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Title: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: marigold on September 06, 2008, 02:43:34 PM

The Bachelor 13th Edition

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JASON MESNICK GETS A SECOND CHANCE AT LOVE WHEN HE STARS IN

"THE BACHELOR," RETURNING TO ABC IN JANUARY 2009


Jason Hopes the "Third Time is the Charm"
 
Millions of viewers were stunned when DeAnna Pappas rejected Jason Mesnick's proposal, as he dropped to one knee to profess his love in the season finale of "The Bachelorette." Brokenhearted and wondering how he could have misjudged DeAnna's intentions, Jason's female fans flocked to support him, helping him heal from his very public dismissal. Now this handsome single dad will star in his own bid for true love, choosing from among 25 bachelorettes when "The Bachelor" returns to ABC in January 2009. This will be the 13th edition of ABC's popular romance reality series.

Jason, 32, became a huge viewer favorite during the chase to win DeAnna's heart, and his popularity seemed to vault even higher when he lost out to Jesse Csincsak -- who is now engaged to Pappas -- as fans rushed to e-mail him in droves, in total sympathy to his plight. Jason still believes in destiny and that he can find love through "The Bachelor," as he discovered when he fell for DeAnna. His heart-warming story as a single father from Seattle with a three-year-old son, Ty - the apple of his eye - struck a chord with many women. Divorced two years ago, Jason would like to start another family, himself the middle son in a family of three boys. His older brother, Sean, is married with children. Jason currently lives with his younger brother, Larry, and with Ty. His parents are divorced and both are happily remarried.

An account executive in estate and legacy planning, Jason is looking for a woman who has a real curiosity about the world, who loves life and can find passion in life's smallest moments. Open and honest, the good-looking and appealing Bachelor loves a variety of sports, including swimming, golf, basketball and football. In fact he used to be a golf professional at a local club. He has traveled all over Europe and continues to pursue his desire to see the world. In his spare time, he takes guitar and swing dance lessons. Perhaps not surprisingly, Jason is a "big brother" for the Big Brothers/Big Sisters of America. A philanthropist himself, he hopes to some day form and run his own children's charity.

A native of Cleveland, Ohio, Jason moved to Washington at the age of eight and received his BA in psychology at the University of Washington.
 
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: marigold on October 31, 2008, 03:29:33 PM
An interview with The Bachelor/Bachelorette Host:

Exclusive Interview: Chris Harrison, Host of 'The Bachelor' and 'The Bachelorette'

This January, The Bachelor returns to ABC with Jason Mesnick sitting in the driver's seat.  Fans have not soon forgotten Mesnick's heartache when DeAnna Pappas rejected his proposal on the season finale of The Bachelorette this year.  Mesnick is a single dad and it marks the first time that the show has cast a single parent as a Bachelor or Bachelorette.  The Bachelorette is also experiencing a major first: for the first time, the show has launched a nationwide search for the woman who will star on their next season.  This week, Chris Harrison spoke to BuddyTV in an exclusive interview about both shows, who he stays in touch with, and what other exciting things he has going on!

I know ABC is casting for The Bachelorette right now and I’m wondering what qualities does the show look for when they’re going to cast somebody?

Well, the cool thing is we’ve never cast, like an open casting call, for our Bachelorette before. This is the first time we’ve ever done it. We’ve always used a girl from a previous show so we’re very excited about finally having that national search for a phenomenal woman. It’ll be interesting to see. There’s not type. We don’t look for a rich girl, a mom, any type. We’ve done really everything as far as The Bachelor is concerned. We’ve had famous people, not famous, we’re doing it with Jason now, the single dad. Really now, there isn’t a type.

Is there something exciting about using someone for The Bachelorette who hasn’t been through the process before and this is totally brand new for her?

I think so. I mean selfishly, as the host, I kinda like it when we bring people back because usually they are friends of mine like Trista and even now with Jason. I’ve known these people for months so I’m really rooting for them. There is that excitement level when there’s someone completely new and just really wants to find love and every experience they have on the show is new to them so they’re always really excited. Jason’s been through this before so he kinda knows what’s behind the curtain, so to speak, and so it’s kinda hard to keep him on his toes.

How many different cities will ABC go to, looking to cast The Bachelorette?

As far as specific casting calls, I don’t know. I definitely want people to know that all across the country, I get stopped all the time, whether it’s at Starbucks, airports, whatever… and everybody always says, “Oh I have a friend, I have somebody that would be great. When are you gonna do an older Bachelor? When are you gonna do a single mom?” Now, all those women who have stopped me, this is your shot. Go to the website, log on, you can nominate yourself, nominated a friend of yours, a sister, whatever and now’s your shot to finally get that person on as The Bachelorette.

You talked about having personal relationships with the previous contestants. I was wondering if you are going to go to the wedding of DeAnna and Jesse.

Oh, I will definitely be at their wedding, for sure.

And do you keep up with the contestants and find out how they’re doing, like DeAnna and Jesse or Trista and Ryan?

Yeah. I talk to DeAnna and Jesse all the time. We probably talk once or twice a week if not on the phone, we shoot each other emails. I just talked to them the other day because Jesse took DeAnna snowboarding and she sprained her wrist. They went out for the first ski of the season and it took her out. She kinda got hurt but they’re doing great.

When you’re filming the show, do you form personal attachments to people? Do you get upset when someone you like is eliminated or feel bad for them?

Oh, of course, yeah. I mean, I’m only human and that’s one of the things that… I know it’s a tv show for people but for us, they are real and they’re really going through this. Their real lives are affected and I definitely form attachments. Even when Jason… it was terrible to see Jason get out of the limo and get on one knee in the Bahamas and fully expecting to be engaged and then just having his heart ripped open. That was tough. That was really tough. For me, it’s really hard when they get out of the limo and I know what’s about to happen but I can’t say anything because normally I would be like, “Do not get out of the limo! Just drive off!”

Speaking of Jason, how excited is he to be the next Bachelor?

Very! He’s doing a great job. Not giving too much away, he has met and exceeded all of our expectations. It’s a really different show. It’s a show that we’ve never done before, having a single dad… first of all, we’ve never had the Bachelor or Bachelorette be a single parent before. We’ve had some contestants that have had kids but never like, the one. He’s handling it really well but everybody approached the show differently, even the girls that are on the show. They’re not just there for the typical fun and excitement. They know he has a son so the show has a very different feel and it’s really good.

Besides The Bachelor and The Bachelorette, do you personally have any other projects going on that you’re excited about and working on?

Yeah, well you know, I host my daily show on TV Guide Network, Hollywood 411. I co-host with Madison Michelle every day. It gives me a little more liberty to be myself and be the tv host that I always enoy. I get to interview celebrities. Abby Brammell from The Unit was in today. Spike Lee was in last week. I get to interview great people and I love doing that. I’m about to host the red carpet pre-show for the AMAs on ABC coming up on the 23rd.

Link: http://www.buddytv.com/articles/the-bachelorette/exclusive-interview-chris-harr-24130.aspx (http://www.buddytv.com/articles/the-bachelorette/exclusive-interview-chris-harr-24130.aspx)
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: marigold on November 04, 2008, 10:57:08 PM
An interesting article from Variety:

'Beauty' to follow 'Bachelor' on ABC Reality shows set to premiere on January 5

ABC has firmed up its winter plans for Monday night, starting with the return of "The Bachelor."

Alphabet net will preem a two-hour edition of "The Bachelor" on Monday, Jan. 5, followed by the launch of "True Beauty" -- the formerly untitled reality competish from Tyra Banks and Ashton Kutcher.

The following week, "The Bachelor" will shrink down to its normal 90-minute frame, leaving room for "Samantha Who?" in its regular 9:30 p.m. slot. "True Beauty" continues at 10.

"The Bachelor" fills the void left by "Dancing With the Stars," which returns in the spring. "True Beauty," meanwhile, takes over for "Boston Legal," which finishes off its series run later this fall.

Next "Bachelor" reps the 13th edition of the romantic reality skein; Jason Mesnick, who was turned down by DeAnna Pappas in the season finale of the last "The Bachelorette," will star as the new Bachelor.

Meanwhile, the Alphabet has kept details of "True Beauty" under wraps. But the show, from Warner Horizon, Bankable Prods. and Katalyst, revolves around people who live in a house together and compete in a beauty pageant.

Link: http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117995265.html?categoryid=14&cs=1 (http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117995265.html?categoryid=14&cs=1)
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: marigold on November 07, 2008, 01:20:29 PM

Friday, November 07, 2008
ABC Television Network
PRESS RELEASE

13th EDITION OF THE BACHELOR TO PREMIERE MONDAY, JAN. 5, 2009

JASON MESNICK, THE FIRST SINGLE DAD IN "BACHELOR" SERIES HISTORY, GETS A SECOND CHANCE AT LOVE WHEN "THE BACHELOR" PREMIERES MONDAY, JANUARY 5, 2009 ON ABC
 
Jason Hopes the "Third Time is the Charm"
 
Jason Mesnick, 32, a handsome single dad - the first in the series' history - begins his own bid for true love and the pursuit of his ultimate soul mate, choosing from among 25 bachelorettes, when the 13th edition of ABC's popular romance reality series, "The Bachelor," premieres with a two-hour special, MONDAY, JANUARY 5, 2009 (8:00-10:00 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network.

Millions of viewers were stunned when DeAnna Pappas rejected Jason's proposal, as he dropped to one knee to profess his love in the season finale of "The Bachelorette." Jason was left brokenhearted and wondering how he could have misjudged DeAnna's intentions, but his female fans flocked to support him, helping him heal from his very public dismissal.

Jason became a huge viewer favorite during the chase to win DeAnna's heart, as fans rushed to e-mail him in droves in total sympathy to his plight. He still believes in destiny and that he can find love through "The Bachelor," as he discovered when he fell for DeAnna. His heart-warming story as a single father from Seattle with a three-year-old son, Ty - the apple of his eye - struck a chord with many women. Divorced two years ago, Jason would like to start another family, himself the middle son in a family of three boys. His older brother, Sean, is married with children. Jason currently lives with his younger brother, Larry, and with Ty.

An account executive in estate and legacy planning, Jason is looking for a woman who has a real curiosity about the world, who loves life and can find passion in life's smallest moments. Open and honest, the good-looking and appealing Bachelor loves a variety of sports, including swimming, golf, basketball and football. In fact he used to be a golf professional at a local club. He has traveled all over Europe and continues to pursue his desire to see the world. In his spare time, he takes guitar and swing dance lessons. Perhaps not surprisingly, Jason is a "big brother" for the Big Brothers/Big Sisters of America. A philanthropist himself, he hopes to someday form and run his own children's charity.

A native of Cleveland, Ohio, Jason moved to Washington at the age of eight. He has a BA in psychology at the University of Washington.
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: marigold on November 17, 2008, 11:09:01 PM

The Bachelor returns January 5th, 2009 Promo

Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: tory on November 19, 2008, 03:52:11 PM
i saw the other day there is a utub out with jessy saying he and deeanna broke up??? :groan:
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: marigold on November 19, 2008, 04:50:55 PM
i saw the other day there is a utub out with jessy saying he and deeanna broke up??? :groan:

 :hithere: Hi ya tory, I saw the video too

Jesse seem genuinely upset over the break up and how DeAnna came out with the news

Maybe Jason Mesnick will have better luck, his little boy is so cute
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: marigold on November 23, 2008, 02:12:26 AM

An interesting article:  The Incredible Hunk

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American TV heart-throb Jason Mesnick is snapped in Queenstown Gardens this week filming scenes for a new series of the worldwide reality hit The Bachelor.

Mesnick shot to fame earlier this year when he reached the final of the ABC television dating game show The Bachelorette.

Millions of viewers were stunned when the handsome single dad’s emotional marriage proposal to the programme’s star DeAnna Pappas was spurned.

He was flooded with messages of support from an army of smitten female fans.

Account executive Mesnick, 32, proved so popular he was recently chosen to star in his own bid to find new love in The Bachelor - where he gets courted by 25 stunning female contestants and picks his potential partner.

During secret filming sessions in Queenstown, it’s believed Mesnick has been shooting scenes with the final three girls left in the show, which attracts up to 10 million viewers in the United States alone.

The results are due to be screened in the US in January.

The Bachelor screens on TV2 in NZ.

Link: http://www.scene.co.nz/12934a1.page (http://www.scene.co.nz/12934a1.page)
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: marigold on November 23, 2008, 02:17:01 AM
An interesting article:

The Next Bachelor: Will Jason Mesnick Break the Trend of Bachelor Breakups?

After Many Failed Relationships Resulting from ABC's: The Bachelor, Jason Looks to Be a Great Candidate for Marriage

In July of 2008, audiences were stunned to see The Bachelorette, DeAnna Pappas, turn down a proposal from sweet and caring dad Jason Mesnick and instead choose the fun-loving, easy-going Jesse Csincsak. However, many were NOT stunned to hear when this mis-matched couple broke-up in November 2008. DeAnna and Jesse's quick break-up was probably of little relief to Jason, who is still looking for love. Now, 4 months later, we're told it's Jason's turn to pick the girl as he returns for the 13th season of The Bachelor.

Premiering in 2002, The Bachelor is a reality show on ABC that takes one eligible man and gives him his pick of 25 women looking for love. In the beginning, the concept was to match an extremely handsome, rich and very eligible man, but the show has since expanded to include more "regular" guys. These regular guys, just like Jason, usually are rejects from

The Bachelorette, the spin-off show that has had 4 seasons. Jason has built up such a great fan base that ABC decided to give him a shot at love on his own terms. On the show, each week the playing field is narrowed down as the man must decide who he thinks he has a connection with and eliminate any girls where there is no spark. The girls all live in a luxury house together, enjoy lavish dates with the bachelor, and sometimes cause some drama when jealousy comes into the picture.

Currently The Bachelor doesn't have a good track record in making love matches as only 2 of the previous 12 bachelors are still considered "engaged". The first is season 6's Byron Velvick who reportedly is to get married in 2008, which doesn't seem likely as the year is nearly its final months. The second is season 7's Charlie O'Connell who broke up with his choice, but ultimately got back together. As you can see, none of the previous 12 bachelors are married yet, leading many to believe that you can't really find love on Reality TV.

This season could be very different, however, as Jason seems more like the marrying type. Jason Mesnick is an account executive by day, but a loving and caring single father to his young son by night. This divorced dad is looking for a love that will stick, and it's highly likely he will find it. With the added responsibility of a son, you can bet Jason isn't going to take this show lightly. Jason has the added advantage that he has previously been on The Bachelorette, and therefore the women who come on his season are already going to have a thing for him. So far season 1's bachelorette, Trista Rehn, is the first of either show to actually get married. With many ladies already falling for Jason Mesnick, will he be the second?

Link: http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1222282/the_next_bachelor_will_jason_mesnick.html?page=1&cat=39 (http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1222282/the_next_bachelor_will_jason_mesnick.html?page=1&cat=39)
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: marigold on December 02, 2008, 09:16:38 PM

The Bachelor 13 ( Jason Mesnick ) Commercial

Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: marigold on December 04, 2008, 10:42:55 PM

The Bachelor 13

Projected Schedule:

January  5, 2009   Monday  8:00 - 10:00 pm Episode 1  Premiere
January 12, 2009  Monday  8:00 -   9:30 pm Episode 2
January 19, 2009  Monday  8:00 -   9:30 pm Episode 3
January 26, 2009  Monday  8:00 -   9:30 pm Episode 4

February 2, 2009   Monday 8:00 -   9:30 pm Episode 5
February 9, 2009   Monday 8:00 -   9:30 pm Episode 6
February 16, 2009 Monday 8:00 -   9:30 pm Episode 7
February 23, 2009 Monday 8:00 -   9:30 pm Episode 7.5  The Women Tell All

March 2, 2009        Monday   8:00 - 10:00 pm Episode 8  Finale
March 2, 2009        Monday 10:00 - 11:00 pm Episode 8.5  After The Final Rose
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on December 05, 2008, 12:45:31 AM
Filming for the newest edition of The Bachelor is now concluded and someone posted a bulletin on myspace that Jason did a local radio interview in Seattle and said that he is engaged, very much in love with his fiancee and the lady is moving to Seattle and she had a great connection with his son, Ty.

I think that's fantastic news and I can't wait to watch the season in January and it's premiering on my birthday!  :yess:
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: marigold on December 05, 2008, 12:10:55 PM

I think that is something they say every season

I know I wouldn't be watching with the same enthusiasm if they announced it's another one that failed  :lol:
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: marigold on December 05, 2008, 08:47:28 PM

Now I'm hearing Jason had a tv interview with a local station who knows with rumors

Either way I'm surprised that someone from the larger media hasn't snagged an interview

Still can't wait for any information they can dish on him
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on December 10, 2008, 10:39:39 AM
Article from people.com

The Bachelor’s Jason Mesnick: ‘I’m Engaged!’


The new season of The Bachelor doesn’t begin airing until Jan. 5, but Jason Mesnick tells PEOPLE exclusively that he did find love on ABC’s reality dating series.

“I’m engaged!” Mesnick says. “I found exactly what I was hoping for, what I was looking for. I’m completely in love.”

Fans will be excited for the 32-year-old Seattle single dad, whose marriage proposal to DeAnna Pappas was thwarted in July on the season finale of The Bachelorette. Instead, Pappas chose professional snowboarder Jesse Csincsak.

“I really did fall in love with DeAnna,” he says, adding that when he heard she and Csincsak split in November, “I was shocked. I thought they were going to make it.”

An outpouring of support from fans and family helped convince the divorced Mesnick to take another chance at finding love in front of the cameras.

“I don’t want to be by myself,” Mesnick says. “I’m ready for a relationship and a family.”

That family includes Ty, Mesnick’s 3-year-old son from his first marriage. Mesnick says that the woman of his dreams has to understand that falling in love with him also means connecting with Ty.

“I was not looking for a mom,” he says. “I was looking for a partner for me and a mentor and a friend to Ty.”

Mission accomplished: Mesnick says he’s still in awe of how his life has changed in the past year. “I just really believed this can happen to me,” he says, smiling. “I cannot believe it’s this great!”
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: marigold on December 10, 2008, 01:03:36 PM
An interesting article:

Bachelor's Jason Mesnick Gets Engaged!

Looks like Jason Mesnick found his happy ending this time around on The Bachelor.

The single dad - who was dumped by DeAnna Pappas during the final rose ceremony on The Bachelorette in July - gets engaged on the ABC reality show's upcoming season (premiering Jan. 5), a show rep confirms to Usmagazine.com.

Mesnick, 32, told Us he was heartbroken after Pappas rejected his proposal. "I haven't dated at all since DeAnna. I wanted to give myself the time to heal so that when I got out there again I was really ready to give whoever I am with the respect and total attention she deserves."

But he said he still had high hopes for finding love on the show.

"I am ready," he told Us. "I am through it and open to giving these girls everything I can to find the one that is right for me.

"All I am missing, really, is someone to share [my life] with," he added. "There's no guarantee...but 25 girls? I mean, it's a real opportunity to find just one."

Meanwhile, Pappas called off her engagement Nov. 3 with snowboarder Jesse Csincsak, whom she swore she "couldn't live without" on the finale episode.

"Although at the time, I believed that would be my happily ever after, unfortunately we have since gone our separate ways but still remain very good friends," she blogged in November

Link: http://www.usmagazine.com/news/bachelor-jason-mesnick-gets-engaged (http://www.usmagazine.com/news/bachelor-jason-mesnick-gets-engaged)
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: marigold on December 10, 2008, 02:33:26 PM

ABC Television Network

PRESS RELEASE

BACHELOR TELECONFERENCE CALL (12/17)

"THE BACHELOR" PRESS CALL, FEATURING JASON MESNICK

13TH Edition of ABC's Popular Romance Reality Series Premieres

Monday, January 5 with a Two-Hour Special

WHO: Jason Mesnick, 32, hopes the "third time is the charm," as the "Bachelor's" first-ever single dad begins his own bid for true love, searching for the one woman who will complete his family as wife and stepmother to his adorable son, Tyler.

Jason still believes in destiny and that he can find love through "The Bachelor," as he discovered when he fell for DeAnna Pappas on "The Bachelorette." His heart-warming story as a handsome single father from Seattle with a three-year-old son, Ty - the apple of his eye - resonated with many women. Jason would like to start another family, himself the middle son in a family of three boys. His older brother, Sean, is married with children. Jason currently lives with his younger brother, Larry, and with Ty.

WHAT: An opportunity to interview Jason Mesnick - the first-ever single dad "Bachelor" -- in support of "The Bachelor," premiering with a two-hour special, MONDAY, JANUARY 5 (8:00-10:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.
 
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: marigold on December 10, 2008, 02:36:27 PM

ABC Television Network

PRESS RELEASE

THE BACHELOR SEASON PREMIERE (1/5/09)

SEASON PREMIERE

HE'S IN LOVE, HE PROPOSED, HE'S ENGAGED!

FAN FAVORITE JASON MESNICK, THE FIRST SINGLE DAD IN "BACHELOR" SERIES HISTORY, BEGINS HIS OWN SEARCH FOR LOVE WHEN  "THE BACHELOR" PREMIERES, MONDAY, JANUARY 5

This Season's Highlights Include a Backstage Visit to ABC's "General Hospital,"

Private Concerts by Robin Thicke and Kate Voegele and a Breathtaking Trip to New Zealand for the Seductive Overnight Dates and Emotional Finale

For the First Time Ever, the Women Vote on Who They Want to Leave the First Night

Jason Mesnick, 32, hopes the "third time is the charm," as the "Bachelor's" first-ever single dad begins his own bid for true love, searching for the one woman who will complete his family as wife and stepmother to his adorable son, Tyler, when the 13th edition of ABC's popular romance reality series, "The Bachelor," premieres with a two-hour special, MONDAY, JANUARY 5 (8:00-10:00 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network.

Millions of viewers were stunned when DeAnna Pappas rejected Jason's proposal, as he dropped to one knee to profess his love in the dramatic season finale of "The Bachelorette." Jason was left brokenhearted and wondering how he could have misjudged DeAnna's intentions, but his female fans, who suffered his emotional heartbreak with him, flocked to support him.

Jason still believes in destiny and that he can find love through "The Bachelor," as he discovered when he fell for DeAnna. His heart-warming story as a handsome single father from Seattle with a three-year-old son, Ty - the apple of his eye - resonated with many women. Jason would like to start another family, himself the middle son in a family of three boys. His older brother, Sean, is married with children. Jason currently lives with his younger brother, Larry, and with Ty.

In this season's premiere, "Episode 1301," Jason returns to the same Los Angeles mansion where it all started for him with DeAnna. Twenty-five beautiful bachelorettes have traveled across the U.S. and around the world to meet him, each having seen him on "The Bachelorette," and are hoping that they will be the lucky woman to share a life with him. An adorable small town beauty, a big city sophisticate who is sick of the club scene and a swank jewelry designer are among the gorgeous, intelligent women hoping to find a new home in Seattle. All of the ladies are excited and anxious to meet the man they have long been dreaming about.

At the party, Jason is blown away as one stunning woman after another lets him know that he is the only man for her. One flirtatious brunette tries to prove that she is Jason's biggest fan by showing off her extensive knowledge of his life; another vivacious bachelorette reveals that she can assess a man based on the condiments he chooses for his hot dog and puts Jason immediately to the test; a school teacher admits she resigned from her job for the opportunity to meet the handsome single dad; and a sexy flight attendant leads a toast to DeAnna, thanking her for giving Jason the chance to be the Bachelor.

However, once Chris Harrison brings out the "first impression" rose, the competition intensifies. A Brazilian bombshell invites Jason for a sexy samba by the pool, only to have a girl-next-door type cut in and grab him for a jazzy slow dance, American style. A beautiful widow shares the story of her tragic past and a birthday gal thinks she is a lock for the rose.

The pressure mounts as the evening goes on and, in a stunning twist, each woman is asked to vote for the Bachelorette that she would like to see leave immediately! Some vote for the woman who they perceive as their biggest threat; others vote with Jason's best interest at heart. In the end, one woman is in for a shocking surprise. Finally, Jason must eliminate ten of the 25 women the first night, leaving 15 to compete for his affections, and in the end, his heart.

A list of the bachelorettes will be released shortly.

Romantic and adventurous dates will reach new heights this season, testing the ladies' perseverance in pursuing their romantic objective, along with fun, exciting and exotic dates that will elicit real and raw passions. Jason escorts one lucky bachelorette to the Walt Disney Music Hall for a private performance by R&B superstar Robin Thicke, and another woman goes up, up and away on a romantic ride over Los Angeles in a Goodyear blimp. Jason closes down Legoland California and treats one lady to a thrilling surprise, which leads to one of the most touching dates of the season. A million dollars worth of jewels awaits one woman, whom the Bachelor then whisks away on a private jet to Las Vegas for a panoramic helicopter ride over Red Rock Canyon, a cozy dinner and a private performance by pop singer Kate Voegele. Jason accompanies six women to an exclusive, behind-the-scenes date on the set of ABC's hit Emmy-winning daytime drama, "General Hospital," where the women learn techniques of screen kissing and get a chance to act out their secret fantasies with the Bachelor. The three final women are treated to a breathtaking, exotic trip to New Zealand for the sexy overnight dates, as well as the thrilling finale. However, someone from the Bachelor's past shows up for a shocking last minute, heart-to-heart talk with Jason before he makes his final, life-changing decision.

As in the past, women will continue to be eliminated each week, but if at any point along the way a woman should decide that she's no longer interested in the Bachelor, she can reject his invitation to continue dating. Some lucky women will meet his family, and he will visit their hometowns for a slice of their life in an effort to determine the woman with whom he is most compatible.

Hosted by Chris Harrison, "The Bachelor" is a production of Next Entertainment in association with Warner Horizon Television. Mike Fleiss and Martin Hilton are the executive producers.

This episode of "The Bachelor" will be available on ABC.com the day after airing on the network for users to watch online.
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: marigold on December 14, 2008, 02:56:20 AM

However, someone from the Bachelor's past shows up for a shocking last minute, heart-to-heart talk with Jason before he makes his final, life-changing decision.


 :groan: Oh brother is that DeAnna coming back I hope not
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on December 15, 2008, 09:17:50 AM
From usmagazine.com

Bachelor Host "Extremely Happy" for Engaged Jason Mesnick
Sunday December 14, 2008

Get ready to cry when The Bachelor's Jason Mesnick gets engaged during the final rose ceremony.

"I'm extremely happy for Jason and the woman he chose. It's a fantastic season that has an incredible finish," host Chris Harrison told Usmagazine.com Thursday. "There will be many tears shed as fans take this journey with us this season."

The single dad -- who was dumped by DeAnna Pappas on The Bachelorette finale in July -- gets engaged on the ABC reality show's upcoming season (premiering Jan. 5).

Mesnick, 32, was hesitant to start dating again after Pappas rejected his proposal.

Remember all these Bachelor splits?

"I haven't dated at all since DeAnna," a heartbroken Mesnick, 32, told Us in August. "I wanted to give myself the time to heal so that when I got out there again I was really ready to give whoever I am with the respect and total attention she deserves."

But he said he still had high hopes for finding love on the show.

"I am ready," he told Us. "I am through it and open to giving these girls everything I can to find the one that is right for me.

"All I am missing, really, is someone to share [my life] with," he added. "There's no guarantee...but 25 girls? I mean, it's a real opportunity to find just one."
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: marigold on December 16, 2008, 06:52:56 PM

Reminder:

The Bachelor Jason Mesnick conference call is tomorrow ( changed to 12:30 p.m., ET)

Look for plenty of news in the following days!!
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on December 17, 2008, 01:01:47 AM

However, someone from the Bachelor's past shows up for a shocking last minute, heart-to-heart talk with Jason before he makes his final, life-changing decision.


 :groan: Oh brother is that DeAnna coming back I hope not

No, I don't think it's Deanna. I think it's Jesse. Jesse got dumped right before Jason's final rose ceremony so can you imagine all the drama right there...., I think this season will be the best one ever! I love Jason to death and truly want him to be happy and find his soulmate and make his family including his adorable son, Ty complete.
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: marigold on December 17, 2008, 01:14:26 PM

ABC Television Network

PRESS RELEASE

FOUR SINGLE MOMS AMONG THE BACHELORETTES ON NEW SEASON OF ABC'S "THE BACHELOR"

FOUR SINGLE MOMS MAKE "BACHELOR" HISTORY, AS JASON MESNICK BEGINS HIS SEARCH FOR THAT ONE SPECIAL WOMAN
WHEN "THE BACHELOR" PREMIERES, MONDAY, JANUARY 5, ON ABC
 
For the first time ever in "Bachelor" history there will be single mothers in the hunt for the Bachelor. These great moms, who also juggle successful careers, will need to compete with 21 other stunners, including a Brazilian seductress who aggressively pursues the Bachelor, a woman who is one of Jason's biggest fans and thinks she knows him better than himself, a gorgeous pageant queen who can't wait for motherhood, a clever Canadian gal who wants to put Jason to an unusual test and a voluptuous free spirit who has her eye on Jason to fulfill her dream of a big, international-type family. They all have their sights set on moving to Seattle with the new Bachelor, Jason Mesnick, and his son, Tyler, when the 13th edition of ABC's popular romance reality series, "The Bachelor," premieres with a two-hour special, MONDAY, JANUARY 5 (8:00-10:00 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network.
   
Megan, Stacia, Stephanie and Treasure are the four single moms who are hoping the single dad and his son will complete their families. How will they shake up the chemistry of the group?

Jason, 32, an account executive in estate and legacy planning, meets 25 potential soul mates as he begins his exciting search for true love. In the premiere episode, "1301," Jason prepares for the night of his life, as the 25 beautiful bachelorettes, who can think of nothing but him, begin to arrive. Emily from Seattle tries to press her hometown advantage. Nikki, a statuesque brunette, wows Jason by telling him she only came "because it was you." Shannon admits she is Jason's biggest fan and her extensive knowledge of his life floors him. Jillian finds a new way to "grill" a guy when she discloses that she can find out a lot about a man from the condiments he puts on his hot dog and puts Jason to the test on the spot. Sharon admits that she quit her job as a school teacher for a chance to be with him, and Renee has already envisioned her happy future with Jason by creating a "vision board."
   
Tensions mount and sparks fly when the "first impression" rose is brought out by Chris Harrison. Raquel invites the Bachelor to join her in a seductive samba, but Molly, an all-American girl-next-door, steals him away for a hot slow jazz dance. Stephanie, a beautiful widow, reveals the tragic story of her past, while a self-assured Lauren is confident that the rose is hers.

But the claws really come out when the women are asked to vote for which Bachelorette they want to leave that night. What a shocker to start the season! Then Jason, in his first rose ceremony, must eliminate ten of the 25 women, leaving 15 to compete for his affection and, in the end, his heart.

The 25 women are:

Ann, 24, a flight attendant from Phoenix, AZ

Dominique, 26, a medical sales representative from Mt. Carmel, PA

Emily, 23, a casino marketing representative from Seattle, WA

Erica, 25, an account executive from Monroe, CT

Jackie, 26, a wedding coordinator from Dallas, TX

Jillian, 29, an interior designer from Peace River, Alberta, Canada

Julie, 26, a teacher from Columbus, OH

Kari, 27, an advertising executive from Lee's Summit, MO

Lauren, 27, a teacher from Malboro, NJ

Lisa, 27, a public relations associate from Boise, ID

Megan, 25, a single mom (son, Deacon, age one) and lacrosse coach from Sewickley, PA

Melissa, 25, a sales representative from Dallas, TX

Molly, 24, a department store buyer from Grand Rapids, MI

Naomi, 24, a flight attendant from Carlsbad, CA

Natalie, 27, a human resources associate from Morton, IL

Nicole, 25, a menswear buyer from Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Nikki, 29, an administrative assistant from Blue Island, IL

Raquel, 27, a medical student from Recife, Brazil

Renee, 36, a jewelry designer from Los Angeles, CA

Shannon, 29, a dental hygienist from Marshall, MO

Sharon, 32, a teacher from Batavia, NY

Shelby, 23, an account executive from Stockton, CA

Stacia, 24, a single mom (daughter, Grace, age three; son, Triston, age five) and a charity accountant from Orem, UT

Stephanie, 34, a single mom (daughter, Sophia, age four) and a medical marketing representative from Huntsville, AL

Treasure, 28, a single mom (daughter, Isabella, age six) and a nurse practitioner from Salt Lake City, UT

Hosted by Chris Harrison, "The Bachelor" is a production of Next Entertainment in association with Warner Horizon Television. Mike Fleiss and Martin Hilton are executive producers. "The Bachelor" is broadcast with Spanish subtitles via secondary closed captioning. A TV parental guideline will be posted closer to airdate.
 
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: marigold on December 17, 2008, 01:48:26 PM
An interesting article:

The Bachelor: Conference Call with Jason Mesnick

In just a few short weeks, fans of The Bachelor will tune in to watch Jason Mesnick get a second chance at love.  There isn't a fan of the show, or of The Bachelorette, out there who doesn't remember watching Mesnick's proposal to DeAnna Pappas get rejected on national television.  Now, he's in a much happier place and is even engaged to the woman that he chooses at the end of this season!  This week, ABC will be releasing the list of 25 women that will compete for Jason's heart and, in preparation for the premiere this January, Jason spoke to the press today in a conference call.  Read on to hear what he has to say about everything from involving his son on the show to televising his upcoming wedding.

On the decision to become The Bachelor...
"It wasn't an easy decision because my question was, 'How would this impact Tyler?' That was my first question. I talked to a therapist and a pediatrician and they said, 'He's going to be fine'. I just said, 'I'm not gonna go more than a week or so without seeing him.' I can't do that. The show was great and they gave me what I need. He was around when he needed to be and he was with his mom when he needed to."

On single mothers being on the show this season...
"Honestly, it doesn't make a difference either way. I would hope people would view me as a person, not just as a single dad. It didn't surprise me that there were single mothers but it didn't make me think one way or the other."

On his son being part of The Bachelor...
"He plays a very small part on the show. You'll see that, early on, if you see him, it's him and I. Just him and I."

On advice from his son...
"He's 3 so he lives a life day to day and has a great time no matter what he's doing. I don't know about any advice by word, but his advice by living is, 'Let's just live today'. When you're with a little guy, you know it's all about today."

On revealing the engagement...
"I just remember, in my opinion, how could I hold something like that back, when I'm as happy as I am? There's only certain things I can say with the show not even starting yet, but I just said to myself: 'This is me. I'm so excited and I'm so happy and I want everyone to know it.' There's no way I could hold that back."

On trying to find love on reality tv a second time...
"I just knew it was real. A real love experience for me. It's something you have to experience to really, truly know. If that didn't happen to me the first time, there's no way I would do it [a second time]."

On a tv wedding...
"I have not even thought about anything like that. My life is off of tv and I cannot even imagine that happening."

Link: http://www.buddytv.com/articles/the-bachelor/the-bachelor-conference-call-w-25305.aspx (http://www.buddytv.com/articles/the-bachelor/the-bachelor-conference-call-w-25305.aspx)
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on December 17, 2008, 03:05:14 PM
The bachelorettes...

Ann
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Dominique
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Emily
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Erica
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Jackie
(http://a.abc.com/media/primetime/bachelor/images/season/13/bios/jackie/gallery/01.jpg)
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on December 17, 2008, 03:15:46 PM
more...

Jillian
(http://a.abc.com/media/primetime/bachelor/images/season/13/bios/jillian/gallery/01.jpg)

Julie
(http://a.abc.com/media/primetime/bachelor/images/season/13/bios/julie/gallery/01.jpg)

Kari
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Lauren
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Lisa
(http://a.abc.com/media/primetime/bachelor/images/season/13/bios/lisa/gallery/01.jpg)
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on December 17, 2008, 03:21:23 PM
more...

Megan
(http://a.abc.com/media/primetime/bachelor/images/season/13/bios/megan/gallery/01.jpg)

Melissa
(http://a.abc.com/media/primetime/bachelor/images/season/13/bios/melissa/gallery/01.jpg)

Molly
(http://a.abc.com/media/primetime/bachelor/images/season/13/bios/molly/gallery/01.jpg)

Naomi
(http://a.abc.com/media/primetime/bachelor/images/season/13/bios/naomi/gallery/01.jpg)

Natalie
(http://a.abc.com/media/primetime/bachelor/images/season/13/bios/natalie/gallery/01.jpg)
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on December 17, 2008, 03:27:04 PM
more...

Nicole
(http://a.abc.com/media/primetime/bachelor/images/season/13/bios/nicole/gallery/01.jpg)

Nikki
(http://a.abc.com/media/primetime/bachelor/images/season/13/bios/nikki/gallery/01.jpg)

Raquel
(http://a.abc.com/media/primetime/bachelor/images/season/13/bios/raquel/gallery/01.jpg)

Renee
(http://a.abc.com/media/primetime/bachelor/images/season/13/bios/renee/gallery/01.jpg)

Shannon
(http://a.abc.com/media/primetime/bachelor/images/season/13/bios/shannon/gallery/01.jpg)
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on December 17, 2008, 03:30:16 PM
last five...

Sharon
(http://a.abc.com/media/primetime/bachelor/images/season/13/bios/sharon/gallery/01.jpg)

Shelby
(http://a.abc.com/media/primetime/bachelor/images/season/13/bios/shelby/gallery/01.jpg)

Stacia
(http://a.abc.com/media/primetime/bachelor/images/season/13/bios/stacia/gallery/01.jpg)

Stephanie
(http://a.abc.com/media/primetime/bachelor/images/season/13/bios/stephanie/gallery/01.jpg)

Treasure
(http://a.abc.com/media/primetime/bachelor/images/season/13/bios/treasure/gallery/01.jpg)
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: marigold on December 17, 2008, 07:02:38 PM
An interesting article:

Jason Mesnick dishes about his upcoming 'The Bachelor' journey

Although The Bachelor's thirteenth-season premiere is more than two weeks away, Jason Mesnick said he decided to spill the beans about being engaged because it was something he didn't want to try and keep secret.

"How could I hold something like that back?  When I'm as happy as I am and I feel as transparent as I am -- and there's only certain things obviously I can say with the show not even starting yet --  I just said this is me, and I'm so excited and so happy that I want everybody to know it," Mesnick told reporters during a Wednesday conference call. 

"If people are going to ask me the same question over and over again, there's no way I could hold that back."

Mesnick, a 32-year-old divorced father from Seattle, WA who was rejected by DeAnna Pappas on this past summer's edition of The Bachelorette, recently revealed he got engaged on the reality dating series' thirteenth edition, which finished taping right before Thanksgiving.

"I have to say she's amazing.  I can't say anything else," he told reporters.

Mesnick isn't the first The Bachelor star to gush about the woman he chooses, however he is trying to become the first to actually walk down the aisle with her.  He added that having appeared as a suitor on The Bachelorette helped him come to the understanding that the show does work.

"I knew I fell in love with DeAnna; I knew it was possible," said Mesnick. 

"I just knew that -- regardless of anyone who was watching this -- I just knew it was real.  I mean a real love experience for me.  I think it's one of those things that you've got to experience to really, truly know," he said.  "If that didn't happen to me the first time, there's no way I would have done it before.  I'm sure there's people that go on and have this experience but leave really early on and don't really get to know the full feeling of it."

In addition, Mesnick said that Pappas had a majority of the qualities he was looking for in a potential wife -- except for one.

"What I also learned through that experience is that the person that I need to be with has to have been through kind of their own experience in life to know that she's ready for a family," he explained to Reality TV World.  "It's already [my son] Ty and I; I've already got a family."

Mesnick elaborated that Ty "already has a mother" and he's looking for the woman he selected via The Bachelor to fill a different role.

"I was thinking I'm not looking for a mom for Ty.  I'm looking for somebody that could be a partner for me, that can be a mentor for him with more authority," said Mesnick.

"When I say a parent, I mean of course I want to have more kids.  With that being said, I'm going to have more kids with the person that I've chosen -- we'll have a family, we'll have more kids -- and obviously my expectations with that are that we're going to be parents together."

Despite the large part that Ty plays in his life, Mesnick said his son actually has only a small on-screen role in The Bachelor.

"He plays a very small part in the show," he told reporters.  "I think you'll see that early on, if you see him, it's him and I -- just him and I."

Still, Mesnick hinted that when Ty does make an appearance it will be significant.

"I've said this once before, I just knew there was no way I could truly fall in love with somebody unless they saw my son," he said.

Not surprisingly, Mesnick said it "wasn't an easy decision" for him to star in The Bachelor -- and his son was the main reason why.

"It was the same kind of question that went through my mind the first time going on The Bachelorette -- how would this impact Tyler," he said.  "That was my first question, and I talked to a therapist and I talked to his pediatrician.  They said, 'He's going to be fine and you're probably going to be more impacted by the fact that you're not going to see him as much as you typically do.'  I just said I'm not going to go more than a week without seeing him.  I just can't do that."

Mesnick said the producers were accommodating when it came to allowing him to spend time with his son.

"He was around when he needed to be and went home and saw his mom when he needed to," added Mesnick, who added his family also had some concerns about his own The Bachelor participation.

"They just don't want to see me hurt again, and that started with going through a divorce and then the public thing with DeAnna. But they trust me."

The Bachelor's thirteenth season, which premieres January 5, will begin with Mesnick moving into a Los Angeles bachelor pad and meeting his 25 suitors, which included four single mothers. 

"Honestly it doesn't make a difference either way," Mesnick told reporters about the casting decision.  "I think that I would hope people would view me as a person and not just as a single dad.  So to me -- going into it -- I had no expectations really as to who was going to be there.  But it didn't surprise me that there were single mothers.  But it didn't make me think one way or the other, whether they were a mom or not."

Mesnick said he also had sympathy for the 24 women who ended up getting eliminated from the reality dating show.

"It has nothing to do with my experience on The Bachelorette necessarily, but I think I'm one of those people that no matter what I do in life I don't want to hurt anybody," he explained.  "I think before I say anything and definitely the hardest thing I ever had to do was reject women.  It didn't happen a lot in my regular life because I've had long-term relationships, but going through that [on The Bachelor] it was absolutely horrible having to do that."

Mesnick added that starring in The Bachelor was also more difficult than competing on The Bachelorette.

"It's way tougher being the bachelor -- way, way tougher," he said.  "I wouldn't change that experience for the world and I'm actually glad that I was able to go through both of them because going through The Bachelorette, I learned a lot about myself.  Going through The Bachelor, I was really able to reinforce myself and be proud for who I was."

Another thing Mesnick learned going through The Bachelor was that Pappas and The Bachelorette fourth-season winner Jesse Csincsak decided to call it quits on their engagement.

"When that all happened I was busy filming The Bachelor, so I don't know other than the fact that I thought they were going to make it," said Mesnick about the split. 

"I saw them afterwards -- after [filming The Bachelorette] was done -- and it made me feel really good to see how in love they were.  So when I heard that they were done, I was just completely shocked and sad for both of them because I know they both really, truly wanted it to work because they were in love."

While Mesnick had no problem trying to find love twice on television, he said that showing him walking down the aisle with his The Bachelor pick would be a different story entirely.

"I have not even thought about anything like that," answered Mesnick when asked about a TV wedding. 

"My life is off of TV.  I could not even imagine that happening."

Link: http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/jason-mesnick-dishes-about-his-upcoming-the-bachelor-journey-8174.php (http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/jason-mesnick-dishes-about-his-upcoming-the-bachelor-journey-8174.php)
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: marigold on December 18, 2008, 06:04:43 PM
ABC Television Network

PRESS RELEASE

TRANSCRIPT FROM THE DECEMBER 17 "THE BACHELOR" TELECONFERENCE WITH NEW BACHELOR JASON MESNICK

"The Bachelor" premieres MONDAY, JANUARY 5 (8:00-10:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.
 
Operator:    Welcome to Disney's The Bachelor call with Cathy Rehl as the leader. This call is being recorded. By staying on this call you are confirming that you consent to this recording.

If you do not wish to be recorded please disconnect from the call at this time. Thank you. Ms. Rehl, you may now begin your call.

Cathy Rehl:    Hi, everybody, thanks for joining us today. I know this is a long time coming from like last summer when you all saw Jason Mesnick being rejected, unfortunately, by DeAnna and now it's his turn.

And as you probably know he is very happy and he has proposed and is engaged. We obviously can't tell you to who but there's an announcement coming out today about the 25 women and there's a little bit of history being made there as well. There will be single mothers for the first time on The Bachelor.

And with that I'm just going to open it for questions.

Operator:    And at this time if anyone would like to ask a question please press star then the number 1 on your telephone keypad. To withdraw your question press the pound key.

We'll pause for just a moment to compile the Q&A roster. And your first question comes from the line of Laura Saltman with Access Hollywood.

Laura Saltman:    Wow, first on, I can't believe it. That never happens. Hey, Jason.

Jason Mesnick:    Congratulations.

Laura Saltman:    Thanks, I'm so excited. So that's interesting. Tell me about the fact that there were single mothers in there. Did that give you pause or did it make them more interesting to you? What was the dynamic with that?

Jason Mesnick:    You know, honestly it doesn't make a difference either way. I mean, I think that I would hope people would view me as a person, not just as a single dad. So to me, you know, going into it I had no expectations really as to who was going to be there but it didn't surprise me that there were single mothers. But it didn't make me think any one way or the other whether they're a mom or not.

Laura Saltman:    And talk to me about how your son plays into the show? How much will we see him?

Jason Mesnick:    He plays a very small, small part in the show. He - I think you'll see that early on if you see him it's him and I, just him and I. And I've said this once before that, you know, I just knew that there was no way that I could truly fall in love with somebody unless they saw my son.

Laura Saltman:    Right. And how did your son take to your final choices?

Jason Mesnick:    I would never, ever introduce somebody to my son that I in my heart knew that wouldn't be great to him already.

Laura Saltman:    Okay, and can you clear something up for me? I know you've said that you're hoping that the third time's a charm and that obviously you've been married before, you sort of popped the question to DeAnna and now you're engaged for a third time. But some of the guys from the last season of Bachelorette had mentioned that you were engaged prior to being married. Is that true or not true?

Jason Mesnick:    Oh, no, not true at all. I don't know where that - I mean, the only - I had a high school girlfriend when I was 15, that doesn't mean engagement. But there's no - I don't know where they got that from. And I would say that I was not engaged to DeAnna is my best recollection of that experience.

Laura Saltman:    Yeah, that's why I said, "sort of." The words never exactly got out.

Jason Mesnick:    Yeah. Well, and she never accepted either. So...

Laura Saltman:    Okay, and then one last question then I'll let some other people talk to you.

Jason Mesnick:    Yeah, there's no way. I mean, this is my second engagement. I don't know where those other things come from.

Laura Saltman:    Okay.

Cathy Rehl:    The thing is, the third time's the charm in that the third time he's fell in love...

Laura Saltman:    Oh, okay. Gotcha. Okay, my last question that I wanted to ask you is, why the decision to let everybody know that you got the engagement? Because I know with DeAnna she kind of didn't tell anybody until sort of the end. So why did you want to put it out there before the show even started airing?

Jason Mesnick:    You know, that's a good question. I just remember, you know, in my opinion is that I - how could I hold something like that back when I'm as happy as I am and I feel like as transparent as I am. And there's only certain things, obviously, I can say with, you know, with the show not even starting yet. But I just said to myself and I said to anybody else involved, I said, "You know, this is me and I'm so excited and I'm so happy that I want everybody to know it."

And if people are going to ask me the same question over and over again there's no way I could hold that back.

Laura Saltman:    All right, well, good luck to you.

Jason Mesnick:    Thank you.

Operator:    And your next question comes from the line of Mike Hughes with Syndicated.

Mike Hughes:    Hey, Jason, first of all I'm wondering how old were you when your parents divorced?

Jason Mesnick:    I was, let me think, I was 14, maybe turning 15.

Mike Hughes:    Okay, and you lived with your mom then or your dad?

Jason Mesnick:    I lived - I kind of split. My dad lived really close by so we kind of just alternated.

Mike Hughes:    Okay, cool.

Jason Mesnick:    I stayed at home. My mom was closer to where I went to school and whatnot.

Mike Hughes:    Okay. Because I was wondering how important do you think it is for a kid to - for you to get back and have - how important is it for Ty to have a mother and a father both at home?

Jason Mesnick:    I don't know, both there. You know, everybody, you know, look at the way the world works now. There's no guarantee in any relationship, obviously, and I'm living proof from my divorce and from my mom and dad and whatnot.

But I think it's important just to be loved no matter where you're at.

Mike Hughes:    Okay, good...

((Crosstalk))

Jason Mesnick:    And, you know, I've got that love for me from my family and stepparents and real parents and I think Ty has that from me and his mom and his grandparents and my family. So I think it's the love that's most important.

Mike Hughes:    Is Ty with you most of the time or split or...

Jason Mesnick:    It's split.

Mike Hughes:    Okay, because the other thing I was wondering is you've got a lot of experience with a mostly male home. He's in an all male house right now with you and your brother and you had all those brothers, your mother was the only female. Do you think it's important to have a female there, too?

Jason Mesnick:    Oh, of course. I mean, I think that there's something that I just can't give as a male, you know? There's something that a female's able to give to a child that none of us males can even relate to or maybe ever even think about or contemplate because it's just some innate thing that a woman can give to a child.

I think I do and my brother who's here and, you know, my other brother and my dad, we've all done a great job with kids in our families and whatnot. But, you know, there's something innately that a woman can give to a child.

Mike Hughes:    Okay, cool. And one other thing, totally off point last thing, you know, some people saw the last one as, oh, the solid businessman going against the snowboarder, you know? So I thought it was interesting to see that you're an athlete, too. You used to be a golf pro at a golf club?

Jason Mesnick:    Yeah, I did that for a while.

Mike Hughes:    And what's your handicap now and what's your best handicap?

Jason Mesnick:    Oh, geez, you know, I could say that I have played almost zero golf in the last five years. So handicap now I have no - I mean, I haven't - I've probably played two rounds of golf in the last five years.

Mike Hughes:    What was your best handicap?

Jason Mesnick:    Oh, I mean, like, you know, as far as the teaching pro it was a little bit different. I was probably like a 7 handicap at the time, not a scratch golfer by any means.

Mike Hughes:    But you are, in other words, you're many things. You're not just a business guy who faced a snowboarder, you're an athlete and other stuff, too. Is that fair to say or...

Jason Mesnick:    Yeah, I mean, I would think that I would say I have way more fun being an athlete and playing, you know, playing sports with my friends and my son than I do wearing a suit to work.

Mike Hughes:    Okay, cool. Thanks a lot.

Jason Mesnick:    Thank you.

Operator:    Your next question comes from the line of Angela DeGregorio with Life & Style Weekly.

Angela DeGregorio:    Hi, how are you?

Jason Mesnick:    Hello.

Angela DeGregorio:    Okay, so there's been like a belief that The Bachelor has been like this cursed kind of program because none of the relationships really work out. So what was it about your previous experience to kind of convince you to try again and start your own?

Jason Mesnick:    Well, I mean, I just knew that regardless of anybody who's watching this, I just knew it was real and I think that, I mean, a real love experience for me. And I think it's one of those things you've got to experience to really truly know and if that didn't happen to me the first time, there's no way I would have done it before. Because I'm sure there's people that go on and have this experience and leave really early on and don't ever get to know the full feeling of it.

So that's why. I mean, first of all that's why because I knew I fell in love with DeAnna and I knew it was possible. But then they approached me and they said, "We're going to find girls that first of all are going to be a good match for you." You know, hobbies, interests, things that they like to do, their view on the world and how could you say no to somebody's who going to say, "We're going to find 25 incredible, amazing women and they're going to be right for you"?

Angela DeGregorio:    Great. And I know you said that your son didn't really play a huge part on the show but, I mean, did he kind of give you advice like behind-the-scenes and what does he think about how it all turned out?

Jason Mesnick:    I don't know if he - you know, he's three so he lives life day-to-day and has a great time no matter what he's doing. So I don't know as far as any advice by words but I think his advice more by living is that let's just live today.

And I think that as we get older in our real world when we've got work and responsibilities it's very easy to think about the past and the future but when you're with a little guy you know, it's all about today.

Angela DeGregorio:    Okay, and can we expect there to be a TV wedding?

Jason Mesnick:    I have not even thought about anything like that. I mean, my life is off of TV and I cannot even imagine that happening.

Angela DeGregorio:    Okay, great, thanks.

Operator:    And your next question comes from the line of Ruth Myles with Swerve Magazine at the Calgary Herald.

Ruth Myles:    Hi, Jason, how are you?

Jason Mesnick:    How are you?

Ruth Myles:    I'm great, thanks. I'm wondering if you could maybe lead us through how you made the decision to become The Bachelor. You know, after you said you fell in love with DeAnna so you had to have had some recovery time from that, and how your family reacted to it as well being such a tight knit group.

Jason Mesnick:    I made the decision - and, you know, it was an easy decision because first of all it was the same kind of questions that went through my mind the first time going on The Bachelorette was, you know, how would this impact Tyler and that was my first question.

And I talked to, you know, a therapist and I talked to his pediatrician and they said, "Listen, he's going to be fine. I think that you're probably going to be more impacted by the fact that you're not going to see him as much as you typically do more than he himself." And I just said, "You know what?" I said, "I'm not going to go more than a week or so without seeing him." I mean, I just can't do that.

And the show was great. They said, "You know what? Whatever you need. He's the most important thing in your life and we'll work with you on it." And they did without a problem. He was around when he needed to be and he went home and saw his mom when he needed to and my family was supportive. I know that the one thing that they probably would say is they just don't want to see me hurt again.

Ruth Myles:    Yeah.

Jason Mesnick:    And that started with going through a divorce and that went from kind of the public thing with DeAnna and that's all their main concern was. But they trust me. They trust me that, you know, I do things my own way and if this is my own way then they're going to support me.

Ruth Myles:    Great, thanks and good luck to you.

Jason Mesnick:    Thank you.

Operator:    Your next question comes from the line of Monica Sotomayor at Flash News.

Monica Sotomayor:    Hi, Jason, thanks for your time today.

Jason Mesnick:    You're welcome.

Monica Sotomayor:    So I'm hoping that you get to go on a lot of really fun dates on this show. But I was actually wondering can you take us a little bit back to your dating trajectory in your personal life? Like have you ever just had a really awful date that you always talk about with your friends and laugh?

Jason Mesnick:    A really awful date? I don't, I mean, to me it doesn't necessarily matter what you're doing but I have been on dates where, you know, I feel like I could sit down and have a conversation with anybody about anything and I could carry a conversation and ask a lot of questions and get to know somebody.

But if it's a date where somebody, I don't know, maybe they're not confident in themselves or is, you know, uncomfortable in their own way in a new setting that they can't carry a conversation. That's when it gets awkward.

Monica Sotomayor:    Um-hm.

Jason Mesnick:    You know, it's all about, you know, like I could - really doesn't matter if we're just sitting at a little hole in the wall restaurant or if we're here in Seattle on the top of the Space Needle. The setting doesn't matter as much as like what we're talking about.

Monica Sotomayor:    Yeah, definitely. So you definitely need a girl that can hold her own as far as conversation goes?

Jason Mesnick:    Yeah, that's first and foremost, yeah.

Monica Sotomayor:    Okay, perfect. And as far as, you know, the ladies kind of meeting Ty, I know you said you don't include him too much in the show. But how do you know if a woman can actually handle your son? Is she going to be able to talk him into going to bed at his regular bedtime or eat his vegetables, those kinds of things?

Jason Mesnick:    No, actually I never thought about that because, you know, getting him to bed at his regular time I think that's something that every parent battles, even their biological parents.

Monica Sotomayor:    Yeah.

Jason Mesnick:    But I think it's just knowing that maybe, you know, everybody's got different experience with kids and, you know, it could be that they already have a different level of experience with kids. It could be that, you know, they've got nieces or nephews and, you know, they want to have kids. It's not - and it's something that they've actually thought about as well.

Monica Sotomayor:    Okay, perfect. Thank you so much.

Jason Mesnick:    You're welcome.

Operator:    Your next question comes from the line of John Brokita with Reality TV World.

John Brokita:    I've got a question. You said when it came to the type of woman you were looking for that you wanted more of a role model, not maybe a parent necessarily. And can you just go into detail about what you were looking for, for your ideal woman on the show?

Jason Mesnick:     Yes. I mean when I'm saying - and I know I've said that before. And when I say "a parent," I mean of course I want to have more kids. And with that being said that, you know, I'm going to have more kids and the person that I've chosen, her and I will have a family and we'll have more kids and I - you know, obviously my expectations for that are that we are going to be parents together.

But with what I was saying with the person I was looking for is, you know, Ty has already got a mother. And - sorry, speaking of Tyler. Ty, he's already got a mother. So when I was coming into this I was thinking, you know what, I'm not looking for a mom for Ty. I'm looking for somebody that could be a partner for me, that can be a mentor for him, you know, with more authority.

But who has those traits because, you know, I know half of us in this country have step parents. And I think the hardest thing to do is for somebody to walk in and say, "Hey, here's your stepmom," or "Here's your stepdad." Versus, like, "Hey, here's Daddy's - here's my partner and she's also, you know, she's also going to be a friend to you, she's going to be a mentor to you, she's going to help you, she's going to help you learn. But you're also going to have to listen to her."

John Brokita:    Okay.

Jason Mesnick:    The word "stepmother" never crossed my mind.

John Brokita:    Okay, okay. I got you. And is there anything you learned from your term as a contestant on The Bachelorette that you put to use when you - on The Bachelor this season?

Jason Mesnick:    Yes. I mean, I think the first thing that really came to my mind is that when I was with - on The Bachelorette, it never really came into my mind - well, the first thing that came to my mind is, like, DeAnna had all these great qualities that, you know.

You're attracted - she's kind of the girl that would walk into a room and she'd light it up and she'd love getting to know everybody and everybody wanted to get to know here and she had a great heart. And that was always what I was looking for.

But what I also learned through that experience is that, you know, the person I need to be with has to have been through some kind of their own, like, experience in life to know that they're ready for, you know, a family. Because I've already got, like - it's already Ty and I. I've already got a family.

So I was looking for somebody that not only had all those qualities that DeAnna had but also I learned that they had to have been through - whether it's, you know, dating in a long-term relationship. Or experience with kids. Or, you know, they've got that party scene out of their system, you know. Because, you know, I love to do those type of things. But, you know, half the time, you know, I'm Dad at home with Ty.

So - and I think sometimes if things last for a month, sometimes if things last for 25 or 30 years, it all depends on the person.

John Brokita:    Okay. And then this is the last question. Can you tell us at all about what your first impression of all the girls were when you met them?

Jason Mesnick:    Of all the girls - was just - wow. I mean, it was just like, wow, are you kidding me? Everybody's here to meet me? I mean, it was just - I mean, who does this happen to? Really. Come on.

John Brokita:    Okay. Great. Thanks a lot.

Jason Mesnick:    Thank you.

Operator:    Your next question comes from the line of Dan Rice with FYI Television.

Dan Rice:    Hi, Jason.

Jason Mesnick:    Hello.

Dan Rice:    Given your experience of rejection on The Bachelorette, do you think you entered this series with more sympathy for those you have to reject in turn?

Jason Mesnick:    Oh yes. I mean, it has nothing to do with my experience on The Bachelorette, necessarily. But, you know, I think I'm one of those people that no matter what I do in life, I don't want to hurt anybody.

I think before I say anything and, you know, definitely the hardest thing I ever had to do was reject women. And that didn't happen a lot in my regular life, you know, because I've had longer-term relationships. But, you know, going through that - it was absolutely horrible having to do that. The worst.

Operator:    Your next question comes from the line of Reyhaneh Fathieh with USA Weekend.

Reyhaneh Fathieh:    Hi, Jason.

Jason Mesnick:    Hello.

Reyhaneh Fathieh:    Hi. So my question is I want to hear your reaction to the news that DeAnna and Jesse split.

Jason Mesnick:    You know, I was - when that all happened I was busy, you know, in the middle of filming The Bachelor. And so I don't know - other than the fact that I thought they were going to make it. I mean, I saw them afterwards. After everything was done and it made me feel really good to see how in love they were.

So when I saw that they were, you know - when I heard that they were done, I was just completely shocked. And just sad for both of them because I know they both really truly wanted it to work and were in love.

Reyhaneh Fathieh:    And I wanted to know if you think it's tougher being The Bachelor or one of the 25 contestants and how different the experiences were?

Jason Mesnick:    Oh, it's way tougher being The Bachelor. Way, way tougher. I mean, I wouldn't change that experience for the world and I'm actually glad that I was able to go through both of them. Because going through The Bachelorette I learned a lot about myself and going through The Bachelor I was really able to, I feel like, you know, reinforce myself and be proud for who I was going throughout all this.

Reyhaneh Fathieh:    And one last thing. Can you reveal anything about your new fiancée? Are you guys living together, anything like that?

Jason Mesnick:    I'll just say she's amazing.

Reyhaneh Fathieh:    Nothing else?

Jason Mesnick:    I can't say anything else. No, sorry.

Reyhaneh Fathieh:    All right. Thanks.

Operator:    And one again if anyone would like to ask a question please press star then the number 1 on your telephone keypad. Again that is star 1 to ask a question.

Your next question comes from the line of Sarah Grossbart with US Weekly Magazine.

Sarah Grossbart:    Hi Jason. Congratulations.

Jason Mesnick:    Hi, thank you. Good morning.

Sarah Grossbart:    Morning. I was just wondering, and to kind of piggyback on the last question, have you been in touch with DeAnna at all since filming or actually since you filmed The Bachelorette?

Jason Mesnick:    You know, I haven't talked to her. You know, I would love to and I know she's busy with some new stuff in her life too. But I have not talked to her yet.

Cathy Rehl:    You should realize guys that this Bachelor just finished taping right before Thanksgiving so it has not been done that long. Okay?

Sarah Grossbart:    Right. So you'd just finished taping like a month ago.

Jason Mesnick:    I'm sorry?

Sarah Grossbart:    Sorry. You just finished taping like a month ago?

Jason Mesnick:    Less than a month ago.

Sarah Grossbart:    Oh wow.

Cathy Rehl:    Less than a month...

Jason Mesnick:    Yes.

Sarah Grossbart:    How has the transition been into kind of everyday life now?

Jason Mesnick:    I think I love everyday life. I mean, I - Ty was with me a lot, like, off and on through filming but I - like, I didn't do this to go on these amazing dates. I did this to meet somebody to spend the rest of my life with. And then the other huge part of me is, you know, I love being at home with my little boy.

Sarah Grossbart:    Absolutely. Well good luck with everything.

Jason Mesnick:    Thank you.

Sarah Grossbart:    Thank you.

Operator:    Your next question comes from the line of Matt Sullivan with In Touch Weekly.

Matt Sullivan:    Hi Jason. I was wondering if Ty is involved in, you know, in the final dates? Does he go with you with the final contestants? At what point does he get involved in - you know, was he the tie-breaker so to speak?

Cathy Rehl:    Okay, we can't really reveal a lot about the ending of the show. So...

Matt Sullivan:    Right. Well, then generally his - then generally back to his, like, how much screen time does he get? Like does he go on any dates with you?

Jason Mesnick:    He doesn't - he is not a big part of the show. And the one thing that I think I mentioned earlier is that there's no way that I could ever truly fall in love with somebody unless I saw them with Ty. And I know that there are some people in the world that - and it even happened to me. Like, my parents got remarried. That failed, they dated, they fell in love with somebody on their own and then they brought them into our lives.

And I think a lot of people do that. But I think I'm completely opposite in the fact that I could not truly fall in love with somebody and give my heart to somebody unless I saw them with my son.

Matt Sullivan:    What type of dates bring - or challenges bring out those, you know, potential maternal skills? Like, how do you get a read on that without Ty being so involved?

Jason Mesnick:    I don't - I mean, it's just conversations. I think that I'm a good judge - I think I'm a fairly good judge of character. And when you sit down and you talk to somebody about, you know, their view on the world, you know, what they want out of life. Do they want kids, do they not want kids? I think you can get those answers, per se, without initially seeing them with a child.

Matt Sullivan:    Okay. Thanks.

Operator:    And once again if anyone would like to ask a question please press star then the number 1 on your telephone keypad. Again that is star 1 to ask a question.

And your next question comes from the line of Delaina Dixon with OK Magazine.

Delaina Dixon:    Hi Jason. How are you doing?

Jason Mesnick:    Good. How are you?

Delaina Dixon:    I'm okay. I came in a little late so if somebody asked you this question I apologize. But I'm wonder - you announced that you were engaged so early, even before the show aired. Is there any fear - there's been so many broken engagements coming out of this show. Is there any fear that, you know, things are going to change and, you know, you're going to feel like, "Oh, why didn't I wait and keep it a secret?" I mean, how do you feel about that?

Jason Mesnick:    You know, I - a similar question was asked. But all I said was, you know, this question comes to me every single interview or any conversation I'm having. And I said, "How can I not be open and honest about that?" If I had to swallow the fact that I'm extremely happy and I'm in love and I'm engaged for this long - there's no way I could do that.

So the reason I did it was because I had to be - I mean, there's only so much I can say until the show's done airing. But if I couldn't say that, that would have just killed me. So I just - anybody who was around me toward the ending of, you know, when we were filming. I just said, you know what, "I've got to be me and this is what I'm going to say." And everybody supported me.

Delaina Dixon:    Well that's great. All right. That's all I wanted to know. Thank you.
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on December 22, 2008, 05:24:55 PM
From buddytv.com

'The Bachelor' Premiere: First Impressions and Spoilers

This season's Bachelor, fourth season Bachelorette runner-up Jason Mesnick, has already announced that he is now engaged to the winner of The Bachelor, and the first episode hasn't even aired yet. But when viewers tune in for the first time on January 5, they need not fear that any surprises from the show were ruined by Mesnick's announcement. BuddyTV got an exclusive sneak peek at the episode, right up to the first rose ceremony, and now we can say for certain: this season of The Bachelor promises to be just as exciting a competition as any other, with lots of twists ahead for the competitors, and a lot at stake for Mesnick and his 3 year old son, Ty.

