Golden Bachelorette

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Anonymous wrote:Joan would be nice and mature, I think, but that would not make for good tv. Probably same with Faith. Producers will want at least a dollop of Leslie messiness. I'd be surprised if it's not her, for this and several other reasons. But I pretty much like all of them except Kathy, have no dog in this fight. Will watch regardless!

Agree the producers will not want boring.

Gerry was as boring, middle-class middle-America, as they come. If it weren't for all the crying, he could hardly be said to have any personality at all. Well, he was nice, but even that's now debatable.

All the excitement came from the women competing for Gerry's roses. And that was OK.

Leslie is the opposite end of that, making all the wrong choices then feeling sorry for herself, and I don't think they want that either. Faith gets on a motorcycle, rides her horse, and gets out. I actually know nothing about Joan's hobbies, maybe she excels in cocktail party conversation in which case she'd be boring, but maybe she has some great hobbies, I just don't know.

Gerry's version of boring at least came with some modulation to the voice and expression to the face. Joan is very flat, both in voice and affect. It may be the surgery or maybe more, but it's not going to carry interest on visual/audio media. Not enough to carry a show.

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Faith is just as boring as Joan.
I think Leslie is the only one with enough energy and general appeal to men.
Frankly I think they'd be best off finding someone completely new to the franchise.

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Anonymous wrote:Joan would be nice and mature, I think, but that would not make for good tv. Probably same with Faith. Producers will want at least a dollop of Leslie messiness. I'd be surprised if it's not her, for this and several other reasons. But I pretty much like all of them except Kathy, have no dog in this fight. Will watch regardless!

Agree the producers will not want boring.

Gerry was as boring, middle-class middle-America, as they come. If it weren't for all the crying, he could hardly be said to have any personality at all. Well, he was nice, but even that's now debatable.

All the excitement came from the women competing for Gerry's roses. And that was OK.

Leslie is the opposite end of that, making all the wrong choices then feeling sorry for herself, and I don't think they want that either. Faith gets on a motorcycle, rides her horse, and gets out. I actually know nothing about Joan's hobbies, maybe she excels in cocktail party conversation in which case she'd be boring, but maybe she has some great hobbies, I just don't know.

Gerry's version of boring at least came with some modulation to the voice and expression to the face. Joan is very flat, both in voice and affect. It may be the surgery or maybe more, but it's not going to carry interest on visual/audio media. Not enough to carry a show.

He was also active, into ATVs, pickle ball, rappelling. Joan doesn't seem active.

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Anonymous wrote:Joan would be nice and mature, I think, but that would not make for good tv. Probably same with Faith. Producers will want at least a dollop of Leslie messiness. I'd be surprised if it's not her, for this and several other reasons. But I pretty much like all of them except Kathy, have no dog in this fight. Will watch regardless!

Agree the producers will not want boring.

Gerry was as boring, middle-class middle-America, as they come. If it weren't for all the crying, he could hardly be said to have any personality at all. Well, he was nice, but even that's now debatable.

All the excitement came from the women competing for Gerry's roses. And that was OK.

Leslie is the opposite end of that, making all the wrong choices then feeling sorry for herself, and I don't think they want that either. Faith gets on a motorcycle, rides her horse, and gets out. I actually know nothing about Joan's hobbies, maybe she excels in cocktail party conversation in which case she'd be boring, but maybe she has some great hobbies, I just don't know.

Gerry's version of boring at least came with some modulation to the voice and expression to the face. Joan is very flat, both in voice and affect. It may be the surgery or maybe more, but it's not going to carry interest on visual/audio media. Not enough to carry a show.

He was also active, into ATVs, pickle ball, rappelling. Joan doesn't seem active.

Faith is active

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Anonymous wrote:Faith is just as boring as Joan.
I think Leslie is the only one with enough energy and general appeal to men.
Frankly I think they'd be best off finding someone completely new to the franchise.

I don't think they'll risk alienating fans of the GB women by picking someone new. All the women have fans. They'll figure out which one has the best balance of being most popular with a general audience and with potential suitors, and go from there. Only a few harpies are saying they won't watch if X is selected (Leslie seems to be the target there). Most will give it a try, whomever is selected. I definitely will!

