It was a big week for reality TV. First, we heard the news that Brad Womack -- the Bachelor who started the string of Deanna-Jason-Jillian-Jake-Ali on the Bacherlor(ette) by rejecting both of his final two ladies -- is coming back for a second chance at love. So anyone out there who thought that The Bachelor had at least some class compared to say, Rock of Love with Bret Michaels or A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila or Paris Hilton's My New BFF, has been proven very, very wrong. The producers have decided that, although only one (and a half, if you count Jason and Molly) marriage has come out of twenty seasons of the franchise, maybe, just maybe, Brad will get lucky his second time around. I mean, I'm all for all-star seasons of reality competition shows (Survivor, Top Chef, etc.) but this seems like a little much. Maybe they should bring back some rejected Bachelorettes for him to choose from.
Other big news in reality TV this week is the discovery that Jeff Probst is actually a 16-year-old girl. He hides it quite well on air with his eloquent and even witty commentary, but when he takes up the pen, his true colors come out. His blog for Entertainment Weekly is perhaps the most hysterical TV "criticism" I have ever read, and it's definitely worth taking a minute to read. Highlights are his tendency toward redundant consonant use to create emphasis (see: "holllla" and "Hellllllo") and his use of the word "girl", as in "Girl, it's too late." I'm just going to assume that Probst didn't have to send a writing sample in as part of his application.
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I remember when the brought back someone to be the Bachelorette that had actually "won" on the Bachelor but it didn't work out. Her season ended with her and guy of choice breaking up before the even got to film the "After the Final Rose". It was all very anti-climatic. Also, whoever her stylist was, was insane. She was dressed like Lady Gaga at every rose ceremony.
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