Read on for our first impressions and some mild spoilers from the episode.

Any Bachelor attracts enthusiastic contestants, but Jason Mesnick seems to have attracted an especially devoted fanbase in his 25 lady suitors. When DeAnna Pappas rejected Jason in the finale of The Bachelorette, their hearts went out to the single dad from Seattle, and many of these women became convinced that they were meant to be the future Mrs. Mesnick. From poems, to dance lessons, to a little bit of MySpace stalking, each woman tries to stand out from the herd and establish the connection that she already knows is there. One even uses “The Hotdog Test,” but you'll just have to wait to find out what that means.

The usual level of drama ensues when each woman tries to get as much one-on-one time with Mesnick as possible—but the drama level rises dramatically when the host, Chris Harrison, introduces two special elements to the night. The first, we're familiar with: “The First Impression Rose,” which Jason gives to the woman who impresses him most on the first night. The second is a new twist: Chris asks the women to vote off their least favorite competitor. That's when the claws really come out.

This season of The Bachelor presents a special twist on the normal formula for the show: not only is Mesnick looking for a wife, but he is also looking for a mother (or mother-figure) for his son. When we meet the 25 women who will be competing for Mesnick's love, they are all fully aware of the roles that await them if they do win his heart, and each woman is extra eager to prove that she's able and willing to settle down and become a family with Jason and Ty.

Some of the women do a better job of communicating their readiness for motherhood than others, and an immediate divide forms between the single moms and the childless love seekers. The leader of the single mothers, Megan, a 25 year old single mom from Pennsylvania, even lectures a group of the women about how clueless they are about the responsibilities of parenting. That doesn't go over too well, and it sets a tone of seriousness that will likely play out the whole season. All 25 women range widely in age, from 23 to 34, and in their backgrounds with children. Some are doting aunts and teachers, while others are former Dallas Cowboy cheerleaders and flight attendants. Who will Jason fall in love with? Who will be the best addition to Jason and Tyler's family? And, will the answers to these questions match up?

It remains to be seen how Jason will factor in the maternal element in his rose-giving decisions. But it's clear that it's always on his mind, because his son is always on his mind. This isn't just The Bachelor. It's The Bachelor and Baby, and they're playing for keeps.

Tune in for the two-hour premiere of The Bachelor on January 5 at 8 PM ET/PT on ABC.
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: marigold on December 23, 2008, 10:48:29 AM

Jason as The Bachelor! Season premiere sneak peek  :ascared

Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: marigold on December 24, 2008, 05:50:03 PM

The Bachelor: Jason Mesnick - Previews of premiere episode

Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: marigold on December 27, 2008, 12:56:50 PM

ABC Television Network

PRESS RELEASE

SCHEDULED GUESTS ON ABC'S JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE, JANUARY 5-9

January 9, 2009

Jason Mesnick ("The Bachelor")
 
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: marigold on December 29, 2008, 03:39:20 PM

The Bachelor returns January 5th promo

 .... a female returns

Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on December 29, 2008, 04:05:57 PM
The female in question that pays a visit to Jason is the bitch herself, DeAnna. Someone over at Jokers did a marvelous job catching the tattoo on one of her feet and it is common knowledge that she had a tattoo there. The person actually got a screenshot of her feet as she stepped out of the limo in the video.

Personally I despise her and wish she would have nothing to do with this coming season and to stay the hell away from Jason! She is an attention whore and was never in love with Jesse is why she dumped him. She pretty much used him for a while just to have publicity and she has always wanted to live in L.A. to live the high lifestyle. Brad did the right thing not to pick her and thankfully Jason was spared as well.

Credit and thanks to Dreamer for the pic:

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Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on December 30, 2008, 06:53:13 PM
FYI...

Jason will be on The Ellen Degeneres Show and Jimmy Kimmel Live on Friday, January 9th.
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on December 30, 2008, 08:45:06 PM
A brief article in the new TV guide that I got in the mail today....

The Bachelor
REBOUND FOR GLORY

Left brokenhearted by Bachelorette DeAnna Pappas, single dad Jason Mesnick finds a second chance at love-and a fiancee-on The Bachelor. The Seattle-based account executive dishes about his quest to deliver that final rose.

Why try again to find the one in front of America?
The [producers] said, 'Yeah, we're going to find 25 beautiful , amazing women who aree compatible with you,' and it just seemed like the perfect opportunity. I'd been through it before and realized that you could fall in love [this way], so of course I wanted to do that again.

How'd you balance raising 3-year-old Tyler while being on the show?
My ex and I share custody, and I told the producers I wouldn't go more than a week without seeing him.

Have you told Tyler you're engaged?
He doesn't know those types of details-he knows that Daddy has a special friend.

So what will make you better at marriage the second time around?
I've always known myself-what I like to do, my hobbies and interests. My ex didn't, and we were always trying to discover those for her. This time around, I've found somebody who knows herself, and we can grow together.   
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on December 31, 2008, 10:14:55 PM
Promo printed in many magazines....

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Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on January 04, 2009, 09:53:55 AM
Latest sneak peek promo video of The Bachelor....it even shows Deanna paying a visit to Jason!


credit and thanks to cupcakes153

Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on January 04, 2009, 09:56:54 AM
Interview with The Seattle Times...

Kirkland's Jason Mesnick spills about "The Bachelor"

Local Jason Mesnick, of Kirkland, is the star of the next "The Bachelor," which premieres Monday on ABC. In an interview, he talks about being engaged; the breakup of Bachelorette DeAnna Pappas and snowboarder Jesse Csincsak; being the Bachelor and his son Ty.

By Nicole Tsong
Seattle Times staff reporter



When Jason Mesnick, of Kirkland, acts like his life is normal, he goes out to eat in Belltown, takes his 3-year-old, Ty, to the zoo or the golf course and does not answer questions about the breakup of Bachelorette DeAnna Pappas and Jesse Csincsak.

But as ABC's newest Bachelor — a fan favorite after Pappas rejected him for snowboarder Csincsak in "The Bachelorette" finale — he's spending a lot of time telling people he's "shocked" about their split. Oh, and he's engaged and in love. (To whom, we don't know: Mesnick has finished filming the show, but can't reveal his final pick until the finale, which should air in March or April.)

In other real news, Mesnick eats his eggs scrambled and laughs at himself when asked to tilt his head and look into the camera for a picture. He didn't think to unlist his address before going on "The Bachelorette," and came home to thousands of letters and people waiting outside his house to offer him "opportunities."

With "The Bachelor" set to premiere Monday on ABC with a two-hour special starting at 8 p.m., Mesnick will have to get used to the new normal.

Mesnick, 32, who grew up in the area and graduated from the University of Washington, sat down for breakfast at Trellis in Kirkland to talk about the show shortly after filming "The Bachelor" finale.

Q: Most dramatic moment ever: Jesse's video about his split from DeAnna. What did you think?

A: I just heard through everybody else. I just can't believe it. I was completely shocked. Ask anybody in my regular world. I would say, 'Yeah, they're going to get married and they're going to invite me to the wedding, too.' I truly, truly believed it.

Q: How did the experience on the "Bachelor" compare to falling for DeAnna on "The Bachelorette"?

A: Everything happens for a reason. I wouldn't trade my experience with my ex-wife for anything; I wouldn't trade my experience with DeAnna for anything. But this, this is forever stuff. And it blows my experience on "The Bachelorette" away. DeAnna was right, and I can thank her for not picking me, because I found the right person for me.

Q: What kind of girl did you want to meet?

A: The person who has that spark of life, the person that really enjoys getting to know people. I started realizing through my experience last time they also had to have their own experience done in life, whether that's going through a real single phase and dating a lot of people and traveling a lot or partying a lot. My life has more responsibility than just a regular bachelor.

Q: Did you have hesitations about becoming the Bachelor?

A: It wasn't an easy yes. When I went on ["The Bachelorette"], I really made sure my son was going to be OK. I checked with the child therapist, I checked with the pediatrician. They said, 'He's going to be fine. He's 3 ½ years old, their sense of time is a little bit different from ours anyway.' It was still hard [this time] because I didn't want to be away from him. I thought about it for several weeks, and it made sense. If they're going to go out across the country for 25 amazing girls that I'm looking for, asking me what kind of qualities are you looking for, what kind of interests, how could it not work?

Q: Except the Bachelor doesn't have the best success record. None of the 12 Bachelors so far has married his final pick — although two Bachelor couples are reportedly still together. You're Bachelor No. 13. How will it be different for you?

A: It starts with the person who's the Bachelor or Bachelorette. They are the only one who knows the true answer if they're ready for a serious relationship. I knew exactly what I'm looking for.

Q: Do you have a game plan for the next three months when you have to keep the relationship a secret and she is watching you on dates?

A: There are probably reasons why it hasn't worked out and it may have something to do with it how you approach what's going to happen during airing and immediately after. I want to make sure whatever people did that worked, I want to take pieces of that, and whatever didn't work, I want to throw those away. This has to work, and that's why I did it.

Q: Can you really fall in love in such a short time-frame, on television?

A: Everything moves quicker. The things you talk about on your first date or second date are things you might not talk about until your first or second month. You get to know people quickly. That's how you can fall in love faster, too, I think.

Q: What does Ty think about your new fiancée?

A: Ty had a great time with both of them. It was just the last two. There's no way I wanted to introduce him to a group of 25 or 8 or 6. I knew I couldn't fully give myself to somebody in my heart until I saw him with them, saw how he interacted with them and how they interacted with them. It's something his mom and I talked about a lot.

Q: How much does Ty know about the show?

A: Ty knows about the TV guys. Everybody's great with him. He's got this whole group of friends, some are audio people, some are producers, some of them are camera guys. I think he just thinks I have a goofy group of friends.

Q: Does his mom have him while you're filming?

A: She travels a lot more for work, so when I'm gone it's either her parents, who live here, or my mom and my brothers, who live here. It's the crew.

Q: Have you heard about DeAnna's new Lifetime show helping brides plan their weddings? It premieres on the same day as "The Bachelor."

A: I just heard about it. (Jokingly) DeAnna and I are linked forever. She's got a great personality. I'll watch it.

Q: In more Bachelor gossip, did you know

A: A grandma in Montana? No. Is it his grandma?

Q: It's a random grandma who likes Jesse.

A: I like the grandma fan. That's hilarious.

Q: Are you planning to stay in Seattle?

A: I'm staying in Seattle without a doubt. I would never take my son away from his mom, and she would never take him away from me. That's the thing Ty does for me, he completely grounds me.

Q: Is your fiancée moving here?

A: If she doesn't live here. It's a big world, right? If she doesn't live here, she will definitely end up here.
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on January 04, 2009, 12:56:47 PM
Same interview with Seattle Times but here's the video portion....

Credit and thanks to cupcakes153

Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: marigold on January 04, 2009, 03:28:36 PM
An interesting article:

The Bachelor's' Jason Mesnick gets his turn

In the world of unscripted television, only "The Bachelorette" and "The Bachelor" claim to offer the most coveted prize of all, above money and fame: love.

When the latest season of "The Bachelor" begins Monday, fans of finding true love in six weeks will see a first for the show: a single dad, from Kirkland.

Jason Mesnick catapulted to fame last year when he was the runner-up on "The Bachelorette" and comes onboard with a son who's almost 4 years old. Mesnick already has let the ending out of the bag: He's engaged.

"You have to experience it to actually feel it! The cameras just don't matter to me at all," Mesnick told the P-I during a recent interview. "When you are there with someone you care about, that's all that matters. And since I wouldn't have met her any other way, then how could I doubt the cameras or process. It really did happen."

The only mystery for fans will be trying to figure out whom he chose.

Mesnick emphasizes his transparency. When asked what three words he would use to describe himself, he answered: "honest, trustworthy and loving."

"I don't use pick-up lines. It's always, 'Hey my name is Jason, what's your name?' I think there are people who try to come up with a pick-up line, and they're just trying too hard," said Mesnick, who has been single for about three years and who had been old-fashioned in his dating history -- no online matches, just asking whoever caught his eye out for coffee. "I'm just too transparent as a person. You don't want to go out with me, I hope you're going to tell me. I don't think I've ever used a pick-up line. I wouldn't be sitting here now if I did."

So, how did he get here?

Mesnick, 32, is a native of Cleveland but moved to the area when he was 8, the middle son of three brothers. His parents divorced when he was a teen, and he lived with his mother -- his role model -- who remarried and still lives in the area. His father remarried, as well, and moved to San Diego. Mesnick's older brother and family live in Sammamish.The close-knit family celebrated the holidays as they always do -- "the Christmas version of Hanukkah."

He attended Lake Washington High School. During that time, he worked at Safeway, where he met the girl who would be his first long-term girlfriend (three years).

"I remember being 15 and thinking there's no way. I had big glasses and braces, I think," he recalled. His first date wasn't what you'd call hot and heavy: It was with a group watching "The Silence of the Lambs" at someone's house.

He graduated from Lake Washington in 1994 and then attended the University of Washington. He graduated in 1998, belonging to the Theta Chi fraternity. His college years were spent enjoying the single life, including backpacking across Europe. He wanted his psychology major to lead toward a career as a child therapist.

Mesnick married in 2003 after dating for five years. By early 2005, his wife had left and by 2006, the marriage was over.

After working for Microsoft and later at AT&T Wireless and then on a Kenmore course as a golf pro, he decided to settle down with a job specializing in the insurance end of estate planning. It allowed him to take not one, but two, unpaid six-week leaves to do both shows. ABC did not pay him for his time.

He lives with his younger brother, Larry, in a house in Kirkland, sharing custody of his son, Ty, with his ex-wife, who lives in downtown Seattle.

While she has declined to comment on his appearance on the shows, he said, "She is real supportive of me and definitely wants me to find the love of my life."

It couldn't have been easy for her, to see the father of her son falling for another woman, DeAnna Pappas, in front of millions. Ultimately, rejection came very publicly to Mesnick. On bended knee, he was told no by Pappas. She chose snowboarder Jesse Csincsak. Mesnick dodged a bullet: That pair broke up four months later, consistent with all but one of the couples from "The Bachelor" and "The Bachelorette."

But that hurt you saw on national television -- that was not acting.

"I wouldn't have proposed if I didn't think it was going to be right forever," Mesnick said. "I was completely heartbroken, but I will say that after going through a divorce that, you know, it gave me a different perspective. If I hadn't gone through that with my ex, that probably would've crushed me more than it ever did. I was able to say I had an eight-year relationship that really hurt me, but I got a beautiful son from it, versus I met somebody I was in love with but she doesn't want to be with me. I was able to put that perspective around it."

Fatherhood changed his life. His "mini me" is the focus of his life. Choosing a life partner had to take into account how that would fit into a life of an active dad who plays golf and baseball with his son, someone who would rather eat a gyro and fries at Santorini's in downtown Kirkland than a rack of lamb.

"There's no way I would do this if I didn't have any money," he said. "I wouldn't put my son in a bad situation. I was never going to do anything that would negatively affect Tyler."

Why go to the extreme of finding love on TV?

"People expect me to meet someone in some crazy way. If online dating is the thing people do now, I'd probably be doing something different. I just thought about it, and I don't know: It was just a leap of faith. And you don't ever think it's going to happen, going through that process, that you're going to be on the show, or make it past the first night. But that person on the other side, there's a real connection. I'm looking for someone who's a partner for me forever and for someone who could mentor Ty, who could teach Ty a lot of things, have a great relationship with him, but never once am I thinking the word 'mom.' He's got a great mom."He has no regrets, or so he says.

"I can't even believe I ended up being on a TV show to find love. There's no part of me that thinks I want to be on another TV show," said Mesnick, who could pull off the acting part with his DVD-ready looks. "I'm not an actor, I'm never gonna be an actor. The reality thing of it for me was reality."

JASON MESNICK

Age: 32

Current car: Nissan Maxima

Superhero: Clark Kent (not Superman)

Boxers or briefs: Boxers  :flirt:

Experience on "The Bachelorette": "Fun"

Experience on "The Bachelor": "Amazing"

On whether there should be a same-sex "Bachelor" or "Bachelorette": "I don't see why not. I mean, I come from a relatively liberal family, liberal background, pretty open. I think it might be hard for America initially if you come from different parts of the country, but eventually something like that might happen, probably on a different channel. But eventually, why not?"

On what he's looking for: "I was also thinking of finding someone who had that spark in their eye, who gets along with everybody but genuinely cares about getting to know everybody else, when they walk into a room everyone wants to get to know that person, I remember thinking all those things were true. And I still think that, but I also realize that that person -- and it wasn't DeAnna -- has to have been through an experience in her life that makes her know she's ready for a commitment and marriage and all that stuff and that's different for everybody."

Link to the article: http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/tv/394578_bachelor05.html?source=rss (http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/tv/394578_bachelor05.html?source=rss)
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on January 04, 2009, 04:13:31 PM
There is speculation that Ty will take part of the final rose ceremony, not for the loser but the winner, and I think that's possible as from what I saw in the last sneak peek video, in the one scene, Jason and Ty both had white dress shirts and were getting ready and having a little pep talk.

I already know and have known for two weeks now who gets the final rose but am not going to spoil it on here as I'm sure many wants to be surprised when they see it on TV.

I'm really excited to watch the season as from what I've seen in all the promo videos, it looks like it's going to be a good season with the exception of one thing.....DeAnna! I wish she wouldn't have any part of it. But I know how it goes, they just like to increase the drama. 
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: marigold on January 05, 2009, 05:36:09 AM
A sad article:

Reality guru Kathy Wetherell dies Credits include 'Bachelor,' 'Real World'

Veteran reality show producer Kathy Wetherell, 48, was killed in an automobile accident Dec. 20 in Arizona. A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday at the Hall of Liberty, Forest Lawn, Hollywood Hills.

A cum laude graduate in broadcast journalism and radio, TV and film at Cal State Fullerton, Wetherell broke into television on "General Hospital" before becoming a producer, director and show runner on many reality shows. Among her credits were "Road Rules," "The Real World," "Making the Band," "The Bachelor," "Married by America," "Outback Jack," "Flavor of Love," "Charm School" and "Rock of Love."

She is survived by her husband, parents, brother and nephews.

Link: http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117997930.html?categoryid=14&cs=1 (http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117997930.html?categoryid=14&cs=1)
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: marigold on January 05, 2009, 05:38:52 AM
An interesting article:

THE BACHELOR CAN'T KEEP LOVE A SECRET

The Bachelor kicks off tonight for its 13th season!

Jason Mesnick, a single dad who was rejected at the last rose ceremony by (once again single!) Bachelorette DeAnna Pappas, is now in the driver’s seat as 25 gals vie to win his love.

We already know that one did. Jason announced last December that he’s engaged to one of his lovely Bachelor ladies.

I’m all for finding love in 2009 (and I plan to: Feel free to send in your suggestions!). But with the Bachelor’s track record, 0 – in – 13, I had to know if Jason was worried that his declaration would be D.O.A. before the show even got underway!

“This question comes to me in every single interview or any conversation I’m having. And I say, ‘How can I not be open and honest about that,’” Jason declared to me.

Simply put, the accountant from Seattle, Wash., knew he’d have a hard time keeping his mouth shut about being head over heels in love as the show aired.

“If I had to swallow the fact that I’m extremely happy and I’m in love and I’m engaged for this long, there’s no way I could do that,” he admitted.

Awww, so sweet! I really works it works out for Jason and his mystery fiancée!

The Bachelor, season 13, premieres tonight at 8 p.m. on ABC.

Link to the article: http://www.ok-magazine.com/blog/post/11069/The-Bachelor-can't-keep-love-a-secret (http://www.ok-magazine.com/blog/post/11069/The-Bachelor-can't-keep-love-a-secret)
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: marigold on January 05, 2009, 01:02:14 PM

The Bachelor: Jason Mesnick on Entertainment Tonight

Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on January 06, 2009, 02:40:36 AM
Results of the first episode

First Impression Rose

Nikki

A new twist during the first show....the girls get to vote one of them out

Chris Harrison announced the top three vote getters

In 3rd place was Jackie
In 2nd place was Erica
In 1st place with most votes was Megan, then Chris surprised everybody that Megan automatically gets a rose and Jason handed her one (Jason told Chris in the deliberation room moments later that he would have kept her anyway)

First Official Rose Ceremony (in sequence of roses being handed out)

Lauren
Kari
Naomi
Natalie
Molly
Raquel
Stephanie
Melissa
Jillian
Shannon
Lisa
Sharon
Erica

Eliminated are:

Ann
Dominique
Emily
Jackie
Julie
Nicole
Renee
Shelby
Stacia
Treasure
 
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: marigold on January 06, 2009, 10:34:19 AM

Chris Harrison blogs

'The Bachelor': episode 1

 Let me start this off by admitting that this is my first ever blog. It's not that I'm against it, but I'm not exactly the Facebook/MySpace kind of guy. When I heard that my friend and Survivor host, Jeff Probst, took on this task (and enjoyed it), I decided to give in and join the masses. I hope you enjoy this journey, and I will try to give you as much insight and behind-the-scenes scoop as I can without ruining the amazing proposal we end up with (I hope you knew that part!).

I fully supported and even campaigned a little to get Jason Mesnick as our newest Bachelor. He's a great guy, very down-to-earth and, like myself, always puts family first. He's extremely genuine and loves his son, Ty, more than anything in this world. But one of the things I like best about Jason is he has NO poker face. As you saw in the first episode, he just can't hide what he's feeling -- good, bad or downright awkward. I find that very endearing as it allows all of us to really see and feel what his true emotions are. My interview at the beginning of the show this season was one of the easiest I've ever done. Even with people I know and like it's a bit awkward as the bachelors and bachelorettes aren't quit comfortable in front of the cameras yet. Jason and I have a lot in common. We're about the same age (okay, I'm a little older) and both dads, and I think that's why his interview was very easy and comfortable, yet still revealing. Sometimes this 5-minute (TV time) interview can take a couple hours to shoot.

Because this first episode is two hours long and full of names and roses and we're all just getting warmed up here, I'm going to cheat a little bit this week and just throw out random thoughts and notes from this show. (If you have a problem with this take it up with your local blogosphere representative. You people have those, right?) After this, we'll deal with the women.

*Reliving Jason's half proposal to Deanna at the top of the show was tough. Still not sure why she left him down there so damn long.

*Not sure why the producers never put slow-mo shots of me working out at the gym or doing push ups by my pool in the show. Oh wait, yes, I do know why.

Bachelor Season 13 fun facts:

*This is the fourth time we've used this house. Brad, Matt, Deanna, and now Jason.

*The women start getting ready at 9 A.M. but the arrivals don't take place till about 9 P.M. The first rose ceremony isn't till about 4 A.M. We all get to bed around 8 A.M. That is except me because when I get home my kids are getting up and are ready for breakfast and are off to school.

*A couple of guys with garden hoses wet down the driveway to make it look good on camera for arrivals. Not so good if you have a full-length gown!

*The driver of the third limo is a gentleman named Caesar. He's a great guy who's appeared on the show as a driver I believe since the beginning. If not, pretty darn close to it.

The Arrivals and Cocktail Party:
*It only takes about an hour to get five limos with five women each unloaded, introduced to Jason, and in the house.

*Because Jason is a father and the girls knew this coming in, the cocktail party was very subdued this season. There wasn't much drinking and nobody really got out of control. In fact, Jason actually had the same drink in his hand the entire first night.

Deliberation and Rose Ceremony:
*Once I grab Jason we go straight into the deliberation room. This room is a converted bedroom on the first floor of the girls' house. The women are all dying to see this room and see what pictures we use. They aren't allowed inside ever. While we're deliberating the living room is being torn down and being set up for the rose ceremony.

*The cruelest part of all is the fact that the girls arrive in a limo, but once rejected they go home in a van.

Now lets talk about the girls on night one. Again these are going to be quick takes as we're all just getting started here. During arrivals Lisa taught us Idaho is a great place because of...wait for it...potatoes! (The Idaho tourism board just hired her.) Treasure had the best line, explaining to Jason that "Treasure" was in fact her real name, not her stage name. Shannon, really with the teeth bit? Ask Dr. Travis Stork how that move works out.

Once inside the party a couple girls left quite an impression. Shannon, if you have to tell a man you're not a stalker...well, guess what? Sharon, not a great idea to tell a man you quit your job just to meet him. Jillian "It's important to know what a man puts on his pork"...I like you a lot (by the way I'm a mustard, ketchup guy myself). To Renee and all other women out there who have them. Vision boards scare men and not in a good way. Molly gets the award for best steal of the night. When you see your man dancing with a hot Brazilian, put an end to it fast. Some things you didn't see in the first episode but were pretty darn funny (editing room floor, sorry). Dominique did pretty good impressions of all the girls. Ann did the entire flight attendant routine for Jason. Sharon used every letter in the alphabet to describe something good about Jason (hard to believe we didn't leave that in, huh?). As has become the norm, a few of the girls did their best Chris Harrison impersonation, some of them are pretty good.

Again, we're just getting started here, so I hope you enjoyed week 1 and my first official blog. Next week we'll get more details as the girls move in, the dates begin, and this thing really starts cookin' as we quickly get our first kiss. Did you happen to notice Deanna is back? Until then, please take a moment and say your goodbyes.

Link to the blog: http://popwatch.ew.com/popwatch/2009/01/chris-harrison.html?xid=rss-tv-%27The+Bachelor%27%3A+Host%27s+new+blog%21 (http://popwatch.ew.com/popwatch/2009/01/chris-harrison.html?xid=rss-tv-%27The+Bachelor%27%3A+Host%27s+new+blog%21)
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on January 06, 2009, 12:52:48 PM
TV Guide interviews Jason

 
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: marigold on January 06, 2009, 01:08:18 PM

ABC Television Network

PRESS RELEASE

NEXT WEEK ON ABC'S "THE BACHELOR" (1/12)

JASON DOESN'T WAIT LONG TO BESTOW HIS FIRST KISS, BUT IN A SHOCKING FIRST, FIVE BACHELORETTES WON'T EVEN GET A DATE BEFORE THE NEXT ROSE CEREMONY, ON ABC'S "THE BACHELOR," MONDAY, JANUARY 12

R& B Superstar Robin Thicke's Private Performance Sends Sparks Flying Between Jason and One Lucky Lady

"Episode 1302" - The 15 remaining bachelorettes move into their luxurious villa in Malibu, and the fairy tale begins. Two lucky women will get fabulous one-on-one dates: A private performance by R&B chartbuster Robin Thicke at the Walt Disney Concert Hall and a panoramic ride over Los Angeles in the Goodyear Blimp. However, the women are totally blindsided by an announcement that some of them won't have a date at all before Jason has his next rose ceremony. They might just have to steal some time with the handsome single dad. Finally, one woman makes a dramatic exit before the rose ceremony, on "The Bachelor," MONDAY, JANUARY 12 (8:00-9:30 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network.
   
Jason pays an unannounced visit to the ladies' villa, attempting to catch the women off guard in order to find the right one to complete his family. A sexy pool party breaks out and the fun starts, as one woman after another seeks to lure him away for a few precious minutes. Shannon invites him for a suntan lotion rub-down, and then throws ice cubes to break up his conversation with another woman on the balcony. Lauren takes him to a bedroom for an intimate chat about life and love. But once a rose arrives for Jason to offer some lucky lady for the first one-one-one date, the temptresses begin to battle for real. The woman who charms the Bachelor with her fun approach to life captures the prize. As the envious group looks on, he whisks her away to the Walt Disney Concert Hall for an unforgettable night -- a VIP tour of the hall, a champagne toast and a performance by R& B superstar Robin Thicke. The couple enjoy a sexy slow dance and things get hot as they share the first kiss of the season.

Another sexy bachelorette receives an invitation to a gorgeous California beach to share oysters and champagne, but Jason is a bit reticent, worried that the woman might not be serious enough for him. But she opens up about her romantic past and then they fly together in the Goodyear Blimp over Los Angeles.

Jason surprises eight women with a stretch limo and a night on the town - Hollywood style. The ladies are treated to a high fashion shopping spree on Jason, as they attempt to out-strut one another, showing off their outfits. From there, it's on to a picturesque rooftop pool with a view of the Sunset Strip. The bachelorettes continue to show off for the Bachelor with an impromptu talent show, and one woman steals him away for a sexy kiss. Not to be outdone, another woman takes charge and gets a kiss of her own. Only one fortunate woman receives a rose at the end of the night and is safe for the next rose ceremony. However, five unlucky bachelorettes are shut out of the dates!

At the emotional and intense cocktail party, the women vie for Jason's attention - especially those who didn't get a date. The claws come out and tensions run high as two ladies clash about not getting enough time with the Bachelor. And to everyone's surprise, one bachelorette makes an outrageous exit in the middle of the party! At the nerve-wracking rose ceremony, Jason must decide which two women to send home, leaving 12 bachelorettes to stay in the race for his heart.

The 15 women are:
Erica, 25, an account executive from Monroe, CT
Jillian, 29, an interior designer from Peace River, Alberta, Canada
Kari, 27, an advertising executive from Lee's Summit, MO
Lauren, 27, a teacher from Malboro, NJ
Lisa, 27, a public relations associate from Boise, ID
Megan, 25, a single mom (son, Deacon, age one) and lacrosse coach from Sewickley, PA
Melissa, 25, a sales representative from Dallas, TX
Molly, 24, a department store buyer from Grand Rapids, MI
Naomi, 24, a flight attendant from Carlsbad, CA
Natalie, 27, a human resources recruiter from Morton, IL
Nikki, 29, an administrative assistant from Blue Island, IL
Raquel, 27, a medical student from Recife, Brazil
Shannon, 29, a dental hygienist from Marshall, MO
Sharon, 32, a teacher from Batavia, NY
Stephanie, 34, a single mom (daughter, Sophia, age four) and a medical marketing representative from Huntsville, AL
 
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RudyRules on January 06, 2009, 05:55:39 PM

marigold & Will!
:ty 
for all the articles, photos, vids, etc! :hugs: Great job, as usual!! 

:yourock: 








Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: tory on January 06, 2009, 06:19:51 PM
yes u r awsome... :jumpy: i can't belive the girl the otherr girls voted out that got to stay said she is from va beach.. on the map again...this season looks good.....
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RudyRules on January 06, 2009, 07:15:15 PM
 :waves: Hey Tory, yeah...Va Beach..."my" Rudy's home!  Maybe Megan knows my favorite survivor!  ya never know.........

Yeah, this season does look really good!  :jumpy:
I love Jason!  He's has a real sweet way about him.  Some gal will be really lucky to get him!  :yess:
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: marigold on January 06, 2009, 10:41:10 PM
marigold for all the articles, photos, vids, etc! :hugs: Great job, as usual!!

 :-* Hey Rudy great to see you hope your holidays were awesome you'll have to tell me all about it  :hugs:
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on January 07, 2009, 02:23:41 AM
You are welcome Rudy.....

Jason on Good Morning America Monday 1/5

Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on January 07, 2009, 11:06:27 AM
Description of episode 3 to air 1/19

Twelve candidates remain, 10 of whom get dates with Jason. For eight, it's a group visit to the Keep-a-Breast Foundation, and two others get one-on-one dates. (One, a single mom, takes her child along on a trip to Legoland, for the other, it's a helicopter ride over the Hoover Dam and a private Kate Voegele concert). One of the dates ends badly for a bachelorette, while another runs out at the very dishy rose ceremony. Eventually, the field is reduced to nine.
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: marigold on January 07, 2009, 01:02:02 PM

ABC Television Network

PRESS RELEASE

TELECONFERENCE WITH ELIMINATED BACHELORETTE JACKIE (1/8)

PLEASE JOIN US FOR A TELECONFERENCE CALL THURSDAY WITH JACKIE, ONE OF THE FIRST BACHELORETTES TO BE ELIMINATED ON ABC'S "THE BACHELOR"

.... look for plenty of interviews with Jackie to follow

Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: tory on January 07, 2009, 03:22:34 PM
hi rudy yea how awsome is that i can't belive those grls trying to get rid of her.. i need to call my cousin i still have not seen him or rudy out and about sence i told u i saw him all the time must b the weather , and christmas and new years , sry i will call him now also pm me about u r daughter.. ty
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: marigold on January 08, 2009, 02:29:53 PM
An interesting article:

The Bachelor' 13: Jackie Wants to Plan Jason's Wedding

The first elimination on The Bachelor every season is always a tough one. With first impressions counting for everything, this season’s Bachelor, Jason Mesnick, had to cut 10 of the original 25 women who were there to seek his heart. Among the eliminated was Jackie Hickey from Dallas, Texas. Even though she only got the chance to appear in one episode of The Bachelor before begin sent home, she was still a memorable contestant. A wedding planner by trade, she was the one who admitted that she had already planned her own wedding to Jason Mesnick. She also received the third most votes from the other women for whom they thought should be sent home, and she got not a little bit drunk at the opening cocktail party.

Jackie Hickey participated in a conference call with members of the press to dish about her time on the show.

The most interesting detail that Jackie divulged was that she was already in a relationship when she decided to send in an application to be on The Bachelor.

“It was silly because I was dating somebody, and gave all that up to go on the show,” she said. “He didn’t want to stop me from fulfilling something that I wanted to do and something that I needed to do.”

When asked if she and this man are back together, she replied, coyly, “Possibly.”

Jackie said that she thought that being on The Bachelor was a “neat experience,” but if she had the chance to do it over again, she’d probably lay off the bubbly.

As for coming in third place among the contestants everyone else most wanted to say good-bye to, Jackie doesn’t seem to have any hard feelings. “When it came down to it, it seemed like the most memorable girls got the most votes,” she mused. “At least everybody knows my name.”

She herself voted for Melissa, the other woman from Dallas, and the one whom Jackie saw as her biggest competition.

Jackie seems to be taking her elimination in stride. I suppose, after all, she didn’t get to spend enough time with Jason or the other women to have really made a connection with anyone, so she’s just enjoying the experience she had. The exposure she got on the show is only helping her business back home in Dallas as a wedding planner. She also hopes that she’ll have the chance to plan Jason’s wedding with the winner of The Bachelor.

Link to the article: http://www.buddytv.com/articles/the-bachelor/the-bachelor-13-jackie-wants-t-25542.aspx (http://www.buddytv.com/articles/the-bachelor/the-bachelor-13-jackie-wants-t-25542.aspx)
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: marigold on January 08, 2009, 06:20:10 PM
An interview with Jackie:

Interview: Jackie Hickey talks about her 'The Bachelor' experience

Jackie Hickey had already planned her wedding to The Bachelor's thirteenth season star Jason Mesnick.

However, while the divorced 26-year-old wedding coordinator from Dallas, TX had already decided on a beachfront setting and 40-50 guests for her nupitals with Jason, she was disappointed to learn that she was among the 10 bachelorettes Jason eliminated in the premiere of the ABC reality dating show's thirteenth edition.

During a conference call with reporters on Thursday, Jackie talked to Reality TV World about why she became so enamored with Jason so quickly, how she felt about receiving elimination votes from the other bachelorettes during the show's initial cocktail reception, and whether or not the girls had been voting with the interests of Jason or themselves in mind.

Reality TV World: You had said [that] you had thought you had found the man of your dreams in Jason, how did you become so certain of that upon meeting him?

Jackie: Well I'm not sure if it was just the meeting, it was what I had read about him and seen in past... I don't know. He seemed very genuine and sweet, and that's the kind of man I want. It was reality TV, it was a neat experience.

Reality TV World: How did you feel about that [voting twist] where you were told you would have to eliminate one of the girls?

Jackie: Completely shocked. I had no idea that was going to be the twist. I mean, when that came out we had only known each other for three or four hours. So when it came down to it. iot seemed like the girls who were the most memorable got the most votes. So, I mean, I'm sad that I got a vote, but I'm glad that people knew who I was.

 
Reality TV World: That was my next question. What was your reaction when you learned you [had received the third-most votes]?

Jackie: I was shocked at first, but then I was like "Well, at least everybody knows my name. I'm out here for that reason."

Reality TV World: When you were hearing girls talk about their votes, do you think they were looking out more for Jason's interests, or was it more out of jealousy and trying to get one of the "big guns" out early?

Jackie: I think it was more of a "get one of the big guns out"-- somebody that's open and talkative and entertaining. [They decided based on] more of a competitive stance and not so much for Jason. That's what I did!

Reality TV World: Who did you vote for?

Jackie: I voted for Melissa, the other girl from Dallas, TX

Reality TV World: Who did you see as your biggest competition? Was it Melissa?

Jackie: It absolutely was Melissa. We're both from the same town, we look similar, we've both tried out for the same things, and... Hey, she got a rose.

Reality TV World: What [led you to feel] that you were ready to be married again, and then also instantly become a step-mother as well?

Jackie: I was ready for it. Since I've already been married I kinda know what it takes, and I'm a little more experienced on it. On being a step-mother, I'm all for that. [My family] had a step-father and he always told me I was a bonus and not baggage, so I thought that woudl be the same with Ty and Jason

Reality TV World: [Can you talk a little about when] you were married and how long it lasted?

Jackie: Sure! I got married at 23-years-old. I was only married for about a year-and-a-half. It was a short dating term before we got engaged, and we were engaged for a year. Yeah, that year-and-a-half, that's all we got.
 
Reality TV World: Going into the Rose Ceremony, did you have any feeling that you may not be receiving a rose?

Jackie: No, I really did think that I was gonna be up for grabs and I did think that I was gonna get [a rose]. It's kinda when I saw Melissa -- the other girl from Dallas -- get one that I thought "Wow, he's probably not gonna keep two girls from Dallas." Kinda then [is when] I went "Ohhh."
 
Reality TV World: Were you suprised that anyone else, besides yourself of course, did or didn't get a rose?

Jackie: There were a few girls, like Sharon. I wasn't sure if she was going to get one, she was so quiet and whatnot. And then Meghan got to stay even though we all thought she shouldn't. But, you know, it's okay.

Reality TV World: When you met Jason for the first time outside the limo, it seemed like a pretty brief meet. how did you feel that went?

Jackie: It was good. Again there's editing in this, so it wa a lot longer than what really was shown on TV. And it was a good conversation, we talked quite a bit, and then we said we'd chat more inside.

Also in the call, Jackie talked about if she would like to serve as a wedding planner for Jason's wedding, what she would have done differently during the cocktail party, why she wanted to get on the show in the first place, and the unusual circumstances behind her decision to compete on the show.

Will you offer your assistance [as a wedding planner] once he starts to plan his wedding to the winner?

Jackie: I would love to. If I can't be the number one it's fun to plan. That's kind of what I do now, I'm never the bride, just the planner.

Hindsight is 20/20, so if you had this to do over again is there something that would make a difference to where you would get a rose?

Jackie: I probably would not have so much bubbly (Laugh). I mean it's pretty obvious I had quite a few cocktails that evening, which isn't like me. But nervous excitement, and [being] a little scared and intimidated. I would definitly curb my drinking.

What made you want to participate in the show in the first place?

Jackie: It's partly... I see weddings and I see everybody's happy ending, and I really wanted  to see if this would be my avenue to find that one for me.

How was the reaction back home to your edit? How do you feel personally about how you were portrayed on the show?

Jackie: Oh, I was a little embarrassed because, of course it's TV, so there's a lot of editing and they choose what they wanna show in their ways. The reaction was "Wow, you didn't tell us you acted like that!" And I didn't really know I did.

What was that moment like when you were watching yourself on television?

Jackie: Oh, I had quite a few people over. I had a nice party and I had one of the nice party dresses on that I had bought for The Bachelor and didn't get to wear.  It was shocking. I hide my face a bit here and there, but my friends were like "Wow, that's Jackie! That's you!"

Do you think that having been a part of it has helped you in any way -- especially in your business?

Jackie: I think it will help in my business, absolutely. There's been some articles about me here in Dallas, and so when more people know what I do... It's a great preface for the show, and it's for my job, so... (pauses) A lot of my brides saw me.

Do you think you could land a local TV gig?

Jackie: I would love it! Sign me up!

How did you get to the show. What's your story for getting on?

Jackie: One day, and it was a long time ago in March, I had seen one episode with [Matt Grant] in the last [season of] The Bachelor and I was like "I'm gonna submit my picture," and all the sudden it popped up.  And what was silly is that I had been dating somebody and let all that go just to be on this show because it was a once in a lifetime opporitunity and I didn't think why I would let that go.

How's he feeling?

Jackie: He's good. He didn't wanna stop me from fulfilling something that I wanted to do or thought that I needed to do, so he let me do it.

Are you back together?

Jackie: Possibly...

Link to the article: http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/interview-jackie-hickey-talks-about-her-the-bachelor-experience-8253.php (http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/interview-jackie-hickey-talks-about-her-the-bachelor-experience-8253.php)
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on January 09, 2009, 01:25:04 AM
Reminder....

Jason's TV appearances

Friday 1/9

The Ellen Degeneres Show
Jimmy Kimmel Live

Monday 1/12

The Bonnie Hunt Show
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on January 09, 2009, 10:12:01 AM
Interesting.....

Jesse's status on his myspace says that he is getting ready to film with ABC but not to ask him why and he can't tell but to keep watching Jason's season.

I know for a fact that a heavy petition was circulated for months to make him the next Bachelor.

Makes me wonder if they are going to film a promo with him being the next Bachelor to air during the finale episode????

Imagine the two guys dumped by that bitch ending up with a season of their own.

I'll stay on top of this and will post any spoilers, info or whatnot about this.
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: marigold on January 09, 2009, 04:51:54 PM

ABC Television Network

PRESS RELEASE

TRANTRANSCRIPT FROM THE JANUARY 8 "THE BACHELOR" TELECONFERENCE WITH ELIMINATED BACHELORETTE JACKIE

Operator:    Welcome to today's "The Bachelor" conference call with Cathy Rehl as the leader. This call is being recorded. By staying on this call, you are confirming that you consent to this recording. If you do not wish to be recorded, please disconnect from the call at this time. Thank you. Ms. Rehl, you may now begin your conference.

Cathy Rehl:    Hi. Happy afternoon, happy Thursday. Thank you for joining us. A couple of things. I do have a little bit of news. Our edition of "The Bachelor" on Monday, January 12th -- this Monday -- will be two hours long instead of 90 minutes, okay? Some new footage has been added and so we will be on for two hours this week from 8:00 to 10:00 Eastern.

Today, we have Jackie Hickey, spelled H-I-C-K-E-Y from Dallas and as most of you know, she is the wedding coordinator and was involved in what was a first for the show where the women voted to have one of the women leave. Although in the end, that was not the case, but she was involved in that twist so without further ado, we will begin taking questions.

Monica Sotomayor:    Jackie, thanks for your time today.

Jackie Hickey:    Absolutely.

Monica Sotomayor:    So this past Monday you mentioned, you know, you already had your wedding planned out to Jason about 10 times, so was he actually, you know, did you think that he would be a really good groom? Like, were you looking him up and down, he was going to look good in a tux? What were your plans?

Jackie Hickey:    Yes, I did. I see a lot of grooms especially with my job but he did. He looked like groom quality and his personality and kind of what he was there for seemed appropriate so, yeah.

Monica Sotomayor:    Okay, perfect. Now, will you offer your assistance once he starts to plan his wedding to the winner?

Jackie Hickey:    I would love to if, you know, I can't be the number one, fun to plan.

Monica Sotomayor:    Definitely.

Jackie Hickey:    So, that's kind of what I do now. I'm never the bride, just the planner.

Monica Sotomayor:    Okay, thanks.

Operator:    Again, ladies and gentlemen, if you would like to ask a question, that's star followed by the number 1 on your telephone keypad. Your next question comes from the line of John Bracchitta with Reality TV World.

John Bracchitta:    Hi, how you doing?

Jackie Hickey:    I'm great. How are you?

John Bracchitta:    I'm doing pretty well. You had said last night kind of with the wedding thing that you thought you had found the man of your dreams in Jason. How did you become so certain of that upon meeting him?

Jackie Hickey:    Well, I'm not sure if it was just the meeting. It was what I had read about him in the past that I had seen in his - I don't know. He seemed very genuine and sweet and that's the kind of man I want, so it was reality TV. It was a neat experience, so going off that.

John Bracchitta:    Okay, and moving to that twist thing. How did you feel about the twist in voting where you were told you would have to eliminate one of the girls?

Jackie Hickey:    Completely shocked. I had no idea that was going to be the twist. I mean when that came out, we had only known each other for three or four hours, so when it came down to it, it seemed like the girls that were the most memorable got the most votes, so I mean, I'm said I've got to vote but glad people knew who I was.

John Bracchitta:    Okay, yeah, I guess that was the next question. What was your reaction when you heard that you were the third-most voted for, I guess?

Jackie Hickey:    I was shocked at first but then I was like well, at least everybody knows my name and they know I'm out here for the reasons.

John Bracchitta:    Okay, and when you were doing that, when you were kind of hearing girls talking about their vote, do you think they were looking out more for Jason's interests or was it more out of jealousy in trying to get one of the big guns out early, so to speak?

Jackie Hickey:    I think it was more get one of the big guns out. Somebody that's open and talkative and entertaining. More of a competitive stance, not so much for Jason.

John Bracchitta:    Okay, I'll ask one more, then.

Jackie Hickey:    That's what I did.

John Bracchitta:    Okay. Who did you vote for? Can you say?

Jackie Hickey:    I did. I voted for Melissa, the other girl from Dallas.

John Bracchitta:    Okay, and then I'm to the last question and then I might come back later. Who do you see as your biggest competition? Was it Melissa?

Jackie Hickey:    It absolutely was Melissa.

John Bracchitta:    Okay.

Jackie Hickey:    We're both from the same town. We look similar. We've tried out for the same things and hey, she got a rose.

John Bracchitta:    Okay, great. I'll check in later.

Jackie Hickey:    Thanks, John.

Operator:    Your next question comes from the line of Paulette Cohn with ET Online.

Paulette Cohn:    Good morning.

Jackie Hickey:    Good morning.

Paulette Cohn:    Hindsight is 20/20, so if you had it to do over again, is there something that you think would make a difference that you would get a rose?

Jackie Hickey:    I probably would not have so much bubbly. I mean, it's pretty obvious I had quite a few cocktails that evening, so - which isn't like me, but nervous excitement and a little scared and intimidated, so I would definitely curb my drinking.

Paulette Cohn:    And what made you want to participate in the show in the first place?

Jackie Hickey:    It's partly - I do - I see weddings and I see everybody's happy ending and I really wanted to see if this would be my avenue to find that one for me. It was a neat experience.

Paulette Cohn:    Well, what was your favorite part?

Jackie Hickey:    The cocktail party because that's all I got.

Paulette Cohn:    Okay. Great. Thank you.

Jackie Hickey:    You're welcome.

Operator:    Again ladies and gentlemen, that's star 1 to ask a question. Your next question comes from the line of Tom Rose with Fancast.com.

Tom Rose:    Hi, Jackie.

Jackie Hickey:    Hello.

Tom Rose:    How are you?

Jackie Hickey:    I'm good. How are you?

Tom Rose:    I'm doing great. Thanks a lot for talking with us today.

Jackie Hickey:    Absolutely. It's quite fun.

Tom Rose:    So how was the reaction back, you know, to your edit and how did you feel personally about how you were portrayed on the show?

Jackie Hickey:    Oh, I was a little embarrassed because I mean, of course, it's TV so there's lots of editing and they choose what they want to show in their way and so the reaction was, wow, you didn't tell us you acted like that, but I didn't really know I did.

Tom Rose:    You have a clue before it aired? Did you see any of the footage beforehand?

Jackie Hickey:    I didn't see any of the footage, no. So what America saw for the first time, I did too.

Tom Rose:    And how was that? Were you with family, friends? What was your moment like when you were watching yourself on television?

Jackie Hickey:    Oh, I had quite a few people over. I had a nice party. I had one of the party dresses on that I had bought for "The Bachelor" and didn't get to wear, so it was shocking. I hid my face a little bit here and there but my friends were like, wow, that's Jackie. That's you.

Tom Rose:    Has your life changed since that moment?

Jackie Hickey:    I don't think it's changed. It's put into perspective, you know, wow, what you see is what you get and I probably should watch what I get.

Tom Rose:    You feel like having been a part of it? Has it helped you in any way as an advantage, especially in your business, let's say?

Jackie Hickey:    I think it'll help in my business, absolutely. There's been some articles about me here in Dallas and so when more people know what I do, it's a great preface for the show and for my job, so yeah, and a lot of my brides saw me, so...

Tom Rose:    Hey, maybe you can land a local TV gig.

Jackie Hickey:    I would love it. Sign me up.

Tom Rose:    So then, the only other thing I would have to ask you is how did you get to the show? What's your story for getting on?

Jackie Hickey:    Single one day and it was a long time ago in March. I had seen one episode with Matt and the last Bachelor and I was like well, heck, I'm going to submit my picture.

    And all of a sudden it popped up and what was silly is I had been dating somebody and then let all that go to be on this show because it was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and I didn't think, you know, why ever let that go?

Tom Rose:    Wow, so you gave up a perspective romance to go on the show, huh?

Jackie Hickey:    I did. Yes, I did.

Tom Rose:    How's he feeling?

Jackie Hickey:    He's good. I mean, it was - he didn't want to stop me from fulfilling something that I wanted to do or thought that I needed to do so he let me do it.

Tom Rose:    Are you back together?

Jackie Hickey:    Possibly.

Tom Rose:    That's great news.

Jackie Hickey:    Yes.

Tom Rose:    I'm glad. I'm glad that this has all worked out well for you.

Jackie Hickey:    It has. It really has. It was an eye-opening experience. I mean of course I wish I had stayed and gotten to know Jason more but you know, it is what it is and I came home and I'm happy.

Tom Rose:    Well, hopefully you will be the wedding coordinator for "The Bachelor."

Jackie Hickey:    Wouldn't that be awesome?

Tom Rose:    It certainly would. Thanks for talking with me today.

Jackie Hickey:    Thank you.

Operator:    Your next question comes from the line of John Bracchitta with Reality TV World.

John Bracchitta:    Hi, again. Just had a few more questions.

Jackie Hickey:    Yes, absolutely.

John Bracchitta:    What was your thinking behind feeling that you were ready to be married again and then also becoming a stepmother then as well?

Jackie Hickey:    I was ready for it. I mean, I think since I've already been married, I kind of know what it takes and I'm a little more experienced on it and being a stepmother, I'm all for that. I'm - a family and I have a stepfather and he always told me I was a bonus and not baggage, so I thought that would be the same with Ty and Jason.

John Bracchitta:    Okay, and could you go into any detail, like what age were you married, for how long?

Jackie Hickey:    Sure. I got married at 23 years old. I was only married for about a year and a half. It was a short dating term before we got engaged and were engaged for a year and yeah, just that year and a half. That's all that - that's all we got.

John Bracchitta:    Okay, and then just another thing, and you just - moving further along, going into the rose ceremony, did you have any feeling that you might not be receiving a rose?

Jackie Hickey:    No, I really did think I was going to be up for grabs and I did think I was going to get one, and it's kind of when I saw Melissa -- the other girl from Dallas -- get one, I thought wow, probably not going to keep two girls from Dallas and so kind of then I went, 'oh.'

John Bracchitta:    Were you surprised at anyone else - besides yourself obviously - did or didn't get a rose?

Jackie Hickey:    There were a few girls like Sharon. I wasn't sure she was going to get one. She was so quiet and what not, and then Megan got to stay even though we all thought she shouldn't, but you know, it's okay.

John Bracchitta:    All right, and then I - just one more and then I'll be done for sure. When you met Jason the first time outside the limo, it seemed like a pretty brief meet. How did you feel that went?

Jackie Hickey:    It was good. It was - again, there's editing in this, so it was a lot longer than what really was showed on TV, and it was a good conversation. We talked quite a bit and then we said we'd chat more inside.

John Bracchitta:    Okay. Great, well, good luck with everything.

Jackie Hickey:    Thank you.

END
 
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: marigold on January 09, 2009, 04:54:34 PM

Jason Mesnick Interview On Ellen Show

Jason Mesnick vists the Ellen Show to promote the new season of The Bachelor on January 9, 2009.

Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on January 10, 2009, 10:27:48 AM
Credit to Dreamervids

Jason on Jimmy Kimmel Live

Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on January 10, 2009, 10:31:04 AM
Credit to Dreamervids

The Bachelor Pool Party on E! News

Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on January 10, 2009, 10:44:41 AM
Credit to cupcakes123

Jason describes himself

Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on January 10, 2009, 10:49:10 AM
Credit to Dreamervids

Jason on AM Northwest

Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on January 10, 2009, 10:50:47 AM
Credit to Dreamervids

Jason on Komo 4 News

Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on January 10, 2009, 02:20:05 PM
Episode 1 Rose Ceremony


Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on January 10, 2009, 03:13:54 PM
FYI, if anybody missed the first episode last Monday, it repeats again tonight @ 8pm on ABC.
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: irelen on January 10, 2009, 11:53:10 PM
Is it sad, or is it sad, that a show about weight loss, Biggest Loser,  has produced more successful couples (2) than a show about producing couples? And both of BL's couples have kids too! Maybe they should do a matchmaking season!
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on January 11, 2009, 12:08:10 AM
As I stated previously that I know who gets engaged to Jason, but stated that I wouldn't spoil it here but if anybody wants to know who, feel free to PM me and I'll tell you who! LOL
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: marigold on January 11, 2009, 03:50:15 AM
Is it sad, or is it sad, that a show about weight loss, Biggest Loser,  has produced more successful couples (2) than a show about producing couples? And both of BL's couples have kids too! Maybe they should do a matchmaking season!

 :lol: Absolutely, oddly enough TB continues to air with its incredibly poor track record
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on January 11, 2009, 10:58:38 PM
Jesse hosted a reunion this past weekend in Breckenridge, Colorado with some of the guys from DeAnna's season.


Ron, Jeremy, Brian, Jesse, Paul and Richard

(http://c3.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/39/l_21fc62408eca435c86269b3b53a8b086.jpg)
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: marigold on January 13, 2009, 12:26:56 AM

Chris Harrison blogs 'The Bachelor': episode 2

Holy Cow! I had no idea people would actually read this blog. The response to last week's first episode and first-ever blog was overwhelming. It was so overwhelming that your response helped ABC push our show to two hours once again tonight. I was thinking this blog really gives me a chance to personally reach out to the real fans of my show. So I would like to take this time to say thank you! Thank you for watching and supporting a show that I have loved to host and help produce for the last seven years. I also want to thank you for taking the time to comment below. Believe it or not, I read them all and will continue to do so all season. I love my ladies of course but it's really cool to see the guys who have the guts to comment. And I like hearing couples that hang out and watch the show together. One of you brought up a great point I wanted to address last week but forgot. The houses and proposal sites we use look good for one reason and one reason only, we have an amazing team that never gets mentioned. Production designer Angelic Rutherford and her team come in to the house and turn it into the magical scene you see on TV. They paint (then have to paint it back its original color) and decorate everything. Even the artwork on the wall is usually their original works that they whip out in minutes. Dennis, the lighting looks great as usual.

I titled this week's episode Kisses and Claws because both came out in full force this week. I moved the girls into the house to start the episode. This, of course, is the same house where we just held the rose ceremony. Little-known fact: This is not the morning after the first rose ceremony. It's actually the day after. Because that first ceremony goes all night, we take a day off and give everybody a chance to rest and re-group. This is why the girls looked so nice and put together when I set them up for the first round of dates. The first season of The Bachelor, we didn't have an off day built in to the schedule, and it was brutal. The first ever rose ceremony wrapped up about 6 A.M. I showed up to move the girls in around 8:30. Needless to say, none of us slept that night. The 15 girls this season have to share 3 bedrooms and most use the big master bath. Aside from the dates, the girls do not leave the premises.

Jason spent the first day at the girls' house enjoying a little pool party. We used this day as one large group date. A couple funny notes not seen on TV from the pool party: Jillian didn't shave her legs. Not a big deal right? But then she ended up on Jason's back during the chicken fight...oops and ouch! Shannon took Jason aside to romantically rub suntan lotion all over him. Well, when she opened up the tube it basically exploded all over Jason's back making a huge mess. She made a really funny joke about it that's not really appropriate for ABC, but you can use your imagination. I always find it fascinating how adding a rose to a situation changes everything. The party went from fun and free to tense and dramatic. Jillian, who didn't shave her legs and bless her heart stuck with the whole ketchup-mustard thing, got the rose and the first date. Say what you will, the hot dog thing works people.

Jillian had the rose in hand already so she got to really relax and enjoy that amazing first date at Disney Hall. What did we all think of the first kiss? I'll say this about it: If Jason hadn't stepped up in that ridiculously romantic moment, I would have pulled his man card.

Melissa got the second individual date. Who knew the Goodyear blimp could also be used as a magic eight ball? For the record, Jason hates oysters. He could barely stomach one on the beach date, and as you saw, they're not Melissa's favorite either. Jason got kiss number two in the blimp. Judges score: 8 1/2. I thought it was passionate, sexy but I deducted a point because of the blimp headgear they were wearing and another half point for the fact that I know a camera man and producer were less than a foot away from them. Hot air balloons, helicopters, and blimps are romantic but small.

The group date is where we really felt the drama begin to rise. Molly got a rose and she should have with that smooth move asking Jason if he wanted to see her secret talent. How about Naomi calling her shot (for a kiss) but then being denied the rose on that date? So wait a minute. Our little Jason, quiet, little shy Jason got four kisses in one week. Well played, sir...well played! I mean how dare you, sir, how dare you! One last note about the group date: After it was all over Raquel, who wanted some time with Jason, snuck into his limo to steal some time with him. Jason told me he was exhausted after a very long day and it was very late. All he wanted to do was crawl back in the car and go home and sleep. When he opened the door and found Raquel, let's just say he was rather less than enthused about it. She went home this week!

It was amazing how quickly the stakes were raised by this group of women. That cocktail party was pretty tense. Shannon took her stalker status to level two. Stephanie made us all cry when she shared the story about her husband. But the night was dominated by the drama between Megan and Erica. Here's my take on Megan. She's one of those people that we all know who is always trying to figure out why there's so much drama around them. Meanwhile, it's very easy for everyone to see that they bring it on themselves. One thing you should all know is that Jason is not privy to anything that he doesn't see or isn't told by the girls. He was aware of some drama that night, but at this point doesn't exactly now why or who's to blame. The Bachelor, of course, always decides who he wants to give a rose to and this week he gave the first rose to Megan. The look on the girls' faces was priceless. Next week look for more claws and more kisses. Happy birthday, Sophia! (hint...hint).

Some of you asked or commented on what else I'm up to. ABC is great about keeping me busy. I hosted the American Music Awards red carpet, as well as the Citrus Bowl parade for them. Designers' Challenge is still airing on HGTV, and you can catch me every week night on my one hour entertainment news show on TV Guide Network Hollywood 411. I also cover the red carpet for all the major awards shows for TV Guide Network. I am also now an official blogger. Enjoy the week, and I hope to see all of you at the next rose ceremony!

Link to the blog: http://popwatch.ew.com/popwatch/2009/01/chris-harriso-1.html (http://popwatch.ew.com/popwatch/2009/01/chris-harriso-1.html)
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on January 13, 2009, 02:36:29 AM
Episode 2 Rose Ceremony Results and Recap

They had a pool party and Jason had to pick one girl to give a rose to and go on an 1 on 1 date. He picked Jillian. They went to Disney Hall and enjoyed the views of L.A. Then Jason surprised Jillian with a concert by Robin Thicke. They danced several times and had their first kiss!

Melissa was chosen to go on the next 1 on 1 date. They ate oysters and shrimp and went to ride on the Goodyear Blimp. They had a very passionate kiss. Melissa got the rose.

Natalie, Erica, Naomi, Nikki, Lauren, Kari, Sharon and Molly were chosen to go on the group date. They were taken to a boutique and were told to pick out an outfit. Then they went to a fancy hotel pool and had a pool party. Molly and Naomi got kisses. Jason gave Molly a rose.

Prior to the rose ceremony, Lisa tells Jason that her grandmother was diagnosed with terminal cancer and she had to leave to be with her family so she eliminated herself from the competition.

Erica and Megan went at it with each other. I'm surprised they didn't get in a fistfight.

ROSE CEREMONY (roses handed out in order)

Megan
Nikki
Lauren
Naomi
Stephanie
Kari
Natalie
Shannon
Erica

Eliminated:

Lisa (she left due to family situation)
Raquel
Sharon   

Episode 3: 12 becomes 9.
Stephanie goes on 1 on 1 date with Jason and her daughter, Sophia joins them!

Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on January 13, 2009, 03:01:44 AM
Another picture of the Bachelors Reunion in Breckenridge, CO

Top Row: Amy, Holly
Bottom Row: Jeremy, Richard, Jesse & Paul

(http://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/43/l_f9213005b4ad4fa4adbb72defe98ec01.jpg)
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: BamBam on January 13, 2009, 10:25:42 AM
Is Sharon the one that went into the bathroom crying?  I got distracted with a phone call right when he was giving out the roses, so I'm a little confused on who went home.  I know Raquel is the one that surprised him in the car.
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: marigold on January 13, 2009, 10:51:00 AM
Jason Blogs for People:

EXCLUSIVE: The Bachelor’s Jason on Last Night’s Show

Each week, The Bachelor’s Jason Mesnick, 32 — a single dad who previously vied for the affections of DeAnna Pappas on The Bachelorette — will blog about his experiences on the latest episode in PEOPLE magazine’s Scoop section and here. Below is his first installment.

I had a wonderful ride on The Bachelorette, but as my dating journey begins with 15 incredible women, it’s crazy how lucky I am to finally be in the driver seat.

So, I packed Tyler up and sent him home to see his Mom in Seattle. I was sad to see him go, but know that the distance will be harder on me than on him. I also know that someday, after I’ve found true love, the three of us will make up for lost time as a party of three.

For those keeping score, this week had 15 women, 3 dates, 1 cat fight and 4 kisses.

The ladies and I had a pool party, which was exactly the kickoff I needed. Who wouldn’t want 15 hot, bikini-clad ladies fighting for their attention? Unfortunately, though, you won’t get to see the funniest moment from that afternoon. Shannon squirted suntan lotion all over my back and made a pretty good joke about it, though I don’t think I’ll ever be able to repeat it.

That evening, my gut instinct was to bring someone other than Jillian on my first date to the private performance at The Disney Concert Hall. But for some reason, I changed my mind at the very last second and chose Jillian, and I don’t regret that one bit.

The next day, shopping with the ladies was a total blast. I loved spoiling them, and they loved being spoiled. Most wanted my input on each and every detail, which was super sexy. But surprisingly, Molly was a little shy, and wouldn’t show me a thing. Natalie and Lauren took a huge risk and tried to dress me up a bit. I appreciated their enthusiasm, but didn’t think I was cool enough to pull off the look. I felt like Justin Timberlake, but I’m not too I sure I was bringin’ “SexyBack.”

I later went on a ride with Melissa in the Goodyear Blimp. It was one of the most memorable experiences of my life—although, I can’t say the same for the poor camera operator cramped beside us. He was literally two inches from our faces the entire time. Thankfully, Mel and I had more important things to concentrate on.

Our second cocktail party was crazy. A fight broke out between Erika and Megan, but luckily I wasn’t there to witness it. I know they’ve caused some drama in the house, but I’ll need spend more time with each of them so I can form my own opinion.

One incredible week down, and thankfully, several more to go.

Link to the blog: http://tvwatch.people.com/2009/01/13/exclusive-the-bachelors-jason-on-last-nights-show/ (http://tvwatch.people.com/2009/01/13/exclusive-the-bachelors-jason-on-last-nights-show/)
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on January 13, 2009, 12:34:00 PM
Episode 3 Preview to air 1/19/09

Credit and thanks to Dreamervids

Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: marigold on January 13, 2009, 01:52:35 PM

ABC Television Network

PRESS RELEASE

NEXT WEEK ON THE BACHELOR (1/19)

STEPHANIE'S TOUCHING REUNION WITH HER CHILD, A CHARITY GROUP DATE THAT  RAISES BODY HEAT AND AN EXCITING LAS VEGAS GETAWAY CULMINATE WITH ONE NERVOUS BACHELORETTE RUNNING OUT OF THE ROSE CEREMONY,  ON ABC'S "THE BACHELOR," MONDAY, JANUARY 19

Pop Star Kate Voegele Sparkles in a Private Performance for Jason and One Lucky Bachelorette
 
"Episode 1303" - Tensions mount among the 12 remaining bachelorettes and jealousy reigns when it's revealed that there will be two special one-on-one dates -- each with a rose at stake-and a group date. Once again, some women will not go on a date at all. Jason surprises Stephanie with a poignant reunion with her child, and then they're all off on a family-style date to Legoland California. A group date focuses on raising money for breast cancer research, and on the other one-on-one date, Jason showers one lucky bachelorette with a million dollars in diamonds and flies her to Las Vegas for a glamorous evening, including a private concert with pop sensation Kate Voegele. Finally, one woman is so fearful of being sent home, she runs out of the rose ceremony, on "The Bachelor," MONDAY, JANUARY 19 (8:00-9:30 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network.

Jason orchestrates a touching reunion with Stephanie and her daughter, Sophia, and the surprises keep on coming as they all go to Legoland California for a day of fun. However the couple share a heart-to-heart talk trying to discover if their connection is deeper than just the fact that they're both single parents.
 
A lusty group date is all for a good cause, as Jason and eight of the bachelorettes raise money for breast cancer research for the "Keep-A-Breast" Foundation. Each woman makes her own "bust cast" to be auctioned for charity and finishes with a flourish, painting on their own personal touches on their casts. At the cocktail party afterwards, things get serious as one bachelorette shares with Jason that she had breast reduction surgery, another shows him pictures of her child, and another becomes visibly upset about the competition. Jason checks out the results of their artistic labors and offers a rose to the woman who impressed him the most.

Jason arrives at the house to escort Natalie on an amazing date, but first surprises her with a million-dollar diamond necklace from Sophia Fiori, before he whisks her off in a limo to the private jet that will take them to Las Vegas. The two enjoy a swank dinner followed by a private concert by pop phenomenon Kate Voegele. But there's the ever-present rose on the table. Will Natalie return to the house or be sent home?

