The Bachelor in Montreal
Bill Brownstein writes a snotty piece about reality show The Bachelor and its view of Montreal. I don’t watch reality TV myself but if I’d been sent to cover this story I wouldn’t have wasted column‑inches trumpeting how much I hate the show I’m forced to write about. Or maybe he just needed to hit a word count?
Blork 19:05 on 2024-02-20 Permalink
Those “Bachelor” shows are awful yet strangely addictive. There are so many spinoffs and variations that their huge fan base are referred to as “Bachelor Nation” or something like that. But to your point, anything that is so awful yet so popular always triggers a knee-jerk reaction among certain people to be sure to declare themselves “above” it. I will admit that I find this almost as tiresome as the things being denounced.
GC 20:02 on 2024-02-20 Permalink
I don’t watch it, but I highly doubt they romanticized Montreal any more than they do ANY other city where they shoot an episode. And, of course they lived the good life and booked hotel rooms that the average person never will. Isn’t that kind of the point…to present a fantasy life?
dwgs 20:39 on 2024-02-20 Permalink
What do I dislike more, reality TV or bitter old white male Gazoo columnists? I honestly can’t say.