama queen. She has created some kind of drama every week. Not saying she created the hypothermia, but if you had watched from the beginning you'd understand why the other girls were sort of rolling their eyes.

I'm guessing in the end, Leslie and oh shoot, I can't remember her name -- the one who looks like Katie Holmes -- will be the last two standing.

I also have been a faithful watcher.
Ditto what Sueb said about the "drama queen"!
I was asking a friend today if they thought the producers
tell him (Sean) to keep her around for the ratings if he
already knows she's not his future bride. My prediction
is he will propose to Catherine.

Oh! Catherine! Forgot about her. Okay, she's in the top 3. DH thinks she seems kind of dopey, though. I mean, they're all pretty dopey I guess!

DH wonders if they give the bachelor/ette some kind of financial bonus for keeping the wacky ones around for a certain number of weeks. Seems like every season, there is some nut job who stays far longer than is reasonable.

You guys have me laughing out loud!! I can't even use the abbreviation. Yes, Sean's clothes are so ill fitting. Wouldn't you think they would find him clothes that fit. He doesn't do much for me. Now that race car driver on the bachelorette last season...he was adorable.

And the only girl smart enough to stay out of that cold water--he dumped. And she was beautiful the only one that wouldn't make out with him.

"Life insurance"...ha,ha.

Desiree does look like Katie Holmes. Dd and both thought so too.

We both think he will pick the generals daughter. Can't think of her name. They were seriously making out. That Catherine is cute though. Hmmm.

We shall see.