Before the rose ceremony the women are asked to be honest in talking about each other in front of Jason. Megan, Lauren and Nikki reveal their rivalry and another woman becomes so anxious about the possibility of being sent home that she runs out of the ceremony. Three women go home in tears, leaving nine bachelorettes to continue the fairytale journey.

The 12 women are:
Erica, 25, an account executive from Monroe, CT
Jillian, 29, an interior designer from Peace River, Alberta, Canada
Kari, 27, an advertising executive from Lee's Summit, MO
Lauren, 27, a teacher from Marlboro, NJ
Megan, 25, a single mom (son, Deacon, age one) and lacrosse coach from Sewickley, PA
Melissa, 25, a sales representative from Dallas, TX
Molly, 24, a department store buyer from Grand Rapids, MI
Naomi, 24, a flight attendant from Carlsbad, CA
Natalie, 27, a human resources recruiter from Morton, IL
Nikki, 29, an administrative assistant from Blue Island, IL
Shannon, 29, a dental hygienist from Marshall, MO
Stephanie, 34, a single mom (daughter, Sophia, age four) and a medical marketing representative from Huntsville, AL
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: marigold on January 13, 2009, 02:09:25 PM

ABC Television Network

PRESS RELEASE

OVERNIGHT ABC RATINGS (FOR 1/12)

Week 2 of ABC's Monday Lineup Holds 100% of the Net's Week-Ago Premieres Across All Key Adult Demographics

Airing Against CBS' Original Comedies and Fox's Monday Premiere of "24," "The Bachelor" Grows Week to Week in Viewers and Adults 18-49, While Delivering ABC's Best Ratings from 8-10pm in Adults 18-34 and Women 18-34 in 3 1/2 Months 

"The Bachelor" Wins its Time Period and Stands as Monday's No. 1 Program in Women 18-34 for the Second Consecutive Week

Retaining Nearly All of its Week-Ago Debut Audience, "True Beauty" Beats NBC's "Momma's Boys" at 10pm by 1.9 Million Viewers and by 68% in Adults 18-49

Monday Night (8:00-11:00 p.m.)
Week 2 of ABC's Monday line-up saw the Net hold 100% retention of the prior week's night of premieres across each of the key Adult demographics: Adults 18-34 (3.0/8), Adults 18-49 (3.1/8) and Adults 25-54 (3.4/8).  The Net ranked No. 1 on the night among Women 18-34 (4.2/11) for the second week in a row.
 
"The Bachelor" (8:00-10:00 p.m.)
Airing against original comedies on CBS and the 2-hour Monday premiere of "24" of Fox, ABC's "The Bachelor" saw week-to-week increases in both Total Viewers (9.1 million vs. 8.7 million) and Adults 18-49 (3.2/8 vs. 3.1/8).  In addition, "The Bachelor" turned in ABC's highest ratings in the 2-hour time period among Adults 18-34 (3.2/8) and Women 18-34 (4.6/11) since season premiere Monday 3 1/2 months ago - since 9/22/08.  "The Bachelor" topped NBC's "Superstars of Dance" from 8:00-10:00pm by 2.0 million viewers and by 68% in the key young adult sales demo (7.1 million & 1.9/4 in Adults 18-49). 

* "The Bachelor" dominated its time period and ranked as Monday's No. 1 TV program among Women 18-34 for the second consecutive week

* Against stiff competition, "The Bachelor" gained audience during each half-hour from 8:00-10:00pm, building by 1.3 million viewers (8.5 million to 9.8 million) and by 29% in Adults 18-49 (2.8/7 to 3.6/8) from start to finish.

"True Beauty" (10:00-11:00 p.m.)
Taking second in the hour in viewers and young adults, "True Beauty" retained 86% in Total Viewers (6.5 million vs. 7.6 million) and 88% in Adults 18-49 (2.8/7 vs. 3.2/8) of its week-ago series debut.  The new ABC unscripted series outperformed its unscripted competition in the 10 o'clock hour, NBC's "Momma's Boys," by 1.9 million viewers (6.5 million vs. 4.6 million) and by 65% in Adults 18-49 (2.8/7 vs. 1.7/4).  "True Beauty" won its hour among Women 18-34 (3.4/9) for the second straight week.

* "True Beauty" saw its audience increase from first half-hour to its second half-hour across all key Adult demographics: Adults 18-34 (2.5/7 to 2.6/7), Adults 18-49 (2.8/7 vs. 2.9/8) and Adults 25-54 (3.0/7 vs. 3.1/8).   

A note about increasing DVR penetration and year-to-year rating comparisons: Year-to-year rating comparisons based on the Live + Same Day data stream are distorted by the level of DVR penetration in the Nielsen sample, which has jumped up to 29% currently, from 22% at the same point in 2008. More viewers are watching shows on their own timetables, which may not be reflected in the overnight next day numbers. The only truly valid year-to-year comparison would be one based on the Live + 7 Day metric, once those stats are released by Nielsen.
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: marigold on January 13, 2009, 06:38:05 PM

The next teleconference is with the eliminated Bachelorette Sharon .... look for plenty of news to follow
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on January 15, 2009, 09:16:18 AM
Jason on The Bonnie Hunt Show Monday 1/12

Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: marigold on January 15, 2009, 05:42:46 PM
An interesting article an interview with Sharon:

Interview: Sharon Staebell talks about her time on 'The Bachelor'

Sharon Staebell resigned the teaching position she'd held for eight years for a shot to become Jason Mesnick's wife in The Bachelor's thirteenth edition.

However, two weeks into competition, the 32-year-old from Batavia, NY left The Bachelor mansion empty-handed when Mesnick failed to give her a rose at the show's second Rose Ceremony.

During a conference call with reporters on Thursday, Sharon -- who began a new teaching position on December 1 -- talked to Reality TV World about whether she was to become a wife and stepmother if chosen by Mesnick, whether or not she had found love since her time on the ABC reality dating show, and what she thought of the first week's twist that had her voting to send home one of the bachelorettes.

Reality TV World: I guess first off, where are you teaching now?

Sharon: I'm teaching [Spanish] in Rochester, NY.

Reality TV World: On the show Nikki, [a 29-year-old administrative assistant from Blue Island, IL,] seemed to make a big deal about how she felt many of the girls weren't ready to be mothers, who do you think she was referring to the most?

Sharon: All of the girls that I talked to said that they were ready to be moms, so I'm not sure who she got that vibe from, but they all seemed like they were there for the right reasons to me.

Reality TV World: [Speaking] personally, what led you to feel that you are ready to get married and become a stepmother?

Sharon: Before I decided to go out and meet Jason I was in a five-year relationship, and I was ready to settle down and get married, and I was ready to start having kids. I'm 32, so I have a house and I have a job and I think it's just that time in my life to start getting going with a family.

Reality TV World: Did you think you were going to be safe from elimination because you were picked to go one of the dates?

Sharon: No. I wasn't 100% confident about anything. I knew that I liked him but I wasn't sure how he felt about me, so on the night I was eliminated I had no idea if I would stay or if I would go.

Reality TV World: Are you dating anyone now?

Sharon: No. I'm currently not dating anyone.

Reality TV World: How did you feel about that twist [in the first week] where you were told you [supposedly] would be voting one of the girls out?

Sharon: I felt really bad. I didn't think it was my responsibility to send another girl home, and I knew that's what Jason's job was there, that's what he was there to do. So I didn't feel comfortable writing down anybody's name but I knew that I had to write down someone's name.

Plus at that point we really didn't even know each other, there were some girls [where] I didn't even know their name.

Reality TV World: You said you voted for Raquel because you thought she might be a threat. Do you most [of the girls] were doing that, or were some [of the] girls looking out for Jason, as [they] said on the show?

Sharon: I think there was both going on. I think there were girls voting for threats and girls voting for whether they thought someone was a good match for him or not. I think it was full of strategies.

Reality TV World: Is there anything that didn't make it onto the show that you wanted to have air?

Sharon: It would have been nice just to show a little bit more of the interactions between Jason and I. I thought we had some interesting conversations. And maybe just some more of the fun stuff that happened around the house would've been entertaining.

Reality TV World: Was there anything that you guys talked about that didn't make it on the show that you could talk about now?

Sharon: Um. I couldn't think of anything in particular at the moment.


Also in the call, Sharon talked about why she chose to vote for Raquel's elimination, what kind of chemistry she felt she had with Mesnick, how prepared she was to move to Seattle, WA if she had won the competition, and why she initially decided to apply to be on The Bachelor in the first place.


What was the reasoning behind when you came out of the limo [and] you did a little salsa?

Sharon: I wanted to do something that stood out, and I knew that he was into dancing -- I had heard that he had done ballroom dancing lessons -- so I thought that would probably get his attention. It was fun, it was a little different.

Why did you vote for Raquel during the Week 1 twist?

Sharon: At that point we didn't know each other very well, so I wasn't sure whose name to put down, and that was the only girl that game me a reason for putting anybody's name down [after she salsa danced with Jason as well] so I put her name down.

Do you really believe that you could have been able to marry Jason and become a stepmom?

Sharon: You know, honestly I feel like I didn't have enough time to get to know him well enough to be able to answer your question if I would have been able to marry him or not. I don't know.

Were you ready to move to Seattle if Mesnick had chosen you to be his wife?

Sharon: If feelings had developed between the two of us, yeah. I like Seattle, it probably would have been a decent move to make. I would have had to think about it seriously [as] I went through the process, but fortunately I didn't have to do that. I would've been prepared to.

Having had this experience, would you do it again if the opportunity arose?

Sharon: I think that if an opportunity like this arose, if it didn't conflict with my job, I would definitely consider doing it again.

What was the chemistry like between you and Jason? Did you have things in common?

Sharon: I was kind of uncertain about the chemistry with Jason. I knew that I liked him, but I didn't know how he felt about me. Obviously there were so many other girls there that I didn't get a ton of time to spend with him, and I didn't know what was going on with those other girls.

But yeah, I think we were both athletic and kind of down-to-earth people. He likes to travel [and] I love traveling, he likes to dance and I love dancing. So there were some commonalities.

How did you end up on the show?

Sharon: I was sitting with my best friend and my sister and we were trying to figure out how I was going to meet guys, and they said "How about you apply for The Bachelor?"

So I said "Huh, that would be an interesting way to meet someone, why not?" So I applied online.

Link to the article: http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/interview-sharon-staebell-talks-about-her-time-on-the-bachelor-8294.php (http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/interview-sharon-staebell-talks-about-her-time-on-the-bachelor-8294.php)
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on January 16, 2009, 02:01:19 AM
Another picture of Jesse's Bachelors Reunion at Breckenridge, CO

(http://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/16/l_abb8d86fd24a4c07be122854886eb725.jpg)



Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: marigold on January 16, 2009, 05:48:56 PM
ABC Television Network
PRESS RELEASE

TRANSCRIPT FROM TELECONFERENCE WITH ELIMINATED BACHELORETTE SHARON STAEBELL

Your first question comes from the line of Monica Sotomayor with Flash News.

Monica Sotomayor: Hi Sharon, thanks for your time today.

Sharon Staebell:     Hi Monica. How are you?

Monica Sotomayor:    I'm good, thanks. I know on the show that you mentioned you quit your job to, you know, appear on The Bachelor and everything. What did your students think about that decision or, you know, what did the parents think, too?

Sharon Staebell:    Well at the time when I quit my - when I resigned from my job, the students didn't know why I resigned because it was confidential.

So they were definitely sad to see me go but they understood that it was something that I needed to do for myself.

Monica Sotomayor:    Okay, interesting. Now have they been watching the show, as you've been on it the last couple weeks?

Sharon Staebell:    Well, would that be the students that I was teaching before?

Monica Sotomayor:    The students or the parents, or anyone, you know, in the district or anything like that.

Sharon Staebell:    Well in the district that I used to work in, I don't really talk to those kids anymore because I don't see them. So I'm not really sure if they were watching or not.

Monica Sotomayor:    Okay. And what grade do you teach, Sharon?

Sharon Staebell:    Right now I'm teaching Eighth and Ninth Grade, and those kids watched the show; my current students. And they just think that it's pretty cool.

Monica Sotomayor:    Okay, interesting. Yeah, that seems like about the right age. I mean the littler ones wouldn't understand it as well. Thank you.

Sharon Staebell:    You're welcome. Thank you.

Your next question comes from the line of John Bracchitta with Reality TV World.

John Bracchitta:    Hi, how are you doing?

Sharon Staebell:    Good. How are you?

John Bracchitta:    Oh, pretty good. I guess, first, where are you teaching now exactly?

Sharon Staebell:    I'm teaching in Rochester.

John Bracchitta:    Okay.

Cathy Rehl:    She doesn't want to - I mean you can - it's a middle school right?

John Bracchitta:    Yeah, yeah.

Sharon Staebell:    Yeah.

Cathy Rehl:    And you're teaching Spanish?

Sharon Staebell:    Right.

Cathy Rehl:    But we're not giving the name out of the school.

John Bracchitta:    Yeah, okay. And then just moving on to it, on the show, Nikki seemed to make a big deal about how she felt many of the girls weren't ready to be mothers. Who do you think she was referring to the most?

Sharon Staebell:    All of the girls that I talked to said that they were ready to be moms, so I'm not sure who she got that vibe from. But they all seemed like they were there for the right reasons to me.

John Bracchitta:    Okay. And then just personally, what led you to think that you were ready to be married and then on top of that potentially become a stepmother yourself?

Sharon Staebell:    Before I decided to go out to meet Jason I was in a five-year relationship and I was ready to settle down and get married. And I was ready to start having kids.

I'm 32, so I have a house. I have a job and I think it's just that time in my life to start getting going with a family.

John Bracchitta:    Okay. And did you think you were going to be safe from elimination because you were picked to go one of those dates?

Sharon Staebell:    No. I wasn't 100% confident about anything. I knew that I liked him but I wasn't sure how he felt about me. So on the night I was eliminated I had no idea if I would stay or if I would go.

John Bracchitta:    Okay. And then I just have one more question and I'll get off for awhile. Are you dating anyone now?

Sharon Staebell:    No. I'm currently not dating anyone.

John Bracchitta:    Okay, great. Well thanks a lot.

Sharon Staebell:    Thanks.

Your next question comes from the line of Tom Rose with Fancast.com.

Tom Rose:    Hello Sharon.

Sharon Staebell:    Hi.

Tom Rose:    How's everything going since you got bumped off the show? Obviously you said a few things. You're working at a new school. How's your life going now?

Sharon Staebell:    Life is pretty good. I'm just spending a lot of time hanging out with family and friends, and working on my house, trying to adjust to a new job which is great. So I would say things are going very well.

Tom Rose:    So you were in Batavia before that. How far is that from Rochester? I mean is it far away from the old community?

Sharon Staebell:    The school that I'm currently working in is about 40 minutes from where I grew up.

Tom Rose:    Okay. So now what was the reason behind when you came out of the limo and you did a little salsa? What was all that about?

Sharon Staebell:    I wanted to do something that stood out and I knew that he was into dancing. I had heard that he had done ballroom dancing lessons so I thought that that would probably get his attention. Plus it was fun, it was a little different.

Tom Rose:    All right, and then - yeah, it was. It set you apart there. But then Raquel kind of jumped in to steal your thunder a bit there.

Sharon Staebell:    Yes, she did and somebody said there's salsa dancing outside. And I said 'no, that was my move.' She stole it.

Tom Rose:    You voted for her in the ballot, right?

Sharon Staebell:    I did. At that point we didn't know each other very well so I wasn't sure whose name to put down and that was the only girl that gave me a reason to put anybody's name down so I wrote her name.

Tom Rose:    All right, so how did you feel - you just said that you liked Jason. I mean it was very hard - you were only there two weeks. So do you really believe that you could have grown to feel about him in a way that you could have married him and become a stepmom?

Sharon Staebell:    You know, honestly I feel like I didn't have enough time to get to know him well enough to be able to answer the question if I would have been able to marry him or not. I don't know.

Tom Rose:    And then you just mentioned that you have your own home and...

Sharon Staebell:    Right.

Tom Rose:    You've got a nice life there. It would've meant also moving to Seattle. You were ready for that?

Sharon Staebell:    If feelings had developed between the two of us, yeah. I like Seattle. It probably would have been a decent move to make.

And I would've, you know, I would have had to think about it seriously the more I went through the process. But, fortunately, I didn't have to do that. But I would've been prepared to.

Tom Rose:    Okay. And then, you know, you were also saying that - wait, I just it was on my note real quick. Now what were the reasons that they would not allow you to go take this chance?

Why would they - why would you have to resign from that job? I mean how much time were you talking about?

Sharon Staebell:    Can I - Cathy, can I answer that?

Cathy Rehl:    Well, you know, nobody knows how long they're going to stay on the show.

Tom Rose:    Well you can - you get an estimate.

Cathy Rehl:    And that's six - that's about six or seven weeks.

Tom Rose:    Right.

Cathy Rehl:    Well...

Tom Rose:    But in teaching isn't it kind of flexible in teaching? Now they wouldn't let (unintelligible)...

Cathy Rehl:    Six or seven weeks at the beginning of the school year?

Tom Rose:    Yeah.

Sharon Staebell:    Well, it was just a district policy to not allow personal leave if it was not related to education or health.

Tom Rose:    I see. How long had you been in that job before you - when you made that request?

Sharon Staebell:    Eight years. I was in my ninth year.

Tom Rose:    Ninth year? And those are first graders?

Sharon Staebell:    No, it was high school.

Tom Rose:    High school, okay. So your ninth year they wouldn't let you go? Boy, that's cool.

Sharon Staebell:    It was the hardest decision that I've ever had to make, definitely.

Tom Rose:    Oh well, you dodged the other one. Now when you came back was it difficult to find another position?

Sharon Staebell:    When I got back I started subbing right away and then I got my current job - I started December 1.

Tom Rose:    Great. Well congratulations to you. I mean even though it didn't work out for you, it seems like you have moved on and, you know, I congratulate you on that.

Sharon Staebell:    Thank you. It was a great experience. I'm glad that I did it.

Tom Rose:    All right.

Your next question comes from the line of Ben Beagle with The Daily News.

Ben Beagle:    Hi Sharon.

Sharon Staebell:    Hi Ben, how are you?

Ben Beagle:    Good. Now I know that being from a - you're from a small town. Did that - did you think about that at all and how people would react when they found out that the hometown girl was on this reality TV show?

Sharon Staebell:    I just kind of thought that I needed to make the hometown proud so I conducted myself in a way that I thought that whatever I would do they wouldn't feel like, oh no, she's from where I'm from. I can't believe she's acting that way on TV. So, you know, all my family and my friends are still in the local area that I wanted to represent and represent everybody really well.

Ben Beagle:    And how have people reacted in your hometown now that, you know, it was on - you were on a couple times?

Have you encountered people, say at the grocery store that kind of recognize you or think they recognize you from somewhere?

Sharon Staebell:    Actually, I was in Pittsburgh yesterday at a Barnes & Noble and some girls came up and asked if I was on The Bachelor. And I was very surprised about that. But really I haven't been out and about in Batavia too much.

And LeRoy, I'm still - I've only been there for a year so I don't really know that many people. So no, I haven't really been recognized at all in my hometown. But outside of it I have been.

Ben Beagle:    Okay. And having had this experience would you do it again if the opportunity arose?

Sharon Staebell:    I think that if an opportunity like this arose, if it didn't conflict with my job I would definitely consider doing it again.

Ben Beagle:    Okay. Now the other - now that - even though you're off the show now, are you still watching it? Are you anxious to find out who he...

Sharon Staebell:    Oh, definitely. I'll definitely keep watching, yes, because I knew all of those girls and I knew Jason. And I don't know what happens so I'm very curious to see who he picks in the end.

Ben Beagle:    Okay, thank you.

Sharon Staebell:    You're welcome.

Your next question comes from the line of Monica Sotomayor with Flash News.

Monica Sotomayor:    Sharon, I have a quick follow-up for you.

Sharon Staebell:    Okay.

Monica Sotomayor: You mentioned you didn't get that much time with Jason but did you feel any, you know, chemistry? You liked him and everything but what was the chemistry like between you guys? Did you have things in common?

Sharon Staebell:    I was kind of uncertain about the chemistry with Jason. I knew that I liked him, but I didn't know how he felt about me. Obviously there were so many other girls there that I didn't get a ton of time to spend with him.

And I didn't know what was going on with those other girls. But yeah, I think we were both athletic and just kind of down-to-earth people who like - he likes to travel. I love traveling. He likes to dance; I love dancing. So I knew that there were some commonalities.

Monica Sotomayor:    Okay, thank you.

Sharon Staebell:    You're welcome.

Your next question comes from the line of Sarah Grossbart with US Weekly Magazine.

Man:    Hi Sharon, are you there?

Sharon Staebell:    Yes, I'm here.

Man:    Hi, thanks for...

Cathy Rehl:    Hello?

Sharon Staebell:    Hello?

Operator:    The line is still open.

Man:    Are you there?

Sharon Staebell:    Yes I'm here.

Man:    Hi, my first question is did women on the show try to undermine each other's confidence in any way? And what was the dynamic like when the cameras weren't pointed in everyone's direction?

Sharon Staebell:    I...

Cathy Rehl:    I'm sorry, excuse me a second. This isn't Sarah Grossbart, so who is this? Can you just identify yourself?

Man:    Oh yeah, I am writing for US Weekly. She couldn't make the conference call.

Cathy Rehl:    Oh, okay.

Man:    So I'm just...

Cathy Rehl:    Sure.

Man:    I was just a last minute thought.

Cathy Rehl:    That's okay, just as long as you're giving your name and...

Man:    Yeah, sure.

Cathy Rehl:    Okay, go ahead.

Man:    Yeah, so sorry Sharon, did you hear my question the first time?

Sharon Staebell:    Yes. I was there early in the process and we were - all of the girls were just getting to know each other so everybody got along really well. For what I could tell for the most part they were very supportive of each other.

And when the cameras weren't on - I don't know if I can say this Cathy or not. You can stop me. But when the cameras weren't on it was just a lot of fun.

It was just a lot of conversations about our lives and getting to know each other, and joking around. And we cooked a dinner one night which was really fun.

So we - I had a good time with all of the girls and I really, really enjoyed spending it with them.

Man:    So it was too soon for the kind of - more kind of strategy, kind of plotting to kick in you'd say?

Sharon Staebell:    If there - yeah, if there was strategy and plotting to win Jason's heart while I was there I didn't really see it.

Man:    Okay, and one last question if you don't mind: what did the kind of - did religion and background kind of play a role in the different ways that the contestants related to The Bachelor?

And what did you think about that whole prospect in terms of, you know, you're going to be married to somebody, you know, for ostensibly - you know, forever and raising a child, and things like that?

Sharon Staebell:    Just to clarify your question, you're asking me how religion played into my views on marriage?

Man:    Right, because I'd heard somewhere that - I mean that Jason is from a Jewish background and I'm not sure what yours is.

But, you know, if that kind of ever kind of was ever dealt with as a factor or considered when everyone was, you know, doing their thing on the show?

Sharon Staebell:    I'm not - I can't speak for the other girls and what they discussed with him as far as religion is concerned. But for me personally, I'm open to people based on their personalities and if there's chemistry.

So if there's chemistry with somebody who is of a different religion, then I'm completely open to it.

Man:    So if by - he had asked you to say raise that child in a, like a home of a particular faith you would maybe - you would be willing to compromise or something like that? Or how did you (unintelligible)... ((Crosstalk))

Sharon Staebell:    Yeah, definitely. I think it's great for kids to be exposed - if there's parents of different religions, to be exposed to both religions.

Man:    All right, thank you very much. I really appreciate you taking the time to answer these questions.

Sharon Staebell:    Oh, you're welcome. No problem.

Your next question comes from the line of John Bracchitta with Reality TV World.

John Bracchitta:    Hey, I just had a follow up. How did you feel about that twist in the first week when you found out you were going to have to vote someone out or supposedly vote one of the girls out?

Sharon Staebell:    I felt really bad. I didn't think it was my responsibility to send another girl home, and I knew that's what Jason's job was there. That's what he was there to do.

So I didn't feel comfortable writing down anyone's name but I knew that I had to write down someone's name.

And plus, at that point, we really didn't know each other and there were some girls I didn't even know their name.

John Bracchitta:    Okay. And did you think that people - you said you kind of voted for Raquel because you thought she might be a threat. Do you think most people were doing that or was anyone looking out for Jason, as some people said on the show?

Sharon Staebell:    I think there was both going on. I think there were girls voting for threats and girls voting for whether they thought someone was a good match for him or not. I think there was both strategies.

John Bracchitta:    Okay. And then just is there anything that didn't make it onto the show that you wanted to have get on there?

Sharon Staebell:    You know, it would have been nice just to show a little bit more of the interactions between Jason and I. I thought we had some interesting conversations.

And just maybe some more of the fun stuff that happened around the house would've been kind of entertaining.

John Bracchitta:    Okay, was there anything you guys talked about that didn't make it on, like that you could talk about now?

Sharon Staebell:    I can't think of anything in particular at the moment that...

John Bracchitta:    Okay, all right. Great, thanks a lot.

Sharon Staebell:    You're welcome.

Your next question comes from the line of Ben Beagle with The Daily News.

Ben Beagle:    Hi again. I just wanted to check, was this a program that you had watched before you - in previous seasons before you went on the show this time?

Sharon Staebell:    Yes, I watched The Bachelor - I think there were a couple of bachelors that I missed but I definitely have seen maybe five of the seasons. And then I always watched The Bachelorette.

Ben Beagle:    And also, how did you ultimately end up connecting with the show and getting on it?

Sharon Staebell:    I was sitting with my best friend and my sister, and we were trying to figure out how I was going to meet guys. And so they said how about you apply for The Bachelor?

And I said that would be an interesting way to meet someone, why not?

Ben Beagle:    Okay.

Sharon Staebell:    And so I applied online.

Ben Beagle:    Okay, thank you.

Sharon Staebell:    You're welcome.

Cathy Rehl:    Thank you everybody for your time. Again, I will point out that the coming show that's on Monday, January 19 will be two hours once again.
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on January 18, 2009, 05:53:50 PM
From Times of the Internet website...

Deanna Pappas Has A New Hunk
LOS ANGELES, Ca., Jan. 17 (TOTI)

DeAnna Pappas has been looking for love for a hot minute now, so it would be understandable if Pappas has given up on finding love on TV. But that didn't stop DeAnna from making an appearance on a Bachelor teaser, where she looked interested in re-kindling her old a love spark with old flame Jason Mesnick.

This wasn't a case of love, at all, though. The whole meeting was merely a publicity stunt to promote the upcoming season of the series.

"DeAnna did it as a favor to the producers to create some drama," an insider told In Touch. "She has zero romantic interest in Jason -- she has a new boyfriend."

Funny enough, her new man is also a veteran of the reality TV circuit. DeAnna is now in a relationship with Ace Amerson, who appeared on The Real World: Paris.

Pappas met Ace at a bar he owns in November and now the two are getting along famously.

"It's getting serious," says the insider. "She's falling in love with Ace."
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on January 18, 2009, 06:53:57 PM
sneak peek of the rose ceremony on tomorrow's episode.....

credit with thanks to regibob

Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on January 19, 2009, 09:00:29 PM
Episode 3 recap & results

1 on 1 date....Stephanie

It was Stephanie's daughter, Sophia's 4th birthday and Jason surprised her by flying Sophia in and they went to Legoland and spent the day there, they had the whole park to themselves. Jason gave Stephanie a rose so she's safe for another week.

Group date....Shannon, Naomi, Melissa, Kari, Erica, Megan Nikki & Jillian

They had busts made for the Keep A Breast charity. Melissa told Jason a secret that she had breast reduction surgery at 17 because she was a size 28FF.

Jillian got the impession rose.

2nd 1 on 1 date...Natalie

Natalie was told to put on her best dress. When Jason arrived at the house to pick her up, she wasn't ready and was still upstairs deciding on what shoes to wear. So, he hung out with some of the girls while waiting for Natalie. She finally came down and Jason surprised her with a diamond bracelet and necklace worth over $1 million. They got in the limo, then got on a jet and then took a helicopter ride to Las Vegas.
They went to dinner and had a sort of awkward conversation. Then they had a private concert with Kate Vogele and Jason still wasn't feeling the connection with her and didn't give her the rose so she got sent home. Before Natalie left in the limo, she told Jason that there are some bad girls in the house.

Prior to the rose ceremony, Jason talked to most of the girls individually trying to find out the drama in the house. Most were tightlipped and didn't drop names until Lauren had her time with him and flat out told Jason that Erica and Megan are the troublemakers.

In the deliberation room, Jason tells Chris he's confused more than ever and wants to get to the bottom of all the drama in the house so when the guys joins the girls, Chris tells the girls to start talking about the drama. Erica, Megan and Lauren did the talking and Shannon was disgusted by the whole thing and walked out the room to the bathroom and she retched in there. As she was walking to the bathroom she said to self, I hate it here.  After a few minutes, they started the rose ceremony.

In order of roses handed out are:

Molly
Lauren
Melissa
Naomi
Shannon
Nikki
Megan

Stephanie and Jillian already had roses

Eliminated are:

Natalie (from 1 on 1)
Erica
Kari


 
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: georgiapeach on January 19, 2009, 09:23:38 PM
oh my gosh I forgot to watch! :o

not reading, not reading

Hopefully TiVo is on the job, :lol:
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: pledge on January 20, 2009, 12:03:56 AM
Wow     I think Shannon is a bit over the top   :ascared

I hope she is not the girl that Jason is engaged to.
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on January 20, 2009, 08:38:01 AM
Chris Harrison blogs 'The Bachelor': episode 3
Jan 20, 2009, 01:00 AM | by Chris Harrison

I'm so happy that many more of you have found this weekly blog. Thank you for making it (and the show) such a success. I have to admit that this is tougher than I thought it was going to be. I want to give you as much info as I can, but it's hard to talk about the women without giving anything away. Obviously, I know how this turns out, and I'd hate to ruin it for you. A couple of comments to deal with before we break down this week's episode. Amy, you get the best comment of the week award: "I'm not sure you're justified to pull away any one's man card." That was damn funny and made me laugh.

The men and women on the show can and do workout, but they have to get creative with how. The women do lots of yoga and water aerobics. There is also a very steep hill that comes up the back of the house by the pool that the ladies trek up and down every day. This season, Jason's house is less than a half-mile away from the ladies' house. Mike Fleiss (the creator of this show) came up with the idea to put the guys down in the "outhouse" last season. He likes the fraternity house feel for the guys. It just wouldn't be cool to do that to the women. Making the guys shower outside is just funny, making the women do that, not so much. After date notes are delivered, we tell the girls as little as possible about the dates. Obviously we tell them when to be ready and how they should dress, but that's it. We really want it all to be as much of a surprise as possible. The dates last different amounts of time depending on where and what they are. For example, the date at Lego-Land with Stephanie's daughter this week took an entire day. We obviously keep the house stocked full of anything and everything the girls need. Every day we would get a new grocery list of things from certain kinds of salsa to specific acne cream to ping pong paddles. The girls get what they want. Megan was the bartender of the house. Every day she would whip up this concoction she called sangria, but it was really a mixture of every kind of booze she could find. No wonder the girls were so happy! Many of you mentioned my role in this show and that you wish I could do and show more. Well, me too. But this is the way it needs to be on this show. Early on, Fleiss and I got together and agreed that this can't be a host driven show like Idol or Dancing. The bachelor or bachelorette needs to be the star. If I'm ever the focus of the show you know it's a really bad season. I do like it when the show is expanded to ninety minutes or two hours. We always shoot longer date intros and deliberation room stuff, but we often just don't have the time to include it.

Let's talk about this week's episode. Stephanie was completely shocked and surprised that her daughter Sophia showed up on their date. This was something Jason was very excited about but also told me he was a little sad that Ty wasn't there as well. Lego-Land shut down the entire park for that date. It was a great date and the conversation between them was fantastic. How many of you cried during this date? Be honest guys! How about the Lego Rose? That is the first time in Bachelor history we have used anything other than a real rose.

One last funny note on this date. Sophia brought about 10 outfits with her that day and it's a good thing. She had so much fun and got so wet and dirty at the beach and Lego-Land, she ended up changing several times. You might have noticed that she always had on a different outfit in every scene.

The group date was a bust...get it... a bust. Sorry, too easy. I have to give it to our producers, who are challenged each season to go out and find new and different dates. Not only did they achieve that, but they also found a way to raise awareness for breast cancer. We were honestly very worried the women would freak out that we were asking them to strip down naked behind a screen on camera. We were pleasantly surprised and happy that they got it and really went for it. Megan let us know the women don't understand half of her depth. Then stunned us with her depth when she explained her fetus design. Okay, how many of you fell off your couch and then rewound your DVR to hear Melissa explain that not only did she have a breast reduction but at one time had double F's? As Jason put it, that's a Big problem. Jillian got the rose on this date. I always find it interesting just how easy it is for bachelors to be with certain people. I certainly see that with Jason and Jill. (See how I'm trying to open up for you?)

Natalie's date was a dream come true. I believe it was also what caused her nightmare. Playing into all of her superficial wants and needs really exposed a side of her that didn't appeal to Jason. As he said himself, the happiest he saw her was when she saw the diamonds. Good for Jason for looking past the woman in the hot dress and realizing it just wasn't happening. That's something that sounds so easy but so many of us fail to do. Natalie isn't a bad person, not by any means, she just wasn't right for Jason at this point in his life and he knew it. One thing you didn't see on the show: After taking off the million-dollar jewelry, Jason gave her a very nice diamond necklace to keep. She was so upset with him she refused to take it and left the necklace in the limo.

The cocktail party was wild. Maybe more than ever the women were really vying for Jason's time and his lips. They were all trying to one up each other. Shannon was beyond stressed and didn't feel good that night. The tension was high and then Lauren let loose and told Jason about the other girls. Some bachelors don't care much about what's going on in the house but not Jason. When we got to the deliberation room I could tell he wanted to know more, so I figured let's have it out. Jason didn't know I was going to bring him out to do that before the rose ceremony. It was a win-win situation; Jason got his info and it made for really good TV. When I told the women to open up and speak freely about what was going on in the house, they were a little reluctant, but as you saw they did indeed open up. Megan and Lauren went after each other pretty good and Erika jumped in a little. Poor Shannon had enough and was feeling so much stress she made a dash for the bathroom. I was just happy to see that after getting sick (she did throw up) she didn't try to make out with Jason. Megan was so understanding about Shannon, she should be a nurse! In the end Megan got a rose and thus set up more drama next week. At this point in the show the women are so on edge and so sure they'll be going home they stopped unpacking and just started living out of their suitcases.

Sorry this blog couldn't encompass more. It's been a crazy week. I kidnapped my wife and took her to Vegas for her birthday, Happy 25th B-Day, Gwen! You're welcome for that. Monday I left for Washington D.C. to cover the presidential inauguration. You can check out my coverage this week on Hollywood 411, TV Guide Network. This Sunday I'll be on the red carpet for the SAG awards also on TV Guide network. Until next week, keep your comments coming, and I hope all of you have the most dramatic week of your life!
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on January 20, 2009, 09:21:39 AM
The busts that the 8 girls and Jason made are up on e-bay and here's the pictures....money made from the sales will go to Keep A Breast Foundation, a charity promoting breast cancer awareness

Link to e-bay listings....http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZthekeepabreast2005

Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on January 20, 2009, 10:22:48 AM
From people.com

Jason's weekly blog:

Bachelor Jason Mesnick blogs about episode three, which had him trekking to the beach and Las Vegas for one-on-one dates, going on a very revealing, hands-on group date, and falling victim to a rant from a woman whom he denied a rose.

Ty was doing great this week, but to be honest, it sucked that I couldn’t be with him. I missed him more than ever at Legoland. He would’ve loved to be there with Stephanie and her daughter, Princess Sophia. But, I felt it was so important to protect him from being confused or hurt during this process. I promised myself that I would not introduce Ty to any of the women until I knew I was truly falling for them. So while I was lucky enough to share this day with Steph and her Princess, I knew my little Prince is having a wonderful day at home with his Mom.

Sophia is truly amazing. We had so much fun playing on the beach. At one point she got a little carried away, slipping and bumping her face in the sand. She stood up and shook it off like the true Princess that she is. My tears were tears of joy, and they were incredibly real.

Ahhh…The Keep-A-Breast group date. I was shocked by how passionate all the girls were about giving back. Thankfully not all of them have been touched by breast cancer directly, but as women they were all connected. And I saw sides of them I hadn’t gotten to see quite yet (figuratively and literally!). When Erica and Melissa jumped up to apply the baby oil on my chest, I was so flattered. I blushed a bit, but the oil did help me save a few chest hairs. (Ouch!)

Unfortunately, with the good comes the bad. I have been through this process before, so I know what it feels like to receive a rose… and what it doesn’t. It starts with disappointment, but as time moves on and on, there is only more hurt involved.

It was so hard not giving Natalie a rose. I picked it up because I wanted so badly to give it to her, but put it down because I knew I couldn’t. Now I have a bit more understanding for why DeAnna did the very same thing to me.

Yes, she called me names. And that never feels good. But everyone takes rejection in a different way and I don’t blame her for how she was feeling. Natalie is a beautiful girl and will have all of Chicago waiting for her.

In the end, I’ve learned that it isn’t always better to give than to receive. Accepting a rose always puts a smile on a woman’s face. But each week, I have fewer and fewer to give. And making one woman smile may put another in tears.
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: marigold on January 20, 2009, 01:49:26 PM

ABC Television Network

PRESS RELEASE

A GROUP DATE TO ABC'S "GENERAL HOSPITAL" SETS THE WOMEN'S DAYDREAMS SPINNING, A STRESSFUL SINGING CONTEST DECIDES THE ONLY ONE-ON-ONE DATE, AND A HIGH STAKES TWO-ON-ONE DATE ENDS IN TEARS, ON ABC'S "THE BACHELOR," MONDAY, JANUARY 26
 
"Episode 1304" - The nine remaining bachelorettes are falling hard for Jason, but  learn they must "sing for their supper" to earn the coveted one-on-one date, composing and performing a song for the handsome single dad. The Bachelor will pick the winner for a truly intimate date. A lucky group of six ladies go behind-the-scenes of ABC's hit daytime drama, "General Hospital," to act out their secret fantasies with Jason. And the stakes are especially high on a special two-on-one date when the Bachelor takes two women for a romantic evening of ballroom dance lessons and waltzing under the stars. He must give a rose to one woman, sending the other home immediately. Finally, Jason makes a shocking last minute decision at the rose ceremony, on "The Bachelor," MONDAY, JANUARY 26 (8:00-9:30 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network.

The women warm up their voices as they compete for the only individual date this week. Most of the ladies spend their 30-minute time allotment working hard to write an appealing tune for their guy, but one woman is so overwhelmed by the task at hand, she breaks down in tears. The women sing opera, country and even a lullaby for Jason's son, Ty, to try and convince the Bachelor that he should choose them. The winner rates an intimate dinner date at the Bachelor pad, where she attempts to persuade Jason that she is ready for marriage and being a stepmom. To everyone's shock, she does not return from her date that night!

Six ladies join Jason on the set of ABC's Emmy Award-winning daytime drama, "General Hospital," and two of its stars, Bradford Anderson and Kirsten Storms. With some coaching from the actors, the women act out their fondest dreams with Jason. Jillian receives an onstage proposal, Lauren plays his wife. But when Megan is supposed to deliver a stage kiss, she plants a real one, much to the dismay of the other women. Emotions run high at the "after party," with Shannon in tears begging Jason to let her stay. At the end of the night, one woman earns a hard-fought rose.

On the two-on-one date, Jason picks up the two women in a vintage Bentley and whisks them away for a romantic evening of dining and dancing under the stars, as they learn to waltz. By the end of the evening, Jason offers a rose to one woman, while the other leaves brokenhearted in tears.

In one last surprise, Jason makes a stunning last-minute decision at the rose ceremony. 

The nine women are:
Jillian, 29, an interior designer from Peace River, Alberta, Canada
Lauren, 27, a teacher from Marlboro, NJ
Megan, 25, a single mom (son, Deacon, age one) and lacrosse coach from Sewickley, PA
Melissa, 25, a sales representative from Dallas, TX
Molly, 24, a department store buyer from Grand Rapids, MI
Naomi, 24, a flight attendant from Carlsbad, CA
Nikki, 29, an administrative assistant from Blue Island, IL
Shannon, 29, a dental hygienist from Marshall, MO
Stephanie, 34, a single mom (daughter, Sophia, age four) and a medical marketing representative from Huntsville, AL
 
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: tory on January 20, 2009, 04:03:33 PM
ty ty for all the info and updates...i have been dvring the bonnie hunt show sence dallas and toni were on it , butmy hubby eresed the one with jason on it so ty ty . love the pic's also will and mara u r the up date queen.. for sure...i am trying to rember what ace looks like i did not watch that season of the rr.
the guys looked like there having a blast in co..i for got about weird jeramy.. any way ty again..
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: Vintage212 on January 20, 2009, 10:17:35 PM
Oh My Gosh!  :jumpy: I love this show! I love this bachelor! He is SO cute and I am already in love with this season. I hope that he finds someone awesome.
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: puddin on January 21, 2009, 06:57:41 PM
I don't follow the Bachelor but this was in next weeks tv guide

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Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: marigold on January 21, 2009, 07:14:40 PM
An interesting article:

The Bachelorette’s Jesse Csincsak Hits the Slopes With a New Gal Pal

The remedy for a broken engagement for The Bachelorette’s Jesse Csincsak? Hitting the slopes for a ski weekend with his fellow reality TV friends — and a new gal pal.

Although Csincsak, who split from Bachelorette DeAnna Pappas last November following a whirlwind courtship and engagement, admits to not being “really focused on dating,” he tells PEOPLE he has a newfound connection with another bachelorette: Holly Durst, a contestant on The Bachelor: London Calling, which featured Matt Grant.

“I have a great time with Holly,” says Csincsak. “We’re both from Ohio, we both have a lot in common, and I think that we both really enjoy hanging out with each other.”

In fact, Csincsak took Durst, along with other women from season 12’s The Bachelor and friends he made during The Bachelorette on a Breckinridge, Colo., ski weekend recently.

“It was awesome, man,” Csincsak says, “and it was cathartic. We all got to catch up, chit-chat about how things have been. It was cool, because we all had the same experience, and there’s nobody else out there that can understand what we went through except for the guys that were on the show.”

While a long-term relationship may be the last thing on the snowboarder’s mind, it was a definite love connection between Csincsak and his fellow “bachelors.”

“It was like we never left,” Csincsak says. “I love those guys, no matter whatever we’re doing — be it drinking beer, playing cards, skiing, snowboarding.”

And the subject of Pappas never popped up. “Believe it or not, we really didn’t talk about her,” Csincsak says of his former fiancée, “It was just a guys’ weekend, and we spent more time throwing the guys that didn’t show up under the bus then we did talking about her.”

Link to the article: http://tvwatch.people.com/2009/01/21/the-bachelorettes-jesse-csincsak-hits-the-slopes-with-a-new-gal-pal/ (http://tvwatch.people.com/2009/01/21/the-bachelorettes-jesse-csincsak-hits-the-slopes-with-a-new-gal-pal/)
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: marigold on January 21, 2009, 07:28:01 PM

THE NEXT TELECONFERENCE IS WITH ELIMINATED BACHELORETTE KARI

ONE OF THREE BACHELORETTES ELIMINATED THIS WEEK ON THE BACHELOR

Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: tory on January 21, 2009, 08:45:05 PM
no wonderjessie looked so happy in those pic.. ty maragol...
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on January 22, 2009, 09:22:54 AM
Announcement from ABC...

Thanks to a certain single dad, you won't be seeing a certain single woman on ABC for a while longer.

The network has decided to keep airing two-hour episodes of  The Bachelor for the rest of its run this winter, thanks to fairly decent ratings for this cycle. That means that Samantha Who?, which had been scheduled to return to ABC's Monday lineup next week, is for the moment homeless. The network says an announcement about the show's future -- which despite this development seems fairly solid -- will come in the next few days.

ABC's decision is a ratings-driven one, thanks to some gravity-defying numbers for current Bachelor Jason Mesnick. ABC has touted the appeal of the single dad, who was the final rejectee on The Bachelorette last summer, and it appears the network is right.

The audience for the show has grown in each of the past three weeks, starting with 8.7 million viewers for the Jan. 5 premiere, improving to 9.06 million the following week and hitting 9.9 million on Monday (Jan. 19) while winning all the key female demographics. Monday's improvement is all the more impressive considering the stiffer competition the show faced this week, with FOX's new House-24 lineup and new episodes of CBS' comedies.

By comparison, the most recent edition of The Bachelor, starring Londoner Matt Grant, and The Bachelorette both averaged 7.9 million viewers over their runs.

Samantha Who? had been doing reasonably well this year, averaging a little under 10 million viewers this week. But those numbers were mostly the result of airing after Dancing with the Stars; when it didn't have the reality hit as a lead-in, its audience dropped below 7 million viewers.

I have long since checked out of The Bachelor, but I understand ABC's decision from a business standpoint. Mondays from 8 to 10 p.m. may be the most competitive two hours in all of primetime now, so if I were running the network I wouldn't want to mess with a show that's growing week to week.

And if I were running the network, I think I'd have a way to get Samantha Who? back on the schedule sooner rather than later. It seems simple, and it's something I and more than a few of you have brought up in previous posts: Pair it with Scrubs on Tuesday nights.

The two shows have similar sensibilities and styles, and teaming them up would allow ABC to extend Scrubs' season further into the spring. If the network keeps running back-to-back episodes (as is currently the plan), the show's season will be over by March.

So why not, ABC? Putting these two shows on Tuesdays would create a pretty decent hour-long comedy block on the night, and could provide anchors for your new shows -- Better Off Ted, In the Motherhood and The Goode Family -- later this season. We look forward to your announcement (even if you don't take our advice).
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: marigold on January 22, 2009, 09:16:14 PM
An interesting article an interview with Kari:

The Bachelor 13: Conference Call with Kari

Kari Fajen, the 27-year-old advertising executive from Lee's Summit, Missouri, was one of the three women eliminated from The Bachelor this Monday. Today, Kari spoke with members of the press in a telephone conference call today to reflect on her experiences on the show.

Kari was left roseless after the Rose Ceremony on Monday night. In her exit interview, she said that she came to show to fall in love with Jason, but mused that perhaps things would have turned out differently if she had let herself be more open and flirty with Bachelor Jason Mesnick. If she got a chance to do it over again, “I think I would have been more creative [in selling myself],” she said, citing Jillian's hot dog theory as a creative way to get noticed.

Kari was one of the women selected to go on the big group date with Jason, in which they made casts of their torsos to raise money for the Keep Abreast Foundation. As she mentioned on the show, her step-sister Ginger had been diagnosed with breast cancer, and Kari was grateful for the opportunity to give back to an organization to help cancer patients. She reports that Ginger is in good health and is back at work.

Kari found that she had more of a chance to be herself on the group date because neither Natalie nor Lauren was there. “I was just intimidated by Natalie and Lauren because they are outgoing. I was a little bit more reserved,” she said, explaining that she is not accustomed to sharing a guy on a date.

Although there are some women on the show who seem to thrive on causing drama, Kari seemed to be a very stable, mature competitor who got along well with everybody. In the season premiere, when the women were asked to vote out one of their own, she voted for Erica because “she was kind of loud that night, and I thought, ‘I don't know if [she and Jason] would be good together.'” But she ended up becoming very close with Erica after getting to know her better.

She was surprised that Megan didn't get the boot as well in this week's episode of The Bachelor because of all the drama she was causing in the house, but Kari admits, “I definitely did see the connection [between Megan and Jason].”

Kari is back home now, working at her advertising firm and catching up with friends. Although she is back to her normal routine, she still plans to continue watching the rest of the season of The Bachelor. Now that she's out of the running, she's rooting for Stephanie to win. “She's a sweet girl, and she was my roommate on the show,” Kari said.

Link: http://www.buddytv.com/articles/the-bachelor/the-bachelor-13-conference-cal-25875.aspx (http://www.buddytv.com/articles/the-bachelor/the-bachelor-13-conference-cal-25875.aspx)
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: tory on January 23, 2009, 09:54:52 AM
will ty also tell rob and trevor that.. they also do there live pod cast mon nights now and i for get every week bc i have so much tv to watch..and samath found a home i for get what night but i am dvring it..i got in on one chatt on the live pod cast and loved it

ROB AND TREVOR IF U LISTING MOVE TO ANOTHER NIGHT PLEASE... :'(
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on January 25, 2009, 09:51:09 PM
Credit and thanks to TV grapevine
Sneak peek video of  1/26 Ep. 4


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Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on January 26, 2009, 03:13:22 AM
Buffing up The Bachelor | Bellevue fitness studio helps Jason Mesnick get ready for TV show
By MAKS GOLDENSHTEYN
Bellevue Reporter Contributor
Jan 24 2009, 1:00 AM · NEW

Alex Wasserman, right, co-founder of Elite Fitness Training, assists Jason Mesnick of the TV program 'The Bachelor

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Heartbroken no longer, Kirkland’s Jason Mesnick, the newest leading man on ABC’s “The Bachelor,” flew to Los Angeles last October hoping his latest go at TV romance could yield better results than the first.

Comments posted online by the show’s followers focus on more than Mesnick’s renewed belief in love - his new body.

As it turns out, that’s no coincidence.

The 32-year-old Mesnick sought to enhance has thin build just three months before filming for the 13th edition of the reality series would begin.

Dissatisfied with the gym membership he had, Mesnick turned to Bellevue’s Elite Fitness Training studio, located in Old Main.

“The gym he was at, you kind of get hounded,” Elite president and co-founder Dave Johnson said. “He’d go in the gym and he’s such a nice guy, he’d talk to everyone, but he couldn’t get a workout in. So he was going to give us a shot.”

Mesnick wanted washboard abs, a chiseled chest and arms that looked athletic, co-founder Alex Wasserman said, so Elite’s staff customized a one-on-one training program for Mesnick to make him look more athletic, not beefing him up too much.

Some days, Mesnick, an account executive in estate and legacy planning, would run stairs with weights on his back. Other days, he’d be doing sprint intervals on a bicycle, performing pushups or catching football patterns in a neighboring park.

“The more variation you put into a routine the quicker and the more your body will respond to it,” Wasserman said.

Mesnick’s diet was restricted to the basics: steel-cut oatmeal for breakfast, lean chicken breast and salads for lunch and no food past 7 p.m. at night. And he was urged to get plenty of sleep.

“You hear that stuff all the time,” Johnson said, “But that’s why you see a difference in his body. How many people go to the gym year in, year out, and look the same at the end of their gym membership as they started out?”

After working out five days a week, one or two hours at a time for 90 days, the once-skinny Mesnick trimmed 3 percent of his body fat while building lean muscle.

ABC’s producers wanted Mesnick to look the same at the end of the show as he did when it started, so they paid for Johnson and Wasserman’s plane tickets to and from L.A. throughout the filming process, rotating trainers to replicate Mesnick’s experiences inside the Elite studio.

Mesnick, meanwhile, hasn’t hesitated to show off the fruits of his labor. During episode three, two of the women vying for his affection decided to apply baby oil on his bare chest.

“You’re not going to get in that kind of shape,” Johnson said, “by having someone stand there counting while you’re doing bicep curls and then go for a jog afterwards. You have to do work.”
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on January 26, 2009, 03:28:48 AM
A great article:


Our favorite Bachelor | The Reporter chats with Jason Mesnick and learns all (OK, not quite)
By CARRIE WOOD
Bellevue Reporter Contributor
Jan 15 2009, 1:51 PM · UPDATED

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Sorry ladies, Jason Mesnick is engaged

Jason Mesnick has been asked about heartache before.

Heartache is what led the 32-year-old single father to be on ABCs "The Bachelorette" last season. In the final episode, he felt the pang again when DeAnna Pappas rejected his marriage proposal.

So when asked how he feels about being in love, Mesnick pauses.

"It's just the best thing in the world," he told the Reporter over the phone while on a trip to Los Angeles last week. "It's just more than I ever hoped for."

The local account executive recently returned as the program's leading man for "The Bachelor," which debuted Jan. 5.

The Reporter chatted with Mesnick about his life off the set as well as about his experience of finding his new love on the show.


Q: What do you do in your free time when you’re not surrounded by crazed fans?

A: You know, with Ty, he’s such a boy’s boy. Like right now he’s into race cars and Speedracer and all sorts of sports. He loves golf and he loves baseball and he loves football and he loves to wrestle. It’s all sports stuff with Ty.


Q: What neighborhood in Kirkland do you live in?

A: I live up by Evergreen Hospital.


Q: Can you tell us about your house?

A: Oh, I live in not a very big house. I mean, it might be 1,200 square feet, three bedrooms. It’s big enough for Ty and me to hang out and play. One of our pieces of furniture is a big bean bag instead of a couch.


Q: Where were you for the premiere of the show?

A: I was actually flying back from New York and I got home midway through the first episode. I got home and my younger brother and his girlfriend were watching it and I watched part of it with them.


Q: How would you describe the experience of watching the premiere.

A: It was just that one episode so far and to see me going through this experience and living that experience was just, I already said surreal, but it’s just crazy. I mean, it’s just so different because I watched it thinking, oh my gosh, this is my life and I think other people may have watched it like a TV show. But for me it wasn’t – it’s my life.


Q: What brought you to be on The Bachelor?

A: A friend of mine who I’ve known for 10 years and was in my wedding was on The Bachelor show maybe two years ago. I just remember turning on the TV and it was kind of midway through the season. I thought, you know what, I’d like to do something like that.

(Laughs) I mean I didn’t know that was going to be my future destiny at that point, but I sent an e-mail in and I said here’s my story and they called me back a year later.


Q: How long were you married?

A: We dated for five years and were married for three years. It’s part of my life experience. You know, I would never get married and think it was ever going to end and it wasn’t my choice for the marriage to end. But there’s a lot of things in life that are out of your control and you just have to deal with them.


Q: Did the ladies on the show get a chance to meet Ty?

A: I knew I couldn’t fully fall in love with somebody unless I saw Ty and them interact. So he only met the last couple of girls.


Q: How did those interactions influence your decision?

A: There’s no way I was going to introduce him to someone who I didn’t already think was going to be great with kids. It’s not like you need to be the most amazing teacher in the world or somebody who gives 100 percent of your time to kids at all times, but it needs to be somebody who likes kids, who wants to have kids, who’s had some experience with kids. I knew the two people who I introduced to Ty would be good with him, but I had to see it firsthand to really fall in love with them.


Q: How’s Ty been through the whole experience?

A: Ty knows the TV guys and that includes when he met Deanna last year and the couple of girls he met this year and that includes everybody who was so great to him when things were happening – an audio person putting something on his head so he can hear his own voice, a camera guy teaching him how to use a camera. And those are all TV guys to him and that’s what Ty remembers out of all of this.


Q: What was going through your mind as all these lovely ladies were getting out of the limo to meet you for the first time?

A: (Laughs). I just kept on thinking like how did I get here? How am I lucky enough to be standing here when so many people would love this opportunity? How did this really, truly happen to me.

But I think one thing was I wanted this experience to be as natural as possible. Like I didn’t plan on any conversations I was going to have with anybody, and that includes when 25 girls I had never met were getting out of limos and I just wanted it to be natural and see who’s comfortable right away or see who’s maybe a little nervous on camera and I could kind of help out a little bit. I just wanted everything to be natural and I remember the first girl who came out and the first thing I thought was oh my god, I can’t think of anything to say. But it went totally fine.


Q: What was the most challenging part of the season for you?

A: The final day, without a doubt. Yeah, that final day is the biggest roller coaster of emotions you could ever imagine. I’ve never dated more than one person at the same time and to fall in love with two people was … I mean, you talk about the happiness, the most heartache I’ve ever felt in such a short period of time.


Q: The most exciting?

A: Oh, going to New Zealand.


Q: In Web fan circles, fans were shocked when the premiere revealed that Deanna Pappas will be on the show. Can you tell us anything about that?

A: I can’t say a lot about that. I mean, Deanna does come back and I think everybody will be just as shocked as I was.


Q: How are fans responding to you?

A: Everybody is just so nice. Everybody is so kind, so generous. Last time, it was oh, are you OK? And now it’s, we’re so happy for you. So it’s been kind of a building block on both ends, but everybody’s been just so sweet.


Q: Through the entire process, you’ve been confident that you would find true love again. Have you?

A: Yes, I have. You know, I didn’t come here and do this for anything else than to find that person.


Q: Any wedding details?

A: No. We have not started talking about the wedding. We’re both adjusting to the show’s airing and adjusting to what things are going to be like now. We need to make sure that everything's going to move at the right pace for us.


Q: Will you remain in Kirkland?

A: Yeah, there's no way I'm moving away from the Kirkland area because that's where I am with Ty and I would never take him away from his mom.


Q: What would you tell other people or other single parents about your experience?

A: Keep your heart open. We've all been hurt in our lives, but that's what makes us real. That's what makes us human and lets us know that we're alive because if we don't have those feelings, then it's over. If we can keep ourselves open even though it's a horrible heartache, then there is happiness on the other side if we keep ourselves open to it and the rest of the emotions are just part of the journey.
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: marigold on January 26, 2009, 11:24:57 AM

ABC Television Network

PRESS RELEASE

TRANSCRIPT FROM THE JANUARY 22 "THE BACHELOR" TELECONFERENCE WITH ELIMINATED BACHELORETTE KARI FAJEN

Your first question comes from the line of John Bracchitta with Reality TV World.

John Bracchitta:    Hey, how are you doing?

Kari Fajen:    Good. How are you doing?

John Bracchitta:    Pretty good. You had said on Monday's show that you thought you were going to be able to be more like yourself on the group date because the girls you were most threatened by -- Natalie and Lauren -- weren't going to be going on it.

Could you explain a little bit more about why you were threatened by them and not able to be yourself around them?

Kari Fajen:    Sure. I just think both Lauren and Natalie are very pretty girls and they're very outgoing, so I was just a little intimidated by them.

And when they were around, they dominated the conversations a little bit more so I was a little quieter.

John Bracchitta:    Okay. And how did you feel you did on the group date? Were you able to be like yourself like you had said?

Kari Fajen:    A little bit more the second time around, but it still was different. I'm not used to going on a group date and sharing a guy. And so I was a little bit more reserved because of that.

Just fighting for the attention, usually I'm the one that has attention right away when you're just on a one-on-one date with a guy. So it was a little bit different situation than I've ever been in before.

John Bracchitta:    Okay. And given that you were - you felt threatened by Natalie, is it safe to say that you felt more confident of your chances after learning she had been eliminated on that date?

Kari Fajen:    Yeah, I would say that's safe to say. I think she's a great girl. She's a very pretty girl and so when I - when she left, I was kind of relieved. One less girl that I had to worry about.

John Bracchitta:    And when she was eliminated, the show showed a bunch of the girls dancing and celebrating, and all that. And there wasn't really much footage of you. How did you react?

Kari Fajen:    You know it was kind of a bittersweet situation. I was happy to see her go because that meant one of us would be staying that she left.

But again, I liked her and would've liked to see her come back to be able to hang with her a little bit more, too.

John Bracchitta:    Okay. And after you were eliminated, you said that you had come on the show to fall in love with Jason and I think to be a step-mom to Ty, and have a family and move to Seattle.

Kari Fajen:    Right.

John Bracchitta:    So you were prepared to leave everything behind if you had won?

Kari Fajen:    I sure was. I, you know, had some time to think about it and make that decision. And it was a tough decision but, you know, if you find the man of your dreams I would definitely be willing to move to a different city and be a step-mom. And, you know, I wanted to make sure that I was ready to be a mom. I had to think about those things before I accepted and went on the show.

John Bracchitta:    Okay. And how did you feel that you weren't able to go on a one-on-one date with Jason before you got eliminated? Did you think the lack of that played a role in your elimination or was it - do you think maybe the chemistry just was never there?

Kari Fajen:    Yeah, I think so. I mean, I was disappointed that I didn't get a one-on-one date. I think I would've been able to be myself a little bit more if it was just me and him versus me and seven other girls.

John Bracchitta:    Okay. And then I just had one more question and then I'll get away for awhile. How did you feel going into each of the rose ceremonies?

Like did you ever - were there any specific moments you were either confident that you would or would not be getting a rose?

Kari Fajen:    Each time I, you know, was a little bit nervous because I didn't know for sure. I knew that he was developing connections with the girls, and so every time I was nervous that I could be going home.

John Bracchitta:    Right, great. Thanks a lot. Good luck with everything.

Kari Fajen:    Thank you.

Operator:    Your next question comes from the line of Monica Sotomayor with Flash News.

Monica Sotomayor:    Hi Kari, thanks for your time today.

Kari Fajen:    Hi, how are you?

Monica Sotomayor:    I'm good, thanks. You mentioned that you were intimidated by some of the other girls but did the cameras play a part in the intimidation, too? I mean that's got to be pretty weird dating while on camera.

Kari Fajen:    Sure, of course they did. I - you know, I was a Chiefs cheerleader here in Kansas City so we did some shows and I was used to cameras, but definitely not used to having cameras around when I'm dating.

So it was intimidating at first. You know, after a couple days you don't necessarily get used to it, but you do get a little bit more comfortable.

Monica Sotomayor:    Yeah. So did that kind of play a part in you being more reserved on a date; like you weren't going to be as aggressive because you were on camera?

Kari Fajen:    Yeah, I think so. I mean you have got to be cautious of everything that you're doing, and so I think I was a little bit more reserved, and not as laid back as I would've been if the cameras weren't around.

Monica Sotomayor:    Okay. You also mentioned when you were leaving that, you know, you wish you could've been a little bit flirtier, worked on those things.

Have you been working on your flirting skills since the show or anything like that?

Kari Fajen:    Of course. Usually I am a pretty big flirt, but for some reason I think just with the other girls there and it was weird to see them flirt with the same guy that I was - would be flirting with. I think that's why I wasn't as flirtatious.

Monica Sotomayor:    And as an ad exec, you know, I'm sure you have to work on marketing campaigns, try to get people to, you know, like certain products.

If you could market yourself all over again on this show, maybe, you know, get Jason to really connect with you, what would you do differently?

Kari Fajen:    I think I just would've been a little bit more creative, maybe could've said or done some things that would stand out a little bit more in his mind, kind of like, you know, Jillian.

She did the hot dog thing. I think that was really cute and kind of had his eye right away.

Monica Sotomayor:    Okay, so a better marketing campaign?

Kari Fajen:    Yeah, exactly.

Monica Sotomayor:    Great. Thanks a lot, Kari.

Kari Fajen:    You're welcome.

Operator:    Your next question comes from the line of Aaron Barnhart with Kansas City Star.

Aaron Barnhart:    Hi Kari.

Kari Fajen:    Hi.

Aaron Barnhart:    So - hi. So, I take it from your last answer you're back in town?

Kari Fajen:    Yes.

Aaron Barnhart:    Okay. Since the show is done, tell me what you've been doing since the show finished taping.

Kari Fajen:    Sure. Just basically working here at my advertising company and kind of just getting back into the grind, catching up with some friends that I missed while I was out; and back to the normal routine really.

Aaron Barnhart:    Has the TV show done anything to your dating or social life in any way so far?

Kari Fajen:    No, not really yet. You know, when I go out and hang out in Kansas City, people do come up and recognize me.

And it's - you know, you want to make sure now that, you know, I'm finding a guy that's not wanting to date me because I was on the show, but wants to date me for who I am. So I've just been a little (unintelligible) right now.

Aaron Barnhart:    Yeah. Where did you audition for the show?

Kari Fajen:    I auditioned at Trolley's here in Overland Park, Kansas. They had an open casting call. And Aaron Buerge, I think he was from Season 2, he was there.

Aaron Barnhart:    Yeah, yeah Aaron; the owner of Trolley's, former Bachelor.

Kari Fajen:    Former Bachelor, yes.

Aaron Barnhart:    So a previous question - I asked about this but - a little bit. But, you know, when you watch on TV it always seems like until you get down to the, you know, the last chicks even if they've done a one-on-one date it always seems like a bit of a crap shoot which one is going to get the rose and which one isn't.

Was that your impression, too, now that you've been through it; it's like there's no rhyme or reason as to why some women get the rose and some don't?

Kari Fajen:    You know, I think obviously there's some things that you guys don't see with the show that was done, but you can kind of tell girls he's feeling connections with.

    And obviously you don't know, especially with this large a number, who all is going to get one and who is not.

    But you do have some that you're like 'oh, I know she's definitely getting a rose.' You know, I could see the chemistry and the kind of flirting going on.

Aaron Barnhart:    Yeah. And you weren't getting any of that connection?

Kari Fajen:    You know, a little bit but not as much, and I think that was just because I was a little bit more reserved than I normally am when I was on the show.

Aaron Barnhart:    Yeah. It's just that's what we're - that's why people like us from America because we're more reserved.

Kari Fajen:    Yeah, exactly. Friendly - you know, I was - I liked all the girls and I tried to stay away from any of the cattiness. And, you know, I find - basically I try to find common ground when I stay with all the girls, something that I liked about all of them.

    They may not have necessarily been my best friends, you know, outside of the show but when you're on there you just find something - like I really liked - you know, Natalie liked to shop and I like to shop so that was something we shared.

Aaron Barnhart:    Yeah. Was there anybody there that you didn't - weren't able to get past their cattiness?

Kari Fajen:    No, not really. I mean, you know, even though I think America kind of sees Megan sometimes in a bad light. And I think, you know, she's a really sweet girl, too.

    We had really good conversations and had deep conversations. So like I said, I just kind of tried to find the good in everybody that was on the show.

Aaron Barnhart:    Wow. Yeah that - if you hit it off with Megan, that's a pretty good sign.

Kari Fajen:    I kind of call myself a chameleon sometimes. I just try to get along with everybody and, you know, that's kind of my goal. I think Kansas City thing too, as well for the most part.

Aaron Barnhart:    Yeah that's the thing that really hit me about this season in particular, the viciousness of - at least as it has been depicted on camera, the viciousness of the show. It just seems to be at all-time highs this season.