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Anonymous wrote:Faith is just as boring as Joan.
I think Leslie is the only one with enough energy and general appeal to men.
Frankly I think they'd be best off finding someone completely new to the franchise.

Yes, somebody completely new might be good.

I don't think Leslie's energy ("I slept with Prince, I can do lap dances, and I make horrible romantic choices!") appeals to a broad group of older men. I mean, sure, Gerry was tempted for a while, but ultimately he went with safe Theresa. Unless they get a lot of ancient horn dogs for bachelors, and then ewwwww.

Do we really want all the men and drama to reside in the female lead? I personally would be depressed to watch a 60-something woman self-destruct on national TV. Or do we want the lead to be show us an active, interesting, and also mature 60-something, and we can watch the drama unfold among the guys.

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Anonymous wrote:Faith is just as boring as Joan.
I think Leslie is the only one with enough energy and general appeal to men.
Frankly I think they'd be best off finding someone completely new to the franchise.

Yes, somebody completely new might be good.

I don't think Leslie's energy ("I slept with Prince, I can do lap dances, and I make horrible romantic choices!") appeals to a broad group of older men. I mean, sure, Gerry was tempted for a while, but ultimately he went with safe Theresa. Unless they get a lot of ancient horn dogs for bachelors, and then ewwwww.

Do we really want all the men and drama to reside in the female lead? I personally would be depressed to watch a 60-something woman self-destruct on national TV. Or do we want the lead to be show us an active, interesting, and also mature 60-something, and we can watch the drama unfold among the guys.

** Do we really want all the mess and drama to reside in the female lead....

I want to watch an inspiring older woman living her best life. Not doing lap dances with some guy she just met.

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Anonymous wrote:Faith is just as boring as Joan.
I think Leslie is the only one with enough energy and general appeal to men.
Frankly I think they'd be best off finding someone completely new to the franchise.

I don't think they'll risk alienating fans of the GB women by picking someone new. All the women have fans. They'll figure out which one has the best balance of being most popular with a general audience and with potential suitors, and go from there. Only a few harpies are saying they won't watch if X is selected (Leslie seems to be the target there). Most will give it a try, whomever is selected. I definitely will!

I wouldn't count on that. We all agree some of our favorite bachelorettes (Susan, Nancy) might have fans, but they aren't great candidates for various reasons. They give Leslie Dancing With the Stars (she'd slay it), Faith goes back to her horses or they give her a gig on some nature show, Joan stays in Maryland. The door is wide open for someone new.

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Anonymous wrote:Faith is just as boring as Joan.
I think Leslie is the only one with enough energy and general appeal to men.
Frankly I think they'd be best off finding someone completely new to the franchise.

Faith is a bit yeehaw for me, but she’s not boring. She has her own radio show, she’s outdoorsy, and she tries new things like riding that motorcycle on the first night. She rode it badly, but you can’t say it was boring.

I just can’t watch Leslie give any more lap dances, sorry. I wish her the best, but does anybody think her melting down on national tv again would be good for the franchise or for Leslie herself?

Maybe bring in someone new.

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Anonymous wrote:Joan would be nice and mature, I think, but that would not make for good tv. Probably same with Faith. Producers will want at least a dollop of Leslie messiness. I'd be surprised if it's not her, for this and several other reasons. But I pretty much like all of them except Kathy, have no dog in this fight. Will watch regardless!

Agree the producers will not want boring.

Gerry was as boring, middle-class middle-America, as they come. If it weren't for all the crying, he could hardly be said to have any personality at all. Well, he was nice, but even that's now debatable.

All the excitement came from the women competing for Gerry's roses. And that was OK.

Leslie is the opposite end of that, making all the wrong choices then feeling sorry for herself, and I don't think they want that either. Faith gets on a motorcycle, rides her horse, and gets out. I actually know nothing about Joan's hobbies, maybe she excels in cocktail party conversation in which case she'd be boring, but maybe she has some great hobbies, I just don't know.

Gerry's version of boring at least came with some modulation to the voice and expression to the face. Joan is very flat, both in voice and affect. It may be the surgery or maybe more, but it's not going to carry interest on visual/audio media. Not enough to carry a show.

