leighdear February 10, 2015 Share February 10, 2015 Chris Harrison (One of the producers) made it crystal clear a year ago that ABC will not change the format for this show, as it works brilliantly for them. ABC is a business. They will not deviate from their established show until it proves to NOT make them money. A direct quote from him: "Is our job to break barriers, or is it a business?” 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/21560-s19e05-week-5/page/7/#findComment-808229
MrHufflepuff February 10, 2015 Share February 10, 2015 Except they've already changed the format once, when they introduced the Bachelorette. I think at this point, we'll just have to agree to disagree. I don't see any reason an LGBT Bachelor/Bachelorette couldn't work. Maybe it's not necessarily something to do in the main season, but as a summer show or perhaps spun off onto Logo or We. But I don't find these arguments against it convincing. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/21560-s19e05-week-5/page/7/#findComment-808288
Dejana February 10, 2015 Share February 10, 2015 "Diversity" to these producers is naming Juan Pablo The Bachelor. I think a non-hetero version would be very interesting to watch partly because contestants could possibly fall harder for each other than The Bachelor, especially if The Bachelor is dud. Fleiss and Co., however, probably don't see it that way. They like to end every season with a proposal, so if it happens on the gay version, you're dealing with a gay marriage, which is legal in most states now but still controversial and again, these producers would be leery. TPTB shown no hint in 13 years of doing anything really brave or socially aware. New Mexico being a beach in another country, Kelsey and her amazing story: where do they find these women? Sante Fe. Oops! But Santa Fe's tourism officials say the 50K investment with The Bachelor was money well spent, generating $2 million worth of publicity. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/21560-s19e05-week-5/page/7/#findComment-808322
chocolatine February 10, 2015 Share February 10, 2015 Sante Fe. Oops! But Santa Fe's tourism officials say the 50K investment with The Bachelor was money well spent, generating $2 million worth of publicity. Even misspelled publicity is good publicity! Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/21560-s19e05-week-5/page/7/#findComment-808666
Bugs Meany February 10, 2015 Share February 10, 2015 Chris Harrison (One of the producers) made it crystal clear a year ago that ABC will not change the format for this show, as it works brilliantly for them. ABC is a business. They will not deviate from their established show until it proves to NOT make them money. A direct quote from him: "Is our job to break barriers, or is it a business?” He's right, and they have nothing to apologize for. If one day they decide a gay version is a good business decision, then they might do it. In the meantime, the show has no obligation to stray from what's working for them. 3 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/21560-s19e05-week-5/page/7/#findComment-810427
Mu Shu February 10, 2015 Share February 10, 2015 I never want the show to stray. I want to guard and protect, have the fairy tale, and be here fir all the right reasons. Then at 10 pm I want to bitch about how much it sucks. This crap is genius. 7 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/21560-s19e05-week-5/page/7/#findComment-811131
Lamb18 February 10, 2015 Share February 10, 2015 Is that your story, Mu Shu? It's pretty amazing! 3 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/21560-s19e05-week-5/page/7/#findComment-811385
Shugardrawers February 13, 2015 Share February 13, 2015 They'll have an ethnic bachelor LONG before they would consider doing an LGBT show and I think we all know that's not going to happen any time soon. And I'm sorry but JP didn't count for me. He was just a white boy with an accent. We really NEED an African American, Native American, Hispanic or Asian bachelor. There are certainly plenty of handsome, charming, well to do men out there who aren't white. The racism on this show is just so blatantly obvious I'm surprised there hasn't been a riot of outrage over it. On a side note: Disney is actually a very gay friendly company to work for. They even offer same sex partner benefits. I don't think it's as much about their wholesome image as it is the perception that the concept wouldn't fly with a pretty fair portion of their audience. We've made some progress in tolerance over the past few decades but I think they are too worried about the controversy and possible ratings fallout from taking that big a leap right now. I could however, see a knock off version doing quite well on an alternative cable network like someone else mentioned. I mean, Ru Paul's Drag Race is hugely popular so why not? The only issue I could see there is that while most people now at least claim to be tolerant of LGBT persons publicly, the sexual connotations of the show would make quite a few people uncomfortable. Hell, I'm uncomfortable watching the straight couples sometimes! There is also the very real danger of perpetuating the myth that LGBT people are promiscuous. A gay dude snogging on 15 different guys in one episode would certainly do nothing to dispel that myth. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/21560-s19e05-week-5/page/7/#findComment-822052
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