    It - do you almost feel that if you got on a different season of The Bachelor you might've had better luck?

Kari Fajen:    You never know. I mean it all depends on your combination of the 25 girls. You know, everyone has got different personalities and you're always going to have personalities that conflict, especially when you're all liking the same guy.

    So I think you kind of see the claws come out and different shows have been different depending on what girls are on the show, and how they (split). So I - you know, you never know.

Aaron Barnhart:    Last question: any future plans? Are you just - are you happy at the firm right now? Are you just letting it all sort of settle in and saying maybe in three, six, nine months I'll think over my next move?

Kari Fajen:    Yeah, that's kind of what I'm doing, just kind of settling back in a routine and just kind of taking it from there at this point. So, hopefully finding the man of my dreams one of these days, too.

Aaron Barnhart:    And I don't know if you said this anywhere, can you say where you work?

Kari Fajen:    I work at PlattForm Advertising.

Aaron Barnhart:    PlattForm Advertising? Thank you very much for your time. I really appreciate it.

Kari Fajen:    Thank you.

Operator:    Your next question comes from the line of Tom Rose with Fancast.com.

Tom Rose:    Hello Kari.

Kari Fajen:    Hello.

Tom Rose:    How are you doing?

Kari Fajen:    I'm doing great. How are you doing?

Tom Rose:    I'm doing well. Thanks for talking with us today.

Kari Fajen:    No problem.

Tom Rose:    You sound like you're adjusted back at home.

Kari Fajen:    Yes, I am. It took a couple weeks to get back into the routine, but I think I'm finally back and getting to work, and all that fun stuff.

Tom Rose:    What was the reaction like, you know, first of all watching yourself on television and then, also, from your family and friends to see the evolution of your character arc?

Kari Fajen:    Sure. You know, it's definitely - sometimes I have to pinch myself. It's weird to see yourself on TV and I'm like, is that really me?

    But it's kind of neat, too; something that, you know, I'm going to have a - never had an opportunity like that in a lifetime. So I enjoyed it.

    And my friends and family, and co-workers, they were really supportive and I think that, you know, my character is - was true of who I really am with high integrity, you know, just being friendly. And so I was really glad of that outcome.

Tom Rose:    Were you able to keep the secret or did everyone basically know that you hadn't, you know, made it all the way through?

Kari Fajen:    I was able to keep the secret. People would try to ask lots of questions and, you know, I would just say you have to watch and see.

Tom Rose:    That's great.

Kari Fajen:    Yeah.

Tom Rose:    Now what about your feelings for Jason? How did they evolve and where did they get to? How did you feel when you were leaving there? Did you feel closer to him? Were you more attracted?

Kari Fajen:    Yeah, I mean obviously the first night I think it's kind of hard to kind of have that instant, you know, attractiveness to each other.

    But you're also very nervous, you know, stepping out of the limo and kind of a little bit out of your element.

    And, you know, I'm a little bit slower a person. I like to take my relationships slow and do friendships, and develop it that way.

    But I think we were at a friendship level. He's a very nice, you know, caring and giving guy. But I didn't get to know him, you know, on an intimate level.

Tom Rose:    Okay. Now as far as - let me focus on your group date here.

Kari Fajen:    Sure.

Tom Rose:    How did you feel when you - when it was revealed to you that there was a group there - you know, the nature of the date was going to be about; with the Keep-A-Breast Foundation?

Kari Fajen:    You know, I was really excited. As I stated on the show my stepsister, Ginger, was diagnosed with breast cancer last year, last Christmas.

Tom Rose:    Right.

Kari Fajen:    And she's just a role model to me, a very strong woman and I look up to her a lot. And she's so positive. And so when I found out that I got to do that and I would get to kind of put back into something for her, I was really excited.

Tom Rose:    How is she doing now?

Kari Fajen:    She's doing great! She passed it and she's back into work. And just like I said, she's an amazing person.

    I've never had anyone go through something like that just so positive. And she just kind of made light of the situation, so it was good to see that.

Tom Rose:    And I see that the bust is up on eBay with the Keep-A-Breast Foundation.

Kari Fajen:    Yes, it sure is.

Tom Rose:    You know, and they are trying to auction it off. When I look at the design that is on there, what is the significance of your design?

Kari Fajen:    Sure, well I'm not very artistic so I definitely tried my best. But I did a heart and I put rhinestones around the heart.

    The rhinestones are just because I like glam and glitz. And being a Chiefs cheerleader we did a lot of rhinestones, so that's kind of what that represents.

    And then I did little rays of sunshine coming out from the heart. And then I wrote - you can't really tell on the auction, but I wrote Ginger's name on the side. Basically, the design was for her.

Tom Rose:    Okay. Well that's very noble and we're hoping that it works out well...

Kari Fajen:    Thank you.

Tom Rose:    ...for this - for your bust as well as all of them. It's such a great cause.

Kari Fajen:    Yeah, because it is a great cause and, you know, it's a little different than Susan G. and they're trying to - you know, preventive.

    And so I'm hoping that they can - they're kind of more out in California right now and I'm hoping they kind of spread throughout - you know, maybe come to Kansas City and the east coast as well.

Tom Rose:    Now are you continuing to watch the show? Do you have either a prediction or someone that you would like to see Jason end up with?

Kari Fajen:    Yeah. I'm definitely going to continue watching the show because, as you know, I don't know what happens from the point that I left. And I'm kind of rooting for Stephanie. I think she is a sweet girl. She was my roommate on the show and I got to know her, and see pictures of her daughter. And so I'm kind of rooting for her.

Tom Rose:    Yeah that would be really - sort of like a real Brady Bunch in real life event.

Kari Fajen:    Yeah it would, definitely.

Tom Rose:    Starting one anyway.

Kari Fajen:    Yeah. They have a good...

Tom Rose:    Well that's great. Well thanks for talking with us today.

Kari Fajen:    No problem.

Tom Rose:    Appreciate it, thank you.

Kari Fajen:    Thank you.

Operator:    Your next question comes from the line of John Bracchitta with Reality TV World.

John Bracchitta:    Hi, I just had a few more questions for you.

Kari Fajen:    Sure, go for it.

John Bracchitta:    On that first week when it came to that twist, did you ever see or think that something like that would be coming where you would have to vote someone out, or one of the other girls out?

Kari Fajen:    No, I didn't imagine that at all and I was quite shocked. I think my expression showed that on the show as well.

    But, you know, you - I didn't know the girls for maybe a couple hours and then I'm having to put someone's name in a box.

    And kind of the way I felt about it was, you know, I didn't want to send somebody home if Jason is - the show was about him and if he had a connection with somebody, that was a hard decision because at the time we thought, you know, they were going home.

John Bracchitta:    And when you were talking with Jason about that you said that you wanted to vote for a girl who wasn't there for the wrong reasons. Could you say who you ended up voting for?

Kari Fajen:    I think so. Am I okay to say that?

Cathy Rehl:    Sure, you can say that.

Kari Fajen:    Okay, sure. I voted for Erica. And it was just at the time I actually - she was also another one of my roommates and I ended up loving her to death and told her that I voted for her.

    But I just - she was kind of loud that night, and I thought, 'oh. I don't know if those two would be good together.' So that was kind of my gut reaction at the time.

John Bracchitta:    Okay. And was there anything that you wanted to see on the show that didn't make it onto the program?

Kari Fajen:    You know, I obviously got to talk to Jason and have a little bit of time with him that, you know, didn't really show and a lot of people said did you even say one thing to him? And I'm like, yes.

    So I would've probably have liked that we actually did have a little bit of one-on-one time together during the group dates. But that didn't air.

John Bracchitta:    Okay. Did you ever get to tell him about the breast cancer with your sister-in-law, was it?

Kari Fajen:    Yes, I did.

John Bracchitta:    Okay.

Kari Fajen:    I told him how much I appreciated that he did something like that for us, and that it was, you know, a charity event and that we got to do that.

John Bracchitta:    And aside from yourself of course, is there anyone you were surprised who did or didn't get a rose when you were eliminated?

Kari Fajen:    You know, yes and no. I was a little surprised that night that Megan didn't go home just because of a little bit of the drama that was going on in the house.

    But I did see the connection with Megan and Jason so, you know, it was one of those things like you know, I was - is she going to go home? Is she not?

    And he kept her, but I think he definitely had feeling like attraction towards her so that's why he kept her.

John Bracchitta:    Okay. And then you kind of touched on it before briefly, but are you dating anyone right now?

Kari Fajen:    No, I'm not actually. Just - my exit aired on Monday and I'm just kind of taking it slow and seeing how it plays out. I haven't found the guy yet.

John Bracchitta:    All right. Well great. Thanks again for everything. Good luck.

Kari Fajen:    Sure.

Operator:    Again ladies and gentlemen, if you would like to ask a question that's star 1 on your telephone keypad. Your next question comes from the line of Monica Sotomayor with Flash News.

Monica Sotomayor:    Kari, I had a quick follow-up for you.

Kari Fajen:    Sure.

Monica Sotomayor:    You mentioned earlier that it was really awkward just competing for a man - you know, competing for his attention and everything.

    Is there ever another time where you remember competing for a guy, maybe it was like friends as a teenager or anything like that?

Kari Fajen:    Really, I'm usually the one that plays kind of hard to get and, you know, the guy is calling me and asking me for dates. And, you know, so this was different where I was kind of trying to get his attention.

    And I'm also that type of friend where, you know, if a friend of mine likes a guy and she's really into him, you know, maybe I had feelings - you know, wanted to go for it, too - I kind of let them go for it because it's not worth losing a friendship over, especially if it's a really good friend of mine.

Monica Sotomayor:    Okay.

Kari Fajen:    I haven't really had that situation. You know, with the Kansas City Chiefs cheerleaders, I've definitely been around lots of girls -- 40 women at once -- and, you know, we always think some guy is cute, but we've never really competed over the same guy.

Monica Sotomayor:    Okay perfect. Thank you.

This Monday is our date that includes our General Hospital date which will be very interesting.

And as you might know, from now on the show will be two hours long so it will be 8:00 to 10:00 every week.


Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: marigold on January 26, 2009, 12:18:58 PM
An interesting article:  :res:

DeAnna Pappas on Upcoming Bachelor Appearance: It’ll Be ‘Worth the Wait’

Bachelorette DeAnna Pappas didn’t get her fairy-tale ending after enduring two seasons on the reality dating show, but that hasn’t stopped her from helping other frazzled brides-to-be plan their big day as the host of Get Married, a wedding advice show that airs every weekday on Lifetime. In a recent phone interview from Atlanta, where she lives and tapes the series, the 27-year-old chatted about, yes, weddings, hinted at why she and ex Jesse Csincsak called it quits and talked about her much-anticipated visit to The Bachelor pad now inhabited by her Bachelorette runner-up Jason Mesnick.

Tell us about your new co-hosting gig on Get Married?
It is the bride’s guide to getting married…from finding the right dress and invitations to writing vows, picking a cake and planning the honeymoon. The show handles broad topics and refers viewers to the site GetMarried.com where they can find local vendors and even more tips. My co-host Colin Cowie and I also have blogs on the site. Me, I just talk about everyday life and my ongoing quest for love.

Why did you want to host this show?
When the opportunity came about I was engaged, and when the president of the company contacted me in Colorado, I thought I could learn something [for my wedding] and follow my TV hosting dream. I flew back home to Atlanta and met with her. It is a very close-knit family, a comfortable setting and I really liked their goal of helping brides and grooms.

What do you say to people who question your credibility as a host of a wedding program?
I have very thick skin but negative comments would get anybody down. I still very much want to fall in love, get married and have my own family. My beliefs and wants and needs haven’t changed. I am still the same person even though I am no longer engaged. Colin is not engaged or getting married and the last two hosts weren’t either.  There is so much focus on me because I was that girl who went on two reality shows to find love and it didn’t work out.

Do you still believe in happily ever after?
I still believe in happily ever after. None of my past relationship have worked out for a reason, but I believe those people have come into my life to lead me to the next person and maybe that next person is the one I am meant to go to the altar with.

We have heard a lot from Jesse about your breakup. Can you give us your side of the story?
Life moves on. He’s in another relationship. It’s been three months now and I’m pretty much over dealing with the breakup. Everyone handles it differently and sometimes when people are hurt and mad, they say things they didn’t mean. Hopefully one day people will be sorry for the false accusations and mean things that they have said, often on the Internet. Although I did choose to put myself out there on national TV, there are things I believe should be kept private and out of respect for me and Jesse. We realized that we were two totally different people who wanted totally different things and we lived our lives in totally different ways and it was never gonna work. I loved him sincerely, but it would not have worked in the long run.

Do you guys keep in touch? Any chance for reconciliation?
Nope. No chance of us getting back together for sure by now.

What did you think when you saw your Bachelorette runner-up Jason was chosen as the next Bachelor?
I was very happy for Jason. We talked a lot before we went on. I told him it would be one of the best experiences of his life and that he would form many wonderful friendships and fall in love. I warned him that it is wonderful and hard at the same time.

We know from upcoming clips that you make an appearance on The Bachelor. Can you give us a preview?
The burning question. Unfortunately everyone will just have to watch and see what I am doing there. It will be worth the wait. The women were not that happy to see me, I can tell you that.

We heard you say something about a mistake in the trailer. Do you regret not choosing Jason?
I have no idea what you are talking about [said sheepishly].

Link to the article: http://tvwatch.people.com/2009/01/26/deanna-pappas-on-upcoming-bachelor-appearance-itll-be-worth-the-wait/ (http://tvwatch.people.com/2009/01/26/deanna-pappas-on-upcoming-bachelor-appearance-itll-be-worth-the-wait/)
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on January 26, 2009, 12:34:49 PM
God, just from reading that article about DeAnna makes me hate her even more. I can tell she is lying through her teeth and my opinion of her still hasn't changed....she is still a cold-hearted selfish bitch that only craves attention and cares only about herself and seeks fame and fortune at the cost of others. I dread the episode when she visits Jason. I am tempted to fast forward that scene but of course I will not do that as I want to know exactly what is said between those two, LOL!

I mean, she dumped Jesse at the baggage claim section at the airport when he went to pick her up from visiting her family and she dropped the bomb right there that she doesn't love him. She barely got off the plane and did that to him, not like she waited until they got home or something, it's obvious she couldn't wait to break up with him, know what I mean?

I love Jason and he's an awesome guy and I thank God everyday the bitch didn't pick him last May cuz he would have gotten dumped eventually. Not only that, he's doing an awesome job on the current season of the Bachelor!   
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: tory on January 26, 2009, 04:34:38 PM
will i totaly agree and i did not even read the artical.. love jason and glade she did not pick him. i am soooo sry for jessy he is so sweet also.. maby he will b or next batchlor he would b great, he has a great personality...oh but i think u mentioned he has a gf all ready?
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on January 27, 2009, 01:23:36 AM
Chris Harrison's weekly blog post:

You have spoken and ABC has listened (Sorry, Probst, I borrowed your line). Thanks to your overwhelming response to this year's show (and, I think, this blog) the entire season will be 2-hour episodes. Thank you! As has become the norm around here, I'm going to deal with some comments before we dive into this week's episode. First of all, Heather, thank you for "drinking the Chris Harrison Kool-Aid." I hope it tastes like a really nice Cabernet. We have a producer and camera crew around the house most of the time. Not 24/7 but pretty close, just in case something "Dramatic" happens. Some of you are trying to find the best place to nominate somebody for the next Bachelor. Go to Bachelor.ABC.com, and I hope to see all of you at the next rose ceremony. By the way someone asked why I say that. It's because it's my hope that I will see them again, but I know that some will not be back. The time between rose ceremonies is different from week to week depending on the dates and travel time involved. Sometimes we don't need a week if the dates are local and easy to set up, but if we're traveling to hometowns or exotics we obviously need more time. I told you the first rose ceremony goes all night. The ceremonies that follow usually get shorter and shorter, but they still go pretty late into the night or, more correctly, early morning. Again, thank you for all of your comments and keep them coming as I know you will have plenty to say after this week's shocking episode.

This episode started with something that I always love: making the men or women sing in public. Most of the girls, like the guys last season, just went for it and had fun, but let's talk about a few of them. Nikki has control issues and it was really hard for her to do this. We made that apparent but still didn't have time to show you just how freaked out she was by this task. I honestly thought there was no way she'd get up there, and it took everybody in the house to convince her to do so. I was actually proud of her for facing her fear. Stephanie and the opera, what can I say other than, did you really expect anything else from her? This whole thing was perfect for Lauren. She's a songwriter and whipped out that amazing song in half an hour. But the ironic thing is she hates to sing in front of people, so even though the song came easy, she had a tough time performing. I have to admit though, when I heard her song I thought she was going into "True Colors" by Cyndi Lauper.

Molly got the rose for "best performance" and went to Jason's house for the one-on-one date. A side note about Molly and her love of fast food, which she alluded to in her song. She was so desperate to get McDonald's, she would beg the producers to bring her some everyday. We did give in and bring her some McD's. That really was the house Jason stayed in and as I've said before, it's about a half mile up the road from the girls' house. It's this really cool house that sits on a bluff and overlooks the valley and the mountains. The grass they were sitting on is actually Astro Turf put in by the owner. I loved this date since it gave us another Bachelor first. The first ever Bachelor walk of shame home in the morning in his clothes. The looks and reactions from the other women were priceless. Melissa summed it up best when she said sadly she "smells like him and is wearing his pants."

This led to the group date from hell (at least it was for Jason). The date to the set of General Hospital was fun, and the ladies were very excited about it. They didn't get the script until moments before they walked on set and Jason didn't even get to see who was doing what. The stage manager on the set at General Hospital was a great guy named Paul Danner. Paul actually works for us as our stage manager. He's a former Army Ranger, and I hang with him a lot when we're on the road. This sets up a story I'll tell all of you in an upcoming episode (that's what we call a teaser in the biz). So the women were having a good time until everybody started making out with Jason. Then all hell broke loose. Pretty much everybody was crying later that night at the club. We didn't have time to show you just how upset Naomi was. At one point, she ran to the bathroom and balled her eyes out; she was a real mess. All the girls were very emotional. I talked to Jason after the date and he was exhausted. He said every time he turned around somebody else was crying and upset. A couple thoughts on specific women on this date: Megan actually played it cool trying to stay above the emotional mess. Lauren was way too forward (more on this later). Ladies, I'm sure all of you know this, but don't tell a man "you can't let me go." One more personal hygiene/dating note, and this goes for guys and girls. Don't blow your nose, pick it, and then go in for a kiss. And if you do, don't be so shocked when the other person rejects you.

The two-on-one date with Nikki and Stephanie was the toughest we have ever had. This was just a brutal date for producers and Jason. Both women were well liked, and we knew it was going to be very difficult for Jason to decide which one to send home. This was the first time the women back home didn't have a good idea of who wouldn't be returning home. They usually know each other even better than the bachelor does but this time they were truly split down the middle as to what was going to happen. Jason had such a tough time with this decision that we had to stop production for almost an hour while he tried to figure out what he was going to do. In the end, he sent Nikki home and kept Stephanie. Nikki handled it so well, I was very impressed. Did you all notice the grace with which Steph handled the situation? You can tell she's a very graceful, poised, and classy woman.

The cocktail party was short but was interesting. Lauren finished hanging herself by challenging Jason even more than she already had. I understand her strategy, many men liked to be challenged (I'm one of them). But there's a difference between challenging someone and just being a little cocky or pushy. Lauren crossed that line, and it really turned Jason off. I still don't understand how that conversation between them ended up in a kiss. As usual we shot deliberation room with Jason and me. It was good but it also revealed what was to come in the rose ceremony and we wanted to save that surprise for the end. This is when Jason made it clear he didn't want to give out that final rose just to be giving it out. He's been through this and giving a rose just to lead a woman on for another week isn't fair to him, the women getting the rose, or the other women he really does want to spend more time with. In the end Lauren, Shannon, and Megan went home. I know it's still early in the season, but the award for best exit interview goes to Shannon. "I'm going to get my electric toothbrush and give my puppy French kisses."

Next week we are off to Jason's hometown of Seattle. In fact, we spend the next two weeks in Seattle. Trust me when I tell you this is just getting started. One final note on an amazing and historical week: I was among the two million people in the mall in D.C. last Tuesday braving the freezing temperatures to witness history. I don't care what your political views are or who you voted for, it was one of those times to set it all aside and take in a moment that will be remembered for a lifetime. I'll see you next week and very soon I will be commenting on how and why I say "This is your final rose tonight." Until then, go French kiss your pet!

 
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on January 27, 2009, 02:26:08 AM
Chris's blog pretty much recapped the episode so no need for me to do one here.

As you know, instead of the normal 9 down to 6, it's down to 5 now as Jason didn't hand out the last rose. Lauren, Megan, Nikki and Shannon were sent home.

The final five bachelorettes are Jillian, Melissa, Molly, Naomi & Stephanie.

They go to Seattle next week.

Five become four next week!
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on January 27, 2009, 09:47:18 AM
Jason's weekly blog with People magazine:

Bachelor Jason Talks About Withholding the Final Rose

Jason Mesnick talks about the fourth episode of The Bachelor, where he was serenaded, got ready for his close-up and withheld the evening’s final rose.

No woman has ever written me a love song, so I liked seeing who could really have fun with it. I know firsthand how nerve-wracking that can be. But thankfully, the best path to my heart is through humor; I mean how serious can you be when you only have 30 minutes to write a love song with cameras covering you?

My date with Molly was a blast. I’m not sure everyone understands her love for fast food, but we spent the first part of the night decorating our own fast-food wrappers; it was right up her alley. You should know that even though Molly and I camped out, it was so innocent. We spent the entire night talking. And as for her wearing my clothes home, it was really just out of convenience. She certainly wasn’t trying to make anyone uncomfortable.

The best part of the group dates is seeing how the girls interact with and treat each other. It’s so important to me that the person I am with gets along with people. Even though this is a very unique way of meeting someone, you still need to treat everyone with respect. If you can’t do it here, you definitely won’t do it in your real life.

The toughest thing about group dates is making sure you are paying equal attention to everyone. I wanted everyone to know that I was giving myself an open opportunity to get to know them and them to know me. But it’s not easy when you have so many people on a date.

Let me say I am the furthest thing from an actor. (In all honesty, I just had to look up what SAG (Screen Actors Guild) is). In fact, I think last night proved that I might be the worst actor of all time! There was no prep for the kissing scenes at the General Hospital set. I had to just had to roll with it, and use a lot of breath mints!

It’s very easy for me to empathize with the women as they are feeling different emotions. I’ve been in their shoes, and I try to help as much as I can. Years ago, I even considered becoming a therapist. The person I end up with needs to be both my friend and my lover.

The two-on-one date was one of the most difficult dates — period. I wish you could have been in my head that night. Both girls are incredible, and I truly wanted to keep seeing both of them and hated having to break one heart to keep another.

The rose ceremonies get tougher each week as emotions grow stronger. This one was different because I made the decision to not give out the final rose. In my heart, I realized that I would not be with Shannon, Megan or Lauren forever. I could not give out the final rose because I felt like I would have not been living the truth. It would have just been leading one of them on and that is not something I was ever going to do.
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on January 27, 2009, 10:22:55 AM
Pictures of Jason's ex-wife, Hilary Madison Wynn

Links....

Modeling pics

http://www.modelmayhem.com/pics.php?id=710983

Jason & Hilary's wedding pics

http://celebgalz.com/the-bachelorette-contestant-jason-mesniks-first-wedding-photos/
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: tory on January 27, 2009, 10:33:19 AM
ty ty for the pic and the blogs post will.. my favs r still in the house. jmo but i think stephine is to macanical i don't no how to put it ??
i realy hope he ends up with eather the girl he camed out with or i think it is jillian i am so bad with names...
also jmo i think his x looks like a cross between the 2 i like ..lol she is realy pretty..
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on January 27, 2009, 02:45:45 PM
From abc.com

WITH HOMETOWN DATES LOOMING, JASON TRIES TO DISCOVER THE BACHELORETTES' TRUE FEELINGS FOR HIM, INVITING THE FINAL FIVE WOMEN TO HIS HOMETOWN OF SEATTLE, ON ABC'S "THE BACHELOR," MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2


"Episode 1305" - The pressure is really on, as Jason struggles to decide which four women he'll escort home to meet their families. But first, a surprise visit to the Bachelor's hometown of Seattle awaits the five remaining bachelorettes - a chance to check out their potential future home. Jason takes one woman on a romantic one-on-one date on a houseboat and escorts three of the bachelorettes on a ferry ride around Seattle and then to a revealing live radio interview. On the final crucial individual date, the handsome single dad chooses one of the ladies to take a fanciful flight on a seaplane over Seattle before sharing some intimate alone time together. However, Jason has more surprises in store for the women and breaks the rules at the rose ceremony to come to his difficult decision, on "The Bachelor," MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2 (8:00-10:00 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network.

After a brief reunion with his son, Ty, Jason welcomes the women to Seattle. The lucky woman, who receives the one-on-one date card, is delighted that Jason will show her his hometown in style. However, Jason's parental duties take precedence when Ty needs him at home and he must make a last minute change in plans.

The next day, three of the bachelorettes meet Jason on the deck of a ferry for a sunset cruise around Puget Sound. The Bachelor offers some special alone time to one of the ladies to join him in the captain's quarters to steer the boat and steal a kiss. But Jason seeks some outside help with his decision, taking the group to KISS-FM to be interviewed on one of the top-rated radio shows in Seattle. The Bachelor enlists the help of the two local DJs, Jackie and Bender, a married couple, to get some frank advice on love, marriage and intimacy. They quiz Jason and the women on love and romance and even set up a kissing contest - much to the shock of the other two women listening back at the hotel. Jason rewards the three women with a wonderful late night meal, attempting to have an honest talk with one bachelorette about their relationship. He pulls another woman aside for a romantic walk by the bay.

On a picturesque seaplane ride over Seattle, Jason points out to the fortunate woman who gets the last one-on-date the highlights of the city she might one day call home. The bachelorette also demonstrates her more adventurous side as she races Jason to the top of a giant climbing wall, where they share a mid-air kiss. Later she opens up to him about her family and her feelings for him. A "hot" fireside snuggle ends the evening.

Still unsure of his decision, Jason pays a surprise visit to the ladies' hotel and pulls one woman aside for a heart-to-heart talk. Then at the rose ceremony, Jason breaks the rules and seeks out another bachelorette for a final talk. In the end, he must narrow the field to just four women - the four who will invite him into their families' homes - while one woman leaves in one of the most emotional rose ceremonies ever.

The five women are:
Jillian, 29, an interior designer from Peace River, Alberta, Canada
Melissa, 25, a sales representative from Dallas, TX
Molly, 24, a department store buyer from Grand Rapids, MI
Naomi, 24, a flight attendant from Carlsbad, CA
Stephanie, 34, a single mom (daughter, Sophia, age four) and a medical marketing representative from Huntsville, AL
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: marigold on January 27, 2009, 04:50:36 PM

The Bachelor Update:

The next teleconference call is with eliminated bachelorette Meagan one of four women eliminated this week

Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: marigold on January 27, 2009, 04:59:21 PM

I am so glad Jason eliminated Shannon the openly admitting stalker she is sooooo creepy and just not for him  :lol:
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: marigold on January 28, 2009, 01:08:38 PM
An interesting article from the NY POST:  :res: ... soooo not looking forward to this episode

'BACHELOR' BOOM

DEANNA TALKS ABOUT APPEAL OF HER CASTOFF - SINGLE DAD JASON

SINGLE dad Jason Mesnick, star of "The Bachelor," is the reason the show is so popular again, says former "Bachelorette" troublemaker Deanna Pappas.

"It's pretty hard not to love him," Pappas told The Post yesterday. "He's a wonderful guy with a wonderful son, and he deserves to be happy.

"He has everything that every woman would want."

Pappas famously ditched "nice guy" Mesnick to get engaged to "snowboarder dude" Jesse Csincsak during last year's "Bachelorette" season finale.

Pappas then publicly dumped Csnincsak last fall by breaking the news to reporters - but not to him.

Both are now dating other people from reality shows. Pappas is allegedly shacking up with "Real World: Paris" star Ace Amerson, while Csnincsak is dating former "Bachelor" castoff Holly Durst.

ABC has been hyping Pappas' upcoming return to "The Bachelor" (officials flatly refused to say exactly when), and she was tight-lipped about what transpired when she came face-to-face with Mesnick again.

She should watch her back, though, since the show's fans have fallen in love with Mesnick.

Since he was cast as the heart of the show, "The Bachelor's" once-anemic ratings have flourished. So far this season, the show has averaged 9.9 million viewers, up from 7.7 million last year - a 29 percent increase.

"Clearly, from knowing Jason and being in a relationship with him - and I'm still very good friends with him - I can honestly say that he's a wonderful guy, and I think that people see that," Pappas says.

"They know that he's a genuine person, [that] he's a great family man and I honestly think people just see the good in him."

Does she have any regrets about the way things turned out?

"Well, I'm not sure yet. Talk to me in a couple of months," she says.

Meanwhile, Pappas has landed a job as the co-host of Lifetime's "Get Married" (7:30 a.m. weekdays), a show which helps women plan their weddings.

"I'm not trying to play a wedding expert," she says. "I'm more of, like, the bride's best friend. Clearly, I was engaged a few months ago, and I was in the process of planning a wedding, so I do have that little bit of experience.

"I've been in plenty of weddings," she says, "which is me saying, 'I'm always the bridesmaid, never the bride.' "
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on January 28, 2009, 01:26:08 PM
I just want to strangle that bitch! I'm so sick of hearing about her...it's all about getting attention.

ABC is making her say those things, just to hype up the drama. Speculation has it that she visits Jason on the final episode prior to the final rose ceremony in New Zealand. Go figure....it's just a publicity stunt, that's all. She only visits him to have a talk with him, nothing else. Of course, ABC wants us to think otherwise for dramatic purposes. I dread seeing her on The Bachelor and hope it will be the last time I ever see her! She needs to crawl under a rock and die! That is how much I hate her! I have absolutely ZERO respect for her. 
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: georgiapeach on January 28, 2009, 01:56:58 PM
heeee....Tell us how you really feel, Will!  :bags 

:funny:
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on January 28, 2009, 02:54:56 PM
heeee....Tell us how you really feel, Will!  :bags 

:funny:

LOL, Peach! I think I pretty much said it all when it comes to her!
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on January 29, 2009, 01:39:03 AM
Sneak peek of Episode 5 2/2/09

Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on January 30, 2009, 09:10:49 AM
From etonline.com

Megan Parris says she got mixed signals from Jason Mesnick, so she was really surprised when he cut her from the competition on Monday night's "The Bachelor."

In a phone call today, Megan says that what viewers didn't see was that she was the last bachelorette to speak with Jason before the Red Rose Ceremony and she says he told her: "I still want you here. Don't be afraid that you haven't gotten to know me yet. There is still plenty of time for us to get to know each other."

So it came as a shock to her that he sent her home. She tells ET, "I think I made a much bigger connection with my fellow women on the show. I don't think I made a connection with Jason. I think he made an initial connection with a few of the girls right off the bat, but then when he saw emotions running high with them, he basically stuck to what he knew."

As for why he did what he did, the 25-year-old single mom says "it is no worry of mine," but she does say that the fact that she has basically spent the last two years in solitude -- during her pregnancy and while she has been caring for her 18-month-old son -- didn't help.

"I felt going on the show that I was socially inept," she admits. "I was so nervous and they keep handing you cocktails. I don't go out much anymore. I don't have much of a tolerance for cocktails. So the first night for me was something I would do all over again."

But that is the only do-over that Megan would wish for. While she does profess an interest in a career in broadcasting, she says that if she were asked, she would decline the opportunity to become "The Bachelorette."

"I don't think I could do that. I would feel like a 'ho," she tells ET.

As for predicting who Jason is engaged to, she responds, "I have no idea how it ends. I think so highly of the gals who are left, I couldn't tell you who I would want to win. I definitely think it could work out for Melissa and Jason."
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on January 30, 2009, 12:17:55 PM
Chris Harrison on The Ellen Degeneres Show

Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: tory on February 01, 2009, 11:35:12 AM
 :jumpy: :jumpy: ty ty will for the vid's and i totaly feel the same way about deanna omg rember when the big baby that she is did not get enought att when she went down to c the boys at there shack , huuuu that is when i did not like her any more. and yea what a bitch for sure...i do hope jason ends up with melissa she is soo cute , that is the one he gave the date card too right in the vid u posted?/ i like her the best..
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on February 01, 2009, 12:14:54 PM
The Bachelor made it on The Soup this week...


Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: tory on February 02, 2009, 04:55:08 PM
ty will that was funny i love the soup. i keep for getting to dvr it i was doing it on my tv up stares and i took that dvr bk. ok over share.. ty for reminding me.. :waves:
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on February 03, 2009, 01:10:25 AM
Chris Harrison's weekly blog:

Episode 5:

Let's jump right in with some political views this week. Kidding people, settle down. Kay, I love your enthusiasm, and thanks for answering questions for me. But as I used to joke back when I was a sportscaster, don't let facts get in the way of a good story. I need to assist you on a few of these "answers" you gave out. After the rose ceremony, the girls are taken back to a hotel. Usually they get back to the hotel early in the morning so they get some rest and then go home that day or the next. We don't keep contestants in town until much later in the show. The girls bring their own dresses for dates and rose ceremonies. If you really pay attention, and it appears many of you do, the girls often wear the same dress twice or borrow each other's for dates and ceremonies. Obviously, if the date entails the girls getting new gowns then it's up to the talented Carrie Fettman (he's handled our wardrobe on this show since season 2) to get their sizes and get them fabulous clothes. We also help the two girls get dresses for the final rose ceremony. We do offer makeup and hair for the first couple of rose ceremonies but many just do their own. One of my many, many talents is walking out and clinking a glass. I have broken one glass in all my years of skillfully tapping a knife or backwards spoon (a couple times we haven't been able to find a knife, so they gave me a spoon that I turned around. I told you I had skill) on the champagne flute. It was last season and Deanna and the guys got in the hot tub during a cocktail party. They were pretty far away and it was loud, so I had to tap it harder to make it louder...well on the second tap it broke. Being the pro I am, I quickly recovered and finished the job. One last question to answer this week about becoming friends with the bachelors and bachelorettes. One of the greatest aspects of this show for me is how many new friends I have made. I would list them all but there are too many and I would hate to leave anybody out. My wife and I have remained close to Trista and Ryan and are excited about the birth of their second child. We were honored to attend Andrew Firestone's wedding last July and look forward to the birth of their first. Gwen and I consider Andrew and his wife Ivana to be very good friends of ours. I know it's a TV show but these are real people we're dealing with, and its been a pleasure getting to know them.

As you could probably tell, I woke the girls up early to give them the news that they were off to Jason's hometown of Seattle this week. They literally rolled out of bed and onto the couches. I always love when they moan and groan when I get them up early. I remind them that I drove home after the rose ceremony, got up at 7 A.M., got the kids ready for school, showered, got dressed, drove back to the house, and them memorized the message we wanted to tell them. We all stayed at the Fairmont Olympic hotel in downtown Seattle. It's always nice for the girls to move out of the house and get a change of scenery. The girls were put in the presidential suite. The one-on-one date with Melissa really demonstrates why this season is so good and why it is so unique. We've obviously never dealt with a single parent calling off a date like that before. It added a little realism into a very surreal situation. I think it also showed a lot about Jason's character that he would change the date to accommodate Ty. I also very much respected his decision to tell Mel that it's too soon to introduce any of the women to Ty. I think you can see just how protective Jason was of Ty during this process. I got to see it all the time but I was glad you guys got to see the relationship between this father and his son. Melissa handled the whole ordeal like a pro and scored major points with Jason on this date.

The group date took the women to a local radio station. I've done many interviews with Jackie and Bender over the years on Kiss FM in Seattle. They are married and are always a blast to be interviewed by. Jason spent his time with Molly walking around downtown Seattle. This walk took quite some time to shoot, so Steph and Jill were left to sit and wait until they returned.

Naomi finally got her first one-on-one date this season. I'm glad she got this time alone so her head didn't explode. In the middle of the date, we cut back to the girls in the suite listening to Stephanie talking to her daughter Sophia. This was cute and all, but what was on Melissa's face? Pretty bold move going on national television wearing a mud mask. I will say her pores look fantastic! Back to Jason and Naomi climbing a huge rock wall. Then they settle in for a romantic fireside fondue date in the middle of the REI store. Naomi took full advantage of her one-on-one time and finally seemed to relax a little bit. It's tough for these women when they know the other girls are getting quality time and forming a strong relationship and you're not getting that time. I know it may seem trivial watching from the outside but it's intense for these women living through this. One really funny behind the scenes note from Naomi's date that you won't hear anywhere else: When the sea plane landed and pulled up in front of them, Naomi walked up and said "Cool, I've never ridden in a helicopter before." The sad news we had to break to Naomi is that she still hasn't!

Jason surprised the women the day of the rose ceremony by stopping by to talk to Jillian. He took her to a little coffee shop just outside our hotel that had the best pastries. It's kind of cliché, but looking out of the coffee shop over Jason's shoulder is another coffee shop (Starbucks), the only thing we were missing was Green Day.

I was really happy with how much of the deliberation you got to see this week. This gave you a glimpse of not only how long we usually talk but also how in depth our conversations are. This was by far the best deliberation site we've ever used. Jason and I sat on the back porch of his house, right on the water. The shots you saw from far away were from our crew who were shooting off the bow of a ski boat floating in the sound. I was constantly impressed with how well Jason knew these girls and how intuitive he was. He really seemed to understand them and what they were going through. Jason's house was only about a ten minute drive from the Fairmont hotel, which is where the rose ceremony was held.

The actual ceremony was held in the presidential suite. The hotel management secured the floor for us and only our crew could come down to the side of the eleventh floor where we were shooting. The ceremony was held in the main room of the suite and we set up our control room in the master bedroom. After I talked to the girls, there wasn't a lot of room for me to maneuver, so I walked into the dining room behind Jason and sat behind the china cabinet so I would be out of the shot. Usually during rose ceremonies I go into the control room so I can see and hear everything that's going on. But the later we get in the season the shorter the ceremonies become, so I stay close and at the ready to deliver those magical words you all yearn so much to hear each week..."Ladies, Jason this is your final rose." (Gives me goose bumps even typing it...just magic.) Below I'll get into the true facts behind the most famous line in all of television (okay, maybe that's a little far). Jason let Stephanie go in one of the most emotional, painful rose ceremonies I've ever sat through. Jason summed it up best in his impromptu, eloquent speech after the rose ceremony. Steph was very well liked by the cast and crew and she left quite an impression on us all. Deep down I think Jason just wasn't sure he saw a future with Stephanie and felt going to her hometown and drawing this out any further wasn't fair to anyone, especially Steph and her daughter Sophia.

Next week we head to hometowns but come back to Seattle for the rose ceremony. Just wait till you see Jason and the drama in big D! Now let's deal with the 500 pound elephant in the room. I started saying "this is your final rose tonight" from the very beginning. It was in the script. It was put in not as a math aid but rather as a dramatic scene setter. Over the years, I admit it has become cliche and even a bit funny. I always enjoy walking out during the first rose ceremony of every new season and delivering this line. There's something about it that really makes the people on the show realize "holy crap, I'm on The Bachelor and I'm at a rose ceremony." At first it's a novelty and it's entertaining, but when the numbers dwindle and we're down to five girls like this week and only one women is going home, all of a sudden the mood changes. When I walk out you can hear a pin drop and you can see the look in the eyes of the girls who don't have roses, and they realize after all this they could now be going home alone. I thought about getting rid of this line as it became a little tired, and during Charlie O'Connell's season we did leave it out, but it just didn't feel right and so we brought it back. It is definitely the number one thing people say or ask me about out in public. It's hard to put into words but it's just one of those things, like roses and the word amazing, that just belongs in this show and as long as I'm around it will remain. One final note before I bid you farewell this week. Some mentioned that you saw me on Ellen last week. I would have given you a heads up in last week's blog but it all happened pretty fast. Ellen is a huge fan of our show and has always been so good to us. She gets a special copy of our show the weekend before it airs so she can watch it and talk about it on Monday's show which airs on Tuesday. I have done a ton of these shows over the years and I think it's safe to say Ellen is the best at what she does. She's smart, funny and actually listens instead of just worrying about what her next question will be. Yes, I have a small professional crush on Ellen but I feel like we're all close enough now that I can tell you these things. Sorry it was all Bachelor talk this week. We'll deal with the economic crisis and the state of politics in Illinois next week. Until then "People, Chris, this is your final rose tonight." 
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on February 03, 2009, 11:07:47 AM
Jason's weekly blog on people.com

Bachelor Jason is Sleepless in Seattle

Jason Mesnick took a swing through his hometown of Seattle on this week’s episode of The Bachelor. Mesnick, 32, talks about stepping out on his own turf, the realities of parenthood and the heart-wrenching decision-making that went into narrowing his playing field to four.

This week I got to take all five women to my hometown of Seattle. I was excited to spend time with them on my turf. I was also excited to be back home, albeit briefly, with my boy, Ty. The woman with Ty was my sister-in-law Leslie. She and I are so close she is more like a sister than a sister-in-law.

I got to experience what it’s like to reside in some prime Seattle real estate. Living on the water was so much fun, although I would wake up in the middle of the night at times and feel like I was in a water bed. It was really the opportunity of a lifetime as I’ve always been curious about living on a houseboat.

I have traveled all over the world and I will tell you the thing I love most about Seattle is Ty. Period. Although when I take all of my favorite things about my travels, which include water, mountains, people, culture and scenery — Seattle has it all. If you can get past the rainy winter the rest of the year is absolutely beautiful.

I have really experienced a lot of what my hometown has to offer, but I have always wanted to go on a seaplane and I finally got the opportunity to do so with Naomi. We flew over the Puget Sound, the Space Needle and even my house. It was truly “AMAZING.”

Melissa really was so easygoing. Even though I had to cancel my date with her, she was completely up for the change of plans. I really felt bad because I wanted to show her what Seattle had to offer. But Ty was sad at the thought of me going out for the night. Being a dad, I knew Ty was my responsibility and I was just really happy that she was so cool about not going out for the night and taking it easy with me at the house.

Kissing the girls in front of each other was really awkward, although it was really easy to tell the difference. Each girl is so different from one another and if it was my choice I really wouldn’t have done it in front of the other girls but it was what it was.

Casual is my style. If I had it my way I would be in a suit as little as possible. My date with Naomi is something I would really do. We had so much fun and I think Naomi really got to see the real me.

The rose ceremony was the toughest one yet because once I realized I was sending Steph home, it was truly heartbreaking. Steph has been through so much in her life and is really one of the most incredible people I have ever met. Even though I knew I had to say goodbye to her, it was incredibly tough. For Steph to have the outlook on the world the way she does tells us all really what she is made of. I was so emotional and just told the rest of the girls even though Steph and I weren’t meant to be she is one of the most incredible people I have ever met.

I am really excited for the hometown visits. This is really where everything changed for me last season with DeAnna and I know it will be the same this year. Naomi, Jill, Melissa, and Molly each have huge hearts and that was my ultimate goal finding my final four girls. I am not nervous at all. I’m just excited to see the girls in their own element.
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on February 03, 2009, 02:22:05 PM
JASON TAKES AN EMOTIONAL ROLLERCOASTER RIDE, CROSSING THE COUNTRY
TO JOIN THE FOUR REMAINING BACHELORETTES IN THEIR HOMETOWNS
AND FINDING HIMSELF ON THE HOT SEAT WITH THEIR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS,
ON ABC'S "THE BACHELOR," MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9


Episode 1306" - The stakes are high for Jason as he leaves his Los Angeles home for an exciting, emotionally-charged journey across the country to visit the final four women's hometowns. Jillian's family secret is revealed; Molly's quirky and conservative family puts the Bachelor to the test; Naomi is mortified by the turn of events on one of the most bizarre hometown dates ever, and a huge disappointment awaits Jason when Melissa's parents fail to meet him. Finally, a confused Jason must make one of the most difficult decisions of his life, sending one woman home in tears, on "The Bachelor," MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9 (8:00-10:00 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network.

Family is very important to Jason, so he's looking forward to having the final four bachelorettes take him home to meet their families. First, Jillian gives Jason a romantic tour of a winery in Kelowna, British Columbia. She opens up and reveals a long-held family secret to him, one that gives him greater understanding of her behavior. But how will it affect his decision? Her family welcomes him with open arms, but the real test occurs when Jillian's grandmother pays a surprise visit.

On his next stop, Molly treats Jason to a few rounds of golf on her favorite course in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and a romantic picnic. She is adamant that she won't get involved with a man without her parents' approval and prepares him to meet her conservative sister, dad and quirky mom. When the family puts him to the test, Jason realizes how different his family is from hers.

In one of the craziest hometown dates ever, a baffled Jason finds himself in Lake Elsinore, California, giving a eulogy at the funeral of a dove, as directed by Naomi's mother. The humiliated Naomi can only look on, and when the dust settles, her father expresses his concerns about his daughter's relationship with the Bachelor. Then her mother corners Jason to discuss past lives and spirituality.

Jason's final hometown visit takes him to Dallas. After an intimate picnic by a lake, Melissa drops a bomb: Jason won't be meeting her parents. He is crushed but meets her best friends instead - two married couples. Will this have any bearing on his next choice? At dinner, her friends share the failure of Melissa's past relationships, citing the wrong men they feel she has dated.

With only four women and three roses, Jason makes one of the most difficult decisions of his life, dispatching one broken-hearted bachelorette in tears as he prepares to take the final three women on fantastic overnight dates to New Zealand.
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: tory on February 03, 2009, 03:02:08 PM
ty will i love to read chri's blogs i look fw to reading them here every week , he seams like such a nice guy..jmo
do u have the utube of ellen i would love to see it..i had the feeling the sparks we not there with steph, who dou thinkhe will end up with?? i think mellisa or naomi maby  i don't have a clue they allway edit a certain way to make u tink u no and boooommm u r so wrong.. got to love it ..keeps u on ur toes.
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: tory on February 03, 2009, 03:14:54 PM
ps wil i just looked bk andsaw u had posted the ellen vid. i was cominting right after it on the vid u posted befor the ellen one . did not want u to think i was totaly out of it lol :jam:
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on February 04, 2009, 09:53:28 AM
Sneak Peek for Episode 6, 2/9/09

Credit with thanks to regibob

Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on February 06, 2009, 08:36:48 PM
From people.com

The Bachelor’s Stephanie: Jason and I Were Just Friends

February 6, 2009

Stephanie Hogan, 34, was the last single mom standing on The Bachelor and after spending a week in the Seattle hometown of Jason Mesnick, she was sent home to Huntsville, Ala., and her 4-year-old daughter Sophia. The medical marketing rep talked on the phone with reporters about her friendly connection with Jason, his emotional goodbye, possible playdates for Sophia and Jason’s son Ty and whether she’d do The Bachelorette.
– Carrie Bell

As a widow, a single mom and someone who didn’t watch The Bachelorette, you were a unique contestant in the show’s history.

How did you end up on the show?

My sister and her friends watched The Bachelorette and thought Jason would be a match for me. He seemed a lot like my ex-husband. So, I wrote him a detailed letter … but thought it might be too stalker-ish to send it directly to him, so I sent a letter and a classy four-leaf clover paperweight to his father … I talked to his dad on the phone for 30 minutes and said, ‘If you feel like we would be a match because you know him the best, just Fed Ex this to him and tell him to give this girl a shot.’ Next thing I knew … my phone rang and it was the producers asking me to audition for the show.


Did you see your elimination coming?

I had my reservations because I felt like we connected on emotional levels and through our children and mentally. He saw the way I mother Sophia and I think he was attracted to that. But we were more friends. When he walked in the room, did he absolutely overwhelm me and do I think I did that for him? No. You have to have that.


Were you heartbroken?

I am really okay. I trust that I will find someone and it’ll be better than ever. You can’t just lay in the bed and not keep living your life. Take some healing time but then you have to put yourself back out there.


What did you make of the incredible things Jason said about you at the final rose ceremony?

That really overwhelmed me. I was very thankful. [I had] that feeling where you feel your heart beating out of your chest. I thought the girls liked me but I didn’t realize that they would be so emotional [when I left].


Do you think you and Jason will be friends?

No doubt we will. I had such a bond with Jason. He is an incredible man. Even though we didn’t have that physical connection or chemistry, I still think our friendship will remain strong. There are many avenues we could connect on like being single parents and having children the same age.


Maybe playdates for the kids?

Dude, I think that would be so much fun.


Who are you rooting for now?

I’m just going to have to watch the hometown dates and see how he connects with the families. He asked for one piece of advice off camera as he was putting me in the limo and I said, “You marry the family. See where you fit in.


Had you gotten to the hometown date week, what might yours have entailed?

We would have probably just hung out around my home. We probably would have barbecued. We have a pool and hot tub out back. We probably would have cranked up the music, had margaritas and let the kids run around.


Does Sophia understand what you were doing with the show?

She doesn’t know she was on TV. She hardly watched — she’s very busy. During last week’s episode where I made my exit, she was outside in the garage painting. I wasn’t going to say, ‘You sit in here and watch this.’ I want her to be a child. I want to be furthest from a stage mama.


At what point will you be ready to date again?

Tomorrow. Yesterday.


Would you consider being The Bachelorette if they asked?

Nobody has said anything about that to me. I would have to see where I am in my life. I hope some good fellas will come out of this and I could be dating somebody at that time. If it was serious, I would probably remain with him. If I were single, I’d probably say “yeah.
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on February 07, 2009, 01:03:09 AM
President Obama has a speech on Monday @ 8pm so the schedule for The Bachelor has been changed for this time slot and will air it in the full two hours from 9 to 11 pm, EST.

True Beauty will not be aired.
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: marigold on February 07, 2009, 03:57:51 AM
 :lol:  one heck of a teleconference

ABC Television Network

PRESS RELEASE 

TRANSCRIPT FROM THE JAN 29 "THE BACHELOR" TELECONFERENCE WITH ELIMINATED BACHELORETTE MEGAN PARRIS

Paulette Cohn:    Good morning Megan.

Megan Parris:    Hi how are you?

Paulette Cohn:    I'm good. So what's with the women this season? They seem to be really feisty.

Megan Parris:    Really, actually we're not. It was such a good bunch of girls. I think that we only saw a bit of animosity you know towards the end of the night or on the wee morning hours on the nights of the rose ceremonies, which are really stressful days for everyone.

    Um, but in reality it was such a relaxed, fun bunch of women that we just had so much fun together hanging out at the pool and um, and we had family dinners and somebody woke up and made breakfast for everybody every morning. We all took turns. It was a great experience with great girls.

    Not really actually too feisty.

Paulette Cohn:    So in hindsight do you really think you made a connection with Jason or do you think you get caught up in the competition on the show?

Megan Parris:    I do not think I made a connection with Jason. I think I made a much bigger connection with the fellow women on the show. I don't think I made a connection with him. I think that he um, made an initial connection with a few of the girls right off the bat and then when he saw that the emotions were running high from them, he basically kind of stuck to what he knew. And um, he and I didn't get too much time together. So, no, I didn't feel too much of a connection.

Paulette Cohn:    Okay, my last question and then I'll let other people ask you. If you could do it over again would you change anything?

Megan Parris:    Yes. I would - the first night was horrible for me. I think what people don't realize is that I have spent basically the last two years in solitude. I have - I left my home at Virginia Beach for the past eight years and came to Pittsburgh where my parents still had a house. My father works out of DC and my mother works out of Charlotte so I was here by myself with an infant baby and I knew no one um. So I felt going on to the show that I was socially inept.

    I had basically not been social for almost two years during the pregnancy and then after the pregnancy. So the first night was so rough for me and um, I think I was just so nervous and they keep handing you cocktails, and I don't go out much anymore. I don't have too much of a tolerance for alcohol, so the first night for me is definitely something I would do all over again.

    I would go into it with much more confidence um, and just security with knowing that my son was okay and not just missing him so much. So that's one thing I would definitely change. Anything else, no probably not because I had such a great experience.

Paulette Cohn:    Okay and one last question, I'm sorry. I just occurred to me. If they ask you to be the Bachelorette and you got to pick the guys, would you be up for that?

Megan Parris:    You know what? I really would like some type of career in broadcast. But I feel like - and I would like to have the experiences that come along with being the Bachelorette. I don't think I could do that. I would feel kind of, like um, a ho.

Paulette Cohn:    Okay great, good answer. Thank you.

Megan Parris:    For lack of a better word. I apologize.

Paulette Cohn:    Thank you so much.

Megan Parris:    Sure.

Operator:    Your next question comes from the line of John Bracchitta with Reality TV World.

John Bracchitta:    Hi, how are you doing?

Megan Parris:    Fine, thank you.

John Bracchitta:    Prior to the rose ceremony on Monday you expressed concern that you hadn't gotten enough alone time Jason. Were you concerned at that point that you might not be getting a rose?

Megan Parris:    I was concerned and actually, this is something that we didn't see. It was very good conversation between Jason and I. I was actually the last girl to speak with him right before the rose ceremony. And we only got to see one minute of it, but I expressed to him that I was kind of starting to be stressed out and wasn't as secure as the other girls as far as it goes with my position there in the house.

    And he said, "I'm so glad you're here. You know, you're such a positive energy in the house." And I said, you know, "That first day at the pool party when you pulled me aside and said, 'Megan I want you here. You would have gotten a rose anyways,' - I really appreciate that Jason."

    And he said, "Well, I want you to know that I still mean that. I still want you here. Don't be afraid that you haven't gotten to know me yet. There is still plenty of time. I was one of the guys who got to know DeAnna last."

    And he reassured me and said, "I was just like you. I got to know the guys first and wanted to have fun with the guys. And then get to know her," and he was like, "So I respect, you know, that you want to do that. You want to get along with the girls in the house and have fun. But just know that there is plenty of more time for us to get to know each other."

John Bracchitta:    Okay so that conversation lifted your spirits then because obviously you were - you said how much you didn't want to leave after you didn't receive the rose.

Megan Parris:    Right. And that is also why I said upon my exit that I was extremely confused because I had just spoken to him and he had basically reassured me of my spot there and he said, "Don't worry. There is still plenty of time." And he asked about what he could potentially see coming on my home town dates, my great little town of Sewickley and of Pittsburgh, and we talked all about that. And so he had kind of set me up for thinking that that was coming.

John Bracchitta:    Okay. And going back to the first episode, based on your reaction after the results of that first twist vote, it seemed like you were pretty surprised to receive the highest number of votes from the other bachelorettes is that accurate?

Megan Parris:    Yeah, I guess it was pretty accurate. Um, like I said before, that's at about gosh, six in the morning. So, um, it was way past my bed time, but I think along with just being stressed and tired and not even wanting to be there that late, I was just dismayed. It was hurtful. I mean rejection is always hurtful among people that you think you are you know having a good time with.

    So I think that yeah, that was a pretty natural response.

John Bracchitta:    Okay, and you kind of said that you haven't been out so kind of you were - it was kind of odd being back out in that kind of situation. Were there any specific things that you thought rubbed people the wrong way?

Megan Parris:    I think that I - I think that I just - I really had my guard up that first night. And I, um, just because of what I have been through the past two years with my son's father and um, his surrounding company, I have a bit of an edge about me with strangers now.

    And, um, I think that we really got to see that the first night. I think that it was nothing more than a defense mechanism and I think that whether or not you know, I wanted more than anything just to have fun with these girls that I just - it wasn't very easy for me to open up that first night. I was just really skeptical of the whole process, so yeah.

John Bracchitta:    Okay, and Jason had seemed to make it pretty clear that being a single dad he wanted to find someone who would be able to relocate to Seattle because his son was there. Given that you were a single mother too, would there be any custody visitation issues or problems at all that would have complicated relocating for you?

Megan Parris:    I actually have full physical and full legal custody of my son. His father has no visitation rights so - and funny enough I was actually just weeks fresh off of my custody battle before I went to LA to do this. It was all very last-minute for me. I flew from the finalist weekend to Virginia Beach for the custody battle in court or the court case I guess.

    So no, there would be no issues as far as where I could go and where I can't go. I did however express to Jason that I have commitment issues, which was probably pretty stupid of me to say. But um, you know and I dubbed myself 'the runaway bride' which is a bit extreme. I was engaged to my son's father but backed out before my son was even born. But I definitely let him know that I was an independent person and that I was Deacon's only parent and I was fine with that.

John Bracchitta:    Okay and (there's) another quick question and (then I'll let) people get into it and ask other questions. The show made it seem like you voted for Melissa in that first vote thing is that true?

Megan Parris:    I did because she is so cute and so fun. And she was in my limo and I thought, "Wow, this girl and I have a lot in common." And she is just - I mean I love her and I'm thinking, "You know what? She is probably my biggest competition." So that's how I voted.

    And she knows that and I think it's nothing but a compliment to her because she is just such a fantastic girl. She is so sweet and grounded and she has a lot going for her. So yeah, I did vote for Melissa and I was very open and honest about that.

    So - but like I said, it really shouldn't be taken as anything but a compliment.

John Bracchitta:    Okay great.  Well thanks a lot for everything.

Megan Parris:    Sure.

Operator:    You next question comes from the line of Debbie Chang with BuddyTV.

Debbie Chang:    Hi Megan, thanks for talking to us today.

Megan Parris:    Sure.

Debbie Chang:    So, I wanted to know um, what things about Jason did you like the most.

Megan Parris:    Well, um, one thing I will say is um, I realized you know, with my son's father that seeing a man who loves his child so much is a very attractive thing. And I didn't have that with my ex, and so seeing a man who just loved his son so much and put his son first, it was definitely the number one most attractive thing about him because I have a lot of respect for men who, you know, obviously can do that.

Debbie Chang:    And what did you like the least about him?

Megan Parris:    About Jason - I felt I couldn't read him. I felt like every conversation he had with all of us was kind of the same. So, I couldn't really I - I don't know I felt like he was - I don't know. I really can't put finger on it. But I just feel like as far as the conversations go he just was not giving that much and watching it in hindsight he wasn't really giving that much to anybody. I didn't like that all the conversations were the basically the same.

Debbie Chang:    And then during the group date this week, everyone seemed to get really upset watching Jason kiss the other women and how did you feel about that?

Megan Parris:    I didn't really care because I didn't have any emotions invested at that point. So for me it just - I mean it was acting, too, and I totally got caught up into the acting thing. Growing up, I watched you know, a soap opera or two with my mom when she was a stay-at-home mom, you know, when I was a little girl. So I love soap operas. I don't watch them, but I just love them. They are hysterical.

    So being on that General Hospital set was so exciting for me. So I think instead of me being bummed out about him kissing the other girls or getting ahead with the other girls and making progress with the other girls, I was just living in the moment being appreciative of where I was and what I was doing and knowing that was a once in a life time opportunity. So that probably is why it didn't bother me.

Debbie Chang:    Okay and I have one final question. Do you think it's really realistic to meet and fall in love with someone over the course of like eight weeks on national TV?

Megan Parris:    I will tell you I was probably one of the biggest skeptics going into this. For me it was all about the experience. For me, it was the most, um, probably extreme way to get a fresh start into the dating world. And I do think it's possible because I can relate it to when people who might work in the same office building or work together fall in love or when celebrities or movie stars fall in love on movie sets.

    You know, it happens very quickly because it's such an intense process and it's so pushed. I mean this is speed dating on steroids. So I do think that it is possible. But I really think going to be that one-in-a-million type deal like Trista and Ryan where I think we all saw from the start that he was just a phenomenal guy, and she's a great woman, and they would have been perfect together.

    But I think finding two people that phenomenal and putting them in the same circumstance is very rare.

Debbie Chang:    Okay, thank you so much.

Megan Parris:    Sure, thank you.

Operator:    Your next question comes from the line of Gina Scarpa with RealityWanted.com.

Gina Scarpa:    Hi, Megan. Thanks so much for doing this.

Megan Parris:    Sure.

Gina Scarpa:    So, on the first night I think it was maybe it was Melissa joked about having her wedding dress upstairs. Dose it surprise you how quickly these girls get attached to the idea of marrying a guy they don't even know?

Megan Parris:    Yes, it does. But you know what? What I always told myself in the process you know, when I would maybe start to get irritated with it, we are all different, we all come from different places, we all have different ideas of what love is and we all have different relationships that make us the way we are, you know.

    And, um, I think that's it's kind of cute and sweet to see that Melissa could so easily have feelings for someone and it's very genuine, I feel. I wish I could be that way. Unfortunately, I can't. I did think it was odd, but I still respect it.

Gina Scarpa:    And when you were there do you think it was obvious to you who Jason had a connection with and who he didn't?

Megan Parris:    I thought that it was very obvious from the beginning who he had a connection with and who he didn't. And now in hindsight it's the most outgoing girls, the girls who are so easy to just open up right away. Which is something that's not easy for me.

    And Jillian - I mean look at her. She is like the funnest thing in the world. She is so fun and so cute and spunky and she could probably meet anyone you know and just talk their head off for an hour and that is such a great quality about her. And so, I knew that right that away he had a connection with Jillian and knew right away after his date with Molly that he had a connection with her because I think he really takes to woman who are forward.

Gina Scarpa:    Last question, do you think that a single mother like Stephanie who is still in the competition still has any advantage over anybody else?

Megan Parris:    I actually still have the mindset that the single mothers on the show were at a disadvantage. Just because psychologically and emotionally for the child it's a lot to do to them. And all the mothers on the show and Jason we all love of children more than anything and I know that for all of us it would very difficult to just kind of have that immediate like, "Oh we're moving in. We're all automatically a family." It's just a lot more baggage, I think in general. So I don't think she has an advantage.

    I think her personality, her loving and compassionate and caring personality certainly is an advantage over any other woman. But I don't think that the fact that she is a mom is because I think even before she had a child she was just a nurturing soul.

Gina Scarpa:    Okay, thanks so much. I appreciate your time.

Megan Parris:    Sure.

Operation:    You next question comes from the line of Tom Rose with Fancast.com.

Tom Rose:    Hello, Megan. Thanks for talking with us today, especially since you're not feeling so well.

Megan Parris:    Oh, it's okay.

Tom Rose:    I was sorry to see you go because I thought you had the most fire, I would say.

Megan Parris:    I'm a little firecracker, what can I say?

Tom Rose:    Yeah, I think even right from the beginning it was obvious that you were sort of on display there. Now, you said that the drinks were flowing that night and you would have changed that. What is it like there when it's happening? Do you have to ask for a drink or is it  refreshed for you automatically? How does that work?

Megan Parris:    No, there is no asking for anything. When you are being filmed, everything is just flowing. I mean it is like flowing, flowing, flowing. It's in your hand when you don't even want it to be.

Cathy Rehl:    But it is up to the woman to decide if they want to drink or not.

Tom Rose:    Of course, you can always say no, right.

Cathy Rehl:    You don't have to - I mean it may be put in your hand, but you don't necessarily have to drink.

Megan Parris:    Right.

Cathy Rehl:    Some of the women do have you know aren't used to, you know, drinking a lot and some of them have had problems because they aren't really you know they are not taking that into account. They are not even thinking about it when they're so busy with the party.  They are nervous, and they are trying to make an impression.  So, it's not just as easy as there is a drink in your hand.

Megan Parris:    Yeah.

Tom Rose:    I noticed on the set of General Hospital, too, there were drinks. Were those alcoholic drinks?

Megan Parris:    Yes. I know some of those girls had already had intimate moments with him. With me, I was the one who was reading my scene and read through it and was like, "Oh my goodness, how do y'all's scenes end?" Because I was so scared when I saw that mine ended with a kiss.

    So um, I think, I mean I know I needed a little liquid courage like, I think all the other girls did too. So you have to understand like there comes a point where some of us who are more real, just don't care that cameras are on. Like I'm not going to put on a perfect pageant princess face all day just because there are cameras around. I'm going to be myself and I'm going to live it up.

    You know this was like a vacation I never got. For me this was like a paid vacation. In college I never got to go on a spring break. I played two sports in college. I had two majors. I worked my butt off, and so I never got that really fun young trip you know and especially now, being a single mom that's not going to happen.

    So to have the opportunity to go and live it up for a little bit and beyond a nice little paid vacation, I totally took advantage and I don't think there is anything wrong with that. I have real responsibilities at home. I can't pick up and go to bar or to happy hour to meet my girlfriends after work. I have to take care of a baby 24/7. So, um, I think when the other girls have that type of freedom in their day-to-day lives and I don't like, nor did Stephanie, we definitely like lived it up.

    So Cathy was right. I mean nobody tells you to do anything, but yes it is available all the time.

Tom Rose:    Okay, now on the General Hospital I thought you showed the best acting chops there. How was that for you?

Megan Parris:    It was so much fun, and I don't even think they showed the best of it because I had my lines memorized and I had so much fun with that scene. In my scene I was like an angry wife or something.

Tom Rose:    Yeah, you were great.

Megan Parris:    And I really got into that and they didn't show that .They didn't show the whole scene. It was a pretty long scene, but Jason was kind of scared. He was like, "Wait. Can you really yell like that?" Like what? it was kind of funny.

    But I - the reason that kiss that they showed on the show was so intense was because all the girls were watching and my scene was the second to last scene. So, I could see they were getting upset and the General Hospital director kept saying, "Cut. Do this again. Cut. Do this again." So I had to kiss him a bunch of times until we got it right you know, until we got it just as passionate as they wanted it. So that's why, the last time I just went for it because I thinking in my head, "I cannot do this again. These girls are going to kill me."

Tom Rose:    Had you done any acting or anything like that in your life?

Megan Parris:    No, I hadn't but I really enjoyed it. I loved it. I would love to do it again.

Tom Rose:    Did you get any feedback from the crew like, "Hey you're pretty good. Why don't you try out?" or something like that?

Megan Parris:    Yeah, all the girls were like, "Megan seriously you need to be on a soap opera." I was like, "I know."

Tom Rose:    Can that happen? Can you do anything Cathy?

Cathy Rehl:    It's not up to me.