He was also active, into ATVs, pickle ball, rappelling. Joan doesn't seem active.

Faith is active

True, and that’s good. Because her singing and horses would get old fast. She was so stiff on the date with Gerry though, not sure she actually does well outside her comfort zone.

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Anonymous wrote:Joan would be nice and mature, I think, but that would not make for good tv. Probably same with Faith. Producers will want at least a dollop of Leslie messiness. I'd be surprised if it's not her, for this and several other reasons. But I pretty much like all of them except Kathy, have no dog in this fight. Will watch regardless!

Agree the producers will not want boring.

Gerry was as boring, middle-class middle-America, as they come. If it weren't for all the crying, he could hardly be said to have any personality at all. Well, he was nice, but even that's now debatable.

All the excitement came from the women competing for Gerry's roses. And that was OK.

Leslie is the opposite end of that, making all the wrong choices then feeling sorry for herself, and I don't think they want that either. Faith gets on a motorcycle, rides her horse, and gets out. I actually know nothing about Joan's hobbies, maybe she excels in cocktail party conversation in which case she'd be boring, but maybe she has some great hobbies, I just don't know.

Gerry's version of boring at least came with some modulation to the voice and expression to the face. Joan is very flat, both in voice and affect. It may be the surgery or maybe more, but it's not going to carry interest on visual/audio media. Not enough to carry a show.

He was also active, into ATVs, pickle ball, rappelling. Joan doesn't seem active.

Faith is active

True, and that’s good. Because her singing and horses would get old fast. She was so stiff on the date with Gerry though, not sure she actually does well outside her comfort zone.

She's too country, would be very surprised if it's her. Gerry took one look at where she lived then was a quick "nope."

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Anonymous wrote:Joan would be nice and mature, I think, but that would not make for good tv. Probably same with Faith. Producers will want at least a dollop of Leslie messiness. I'd be surprised if it's not her, for this and several other reasons. But I pretty much like all of them except Kathy, have no dog in this fight. Will watch regardless!

Agree the producers will not want boring.

Gerry was as boring, middle-class middle-America, as they come. If it weren't for all the crying, he could hardly be said to have any personality at all. Well, he was nice, but even that's now debatable.

All the excitement came from the women competing for Gerry's roses. And that was OK.

Leslie is the opposite end of that, making all the wrong choices then feeling sorry for herself, and I don't think they want that either. Faith gets on a motorcycle, rides her horse, and gets out. I actually know nothing about Joan's hobbies, maybe she excels in cocktail party conversation in which case she'd be boring, but maybe she has some great hobbies, I just don't know.

Gerry's version of boring at least came with some modulation to the voice and expression to the face. Joan is very flat, both in voice and affect. It may be the surgery or maybe more, but it's not going to carry interest on visual/audio media. Not enough to carry a show.

He was also active, into ATVs, pickle ball, rappelling. Joan doesn't seem active.

Faith is active

True, and that’s good. Because her singing and horses would get old fast. She was so stiff on the date with Gerry though, not sure she actually does well outside her comfort zone.

She's too country, would be very surprised if it's her. Gerry took one look at where she lived then was a quick "nope."

Actually she said she was unwilling to move, and Gerry was pretty upset about it.

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Anonymous wrote:Joan would be nice and mature, I think, but that would not make for good tv. Probably same with Faith. Producers will want at least a dollop of Leslie messiness. I'd be surprised if it's not her, for this and several other reasons. But I pretty much like all of them except Kathy, have no dog in this fight. Will watch regardless!

Agree the producers will not want boring.

Gerry was as boring, middle-class middle-America, as they come. If it weren't for all the crying, he could hardly be said to have any personality at all. Well, he was nice, but even that's now debatable.

All the excitement came from the women competing for Gerry's roses. And that was OK.

Leslie is the opposite end of that, making all the wrong choices then feeling sorry for herself, and I don't think they want that either. Faith gets on a motorcycle, rides her horse, and gets out. I actually know nothing about Joan's hobbies, maybe she excels in cocktail party conversation in which case she'd be boring, but maybe she has some great hobbies, I just don't know.