Tom Rose:    I just (make the point) that you actually had some real skill there. Congratulations on that.

Megan Parris:    Thank you.

Tom Rose:    So how do you become a lacrosse coach?

Megan Parris:    I played lacrosse collegiately. I'm a three-time All-American. So um, having been just a nationally ranked player and being a decorated athlete, I was sought after, after college to do private lessons. And when I returned to my home town here my old high school was more than happy to have me come back and work with the girls. And it was just a blessing. It was the most rewarding thing I've ever done.

Tom Rose:    That's fantastic. And I just really want to ask you the last thing would be do you have a prediction or is there somebody you'd like to see end up with Jason?

Megan Parris:    You know what? I have no idea how it ends and um, I think so highly of the gals that are left that I just - I couldn't tell you what I - you know who I would want to win. They all deserve the best. I definitely see that it could work out between Melissa and Jason.

Tom Rose:    She seems to be the like the (unintelligible) favorite (unintelligible) guy. There's a guy who picked her out in a video or something, you know? Have you seen that?

Megan Parris:    No.

Tom Rose:    Yeah, well, it's a big thing going on where he freeze-framed everything, but you know we still want to see things (spin) out correctly. But so now, with Nikki did you - she was very hard to open up. I mean what was your interaction like with her?

Megan Parris:    Nikki and I were very close. From day one, I was very close with Steph and Nikki. They were just my cheerleaders. After that first night when we moved into the house, I obviously felt like crap about myself. I felt like these girls hate me. They have totally the wrong impression of me. Like I you know, and I apologized profusely, and we all got really, really close. Right off the bat that next morning Nikki was just so sweet and so kind and just made me feel like a million bucks and the same with Steph.

    So my interaction with Nikki was all positive. She is really not as uptight as she comes across. She is a super sweet, super considerate person and just only wants the best for everyone. I don't think she can ever say a bad thing about anybody. I really don't. So I do understand why it was hard for her to open up, because she has only been in one serious relationship. But she is a great person.

Tom Rose:    On this last show, it seems like creativity was the key. How did you feel when they told you you had 30 minutes to put a song together?

Megan Parris:    I loved it. I thought that was so fun. Obviously if you heard me sing, I have a horrible voice. I'm like the last person on the earth that should be singing anything. But, um, when I sing to my son at night, he cries. So that's how bad it is.

    But these girls a lot of them were scared and were like, "Oh my goodness, I cannot do this." And I was just like whatever um, and we just had fun with it. It was a really fun day because it was finally just casual. It was finally just no big dresses, no makeup - well, except for Steph. But it was just a cool, relaxed day like - I don't know. I was totally into it.

Tom Rose:    It looked like you had fun. Thanks a lot for talking with me today.

Megan Parris:    Sure, have a good one.

Operator:    Your next question comes from the line of Rob Owen with Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

Rob Owen:    Hi, thank you for doing the call, Megan.

Megan Parris:    Hi, you're welcome.

Rob Owen:    You're a native of Pittsburgh, you said?

Megan Parris:    I am. I was actually born in Virginia, moved to Winston-Salem, and then around the time I was eight-years-old moved here to Pittsburgh.

Rob Owen:    Okay, so not a native, but you grew up here.

Megan Parris:    I grew up here, yes.

Rob Owen:    And what high school did you attend?

Megan Parris:    Quaker Valley.

Rob Owen:    Quaker Valley. And what year did you graduate?

Megan Parris:    I graduated in '01.

Rob Owen:    In '01 okay. And for college did you go Roanoke?

Megan Parris:    I went to Virginia Wesleyan College.

Rob Owen:    Virginia Wesleyan okay. And what year did you graduate there?

Megan Parris:    '06.

Rob Owen:    Great, now given what you said about Jason sort of - it sounded like he was maybe leading you on a little bit in terms of what he said that we didn't see and then you're surprised afterwards. How do you feel about him now?

Megan Parris:    Um, I - I'm kind of impartial. I will say that after all of that happened, I really began to question the whole process and the genuity of it or the, um, just how real it was. I really began to question whether he was really there for love or, um, something else.

Rob Owen:    What would the something else be?

Megan Parris:    I'm not quite sure. Like I said, I didn't really get to know him. I'm sure he's a great guy. He is very nice, very considerate of everyone's feelings. And that is something that was so key in being attracted to him is how considerate he is of others.

Rob Owen:    Right.

Megan Parris:    But, I did feel led on and I didn't understand what he would have had to gain by saying, "I want you here. We have plenty of time to get to know each other," and then sending me home.

Rob Owen:    Right.

Megan Parris:    So, yeah, I'm still kind of confused. I mean it's not a worry of mine because um, I think he (wouldn't) have made a better fit with some of the other girls instead of myself. But I - I don't know what the other thing would be. It just made me question the process.

Rob Owen:    Right, right. And are you a lacrosse coach at Quaker Valley?

Megan Parris:    You know what? I'm just a lacrosse coach in the area. I really don't want to involve my - any of my work into this.

Rob Owen:    Okay. Is that your full-time job?

Megan Parris:    That is not my full-time job.

Rob Owen:    Okay so you have another job?

Megan Parris:    I'm a mom.

Rob Owen:    Okay, I mean do you have another job outside the home besides that?

Megan Parris:    I do. I work with a high-end department retailer.

Rob Owen:    Like Macy's?

Megan Parris:    I'm not going to answer that. No, not Macy's. Is Macy's high-end, really?

Rob Owen:    Okay, Saks, I guess, or Nordstrom or one of those.

Megan Parris:    I'm not going to answer that, buddy.

Rob Owen:    So why did you want to go on The Bachelor?

Megan Parris:    My players - some that had already graduated, made a little video for me and really got it in way after the deadline. And I just - I really didn't - it's not that I wanted to go. It's just that I thought it was an opportunity I can't pass up.

Rob Owen:    So they sent it in with your permission though?

Megan Parris:    Yeah, of course. They made it and they did a great job, and they are just the sweetest girls in the world.

Rob Owen:    And lastly, how did you feel about the way you were portrayed on the show? Do you think you were edited fairly?

Megan Parris:    No, I mean going into it we know that it's TV and reality or not TV is TV. So no, any intelligent person knows that you're all going to be typecasted as one type of character. I mean they got good and bad footage of all of us. They got happy, emotional, angry footage from all of us. But, they are only going to use one type of that footage per each girl. Like, Nikki is the crying girl, and you know, which is inaccurate. So no, I don't feel like I was portrayed accurately at all.

    It's funny. A lot of my friends watch and call me and they're like, "Was that a script? Like did you have to say that? Like, that's not you." So no, it's not accurate to who I am and I just hope people realize that the circumstances are not real and it's just - it's not what you see.

Rob Owens:    Great, thank you.

Megan Parris:    Sure.

Operator:    Your next question comes from the line of Monica Sotomayor with Flash News.

Monica Sotomayor:    Hi Megan, thanks for your time today.

Megan Parris:    Sure.

Monica Sotomayor:    So you mentioned that your lacrosse girls actually got you into the show, but how did they feel about watching you on the show? Have they given you any feedback or anything like that?

Megan Parris:    I have gotten a ton of feedback and all of them and their parents for the most part - well all that I've spoken with have said, "You know what? We love you. We know who you are. Your friends and your family know who you are. Please don't let this get you down because we love you."

    I've gotten nothing but positive and encouraging feedback from all of them saying, "Don't let that bother you." One of the moms told me that their daughter said, when they were watching it at home, "You know this show is not going to change my opinion of Megan. I know exactly who she is and this..."

Monica Sotomayor:    Oh, that's nice.

Megan Parris:    ..yeah. "This show's not going to change that." So I'm not kidding when I say that I work with the most gracious people and encouraging people. I've never felt so much love from anyone in my life as I have my players and their parents.

Monica Sotomayor:    Oh, that's great. Okay now I'm going back to the soap thing, you obviously made a huge splash on the set of General Hospital and everything, but would you say that The Bachelor experience is like one big soap opera Because there seems to be the cattiness, the obviously love triangles or quadruple you know triangles or whatever and like scheming, things like that?

Megan Parris:    For me it wasn't; for our cast, it wasn't. I think maybe in the past it could have been. It is what you make of it and we made like a Girl Scout weekend. It was just a blast. We had - you know I can't tell you enough how many little family dinners we had and all of our great deep conversations and how many times we would just sit on our - get bundled up and put on our hoodies and wrap ourselves up in blankets and sit outside by the pool at night and talk for hours.

    So no, it was not a soap opera experience at all. It was very, very real. Parts of it were very relaxing and just awesome.

Monica Sotomayor:    Okay great. Thanks so much.

Megan Parris:    Sure.

Operator:    Again, ladies and gentlemen, if you would like to ask a question that's star 1 on your telephone key pad. Your next question comes from the line of John Bracchitta with Reality TV World.

John Bracchitta:    Hey, I got a few more questions. Going back to the first thing with the initial vote, did you ever think that there might be a second twist that would keep the person that everyone voted for in the competition instead of kicking out?

Megan Parris:    No, that's why I was so like relieved because I didn't know. I mean I was shocked when they said that they were going to do that. And then I was so surprised and I think my face showed how surprised I was - was just because I was surprised I was going home so soon. I was like dead set and was prepared to be out there the full six weeks and had no idea that I would have literately gotten there, met him and then gone home that night. So, that's where my surprise came from.

John Bracchitta:    Okay and you talked a little bit about being on the General Hospital set. You also said it was the first time you were going to kiss him though. How much pressure did that add to everything else in that scene?

Megan Parris:    It added a lot of pressure because it was just awkward. I mean - I don't know. It was just odd and he even said to me when we were in the hair and makeup room, he came up to me in the hallway and said, "Hey do you want to practice our scene?" And I was like, "No," and ran away because I was so scared. I mean it was kind of like my dorkiest moment there. I was too scared to kiss him.

John Bracchitta:    Okay and one point after that, the after party, you said you were kind of becoming frustrated with some of the girls who were complaining and said they should 'man up.' Can you be a little bit more specific about what had been frustrating you?

Megan Parris:    Oh, I would love to talk about this. That is really taken out of context because that night more so than ever, I was the cheerleader of the bunch. I spent 45 minutes to and an hour-and-a-half in the bathroom with Naomi just holding her while she cried. And Naomi is a tough girl; she is not a cry baby. But she was upset and I understand that.

    So, it is absolutely nothing against her because they all did the same for me. But I spent like an hour in the bathroom with her just crying and held her hands and prayed with her and just tried to help her get through the night because she was really having a rough night.

    Melissa, the same thing, was just having a bad night and you know I did the same thing with her. We sat over and looked across the city at that rooftop bar and I just like, held her hand and hugged her and let her cry and we talked. And I was just really trying to pep everybody up all night and try to let everybody have fun because it was such a great experience and such a beautiful like, scenery. Like, that whole night was just awesome.

    And I just wished that they would have wanted to embrace that moment instead of be upset, but I totally understand why they were upset.

John Bracchitta:    Okay, that being said, how did you feel when Naomi who was complaining, but you said you were talking with her and stuff. How did you feel when she received the rose?

Megan Parris:    I felt fine because it made her happy. It made her feel relieved and that's all she needed. I mean given I really wanted the rose that night.

    If I thought at any point in that whole process that I would have gotten a rose on a date, it would have been that date just because - and he and I - they didn't show my one-on-one time with Jason there at the General Hospital set, but we discussed how he was thankful that I was finally starting to seem comfortable there and I was finally starting to come out of my shell and that he was glad to finally able to see that. And so, that - sorry, I have so much cold and flu medicine. What was the question?

John Bracchitta:    Oh, just how you felt when Naomi got the rose?

Megan Parris:    Okay. I was happy for her. I mean I really wanted it and I thought I was going to get it because she totally like happy with me that day. And I was the only one who didn't cry that night and our conversation there at the rooftop bar as well as on the General Hospital set was so good so I thought I had a chance to get it. But when Naomi got it, she was so happy and relieved that - that was worth it.

John Bracchitta:    Okay and one more question. Can you talk about your relationship with Erica. On the show, it seemed like you two didn't get along, but is that accurate?

Megan Parris:    No, not at all we're like BFFs.

John Bracchitta:    Okay.

Megan Parris:    She is awesome. We - she probably gave me the hardest time the first night, but seriously the next day she was like, "I totally had the wrong impression of you. I absolutely adore you." And I pretty much had that same conversation with most of the girls.

    A lot of them didn't realize that first night that I was a mother. The next morning a bunch of them came into my bedroom and said, "We had no idea you had a son." Because I literally looked at his photos 10 times a day, and so the girls were just really supportive about that and they were very forgiving of the first night and just so gracious.

    And Erica was one of them. She was just like, "You know what? You're awesome." And so she and I like, I think are two strong-headed like, well bull-headed maybe women, but um, so I don't think we have a problem talking to each other about it. We go about it different ways.

    But no, I love Erica to death. I can't wait to see her.

John Bracchitta:    Okay, great. Thanks a lot for everything again and feel better.

Megan Parris:    Sure thanks.

Operator:    Your next question comes from the line of Robert Cherry with Sewickley Herald Newspaper.

Robert Cherry:    Hi Megan, this is Bobby at the Sewickley Herald. How are you?

Megan Parris:    Good. How are you?

Robert Cherry:    Thanks for taking our call today. My first question is do you live here in Sewickley still or are you home here?

Megan Parris:    I'm here in Sewickley.

Robert Cherry:    And do people recognize you around town?

Megan Parris:    People are yeah, people are starting to recognize me. I don't get out of the house too much, but the past week or two when I have gone out of the house people have recognized me. I've had to take quite a bit of cell phone pictures with people.

Robert Cherry:    Really?

Megan Parris:    Yeah, it's been fun.

Robert Cherry:    What kind of responses - what do you get from when people realize who you are and what show you were on?

Megan Parris:    Most people are like, "I loved you on the show. You were the only real one. You stood up for yourself. You go girl."

Robert Cherry:    That's what we said here in the news room here too.

Megan Parris:    People are just really, really supportive and really fun about it and it's been pretty cool.

Robert Cherry:    What was it like being away from your son during the taping?

Megan Parris:    You know what? I'll let you in on a little secret. I actually coming out there um, missed my flight on purpose to go out there because I just couldn't do it. I couldn't leave him and you know, talked to who I needed to talk to and they re-booked a flight and I came out a day later than I was supposed to because I have such a hard time leaving him. And it was dreadfully, dreadfully painful.

    I mean I've been away from him before for a couple of days here and there, and I'm sure you know other single moms know that once in a while it's great to have weekend with your girlfriends or, you know, to let him spend time with his grandparents. But in this circumstance it was very, very difficult, um, I spent a lot of time, but I did spend a significant amount of time pretty upset and crying and bummed out.

    And I just remember, um, I tried to hide it, but when Steph got back from Legoland, she had this great book that Jason had made for her that got sent to the house one day and it was this photo book of Sophia and Steph and Jason on Sophia's birthday.

    And it was just great to look at and I mean it was so awesome that she had that experience. And I went upstairs - all the girls were still downstairs, and I went upstairs onto the balcony off my bedroom and just started bawling. I mean I really didn't want anyone to see me, but it just - it's hard to know that one of the other moms got to see their child and yours is just so far away.

    And it was really, really painful and Melissa just came upstairs and saw me and she just put her arms around me and hugged me for probably 30 minutes while I just sobbed. It was a really sweet moment.

Robert Cherry:    Do you regret doing the show because of your son? Would you take that time back or?

Megan Parris:    No, not at all. What people neglect to realize or fail to realize is that I didn't go to work after I had my son. I've been with him 24/7. I mean he doesn't even spend time with his father. It's me all the time. And I think most moms typically go back to work when their child is well, you know three-months-old or whatever. They spent more time at work 9 to 5 away from their child than I did the three weeks I was out there.

    So, I think that I'm being criticized for leaving my child, but come on. I was gone for you know, two or three weeks, and he got to spend time with his grandparents who - they absolutely loved it. They are just obsessed with him. And they got to walk around the grocery store and pretend like he was theirs, and they got to feel young again.

    And I got to kind of just, um, have some time to myself. These past two years have been - aside from having Deacon, have been hell, just with what I've been though with ex and, um, I was very grateful just to have that experience and meet women my age who at the same phase stage in my life and make these life-long friends.

    So no, I would not trade it for the world because you know I'm back to spending day in and day out with him 24-hours-a-day and he'll never know that I was gone and all these women will be in his life you know later on down the road.

    And he'll be so lucky that he has these women as you know, little Godmommies and little aunties from The Bachelor.

Robert Cherry:    And one final question Megan, do you plan to keep in touch with the women down the road and in the future?

Megan Parris:    Oh my gosh, yes. Absolutely, absolutely as far as it goes with all the girls that moved into the house um, I cannot say enough good things about them. It was just a phenomenal group. I know that we're going to plan on a vacation at least twice a year. And I just - I absolutely adore every single one of them.

Robert Cherry:    Good, well, thank you and we're sorry you didn't make it longer, but we had fun while we watched.

Megan Parris:    Yeah, it was time for me to come home. It was you know, a long time and it was time for me to go home, but thank you. I appreciate that.

Robert Cherry:    Thank you, Megan.

Megan Parris:    Sure.

Operator:    Your next question comes from the line of Carrie Bell with People Magazine.

Carrie Bell:    Hi Megan, I was just wondering - I know you said that there were people that you said you could see him you know going far with and that you didn't know exactly you know, you didn't have a guess as to who it would be specifically. But, I wondering as someone who is a mom and knows what it takes to be a mom and I think sometimes it kind of gets glossed over and everyone says, "Oh, I'm ready to be a mom or you know Ty is so great. I want to be a mom."

    Do you think that the women that are left know what they are going to be in for if they do sort of go into this instant family? And do you think that of the ones left is there one that is particularly ready for that experience?

Megan Parris:    Okay, that's a good question. This is what I will say. I think that every girl that is left is more than capable of being a loving mother. Do I think they all know what they are in for? No, because none of us do until we actually have a child. So I don't think it is really possible for them to know what they are in for. But do I think they are capable of it? Yes.

    Obviously, Steph is such a caring and nurturing soul that she would be remarkable, and it would just such a calm and relaxing and positive environment. So, I think she would be great to kind of - I think that I couldn't do it as easily as she could. So, I will definitely say that, I think that she would have much more ease doing that.

    And, but this is the thing, Jason is very clear about the fact that Ty has a mom and he is not looking for a mom for Ty. He is just looking for a wife, and obviously someone who can mentor and be like a friend to Ty, which I can identify with because I feel the same way about Deacon. I'm Deacon's only parent and I do a fine job myself. So I don't need anyone else help. So I think it would be a bit of a power struggle.

    I think Melissa would be great. I think when he falls in love with somebody, it's forever and there is no going back. And, obviously you fall in love with Jason, you fall in love with Ty.

    And I think Jillian is going to be a great mom one day. But, I think overall, probably Steph probably has the best idea as far as what it goes into to being a mom.

Carrie Bell:    Do you think that you know, because I think there are a lot of people out there who - like you said you got a little bit criticized for leaving your kids at home and I know this has happened on other shows, you know, like Big Brother and things when there are people who are parents to young children.

    And, what you were saying is that you - that Jason wants a wife. He doesn't need a mother, per se, for his kid. He is looking for - to fall in love. And I think sometimes people forget, you know, that although you are a parent you still have adult needs, you know. Can you elaborate on that a little bit like, you know you, kind of feel like?

Megan Parris:    Well, this is what I want to clarify. I didn't do this for me. I did this for Deacon. As I said before, I had just come out of a custody and child support case where in one aspect I won big because I have full custody of my son. But in the other aspect, financially pretty much I was screwed and it is very hard to give him a life that I know he deserves on my own.

    So, knowing that this is - going on a show like this, of course you are going for the experience and to possibly meet a great guy. But it is a new opportunity and you never know what can come from it. So all in all it was to give him a better life.

    Whether or not I was going to marry Jason or not who would have been a great role model for Deacon and a great friend to Deacon. I did it so I could get myself out there again and get going and possibly - and I want to be able to take care of my son by myself, you know, financially for the rest of my life. I don't want anybody's help and so doing this and being on TV I think definitely helps that. I think that it's exposure.

Carrie Bell:    Great. That's all I needed thank you.

Megan Parris:    Sure.

Operator:    Again, ladies and gentlemen, that's star 1 to ask a question. Your next question comes from the line of Rob Owen with Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

Rob Owen:    Hi, I just wanted to ask what are your future career plans are and do you expect to stay in Pittsburgh or move elsewhere.

Megan Parris:    I do expect to move elsewhere. I absolutely love Pittsburgh. Go Steelers! But I really want to get my Masters in special education and I'm trying to save money for that right now.

    I'd also - there are million things I want to do. Really, I want to go everywhere and do everything. I love coaching. I'd love to run camps, and I love doing charity work and working with the less fortunate. I really love the fashion industry. I love media. I'd love to be a sportscaster. That was my original dream long ago.

    So, there are so many things I want to do and that is why I felt like doing this and taking this experience would help me kind of figure out what direction I could go in. Like, what is feasible and what isn't.

Rob Owen:    Okay and just a plant clarification, you were not married to Deacon's father; is that correct?

Megan Parris:    We were not married.

Rob Owen:    Okay, that is what I thought. And, um, you talked about being with Deacon 24/7 but then you also said you had a job with a high-end retailer, so clearly some of the time you are out of the house working, right?

Megan Parris:    No, just recently. Since I came back from LA, before the Christmas season I went - I worked part-time at a department store and...

Rob Owen:    Are you still doing that?

Megan Parris:    No, it was just for December and a little bit in January.

Rob Owen:    All right I just wanted to clarify. Thank you.
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: marigold on February 07, 2009, 04:08:47 AM

Host Chris Harrison talks to Deanna about The Bachelor etc.

Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: marigold on February 07, 2009, 04:14:20 AM

The Seattle Times Interview with "The Bachelor," Jason Mesnick

Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: marigold on February 07, 2009, 04:36:48 AM
An interview with Stephanie:

The Bachelor Exit Interview: Stephanie Hogan Knows Best

Last time on The Bachelor, single dad Jason Mesnick made a fateful decision when he sent widower Stephanie Hogan home to Huntsville, Alabama. She was the last of the single moms and apparently Jason had decided he prefers a woman who will be able to focus on he and his 3-year old son Ty exclusively. Stephanie was memorable for her fashion sense (lots of feather boas and clingy danskin camisoles) alongside her mature attitude. At 34 she was the senior prospect, with a figure that put some of the other gals to shame.


Jason was obviously torn over his decision. Although we never saw him really warm up to Stephanie, he was clearly impressed with her maternal instincts. So much so, in fact, that he made the sweet, gentlemanly decision to fly Stephanie’s daughter, Sophia, in to the show for a heartwarming, oceanside reunion on little Sophie’s 4th birthday. It was a day Stephanie was clearly anguished over missing, and when Mom and daughter rolled over each other in the surf, there wasn’t a dry eye in the house.

The search for true love, even for a second time, has it’s price. But Stephanie was willing to pay the piper. And although she didn’t make it to the final round, she left an indelible impression. When Jason said goodbye, he took an extra moment outside the limo to send her off with kind words of encouragement and respect.

A few days later I participated in a conference call in which Stephanie talked about her time on the show, and I had the pleasure of finding out why for myself. Let’s listen in:

When you left, Jason had such wonderfully nice things to say about you. Do you think you’ll stay in touch? Do you think you guys will be friends?

I think we will, no doubt. I mean because I had such a bond with Jason and I just think that he is an incredible man. And even though we didn’t have that physical connection, chemistry, I still think our friendship will remain strong.

And who knows? There’s many things that - many avenues that we possibly could connect on especially with being single parents and having children the same age.

I sort of feel that you’re the bachelorette that most touched everyone’s heart. How do you feel about that?

Well thank you for that. I appreciate that. that was just kind of to my surprise because I was just - I went into it completely just being myself.

And I wondered - people had told me that it was probably going to be tough, because being in the home with so many other girls and that it might be difficult for me.

But I didn’t seem to think it was difficult at all. As a matter of fact, I love getting to know people and what makes them tick. And so - and I can appreciate the positive as well as the negative in people because nobody is perfect.

Would you want to be the Bachelorette if they asked you to do that next time?

I think at this point in my life - well first of all, I think it would be probably a few months before they would ask me and nobody said anything about that first of all. But, I would probably evaluate that and see where I am in my life.

I hope that I’ll have some - maybe some good fellas come out of this, you know. I could be dating somebody at that time and if it’s something serious then I’d want to honor his wishes and, of course remain with him and not do it.

But if I were single, then I would probably say, yeah, I’d do it. I’d give it a shot.

Who are you rooting for?

You know what, I think I’m going to have to just watch - honestly watch for the hometown dates and see how he connects with the families because I did say one thing to Jason and this is you do marry the family.

He asked for one piece of advice and - which was - this was off-camera and he said ‘what is one piece of advice you’d give me?’ He said because I mean I trust you and I value your opinion. And I said well just remember, you’ve got your hometown dates coming up and really evaluate that, and you do marry into the family. And just see where you fit in, in all of that.

And family is too demanding of you or they’re going to be too overbearing, or if they seem to mesh perfect with you or - look at all those things.

How did it feel when Jason made such a point to speak highly of you in front of everyone after the elimination? Did you appreciate that gesture?

You know what, that really overwhelmed me. I was just very thankful. I guess I was surprised. I mean I think I was just - I could feel my - you know that feeling where you feel your heart beating out of your chest kind of feeling?

It was like, wow, I didn’t really know that he felt that way. And I certainly - I thought the girls liked me. I had a good feeling about that, but I just didn’t realize that they would be so emotional.

And from my understanding - I mean I’ve not been one who’s watched The Bachelor or The Bachelorette a whole lot. So I mean I didn’t even know what a two-on-one date was.

When they told me I was going to have to go on one, and I was like really, what is that? And they were like, somebody goes home. I’m like, oh, ouch.

But, I just was overwhelmed at that last thing because from my understanding no one’s ever left the show like that, as far as saying something in front of all the other contestants or people…

And was there any point that you felt you might be the one eliminated over the course of that week?

Yeah, I had my reservations just because I felt like Jason and I connected on emotional levels and mentally.

And just with our children we connected. But as far as like a passion of like when he walked in the room did he just absolutely overwhelm me, and do I think I did that for him? No. Because you have to have that. Yyou just got to say, oh my gosh, I want to be with you forever. So I mean, we were just more friends.

The show covered it pretty extensively, but could you talk a little bit about that one-on-one date with Jason when you celebrated Sophia’s birthday?

Oh my goodness. First of all, it was just breathtaking. It was just - I was so overwhelmed that he would have brought my daughter there on her birthday because I had thought all day, while I was in the limousine and they were taking me and I had no idea where I was going and the date card had said “Will you come play with me?”

And I thought, okay, let’s see what we’ll be doing here. Are we bungee jumping or are we - I had no idea it would be like bringing Sophia there. I had tried to call Sophia and she wasn’t at home, and nobody answered. And, I still - one thing about me is I try to be optimistic, and so I thought well, I’ll probably get to talk to talk to her later.

But when she just came running down that beach, I about fainted. My knees buckled and she came with all her force and just ran over me.

I remember having sand from head-to-toe, and they were like do you need to change? I mean you’re soaking wet. And I was like no, I don’t need to change. I’m used to being dirty. We’re both used to being dirty.

But we just went all day and just really had a relaxing, fun, fun time. And, I think he got to see a side of me - you know I am - I’ve grown up as a ballet dancer so I, I can have an appearance, I think, of looking like I’m - I don’t know, just being held up straight because you know how a dancer - their stance is?

But I got to really - I felt like we got to show him a side of us that was like silly and like, at one point, we had a picnic and I stuffed like 20 grapes in my mouth.

And like Sophia started stuffing them in her mouth. They didn’t show that but that would’ve definitely been on Talk Soup. But it was just fun. Sophia just - her eyes - and there were moments when I was on the rides with her and I just held her. And she was just wet in her swimsuit and I just held her on my lap and just loved on her.

And I couldn’t ask for anything more. I thought f this is all I get from this - if I walk home without love, what a positive and magnificent experience for both of us.

You said many times that you envisioned starting a family with Jason. How would you have dealt with that if it had actually become a reality with having to move Sophia to Seattle?

Well I just think, you would have to adjust. And, I am used to the south, but I appreciate all parts of the country. I mean I have traveled a lot and, of course, been up north. And I can appreciate people in the north and so I would just move my family there. It’s not where you are, it’s how you build your family.

If you could’ve taken Jason back for your hometown date what would the two of you have done?

Oh, I think we would’ve probably just hung out around my home. I think we would have maybe barbecued out back. I have a pool out back and a hot tub.

We probably just would’ve cranked the music up and had some margaritas, and let the kids run around and, just show him what - I do like to be at home so we’d have probably just stayed home.

I could never quite put my finger on how you felt when you were put in these situations where it’s really easy to become jealous like the two-on-one date with Nikki. How did you handle the competition aspect of being on The Bachelor?

Well I think for one thing I didn’t look at it as competing with other girls. I looked at it as am I a match for him? So I could see all the things all the other girls had.

And, somebody - you’re never going to be - have everything you want or everything you desire.

I mean there are things on my body that I would like - be like gosh, I wish I had - my butt wasn’t so flat or I wish - whatever, trouble spots you have to work on.

And nobody is going to be perfect. So I just looked at it as not competing with others. I looked at it as am I right for him and does he like what I have to offer him? And do I like what he has to offer me?

I mean it wasn’t just him in this. It was me, too, because I mean - not in a selfish way but I mean, I feel like I’m a catch too as well, just as much as he is.

I mean - and please understand in that way if I’m quoted on that, it’s not in an arrogant way at all because I fall short in many ways.

I’m wondering if you’ve paid attention to any of the feedback you’ve gotten from being on the show, positive or negative from shows like the Soup or from blogs online. Do you pay attention to any of that?

I really don’t. I wish I could say I did but, I work for nine surgeons and I’ve pretty much got a torch lit underneath me, and I keep going like an Energizer Bunny working because I’ve had to, really pick.

And, because I have been out of the field for awhile I need to focus on my job. And I just don’t have time to really focus on that. And I think, if they say negative stuff it could get me more down.
And, I don’t have to have a reality check. I just - I don’t have an inflated feeling of myself and I don’t think I ever would just because of my raising.

What were your impressions of Seattle?

I thought Seattle was gorgeous. I can remember the airplane after - when we landed and just looking at the - all of the green and the nature. It was just beautiful.

And when we drove in the limousine getting to the hotel and just downtown, it’s so different from the south. It’s just like what I said about appreciating different places. It reminds me so much of New York or Chicago.

I wish I would’ve gotten to see the fresh market. That’s my only regret. I mean there was so many more things I would’ve loved to have done. Just it looked like you all had some neat art galleries and just walk down the street…

What did you like the best? On your group date you guys did the Argosy cruise. What else did you get to do that maybe didn’t get shown on the episode?

Well, we did that and then we did, of course, the radio thing. And we got to walk down the streets some which was - I thought it was neat because it is so different than - with the high rise buildings and it’s very different than Alabama. And so I got to enjoy that aspect of it and the weather was somewhat different as well. And I like that cool, crisp air.

When I was driving the boat I just - it was just gorgeous being able to look around at the skyline. And, I did think, wow, this could be my home, you know. It did run through my mind.

Was there any discussion about maybe Jason moving to live with the winner instead of, the winner coming to Seattle?

To my knowledge there was no discussion of that. That was not - I don’t know about that. I think they would probably - I think he’s pretty grounded in Seattle because of his ex-wife. Which is understandable.

You were in a different stage of life than some of the other women there. Did you connect with a lot of them or did you find some of them kind of, not as mature - maybe not ready to become a step-mom?

I can honestly say that I did connect with the other girls very well. I think it’s because I allowed them to be themselves and took them for what they were. I mean whether they were 24-years-old - I mean I know how I was at 24 and I’m sure there were some things that I was like whoa, why did I say that?

So, I could appreciate that. But like Molly, she’s 24. We worked out a lot and I was like you do not act 24. I mean, I would have thought she was - her maturity level was much like a 34-year-old.

And I would say, there were some girls in the house that were probably a little bit more mature but because that was their age bracket, or maybe hadn’t been through quite as many experiences.

It’s all in what you experience in life I think that kind of puts you there and makes you react to things differently.

I said it the other night, it was like okay, walking down the aisle with my ten-week-old just, sealing the casket and walking up the aisle that to me was something to hit the panic button about and be distraught, and just completely broken-hearted over.

This was not something like that, because I look at the opportunity and say, wow, I could get a wonderful man out of this.

You mentioned Sophia quite a few times but you haven’t actually talked about how she felt about this whole experience. I mean did she kind of get where her mom was going or what you were doing, those kinds of things?

You know what, she had no idea. She still to this day - it is so funny, she thinks I videoed and she thinks it’s just a video. She doesn’t know she’s on TV.

She doesn’t even hardly watch it. I mean she has no idea about - she is so busy. She’s much like I was as a child. She’s not afraid to just get into everything.

The last Bachelor show that was aired when, you know, of course, I made my exit she was outside in the garage painting a canvas. And I want her to be a child.

Earlier, you were also mentioning that yours and Jason’s kids are obviously close in age and everything. Is there ever, going to be like a playdate in the future with Sophia and Ty, or anything like that?

Shoot, I think that would be so much fun! Of course, I want the best for him and whatever happens and which girl he chooses, I would never overstep my boundaries or anything.

I could see if I met a great guy and he ended up with one of the girls, and us being able to have kids together that would be a lot of fun. And just kind of - to catch up because I’ll have seen — as well as the world will have seen — them fall in love. And of course that’d be interesting to see. I’d be interested to know.

So how is your life now that you’ve returned home?

Well it’s - I mean it’s pretty simple. I have been recognized different places when I go places. And I think - all in all, I think my hometown is very supportive and, of course, all my friends want to see me find someone. So they’re just - they hope I’m not heartbroken.

And of course, I’m - I really had to explain that that, so many people called me crying and just saying, oh, we hope you’re okay. And, we think you’re wonderful and you’re going to find somebody.
And I thought, you all, I’m really okay, you know. It’s - I trust that I will find someone and it’ll be better than ever. So - but things have changed a little bit. A lot of people - there are strangers who come up and hug me.

And I’m open to that. I’m - as long as I can tell they’re not shady or anything like that, I guess they feel like they’ve watched the show and they kind of have a - feel like they know me.

As the show progressed, you became more prominent. So I guess people would just recognize you more often than you may realize.

Yeah. And I think if - like I said on the show, if my story could touch anyone, I mean even a viewer if they were to lose their husband or one of their loved ones tomorrow and, just to know that, don’t just lay in the bed and not keep living your life.

Get out there and - take some healing time for yourself but then you’ve got to put yourself out there and go for it, and try to find love again.

Now, this wasn’t the first attempt that you’ve made since the passing of your husband. Had you tried to find true love again?

Yeah, I mean I dated a couple of guys here but I waited a full year after my husband passed away before I even thought about it. Plus, I was - had a 10-week-old. So, I just took that time to be with her, focus on her. And then I dated a couple of guys. And, it went well with them but they were actually both younger than me and no children. So it was a little bit of a - some adjustment.

Is there anybody special now?

No.

So you’re wide open then?

Yeah.

This season they had that first new twist, the ballot. What was your reaction once you realized that you actually had to vote or had a chance to vote someone else off the show?

Oh, I think you saw my face on that. They kept on showing my face and I was like - I was in shock. I was like I hardly even know these people. I mean I hardly know these girls to vote them off the show this quick.

I was shocked about that. I wanted to put a phony name. I didn’t want any part of it, you know. Because, really what I thought - I thought, wow, that could easily be my name that they might put. I mean I had no idea. You go into somthing, hoping for the best but I had no expectation. I mean I was - I’m not overly confident on anything because I know that with reality shows anything can happen.

Can you say who you did vote for and why?

No. Because I had such a hard time with that, I would rather not even say because I ended up liking her.

That’s very decent of you.

Yeah, thank you.

On the blogosphere you’re quite known for your fashion sense. Can you tell us about that?

I call myself a clothes horse. I think it just comes from me doing theater and, vocal performance and not being afraid to dress up. And I just love fashion. I do a few runway shows here a year in Birmingham, and I just love to see the latest styles and what looks good, and what’s designed for women and men.

You must have had quite a time deciding what to pack in your trunk?

I did. That was crazy. And, I think some of the girls were kind of like, oh my gosh, you have five suitcases? And I was like, yeah, I do. I’m pretty embarrassed about it, too.

And I said but you all are welcome to wear anything. My friends who know me in town are like - they were like yeah, I knew that she’d do that because I let everybody wear everything.

I have this new pair of shoes and my friend came over the other night. She goes, oh my gosh, ‘I want to wear these.’ And I said, ‘well I know you might.’

‘Can I wear them once at least before you wear them?’ She was like, ‘no, I’m wearing them.’ I was like, ‘okay you can wear them.’

You seemed the most well-rounded person. Had you ever piloted a boat before?

No, I had not. That was just really a cool feeling to be up there with the captain and like I said, I felt like I’m in charge. It was a good feeling.

You looked like a natural.

Well, thank you. I would do that again. Man that was a treat.

Going through the course of the show did you feel like you were ever really in it, like you would ever really be the one that he chose or did you get the feeling early on that, maybe it wasn’t going to end up like that?

As far as the physical connection I felt like - and I think this is because of me being in acting and different things. And I kind of looked for signals from him like that eye connection, that direct type - for him to touch my hand and I didn’t necessarily feel that. And I initially thought well, maybe he’s just not that way. But, I remember - the man I was married to he, you know, would touch me on the face and on my hands, and run his fingers through my hair. And I sensed that Jason wasn’t doing that so, I had my reservations.

Do you think Jason - knowing him like you do or as well as you got to know him during the show, do you think he might be better off with a single mom or, can he make it work with somebody who doesn’t have any kids?

I think he can make it work. I think as long as the love is there and the passion is there - that Ty has a mommy. And that if they’re there in Seattle then, all that he’s got to do is make sure that the girl is willing to give him enough time with Ty and that she can be adaptable to needing to support his needs too, and little Ty’s needs as well because we all know that children - they get sick and, we can’t go to the party or we can’t go to the big dinner we’re supposed to got to.

Was there any feeling on your part that maybe he stuck it out with you as long as he did because of Sophia?

Oh, I think so. I think that, I think that he saw the way I mothered Sophia and he was attracted to that. I really do, because a child you can tell if they’re extroverted or you can tell if they’re timid and they’re scared about things. And you can tell about their manners. You can tell if they’re appreciative…

So you think he was a little bit attracted to you because of the way he saw you had raised Sophia?

I would like to think so because I mean she’s my pride and joy. I want her to make the world a better place.

You said after your elimination that you hoped your story would reach people and inspire them. Since your elimination have you talked to people who have been affected by your story?

Yeah, I actually have. And, as a matter of fact I talked to a guy - of course, he did not even know I was doing the show. But, you wonder why you’re put in situations. And when I was on the way back from Seattle, I sat next to a guy who was just distraught. I mean he was having such a difficult time. And we got to talking and I, you know, I told him that I had lost my husband.

And he said well, I’m going through a divorce and I have three children. And I just spent Halloween up here with my three children in Seattle, and I have to go back to Atlanta and be without them for several months. And he said how am I going to get through this?

And I felt like right then I was in a moment to just build him up, and try to give him some advice, and just tell him, look for positive things and take each day - you’re going to be a little bit stronger. And surround yourself with people who don’t tear you down, but who bring you up and don’t make you see the negative stuff. And I mean, that is what I will continue to do.

We wish you the best of luck on that Stephanie. Good luck to you!

Thank you! You too!

Don’t miss the next episode of The Bachelor when Jason Mesnick travels to the hometowns of The Final Four.

Link: http://www.fancast.com/blogs/tv-news/the-bachelor-exit-interview-stephanie-hogan-knows-best/ (http://www.fancast.com/blogs/tv-news/the-bachelor-exit-interview-stephanie-hogan-knows-best/)
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: marigold on February 07, 2009, 11:57:01 AM
An interesting article:

Axed 'The Bachelor' Suitor Prefers to be Friends

After The Bachelor Jason Mesnick admitted that his date with her remained to be his favorite so far, single mom and medical marketing representative Stephanie Hogan said that after she was eliminated from the show, she realized she rather be friends with Mesnick.

“I had my reservations,” Hogan, 34, says, “just because I felt Jason and I connected on emotional levels and mentally and with our children, but as far as passion of when you walk in the room and he just absolutely overwhelms you, do I think I did that for him?  No.”

The said date was a very memorable one-on-one where they celebrated Hogan's daughter Sophia's fourth birthday.

“I was just so overwhelmed that he would have brought my daughter there on her birthday because I had thought about her all day, and while I was in the limousine and they were taking me and I had no idea where I was going.  The date card had said "Will you come play with me?" and I thought "Okay, lets see. What can we be doing today?"  I had no idea it would be like bringing Sophia there.”

When her daughter Sophia came running down the beach, she said she just about fainted.  “My knees buckled and she came at me with all her force and just ran over me.”

Hogan furthermore clarified what she said about one of the contestants, 24-year-old flight attendant Naomi, not being on the same maturity level as she and Mesnick.

“I just seemed to think at that point that, and it's not a bad thing on Naomi, I thought she was really a cute girl.  I was just thinking of Jason as far as having a child and what stage he was in.  I saw her maturity level as not as mature as some of the other girls. I can't really get into anything else.”
 
Link: http://www.buddytv.com/articles/the-bachelor/axed-the-bachelor-suitor-prefe-26215.aspx (http://www.buddytv.com/articles/the-bachelor/axed-the-bachelor-suitor-prefe-26215.aspx)
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on February 08, 2009, 12:02:00 PM
Reminder....Bachelor airs one hour later than usual tomorrow 2/9 due to Obama's press conference.
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: tory on February 09, 2009, 01:21:42 PM
omg ty for the interview s mg.. i read trough megans and it took me like an hr.. it was good, i new she said she was from va beach sry to here her dead beat hub still lives here aperantly. i hate the court system here i have 3 chikdern and had to fight my x trew thease same va beach courts for years 2 . and i bearly got any child support  the judges here r a night mare. the last time i went was 2 yrs ago my son was 17 and i was tird of my x getting away with crap so i asked dcsc to drop it and they looked at me like i was crazy and did not no how to do it.. any way sry about the rant..her x must b a compleat dirt bag for her to get full coustody here. i no that for fact, it is all most imposible in va beach for 1 parent to get full costody i tryed..so i am glad she got to get away and do the batchlor how awsome was that for her all so was it me or did that rob intervewer ask lawer like questions.. huumm he was anoying..again sry for the sp and the rants and ty ty for all the info all so i heard about that utub vid yd from a friend about melissa.. i hope it is her jmo..
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: marigold on February 09, 2009, 02:24:36 PM

omg ty for the interview s mg.. i read trough megans and it took me like an hr..


 :lol:  I know what you mean I need to sit down with a cup of coffee to get through it
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: marigold on February 09, 2009, 02:29:07 PM

ABC Television Network

PRESS RELEASE

TRANSCRIPT FROM THE 2/5 "THE BACHELOR" TELECONFERENCE WITH ELIMINATED BACHELORETTE STEPHANIE HOGAN

It's another long one so here is the link to read it:

Link:   http://www.abcmedianet.com/assets/pr/html/020909_01.html (http://www.abcmedianet.com/assets/pr/html/020909_01.html)
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: marigold on February 09, 2009, 02:34:50 PM

From ABC

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23

8:00 - 10:00 PM EST

SCHEDULED    Tonight's program is "THE BACHELOR: The Women Tell All"
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on February 10, 2009, 01:14:04 AM
Chris Harrison's weekly blog:

I have great news for all of you who have been begging (alright, just asking nicely) for more bloopers and behind-the-scenes stuff. This season's Women Tell All special will be two hours. We have already shot a couple segments for this special. I sat down with Jason and got his perspective on the show now that he's had a chance to see it on TV and witness those moments that happened when he wasn't around. We also went through several bloopers and highlights that have never been seen before and didn't make the show. This special will air in two weeks.

Let's deal with some of my favorite comments of yours from this past week. Alana mentioned she watches the show with her husband Roger who's a Marine. I love that couples watch the show together but wanted to give a special salute to any and all of our viewers who serve our country. They do the real work so we have the right to do silly things like blog and tink champagne glasses. Thank you, Roger! Many of you asked about the house where Jason is staying and where we shoot deliberation. This, as many of you commented, is not Jason's real house. This is a house we rented from a lovely couple that I had the pleasure of meeting and sharing a glass of vino with. This is a very cool house, but I don't think any parent would really want to raise a kid in a house completely surrounded by water. We used this house because it looks great and it's only about ten minutes away from the hotel where all the girls stayed and the rose ceremonies were held. Jason does live in Kirkland (which you saw on Deanna's season) which is much further away. A few of you gave me a hard time about my Green Day reference last week. You guys were so right I should have mentioned a local Seattle band like U2.

The hometown week is a rough one on the cast and crew, but it's one of my favorite episodes because, as the old saying goes, you can't pick your family. This is also the first time the women are out of the "bubble" and back around the people they love and trust the most. I always find it interesting how they explain their feelings and how the family and friends react. We started up in Canada with Jillian. This is a perfect example of how a hometown can change everything you know about somebody. Jill went from this happy-go-lucky girl to the woman explaining how her family struggled with but survived her mother suffering from depression. An incredible story and a very touching moment when she opened up to Jason about this. Bottom line: Jason and Jillian left this week closer than they've ever been.

We then dropped down into Grand Rapids Michigan to visit Molly. There are a few entertaining things you didn't get a chance to see on this date. Jason played beer pong with Molly's family for a couple hours. Also not shown (but you will see it on the Women Tell All special) was Jason losing a bet on the golf course to Molly and having to take his pants off and give them to her. He walked off the course in his boxers! I guess my biggest question for Molly's family is...hats? And the hat box? Apparently, in Jason's mind Molly looks like Jack Nicholson's version of the Joker. Jason told me later he couldn't believe Molly's mom asked him to sketch her. He had no idea what to do and is clearly not an artist. Overall this was also a good hometown visit and he enjoyed his time with Molly and her family.

Then came possibly the greatest hometown date in the history of hometown dates: Naomi in California. It's like a buffet. Where do I start? Let's begin with Naomi's mom's brilliant words to live by: "be one with the hula hoop." I think if we all live by that mantra this world will be a better place. Before any of you start commenting that our devious producers made this up, we didn't...the dead dove was for real. I know. I can't believe it either, but we had nothing to do with this. Jason told me he swore he was being punk'd. The whole time he kept waiting for everybody to start laughing and let him in on the joke, but alas, it was no joke. So he just mumbled his way through it, trying to keep a straight face. I also love the fact that Naomi's mom said the dove killed itself on the windshield of her car and that it wasn't her fault. If I had been there I would have eulogized Rosie (they really named the dead dove?) with these profound thoughts: Rosie, oh blessed bird of peace, I'm sorry it all had to end this way, but thank you for blessing us with maybe the best TV moment I've ever witnessed! As if the dead dove wasn't enough TV gold, Naomi's mom actually one-upped herself by asking Jason about his thoughts on reincarnation. One moment we didn't show you was that Naomi's mom believes she is Joan of Arc reincarnated. (On a side note: I believe I'm Keith Richards reincarnated....what's that? He's not dead yet?) The look on Jason's face while talking to Naomi's mom was priceless. Jason somehow survives Naomi's mom only to be peppered by her dad Hector about his thoughts on Jesus. The fact that Jason is Jewish made this a terrific conversation. Naomi later admitted that maybe we should have discussed our faith before this hometown visit....You think! One last note before I wrap up Naomi's hometown. This was her family's house. I was a little thrown off, as I'm sure you guys were, when you saw the slot machines and the bathroom doors that had male and female signs on them. I could blog another five pages on this date but let's just think of Rosie the blessed dove and fly on. Bottom line: Jason was a little thrown off by this hometown visit (as most humans would have been) and wasn't sure this was the right fit for him and Ty.

While Jason was still trying to recover from his time with Naomi he flew into Dallas only to be told he won't be allowed to meet Melissa's family because they aren't comfortable with the "publicness" of this. This is my official position on this whole ordeal. I fully respect Melissa's parents for not coming on the show and even understand it. They didn't sign up for this, their daughter did. But, while I respect their decision a whole bunch of red flags came up for me, as they did for Jason. Not meeting her parents on TV is one thing but when Jason found out none of her closest friends really knew her family either, that was a little odd. Everything he learned about Melissa on this date was puzzling for him and for the first time really made him question their connection. This is one of those very real situations we've all been in where your heart and gut are telling you one thing, but your head is screaming another. This is not over yet and they will continue to talk about this and deal with it next week on the exotic dates.

We all flew back to Seattle for the deliberation and rose ceremony. Before you blow up the blogosphere, let me just say my wife hated the sweater I was wearing as well. I have to admit, I did kind of look like a priest, but that was in honor of the blessed dead dove Rosie. My outfit aside, this was a very serious and long deliberation as Jason was trying to piece together what was a very long, exhausting and strange week. The decision to let Naomi go was tough for Jason, but he clearly knew she was the one to go this week. He has a very strong connection with the other three and truly feels Naomi has plans that don't really fit with him and Ty right now. A few tidbits from the rose ceremony: The actual ceremony was held in a grand ballroom just up a flight of stairs from the lobby. The hotel hung a big curtain across the stairs to block it from view. We asked the city of Seattle to help us out and block off the street just outside the hotel for a few minutes while Jason walked Naomi out to the limo. This would allow us to have the privacy we needed. They were happy to help but not knowing we were doing this for privacy, the city sent out a press release announcing that the street would be closed for the shooting of the Bachelor television show. Obviously not the best situation, but it was late and we could clearly see there were no photogs around capturing this moment. As Jason announced, we are all off to New Zealand for the final two weeks of the show, and, if you do the math, I'm sure you realize Deanna will be back very soon! Thank you for another great week and I think it's only fitting that we all take a moment and say our goodbyes... to Rosie!
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: marigold on February 10, 2009, 04:56:39 AM
Jason's Blog:

Bachelor Jason Blogs About Hometown Dates, Letting Doves Fly

Last night, the Bachelor’s Jason Mesnick trekked all over North America (literally) to visit with the families and friends of the four remaining women — Jillian, Molly, Naomi and Melissa. Here’s what Jason had to say about crossing the border (Oh, Canada, is right!), hitting the fairways of Michigan, the freeways of Southern California and the meeting some friendly folks in Dallas.

What a week! It truly couldn’t have been any better. These four girls, their friends and families are all “AMAZING.” Yes, I know I am getting a lot of flack for using that word over and over again. But there are really no other words that better describe this entire experience. Unbelievable, unreal, great, fantastic are great words, too. But you know what? The best way to describe this experience, the women and all the fun that comes with them is just “AMAZING.”

I had a great time with Jill and her family. She is exactly like her dad — fun, outgoing, caring and honest. I am so thankful that Jillian shared her mother’s story of battling depression with me. I found it so incredibly brave, and I now have a better understanding of why Jill is as strong and supportive as she is. She has always needed to be there for her family, so it was only natural for her to be there for the other girls when they needed it. Her grandma was hilarious. She came in and put a pair of Canadian flag boxers on my head. We all got a great laugh out of it. But what you didn’t see on the show is that they actually got me to put the boxers on as well. I had a blast, and Jillian’s family really set the bar quite high as I headed into three more hometown dates.

Being a golfer my entire life, I was blown away seeing Molly in her preppy gear. That was every golfer’s dream come true! She definitely got a hole in one that day…I wish that you guys had gotten to see more of the hat box at Molly’s house. There were literally 50 to 60 hats in there, and by digging in, I really had to opportunity to be part of a welcoming family tradition. As for the art activity, I admit that I am not much of an artist. But I did my best to portray what I see as Molly’s most beautiful attributes — her smile and her amazing eyes. But I didn’t do her any justice.

My date with Naomi was a real roller-coaster ride… almost literally. Unfortunately, you didn’t get to see the very “memorable” horseback ride that we took together. My horse got a little spooked and started spinning in circles. I really thought it was trying to buck me off. Luckily, I slipped of the back of the horse and it took off. I know it’s not the thing to do if you are trying to impress a girl, but I don’t have much experience with horses!

As for hula-hooping, clearly I suck! I don’t think I have done it since I was about six and that really showed. Let’s just say that I have officially retired from hula-hooping. As for the dead dove, I honestly thought it was a joke at first and I was just playing along. That was until the bag was opened and a feather flew out. I thought, Are you kidding me? Is this really happening? Am I really about to do a eulogy for a wild dove?’ I had no idea what to say. Really, I think Naomi’s mom was just having fun with us all.

I had an interesting conversation with Naomi’s father about religion. I am not a person that has practiced a lot of religious faith. My conversation with her father was very unexpected. He is a great man with a lot of faith and I learned a lot about him and I really respect his belief system.

My trip to Dallas was great. Of course I was disappointed that Melissa’s parents were not comfortable meeting me under these circumstances, but I do respect their wishes. I know that there was a part of Melissa that I wasn’t able to see. But I also know that her parents didn’t ask to be a part of this journey and they made the decision that was best for them. But it did allow me to meet some of her very best friends and see a part of her that I wouldn’t have been able to see otherwise. I was able to get a real glimpse at her everyday life, and what it would be like to continue hanging out with her. I loved seeing her with her friend’s children. The tooth fairy box that Melissa made for Ty was so thoughtful and showed me how much attention she was paying to everything I said. It also showed me that she was not just thinking about me, but she was thinking about Ty as well.

The rose ceremony was tough because I had to say goodbye to Naomi. She and I are very similar in so many ways. I made my decision because I realized in my heart that Naomi has huge wings and she needs to fly and experience more in the world. She is a great girl and I know I made the right decision for all of us.

Seriously, next week is going to be AMAZING. I take Moll, Mel and Jill to New Zealand for the ride of our lives.

Link: http://tvwatch.people.com/2009/02/10/bachelor-jason-blogs-about-hometown-dates-letting-doves-fly/ (http://tvwatch.people.com/2009/02/10/bachelor-jason-blogs-about-hometown-dates-letting-doves-fly/)
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: tory on February 10, 2009, 10:07:47 AM
excatly  what id mg. i have coffie in hand right now lol..last nigth was fun on the batchlor i had the feeling he was going to send namoi home, i don't no how they do it when they get down to thease few ppl all quility ppl..jmo i totaly understand mellisa parents . i would not want my heart borken on natanial tv if he dumps her ( i don't think he does) and some of the dads in past seasons must fell horrable for there daughters some might blam it on something they said or did jmo..i can't wait toill u and will post u r jmo's about last ng's ep, andchris's blog has been something i look fw 2 also..
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on February 10, 2009, 10:21:00 AM
Naomi's elimination

Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on February 10, 2009, 10:32:36 AM
The editors of last night's show are so BUSTED!

During the rose ceremony shown on tv last night we saw Molly getting her rose first, followed by Jillian and ending with Melissa getting the last rose, right?

Actually, that was not the order...it was edited that way due to emotions and such...someone caught a still frame of Melissa walking away from Jason after getting her "supposedly the last rose of the evening" and there was STILL ONE ROSE left on the table. So Jillian really was the last one to get a rose.

See the picture and look at the table closely!

(http://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv274/ljav62/Snapshot25.jpg)
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: tory on February 10, 2009, 10:46:45 AM
u r good will ty.. :tup:
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on February 10, 2009, 11:10:42 AM
Think about it....

If I recall correctly, during the rose ceremony on 1/26 where Jason did not hand out the last rose and decided to cut an extra person that night, I think Stephanie was the last one to get a rose and she got eliminated a week later.

Naomi got the last rose last week and she got eliminated last night.

We saw Melissa getting the last rose on TV last night but it was edited that way. It was Jillian who got the last rose.

What does that tell you about next week? 
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on February 10, 2009, 12:23:29 PM
From people.com

The Bachelor: No Rose for Naomi After Hometown Date

Hometown date week on The Bachelor is usually exciting, intense and wacky — and this season’s installment took it even further. Jason Mesnick met a goofy grandma in Canada, parents with past lives and a dead dove in California, and played golf in Michigan. But he didn’t get to meet the folks in Texas because one family refused their 15 minutes of reality TV fame. – Carrie Bell

O Canada: Jason’s first stop on his meet-the-parents tour was Kelowna, British Columbia, where Jillian’s family resides and where she spent the last 20 summers touching toes with Ogo Pogo, the resident lake monster. At the winery, Jillian let Jason in on some family secrets, including that her mother had suffered from depression. Her confessions reeled Jason closer. Next up was dinner with the parents and her cousin. Her mom’s toast was as cheesy as a greeting card, but her private questions for Jason were thoughtful. Both parents were very honest about their tumultuous relationship and its affect on Jillian, which Jason appreciated almost as much as he liked their jokes. Then, granny showed up with maple leaf boxers, which she inexplicably put on Jason’s head.

Golly Miss Molly: Next, Jason jetted to Grand Rapids, Mich., to hang with Molly. He was nervous because Molly won’t date anyone without her parents’ approval. They started the day at the country club for a round of golf (She had to buy Jason a club-suitable outfit.), a picnic and kisses. Pre-dinner, conversation was fairly stilted until mom broke out her hat collection. It got stranger when she made Jason draw a picture of his favorite memory of Molly’s face. (We get that mom wanted to see if he could roll with the punches, but not sure Molly appreciated her Joker smile.)

Crazy Town: Jason visited Naomi in Lake Elsinore, Calif., and experienced the kookiest family in Bachelor history. Naomi reiterated that she was ready for marriage and that Ty was an added bonus. Jason still had reservations and thought seeing her around her loved ones would help him figure it out. Then came the hula hoop circle and the bird funeral. Naomi’s mom told Jason to be one with a hoop and then asked him to say the eulogy for a dove she killed with her windshield, brought home and stored in the fridge. Dad encouraged Jason to accept Jesus Christ as his savior and Jason looked very uncomfortable. Mom then talked about psychic powers, indigo truth-seekers, reincarnation and her theory that we come from the future.

Ditched in Dallas: Jason then journeyed to Texas to picnic by a lake with Melissa. She made a present for Ty (a tooth fairy cash box because he’s currently obsessed with the legend) and Jason ate it up. The victory was short-lived, though, as she broke the news that her family refused to participate in the show. “The family is a big part of [making] a decision who I want to spend my life with,” Jason said. He had to settle for a night with her married friends and kids. The tots were drawn to Melissa, which scored her more points. He tried to interrogate them about her family, but they didn’t know much. During a private nightcap at her suite, she listed the traits she inherited from each of her parents and cited how private they were. They shared some hot-and-heavy hugs and kisses but she still worried, “How do you propose if you can’t meet her parents?”

E-Limo-Nated: In the end, not getting face time with the folks did not mean the end of Mel and Jason. Instead, he did not give a rose to Naomi. Jason walked her out, stopping at the breakup bench to explain, “It is not about any fault that you have. In my heart, I think we’re in different places. [You're] not the right fit for me.” She broke down in the limo, and said, “I don’t care about having a love life at this point. I’m better off on my own. I have no idea where I go from here.”



Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: marigold on February 10, 2009, 12:55:17 PM

ABC Press Release

IT'S A ROMANTIC WHIRLWIND FOR THE FINAL THREE BACHELORETTES, AS JASON SWEEPS THEM AWAY FOR FANTASY OVERNIGHT DATES IN NEW ZEALAND, ON "THE BACHELOR," MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16
 
Romantic adventures await Jason and the final three women - Jillian, Molly and Melissa - as they travel to the other side of the world for overnight dates in New Zealand. From beautiful mountain excursions to exotic botanical adventures, the dates are filled with excitement and passion, as Jason continues to explore what his future would be like with each of these potential mates. At the end of each evening, the Bachelor will present the Bachelorette with an invitation to spend the night in a "fantasy suite," with the hope that she will accept. But will she? It's a wild, romantic ride with each of the women -- until Jason has to make a heart-wrenching decision to eliminate one of them - on "The Bachelor," MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16 (8:00-10:00 p.m., ET) on ABC.

Arriving in style, Jason swoops in to pick up Jillian in a helicopter. Once on a mountaintop for a romantic picnic overlooking a lake, they discuss their views on love and marriage. Then, after a wonderful afternoon together as the couple shares an intimate dinner, Jillian lays her heart on the line and tells Jason she's falling in love with him.

Molly takes a leap of faith with Jason on a thrilling day of bungee jumping off a stunning bridge in the mountains of New Zealand. That night at dinner she challenges herself again, as she fully opens up to Jason and lets her guard down. Molly expresses her feelings to Jason to prove that she doesn't want to lose him, and hopes that she isn't too late.

Finally, Jason takes Melissa on an exhilarating boat ride at the Botanical Gardens on a beautiful vessel once owned by Sir Winston Churchill. But the date isn't all smooth sailing. Jason has some serious concerns about Melissa. Later the couple go to the Stoneridge Estate and spend an intimate evening in a hot pool overlooking the mountains. Frightened she'll lose him, Melissa tells Jason she wants to take their relationship to next level.

Jason is more confused than ever as he heads into the rose ceremony in New Zealand. With three women and only two roses, he makes a tough decision and sends one woman home in tears, while the final two prepare to meet his family and hope that he will choose them in the dramatic season finale.

The remaining three women are:

Jillian, 29, an interior designer from Peace River, Alberta, Canada
Melissa, 25, a sales representative from Dallas, TX
Molly, 24, a department store buyer from Grand Rapids, MI
 
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on February 10, 2009, 01:22:05 PM
From the new issue of TV Guide:

The Bachelor: The Women Tell All

Monday, 2/23, 8/9c, ABC

EXES AND OOHS

"It's definitely my favorite episode, because I get to do what I love--which is put people in uncomortable situations, " jokes host Chris Harrison of the seasonal skewering. Here, he offers a sneak peek of his time in the hot zone with Jason Mesnick's booted beauties.

Whom are you most excited to interview?   
Shannon is high on the list. Obviously, we have to deal with her comments about making out with her dog.

What's most surprising about these reunions?
I'm always stunned by the ones who go after me. It's my show-I'm going to get the last word!

Be honest: How much sex goes on during the overnight dates?
Honestly, none...with me! But I'm gonna go out on a limb and say some. These are hot people who've been sequestered for two months. I'd be disappointed if something wasn't happening.

Do you think Jason, who's now engaged, found "the one"?
The girl he ends up with is gonna work. I like the decision he made, and I like the guts he had to do it.
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: tory on February 10, 2009, 06:25:00 PM
Think about it....

If I recall correctly, during the rose ceremony on 1/26 where Jason did not hand out the last rose and decided to cut an extra person that night, I think Stephanie was the last one to get a rose and she got eliminated a week later.

Naomi got the last rose last week and she got eliminated last night.

We saw Melissa getting the last rose on TV last night but it was edited that way. It was Jillian who got the last rose.

What does that tell you about next week? 

i totaly agree and def think u r on to something.. jmo the head butting with jillian is probly going to excalate and jason is going to relize he can't make it work..with her, again jmo also we don't get to c what goes on in a week in a 2 hr show . so editing has to be there i do think they try to put as much in as they can but... they allll way try to miss lead us on who the batch or ett are going to pick. rembering trista i was sure she was going to pick charlie and i for got the batch but i was shure he was going to pick gwenn on that season and i no the trista season was edited to throw us off.. btw the cmt channek is running rr of the trista season. 10 tonight finale 4 than 11 final 3.. if u get cmt. i am dvring it i was looking for another show and found that just tosay..
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on February 11, 2009, 10:13:40 AM
Sneak Peek....episode 7 2/16/09

Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on February 11, 2009, 10:20:30 AM
Think about it....

If I recall correctly, during the rose ceremony on 1/26 where Jason did not hand out the last rose and decided to cut an extra person that night, I think Stephanie was the last one to get a rose and she got eliminated a week later.

Naomi got the last rose last week and she got eliminated last night.

We saw Melissa getting the last rose on TV last night but it was edited that way. It was Jillian who got the last rose.

What does that tell you about next week? 

I stand corrected. Stephanie did get a rose during her 2 on 1 date on 1/26 and Nikki was sent home during that date.

But Naomi was the last one to get a rose during the 2/2 rose ceremony on that date and got eliminated a week later. Since we now know Jillian actually was the last one to receive a rose this week, she will be toast next week!
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on February 12, 2009, 01:01:44 AM
Press release....

ABC extends 'Bachelor' party with special
Hourlong episode to follow reality series' 'shocking' finale



Bachelor" fans, get ready for more drama.

With the relationship series blazing in the ratings for ABC this season, the network has ordered a one-hour special to air the day after the finale.

The events in the show's regular three-hour conclusion are dramatic enough to warrant an additional hour, creator Mike Fleiss said.

"It's going to be shocking," Fleiss said. "The end of this series is the best we've every had."

"Bachelor" normally airs a one-hour reunion special called "After the Final Rose." Last year, the reunion actually drew a bigger rating than the finale itself, an unusual occurrence in the reality universe.

On March 3, ABC will air the tentatively titled "After the Final Rose: Part 2," including additional interviews with bachelor Jason Mesnick, the woman he chose and the woman he didn't pick.

Now in its 13th edition, Fleiss and Warner Horizon's "The Bachelor" is defying ratings gravity by growing its numbers nearly every episode. Season-to-date, "The Bachelor" is averaging 10.1 million viewers and a 3.7 rating among adults 18-49. That's up 28% in the adult demo compared with the same point last year; the show also is drawing its largest audience in nearly five years.

Fans have responded to Mesnick and his young son, and having a single dad as the bachelor has brought new elements to the show's narrative. Although not officially renewed, Fleiss is confident "Bachelor" will return and is working on its creative for next year.

"I can't think of more than a handful of shows that have reversed a downward ratings trend like we have," Fleiss said.

And given Mesnick's popularity, Fleiss didn't rule out the possibility of viewers seeing him again.

"Maybe we'll do a wedding special," Fleiss said. "The couple seems pretty happy."
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Post by: marigold on February 12, 2009, 12:55:59 PM

ABC Press Release

THE BACHELOR: AFTER THE FINAL ROSE, PART 2 (3/3)

"THE BACHELOR: AFTER THE FINAL ROSE, PART 2" BRINGS AN EMOTIONAL CONCLUSION TO THIS SEASON OF "THE BACHELOR," TUESDAY, MARCH 3 ON ABC
 
"The Bachelor: After the Final Rose, Part 2" - Jason Mesnick, the first single dad in "Bachelor" history, will appear with both of the final two women he selected on this exciting and moving look back at the journey they all took together. Viewers will be treated to the latest update on the happy couple and the woman Jason didn't choose on this one-hour special that will wrap the 13th and most successful season of ABC's popular romance reality series in recent years, on "The Bachelor: After the Final Rose, Part 2," TUESDAY, MARCH 3 (10:00-11:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

Jason will offer his final rose in the Season Finale of "The Bachelor," MONDAY, MARCH 2 (8:00-10:00 p.m., ET), to be followed by the one-hour special, "The Bachelor: After the Final Rose" (10:00-11:00 p.m., ET), completing a full night of romance and drama on ABC.

In the seventh episode of "The Bachelor," coming up on Monday, February 16 (8:00-10:00 p.m., ET), romantic adventures await Jason and the final three women - Jillian, Molly and Melissa - as they travel to the other side of the world for overnight dates in New Zealand. From beautiful mountain excursions to exotic botanical adventures, the dates are filled with excitement and passion, as Jason continues to explore what his future would be like with each of these potential mates. At the end of each evening, the Bachelor will present the Bachelorette with an invitation to spend the night in a "fantasy suite," with the hope that she will accept. But will she? It's a wild, romantic ride with each of the women -- until Jason has to make a heart-wrenching decision to eliminate one of them.

Jason is more confused than ever as he heads into the rose ceremony in New Zealand. With three women and only two roses, he makes a tough decision and sends one woman home in tears, while the final two women prepare to meet his family and hope that he will choose them in the dramatic season finale.

The remaining three women are:

Jillian, 29, an interior designer from Peace River, Alberta, Canada
Melissa, 25, a sales representative from Dallas, TX
Molly, 24, a department store buyer from Grand Rapids, MI
 
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on February 12, 2009, 02:15:54 PM
So now that we are down to the final three, who do you all think it will be?

Jillian Harris

Melissa Rycroft

Molly Malaney
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: marigold on February 13, 2009, 05:07:33 PM
An interview with Naomi:

The Bachelor’s Naomi: Jason Will End Up with Jill or Melissa

After the nuttiest hometown date in Bachelor history, Naomi Crespo found herself out of the running for Jason Mesnick’s heart and on a plane home to Austin, Texas. The 24-year-old flight attendant spoke to PEOPLE.com about whether the bird funeral buried her chances with Jason, her wacky parents and her pick for who will win the Bachelor’s heart.

Your hometown date was one for the books.
It was embarrassing, oh my god. My mom is kinda out there. She obviously could not wait to make her television debut. I was apprehensive because I knew my mom had something up her sleeve. But I did not know it was going to be bringing out a dead bird and giving it a eulogy. That was so beyond me.

Has your mom ever acted like that in front of your other boyfriends?
My mom has met one serious boyfriend and that was my longest relationship, and obviously she [has never done] anything that crazy. My mom and I had a strained relationship for a long time. My parents divorced when I was young and my mom gave my dad custody. She was experiencing a mid-life crisis. We spent most of our childhood in New York with him. I spent my sophomore year with my sister, who was always my motherly figure. So she didn’t really have the opportunity to do that.

Jason claimed that your family didn’t have anything to do with you not getting a rose.
As far as letting me go, deep down it didn’t matter what I said, that’s what he felt [about] me not being ready at this time in my life. I think outside of this experience, I am ready. I want kids. I want a family. But because we weren’t meant for each other, it didn’t feel right. My parents are crazy — maybe had something to do with it — but I think ultimately he felt in his heart that I’m not the one for him.

Looking back, do you still believe Jason and you could have worked out?
In hindsight, I can absolutely say I got caught up in the whole world; it’s hard not to. I fell in love with Seattle. I could totally imagine myself living there. I built Jason up in my head. I came on the show feeling like I already knew him. Jason letting me go was absolutely a blessing in disguise. I don’t regret the experience. I’m thankful we met. I’m thankful I met the girls, but I know we were not meant to be so I’m at peace with it.

Many of the other women have commented that Jason is hard to read and were surprised by their elimination. Your thoughts?
I would have to agree. At times he was hard to read. There’s only so much he is able to say because of the situation. I felt chemistry with him. I don’t know if I totally got to know Jason. I think he was honest with me about his reasons for letting me go.

Can you talk about the competition aspect and other girls’ tactics?
The girls were great overall. But watching [the show] was definitely different than being there. You know you have limited time to step up your game. Girls have different mentalities. There were some girls who were willing to steal him away and jump in. That is just not my nature. I compete most with myself. I have never been competitive for a guy.

Are there girls you got particularly close with?
Jill and Melissa became like sisters to me. I know Megan had the drama but she is also someone I regard highly. You don’t get the whole picture [on TV].

Stephanie called you a doll but less mature than the others. How do you feel about that comment?
I was surprised. It hurt a little coming from Stephanie. It doesn’t change how I feel about her, but maybe she didn’t get to see sides of me that other girls did. As far the mother thing, I never talked too much about Ty or wanting to be this and that for Ty. In my mind it wasn’t appropriate to emphasize being a part of Ty’s life. I needed to get to know Jason first. If I fall in love with somebody, it won’t matter if you have a kid. I will love a kid. I know I have the potential to be a wonderful role model and stepparent.

Have you started dating again?
After I left, I felt like it was time to roll solo and get back in touch with myself. I grew a lot from the experience. That right guy will come along. I just have to be patient. God’s got somebody out there for me and I can’t get ahead of myself. And when the right guy comes along, it’s gonna be worth it.

Who do you think Jason will end up with?
Jill or Melissa. I love them to death. I didn’t get as close to Molly, but she’s great too. He will be happy with any of them. I left trusting that I was leaving three great girls behind.

Link: http://tvwatch.people.com/2009/02/13/the-bachelors-naomi-jason-will-end-up-with-jill-or-melissa/#more-8462 (http://tvwatch.people.com/2009/02/13/the-bachelors-naomi-jason-will-end-up-with-jill-or-melissa/#more-8462)
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on February 15, 2009, 11:26:15 PM
The eliminated bachelorettes filmed the Women Tells All last Friday the 13th and had a "wrap party" afterwards and here are some pictures....posted by Shannon on her myspace, who was one of the 4 eliminated on 2/2

(UPDATE on 2/17....the wrap party pictures Shannon posted on her myspace has been taken down, I knew this would happen, she probably got in trouble with ABC for posting them prior to the airing of Women Tells All, since some pictures had Jillian in it and it was posted on 2/14, prior to the airing of ep. 7 last night 2/16, and it gave away who was eliminated on that episode. I bet she is in so much hot water with ABC now, lol)
 
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credit: michbro
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on February 16, 2009, 12:37:23 AM
Here's the pic of the final 3 awaiting their fate at the rose ceremony in New Zealand

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credit to Dreamer
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RudyRules on February 16, 2009, 05:27:58 AM
So now that we are down to the final three, who do you all think it will be?

Jillian Harris

Melissa Rycroft

Molly Malaney
Hmmm...interesting!  On Premier night, I picked "my" top ten, based on gut instinct.  Jillian was #1.  Melissa & Molly weren't on my list.  I haven't been watching the show lately due to '24' & Chuck, but will guess Jillian since she was first on my list!
(subject to change at the last minute if I can sneak over to ABC for a peek!  :lol: )
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: gater948 on February 16, 2009, 05:56:53 AM
Its a Nice thread & also nice pics... :)
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on February 16, 2009, 09:51:34 AM
Longer version of tonight's sneak peek

credit with thanks to tv grapevine

Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on February 16, 2009, 11:02:29 AM
From Reality TV World

'Bachelor' creator Mike Fleiss standing by shocking ending comments

Despite the show's history of over-the-top promos, The Bachelor creator Mike Fleiss says he isn't crying wolf with his recent comments that the reality dating show's thirteenth-season ending is "shocking" and the "most dramatic ever."

"[If] I'm the boy that cried wolf [before], well this time it's a wolf," Fleiss told Reality TV World on Friday.

"It's five wolves, it's a pack of wolves!  I'm telling you, money back guarantee.  If anyone thinks this isn't the most shocking The Bachelor ever, you have them call me, because I'll want to know why, because it is, it most definitely is.  I don't even think there is anything close."

Fleiss' comments have come despite The Bachelor star Jason Mesnick's previous gushing that he's "engaged" and "completely in love." 

However Fleiss told Reality TV World that doesn't mean The Bachelor's upcoming ending is predictable.

"That might be a mislead, you never know," teased Fleiss when asked about Mesnick's comments.  "It's astonishing, and whatever you think it is, you can't be completely right, there's no way."

Last week, ABC announced it will air The Bachelor: After the Final Rose, Part 2 -- an apparent extension to the already-scheduled The Bachelor: After the Final Rose special the network will air on Monday, March 2 at 10PM ET/PT immediately after the thirteenth season's two-hour finale broadcast -- on Tuesday March, 3 at 10PM ET/PT.

"The network knows the way the show ends and they know its going to do a giant [ratings] number," Fleiss told Reality TV World about the decision to expand the show's season.  "They're going to want to show a little bit more of the story."

However according to Fleiss, the extra hour will be worth it to viewers.

"I cannot confirm or deny anything," he said.  "[But] if you like reality TV at all, those hours of reality TV are going to be satisfying to you, I guarantee.  Guaranteed."
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: marigold on February 16, 2009, 02:24:42 PM
An interesting article an interview with Naomi:

The Bachelor Exit Interview: Naomi Crespo Wishes The Ladies Well

The fun ended on The Bachelor for Naomi Crespo. Single dad Jason Mesnick, having whittled his pool of lovely single ladies down to four, never got Crespo to reveal her true feelings about moving to Seattle and settling down with his three-year-old son, Ty. So no rose for her.

How did she feel about Jason? About the possibility of finding love on TV? She was back in her real life in Texas when we caught up with her and got her side of the story.

Hi Naomi. Thanks for talking with us today. Your hometown date was one of the most unique ones on The Bachelor. Has your mom ever made any of your other boyfriends give a eulogy for a dead bird or anything like that?

Oh gosh, no.That was so embarrassing. Oh my God. My mom has met one serious boyfriend and that was my longest relationship. And obviously nothing that crazy, I mean my mom’s kind of out there but I think she definitely could not wait to make her television debut. So I think that she’s really excited.

Well she does seem really lovable and, it’s kind of a mom thing to embarrass your daughter when their boyfriends come over. You mentioned, she’s never done anything quite that embarrassing, but has she ever done anything else that you know, like a date in high school or anything like that where you were just like, oh God, mom, please?

You know my mom and I, we had a strange relationship for a long time. It’s not - my parents divorced when I was younger. My dad got custody and my mom kind of gave him custody. She was experiencing, I don’t know, I still don’t know what it’s called, midlife crisis or whatever.

But we went to New York with my dad. And I actually kind of spent the rest of my childhood there. I was back for high school, and I had my freshman year in Puerto Rico. I moved out to California in my sophomore year, was living with my sister, my older sister who was always kind of like my motherly figure I guess you could say.

And went to high school, sophomore year there, and then back in New York for junior and senior years. So I didn’t have really a relationship with my mom throughout that time. It wasn’t, she didn’t have the opportunity to do that.

What about dad? I mean he seemed like, a lot more mellow.

Yes.

But did he ever embarrass you in front of a date or anything like that?

You know I love my dad. He’s hilarious because he’s just got the sweetest heart. And my dad he loves me so much. I mean I have overcome a lot of resentment towards both of my parents and there wasn’t always - my relationship with them wasn’t always this way as it is now.

But, people change and people make mistakes and both my parents have owned up to that, you know.

And I think that with my dad he’s just so - he’s so true to like what he believes in and he wants the best for me and he’s just - he wants me to be with, a man of God, and he just wants me to be happy.

And he’s very supportive, and he knows that I’ve kind of grown up on my own and the choices I made in life, I’ve made good choices with my life. And my parents trust my judgment.

So with my dad as far as the embarrassing thing, he’s never done any - like in high school I mean I dated guys. I never really brought guys home and actually my senior year, my junior and senior year I went to a private Christian school out in New York that my dad taught at.

So, all my friends were in class with him. But he’s just so, lovable.

So what’s next for you? Do you think you’re going to try the personal modeling career off of this or are you dating anybody, what’s happening with you?

No, no. You know after I left, I definitely felt like it is the time to go solo and, get myself, get back in touch with myself. And I think the experience was just, it was incredible. Definitely growing, like I grew a lot from it.

And I came off of it just knowing that, having a whole new outlook on what I want in life, who I want - the type of person I want to be with. And, as far as a career, I’m just working right now. I’ve been flying, I’m a flight attendant.

And I’m looking into getting into other careers probably in outside sales or marketing, advertising that sort of thing. It’s been fun flying, but I think I’m ready to move on. As far as the modeling thing, I did that - I have a modeling account on and I did one test shoot.

When I moved out to Austin, I was thinking about getting into modeling then because I worked with a girl. I was bartending at the time. I worked with a girl who was a model and she was booking jobs on there and getting paid like $500 a shoot for like an hour, two-hour shoot. So I’m like oh, I’ll do it for the money.

But no, I’m not actively pursuing a modeling career. If a great offer came my way then, I’d consider it but it’s not what I’m trying to do with my life.

Are you seeing anybody?

No, no. I am just taking time to - I’m waiting. I’m waiting on - like I’ve always had a very strong faith. I’m not by any means the most religious person but I have a strong faith.

And coming out of this situation with Jason, the next day I was just praying and praying, praying and I felt like when that right guy comes along, I’m going to be patient. And God’s got somebody out there for me and I don’t want to get ahead of myself. I just got to focus on me right now.

And, focus on getting myself stable again into a career and, that sort of thing. And when the right guy comes along its going to be worth it.

Jason said that your family’s antics and stuff on that hometown date didn’t play a role in the elimination. Do you believe that?

I do believe that. I had a tough time that night because Jason, I think he’s intuitive. And I think that as far as the way he felt about letting me go, deep down inside it didn’t matter what I said. That’s just what he felt. You know he’s like, I can’t, as far as me not being ready at this time in my life.

I think that the reason that was and I think that in a different situation, obviously outside of this whole experience, I’m ready. I absolutely want kids. I absolutely want a family. But I think that because we weren’t meant for each other, it didn’t feel right.

And so when you feel that, despite what somebody’s telling you, it’s very easy to get caught up in that whole world. I think I absolutely got caught up. But there’s a part of me that feels like I definitely built Jason up a lot in my head to the point where I came on the show feeling like I already knew him.

And now that I’ve known him more it was like okay, I don’t know. You know, would this be any different outside of this? Like if we just met in, normal day-to-day life and got to know each other, I just think that, I know what I’m trying to say.

I definitely think that my parents, they’re crazy and maybe it has something to do with it, but I think ultimately in his heart he just felt like I was not the one for him.

You said during the show that you were fully prepared to move to Seattle if you were chosen. Now that you’ve kind of had some time to be away from it, do you still think you would’ve be willing to make the move?

You know what this is weird because I went Seattle. I had never been. And I just fell in love with Seattle. I loved it. I absolutely loved it. And I think when you’re in that situation and you make it that far, I went in thinking I didn’t think I’d be on there that long, but, anyway, I had no idea I’d still be there.

But at that point, yeah, your feelings, that’s when you start getting emotionally invested in the person and just thinking about a life with that person. And, it definitely helped that I loved Seattle. I was like wow, I totally see myself living here.

But as far as now, having come out of it in hindsight, I’m looking on it with a more I guess clear picture of like the way I was thinking. You know and I can absolutely say that I think I got very caught up in it and it’s hard not to. It is really hard not to. When you have this great guy, you’ve got this love person. It’s like I think I got caught more in the idea of it all.

And so in hindsight I realized, there’s things in life that can be a huge blessing in disguise and you can’t know it when you’re going through it. But coming out of it, you can look back and see it. And I think that Jason letting me go was absolutely a blessing in disguise. And I’m so happy now. I mean I don’t regret the experience. I don’t regret anything.

I’m thankful for it. I’m thankful I met him. I’m thankful I met all the girls. And it’s one of those things I know that he and I were not meant to be. So I’m at peace with it, you know.

Tell us about the times that you spent with Jason that weren’t shown. Were there any times that you really liked?

Oh yeah. There is definitely. On our one-on-one date, in Seattle we just had so much fun. It was definitely one of the coolest dates I’ve ever gone on.

You know in between, shooting and this and that we had a lot of great conversation. And I’d given him this little book that I bought at Target. It was like family life and all these really cool pictures from all around the world of different families and different cultures.

And I just wrote him a little note, and we had a lot in common as far as that goes. Like, family-oriented and just that sort of thing. So we had a lot of great moments like that. And that day definitely felt like we were a couple, even off camera. I mean we just were having fun so it was cool, yeah.

A lot of the other women who have gotten eliminated so far, one thing they say about him is that he’s really hard to read. How did you feel about that?

I felt like with Jason, I would have to agree with some of the girls. At times it was very hard to read. And there’s only so much that he’s able to say to us, as far as what he’s thinking and feeling because of, the situation.

But at times, it definitely was on. I felt the chemistry with him. And we had a lot in common as far as the different things that we’ve done, like things that we care about.

And I think we started off kind of more on a friendship level. So that got to grow. But even despite that, yeah, I don’t know that I feel like I totally got to know Jason. That’s what I’m saying is I don’t know in this kind of situation that it’s even really possible. I didn’t get to see him, in his normal day-to-day life.

I think that he - yeah, I mean I think that he was honest with me as far as his reasons for letting me go. Did I see it coming? I think I felt it coming more than anything. And it shows on my face. It shows in the last couple episodes.

The season or the, I’m sorry, the week prior, when Stephanie left that was a really emotional night. And I thought I was going home. I really did. And then when she left, I mean she was just incredible. Stephanie is a, the word amazing, I hate to use the word amazing but she really is. And it was tough.

But I thought I was going. You know I think I felt it more than anything. And I think towards seeing the end, I was kind of hanging on a string and just hoping that like, again to go back to the whole idea. I think I really got caught up in the idea of Jason and the life in Seattle. So coming out of it though, I mean I realized I’m okay, I’m going to be okay and it just wasn’t meant to be.

How did you get to be on The Bachelor?

Well its funny. I was living in LA beforehand. I was up in LA pursuing acting at the time. And the director of the show had been in my restaurant and saw me and, was kind of trying to recruit for the London season. And I said I don’t believe the reality TV and the world of acting should ever intermix.

But I just kind of laughed. I’m like yeah, Bachelor, if I was going to ever do reality TV I don’t think that that would be the show I would do, no offense. And so, I ended up moving to Austin. I kind of gave up pursuing acting as a career, which going into this season, I had - I said I didn’t want to be typecast as that girl because its not what I’m doing anymore.

But I ended up watching one season. And I kept on watching because I was interested. And one night I had gotten home from work. I was working at the time and I’m watching. And all of a sudden I’m just like drinking a couple glasses of wine at this point. I’m like, oh it looks like a lot of fun, actually. Maybe I’ll just apply.

And so, I did and then they got in touch with me and they were really interested. And when I found out - the deal breaker for me was definitely finding out that Jason was chosen as The Bachelor because I knew enough about him to want to meet him.

So that was the deal breaker. And I ended up doing it. And I’m glad I did. You know it was a great experience.

In regards to the other bachelorettes there, who were you closest with on the show?

Oh gosh, all the girls are really, I mean different and unique in their own way. But I developed some close relationships there.

As far as the closest, I would definitely say Jill and Melissa. You know those girls are - they kind of became more like sisters to me. And as far as we were together, I think that’s kind of what set us apart, my closeness with them.

But all the girls are really incredible. You know I know Megan has that whole, the way she comes off on TV or in the drama and this and that. But she is also somebody who I regard highly. So, people will see what they see and you don’t get the whole picture. It’s just not possible.

But you get to know these girls, on a more personal level and all of them, I mean Kari, there’s Nikki, everyone. Erica is hilarious. I mean the house lost lots of laughter when Erica left. I mean there’s things that don’t get shown that I wish did, so that people could get a fuller picture on these girls.

What do you think it is about Jason that people seem to be responding to?

You know I think that on his season, The Bachelorette it was kind of the same way with the final four of us girls. You know he was kind of outside of any drama and he was just himself and he’s got this charisma. He got this - I don’t know. He’s attractive obviously, he’s nice to look at.

So I think its kind of the whole package as far as, why he’s so popular. And it’s obviously why he was voted in. I mean, he had a huge fan base after his season so a lot of people wanted to see him find love.

Is it because he has a kid, that may be also sort of attracts women who are not just on the show?

I think there’s definitely something to that, yeah, absolutely. I think that it’s not just that he has a kid. It’s, the way he comes across and the way he talks about that he’s got a kid, and he just absolutely adores him more than life itself. You know Ty is his whole world.

And to have found somebody that just kind of fits into that was really what he was looking for. Not necessarily a replacement because Ty, what most people don’t know is that he - Ty has a really good relationship with his mother and she’s a good mother to him. I think that all plays into the whole appeal.

Before your hometown date, you looked apprehensive. Did you coach your family in any way, tell them to, you know, keep the colorful antics down to a minimum, anything like that?

I wasn’t able to, but my sister did. And, what you see, is what you get. That’s my family for you. My mom is, oh gosh, sometimes I think she fell off her rocker a long time ago and her head’s never fully recovered. But it is definitely unique. And I knew - I was definitely a little bit apprehensive because I knew that my mom had something up her sleeve. I definitely did not know that it was going to be bringing out a dead bird and giving it the proper eulogy and burial. I mean that was so beyond me, beyond all of us, Jason too.

He reacted real well to that.What was the reaction from your family about that segment of the last show?

I get different reactions. My sister is definitely really disappointed. I think that you don’t want to come off as like the crazy family. I guess I tend to be a little less embarrassed when it comes to my family because I’m just like, you know what? Everybody’s different and that’s my family. Like, I’m a product of somewhere in the middle of that.

But my sister was - she was a little frustrated. You know and I wished that they didn’t show her conversation with Jason and, the three of us were talking for a long time and I really wish they showed that because my sister is my best friend. And she knows me more than even my parents do. So, I guess different things make for good TV.
But my mom she was disappointed that they didn’t show everything that happened. And, at one point there was a conversation I had with my mom and my sister. And she was disappointed that that didn’t get shown.

I told my mom. I saw it obviously and her conversation with Jason. I was a little bit kind of like, you could’ve toned it down a little bit. You know obviously these are your beliefs. But, I’m thinking all America doesn’t really need to know this. It kind of was a little bit embarrassing. But, I’m just whatever about it. That’s my family.

Going back to your elimination you said how you didn’t like that Jason said that the one reason you didn’t want to go home was the reason you were going home. Can you comment on that?

Well I mean I watched that. And I said earlier, at that point you’re so invested in this and you become more emotionally invested. And I think that I built everything up in my head and that was my problem. It’s almost hard not to.

But at that point you’re so like - you’re kind of so wrapped up in this whole idea of being with this person and fitting into their life and I think that he felt like I wasn’t ready to, for Ty. I think that was his biggest thing and that was the week before when he pulled me aside.

I did not throughout the course of the whole thing talk about, oh I can’t wait to meet Ty and tuck him in bed and do this and this and this and that because in my mind I’m thinking, I want to fall in love with you first. And then anything that you’re in love with I’m actually going to fall in love with as well, but let’s work on this first. I wasn’t really trying to get ahead of myself as far as having a relationship with Ty.

So I didn’t talk as much about that. But I absolutely love children. I mean I want kids. I absolutely want kids and it will be with the right guy at the right time.

I want to adopt. See that’s a big thing with me. I definitely - I’ve traveled overseas. I went to Southeast Asia. I worked in an orphanage from or several different orphanages with kids that come from really rough lives, trafficking and AIDs and I wanted to adopt every single one of them. I mean, I’m not like a girl who doesn’t want to be a mother. I absolutely want to be.

And my niece and nephew, I mean they’re like kids to me. I love them like they’re my own. They’re my sister’s kids, but I know for a fact I will be a mother and I will be a great mother one day. I just think it wasn’t meant to be with Jason.

So who are you rooting for out of the three remaining girls?

Oh my gosh, well Jill or Melissa. I mean those two are like I love them. I love them to death. I mean it was nothing. I mean I think Molly is great too. I just I didn’t get as close with Molly as I did with those two girls.

But Jason will be happy with any one of them though. I think that I left really trusting that I was leaving three great girls behind.

Don’t miss the next episode of The Bachelor, Monday at 8:00 on ABC.

Link to the article:  http://www.fancast.com/blogs/the-bachelor/the-bachelor-exit-interview-naomi-crespo-wishes-the-ladies-well/ (http://www.fancast.com/blogs/the-bachelor/the-bachelor-exit-interview-naomi-crespo-wishes-the-ladies-well/)
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: marigold on February 16, 2009, 02:26:45 PM
Its a Nice thread & also nice pics... :)

 :hithere: Hello gater948 welcome to RFF and thank you for the post
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on February 16, 2009, 03:24:49 PM
From Extra TV

Will DeAnna and Jason Reunite?

"The Bachelorette's" DeAnna Pappas pops up on tonight's episode of "The Bachelor" and she's speaking for the first time since breaking it off with fiancé Jesse Csincsak.

The brunette beauty tells "Extra" the reason she called off her engagement. "I believe that we all make mistakes in life and we learn from them... it came down to two totally different people. Jason [Mesnick], who has it all together has everything a woman would want. And then there's Jesse, who kind of was like a wild card." Pappas admits, "For me, I felt like the wild card was going to work out. Someone to keep me on my toes. Eventually, it wasn't what I was attracted to anymore."

Jesse has moved on and he's currently dating "The Bachelor: London Calling" alum Holly Durst. Csinscak and Durst told "Extra" in January they were introduced by a mutual friend at a club. Pappas reveals, "Jesse and Holly met while we were seeing each other."

Pappas surprises the competition and her ex during tonight's episode of "The Bachelor." She says, "I believe that it's going to resolve some issues for myself and possibly some viewers." DeAnna shows up while Jason and the final three are on a romantic vacation in New Zealand.

"The Bachelor" Jason Mesnick reveals he was shocked by DeAnna's surprise visit. "Of course it threw me off. I fell in love with her and I went through my healing process. And she's the last person I expected to see, especially in New Zealand."

Catch a special two-hour episode of "The Bachelor" tonight on ABC!
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on February 16, 2009, 09:05:11 PM
The final two girls are.....

Melissa Rycroft, 25 of Dallas, TX

and

Molly Malaney, 24 of Grand Rapids, MI
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: marigold on February 17, 2009, 12:34:07 AM
From EW:

Chris Harrison blogs 'The Bachelor': episode 7

We are down to our final two and things are getting very serious on the show and with you, the fans. This seems to happen about this time every season -- I start hearing some of the craziest rumors.  Honestly, I have no idea where this stuff comes from. I guess like high school, it's usually those people who want everybody to think they are in the know or who like to stir things up. Whatever the reason, I don't have the time or energy to chase them all down and explain them away. Actually, there is one rumor that seems to be stirring up more trouble than the rest, and I will address it. I can without a doubt tell you that Jason did not meet any of the women, including Melissa, on this show before they got out of the limo on night one. I don't care what you hear or who you hear it from -- it's all bogus information. Just know this: Most if not all of the rumors you hear are completely ridiculous. Every week when I do the voiceovers for the upcoming episode, we often get a good laugh about our favorite wild theories and stories out there. One thing I do love about all this is the passion that's out there. This show obviously hits a chord with people. Some of you are just along for the entertainment, some for the romantic journey, and then there's some that want to search for clues and try to break the show down for everybody. I say to all of you, whatever your reason for watching, thanks, and I'm glad this show can be so much for so many.

With all the crazy stories floating around let me say this about what's to come: I've been hosting this show for over seven years now and I've never seen anything like this season. From start to finish it has been unlike anything we have ever put on the air. There are many reasons for this (like good casting and good producing), but honestly some things on our show -- as much as we'd love to take credit -- had less to do with great producing and more to do with good old-fashioned human emotion. The theory that this is all produced or scripted cracks me up. Don't you think if we scripted all these endings, we would come up with a perfect love story or crazy twist every time?  The truth is, and I think this is the greatest thing about our show, in the end it's not a game, it's real people trying to make a real life decision, and when that is fake you can tell. When it's not, it makes for unbelievably compelling TV. All right, I'm off my soapbox -- time to hit Queenstown New Zealand for the exotic dates.

This is where the show really slows down for everybody. Each date goes all day and all night. The couples really get some good quality time on and off camera. Jason's date with Jill was first. Every time you see a helicopter or blimp date you should realize there's a chase helicopter capturing all the wide beauty shots. Let's talk about that hot tub scene at the end of their date. That was easily the hottest, most explicit scene we have ever put on the air. One of our producers got so embarrassed watching they had to turn away.

Molly's date started with a bungee jump off the most famous bungee spot in the world. We didn't show this, but on Molly's urging they jumped again. Jason didn't love the first one that much, and he shared with me later if it wasn't for Molly there's no way he would have done it again. I find it interesting that with Jill and Melissa, Jason worries about his feelings towards them. With Molly, though, he seems always to be worried about how she feels about him. Just an observation. Obviously not meeting Melissa's parents still weighs heavily on Jason's mind, and it really lingered over their time in New Zealand. Jason didn't want to make a big deal out of it, but the reality is family is everything to him, and the fact that Melissa's family made the choice not to meet him is something that has to be measured carefully.
The deliberation and rose ceremony was held at the same house where Jason and Jillian had their exotic date. It's a beautiful house that sits atop a vineyard overlooking a lake about twenty minutes outside of Queenstown. When I showed up, Jason was already there and had on a horrible tie. He didn't have a backup, so I gave him my tie and a production assistant had to hustle back into town grab my extra and race back out so we could get everything shot before sundown. The things I do to help these people find love! Jason and Jill were great together but in the end she got the dreaded ''friend'' card.  I know there was more there in Jill's heart, but in the end Jason couldn't see it going further than that, and he could with Melissa and Molly.

After watching the tease at the end of our show, I'm sure there are millions of questions and a million more rumors and theories.  Obviously, Deanna comes back in the finale. We flew her out to New Zealand where she does sit down with Jason. We also showed you a bit of the first After the Final Rose special that will air immediately after the finale on March 2nd. I give you a hint that something happens that's so stunning and dramatic, we taped it in private without an audience. Let me tell you in no uncertain terms, this is a moment in Bachelor history you don't want to miss. Next Monday night, February 23rd, is our two-hour Women Tell All special. It's a great show that true Bachelor fans will love. We listened to you guys, and the show is packed full of bloopers, never-before-seen footage and in-depth interviews with Jason getting his thoughts on the pivotal points in the season. We also catch up with former couples, and we cover all the rumors swirling around about former Bachelors and Bachelorettes. And of course, we sit down with the most memorable women from this season and dish about what happened. My sit-down with Jillian is incredibly emotional, and Jason comes out to face her for the first time since that day back in New Zealand.

I know this wasn't the usual happy-go-lucky, funny blog, but at this point, the season doesn't really warrant that. My goal here is to walk with you through the end of the season and let you in, without being cute or cryptic, as best I can to help you enjoy this experience as much as possible. I hope I'm doing that, and I hope you will continue to comment. I still read them all (no joke) and get much of my direction and inspiration from what is written in the comments. Just a heads up: I will blog three more times about this season. I'm going to have my usual blog next Tuesday after the Women Tell All, and then the Tuesday after the finale. But because of the unusual circumstances and the fact that we have another After the Final Rose special airing Tuesday night March 3rd, I will have a special final edition Wednesday morning March 4th. I feel like you guys have been so loyal, I owe you a final blog that really wraps up everything that is about to happen. Get Ready!

Link: http://popwatch.ew.com/popwatch/2009/02/chris-harriso-2.html (http://popwatch.ew.com/popwatch/2009/02/chris-harriso-2.html)
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on February 17, 2009, 07:39:53 AM
From people.com

Bachelor Jason Blogs About the Toughest Cut Yet

This week Bachelor Jason Mesnick took the final three ladies — Jillian, Molly and Melissa — to New Zealand for the adventure of a lifetime. Breathtaking views, steamy hot tubs and taking a leap of faith were all part of the journey as Jason narrowed the field from three to two. Here is Jason’s final entry for the season:

Wow - another “AMAZING” week. With all of the incredible things we were up to in New Zealand, I just kept hoping that I wasn’t letting the excitement of it all affect my judgment. I knew it was entirely possible to get swept away, so it became even more important for me to keep my head on straight. That’s something I was always thinking about and talking to the girls about as well.

There was no better way to see Queenstown than that incredible helicopter tour. Jillian and I were on the edge of our seats as we soared over miles and miles of beautiful landscapes, and I felt like I was sharing it with a wonderful friend.

But afterwards, the hot tub with Jillian got pretty hot, and that passion was exactly what I needed to feel with her. We knew we had built such a great friendship, but needed to see if there was something more; and obviously there was.

Bungee jumping was so much fun. I have actually jumped once before, but somehow, I ended up being more nervous than Molly. As for the frightful scream, that was all me! I think that’s all part of the fun, just like going on a roller coaster. There really wasn’t any stalling before the jump. We got up, did our countdown and then we jumped. She had so much fun that we actually went up and did it again! It was hard to see on the show, but the rain was really coming down. I loved that Molly was so excited and willing to jump! It really showed me how adventurous she is.

Later, Molly asking me to spend the night really showed me that she was there for me and was completely opening herself up to me. I really love that Molly knows what she wants and goes after it. That is so attractive to me.

How about that catamaran with Melissa? I was really hoping we could just concentrate on us, and not her difficult hometown date. Not seeing Melissa’s family was an issue, but it really was not going to sway my decision one way or the other. Family is so important, but I couldn’t base my decision solely on that. I am really glad that Melissa told me what she was feeling. I don’t want anyone holding back. This process is tough enough as it is, and she said exactly what I needed to hear.

Gosh…. these rose ceremonies get so emotional for me. Some might say I am not much of a man, but I can’t hold back what I am feeling. It was so tough sending Jill home; she had become my ultimate friend on this journey, and I know we will remain friends for years to come. Jill and I always talked about marrying our best friends. But, I told her that for me, it had to be way more than that. Though there was passion in our relationship (as you all saw!), it just wasn’t the same passion I had with Melissa or Molly.

Next week, my family comes out to New Zealand to meet both girls. I can’t wait.

Happy (belated) Valentines day to the new lady in my life and happy belated Valentines day to everyone reading this.

Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on February 17, 2009, 08:28:49 AM
From TV Guide

In this episode of The Bachelor, the last one before the finale in two weeks, Jason and the three remaining contestants travel to New Zealand. Raising the stakes, somewhat, Jason has the option of inviting each woman to stay with him in a "fantasy suite." As always, I'll be recapping the episode with the help of my lovely fiancé, who shares my opinion that Melissa has this whole thing in the bag — and also my disappointment that we won't see the much-promoted return of Deanna Pappas, who broke Jason's heart on The Bachelorette, until the finale.

The episode begins with Jason and Jillian flying in a helicopter over some gorgeous snowcapped mountains in New Zealand. He calls her "Jill" now. Jason sets up a little picnic for them on a mountain overlooking a crystalline blue lake, and Jillian says she can't imagine a better place to fall in love, and that she and Jason could be best friends, just like her grandparents are.

Fiancé and I: AlarmAlarmAlarm

Jason says he really likes "Jill" but is "looking for... a passionate connection too."

Fiancé: He's facing the same situation as every man. There's one woman you want to boink and one you want to marry. It's the classic battle of heart versus weiner.

Me: So Jillian's heart and Melissa's wiener? What's Molly?

Fiancé: Molly's a hot fudge sundae. It tastes good at first and then makes you sick.

Cut to commercial.

Jason and Jillian sip wine in front of a roaring fire. Her hair looks awesome. He asks her how she feels about their date that day and she mentions: a) the scenery b) the helicopter ride c) the picnic and finally d) the conversation with Jason.

Jason reminds us that he always has fun with Jill and that if things go well tonight he can invite her to the "fantasy suite." Usually I leave it to the fiancé to read between the euphemisms, but it's well known to all Bachelor fans that the "fantasy suite" is actually the "place to potentially have sex." Jason again mentions he needs to see if he has chemistry with "Jill."

Fiancé: AlarmAlarmAlarm

Jason asks "Jill" how she feels about him. She says she's excited to be away from home, and to be here, and says some other stuff, then finally gets around to saying she gets butterflies hanging out with him. The conversation ends, as all conversations on The Bachelor are contractually obligated to end, with some kissing. Jillian pretty much asks for her invite to the "fantasy suite" and tries to up the "passion" quotient.

Jillian: Do you think you can handle a night with me?

Jason: Without a doubt.

They head out to a hot tub. She wears a bikini and Uggs.

Fiancé: Dealbreaker.

They kiss in the hot tub. Ominous music plays. Cut to commercial. I now hand off the laptop to my fiancé for her take on the current contestants. All of these assessments are of course based on how they seem on the show, not on any presumptions about their actual lives.

"Jill": Cool lady, chemistry with Jason took a little work.

Melissa: Still in the lead.

Molly: Seems like kind of a dumbass.

Jason and Molly meet for their date on a rainy day. This is a real handicap for Molly: She doesn't get to benefit from the it's-easier-to-fall-in-love-with-someone-when-you're-picnicking-on-a-cliff-overlooking-a-lake-in-New-Zealand effect. They're going bungee jumping. Molly calls it a "leap of faith." Jason is kind of nervous about the jump. Molly isn't. They jump and Jason yells really loudly.

Jason: Am I the only one screaming?

Yes, he is. Molly is a rock. She also likes silly metaphors. She says bungee jumping is like falling in love, because... sorry, can't stand it, jumping ahead several minutes. Molly has several questions for Jason. Can Jason handle the pressure?

Molly: If you could eat only one food for the rest of your —

Jason: Hamburger.

Yeah, he seems to be doing okay. Which brings us back to Molly's main problem: possibly not that deep.

Fiancé: Don't defend her — just say "seems like kind of a dumbass"

Me: ...

For the record, Jason's other answers are peanut butter and chocolate, Greece, birthdays, Mustang, not breakfast, "I've never even thought of that before," Elvis, The president, because you can make a big difference," his old-school Air Jordan sneakers, and now.

Fiancé: Greece is his favorite place? But Deanna's Greek!

Cut to commercial.

Molly says she thinks Jason wants to see her emotional side. It's possible he shares my fiancé's assessment of her intelligence. Take her favorite place, for example: New Zealand, where she happens to be right now. Molly says she really thinks she's falling in love with Jason and they kiss, as the rules of the show require. She invites him to spend the night with her in a note signed "Moll."

Cut to commercial.

Fiancé: Isn't Deanna supposed to be in this episode? They've been teasing it since the first episode.

Me: We don't know when she comes back. It could be the next episode.

Melissa leaps into Jason's arms to begin their date. He runs his hand through her hair. The show should end now. But because half of the two-hour episode remains — and the finale has yet to air — Jason says he's still concerned that he didn't get to meet Melissa's family last episode. But doesn't that seem like one of those bogus romantic-comedy obstacles thrown in for the sake of drama? No guy has ever rejected a woman because he didn't like her parents.

Fiancé: What the hell does that mean?

Me: Nothing, baby. Your parents are awesome.

They go for a sail on a boat once owned by Winston Churchill and talk — again — about Melissa's parents. Whose absence last episode is not a legitimate problem in any way. Jason says he could fall in love with Melissa without meeting her parents, "but it could only go so far." Then they go to dinner and again talk about her parents. Stop this charade. Jason invites Melissa to the "fantasy suite," where she says she's in love with him. Not "falling in love" — that old bide-your-time dating standby — but in love. Jason cuts her off by saying he has strong feelings for her too, and wants to explore them further, but feels a certain responsibility to Jillian and Molly to respect their —

Just kidding. He kisses her. It's kind of sweet, really, watching them work together to pretend she might not win. Cut to commercial.

Jason and Chris talk for awhile about all the dates. Jason notes again that Jillian — he's back to calling her by her full name now — is out to marry her best friend: "But I'm looking for a lot more than that." He says Molly seemed a little distant on their date but then opened up. Finally, he talks again about that non-issue with Melissa that no one takes seriously. And there's still half an hour of show to go.

Jason watches video messages from each of the ladies. Jillian calls Jason "babe." She seems to be having fun with the whole thing. Molly gives a very Reese-Witherspoon-in-Election kind of speech, and says, via video, that she has now determined she is not only falling in love with Jason but officially in love. Melissa also plays the in love card, but more confidently, because she's not saying it for the first time as a desperate keep-me-on-the-show Hail Mary. Twenty-five minutes of show remain. This episode could have easily been condensed to an hour.

Finally, the Rose Ceremony. Melissa's in. So is Molly. Jason walks Jillian to her waiting car. Jillian notes, accurately, that when you're 90 years old you're going to want to be with your best friend. Jason notes, accurately, that "it's got to be your best friend and more." This has to be the longest brush-off speech in show history.

Fifteen minutes of episode remain. ABC fills them with Jason respectfully mourning Jillian, a voiceover, and promos for the finale, featuring Deanna. ABC, never do this again.
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on February 17, 2009, 09:22:45 AM
From etonline.com

Following three spectacular New Zealand dates, "The Bachelor"'s Jason Mesnick had to narrow down the field of three -- Jillian, Melissa and Molly -- to just two.

Right or wrong, Mesnick elected to eliminate Jillian, a 29-year-old interior designer from Vancouver, Canada, who gives ET the inside scoop on how she is feeling.

ET: What was your favorite part of this experience?

Jillian: Before I did the show, I was a little bit worried if I would find my Prince Charming. Being there and feeling those sparks again made me realize that I can have that feeling again. I loved the adventure of it. I loved not being in control for once. I loved traveling. The girls were awesome. Obviously, Jason treated me like gold. I loved that I was brave enough to take a leap of faith. What do they say? You miss 100 percent of the shots you don't take, but it doesn't mean every shot you take, you are going to get.

ET: It has to be hard to get to the final three and not win Jason's heart. If asked, would you consider being the next "The Bachelorette"?

Jillian: Part of me says, "Jill, stop while you are ahead. Now that you have done this and learned a lot about yourself, do it the old-fashioned way." The old-fashioned way hasn't really been working for me, so the other part of me says, "Jill, just go ahead and do it. You are an adventure seeker. Give it a shot and maybe you can find him that way." I think I have to sleep on it -- and maybe have a glass of wine.

ET: You mentioned that you felt you were too slow in letting Jason know how you felt about him. Is that what you would do over? Do you think it would really make a difference, or do people make a true connection, so it wouldn't change things?

Jillian: Good question. Watching the show now, I think, "Jill, you should have opened up more. Why weren't you more flirty like Melissa?" But a) I am not really like that to begin with, and b) it may have been the connection. In my heart of hearts, I thought that he was the one, but maybe he saw something that wasn't there. That last day, I felt 90 percent we had so much in common. We shared so much and we had become such good friends. But I woke up that morning thinking, "There is this one little thing that is missing." And I wrote in my journal: "I don't know if it is going to come in time, but I have no time left."

When I watch the show, I see me. I was 100 percent me and that is who he would have had to fall in love with. I don't think I would change anything. In the future, though, I want to be able to be a little softer and show my significant other that I can't do everything on my own and I do need help. I want to share my life with somebody. I think a lot of time people think I am so independent and I want to do everything on my own. I do want somebody to share my life with --and fix my carburetor right now!

ET: Have you had time to go home yet and see how your friends react?

Jillian: I do restaurant design for a restaurant chain in Vancouver, so I am always on the jobsite every morning. The electricians and the carpenters are like, "I cried last night." I am getting a great response from people: People thanking me for being so open and honest. So far I haven't received any negative comments. People are being supportive.

ET: What are your thoughts for Jason now that you aren't in the running?

Jillian: It would break my heart to see Jason go through another break up. That is the one fear that I had. I talked to him about it on one of our dates, but you guys didn't see it. I said, "What happens if it gets to the end and it is me my buddy Melissa and you think, these girls are both awesome, but are not ready to marry either one of them? What are you going to do?"

I think Jason has a good emotional intelligence and I hope he made the right choice, because if he didn't there will be a lot of broken hearts.

ET: Who are you rooting for?

Jillian: I bonded so much with Melissa. We have a lot in common. We are both bubbly and sweet. I hope that he chooses her and doesn't hurt her. But Molly is smart. Molly is funny. She is articulate. She knows how to capture people's attention. I think there are so many great things about her. I see her as maybe a little too reserved, or as planning things out too much. I would say now that he hasn't chosen me, I hope it is Melissa.

ET: Do you think you and Jason will stay in touch?

Jillian: I 100 percent think we will stay in touch. I had breakups before where I have been hurt. The easiest thing for me to do -- a lot of my friends don't understand it -- is be friends with them. Because when I have jealousy or when I have that anguish, it causes me too much anxiety. It is easier for me to be friends.

With Jason it was different. It is not like he intended to hurt me. He had to make a decision -- whether it was the right or wrong one -- and I for sure think I will stay in touch with him. And whoever he chooses, hopefully we will have barbecues and hang out. We will see what happens.
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: tory on February 17, 2009, 10:00:33 AM
ty for the blogs will and mg.. ok i am secard  :( this touted as the biggest ending ever i have watched all seasons and the only thing i can think of and will i am holding my breath  that deann does't get the final rose.. i can't stand hereather and if going trew all this and he ends up with her i will b mad at abc for even aring this...hot messsss.jmo..ok i got that out i mean wth?? 2 after the rose chris saying he is going to blog to explain?? and the final straw they fly her deanna out to NEWZELAND realy??? if she were going to b on the show y not way be for and in the usa??? and thinking about when her and jessy broke up wasn't it around the time the show whould have wraped?? i wiiiiillll be soooo mad if this plays out like that..some one comfort me i am in batchlor hell!!!
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: marigold on February 17, 2009, 11:29:23 AM

ABC Press Release

TRANSCRIPT FROM  "THE BACHELOR" TELECONFERENCE WITH ELIMINATED BACHELORETTE NAOMI CRESPO

Monica Sotomayor:    Hi Naomi. Thanks for your time today.

Naomi Crespo:    Hi.

Monica Sotomayor:    Hi. So and (Cathy) mentioned your hometown date was one of the most unique ones on The Bachelor.

Naomi Crespo:    Yes.

Monica Sotomayor:    And I'd have to agree. So I have to ask you. Has your mom, you know, ever made any of your other boyfriends give a eulogy for a dead bird or anything like that?

Naomi Crespo:    Oh gosh, no.

Monica Sotomayor:    No.

Naomi Crespo:    That was so - it was so embarrassing. Oh my God. I - my mom has met one serious boyfriend and that was my longest relationship.

And obviously nothing that crazy, I mean my mom's kind of out there but I think she definitely could not wait to make her television debut. So I think that she's really excited and wanted to just - she's quirky like that and she's just, I don't know, sometimes I wonder.

Monica Sotomayor:    Well she does seem really lovable and, you know, it's kind of a mom thing to embarrass your daughter...

((Crosstalk))

Naomi Crespo:    Yes.

Monica Sotomayor:    ...when their boyfriends come over.

You mentioned, you know, she's never done anything quite that embarrassing but has she ever done anything else that you know like a date in high school or anything like that where you were just like, oh God, mom, please?

Naomi Crespo:    You know my mom and I, we had a strange relationship for a long time. It's not - my parents divorced when I was younger. My dad got custody and my mom kind of gave him custody. She was experiencing, I don't know, I still don't know what it's called, midlife crisis or whatever.

But we went to New York with my dad. And I actually kind of spent the rest of my childhood there. I was back (more at the scene) high school, my freshman year in Puerto Rico. I moved out to California in my sophomore year, was living with my sister, my older sister who was always kind of like my motherly figure I guess you could say.

And went to high school, sophomore year there, and then back in New York for junior and senior years.

So I didn't have really a relationship with my mom throughout that time. It wasn't, you know, she didn't have the opportunity to do that.

Monica Sotomayor:    Okay, perfect.

Naomi Crespo:    So.

Monica Sotomayor:    What about dad? I mean he seemed like, you know, a lot more mellow.

Naomi Crespo:    Yes.

Monica Sotomayor:    But did he ever, you know, really embarrass you in front of a date or anything like that?

Naomi Crespo:    You know I love my dad. He's hilarious because he's just got the sweetest heart. And my dad he loves me so much. I mean I have overcome a lot of resentment towards both of my parents and there wasn't always - my relationship with them wasn't always this way as it is now.

But, you know, people change and people make mistakes and both my parents have owned up to that, you know.

And I think that with my dad he's just so - he's so true to like what he believes in and he wants the best for me and he's just - he wants me to be with, you know, a man of God, and he just wants me to be happy.

And but he's very supportive, and he knows that I've kind of grown up on my own and the choices I made in life, I've made good choices with my life. And I've - you know, my parents trust my judgment.

So and my dad as far as the embarrassing thing, he's never done any - like in high school I mean I dated guys. I never really brought guys home and but actually my senior year, my junior and senior year I went to a private Christian school out in New York that my dad taught at.

So, you know, all my like friends were in class with him. But it was just everybody just love my dad. He's just so, you know, lovable and...

Monica Sotomayor:    Yeah. Definitely, he seems like a...

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Monica Sotomayor:    ...really lovable guy.

Naomi Crespo:    He is. He is, yeah.

Monica Sotomayor:    Definitely. Well thank you so much. I really enjoyed watching you on the show this season.

Naomi Crespo:    Oh well, thank you so much.

Cathy Rehl:    Also, can I just jump in here for a second for everybody. Can we just do, I don't know how many questions all of you have and we'll get to all the questions but can we limit it to two at a time, okay, question and a follow-up and then you can come back and ask other questions so everybody gets their chance? Thanks.

Operator:    Your next question comes from the line of Paulette Cohn with ETonline.

Paulette Cohn:    Actually I have one question for Cathy and then one for Naomi.

Cathy there was - I saw in the trades that they're going to have a one hour special after The Bachelor. Can you talk a little bit about that?

Cathy Rehl:    I can't tell you much about it other than yes, they have - we are going to be having another special. It's just that the show's doing so well and they felt they had the story to tell and it'll be on March 3rd, the night of March 3rd 10:00 to 11:00 pm.

So it - and it's called After the Final Rose, Part 2.

Paulette Cohn:    Okay so it'll be the couple's relationship not like the other girls or anything like that.

Cathy Rehl:    I can't - it'll be an update on everybody.

Paulette Cohn:    Okay. Thanks. And then for Naomi, so what's next for you? Do you think you're going to try the personal modeling career off of this or are you dating anybody, what's happening with you?

Naomi Crespo:    No, no. You know after I left, I definitely felt like it is the time to go solo and, you know, get myself, you know, get back in touch with myself.

And I think the experience was just, it was incredible. Definitely growing, like I grew a lot from it.

And I came off of it just knowing that, you know, having a whole new outlook on what I want in life, who I want - the type of person I want to be with.

And, you know, as far as a career, I'm just working right now. I've been flying, I'm a flight attendant.

And I'm looking into getting into other careers probably in outside sales or marketing, advertising that sort of thing.

I have a - I majored in (unintelligible) communications.

So it's been fun flying, but I think I'm ready to move on. As far as the modeling thing, you know, I did that - I have a modeling account on there that, you know, the person that comes up.

And I did one test shoot. When I moved out to Austin, I was thinking about getting into modeling then because I worked with a girl. I was bartending at the time. I worked with a girl who was a model and she was booking jobs on there and getting paid like $500, you know, a shoot for like an hour, two-hour shoot. So I'm like oh, you know, I'll do it for the money.

But no, I'm not actively pursuing a modeling career. If something - if a great offer came my way then, you know, I'd consider it but it's not what I'm trying to do with my life.

Paulette Cohn:    And are you seeing anybody?

Naomi Crespo:    No, no. I am just taking time to - I'm waiting. I'm waiting on - like I've always had a very strong faith. I'm not by any means the most religious person but I have a strong faith.

And coming out of this situation with Jason, you know, the next day I was just praying and praying, praying and I felt like when that right guy comes along, you know, I'm going to be patient. And God's got somebody out there for me and I can't - I don't want to get ahead of myself. I just got to focus on me right now.

And, you know, focus on getting myself stable again into a career and, you know, that sort of thing. And when the right time comes, the right guy comes along its going to be worth it so.

Paulette Cohn:    Okay, great.

Naomi Crespo:    I'm waiting.

Paulette Cohn:    Thank you.

Naomi Crespo:    Yeah, you're welcome.

Operator:    Your next question comes from the line of John Bracchitta with Reality TV World.

John Bracchitta:    Hey how are you doing?

Naomi Crespo:    Hi, John. I'm good. How are you?

John Bracchitta:    Pretty good. Jason said that your family's antics and stuff on that hometown date didn't play a role in the elimination.

Did you believe that?

Naomi Crespo:    I'm sorry, that was the reason I got eliminated?

John Bracchitta:    Well he said that they didn't play a role in it in his decision to eliminate you.

But did you believe that with him or do you think that maybe they did?

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Naomi Crespo:    No, I do believe that. You know, I had a tough time that night because Jason, you know, I think he's intuitive. And I think that as far as the way he felt about letting me go, deep down inside it didn't matter what I said. That's just what he felt. You know he's like, I can't, you know, as far as me not being ready at this time in my life.

I think that the reason that was and I think that in a different situation, you know, obviously outside of this whole experience, I'm ready. I absolutely want kids. I absolutely want a family.

But I think that because we weren't meant for each other, it didn't feel right.

And so when you feel that, you know, despite what somebody's telling you, you know, and it's very easy to get caught up in that whole world. You know, I think I absolutely got caught up.

But there's a part of me that feels like I definitely built Jason up a lot in my head to the point where I came on the show feeling like I already knew him.

And now that I've known him more it was like okay, I don't know. You know would this be any different outside of this? Like if we just met in, you know, normal day-to-day life and got to know each other, I just think that, you know, I know what I'm trying to say.

I definitely think that my parents, they're crazy and maybe it has something to do with it, but I don't think - I think ultimately in his heart he just felt like I was not the one for him.

John Bracchitta:    Okay. And kind of going off of that, you had said during the show that you were fully prepared to move to Seattle if you were chosen.

Now that you've kind of had some time to be away from it, do you still think you would've be willing to make the move or that would've been a good decision to do so?

Naomi Crespo:    You know what this is weird because I went Seattle. I had never been. And I just fell in love with Seattle. I loved it. I absolutely loved it.

And I think when you're in that situation and you make it that far, you know, I went in thinking I didn't think I'd be on there that long, but, anyway, I had no idea I'd still be there.

But at that point, yeah, your feelings, you know, that's when you start getting emotionally invested in the person and just thinking about a life with that person.

And, you know, it definitely helped that I loved Seattle. I was like wow, I (-totally see myself living here.

But as far as now, you know, having come out of it in hindsight, I'm looking on it with a more I guess clear picture of like the way I was thinking. You know and I can absolutely say that I think I got very caught up in it and it's hard not to. It is really hard not to. When you have this great guy, you know, you've got this love person. He's not - it's just everything. It's like I think I got caught more in the idea of it all.

And so in hindsight I realized, you know, everything - there's things in life that can be a huge blessing in disguise and you can't know it when you're going through it. But coming out of it, you can look back and see it.

And I think that Jason letting me go was absolutely a blessing in disguise. And I'm so happy now. I mean I don't regret the experience. I don't regret anything.

I'm thankful for it. I'm thankful I met him. I'm thankful I met all the girls. And it's one of those things I know that he and I were not meant to be.

So I'm at peace with it, you know.

John Bracchitta:    Okay, great. Thanks.

Naomi Crespo:    You're welcome.

Operator:    Your next question comes from the line of Debbie Chang with Buddy TV.

Debbie Chang:    Hi, Naomi.

Naomi Crespo:    Hi. How are you?

Debbie Chang:    So I just wanted to know about the times that you spent with Jason that might not have gotten shown. Were there any times that you really liked?

Naomi Crespo:    Oh yeah. There is definitely. On our one-on-one date, you know, in Seattle we just had - we had so much fun. It was definitely one of the coolest dates I've ever gone on.

You know in between, you know, shooting and this and that we had a lot of great conversation.

And I'd given him this little book that I bought at Target. It was like family life and all these really cool pictures from all around the world of different families and different cultures.

And I just wrote him a little note, you know, and we had a lot in common as far as that goes. Like, you know, family-oriented and just that sort of thing. So we had a lot of great moments like that.

And that day definitely felt like we were a couple even off camera. I mean we just we were having fun so it was cool, yeah.

Debbie Chang:    And a lot of the other women who have gotten eliminated so far, one thing they say about him is that he's really hard to read.

How did you feel about that?

Did you - could you tell that you were going to be eliminated or like when you interacted what was his behavior like?

Naomi Crespo:    I felt like with Jason, I would have to agree with some of the girls. At times it was very hard to read.

And there's only so much that he's able to say to us, you know, as far as what he's thinking and feeling because of, you know, the situation.

But at times, it definitely was. I felt the chemistry with him. And we had a lot in common as far as the things, the different things that we've done, you know, like things that we care about.

And I think we started off kind of more on a friendship level. So that got to grow.

And but even despite that, you know, yeah, I don't know that I feel like I totally got to know Jason. That's what I'm saying is I don't know in this kind of situation that it's even really possible. I didn't get to see him, you know, in his normal day-to-day life. It's just it's not - I don't know.

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Debbie Chang:    Yeah, that makes sense.

Naomi Crespo:    I think that he - yeah, I mean I think that he was honest with me as far as his reasons for letting me go.

Did I see it coming? I think I felt it coming more than anything. And it shows on my face. It shows in the last couple episodes.

The season or the, I'm sorry, the week prior, you know, when Stephanie left that was a really emotional night.

And I thought I was going home. I really did.

And then when she left, I mean she was just incredible. Stephanie is a, the word amazing, I hate to use the word amazing but she really is. And it was tough.

But I thought I was going. You know I think I felt it more than anything. And I think towards seeing the end, I was kind of hanging on a string and just hoping that like, again to go back to the whole idea. I think I really got caught up in the idea of Jason and the life in Seattle.

So coming out of it though, I mean I realized I'm okay, you know, I'm going to be okay and it just wasn't meant to be.

Debbie Chang:    Okay, thank you.

Naomi Crespo:    You're welcome.

Operator:    Your next question comes from the line of Al Mellis with TVGrapevine.

Naomi Crespo:    Okay.

Al Mellis:    Hi Naomi, well done on the show.

Naomi Crespo:    Hi. I'm sorry?

Al Mellis:    I said, well done on the show. You did a good job.

Naomi Crespo:    Oh gosh, thank you so much.

Al Mellis:    Yeah you were one of the shining faces I enjoyed watching.

Naomi Crespo:    Oh, thank you. I appreciate that. Thank you so much.

Al Mellis:    A question I have for you, pretty simple, you got all these women surrounding you. The game play amongst the women must be ferocious.

Naomi Crespo:    I'm sorry, the - I didn't quite hear...

Cathy Rehl:    You need to speak up I'm afraid, Al.

Al Mellis:    The tactics amongst the women must be ferocious.

Naomi Crespo:    The tactics, okay. Yeah. I definitely did not - watching it was different than actually being there. There is a couple things I thought of. I was like interesting.

As far as that goes, you know, you go into a situation and you know that you've got, you know, limited time to be able to kind of step in there and try to I guess step up your game sort of speak.

And girls have different mentalities as far as that goes, there are some girls who are different willing to kind of steal him away and jump in there and just be like here I am, you know, I want to get to know you.

And I think he really liked that. I think he appreciated that. He should, you know, knowing that these girls are really here for me and they're going to - they're willing to do whatever it takes.

I had a harder time doing that because this is not my nature. And in reality I've never been that way as far as competing for a guy. I'm not - I compete most with myself. I don't really compete with other people. It's just - I've never been that way.

So it's different. Everybody had their different method. But the girls were great. You know I - overall.

Al Mellis:    Okay. And one more question and this one you might not be able to answer because it might be a show secret.

Naomi Crespo:    Okay.

Al Mellis:    It seemed like you were really, really happy to see Jason on the home visit.

And I thought to myself, it's been a number of days since they've talked to one another.

Naomi Crespo:    Yeah.

Al Mellis:    How long did it take between the last time you saw him and the next time you see him at your home?

Naomi Crespo:    Cathy can I answer this?

Cathy Rehl:    Yeah. I don't know...

Naomi Crespo:    Okay.

Cathy Rehl:    ...and I don't know how long myself.

Naomi Crespo:    Okay. Well I - it had been a week for me. So I was actually - I hadn't seen him for, yeah, seven days.

And I, coming out of the last rose ceremony, I was nervous. I mean I really thought I was going home.

So I felt like I really had to, you know, when he pulled me aside, I was just like my heart was racing and I'm like, this is it. You know he doesn't feel like I'm ready for him (and Ty).

And so I thought I was going home. So I was really nervous that whole week. Going - and when he got to my hometown I was absolutely happy to see him because I wanted to be able to basically reiterate the fact that I absolutely was - I want that.

You know these are the things that I want. I want a family. I want, you know, to be a mother. I want to be a wife. I want - I'm over that whole - I really genuinely am over that whole party phase in my life. I mean that's something that everybody goes through. I don't even have the desire to do that anymore.

I think he was concerned like, are you are ready to just kind of stay home and, you know, pop in a movie and open a bag of popcorn. I'm like that's what I do everyday, you know, yeah.

But again, I don't think that - I really don't think that he was able to completely get to know me and I - and vice versa. And this situation was just, it's hard. It's really hard to.

So yeah, I was happy to see him though, absolutely.

Al Mellis:    Well, Naomi I want to thank you a whole bunch for your time and I want to thank you on behalf of the viewers and...

Naomi Crespo:    Thank you.

Al Mellis:    ...I'll let somebody else have some questions.

Naomi Crespo:    Thank you so much.

Operator:    Your next question comes from the line of Lilly Rockwell with Austin American Statesman.

Lilly Rockwell:    Hi, Naomi. We really enjoyed watching you...

Naomi Crespo:    Hi.

Lilly Rockwell:    ...this season in Austin.

Naomi Crespo:    Oh, thank you. Thanks.

Lilly Rockwell:    So of course, you know, all the Austin viewers are wondering kind of how long you've lived in Austin and how did you apply to be on The Bachelor.

Naomi Crespo:    Well its funny. I actually - I was living in LA beforehand. I was up in LA pursuing acting at the time.

And the director of the show had been in my restaurant and saw me and, you know, was kind of trying to recruit for the London season so.

Lilly Rockwell:    Oh, really.

Naomi Crespo:    It's funny. Yeah, at the time I was, you know, I was okay with that. And I said I'm not, you know, I don't believe the reality TV and the world of acting should ever intermix.

But I just kind of laughed. I'm like yeah, Bachelor, you know, if I was going to ever do reality TV I don't think that that would be the show I would do, no offense.

And so, you know, I ended up moving to Austin. I kind of gave up pursuing acting as a career, which going into this season, I had - you know, I said I didn't want to be typecast as that girl because its not what I'm doing anymore.

But anyway so I moved to Austin about a year, over a year ago now. It was January.

And I ended up watching that season. And I actually went to college with Amy.

And so, I kept on watching because I was interested. And one night I had gotten home from work. I was working at the time and I'm watching. And all of a sudden I'm just like drinking a couple glasses of wine at this point. I'm like, oh it looks like a lot of fun, actually. Maybe I'll just apply.

And so, I did again and then, you know, the opportunity - they got in touch with me and they were really interested.

And when I found out - the deal breaker for me was definitely finding out that Jason was chosen as The Bachelor because I knew enough about him to want to meet him.

So that was the deal breaker. And I ended up doing it.

And I'm glad I did. You know it was a great experience.

Lilly Rockwell:    And regards to the...

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Naomi Crespo:    And the first rose ceremony, the director actually goes to me, you look familiar. I'm like I know I do so.

Lilly Rockwell:    That's funny.

Naomi Crespo:    Yeah.

Lilly Rockwell:    And then in regards to the other bachelorettes there, who were you closest with on the show?

Naomi Crespo:    Oh gosh, all the girls are really, I mean different and unique in their own way. But I developed some close relationships there.

As far as the closest, I would definitely say Jill and Melissa. You know those girls are - they kind of became more like sisters to me.

And, you know, you - being as far as we were together, I think that's kind of what set apart, you know, my closeness with them.

And but all the girls are really incredible. You know I know Megan has that whole, you know, the way she comes off on TV or in the drama and this and that. But she is also somebody who I regard highly.

So, you know, people will see what they see and you don't get the whole picture. It's just, you know, it's not possible.

But you get to know these girls, you know, on a more personal level and all of them, I mean Kari, there's just Nikki, everyone. Erica is hilarious. I mean the house was like lots of laughter when Erica left. I mean there's things that don't get shown that I wish did, you know, so that people could get a fuller picture on these girls.

Lilly Rockwell:    Well thank you so much. I appreciate it...

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Naomi Crespo:    You're welcome and thank you.

Operator:    Your next question comes from the line of Maxine Shen with New York Post.

Naomi Crespo:    Hello?

Maxine Shen:    Hi Naomi.

Naomi Crespo:    Hi.

Maxine Shen:    How are you?

Naomi Crespo:    Hi. I'm good. How are you?

Maxine Shen:    Good, thank you. So we know that Jason is an extremely popular bachelor and lately.

Naomi Crespo:    Yeah.

Maxine Shen:    What do you think it is about him that people seem to be responding to?

Naomi Crespo:    You know I think that on his season, you know, The Bachelorette (would be on it), he just - he - it's kind of the same way with the final four of us girls. You know he was kind of outside of any drama and he was just himself and he's got this charisma. He got this - I don't know. He's attractive obviously, he's nice to look at.

So I think its kind of the whole package as far as, you know, why he's so popular.