Gerry's version of boring at least came with some modulation to the voice and expression to the face. Joan is very flat, both in voice and affect. It may be the surgery or maybe more, but it's not going to carry interest on visual/audio media. Not enough to carry a show.

He was also active, into ATVs, pickle ball, rappelling. Joan doesn't seem active.

Faith is active

True, and that’s good. Because her singing and horses would get old fast. She was so stiff on the date with Gerry though, not sure she actually does well outside her comfort zone.

She's too country, would be very surprised if it's her. Gerry took one look at where she lived then was a quick "nope."

Actually she said she was unwilling to move, and Gerry was pretty upset about it.

Yes, because he didn't like where she lived. It was a non-starter for him. She's since said she would consider moving at least PT, as long as she could bring her horse. But that's still pretty limiting.

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Anonymous wrote:Joan would be nice and mature, I think, but that would not make for good tv. Probably same with Faith. Producers will want at least a dollop of Leslie messiness. I'd be surprised if it's not her, for this and several other reasons. But I pretty much like all of them except Kathy, have no dog in this fight. Will watch regardless!

Agree the producers will not want boring.

Gerry was as boring, middle-class middle-America, as they come. If it weren't for all the crying, he could hardly be said to have any personality at all. Well, he was nice, but even that's now debatable.

All the excitement came from the women competing for Gerry's roses. And that was OK.

Leslie is the opposite end of that, making all the wrong choices then feeling sorry for herself, and I don't think they want that either. Faith gets on a motorcycle, rides her horse, and gets out. I actually know nothing about Joan's hobbies, maybe she excels in cocktail party conversation in which case she'd be boring, but maybe she has some great hobbies, I just don't know.

Gerry's version of boring at least came with some modulation to the voice and expression to the face. Joan is very flat, both in voice and affect. It may be the surgery or maybe more, but it's not going to carry interest on visual/audio media. Not enough to carry a show.

He was also active, into ATVs, pickle ball, rappelling. Joan doesn't seem active.

Faith is active

True, and that’s good. Because her singing and horses would get old fast. She was so stiff on the date with Gerry though, not sure she actually does well outside her comfort zone.

It wouldn’t get as old as lap dances with a bunch of old horn dogs.

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Anonymous wrote:Joan would be nice and mature, I think, but that would not make for good tv. Probably same with Faith. Producers will want at least a dollop of Leslie messiness. I'd be surprised if it's not her, for this and several other reasons. But I pretty much like all of them except Kathy, have no dog in this fight. Will watch regardless!

Agree the producers will not want boring.

Gerry was as boring, middle-class middle-America, as they come. If it weren't for all the crying, he could hardly be said to have any personality at all. Well, he was nice, but even that's now debatable.

All the excitement came from the women competing for Gerry's roses. And that was OK.

Leslie is the opposite end of that, making all the wrong choices then feeling sorry for herself, and I don't think they want that either. Faith gets on a motorcycle, rides her horse, and gets out. I actually know nothing about Joan's hobbies, maybe she excels in cocktail party conversation in which case she'd be boring, but maybe she has some great hobbies, I just don't know.

Gerry's version of boring at least came with some modulation to the voice and expression to the face. Joan is very flat, both in voice and affect. It may be the surgery or maybe more, but it's not going to carry interest on visual/audio media. Not enough to carry a show.

He was also active, into ATVs, pickle ball, rappelling. Joan doesn't seem active.

Faith is active

True, and that’s good. Because her singing and horses would get old fast. She was so stiff on the date with Gerry though, not sure she actually does well outside her comfort zone.

She's too country, would be very surprised if it's her. Gerry took one look at where she lived then was a quick "nope."

Actually she said she was unwilling to move, and Gerry was pretty upset about it.

Yes, because he didn't like where she lived. It was a non-starter for him. She's since said she would consider moving at least PT, as long as she could bring her horse. But that's still pretty limiting.

Point is, he really seemed to be leaning towards Faith over the other two until the moving thing, contrary to what pp claimed. I never heard that about moving with the horse. I did get the impression she wasn’t willing to move for him specifically.