And it's obviously why he was voted in. I mean, you know, he had a huge fan base after his season so a lot of people wanted to see him find love.

Maxine Shen:    Okay. I mean is it...

Naomi Crespo:    Yeah.

Maxine Shen:    ...because he has a kid, that may be also sort of attracts women who are - not just on the show?

Naomi Crespo:    I think that's definitely something that, yeah, absolutely. I think that it's not just that he has a kid. It's, you know, the way he comes across and the way he talks about him is that he's got a kid he just absolutely adores him more than life itself. You know Ty is his whole world.

And to have found somebody that just kind of fits into that was really what he was looking for. Not necessarily a replacement because Ty, you know, what most people don't know is that he - Ty has a really good relationship with his mother and she's a good mother to him. It's not like she's just, you know, none of that, so yeah. I think that all plays into the whole appeal.

Maxine Shen:    Got it. Okay, great. Thank you.

Naomi Crespo:    Yeah. You're welcome.

Operator:    Your next question comes from the line of Tom Rose with Fancast.com.

Tom Rose:    Hello, Naomi.

Naomi Crespo:    Hi. How are you?

Tom Rose:    Great and how's yourself?

Naomi Crespo:    I'm good. Thank you.

Tom Rose:    All right. Listen before your hometown date that you looked apprehensive, do - did you coach your family in any way, tell them to, you know, keep the colorful antics down to a minimum, anything like that?

Naomi Crespo:    You know, what I wasn't able to, but my sister did. And, you know, what you see, is what you get. That's my family for you.

My mom is, oh gosh, sometimes I think she fell off her rocker a long time ago and her head's never fully recovered.

But it is definitely unique. And I knew - I was definitely a little bit apprehensive because I knew that my mom had something up her sleeve. I definitely did not know that it was going to be bringing out a dead bird and giving it the proper eulogy and burial. I mean that was so beyond me, beyond all of us, Jason too.

Tom Rose:    Yeah, he reacted real well to that. How did your family feel about - I assumed you watched it with your family? Oh no, I guess you didn't.

But I mean how did - what was the reaction from your family about that segment of the last show?

Naomi Crespo:    You know, I get different reactions. My sister is definitely really disappointed. You know, I think that you don't want to come off as like the crazy family. I guess I tend to be a little less embarrassed when it comes to my family because I'm just like, you know what everybody's different and that's my family. Like, you know, I'm a product of somewhere in the middle of that.

But my sister was - she was a little frustrated. You know and I wished that they didn't show her conversation with or her conversation with Jason and, you know, the three of us were talking for a long time and I really wish they did because my sister is, I mean she's my best friend. And she knows me more than even my parents do.

So, you know, I guess different things make for good TV. But my mom she was disappointed that they didn't. And, you know, at one point there was a conversation I had with my mom and my sister. And she was disappointed that that didn't get shown.

You know, I told my mom. I saw it obviously and her conversation with Jason. I was little bit kind of like, you know, you could've toned it down a little bit. You know obviously these are your beliefs.

But, you know, I'm thinking all America doesn't really need to know this. It kind of was a little bit embarrassing.

But, you know, I'm just whatever about it. And that's my family.

Tom Rose:    Well you took it well. Good luck to you in the future.

Naomi Crespo:    Thank you so much.

Operator:    Your next question comes from the line of John Bracchitta with Reality TV World.

John Bracchitta:    And I got a few more questions for you.

Naomi Crespo:    Yeah, hi.

John Bracchitta:    Going back to your elimination you said how you didn't like that he said - I'm sorry I'm making up the question.

Naomi Crespo:    No one reason I didn't want to go home was the reason I was going home, right.

John Bracchitta:    Yes. Thank you for...

Naomi Crespo:    Yeah.

John Bracchitta:    ...saying (that). Can you comment on it?

Naomi Crespo:    Yeah, its okay. Yeah. Well I mean I watched that. And I definitely, like I was - you know I said earlier, at that point you're so invested in this and you get - you become more emotionally invested.

And I think that I built everything up in my head and that was my problem. It's almost hard not to.

But at that point you're so like - you're kind of so wrapped up in this whole idea of being with this person and fitting into their life and it's not - and I think that he felt like I wasn't ready to, you know, for Ty. I think that was his biggest thing and that was the week before when he pulled me aside.

I did not throughout the course of the whole thing talk about, you know, oh I can't wait to meet Ty and tuck him in bed and do this and this and this and that because in my mind I'm thinking, you know, I want to fall in love with you first. And then anything that you're in love with I'm actually going to fall in love with as well, you know, but let's work on this first. I wasn't really trying to get ahead of myself as far as having a relationship with Ty.

So I didn't talk as much about that. But I absolutely love children. I mean I want kids. I absolutely want kids and it will be with the right guy at the right time.

I want to adopt. See that's a big thing with me. I definitely - I've traveled overseas. I went to Southeast Asia. I worked in an orphanage from or several different orphanages with kids that come from really rough lives, you know, trafficking and AIDs and, you know, it's not - I wanted to adopt every single one of them.

I mean, I'm not like a girl who doesn't want to be a mother. I absolutely want to.

And my niece and nephew, I mean they're like kids to me. I love them like they're my own. They're my sister's kids, but I know for a fact I will be a mother and I will be a great mother one day. I just think it wasn't meant to be with Jason.

John Bracchitta:    Okay. And then would you be willing to be the next Bachelorette if ABC wanted you to come back?

Naomi Crespo:    Oh gosh, I don't know. I mean I don't even know if that - I mean I don't even know if I qualify for the running. He's like the second person up.

But I don't know, you know, it'd be something to think about I guess and I don't know. I'm going to say I don't know about that.

John Bracchitta:    Okay, great. Thanks.

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Naomi Crespo:    That's all I can say. I really don't know.

Operator:    Your next question comes from the line of Paulette Cohn with ETonline.

Paulette Cohn:    Just my last question. So who are you rooting for for the three remaining girls?

Naomi Crespo:    Oh my gosh, well Jill or Melissa. I mean those two are like I love them. I love them to death. I mean it was nothing. I mean I think Molly is great too. I just I didn't get as close with Molly as I did with those two girls.

And, you know, I - he'll be happy with anybody though. I think that I laughed really trusting that I was leaving, you know, three great girls behind so.

But yeah, they're - I love them.

Paulette Cohn:    Yeah. Thank you.

Naomi Crespo:    You're welcome.

Operator:    Again, ladies and gentlemen its star 1 to ask a question.

Your next question comes from the line of Al Mellis with TVGrapevine.

Al Mellis:    Hi again, Naomi.

Naomi Crespo:    Hi.

Al Mellis:    I've got a tough question for you.

Naomi Crespo:    All right, I'm ready.

Al Mellis:    Okay. Hold onto your seat.

Naomi Crespo:    Okay, I'm holding on.

Al Mellis:    In watching the home interview episode when he called your name out, I thought it must have been the talk your dad had with him that caused that.

What do you think?

Naomi Crespo:    I think that absolutely, I think more than my mother I would have to say if my parents did play an influence on his decision it probably would've been that.

I can see how that would have really intimidated Jason. My dad is a very loving guy and he definitely meant well. And he's supportive. He knows that whoever I end up with he's going to support me no matter what. And he's very easy to get along with.

But I think yeah, it probably was very intimidating. Jason, I mean they come from two different worlds.

So what my dad cares mostly about as far as the kind of guy that I end up with is not - you know, I don't think that's Jason. I mean Jason's a great guy but I don't, you know what I mean. It's that whole belief system that he - I don't think that Jason shares that with my dad.

So I could see where that would be very intimidating.

Al Mellis:    Okay. I've got to ask you a follow-up question then.

Naomi Crespo:    Okay.

Al Mellis:    Knowing your dad's stance on that issue, would you have married a non-Christian?

Naomi Crespo:    You know my dad and I talked about this. He came out, you know, I was on this thing. And I was born and raised in Christianity. I have challenged it in the course of my, not entire life but mainly going to college. I graduated from a liberal state college.

And I became so open minded, and I'm just naturally that type of person. I'm very open. And I'm very curious about other beliefs and other ideas.

And so, I've thought that out. And I think that in the end of all that my faith will never change, and I will always have strong faith, and I'll always have a strong prayer life. The core of what I believe in hasn't changed.

But at the same time I'm not going to - there are certain things that I don't necessarily agree with as far as, you know, I absolutely have to marry a Christian man.

I, in my mind, I have to marry somebody who shares a faith. And prays and believes that, you know, there's something out there guiding them. Like that's what I'm more concerned about then what you call yourself, you know, because God only knows if I was born in, you know, the Middle East would I would be Muslim. If I was born in Utah would I be a Mormon. Like if I was - you know I think a lot of things play into that and everybody's born and raised differently.

But ultimately I'm a very open minded person and I just want to - you can't help who you fall in love with.

So I don't, you know, I don't have a, you know, rule as far as that goes at this point in my life.

Al Mellis:    Well thanks for answering the tough questions.

Naomi Crespo:    You're welcome.

Al Mellis:    I appreciate you're talking to me.

Naomi Crespo:    Oh you're welcome.

Operator:    Your next question comes from the line of Lilly Rockwell with Austin American Statesman.

Lilly Rockwell:    Hi again, Naomi. I was wondering...

Naomi Crespo:    Hi.

Lilly Rockwell:    ...given that you've done some bartending here in Austin, have you ever run into Brad Womack, the former bachelor.

Naomi Crespo:    You know what I - it was one night and it was actually before I was working at this bar.

And he was in there drinking. He owns a bar called The Mark, like right around the corner from where I work.

Lilly Rockwell:    Oh yeah.

Naomi Crespo:    So I had seen him and I was dancing with Laura, my friend and I weas like, I think that's the bachelor.

And, you know, from what I remember there was glances exchanged, but I didn't go up to him and say anything or anything. I just kind of left that night.

So that's the closest encounter I've ever had with Brad.

Lilly Rockwell:    Okay. And then I also wanted to ask you a little bit about Molly, that episode several weeks ago with the (pens).

I was wondering if you were surprised at all by the extent of the intimacy they had so early on the show.

Naomi Crespo:    You know that whole night was just crazy because he had been on such a long date before and then by the time, you know, they got to - it was just a late date.

And so in that situation for any one of us to have, you know, gone out that late I mean I definitely - she came home the next day and, obviously, she was wearing his clothes.

And it was just, you know, we were talking to her and she was just like obviously nothing happened. You know it was innocent.

And they both say that. So you can't - you know I would never be like oh they're lying, you know, you just believe it or not so it was innocent. Yeah.

Lilly Rockwell:    Okay. Thank you.

Naomi Crespo:    You're welcome.

Operator:    Your next question comes from the line of John Bracchitta with Reality TV World.

John Bracchitta:    Hey, back on one more time. I love the episode a few weeks ago. Stephanie said that you were a doll but maybe not the same maturity level as some of the other girls.

So was that something that you were getting from the girls and Jason while you were on the show?

Naomi Crespo:    You know, what I actually was a little surprised by that comment. And it hurt a little bit coming from Stephanie.

But, you know, it doesn't change the way I feel about her. I think she's great. And I really loved her.

And as far as her saying that, I think maybe it's that she didn't get to see sides of me that the other girls did, you know, as far as I don't know. You know there are certain people that you really open to and there are certain people that know more about you than others.

And I don't think she knew enough about me. I think that there's times that I even feel like people don't take me seriously and they look...

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John Bracchitta:    Yes.

Naomi Crespo:    ...she's just, you know, I don't know. I was a bartender, you know, people say that.

And so you just kind of get stuck in that whole association. Like I don't know if she's mature (enough), you know and what are you going to do.

But I don't hold it against her. I think that she's just expressing her opinion. Maybe she felt like, you know, as far as the other girls, that they just had more stability in their lives. I'm a bartender. I'm kind of back and forth all the time.

And maybe she just felt that as far as the mother thing, like I said, I wasn't - I never really talked too much about Ty and wanting to be this and that for Ty because I didn't - in my mind it wasn't appropriate to like, you know, emphasize on being a part of Ty's life. But I'm just trying to get know Jason first.

I'm the type I'm like if I fall in love with somebody, it doesn't matter if you have a kid. I will love your kid because I love kids in general. And I know have the potential to be a wonderful role model and, you know, stepparent if that was the case.

But, you know, maybe she just didn't get to see sides of me that the other girls did.

John Bracchitta:    Okay. And then by the time you all gathered for the rose ceremony for Monday's show, had you heard that Melissa's parents didn't want to take part in the show?

And if you had, do you think that might've - did you think that was going to save you at the time?

Naomi Crespo:    You know that's a good question. We - the three girls, Molly, Jill and Stephanie they were out on their date.

And Melissa and I were back at the suite and that's when she found out, you know, she had talked to her parents and I was there with her. You're not going to see any of this.

But, you know, she really had a breakdown. And it was really, really tough for her.

And we had a great talk that night. You know I told you, you just got to trust that this is meant to be. If you're one then, you know, it's not going to matter.

In the end, he can't hold that against you. If what you're saying to him is true, you know, her parents she says they're awesome people. They're great, you know, I love my parents. They're awesome. Yeah, we're totally different.

But I know that they would accept them. I know that they would love them. They're just very private people. They don't want to - you know obviously they don't want to go out and be recognized on the street. They just - they don't - they're private.

So that's completely understandable. And I don't think Melissa's parents were too supportive with her doing the show in the first place.

But, you know, they support her because they love her.

And so she probably had a great relationship with them. It was just it was really tough. And she definitely had a breakdown and we talked it through and then she felt better.

And, you know, she's still in the running, so she's great. She's great.

John Bracchitta:    Okay, great, thanks a lot for everything.

Naomi Crespo:    You're welcome.
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: marigold on February 17, 2009, 11:33:04 AM

...some one comfort me i am in batchlor hell!!!


 :lol: your so funny tory, awww there there it will be okay  :kuss:
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: tory on February 17, 2009, 11:37:36 AM
oh ty ty mg i feel much better now!!!! :hearts: :hearts:
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: marigold on February 17, 2009, 01:17:29 PM

ABC Press Release

THE BACHELOR: THE WOMEN TELL ALL (2/23)

JASON FACES THE WOMEN HE REJECTED AND THE CLAWS COME OUT, AS 15 JILTED BACHELORETTES CONFRONT THE HANDSOME SINGLE DAD, ON "THE BACHELOR: THE WOMEN TELL ALL," MONDAY, FEB. 23 ON ABC

Trista and Ryan Sutter and Charlie O' Connell and Sarah Brice Return to Give an Update on Their Lives

"The Women Tell All" -- It's an explosive reunion viewers won't want to miss, as the most memorable bachelorettes from this season - including Erika, Jillian, Megan, Naomi, Natalie, Nikki, Shannon and Stephanie -- return to confront each other and Jason one last time on national television to dish the dirt and tell their side of the story. And Jason discloses that the third time truly was the charm for him, revealing that he's extremely happy with his final choice, on "The Bachelor: The Women Tell All," MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23 (8:00-10:00 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network.

Jason and Chris Harrison discuss the most dramatic on and off-air moments of the season, and Jason finally reveals what happened in that camping tent with Molly! Some of the bachelorettes will be put on the hot seat for a revealing question and answer session: A devastated and emotional Jillian reveals how truly in love she was with Jason and why she thought she was "the one." She has the opportunity to confront Jason for the first time since their trip to New Zealand about why he dealt her the "friend card." Passions run to a fever pitch between the women as they talk about what life was like in the mansion, competing for one handsome Bachelor. The discussion reaches a boiling point when the most abrasive woman - Megan - is confronted by the other ladies about her "potty mouth," and Lauren reveals she was actually scared of her. But the single mom stands up to them all, defending her actions. And Natalie emotionally remembers her dramatic exit from the series after her one-on-one date with Jason in Las Vegas and her shock when she saw the aftermath of her departure, when the remaining women talked about her. The other bachelorettes provide some insight on why they were so glad that Jason sent Natalie home.

Trista and Ryan, who are expecting their second child, offer advice about how they've stayed so happy since we saw them meet six years ago on "The Bachelorette." Charlie O' Connell, who starred in the series in March 2005, and Sarah Brice, the woman he chose, will share with viewers how their relationship has developed since Charlie offered Sarah his final rose.

It's the bachelorettes like you've never seen them before! The hour also includes a special sneak peek at the final episode.
 
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: marigold on February 17, 2009, 01:20:39 PM
oh ty ty mg i feel much better now!!!! :hearts: :hearts:

 :jumpy: Oh yay I'm glad to hear that   :hugs:
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on February 17, 2009, 01:29:05 PM
From The Seattle Times

No spark earns "Bachelor" fan-favorite the boot

By Nicole Tsong
Seattle Times staff reporter

I wish ABC would stop talking about DeAnna and just give us DeAnna. It would make me so happy, though it would make me even happier if she wore a pretty dress instead of the less-than-sexy suit shown in the promos.

Till then, I will have to settle for the drama of the final three and the snow-capped peaks of New Zealand, which still managed to produce fantasy suites and superlatives about how difficult it was to send the third girl home.

I am disappointed to report it was fan favorite Jillian. We may have liked the fun-loving, level-headed Canadian the best, but Jason wasn't feeling it.

Perhaps he was bored by the helicopter ride they took. I was. It's way cooler to be on a helicopter ride than it is to watch two people take a helicopter ride. Jason and Jillian later attempted to ignite the heat in the hot tub, and it was uncomfortable enough to watch I thought maybe it worked. But the sexy make-out session and a declaration of love from Jillian wasn't enough. Jill, I'm sorry to see you and your side-swept 'dos depart.

But Jason sort of killed the suspense with that move. He might have bungee-jumped off a bridge with Molly (it's just like the leap you take falling in love, get it?), answered questions including his favorite ice cream (peanut butter and chocolate, just what I like to eat while watching "The Bachelor") and even got her to say she was falling in love.

But Molly is no competition for Melissa. I had lots of justifications for Jillian, but none whatsoever for Molly. Sorry, Moll.

For Jason and Melissa's date, they took a trip out on Winston Churchill's boat — since Churchill definitely would approve of the show — and soaked in a hot pool. They also talked again about the parental no-show from last week's hometown dates when her parents chose not to meet Jason on television. She worried about it, but Jason practically defended the situation for her, saying he knew it was them, not her.

They are coupley and ga-ga together, and Jason also helpfully pointed out at the beginning of the episode that Melissa reminds him of his ex-wife and DeAnna. I'm sure DeAnna is there just for fun, and I say bring it. But is anyone out there defending Molly? Anyone?
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on February 17, 2009, 01:38:16 PM
Press release from ABC

Tuesday, February 17, 2009
ABC Television Network
PRESS RELEASE - ENTERTAINMENT -
ABC OVERNIGHT RATINGS (FOR 2/16)

Quick Take for Monday, February 16, 2009
(Fast Affiliate Live + Same Day Ratings)

ABC's Monday Lineup Posts its Best Numbers to Date in Viewers and
Adults 18-49 and Leads the Night in Adults 18-34 and All Key Women Demos

"The Bachelor" Hits Season Highs in Total Viewers and Adults 18-49,
Building on the Prior Week's Telecast for the 6th Consecutive Week

Winning the 9 o'clock Hour in Viewers and Young Adults, "The Bachelor" Draws its Largest Non-Finale Audience Since 2003 and Best Adults 18-49 Rating Since 2004

Penultimate Episode of "True Beauty" Hits Best-Since-Premiere Numbers in Viewers and Adults 18-49, Winning at 10pm for the 2nd Time in its Last 3 Monday Telecasts

Monday Night (8:00-11:00 p.m.)
ABC registered its strongest numbers to date with its Monday lineup of "The Bachelor" and "True Beauty" in Total Viewers (10.7 million) and Adults 18-49 (4.0/10).   ABC won the night among Adults 18-34 (3.7/10), as well as leading Monday across each of the key Women demographics: Women 18-34 (5.4/13), Women 18-49 (5.9/14) and Women 25-54 (6.1/13).  ABC has ranked No. 1 on the night among Women 18-34 for 7 weeks in a row, while taking top spot among Women 18-49 for the 6th time in the last 7 weeks. 

"The Bachelor" (8:00-10:00 p.m.)
Winning its 2-hour time slot in Adults 18-49 for the first time this season, ABC's "The Bachelor" registered season highs in both viewers (12.5 million) and young adults (4.4/10), building on the prior week's telecast for the 6th consecutive week.  In fact "The Bachelor" has built on the prior week's performance for every telecast since its season premiere (1/5/09). In addition, "The Bachelor" attracted its largest non-finale audience in over 5 years and strongest Adults 18-49 rating in nearly 5 years - since 11/5/03 and 5/12/04, respectively.

* "The Bachelor" qualified as Monday's No. 1 TV program among across all key Women demos: Women 18-34 (6.1/15), Women 18-49 (6.6/15) and Women 25-54 (6.9/14).  In fact, "The Bachelor" stood as Monday's top program among Women 18-34 in all 7 of its telecasts this season.

* Growing from its first hour to its second hour in Total Viewers by 1.6 million (11.7 million to 13.3 million) and by 23% in Adults 18-49 (4.0/10 to 4.9/11), "The Bachelor" won the 9 o'clock hour in both viewers and young adults. 

"True Beauty" (10:00-11:00 p.m.)
The season's penultimate episode of "True Beauty" posted best-since-premiere numbers in Total Viewers (7.0 million) and Adults 18-49 (3.0/8-tie).  "True Beauty" won Monday's 10pm hour in Adults 18-49 for the 2nd time in its last 3 telecasts, while leading the time slot among Women 18-34 (3.9/10) all 6 of its airings.
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: tory on February 17, 2009, 01:45:04 PM
i like molly she seems like a lot of fun, jmo. and she has been the only blonde on the show for a while now. us blondes have to look out for each other.. as long as deann is just showing up and doesn't get in on the compatition i will b ok eather way..if not  :jam: :jam: :jam: i am going to b over it..
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: tory on February 17, 2009, 01:52:42 PM
the reason for the high ratings jmo is gossip girl was a rerun and they moved some other show i was dvring @ 9 cause my hubby makes me dvr 24 and it messes me upon monday ng when gossip girl is on. i have been dvring true beauty it is ok. has any one else been watching it?
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on February 17, 2009, 01:58:39 PM
the reason for the high ratings jmo is gossip girl was a rerun and they moved some other show i was dvring @ 9 cause my hubby makes me dvr 24 and it messes me upon monday ng when gossip girl is on. i have been dvring true beauty it is ok. has any one else been watching it?

I bet the ratings for the finale will be HUGE!
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on February 17, 2009, 02:04:15 PM
From People.com

The Bachelor Recap: Then There Were Two

The Bachelor Jason Mesnick took the final three to New Zealand for this season’s erotic, err, exotic dates. After some extreme sports, hot tub shenanigans and declarations of love, he broke one more heart.

Friends with Benefits: The first fantasy date went to Jillian. Plaid-clad Jason picked her up in a helicopter for a scenic bucolic splendor tour. After watching her parents bond with Jason, her feelings had intensified. “I’m walking on clouds right now,” she said. They snuggled under a blanket on an isolated cliff overlooking a lake, drank wine and discussed what they are looking for in a partner. She said she was looking for her best friend. Unfortunately, Jason wants more than that. “She’s somebody I can be friends with forever, but I’m looking for a passionate connection,” he said. The date continued over dinner at a winery. Before he gave her the fantasy suite card, he made her share her most intimate thoughts about him. Apparently, she answered correctly as a big smile spread across his face and he planted a wet one on her. Then she asked if he had something to give her. (This is why we love Jill. She goes after what she wants without seeming presumptuous or cocky.) She quipped, “Can you handle a whole night of me?” What followed in the spa was almost too hot for us to handle. After that display of intertwined limbs, butt grabs and spit swapping, how could his concerns about a lack of passion not be quieted?

Leap of Faith: Molly (and her ever-present ponytail) wanted to show him “more of her emotional side” and take their “goofy, sarcastic” relationship up a romantic notch. Jason wanted to add a fear factor first by asking her to tandem bungee jump. She seemed nervous, but he was the screamer. (Side note: They obviously did it more than once as her necklace disappeared and reappeared from scene to scene.) Molly compared the experience to the thrill of falling in love. Over lunch, Molly pulled out a list of questions. He looked frightened until he realized they were of the favorite ice cream flavor variety. They moved on to dinner and Jason brought up his observation about how un-touchy-feely her family was. “We’re not a mushy-gushy family, but I’m different with them than I am with the people I’m dating. I want to let my guard down for you,” she explained. He considered this a breakthrough. She had saved the last question for after dinner. No. 20 invited him to spend the night with her and he liked her initiative and they were off to the fantasy suite for a joint bubble bath.

Parental Advisory: Jason surprised Melissa (who reminds him of Deanna and his ex) with an afternoon ride on Winston Churchill’s old boat. Her MIA parents weighed heavily on both their minds, but it wasn’t until they took a dip in the barrel pools that he brought the subject up for discussion. “I wanted them to see how happy you make me,” she wished while looking teary. He reiterated that you fall in love with the girl not her parents, but was still disappointed that he didn’t meet them. “I can fall in love without meeting her parents, but it can only go so far,” he warned. They strolled in downtown Queensland before settling into a private room for a meal. She finally told him how worried she was about them not partaking in the show and asked him point blank how much it mattered. He was honest, but made a good point that hers were the only friends he met. They retired to the lodge and Mel told him she was scared to lose him because she loved him. (She was the only one who didn’t buffer the l-word with the “falling in” phrase.) It’s obvious he likes her but their intimate moments seem the most innocent.

Down to Two: Each woman made a video to help Jason decide whom to cut. Molly amended her early statement as she realized post-date that she was in full-blown love. Jason’s heart was heavy and his eyes were wet because he was falling for three women. “I have to do the most selfish thing I’ve ever done and break one of your hearts,” he choked. He gave roses to Mel and Molly. He walked Jill out to the Down Under version of the breakup bench. It was obvious she was trying to hold it together as he said they felt more like friends than lovers and blamed their different lifestyles. She told him she loved him multiple times and that she thought it was right. She’d even told him about a dream she had of their future together with Ty trying on one of her dresses just days earlier. Her car ride away was one of the most dramatic ever. “This decision he made broke my heart,” she whimpered. A red-nosed Jason moped in the driveway for a long time, but when he rejoined the final two he declared, “I am going to spend the rest of my life with one of you.”
http://www.people.com/people/
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: tory on February 17, 2009, 05:46:34 PM
omg the drama of it all... i can't wait till the women tell all.. :meow: :meow: pooor jason u can tell he is falling for them all i though him and jil were so cute together but u r right the hot tub scean or did chris blog this made me un comfortable.
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on February 18, 2009, 04:22:56 AM
FACT OR FICTION.....

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VERY SPOILERISH....DO NOT CONTINUE TO READ IF YOU DON'T WANT TO KNOW BUT I REPEAT...IS IT TRUE?
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TheTruth

What I’m about to show you in these videos, and what I’m about to tell you in written word, is what you will see come Monday night, March 2nd, when the “Bachelor” airs their finale, plus “After the Final Rose” show. If you do not want to know anything ahead of time, I suggest you stop reading now. If not, then enjoy.

If you couldn’t look at the videos, then here is basically what’s in them.

My YouTube username is “RealitySteve24″. They are labeled “Part 1″, “Part 2″, “Part 3″, and they are all about 9 1/2 minutes long. Here are the links to the videos in case you need them:
So here’s what I can tell you what went down in the finale:

Jason chose Melissa in New Zealand. No reshoots, no editing, no nothing. All you sleuthers figured it out from Day 1. Which you were supposed to. That’s why I said ABC knew exactly what they were doing when they released the hand with the freckles and the pinky ring and all that stuff. Do you really think they’d make it that easy for you to know he proposes to Melissa in the finale? Just because it was Melissa in New Zealand, didn’t mean you knew the final one now. There’s your love story that they want you to believe. From day one, they’re gonna make it seem like it was Jason and Melissa. She visits him in Seattle. They’re working on a relationship, she’s the lucky girl. But from the beginning, they’ve been planning a shocking ending. And that shocking ending happens to come at the expense of Melissa.

Right now, Jason and Melissa are not together.

The first “After the Final Rose” was filmed in late January. In the videos, I reference that it was filmed either Fri, Jan 23rd, or Sat, Jan. 24th. I’ve since been corrected. Pretty much the only thing I’ve been wrong about. It was actually done the Sunday before on the 18th. I found out a week later on the 25th, made some calls, sent some emails, and ran with this “exclusive” news on the night of Jan. 27th, as you can clearly see in the blog.

What happens at the “ATFR”? Jason ends his engagement with Melissa, and begins a relationship with Molly. I wasn’t there, I don’t know what was said, or who it was said to, but at the taping, Jason dumped Melissa (which will be shown on national television to us) and begins dating Molly. Was there a proposal to Molly? As far as I know, on that date back in January, there was not a proposal. But currently, as we speak, Jason and Molly are together and have been for a while (which I will get to in a minute).

The reason the 2nd “ATFR” was added? I’m guessing to tell us about Jason and Mollys relationship, probably let us know how great she is with Ty, get a reaction from Melissa, and, this is just a guess, but I think Jason will propose to Molly on the “ATFR 2″, if he hasn’t already. That’s complete speculation on my part. But the reason there’s an “ATFR 2″ is because they need to update people on how Jason and Molly are doing.

ABC will present this whole scenario as Jason just changed his mind after thinking this over long and hard. I’m here to tell you I have every reason to believe he didn’t. This was all set in motion from the very beginning that there would be a storyline of: If you want to be with Molly, then you have to pick Melissa. We will have a breakup on the “ATFR”, where you’ll dump Melissa, and say you want to start dating Molly. That’s what you’ll get the night of the finale.

Here’s where I believe this whole story was fabricated.

This is a struggling franchise, we know that. They’re 0-for-12 in producing marriages. So they know people are already skeptical about watching this show to see a love story and an engagement. Well, what’s one thing they’ve never done in the series history? Have the “Bachelor” break up with the one he’s engaged to during the “ATFR”, AND, end up taking the final two girl back. In this case, Molly. So when I said ABC “Grew a brain and pulled a fast one”, I was referencing the fact they decided to show you Melissa getting the ring in early season previews thinking that they had given away the season. That was purposely done, so when he then breaks up with her, and gets back with Molly, that gives you the “jaw dropper” or “shocker”, since its never happened before. And don’t say you knew that all along, because no one did, other than a selected few. All you need to do is go back over past comments in my blogs to see how off everyone was with their guesses. Because when the Final Rose Ceremony ends, a lot of you would’ve said, “That’s it. We’ve known it was her all along. Where’s the drama?”

I’D SAY THAT’S PRETTY SHOCKING. Picking Melissa in New Zealand, dating her for two months, then taping the “ATFR” in January to break up with her only to get back with Molly. NO ONE had that scenario played out from the beginning. NO ONE. And how could you unless you knew the “ATFR” was taped in January? I did, which is why I ran with the information that I had.

BUT THAT’S NOT ALL. Some of you might ask, “Why would Molly take him back?” Here’s where I can tell you where the season became a soap opera and is the best answer I can give you. From everything I’ve heard, I have been led to believe that this season was NEVER, EVER about Melissa. It’s always been about Molly. Jason and Molly’s connection was stronger than anyone elses in the house, everyone knew it, but they couldn’t just play that the whole season because it wouldn’t have been interesting. So they concocted a storyline of, “Let him pick Melissa, and let us have a break up on the ‘ATFR’, something we’ve never done before, AND have him start his relationship with Molly.” I’d say that’s shocking. Why? Because it’s never happened before, and this whole idea of Jason being “wonderful single dad looking for love” would never be disputed because, well, my God, Jason Mesnick would never agree to such a thing. Ummmmm, he did.

Some point during the season, it was established Jason and Molly were THE couple. I’ve been led to believe it was perfectly obvious to them that it was him and her, and Melissa was a distant 2nd. So what does the show do? Something they’ve never done before. They have the Bachelor dump his final one at the “ATFR”, and start dating the woman he dumped in the finale, which is Molly. But as you’ll see, I’m going to be right about everything else. So I find it incredibly believable, that Jason was approached with this scenario to generate, buzz, ratings, etc and he agreed to it. You ask what I couldn’t wrap my head around? Well, that Jason agreed to this. But hey, he was doing what he was told which would make for a bombshell of an ending to the season. Fleiss saying, “Just when you think it’s over, it’s not.” Well, here’s your proof. You’ll think it’s over when Jason proposes to Melissa in New Zealand, but its not since he dumps her two months later at the “ATFR” so he can start seeing Molly.

I feel horrible for Melissa. I really do. She was completely blindsided in this whole mess. She flys out to LA for an “emergency ATFR taping” (remember, the ATFR’s usually aren’t taped until a week before the finale airs. Why would they have to tape it in late January if the finale wasn’t airing til March 3rd? Because it was all part of the plan), at that taping, she’s thinking her fiancé is going to tell her he’s over Molly 100%, but not only does she not hear that, and this is big, Jason has been SEEING Molly ever since the show stopped taping in November. That’s right. While he’s engaged to Melissa, he’s getting weekends with Molly on the weekends Melissa isn’t visiting Seattle. You can choose to believe that Jason just changed his mind after two months of dating Melissa and believe the ABC story. I’m here to tell you the reason he changed his mind, is because he was seeing Molly behind Melissa’s back.

Read the contracts these contestants sign, and talk to anybody who has ever been involved with the show, once taping ends, these people, especially the “Bachelor” and the final two girls, are under lock and key. Everything they do is monitored. They don’t want what happens at the final rose ceremony getting out. So you’re telling me that Molly was able to visit Jason in Seattle just because “he was having second thoughts”, or, “that he missed her.” Please. Like I said, believe it if you want, but I don’t buy it. Jason was seeing Molly from the time the taping of the show ended, til the time the “ATFR” filmed in January. I think he tells this to Melissa during the taping, and if he does, more proof this was all set up from the get go.

Now on to some questions I’m sure you have.

Did Melissa know this was happening? At first, no, she didn’t. Talk about unlucky. How about showing up for the “ATFR” taping thinking your fiancé is going to tell you that he’s completely over his dumpee, only to have him turn the tables on you, dump you on the spot, tell you he’s been seeing this dumpee on the weekends that he wasn’t with you, and now all the sudden you’re completely blindsided, embarrassed on national television, and now become the dumpee yourself? Melissa did not see this coming. Unfortunately, she was a pawn in this game and I feel awful for her.

What’s Molly’s role in this? I think this is the million dollar question right now and I don’t know the answer to it. I don’t know if he told her at the Final Rose Ceremony everything that was going on. If I had to guess, I’d say no. I think they’d want an honest reaction from her. But honestly, I don’t not know the definitive answer to this question. I’ve been led to believe she wasn’t in on it. Everything points to Jason being approached by the producers with this storyline, and agreeing to go along with it for ratings purposes, since they knew this would be big.

So did Jason intentionally do that to Melissa knowing he was getting rid of her that whole time? Remember, I told you there was something I couldn’t wrap my head around? That was it. I had a hard time believing Jason would go along with this scenario, BUT EVERYTHING I’VE BEEN LED TO BELIEVE, says he has. Do I know for a fact? No. But I think its pretty clear what’s going on here. The guy just didn’t change his mind after dating Melissa for a couple months. This was a scenario put in place from the beginning of the season.

What about this great chemistry between Jason and Melissa? All manufactured. Did they like each other? Sure. You can see their chemistry because that’s what they want you to see. But just because you saw it, doesn’t mean it was there. Yes, they liked each other, but from all accounts, I’ve been led to believe that they people knew it was Molly very early on in the process. This season has never been about Melissa, it’s been about Molly.

Jason said in interviews he was engaged and happy? How do you explain that? Yes, he was. All those interviews were done the first week the show aired. Try and find me a Jason interview that was done AFTER the 1st “ATFR” was shot. So after Jan. 18th. You can’t because he hasn’t done one. And probably won’t do one. Why do you think Fleiss is saying things like, “Just when you think it ends, it doesn’t?” That’s because he already has the 1st “ATFR” in the can. It was shot in late January and Melissa got completely screwed. Although Fleiss will have you believe “this is human emotions, and Jason struggled with his decision and ultimately changed his mind.” Uh huh. Sure he did. How about Host Chris recently saying “It took a lot of guts for Jason to do what he did.” Some of you were confused as to why he said that. You shouldn’t be now. Took a lot of guts to dump Melissa on national television and start dating Molly. A lot of guts.

Ok, onto answering all the clues:

K Moon/Rebecca: It’s not so much the who, but the how. Him being with Molly isn’t that shocking. I mean, she was the final two girl after all. It’s the way it happened. I’ve already explained this clue and I think you know what I mean now.

Montreal: Some of you got it. Montreal is part of the famous WWF “Montreal Screwjob” (wikipedia it), but you had the wrong people playing the wrong roles. You all had the 25 bachelorettes as the actors, with Fleiss telling them what to do. Not the case. Fleiss and Jason were the ones doing the screwing and Melissa was on the receiving end. WHY DO YOU THINK I TOLD YOU TO READ MEGAN AND SHANNONS EXIT INTERVIEW? They admitted the guy was hard to read, acted like he didn’t pay attention, and asked everyone the same thing. That’s because apparently he wasn’t interested in getting to know someone else. The “Montreal Screwjob”, in short, was about a title match back in 1997 where the owner of the WWF and the challenger of the match, conspired together behind closed doors, to screw the champion out of his title. Essentially, in this case, ABC/Fleiss are playing the role of the owner of the company, Jason plays the role of the challenger, and Melissa is the champion. Melissa gets blindsided by everything and gets screwed. If you choose to believe that producers and Jason weren’t in on it together, then this clue meant nothing to you. However, I think its clear now what was going on.

2/3: Two meanings. First off, I told you I thought there might be leaks about what happens. Well, the two things I thought would get leaked were Jason and Melissa were broken up, and that he was with Molly. Wasn’t the full story. But the 3rd was most important was that that’s how it was supposed to happen. So the “2/3″ clue meant, “Hey, even if you know 2 major things (Jason/Melissa breakup, Jason and Molly now together), you still didn’t know everything. There was a 3rd and VERY IMPORTANT factor, that being it was all planned in advance. This wasn’t “human emotion” taking over. If I hear that one more time, I’ll vomit.

The second meaning of “2/3″ was probably the most important part that if you figured out, you might’ve been on to something. In every blog I’ve written since I broke the “exclusive” news, I NEVER SAID THE PHRASE “FINAL ROSE CEREMONY.” Go back and check. I always said “FINALE.” Why? Because the information I had had NOTHING TO DO WITH THE 2 HR FINALE. I just knew it was Molly and Melissa, he chooses Melissa, proposes, puts a ring on her, and they spin around. It had everything to do with the “ATFR” that was taped already in January. 100% confirmed. Was I there? No, but I know it happened. And I know the basics of what happened there: He dumps Melissa and gets with Molly. Don’t know the order they were brought out, who he addressed first, did he cry, whatever. I just knew that it was a complete blindside to Melissa. And if that wasn’t shocking enough, that this was all planned at some point during filming. So the other meaning to “2/3″ was that the “finale” is 3 hours long. You were all focused on the first two hours in regards to what I knew. You thought people left on their own. You thought Stephanie or Jillian was coming back. You thought all this stuff. My exclusive news had nothing to do with the finale itself, it had to do with the last hour of the finale, which was the “ATFR.” 2/3 meant you were concentrating on the first two hours of the finale when I was talking about the third hour.

Bird Flower: Rhymes with 3rd hour. Everything I knew from when I found out was about the 3rd hour of the show. I thought of this one Monday night. Pretty self explanatory.

One last thing to get to here. There was someone on my comment board who claimed they had gotten access to an email conversation between Melissa and Jason, which occurred after the “ATFR 1″ took place. They came to me with this, forwarded me the email, and told me to look into it. I did. It has been confirmed that yes, it was legitimate. It was Jason and Melissas email addresses on there, and Melissa is basically confronting Jason for what he did, and Jason admits he was just doing what he was told to do. I am in possession of this email conversation now. I was going to repost it on the blog, because it basically verifies everything I’ve just told you (even Melissa admits she had an idea Jason was seeing Molly behind her back), but out of respect to the both of them, I will not print them. I already feel horrible enough for what happened to Melissa. The last thing she needs is to wake up this morning and see a private email conversation between her and Jason spread out all over the internet. Trust me, I’d love to get it out there to prove that Jason knew exactly what was going on from the beginning, but I think the videos and this column speak for itself. It’s up to you decide. You can choose to believe Jason was not complicit in this whole charade and that he truly loved Melissa, proposed to her in New Zealand, and after dating her for two months, decided he made a mistake. I’m just telling you, I don’t believe that’s what happened here. And when this finale airs in two weeks, you will see for yourselves.

Wow. Even when I think this is over, something tells me this is just the beginning. It’s been a wild ride, no doubt. Thanks for hangin’ with me and seeing this through. Unless Fleiss decides to re-shoot the “ATFR 1″, then this is what you will see come Monday night, March 2nd. Any questions, comments, emails, praises, criticisms, email me at steve@realitysteve.com. I’m sure I will gather any questions that you have and post a column later this week. I apologize to emailers that I haven’t gotten back to recently, but this has gotten completely out of control. I’ve gotten way more emails than I could handle. I will try to do better in the future.


http://realitysteve.com/
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: gater948 on February 18, 2009, 07:02:44 AM

 :hithere: Hello gater948 welcome to RFF and thank you for the post
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Thanks friend for the great welcome,, nice to see you again..
You posted very well dear!!!
So keep it up.. :tup:
thanks!!  :kuss:
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: tory on February 18, 2009, 10:49:33 AM
OMG wth realy this is how they got there ratings up?? i wonder if they started this plot after the tent/sleep over. i rember molly saying the walk of shame,huummmm. and also jason saying nothing happened in the tent. if this is true i i am thinkn it is i feellll sso sry for batchlorett number 1, and what does jason even do for a living ?? i for got? allso if this is true i hope abc gave him a LOT  of money cause he is fing with his son and his x wife is not going to b happy, it could b by by ty. jmo if money is involved ppl will sue. and not the ones who signed the contracts..a certian some ones parents that were a no show on the show would not have had to sign any relises if they were not aired.. and that is a redeaming thing for batett 1 jmo..
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on February 18, 2009, 11:00:17 AM
From Reality TV World...

Exclusive: 'Bachelor' creator Mike Fleiss discusses 'shocking' ending

Despite the show's history of over-the-top promos, The Bachelor creator Mike Fleiss says he isn't crying wolf with his recent comments that the reality dating show's thirteenth-season ending is "shocking" and the "most dramatic ever."


"[If] I'm the boy that cried wolf [before], well this time it's a wolf," Fleiss told Reality TV World on Friday.

"It's five wolves, it's a pack of wolves!  I'm telling you, money back guarantee.  If anyone thinks this isn't the most shocking The Bachelor ever, you have them call me, because I'll want to know why, because it is, it most definitely is.  I don't even think there [has been] anything close."

Fleiss' comments have come despite The Bachelor star Jason Mesnick's previous gushing that he's "engaged" and "completely in love." 

However Fleiss told Reality TV World that doesn't mean The Bachelor's upcoming ending is predictable.

"That might be a mislead, you never know," teased Fleiss when asked about Mesnick's comments.  "It's astonishing, and whatever you think it is, you can't be completely right, there's no way."

Last week, ABC announced it will air The Bachelor: After the Final Rose, Part 2 -- an apparent extension to the already-scheduled The Bachelor: After the Final Rose special the network will air on Monday, March 2 at 10PM ET/PT immediately after the thirteenth season's two-hour finale broadcast -- on Tuesday March, 3 at 10PM ET/PT.

"The network knows the way the show ends and they know its going to do a giant [ratings] number," Fleiss told Reality TV World about the decision to expand the show's season.  "They're going to want to show a little bit more of the story."

However according to Fleiss, the extra hour will be worth it to viewers.

"I can not confirm or deny anything," he said.  "[But] if you like reality TV at all, those hours of reality TV are going to be satisfying to you, I guarantee.  Guaranteed."

http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/exclusive-bachelor-creator-mike-fleiss-discusses-hocking-ending-8440.php
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: tory on February 18, 2009, 11:46:48 AM
so abc is taking out the fake and putting bk the reality?? realy???? :jam: :jam:

jmo i don't think they expected the rateing to b as good as they were i totally belive steve, i still think the rating were a combo of the reruns and award shows that no one wanted to watch also every net work was gearing up to have thease big shows on during the time every one was to make the switch to digatal tv. they were treating this like sweeps week.. any way i am still looking fw to watching it all go down..and a comment on one thing steve said that was not true he said the batch was 0-12 but it is not there r trista and ryan and the fish guy- byron and his girl , i think there were several seasons that r good and a few that were not so good i did not like the one in italy or the bob guney one, did not like andrew fireston, i love the travis stork one, hottie...any way my 2 cents ty
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on February 18, 2009, 02:39:23 PM
ABC press release:

Wednesday, February 18, 2009
ABC Television Network
PRESS RELEASE - PRESS RELEASE - ENTERTAINMENT - -
TELECONFERENCE WITH ELIMINATED BACHELORETTE JILLIAN (2/19)

PLEASE JOIN US FOR A TELECONFERENCE CALL THURSDAY WITH JILLIAN,
THE BACHELORETTE ELIMINATED THIS WEEK ON ABC'S "THE BACHELOR"
WHAT:      Teleconference call with Jillian, the bachelorette eliminated this week from "The Bachelor," airing on ABC.

WHEN:    Thursday, February 19, 12:30 p.m., ET/ 11:30 p.m., CT/ 9:30 a.m., PT

WHO:    Bachelorette Jillian, 29, an interior designer from Peace River, Alberta, Canada, went to the edge of the world with Jason, traveling to Queenstown, New Zealand, to share a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Although Jason saw her as gorgeous, exciting and adventurous, he questioned how independent and strong she was. He was looking for her passionate side, which she had not shown him up until now. They shared a steamy hot tub that put those thoughts out of his mind. However, in the end, a clearly distraught Jason determined that their lives were more different than he had realized. They were on a path to being best friends and he needed more. Their very intense goodbye left both of them shaken and in tears.

CALL INFO:    IT IS NECESSARY TO RSVP TO RECEIVE THE CONFERENCE TELEPHONE NUMBER AND CONFERENCE CODE!

Title: ABC Conference Call: "The Bachelor"
Please plan to dial in 5-10 minutes prior to the scheduled start time.

PLEASE R.S.V.P. TO:    ABC Media Relations, Lisa Scalzo, Lisa.R.Scalzo@abc.com , 212.456.7109


More information about "The Bachelor"

On "The Bachelor: The Women Tell All" special, airing Monday, February 23 (8:00-10:00 p.m., ET), it's an explosive reunion viewers won't want to miss, as the most memorable bachelorettes from this season - including Erika, Jillian, Megan, Naomi, Natalie, Nikki, Shannon and Stephanie -- return to confront each other and Jason one last time on national television to dish the dirt and tell their side of the story. And Jason discloses that the third time truly was the charm for him, revealing that he's extremely happy with his final choice.

Jason and Chris Harrison discuss the most dramatic on and off-air moments of the season. Trista and Ryan, who are expecting their second child, offer advice about how they've stayed so happy since we saw them meet six years ago on "The Bachelorette." Charlie O' Connell, who starred in the series in March 2005, and Sarah Brice, the woman he chose, will share with viewers how their relationship has developed since Charlie offered Sarah his final rose.

It's the bachelorettes like you've never seen them before! The special also includes a sneak peek at the dramatic season finale.

http://www.abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=021809_02
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on February 19, 2009, 12:36:56 AM
Jillian on The Ellen Degeneres Show today 2/18

got this off myspace, don't know who to credit it to...

Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on February 19, 2009, 12:56:21 AM
Jason will be on EXTRA Thursday 2/19 to address the rumors about the finale.
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on February 19, 2009, 01:35:45 PM
From realityworld

Conference Call With Jillian Harris of The Bachelor

On Monday night's episode of The Bachelor, Jason took the remaining three women for romantic, overnight dates in New Zealand.  Then came the tough task of eliminating one of them and breaking their hearts.  On each of the dates, Molly, Melissa, and Jillian all expressed to Jason that they were falling in love with him but unfortunately for at least one, the feelings were not completely mutual.  At the rose ceremony, Jason surprisingly eliminated Jillian, with whom he had formed a strong connection with early on.  They shared an emotional goodbye, in which she confronted him about his reasons for ending things.  Today, Jillian participated in a conference call with the media, offering her thoughts and perspective on her experiences on The Bachelor.

Q. RealityTVWorld.com:  Based on how you thought your date in New Zealand went, was it safe to say that you were surprised to be eliminated?
A. Jillian: I think it's a very unique situation you're in and no matter how hard you're falling for someone, you always sort of wonder if this is for real and if this is the real one.  You have questions in your mind and your heart.  When he let me go, I was sincerely disappointed and surprised.

Q. RealityTVWorld.com:  You talked a lot about marrying your best friend.  Do you think that affected Jason's decision?
A. Jillian: I'm not sure if it affected his decision or not.  I still stand by my word.  I have a lot of mentors in my life who have very successful marriages and the key is marrying your best friend.  I understand there has to be more.  There has to be a spark.  That's what I'm looking for.  If he's looking for something different, then he made the right choice.

Q. Grand Rapids Press: What was your take on Molly and what kind of relationship do you the two of you have?
A. Jillian: I became very good friend with Melissa, Naomi, and a lot of girls in the house.  Molly is really what you see on tv.  She is bright, funny, smart.  I would say, in sharing emotions, she's a little more reserved than I am but that's not to say that that's right or wrong.  She's a good girl.

Q. Austin American Statesman: What was it like to watch that hot tub scene back on tv?
A. Jillian: Apparently, my dad just stared at the tv with his jaw open.  When I watched it, I had a good laugh.  I still don't really have any regrets.  It happened and it was kind of funny to watch and it is what it is.

Q. BuddyTV: You said that you were falling in love with Jason.  Now that you have a little perspective, do you still feel that way?
A. Jillian: I would say on a scale of 1-10, would he be a 10 for what I'm looking for?  Maybe not but out of all the men I dated in  my life,  he possessed the most qualities of what I'm looking for.  I still love him but I don't think I'm in love with him anymore.  I wish the very best for him.

Q. Yahoo! TV: Why didn't Jason think it was going to go beyond being friends?
A. Jillian: I think that's the million dollar question.  I felt the same way.  I felt like we had so many different levels that our relationship had reached from being friends to being partners to really understanding each other.  I'm not sure why he thought it wasn't going to be there.  Friends and family say to me, "Maybe he couldn't keep up with you or maybe you need someone with a little more zest or maybe he really didn't feel that spark."  If you can find out, call me back and let me know.

Q. Yahoo! TV: How has life been since The Bachelor and have you considered becoming The Bachelorette?
A. Jillian: Life after The Bachelor has been getting back home and getting back to work and making sure that my friends and family know I'm okay and thanking everyone for their support.  I have a very positive life back here in Vancouver.  I think I'm just gonna continue to do what I'm doing because it's made me very happy.  In terms of me doing The Bachelorette, it's something I haven't thought too seriously about.


Tune in to ABC next Monday for The Bachelor: The Women Tell All special, beginning at 8pm ET on ABC.


http://www.realitywanted.com/newsitem/1689-conference-call-with-jillian-harris-of-the-bachelor
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on February 19, 2009, 02:55:21 PM
'The Bachelor': OMG! WTH is going to happen in that 'After the Final Rose' special?

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Rumors about what the heck is going to go down during the upcoming The Bachelor: After the Final Rose special (which airs the first week in March, in two parts) have been furiously swirling around the Internet the past couple of days, thanks in part to mysterious previews at the end of Monday's episode, and host Chris Harrison's EW.com blog. ("Something happens that's so stunning and dramatic, we taped it in private without an audience," Harrison writes. "This is a moment in Bachelor history you don't want to miss.") I know what you're all thinking: What could Bachelor Jason Mesnick possibly do that would be so "stunning" and "dramatic"? Er, besides engaging in steamy hot tub love only to send the girl home because he only saw her as just a friend (cough Jillian cough)?

Well, a blogger who goes by the name of "Reality Steve" claimed early today that he's got the answer to our thorny question: Jason, he says, apparently chooses Melissa in New Zealand, then during said special, dumps her and starts dating runner-up Molly. (Seriously, this dude analyzes the reality show in a similar way that our own Doc Jensen analyzes Lost). A spokesperson for ABC had no comment on Reality Steve's so-called speculation, and I'm not so sure I do either. I mean, that would be crazy right? RIGHT?

 Bachelor fans, speak up: what are you thinking is going to happen during the After the Final Rose special? Could these rumors possibly be true? And if so, would this make you hate Jason or respect him for following his heart (even if it is a little after-the-fact)?

http://popwatch.ew.com/popwatch/the_bachelor/index.html
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on February 20, 2009, 01:57:35 AM
The Bachelor: Jason Mesnick will be on The View on ABC on Friday, February 27th!
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: tory on February 20, 2009, 10:57:12 AM
wow i love the scandel and drama of it alllll.. ty will for all the findings and posting , at frist i was shocked and now i am trying to come to grips with wtf , did he realy follow abc's lead and take money to b a scumball?? what ever happens abc will put there big spinn on it and make us all feel warm :flirt: and fussy again lol.. if u find the vid of  yd show he was on and or the veiw today could u post it please i read this right after the view aired here.
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on February 20, 2009, 11:36:46 AM
he's on next friday, not today...i'm sure it'll get youtubed after it airs....
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: tory on February 20, 2009, 12:08:13 PM
oh ty will  :-[ :ascared
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on February 21, 2009, 01:14:49 AM
Transcript of Jillian's teleconference call:

Friday, February 20, 2009
ABC Television Network
PRESS RELEASE - PRESS RELEASE - ENTERTAINMENT - -
TRANSCRIPT 2/19 "THE BACHELOR" TELECONFERENCE WITH ELIMINATED BACHELORETTE JILLIAN HARRIS


TRANSCRIPT FROM THE FEBRUARY 19 "THE BACHELOR"
TELECONFERENCE WITH ELIMINATED BACHELORETTE JILLIAN HARRIS

"The Bachelor: Women Tell All Special" airs this MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23 (8:00-10:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

Cathy Rehl: Welcome, everybody and good afternoon. We are down to our final two women. Next Monday will be the always entertaining, Women Tell All special. And after that will be our finale and After the Final Rose and then on Tuesday, March 3, our other special, After the Final Rose, Part 2.

But today, first we have the last eliminated woman, Jillian Harris. And she comes to us obviously from Canada. And I'm just going to get started with the questions, with the question part of this. And please again, only two questions at a time.

Let everybody get a chance to talk and then you can come back and ask more questions. Thanks.


John Bracchitta: Hey, how you doing?

Jillian Harris: Hey, John. How's it going?

John Bracchitta: Pretty good.

Jillian Harris: Good.

John Bracchitta: Just to go on about the show. Based on how you thought your date in New Zealand went with Jason, is it safe to say you were surprised when you learned that you had been eliminated?

Jillian Harris: Yeah, I think it's pretty safe to say I was surprised. I think that it's a very unique situation that you're in and of course, no matter how hard you're falling for somebody, you always sort of wonder is this for real? And if he's the real one and you have questions in your mind and your heart? But when he let me go, I was sincerely really disappointed and surprised, yes.

John Bracchitta: Okay. Do you think that your comments on wanting to marry your best friend may have come off the wrong way with him? Based on the show, he kind of seems fixated on that.

Jillian Harris: I'm not sure if it affected his decision or not. It seemed like it did. I still stand by my word. I have a lot of mentors in my life that have very successful marriages. And the key is marrying your best friend and I still stand by that. It's still what I'm looking for.

Of course, I understand there has to be more. There has to be a spark but just seeing how my family got through marriage and my grandparents and cousins and family and friends, that's what I'm looking for. So if he's looking for something different, then he made the right choice.

John Bracchitta: Okay, great. I'll check back in later.

Jillian Harris: Great. Thanks, John.

Operator: Your next question comes from the line of Adam Zarlengo with Yahoo TV. (Adam), your line is open.

Adam Zarlengo: Hey, Jillian, how are you?

Jillian Harris: I'm great, (Adam). How are you?

Adam Zarlengo: Good, thank you. It seemed like your relationship had started to progress from being great friends to more after that overnight date in New Zealand. Why do you think Jason never felt that it was going to go beyond being friends?

Jillian Harris: I think that's the million dollar question. I feel the same way. I felt like we had so many different levels that our relationship had reached from being friends to being great partners to really understanding each other. And then in New Zealand, we sort of reached that spark and that level that we were both looking for. So I'm not sure he thought it wasn't going to be there.

I mean there's all sorts of things that my friends and family have told me. You know, maybe he couldn't keep up with you or maybe you need somebody with a little bit more zest. Or maybe he really just didn't feel that spark and if that's the case, that's fair enough. But yeah, that's a million dollar question. If you could find out, call me back and let me know.

Adam Zarlengo: I will definitely. So what's next for you post-Bachelor? And would you do the Bachelorette if you were asked?

Jillian Harris: Well, post Bachelor is, for me, just getting back home and getting back to work. And you know, making sure that my friends and family know that I'm okay and thanking everybody for their support.

And as I said on the show, you know I've got a very positive life back here in Vancouver. And I'm a very grateful girl for everything that has happened to me - or woman I should say. So I think I'll just continue to do what I've been doing because it's made me happy.

In terms of me doing the Bachelorette, that's something I haven't thought too seriously about. Biggest thing for me is just putting myself in a position that I'm happy and healthy and hopefully that'll attract my prince charming.

Adam Zarlengo: Great, thank you, Jillian, appreciate it.

Jillian Harris: Thanks a lot.

Operator: Your next question comes from the line Lorilee Craker with Grand Rapids Press.

Lorilee Craker: Hi, Jillian. How are you?

Jillian Harris: I'm great Laura Lee. How are you?

Lorilee Craker: Good. Listen, I'm a Canadian girl too. I'm from Winnipeg.

Jillian Harris: Awesome. Great to talk to you.

Lorilee Craker: Yeah, I know, I was really - everyone kept talking about your accent and I'm like what accent?

Jillian Harris: I'm (unintelligible).

Lorilee Craker: Exactly "process" but anyway, now I live in Grand Rapids, Michigan, actually.

Jillian Harris: Right.

Lorilee Craker: Which, as you might know, is Molly Malaney's hometown.

Jillian Harris: Yes.

Lorilee Craker: So, I guess my question is - my first question is what was your take on Molly and what did you - what kind of relationship did the two of you have?

Jillian Harris: Well, Molly and I - I became very, very good friends with Melissa and Naomi and a lot of girls in the house. You know, I think Molly is really what you see on TV. She is bright. She is funny. She is smart. You know, I would say that maybe in sharing emotions she's a little bit more reserved than I am.

And I saw that during the family day but that's not to say that that's right or wrong. I think to each their own and it sounds like she's got a great...

Lorilee Craker: Right.

Jillian Harris: You know, built a really great life for herself and good girl.

Lorilee Craker: Okay, all right.

Jillian Harris: Yeah.

Lorilee Craker: So and then I guess, my second question is how's - I mean obviously we've talked about how shocked you were and we were all shocked.

Jillian Harris: I know.

Lorilee Craker: ...to see you go. I mean I - you could have knocked me over with a feather but how has your dating life changed? Have you - I mean you're so beautiful and charming, I mean have you been flooded with offers from Vancouver guys?

Jillian Harris: That's funny. Well, thank you very much for the compliment first off. I have not been dating at all. I think it's just that a little bit overwhelming taking it all in and trying to get your head screwed on back straight and kind of figure out what happened back there.

Lorilee Craker: Right.

Jillian Harris: And just keep - for me, I think I needed a little bit of time to get back to the headstrong Jill.

Lorilee Craker: Right.

Jillian Harris: I've had a few calls for sure but nothing too crazy. Nothing that I can't handle yet.

Lorilee Craker: Good, well you know what? I think that this is going to lead you to the man of your dreams, and Jason was an idiot to let you go.

Jillian Harris: Thank you so much. Well, I really hope it does because I'm ready to share my life with somebody.

Lorilee Craker: All right. Well, God bless you, Jillian, okay?

Jillian Harris: Thank you so much. Good talking to you.

Lorilee Craker: All right.

Operator: Your next question comes from the line of Al Mellis with ******.

Al Mellis: Hi, Jillian.

Jillian Harris: Hey, sorry I missed your name.

Al Mellis: Al.

Jillian Harris: Oh, Al, how's it going?

Al Mellis: Pretty good. I'm actually from your part of the country, Peace River.

Jillian Harris: Oh wonderful.

Al Mellis: Yeah, I'm from Vancouver. I used to live up in Peace Valley.

Jillian Harris: Oh it's gorgeous. It's actually beautiful here today. The sun's shining. It's just gorgeous.

Al Mellis: Well, that's awesome.

Jillian Harris: Yeah.

Al Mellis: See the mountains obviously.

Jillian Harris: Yes.

Al Mellis: Jillian, I've got some easy questions for you to start off with.

Jillian Harris: (Unintelligible).

Al Mellis: What was it like for you during the meet and greet?

Jillian Harris: The meet and greet is obviously very overwhelming. I think it's so, you know built up all this excitement to what you signed up for and I think at the meet and greet it's the first sign of a very unique experience. The girls were all really great. I mean I'll say that over again and again.

I was blessed with how sweet the girls were to me the whole time. And the biggest thing that stood out in my mind during that meet and greet was just, you know, talking to Jason and grilling him on his hot dog toppings and realizing that I was actually attracted to this person.

Al Mellis: Now, I got a funny one. This was submitted by a fan.

Jillian Harris: Okay.

Al Mellis: They said, you seemed you to have formed some sort of bond with the host Chris Harrison. Please tell us that you were going to tell us a Chris Harrison goof up or something embarrassing for him to get back at telling the world that you didn't shave your legs when you got up on Jason's shoulders.

Jillian Harris: Oh my gosh. That was so funny when I actually - yeah that was hilarious. I don't have anything embarrassing to say about Chris Harrison, but I do have a funny story.

When we were in New Zealand, I heard that he was in the same little district as me. And I got up one day and went luging and Cathy, are you there? So, I just want to make sure that I'm able to say that.

Cathy Rehl: I'm sorry, I didn't.

Jillian Harrison: Okay.

Cathy Rehl: I didn't hear you. I'm sorry.

Jillian Harris: Okay. Just to make sure that it's okay to say this but I went luging and halfway down that hill I decided it would be a great time to put on lipstick and rolled my luge. And of course, Chris came flying around the corner. "Are you okay?" And I was laughing so hard, and we had such a good laugh about it.

So maybe that's why he really liked me cause he always caught me in my most embarrassing moment.

Al Mellis: (Unintelligible).

Jillian Harris: Yeah, I always had a good laugh about it. The shaving my legs thing was actually quite funny because I didn't realize until after I got off of Jason's shoulders that they weren't hairy, but they were just a bit prickly. So I actually approached Jason and said, "I know that you know that my legs are prickly. Just so you know."

And we all had a good laugh about it. And the girls were, of course, making fun of me, but it is what it is.

Al Mellis: Well, Jillian, I'll give the others a chance to ask some more questions and I'll get back to you and...

Jillian Harris: Okay, thanks a lot. I appreciate it.

Al Mellis: You too.

Jillian Harris: Take care.

Operator: Your next question comes from the line of Debbie Chang with BuddyTV.

Debbie Chang: Hi, Jillian.

Jillian Harris: Hi, Debbie, how are you?

Debbie Chang: I'm good. I just wanted to say that you were one of my favorites. So I was really sad when you got eliminated.

Jillian Harris: Thank you. I know I was upset as well.

Debbie Chang: I - and I didn't catch your last name at the beginning of the call. Can you just repeat that?

Jillian Harris: My last name is Harris, H-A-R-R-I-S.

Debbie Chang: Okay, thanks. Okay, so here's my first question. So, you said in the episode that you were really beginning to fall in love with Jason. And now that you have some hindsight do you still think the same way?

Jillian Harris: I think naturally when you are rejected, for lack of better word, I try to find a reason why he would do, what he did or reasons why we might not have worked. It just sort of helps me cope.

And so, you know, I would say on a scale of one to ten, would he be a ten for what I'm looking for? Maybe not but out of all it, the men that I've dated in my life, he possessed the most qualities that I was looking for. And so I still love him, but I don't think I'm in love with him anymore.

I think that, you know you have to heal yourself and I'd wish the very best for him. And I think, you know, you just sort of have to get over it and move on. And it's like any other breakup and hope the best for the person.

Debbie Chang: And then how did you feel about Jason's concern that you might be too independent or too strong for him?

Jillian Harris: I guess it threw me back a little bit to hear him say that. And even to see it on TV. It's something that I always thought that was most attractive about me was that I worked so hard to pay my own bills and to support myself. And I did realize from watching the show that moving forward it's okay for me to let my guard down.

And it's okay for me to look for somebody that wants to take care of me. So I've learned a lot about myself during this adventure and that's one thing I have learned. But I am independent and I am strong and that's kind of the person I am. I just need to find somebody who's, maybe a little stronger than me and can handle it.

Debbie Chang: Okay, thank you so much.

Jillian Harris: No problem.

Operator: Your next question comes from the line of Monica Sotomayor with Flash News.

Monica Sotomayor: Hi, Jillian. Thanks for your time today.

Jillian Harris: Thanks, Monica.

Monica Sotomayor: So I know you're an interior designer and everything. So what was it like for you living in the Bachelor pad? I mean did you get any decorating ideas from living there or do you have any decorating tips for the Bachelor pad?

Jillian Harris: Oh, that's a great question. Actually, I am a restaurant designer.

Monica Sotomayor: Okay.

Jillian Harris: I specifically do more restaurants more than anything. I've never done residential but when I saw where I was going to be living I was floored. And I thought the mansion was absolutely beautiful, I wouldn't have changed a thing. It was a dream living there. I definitely got a lot of ideas that's for sure.

Monica Sotomayor: Okay great, thanks so much.

Jillian Harris: Thank you.

Operator: Your next question comes from the line of Lilly Rockwell with Austin American Statesmen.

Lilly Rockwell: Hi, Jillian. I'm a big fan of yours.

Jillian Harris: Oh, thank you so much.

Lilly Rockwell: Yeah, I really enjoyed watching you this season. We were all kind of rooting for you. So...

Jillian Harris: Thank you, I've been - people have been so wonderful. I don't think I would've gotten over everything so quickly if I didn't have all the support that I had.

Lilly Rockwell: Well, fingers crossed maybe you'll get to be the next Bachelorette but...

Jillian Harris: Oh right, yeah. You never know.

Lilly Rockwell: My question is this last episode there was a quite steamy little hot tub scene with you and Jason.

Jillian Harris: Right.

Lilly Rockwell: And I wanted to know what was it like to watch that hot tub scene back on TV and what was the reactions from your friends and family?

Jillian Harris: Well, apparently my dad just stared at the TV with his jaw open. When I watched it, I had a good laugh. I guess it's one of those things that in real life once you've gotten to that point in your relationship, that's probably what we all would be doing, but the difference here is there are cameras there. And it is now being shown to a lot of people. I don't know. I still don't really have any regrets. That was, you know, it happened and it was kind of funny to watch and it is what it is.

Lilly Rockwell: And a follow up question to that is when Jason decided not to give you a rose, he kind of said he felt like maybe you guys were more friends. And in light of, for the obvious chemistry you all have there in the hot tub, what do you think about him saying that?

Jillian Harris: Well, you know, like I've said before that's the million dollar question. I think when I watch it, there is a different part that he has with say Melissa between what we had and what Melissa had. I still think our relationship progressed similar to what it may have in real life.

So maybe he felt at that point in time that he wasn't as wrapped up in the idea of him and I but you know, I don't know why - I still felt like we had all those components to make it work. But you know, you never know. You can't never get into somebody's head and I wonder why they think differently.

Lilly Rockwell: Okay. Was there anything that surprised you from watching the show on TV?

Jillian Harris: I think the biggest thing that surprised me is while I was taping the show, I thought I had the cat in the bag and - but you still question about you know what relationship he has with the other girls. Aside from seeing how much chemistry he had with Melissa, I was actually surprised to see how well I really did seem to fit in his life. And how many things in common we did have and how much my fans and the general public thought I was a good match for him.

You know, at the time, you always question, you know am I good for him? And is he good for me? And when I watched it, I was surprised to see how good we actually did fit together and then he still let me go.

Lilly Rockwell: Thank you for your time.

Jillian Harris: No problem.

Operator: Your next question comes from the line of Tom Rose with Fancast.com.

Tom Rose: Hello, Jillian.

Jillian Harris: Hi, how are you?

Tom Rose: I'm doing great. How are you today?

Jillian Harris: I'm great.

Tom Rose: Thanks a lot for talking with us.

Jillian Harris: No problem.

Tom Rose: Hey listen, as far as hot dog theory goes, do you feel like you have to rework now? Or do you wish that Jason maybe had thrown some relish on there?

Jillian Harris: Oh, no actually I still stand by my theory. I think my theory is a little bit more complicated than I initially thought. But Jason might be having some hot dog topping denial. I think that he's - I don't think he's a sauerkraut. I don't think he's a bad guy but I think he's actually has a little bit of ketchup in him. And he's a little bit of a ketchup, mustard, and I need a little bit of a sauerkraut mustard.

If that makes sense, if you know the hot dog theory, you'll understand.

Tom Rose: I had never heard it before but I got very intrigued and did a lot of research on it afterwards. But it seems like you actually did - you were right.

Jillian Harris: I was right yeah.

Tom Rose: Now, as far as the fantasy suite. Can you tell us more about that? Did you spend the entire night with Jason?

Jillian Harris: Yeah, I did. Jason and I obviously had a great time in the hot tub. I've said before, Jason and I had great, great conversation and it was really great to have a lot of off-camera time with him. And to be able to chat about the things that we weren't able to chat about on camera.

I thought that that would have solidified things in his mind of whether I was the one or not based on those conversations and maybe it did. But it was - yeah it was great to have that time to be able to chat with him.

Tom Rose: That's great. Thanks a lot.

Jillian Harris: Thank you.

Operator: Your next question comes from the line of John Bracchitta with Reality TV World.

John Bracchitta: Hey, I'm back again.

Jillian Harris: Hey, John.

John Bracchitta: After you got eliminated, who do you feel's a better fit for Jason, Molly or Melissa?

Jillian Harris: I can see reasons why both girls would be great for him, and I can obviously see reasons why they both might not. Like I said before, me and Melissa became very close in the house and her and I always talked about if she did win, how fun it would be for us all to one day get together and have barbeques and laugh about it.

So, you know, a little selfish part inside of me hopes that it's Melissa, but the bottom line is now that I'm not the one, I really hope that Jason chooses the right person and that he's happy and, hopefully, we'll see him again.

John Bracchitta: Okay and then, you know you had said after your elimination that he had - Jason had broken your heart. And I know you kind of talked about it little bit before but could you just talk about what the first moment was where you realized how strongly you actually felt about him?

Jillian Harris: I think the moment I felt most strongly about Jason was when I brought him home to my family and I saw how excited my parents were to meet him. What you didn't see was how excited my parents were about Ty and they had a lot of questions about Ty and they had gifts for him.

And it was really wonderful to see how comfortable I was with Jason in front of my family and how well he fit in, and how much my grandma adored him. At that moment, for me, I saw him fitting in with my family perfectly, and that's when I think I fell for him hard.

John Bracchitta: Okay, great. Great, thanks a lot.

Jillian Harris: No problem.

Operator: Your next question from the line of Al Mellis with ******.

Al Mellis: Hi, Jillian. It's Al again.

Jillian Harris: Hey, Al.

Al Mellis: I got a two-parter question for you.

Jillian Harris: Sure.

Al Mellis: Everybody that does a reality show has a scene they wish they had never made the air and they have a scene they wish had have made the air. What are you two?

Jillian Harris: See, that's a hard question to ask because there are a few scenes that I cringed at but there are a few scenes that I cringe at, but I'm a no regrets girl. So I probably wouldn't take anything back.

There's one thing that I wish wouldn't have aired was there was maybe a bit too much detail about my family history and I wish I would've considered my family a little bit more when I was, you know, divulging so much. But my family has been so supportive and my mother has just been an absolute inspiration as she is so strong. You know, the apple doesn't fall far from the tree.

So you know, that would maybe be the only thing, but other than that, I have no regrets. As far as a scene that I wish they would've shown, I wish they would've - me and Jason had a really great conversation at the General Hospital date. That was never aired. And it was just a lot about family and friends and losses and children and about, you know, finding somebody that you can share your life.

And I was disappointed that that didn't make it to air because I thought it was just one of our best conversations.

Al Mellis: I got a - there's a follow up to that then.

Jillian Harris: Okay.

Al Mellis: Everybody had been wondering where did Jason get this idea during the General Hospital scene that you were a really strong woman? It must've been in that conversation.

Jillian Harris: Well, what had happened that day actually is I think all the girls were - had a lot of anxiety with seeing him kiss other girls and I had had that wonderful conversation with them that I was just on top of the world. When we got to the restaurant, everybody was you know they were drinking quite a bit and we were having - starting to have a lot of fun.

But it was the first real sign that a lot of girls were getting a lot of anxiety about him and about the situation. Just because of the way I am, I have no problem breaking down as long as I know there's somebody else around that maybe can support me. But I think a lot of the girls were having a tough time with it that night, and you saw that Melissa cried and you saw that Naomi had a tough time with it.

And then we saw that scene with Lauren, you know, demanding the rose and Shannon crying. And so when Jason wasn't talking to the girls, I was telling the girls, you know it's okay and this is going to be tough. And I was one of the only ones who didn't cry. I think there was a few other girls who didn't cry and you know, I think I wanted to but I was just so overjoyed with my conversation and my day with Jason that I didn't feel the need to get emotional.

And I think he came up to me at one point and said, "You know are you okay?" And I said, "No, I'm fine. Things - you know everybody's having a tough time with it." So I think he just saw that I didn't get emotional that day and I think that's what he was referring to.

Al Mellis: Okay. One last question. Tell us something that we would surprised about, about the final two women.

Jillian Harris: Something that you would be surprised about the final two women.

Al Mellis: About Molly and...

Jillian Harris: Honestly, I think you guys got to know them as much as I did. I mean we - I keep on saying me and Melissa became excellent friends throughout it. I'll tell you something you'd be surprised. If Melissa was the winner, her and I would be friends and I would be a part of their life. That is a surprise. Other than that, you know I think they're both great, wonderful girls. And I wish them both happiness and I can't wait to see what happens.

Al Mellis: Cool. Well, thank you very much, Jillian, and if I can fit in another question, I will later...

Jillian Harris: Great wonderful.

Al Mellis: Okay, you have a good day now.

Jillian Harris: Thanks a lot.

Operator: Your next question comes from the line of Adam Zarlengo with Yahoo TV.

Adam Zarlengo: Hey again, Jillian.

Jillian Harris: Hey, Adam.

Adam Zarlengo: Was there a reason in your final video to Jason you didn't mention anything about falling in love or being in love with him?

Jillian Harris: I think that's part of me having my guard up. I mean I don't think anybody knows how tough it is to continually open up to somebody and to continually let them know how much you feel about them. And knowing that they can't really reciprocate those feelings or words back to you.

And so, you know, I'm used to being the one that's wooed. I'm used to being, you know, a guy telling me first that he loves me and I think it was just the anxiety of knowing that if I tell him I love him, he would break my heart, which ultimately happened. So I think I was just - I couldn't move that quick, and I was really worried that he didn't love me back which he didn't.

Adam Zarlengo: Yeah. You did a lot of cool stuff on the show from the Robin Thicke concert to the helicopter ride. What was the favorite thing for you that you got to do during The Bachelor?

Jillian Harris: Let me just think about this here for a second. I did the Robin Thicke day, oh definitely the Keep-A-Breast date. And that was actually one that I was a little bit nervous about because as everybody knows, I'm not that well endowed up there but I had so much fun and really helped me to take those walls down.

And I realized how important the women are in my life that have helped me shape who I am and to be able to do something for a greater cause. It put me out of my comfort zone but I had so much fun.

Adam Zarlengo: That's awesome. Thank you again, Jillian and best of luck.

Jillian Harris: Oh thanks a lot. I appreciate it.

Operator: Your next question comes from the line of Tom Rose with Fancast.com.

Tom Rose: Hey, Jillian, back again. You had mentioned yourself that you see a lot of sparks flying between Melissa and Jason but you know, the show giving us some peeks at a monkey wrench being thrown by DeAnna Pappas showing up. Did you see her while you were there or did you interact with her at all?

Jillian Harris: I can't really comment on that but she hasn't been shown yet on any of the episodes that I've been in. So I think it's pretty safe to say that no I did not see her.

Tom Rose: Okay and then can you tell us about your story for getting on the show? How did you get on?

Jillian Harris: It was a funny story. I've been a huge fan of the show for years. I've always wondered how the girls can fall in love so quick, but at the same time, in the back of my mind I secretly wish for my fantasy fairytale ending. And one day during a Matt and Shayne season when Matt proposed to Shayne and of course, I had tears in my eyes. I said to my girlfriend, "I'm going to apply for this show."

And I really didn't say too much in my application. And they - I don't know what I said or what I did, but they called me right away and before I knew it, I was on a show and now talking to you.

Tom Rose: That's great. Thanks a lot.

Jillian Harris: Yeah, no problem.

Operator: Your next question comes from the line of Lauren Strupp with US Weekly.

Lauren Strupp: Hi, Jillian. Thanks so much for taking the time.

Jillian Harris: No problem, (Lauren).

Lauren Strupp: I just had a quick follow up to The Bachelorette question.

Jillian Harris: Okay.

Lauren Strupp: Have you been approached at all for it?

Jillian Harris: I haven't been approached by it at all unless you want to count my mother as somebody who's asked me if I would do it. You know but of course my friends and family ask, you know would you do it? But nobody has officially asked me, no.

Lauren Strupp: And I know you said you weren't considering it too seriously but would you?

Jillian Harris: There's - I think there's some pros and cons. I guess the biggest thing is I always want to protect my family and I really am very serious about finding somebody. I guess it would be I would really have to think about it. I don't want to be really famous, and I don't really want to be an actress.

I pay my own bills. I guess what I'm trying to say is part of me wants to stop while I'm ahead. I think I did a great job at representing myself on this last little adventure, but the other part of me really does want to find somebody. And the other part of me thinks, you know Jill, you gave it a shot once now maybe your prince charming is just right around the corner.

So, I don't know. I really would have to think hard about it, and now I'm having all these questions asked to me. It's making me think about it more, but I'll have to wait and see if actually anything serious pops up. And if somebody asks me, I'll have to have a little conversation with my parents and see what the family says.

Lauren Strupp: All right, well thank you so much.

Jillian Harris: No problem.

Operator: Your next question comes from the line of John Bracchitta of Reality TV World.

John Bracchitta: Hi, I'm back, Jillian. I had a few more questions.

Jillian Harris: Not a problem, John.

John Bracchitta: Could you talk about just your family a little in general? It just seemed like there were a bunch of characters in that house.

Jillian Harris: Oh my gosh. My family and I've always known how unique my family is but watching the show just melted my heart. We're all comedians. And we've realized in life that sometimes life isn't always easy and it isn't always exactly how you've planned, but how we've gotten through it is just humor.

And as you see my family is full of emotion. We don't mind crying. We don't mind laughing. And 100% we're always there for each other no matter. My grandma is one of my best friends. Her and I often - I'll go up to Colona and her and I will sit and play Yahtzee and drink Caesars all afternoon. And my dad will have to come and pick up the pieces and say, "Okay girls that's enough."

But yeah I've got a really, really outstanding family, and I'm just so lucky that I've got such great people behind me.

John Bracchitta: Okay and then you don't have to go into detail about anything except that you mentioned your mom and her past. What did - had you meant to bring that up or did that come after you wanted to explain more about your background and your character?

Jillian Harris: Yeah, I actually believe it or not was really excited to bring it up. I don't think my mom was as excited when she saw it air. But for me and I think my family realizes this now, believe it or not, I don't understand the stigma of you know what our family went through with being like dirty laundry or something that is a secret.

To me it's the same as somebody who's had cancer. And I more or less wanted to tell Jason not because it was a secret and it was something negative, but I think it was something that I was so proud that our family was able to go through something so profound and yet come out of it ahead. And I think speaks volumes about the character of our family and how I would deal with stress in a real life situation.

There's something about going through a storm or dealing with adversity and turning it into something positive that I think - I hoped that would've said something really positive to Jason about myself and my family.

John Bracchitta: Okay and then I had just another really quick question. Aside from - well, is there anyone that you thought was going to go further on the show, any of the bachelorettes who didn't?

Jillian Harris: Okay, let me just think about everybody. I really - one person I don't think got to show her true colors was Kari. And I think that she is just so gorgeous first of all. She's such a beautiful girl. She's so fit. She has such a good head on her shoulders.

And you know, without the cameras there she actually had a really great sense of humor and had a great personality but unfortunately, I don't think Jason got of the see that. That's somebody I was surprised that didn't go as far.

John Bracchitta: Okay. Well, great. Okay, thanks a lot and good luck with everything.

Jillian Harris: Oh, thanks a lot. Take care.

Operator: Your next question comes from the line of Carrie Bell with People Magazine.

Carrie Bell: Hey, Jillian.

Jillian Harris: Hi, what's that? I didn't hear Gary did I?

Carrie Bell: No, it's Carrie.

Jillian Harris: Oh Carrie. I'm like well, Gary, your voice is so high.

Carrie Bell: I'm so womanly. No, Carrie like the...

Jillian Harris: Hi, Carrie.

Carrie Bell: Okay. So I have a question for you which I know, you know, it's going to be a little hard for you to answer because it's kind of a futuristic question.

Jillian Harris: Right.

Carrie Bell: But you know, some information came out yesterday on a blog about The Bachelor and how you know, these two specials and you know, he asked Melissa but they dumped Melissa and he goes with Molly. And when you hear things like that do you kind of feel like, wow, thank God he didn't pick me? Do you think that Jason is capable because I mean no one's saying that's what happening or if that's true?

Do you think Jason is capable of that stuff and based on how close you became with Melissa and you just mentioned, I will be a part of her life. She will be my friend. How do you think, you know, how will you be a part of that recovery process if that's the case?

Jillian Harris: Right. Well, I mean I don't know very much about these rumors. And I've just been hearing. I don't have time, to be frank, to read a lot of the blogs.

Carrie Bell: Right.

Jillian Harris: But I did hear a little bit about it. I pray that that's not true. I think that I would have to wait and see and I hope that it's not true. And I don't think Jason is capable of that. If in fact it is true, then I would just go back and blame it on the fact that is a very unique situation and puts people in a really tough spot.

I hope it's not true, but if it is, I'll obvious stand by my friend 100% and also, you know, Jason and whoever else involved I think everybody just - I hope that they all find happiness whatever - even if there is a bump in the road and we'll just hopefully wait and see.

Carrie Bell: I see.

Jillian Harris: I still believe that he is a really genuine character that was truly looking for love. And whether or not it is true, I hope everybody respects his decision and hopefully turns out as planned.

Carrie Bell: Yeah, I mean it just really seems like to me, when I read that stuff yesterday I thought, well that doesn't really seem like him. I mean he has seemed to be, throughout the process very respectful almost of what the girls are going through and he'd been through it himself.

And you know, kind of what people are going through but then at the same time, he's also like you said he has made no bones about the fact that he is there to find a wife. He is there to find a stepmom for his kid, someone who fits in with his life.

And so, you know, it seems like it would be a very difficult situation. You know, there's all these people fighting for one person's attention and you know, he said I'm falling for three women. I didn't think it was possible. So it also makes sense that there could be a moment where you go, wait, maybe I made the wrong decision and you know, that kind of thing. It's definitely interesting. It'll be interesting to see.

Jillian Harris: Now that I'm kind of done and I've had a chance to regroup, I am really excited to see what the outcome is of my new friends including Jason.

Carrie Bell: Right.

Jillian Harris: And all I can say is I hope that everybody's happy, and I hope that the rumors aren't true. And if they are, I hope that everybody, you know, takes an opportunity to kind of see why and where and all the details. I can't say what, of course, I know nothing.

Carrie Bell: Okay. Wonderful. That's what I needed thank you.

Jillian Harris: Okay, thanks a lot.

Operator: Your next question comes from the line of Lilly Rockwell with Austin American Statesmen.

Lilly Rockwell: Hi, my first question is actually for Cathy sort of following up on what Carrie was bringing up. You know, the rumors on blogs that sort of thing, particularly one which I'm sure you're familiar with, Reality Steve. Does ABC have any sort of comment on these rumors and whether they're accurate or not?

Cathy Rehl: No, of course not. We have no comment. There's millions of rumors out there about what's happened and we're not going to comment on any of them. And we hope everybody tunes in to find out what actually happens. So no, we don't have any comment.

Lilly Rockwell: Okay. And then, Jillian, hi.

Jillian Harris: Hi.

Lilly Rockwell: I wanted to ask you. Do you and Jason ever get a chance to talk about sort of real world things like your careers and that sort of thing?

Jillian Harris: Actually, that was - there isn't a lot of time off-camera but it's funny because you guys see about five minutes of an eight-hour date but during those eight hours and the time that I spent with Jason.

That was a big topic for me and one thing I kept on reiterating to him was how important it was for me to ensure that if I did fall in love with him, I was falling in love with a Jason that I would know back in Seattle.

And I always joked and I always said, you know I just wish I would've met you in a pub in Seattle with peanuts on the floor because I think then, you know, he would've got the opportunity to see you know that I am strong. I am confident.

I am career woman but I'm also a homebody and I spend a lot of time gardening. And I spend a lot of time, you know outside and in nature and having dinner with my friends and I would've really loved for him to see that despite of all the things I tried selling him, for lack a better word, on me.

That I am a balanced person and I'm not that adventurous, but we did talk a lot about my career and how that would work and what he did for a living. One of my favorite conversations with him was we started talking about how he was painting his house or his fence and that led to a conversation of how much we loved Costco.

And before we know it, we started laughing and we said, oh my gosh, here we are talking about Costco memberships. And for me, that just felt real life. That just felt like something you would chat your potential boyfriend.

Lilly Rockwell: And one quick follow up. How difficult was it when you returned back home after filming to sort have to respond to strangers' questions and family's questions and friends' questions about what had happened?

Jillian Harris: I'm sorry could you repeat the question?

Lilly Rockwell: How difficult was it to respond to people's questions about what happened? Not being able to really reveal much.

Jillian Harris: That was actually been more difficult than I anticipated because I wear my heart on my sleeve. And as you guys have seen, I'm very open. I don't have much of a filter when it comes my feelings. And so it was really hard to, you know, put on a straight face and get back to work and tell everybody, oh you'll just have to wait and see. And try to say it with a smile. That was difficult but thankfully, I was able to open up a little bit to my mom and my cousin, (Torre). And they really supported me so much that it helped me sort of get through all those questions.

Lilly Rockwell: Okay, thank you so much for your time again.

Jillian Harris: No problem.

Operator: Your next question comes from the line of Al Mellis ******.

Al Mellis: Hi, Jillian. I'm getting beat up by the girls in the office here.

Jillian Harris: Hey, Al, no problem. Tell them I said hi.

Al Mellis: They all wanted to know because they think you look so beautiful at all the rose ceremonies. Where you got your - where did you get your outfits?

Jillian Harris: I am thrifty shopper. My favorite store shop at in Vancouver is a local store that's owned locally called Aritzia. And I buy most of my staples from there and believe it or not, my second favorite place to shop is Target. And the always famous FOREVER 21 but I would say most of my dresses were, you know, I got some dresses - a few of them were Guess, Marciano. A few Forever 21 dresses and a few of them were from Aritzia.

Al Mellis: Okay. Well, the ladies at the office are already clapping.

Jillian Harris: Yeah and just tell them Target all the way.

Al Mellis: I'm going to ask a follow up question of all these tough conspiracy questions about Reality Steve.

Jillian Harris: Right.

Cathy Rehl: I really don't think she's going to be able to talk about it. I think she's said everything she's going to have to say about that.

Jillian Harris: Yeah, I don't really. I don't know anything.

Al Mellis: That's fair enough.

Jillian Harris: Yeah.

Al Mellis: That's fair. That's good.

Jillian Harris: Okay.

Al Mellis: Anyhow, Jillian, you (unintelligible) all that sunshine today.

Jillian Harris: Thanks, guys. Okay, thanks a lot, take care.

Cathy Rehl: I'm going to call for some last questions please.

Jillian Harris: Okay.
Operator: And you have no further questions.

Cathy Rehl: Okay great. So we've taken care of everybody. That's great. We will have a transcript up tomorrow of this and again, The Women Tell All is Monday night and you'll get a chance to see a lot of the women confront Jason and see what some of his answers were to those tough questions. And how the women get to relate to one another one last time.

http://www.abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=022009_07
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on February 21, 2009, 12:50:00 PM
From BuddyTV

The Bachelor 13: Team Melissa Vs. Team Molly

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Can you believe it's almost time for the finale of The Bachelor? Jason Mesnick, the handsome single dad from the Pacific Northwest, has narrowed the field of 25 eligible women down to just two, Molly and Melissa.  We've watched each of them through this incredibly strange journey, from the first meet and greet, to hometown dates, and finally to spending the night in fantasy suites.

So, will it be Melissa, the 25-year-old sales representative from Dallas, or Molly, the 24-year-old department store buyer from Grand Rapids, Michigan?

You know what it's time for: a Team Melissa versus Team Molly face-off!

Who's more compatible with Jason? Read on, and you decide!

Team Melissa

From the moment she stepped out of the limo in the first episode of The Bachelor, Melissa stood out. Her mile-wide smile and positive attitude set her apart from the rest of the bachelorettes this season. Now she stands as one of the final two competing for Jason Mesnick's heart. Even as drama erupted between the women during the first few episodes, Melissa stayed out of it and kept her eye on the prize, taking every opportunity to connect with Jason. And it paid off—of the two remaining women, Melissa definitely has the strongest connection with The Bachelor. With the final episode coming up, it's up to Jason to pick the love of his life. Here's why he should (and will) pick Melissa, plus a few reasons why he might make a crazy mistake and not do so.

Pros:

Maternal Instinct. Melissa not only says that she's ready to be a step-mom, but she shows it. When she went to Jason's houseboat in Seattle, she found a note on the door telling her to make herself at home while Jason put Ty to bed. Melissa's “making herself at home” turned out to be cleaning up after father and son. She loves kids, and hopes to be a first-grade teacher. And kids love her--when she took Jason home to Dallas to meet her friends, their children gravitated toward Melissa. She even made Ty a box for his tooth fairy monies! If Jason's looking for a doting step-mom with extensive finger painting knowledge and summers off, Melissa's his gal.

Chemistry. We all know that Jason and Melissa can't keep their hands off each other. That's clear enough. Sexual chemistry is essential, but they have also formed an emotional connection, and their personal chemistry is evident in every conversation they have. From their first one-on-one date, they're all smiles when around each other. Unlike the other women, Melissa hasn't put a wall up, and always tells Jason when she feels upset or vulnerable. Even when tackling tough subjects like her problems with her parents, their connection seems effortless and safe. Which is probably part of the reason why they're always touching and mackin'.

Personality. First of all, she has one (Sorry, Molly, but I haven't seen much on your end). And, bonus: it's one that Jason has time and again said he finds very attractive. She's easygoing and flexible, which fits Jason's active lifestyle and adventurous philosophy. She's fun and enthusiastic, but not overbearing. It's clear that Jason likes to take the lead in the relationship, which makes him a good fit for Melissa, who is sweet and unassuming, and could use somebody strong to help rebuild her relationship self-esteem.

Cons:

he Parent Thing. So Melissa's parents were uncomfortable being on camera, so he hasn't met them, which was sad, but kind of a plus when you think about it. They didn't want such an important, intimate moment to be fabricated for entertainment value. When they meet Jason, they want to be themselves and “cherish the moment.” These sound like smart, genuine people to me—isn't that what you want in your in-laws?

The Cheerleader Thing. Melissa used to be a Dallas Cowboys cheerleader, and it's easy for people to make assumptions about her priorities and maturity because of that title. Since getting to know her better, Jason has tossed out a bunch of misplaced notions he had about Melissa, but she's still 25, and in the way she carries herself can come across as rather naïve and innocent, despite what she says.

The Self-Confidence Thing. Over the course of the season, we've learned that everyone thinks Melissa is wonderful—except Melissa. Is she weak, or just humble? We all know at least one girl in our own lives who's like this: beautiful, fun, intelligent, and totally hard on herself. Some find it endearing, and others find it annoying. She's not assured of her own worth yet, and that may turn off the very confident Jason.

The "Dude, Don't Discount This" Wildcard: Melissa's a bikini model.

Team Molly

Molly has consistently been one of the first to receive roses from Jason at every Ceremony, and now she's vying for the single most important rose he'll give away. There's something special about Molly, more than the cameras can show, because the more he sees of her, Jason just "can't get enough" Molly. She's up for anything and clever--remember, she sang her way to his heart (and inside his tent) by making him laugh in the singing challenge. She's articulate, composed, and mature--much like Jason--and Molly finally let her guard down in the last episode in New Zealand, when she allowed Jason to see how much she loved him, and hence how vulnerable she really is. There's more than meets the eye with Molly. Now it's up to Jason to reveal what he sees in her. Here's why he should (and will) pick Molly, plus a few reasons why he might see they're not the perfect fit.

Pros:

Similar interests.  During Molly's hometown date in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the first place she took Jason to was the golf course.  They played a few rounds, wearing their uber-preppy golf gear, and they seemed completely at ease.  It looks like they were born to spend their free time out on the green, and according to what Jason told Molly's parents, his three-year-old Ty might soon be following in his old man's footsteps.  Then, when Jason sat down with Molly and her parents in their McMansion, what did they talk about?  Golf, of course.  I don't doubt that opposites attract at times, but in my experience, relationships are most often successful when the two parties share a mutual interest that they are both excited and passionate about.

Confidence and self-assuredness.  What I really like about Molly is that, unlike many other women on The Bachelor, she never seems to be seeking the approval of others.  She seems like a self-confident young woman who is happy with who she is.  She knows what makes her happy, and she's not afraid to go after it.  This is the kind of self-confidence that is crucial for a lasting relationship.

Physical compatibility.  During the Seattle group date, Jason Mesnick named Molly as the best kisser on the show.  It's unclear whether he was referring to all the women he were seeking his love, or just the three who were on the group date.  Either way, this is still high praise.  I don't think I need to point out how important chemistry and physical intimacy are for relationships to work.  Hell, I think sometimes the physical stuff is often the only thing that keeps people together.  Presumably, Jason knew that his camping date would involve an overnight component, and he chose Molly for this.  They obviously have fun together.

Cons:

Emotional stoicism.  Jason apparently needs an emotional woman to be his wife.  I'm not sure why.  Maybe he has this thing where he fantasizes about being the knight in shining armor to swoop in, dry the tears and save the day.  But Molly is definitely not emotional.  Even her explanation about why she keeps her guard up was not a very emotion-filled revelation.  This is certainly no criticism of Molly, but it may be a reason why Jason might not choose her.

Not ready for motherhood.  Molly has told Jason that she is ready to be a step-mother to Ty, but she is not really demonstrated any real desire to be a mom.  She is very young, only 24 years old, and I'm not sure that she quite grasps the reality of becoming a parental figure so early in her adulthood.

Bland personality.  It's really bewildering, frankly, how Molly even made it to the Final Two.  Perhaps she is a victim of editing, but I'm hard-pressed to remember any real moments she shared with Jason that made her stand out from the rest of the field.  OK, she did the Walk of Shame and she likes golf.  But other than that, there has been nothing that shows that she has a strong or unique personality.  (On the other hand, maybe this is the kind of woman Jason likes, so maybe this item should actually be in the pro list.)

The "Dude, Don't Discount This" Wildcard: She didn't bat an eyelash when asked to bungee jump in New Zealand. As Tyra would say: Fearlessness is fierce!

http://www.buddytv.com/articles/the-bachelor/the-bachelor-13-team-melissa-v-26480.aspx
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on February 23, 2009, 09:06:56 AM
REMINDER:

Remainder of the season schedule

TONIGHT, 2/23
Women Tells All 8-10pm EST

NEXT MONDAY 3/2
Season Finale 8-10pm EST
After the Final Rose, Part 1 10-11pm EST

NEXT TUESDAY 3/3
After the Final Rose, part 2 10-11pm EST
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: tory on February 23, 2009, 10:01:49 AM
ty will i fell like this whole show tonight is not even worth watching..i mean deanna shows up can;t stand her false ending hate it..
jasone is just tatened in my eye right now. and i have not dvr several shows this season bc i was loveing the batchlor..do i wast my space and time ??? (:;) (:;) :jam: :jam:
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on February 23, 2009, 12:01:28 PM
The Bachelor
Women Tell All,
Really?


Tonight on 'The Bachelor' we will be treated to the return of all the rejected females from this season.  It is being advertised as 'The women tell all', all I have to say is REALLY?  With all the scuttlebutt surrounding this years bachelor Jason, we have to wonder if we will hear anything that clears it all up?

 

Trista and Ryan Sutter as well as Charlie O' Connell and Sarah Brice return to provide updates on their lives

It's an explosive reunion viewers won't want to miss, as the most memorable bachelorettes from this season, including Erika, Jillian, Megan, Naomi, Natalie, Nikki, Shannon and Stephanie, return to confront each other and Jason one last time on national television to dish the dirt and tell their side of the story.

Jason and Chris Harrison discuss the most dramatic on and off-air moments of the season, and Jason finally reveals what happened in that camping tent with Molly! Some of the bachelorettes will be put on the hot seat for a revealing question and answer session: A devastated and emotional Jillian reveals how truly in love she was with Jason and why she thought she was "the one." She has the opportunity to confront Jason for the first time since their trip to New Zealand about why he dealt her the "friend card." Passions run to a fever pitch between the women as they talk about what life was like in the mansion, competing for one handsome Bachelor. The discussion reaches a boiling point when the most abrasive woman - Megan - is confronted by the other ladies about d and emotional Jillian reveals how truly in love she was with Jason and why she thought she was "the one." She has the opporher "potty mouth," and Lauren reveals she was actually scared of her. But the single mom stands up to them all, defending her actions. And Natalie emotionally remembers her dramatic exit from the series after her one-on-one date with Jason in Las Vegas and her shock when she saw the aftermath of her departure, when the remaining women talked about her. The other bachelorettes provide some insight on why they were so glad that Jason sent Natalie home.

Jason discloses that the third time truly was the charm for him, revealing that he's extremely happy with his final choice, on "The Bachelor: The Women Tell All," MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23 (8:00-10:00 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network.

http://www.******.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3349:the-bachelor-women-tell-all-really&catid=66:the-bachelor-2009&Itemid=59
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on February 24, 2009, 12:59:59 AM
Chris' weekly blog:

Chris Harrison blogs 'The Bachelor': The Women Tell All

I had a really tough time trying to figure out how I was going to write this week's blog and what I should say to you. I'm in a bit of a tough position. As much as I would love to "Tell All," that's just not possible right now. But believe me when I tell you, that will happen in this space next week. As much as I'm sorry that some of you have somehow found a reason to doubt my integrity and honesty, there's not a whole hell of a lot I can do about that. If something you've heard or seen from somebody you don't know has suddenly changed your opinion of me then is there really anything I could say or do that could change your mind anyway? I learned a long time ago (15 years of marriage) to pick my battles and this, my friends, is one I really don't care to fight. With that said, let me share a little something with you. The Bachelor producers have scripted and are responsible for certain events: the first moon landing, the end of the cold war, Astro-turf, and the Internet (sorry, Al Gore, it was us). But we are not responsible for, nor have we ever scripted, the ending of this show. Let me re-type this slowly so all of you can read this: We do not, and have not, decided the ending of any of our seasons. Let's be honest, if we did don't you think we would do a better job and have a much higher success rate? As much as we'd love to take credit, we didn't tell Trista to fall in love with Ryan, get married, and have two babies. We didn't script Charlie falling in love with Sara only to struggle as a couple battling an addiction and then persevere and now thrive as a happy couple. Nor did we tell Brad Womack to not pick anybody and just leave and go back to his life in Texas. These were all cases of good ol' fashioned human behavior and free choice.

I read in the comments that many of you are questioning my parenting skills and if I'm even fit to be a parent. First, let me say it took you all far too long to figure that out, but that's really between my kids and the therapist I'm sure they'll be visiting in about 20 years. Second, let me share a bit of wisdom I often share with my own kids. You are responsible for the choices you make in this life period, end of story. I would go into the story I tell about if Johnny jumped off a bridge would you...but I think you get the idea. I've always felt the genius behind the producing of this show is the environment we create. Now, what happens in that environment -- the decisions made, the things said, and done or left undone -- that is what is truly compelling. Those actions and decisions, and the fact that we love to watch it all unfold, is what drives this show. The beauty of what Mike Fleiss created is that this is not a game show nor is it a scripted soap opera. There's nothing waiting at the end of this show but the reality of the decisions the people on it have made. It sounds so simple and it is. That to me is why it's so damn good and also why all the other knock-off shows haven't worked. With all those knock-off shows there's a catch. With our show, all you get is the good, the bad, or in some cases the ugly of what is left after several weeks of life-altering decisions. I would be thrilled if every season our happy couples ran off in pure bliss, and got married, and had babies, but guess what, that just ain't the way it works in the real world.

I know I didn't really deal with the "Women Tell All" special that millions of you watched Monday night (thank you for that) but I felt like we had bigger fish to fry. I do love hosting the reunion specials but I think it was pretty self explanatory. I don't expect or really even want what I have written to solve all the mysteries and questions that surround this season. I will be back at some point next week to wrap things up I promise.

But let me leave you with one last nugget to chew on. I'm sitting in my house Saturday night on the eve of the Oscars writing this blog. We have not shot the second "After the Final Rose" special yet! I gotta be honest. It's going to be really hard to go back and edit a show we haven't even shot yet. Well, I'm sure some of my new friends out there will figure a way around that one. I would love to go on and on but I have to study up for the Oscar red carpet show and I also have to figure out how to explain to my kids that their daddy is a pimp...I loved that comment the most! See ya next week!

http://popwatch.ew.com/popwatch/2009/02/chris-harriso-3.html
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: tory on February 24, 2009, 10:48:36 AM
ty  will for posting chris blog. i could tell befor the news broke there was a different tone to his last few blogs. and he him self said they had to tape the after thing on a closed set last night after the show, he said it was shocking and due to the ppl involved he wanted to b sensitive to others fellings..
i like chri and his blogs i think he is honest , jmo i don't think it was scripted, i think jason just could not make up his mind and wanted his cake and eat it too. i would have some seorous trust issues with jason if i were his gf.. again jmo..

i enjoyed the show last night the batch etts and batch at jessies was fun.

jmo jason is becomeing a ho in my book..
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on February 24, 2009, 11:26:44 AM
The Bachelor Episode Recap: February 23, 2009

I wasn't sure whether to recap this week's women-tell-all episode, because it had kind of a potluck feel: Taking a break from the drama unfolding between Jason, Molly, and Melissa, the show looked back on some past seasons and the unbelievable (read: not unbelievable) antics that don't make it into this arc's regular episodes.

But sitting down to watch with my lovely fiancée, I once again found myself drawn in. And so, here's our recap. I can't apologize for the way it jumps between unrelated topics, because that's the kind of episode it was.

We start with some updates. Fred and Noelle, from past seasons, are dating. So are Holly and Jesse, who DeAnna dumped after choosing him last season on The Bachelorette. Charlie from Season 7 is again dating Sarah. They were together for two years, but then broke up, Sarah perhaps too bluntly explains, because of Charlie's drinking. They took a year off, and have been back together for a year. Charlie says he doesn't drink anymore and everyone applauds. This is weird, because contestants on The Bachelor and The Bachelorette seem to be drinking all the time. I'd wager that many couples wouldn't have gotten together, in fact, if not for all the free wine.

But moving on. We check in with Ryan and Trista who are still doing great. Trista's expecting a girl, and their son, who doesn't seem to be at the talking stage yet, has somehow managed to dictate a poem to his new sister vis-à-vis his dad. Trista thinks Jason should go for Melissa over Molly.

Although DeAnna, who dumped Jason on The Bachelorette before dumping Jesse, is supposed to turn up in Monday's finale, no one seems to take seriously the idea that Jason may end up with her.

We cut abruptly to Chris Harrison asking Jason a bunch of questions no one cares about to camouflage the ones we really want to know about, namely: Did Jason have sex with Molly on the camping date? Did he, as one commenter gently put it last week, take Molly, Jillian, and Melissa for "test drives" during their stays in the fantasy suite?

Jason tactfully says he and Molly were only alone together for three hours, prompting Chris to gleefully exclaim, "Three hours of sex is a lot!" Jason declines to go into details, and Chris uses the old "how many bases" technique, getting Jason to say he only got to first base.

Fiancée: Three hours of kissing is boring!

We cut kind of abruptly to all the women arriving to "tell all," also known as "audition to be the next season's Bachelorette."

Stephanie, the single mom whose husband has died, is a clear audience favorite both for her deep reservoir of personal strength and her general put-togetherness. She looks pretty happy and blows kisses to the crowd, seeming like the Bachelorette apparent until Jillian arrives to a semi-standing ovation.

"Jason is an incredible man. I hope he finds happiness. I hope I do too!" Stephanie says, broadly hinting that she might perhaps someday be willing to make some new attempt at finding love, if anyone can think of how she might go about that.

For the next half hour or so, the women squabble over who did and didn't get along in the house. Pretty much everyone thinks Natalie, who went on a Las Vegas date with Jason, is lame. Stephanie seems to be the most popular among the women — oops, sorry, women are called "girls" on the Bachelor, my bad — and at Chris' suggestion the girls give Stephanie a round of applause to show how much they love her.

Natalie, who got to wear a million dollars in jewelry on her Vegas date, says she doesn't usually wear jewelry.

Fiancée: This is so irrelevant. 

Natalie says she's always "been like the cute sporty girl who loves clothes."

Me: Oh, that girl.

Natalie shares her reaction to Jason not giving her a rose: "You don't feel a connection with me? Like who do you think you are, God? Everyone remembers an incident where Natalie got mad because she was splashed in a pool, and Natalie concedes this occurred. Chris tells her it doesn't seem like she went out of her way to avoid confrontation.

Fiancée: Do you think Chris thinks: I don't get paid enough for this? Or i get paid way too much?

Jillian says she loved Jason and brought him home to meet her family with the intention of marrying him.

Fiancée: Honestly, I would marry Chris Harrison in a heartbeat over Jason. The baseball analogy? Three hours? He's hilarious.

Me: But Chris is happily married. (Icy pause.) Just as we are happily engaged.

Fiancée: You know what they should do? Have Stephanie and Jillian be co-Bachelorettes. Stephanie's more mature and settled and Jillian's a firecracker. And then they could have fireside pow-wows before each rose ceremony to decide which guys to send home.

Me: Who would end up with a guy at the end?

Fiancée: They would both pick one. It would be like A Double Shot at Love but they wouldn't be bisexual twins.

The show runs a montage of believable unbelievable moments: contestants sniffing armpits, belching, doing gross stuff. Melissa running from a bee. Jason and Molly having trouble with umbrellas. Jillian losing her top. Jason losing control of his horse. (Producers: More of this next season, please! The horse stuff is gold.) Jason and Molly sitting in a bubble bath as the drain makes horrible sounds.

Finally, the show previews next week's dramatic choice — which Jason actually made some time ago. Jason tells Chris he is "extremely happy" with how things have turned out. We see more footage of Molly and Melissa, the same ten seconds of DeAnna's return we've been seeing all season, Jason running to a balcony in tears.

Fiancée: Let's see how they frame Molly and Melissa. The one who's the underdog, they're setting up to win. They're trying to dupe us.

Several minutes of Jason on Melissa. "Sweetest most beautiful most fun person I've ever met... I mean I can't get enough of her."

Then Jason on Molly: "I love being with Molly."

Cut to New Zealand. A lamb bounds across the screen.

Fiancée and me: Awwwww! A lamby!

We rewind and watch the lamby four times.

Me: So who seems like the underdog?

Fiancée: I don't know.

See you next week for what's supposed to be the most unbelievable conclusion ever.


http://www.tvguide.com/Episode-Recaps/bachelor/Bachelor-Recap-February-1003289.aspx
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on February 24, 2009, 01:10:16 PM
ABC Press Release:

SEASON FINALE

IT'S ONE OF THE MOST ROMANTIC AND DRAMATIC NIGHTS EVER ON ABC,
ON THE SEASON FINALE OF "THE BACHELOR," MONDAY, MARCH 2


Jason Makes His Momentous and Heartfelt Decision

DeAnna Pappas Pays a Surprise Visit to Jason That Impacts His Final Decision

And Immediately Following the Season Finale, the Story Comes to an Unexpected
and Shocking Conclusion on "The Bachelor: After the Final Rose"


"Episode 1308" - In this gripping special conclusion, Jason prepares to make one of the most difficult decisions of this life. With his search for love now narrowed down to Melissa and Molly, Jason brings his son, Ty, to New Zealand to meet the remaining two women. The bachelorettes are also introduced to his family. Finally, the women lay their hearts on the line, each trying to guarantee that she will be the one to get Jason's final rose. But the Bachelor is stunned when DeAnna, the woman who broke his heart, shows up in New Zealand to see him. In one of the most romantic and dramatic moments in "Bachelor" history, Jason makes a decision that will change his life forever, on the season finale of "The Bachelor," MONDAY, MARCH 2 (8:00-10:02 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network.

Jason's proposal to the love of his life was one of the most romantic moments in Bachelor history, but no one is prepared for what happens when Jason and the final two women return to the studio for "The Bachelor: After the Final Rose." Emotions run high at the unexpected and shocking ending of Jason's journey to find true love, on the one-hour special, "The Bachelor: After the Final Rose," MONDAY, MARCH 2 (10:02-11:00 p.m., ET).

The handsome single dad hopes that by seeing each of the two remaining women with his son, Ty, now age four, he will see how they interact with him and offer a hint as to how the three of them would mesh as a future family.

The bachelorettes must also rise to the occasion with Jason's family - his parents, two brothers and his sister-in-law - as they confront both women with some serious questions. All of which is no surprise, as they are understandably concerned about Jason since his experience with DeAnna. But Jason has a touching heart-to-heart talk with his mother about how strong his feelings are for both women.

Jason takes Melissa for a sailing trip in the stunning Bay of Islands. Then, on one last intimate evening at her place, Melissa tells Jason that her parents are willing to talk to him over the phone and tries her best to make sure Jason knows how strongly she feels about him. Then Molly invites Jason to her place for a home-cooked meal and a massage - a preview of how great their married life would be. She opens up her heart, determined to show Jason the depth of her feelings.

And if Jason isn't confused enough about his feelings for Melissa and Molly, he is totally unprepared when DeAnna surprises him by visiting him in New Zealand. After their intense talk, Jason is more torn than ever. He considers the impact each woman would have on Ty's life, as well as his own. Will he risk getting his heart broken again? Or will he finally find the true love of his life?

The remaining two women are:

Melissa, 25, a sales representative from Dallas, TX
Molly, 24, a department store buyer from Grand Rapids, MI

http://www.abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=022409_01
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on February 24, 2009, 02:45:55 PM
The Bachelor: The Women Do Tell All!

With the final rose about to be handed out, it was time for, yes, The Bachelor’s Women Tell All special, the reunion show where past roommates have a chance to confront each other over mansion mishaps and meltdowns, grill Jason Mesnick and catch up with the show’s only success story, Trista and Ryan.

Tales of the Tape: The producers tried something new this year, having host Chris Harrison pre-tape interviews with Jason about the most memorable moments (the dead dove, Shannon’s snotty smooch attempt: “It wasn’t the right time to share any type of kiss but she went in for the kill”), funny bits (Naomi’s obsessive pit smelling) and unseen footage (Jason’s horse freakout and jacuzzi fart sounds). “What you did in that hot tub [with Jillian] almost consummated a marriage” Harrison quipped. He also asked hard-hitting questions, like what base Jason got to on the camping date with Molly? Jason claimed first base and added, ”In the tent.” The clarification, of course, made us assume he hit a homerun at a later date.

Familiar Faces: The cameras went to Vail for a hometown date with Trista and Ryan, the only couple from The Bachelor/Bachelorette franchise to make it to the altar, and their 18-month-old son Max. News that Trista was with child broke a few months ago but she unveiled that baby No. 2 was a girl and that she was pulling for Melissa. 

Next, some of the gals from Matt Grant’s season have become friendly with the dude from Deanna Pappas’s season. The gals and guy meet in different destinations and apparently hit the bottle, hook up and have threesomes. Holly seemed like the top tart (and confirmed that she has taken jilted Jesse Csinksak of the market officially). We’re not quite sure why any of these contestants would volunteer for what came off as the ho highlight reel. That is, except for sweet innocents Fred and Noelle, who have been dating since last year’s Men Tell All special. “We are reality show rejects who found love,” Noelle quipped.

Gossip Girls: Back to the current crop of ladies, Stephanie and Jillian got the biggest welcomes from the audience, but Harrison quelled the positive vibe instantly by showing a montage of backstabbing, name-calling and bickering and then grilling the girls. Lauren tried to justify throwing Megan and Erica under the bus again and saintly Steph acted like she was above it all and instead focused on talking about how much she wants to meet a man.

First in the hot seat, Natalie, who claimed she didn’t want the borrowed baubles from her Vegas date because she doesn’t like jewelry (while both wrists were dripping in bracelets) and that she was oblivious to the problems the others had with her. Even the pageant girl was vehement about her dislike of Natalie and the variety of annoyed faces she made while watching her greatest hits cemented that Jason was right to let her go.

It was the complete opposite of the modesty and tears Jillian displayed during her one-on-one time, and it was obvious that Harrison was as stupefied as most fans that she didn’t reach the top two. Maybe it was her inadequate math skills. She revaluated Jason to be 70% mustard and 20% ketchup, leaving a mystery 10 percent. There was entirely too little of stalker Shannon so we wanted to pass on the love life update she gave us at the taping. “I’m back with my boyfriend of five years Ross,” Shannon said. “I know I will get a ring from him someday. We were separated when I applied [for the show]. The minute I left the rose ceremony and got my cell phone back, I turned it on and I called him from the limo and told him how I was feeling. We’ve been back together ever since.”

In the Hot Seat: As always, the Bachelor spent some time answering the questions of the rejected contestants. He wasn’t nervous because he “did my best” and “built a relationship with everybody.” Jillian was much more subdued and understanding than past third-place finishers. He tried to dog himself out, explaining that calling her the ultimate best friend wasn’t a bad thing.

http://tvwatch.people.com/2009/02/24/the-bachelor-the-women-do-tell-all/
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on February 25, 2009, 01:15:36 AM
Does 'The Bachelor''s Jason Mesnick Make a Choice?

Next Monday night, "The Bachelor"'s Jason Mesnick will make one of the most difficult decisions of his life!

Even before the season got underway, Jason revealed that he had found love. The question remains: Will it be brunette Melissa, a 25-year-old sales representative from Dallas, TX, or blonde Molly, a 24-year-old department store buyer from Grand Rapids, MI, to whom he professes his love?

Today, ABC released the following tease: "Jason's proposal to the love of his life was one of the most romantic moments in 'Bachelor' history, but no one is prepared for what happens when Jason and the final two women return to the studio for 'The Bachelor: After the Final Rose.'"

The buzz on the Web is that Jason changes his mind -- and the woman he picks initially is not the woman he ends up with. But this is pure speculation at this point and fans will have to tune in to find out if that is what the shocker is.

It could also be connected to the surprise return of DeAnna Pappas, the woman who rejected Jason when she was "The Bachelorette," whose visit impacts Jason's final decision. After their conversation, Jason is more torn than ever.

Also on Monday night's episode, Melissa and Molly meet Jason's four-year-old son Ty, as well as his family.

The season finale of "The Bachelor" airs Monday, March 2 at 8 p.m., followed by "The Bachelor: After the Final Rose" at 10 p.m. on ABC.

http://www.etonline.com/news/2009/02/71128/index.html

Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on February 25, 2009, 01:42:32 AM
Chris Harrison: We have never decided the ending of 'The Bachelor'

The Bachelor host Chris Harrison is firing back at a blogger's recent allegations that ABC and the show's producers pre-determined and staged the heavily-hyped "shocking" ending that viewers will see during next week's broadcast of the show's season finale.


(SPOILER ALERT: Please stop reading this article immediately if you If you don't want to know anything about The Bachelor's potential ending)

"We are not responsible for, nor have we ever scripted, the ending of this show," Harrison wrote in a Tuesday posting on his Entertainment Weekly website blog.  "Let me re-type this slowly so all of you can read this: We do not, and have not, decided the ending of any of our seasons. Let's be honest, if we did don't you think we would do a better job and have a much higher success rate?"

Last Wednesday, Steve Carbone, a The Bachelor recap blogger who bills himself "Reality Steve," posted a blog entry in which he alleged that last fall's taping of Jason Mesnick's The Bachelor edition had -- as online spoiler sleuths had already suspected based on a season preview clip that seemed to show Mesnick proposing to a woman wearing a pinkie ring -- indeed ended with Mesnick proposing to Melissa Rycroft, whom the show had previously shown regularly wearing a pinkie ring.

But according to Carbone, Mesnick then allegedly dumped Rycroft and reunited with Molly Malaney, his other Final 2 bachelorette, during an "emergency" taping of the season's After the Final Rose special in January -- setting the stage for the recently announced (and unprecedented) After the Final Rose Part 2 special ABC will air the day after Monday night's broadcast of the show's season finale and initial After the Final Rose special.

However according to Carbone, the "shocking" break-up and reunion -- which by themselves, would certainly seem plausible enough given The Bachelor's poor matchmaking record and the short shelf life of some of the show's previous engagements -- were allegedly "fabricated" by ABC and the show's producers "from the beginning."

In addition to allegedly knowing "exactly what they were doing" with the release of the brief preview clip footage that appears to show Mesnick proposing to Rycroft, Carbone's blog entry -- which also included three nine-minute YouTube videos in which he verbally stated his claims -- also alleged that ABC and the show's producers had pre-arranged the "whole story" and "forced" Mesnick (who had allegedly wanted to propose to Malaney instead) to propose to Rycroft and later break-up with her.

"This was all set in motion from the very beginning that there would be a storyline of: If you want to be with Molly, then you have to pick Melissa. We will have a breakup on the [After the Final Rose special], where you'll dump Melissa, and say you want to start dating Molly," Carbone wrote in the blog entry that followed a couple of weeks of archaic "clues" -- one of which was "Montreal," a reference to "the famous WWF 'Montreal Screwjob'" -- in which he had teased readers that he had learned the season's ending.

"It's always been about Molly. Jason and Molly's connection was stronger than anyone elses in the house, everyone knew it, but they couldn't just play that the whole season because it wouldn't have been interesting," Carbone wrote.  "So they concocted a storyline of, 'Let him pick Melissa, and let us have a break up on the [After the Final Rose special], something we've never done before, AND have him start his relationship with Molly."

When asked about the claims on Thursday, an ABC spokesperson had stated that -- similar to all other The Bachelor rumors -- the network had no comment on Carbone's claims and urged viewers to "tune in to find out what actually happens."

However despite the claims' fairly incredulous nature and his failure to explain why Mesnick would have agreed to participate in such an alleged conspiracy, Carbone's allegations have subsequently continued to spread across the Internet and be absorbed by viewers desperate for any information about the show's secret ending, causing Harrison -- who stopped short of acknowledging he was specifically talking about Carbone -- to apparently feel the need to personally comment on them.

"As much as we'd love to take credit, we didn't tell Trista to fall in love with Ryan, get married, and have two babies," Harrison wrote.  "We didn't script Charlie falling in love with Sara only to struggle as a couple battling an addiction and then persevere and now thrive as a happy couple. Nor did we tell Brad Womack to not pick anybody and just leave and go back to his life in Texas. These were all cases of good ol' fashioned human behavior and free choice."

"I've always felt the genius behind the producing of this show is the environment we create. Now, what happens in that environment -- the decisions made, the things said, and done or left undone -- that is what is truly compelling," Harrison continued.  "Those actions and decisions, and the fact that we love to watch it all unfold, is what drives this show. The beauty of what [The Bachelor producer] Mike Fleiss created is that this is not a game show nor is it a scripted soap opera. There's nothing waiting at the end of this show but the reality of the decisions the people on it have made."

"We have not shot the second After the Final Rose special yet! I gotta be honest. It's going to be really hard to go back and edit a show we haven't even shot yet," Harrison wrote.  "Well, I'm sure some of my new friends out there will figure a way around that one."

Harrison -- who has been with The Bachelor since its first season and has hosted all seventeen seasons of The Bachelor and The Bachelorette -- also seemed personally insulted that some viewers have immediately accepted the unsubstantiated allegations that if true, would likely be considered the biggest scandal in American reality TV history.

"As much as I'm sorry that some of you have somehow found a reason to doubt my integrity and honesty, there's not a whole hell of a lot I can do about that," Harrison wrote. "If something you've heard or seen from somebody you don't know has suddenly changed your opinion of me then is there really anything I could say or do that could change your mind anyway?  I learned a long time ago (15 years of marriage) to pick my battles and this, my friends, is one I really don't care to fight."

According to an ABC press release released on Tuesday, Monday night's two-hour The Bachelor finale broadcast will end with "one of the most romantic and dramatic moments in Bachelor history" when "Jason makes a decision that will change his life forever."

Monday night's subsequent After the Final Rose special will then pick up after "Jason's proposal to the love of his life" and feature "Jason and the final two women return[ing] to the studio" for "the unexpected and shocking ending of Jason's journey to find true love."


http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/chris-harrison-we-have-never-decided-ending-of-the-bachelor-8500.php
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: tory on February 25, 2009, 11:00:37 AM
thank you for the post will.. jmo i think that jason tells molly and mellisa he needs more time nad doesn't propose to eather of them and then wait till the after the rose thing to tell them who he pick's all though that would not explaine y he went on the talk shows proclaming he was engaged?? we no most all of this was taped befor jan so , i guess my thorie is way off. what do u think is going to happen???
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on February 25, 2009, 12:19:05 PM
Cover of Star 3/9/09 issue...see top left corner, lol

(http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc289/CuteboiWill/SM10cover_230.jpg)

www.starmagazine.com
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: tory on February 25, 2009, 12:30:11 PM
wow good find!!! pm me details please.... :hugs: :hugs: :hugs:
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on February 25, 2009, 12:37:59 PM
wow good find!!! pm me details please.... :hugs: :hugs: :hugs:

I found the picture on the website and I do subscribe to the magazine but haven't gotten that issue yet. I will try to scan the article or type it when I get it.
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on February 26, 2009, 01:20:02 AM
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
ABC Television Network
PRESS RELEASE - PRESS RELEASE - ENTERTAINMENT - -
"JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE" WELCOMES JASON MESNICK, NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK AND EVANGELINE LILLY


"JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE" WELCOMES "THE BACHELOR'S" JASON MESNICK, NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK AND "LOST'S" EVANGELINE LILLY, MONDAY, MARCH 2

On the night of the most shocking finale of "The Bachelor" ever, Jimmy Kimmel welcomes Jason Mesnick for his first interview. It's an interview you won't want to miss, MONDAY, MARCH 2 at 12:05 a.m.

http://www.abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=022509_01
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on February 26, 2009, 02:11:37 PM
FIRST LOOK: The Ring Chosen By Bachelor Jason!

(http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc289/CuteboiWill/jason_mesnick.jpg)

There’s one rose left and it’s down to Melissa and Molly. And while we’ll have to wait til Monday’s Bachelor finale to see which woman Jason Mesnick will choose, he’s already gotten one important decision out of the way: the ring for the final rose ceremony.

And it’s quite a sparkler! The marquise-cut diamond-and-platinum ring from celebrity jeweler Neil Lane features a 1.94-carat marquise-cut diamond encrusted with 170 smaller diamonds for a total of 3.18 carats.

As is custom on the show, Jason had three rings to choose from, including a pear-shaped and oval-cut diamond. A source tells PEOPLE Jason was torn between the marquis and oval-cut sparklers, but ultimately chose the marquis.

“He loved the marquis because it had so much fine detail and he thought it was really feminine, and she would love it,” says the source.

As for the “she” in question, tune in to ABC on Monday, 8 p.m. C, for the big reveal.

http://tvwatch.people.com/2009/02/26/revealed-the-ring-chosen-by-bachelor-jason/
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on February 26, 2009, 03:11:20 PM
from etonline.com

Jason and the ring
(http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc289/CuteboiWill/400_thebachelor_jmesnick_090226_-1.jpg)

Will it be Jason and Melissa?
(http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc289/CuteboiWill/400_thebachelor_jmesnick_melissa-1.jpg)

OR

Jason and Molly?
(http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc289/CuteboiWill/400_thebachelor_jmesnick_molly_0-1.jpg)
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: tory on February 26, 2009, 03:38:09 PM
wow that ring is fabulous, my mom had a 3 k marque set the other way, i love the way this is set.. side way i have never seen one done like that before.. and thank you for the articel and i am setting my dvr as soon as it will let me for jimmy kimble that will b great kemble has a way he will get down to the truth in a funny way, can't wait..
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on February 27, 2009, 12:18:23 AM
Sorry for the duplicate pic of Melissa in post 227, fixed it and Molly's up there now.
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on February 27, 2009, 01:50:36 PM
Jason on The View 2/27/09

credit with thanks to lester94111

Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: tory on February 27, 2009, 06:43:27 PM
ty will i did not dvr it i for got so ty ty ty..
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on February 28, 2009, 02:04:28 AM
Bachelor Jason: I Have Found ‘The One’

Fans have spent weeks speculating and blogging about who will be the last woman standing next to Jason Mesnick on The Bachelor. Before his choice is revealed on Monday’s finale, the single dad from Seattle sat down with PEOPLE.com to talk about the final two women, Melissa and Molly, the return of DeAnna and whether he finally got his happy ending.  — Carrie Bell

Have you found The One?
I have found the one. I am in love, without a doubt. I do see her as the one I want to marry and spend the rest of my life with. Everyone has been through ups and down in their life, and there are no guarantees when talking about love. I am living proof. I got married before and thought I’d be with her until death do us part, but we all know how that worked out. That said, I am very much in love and very hopeful.

Many fans were quite surprised not to see Jillian in the final two. Elaborate on what went wrong.
There is nothing wrong with Jill. She’s incredible. But in the end, I saw Jill as that ultimate friend, my best friend forever. I couldn’t see it going past that. We both talked about being able to marry your best friend but it has to be more than that. You have to have that spark and passionate connection. There is some of that with her, as witnessed in the hot tub scene, but it was not the kind that would last forever.

Stephanie and Jillian were fan favorites in the way that you were. Do you think they would make good choices for the next Bachelorette?
Without a doubt they’d be great. If I was sitting in the producer’s chair right now, I would be hard-pressed to chose just one of them. There’s Stephanie with her story and how giving she is and how strong. And Jill was the backbone of the girls here. If I were in charge, I would have two simultaneous Bachelorette seasons going at the same time. Two mansions side by side, 50 guys, two girls. I think maybe they could work out twofer deals on helicopters.
 
How do you feel about how you navigated the show?
I built a relationship with all these girls. Some of them I expect to be in my life beyond the show. I think Ty and Sophia would be great playdates. But I think I was in this for the right reasons and I wanted to find my wife. I wouldn’t even have come here if I wasn’t over DeAnna.

Speaking of DeAnna, why does she appear in the finale?
Well I can’t tell you that, of course. Fans will have to wait and see. I was really surprised when she showed up in New Zealand. It would have been one thing if I was hanging out in Atlanta, but she had to go across an ocean to get to me. I had just heard a couple of weeks before that she and Jesse had broken up and that surprised me.

So you were surprised to hear she and Jesse didn’t make it?
Yeah. I thought they were in love and legitimately happy. I really thought they were going to make it — that helped me get over her, as a matter of fact.

What do you see in the remaining two women?
Melissa is really that ultimate woman that is going to stand by your side forever. She’s fun. She’s beautiful and exciting and willing to try new things. Molly is the balance of a lot of different things. We have a great friendship going. There’s passion there. She’s got her eyes wide open to the world. They are both amazing — to use my favorite word — which made for a very, very tough decision.

http://tvwatch.people.com/2009/02/27/bachelor-jason-i-have-found-the-one/
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on February 28, 2009, 02:14:02 AM
SPOILER ALERT!
Scoop on the Finale, After the Final Rose Part 1 & 2
If you don't want to know, leave now.....otherwise read at your own risk! (Warning, it's shocking!)
Those who do read and want to talk about it, PM me and I would love to hear input about it!
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Here’s what I know what happened coming from someone who was there:

-Jillian is announced as the next Bachelorette.
-Melissa was not there. Chris Harrison had a written letter from Melissa that he read which stated she was fine, she’s moved on, and doesn’t regret anything about anything happened.
-Showed the finale and ATFR 1 condensed to the audience into a 90 minute version, so it was basically a clip show of the two shows combined. Jason proposed to Melissa. Him crying on the balcony was after he had let Molly go, and before Melissa had arrived. Melissa obviously accepted the proposal. They leave NZ engaged. (Gee, I said that a month ago).
-DeAnna actually does ask him to take her back, but he’s like, “Look loser, I’m in love with two other women.” So I’m sure she was put put up to that since she just had broken up with Jesse two weeks earlier. DeAnna admitted to choosing the “wildcard”, but said she should’ve picked him instead. Oh please. More B.S. Blah blah blah….

ATFR 1:
-Jason dumps Melissa on camera. When Melissa came out, she was in a somber mood. Like she knew what was about to happen. They barely embraced. Made it seem like Melissa knew it was coming. Jason tells her he can’t stop thinking about Molly. Melissa asks if he had contact with her, he says no. She says, “You chose me, but you’re not willing to fight for me?” Basically accusing him of changing his mind. “We left New Zealand, we spent all this time together, and now you want to spend all this time with someone else. I don’t get it.”
-Jason just says the chemistry is different, and he can’t stop thinking of Molly. So Melissa is pissed that he proposed but basically wussed out and didn’t give their relationship a chance.
-Last thing shown to everyone is Chris Harrison saying, “I’ll leave you two alone to talk”. Then Melissa telling Jason, “Don’t text me, don’t call me, don’t email me, I don’t want anyone contact with you, we’re done.” She gets up, leaves, gets into a limo, and talks to the camera.

-She leaves and they bring Molly out. Molly has NO IDEA this has just happened with Melissa. She thinks she’s coming out to ask Jason her questions, and he explains he just dumped Melissa. Basically telling her he can’t stop thinking about her. Molly keeps looking at Chris Harrison thinking this is all a joke.
-She asks, “What about Melissa?” Jason says “I don’t expect you to get engaged to me now, but can we explore this.” Molly says she’ll give it a chance. Once Molly is over the shock, she says they have a lot to talk about, she feels sorry for Melissa, but she’s willing to see where things go and she can’t help but be a little bit happy. Said her feelings have never changed since getting dumped in New Zealand. Shows ends there.

ATFR 2:
-Chris Harrison talking to Naomi, Nikki, Stephanie, Kari, and Erica live in studio. Gets their reaction to everything that happened. They essentially all bag on Jason saying if he was that conflicted, he should’ve waited and not proposed.
-Took questions and comments from the audience. Some of the girls on stage answered some of the questions, but it was basically getting feedback.
-Jason comes out next by himself. This is when Chris Harrison reads the letter from Melissa. Afterwards, Jason defends his decision saying he had to do it, didn’t want to lead Melissa on, follow his heart, Molly was constantly on his mind, blah blah blah
-Bring Molly out by herself first then Jason joins her. Talk about how everything is great. Rewatches her segment from ATFR 1 and reiterates she was really surprised, had a lot of questions, but Jason answered them. Her family had questions too, but, they’re fine with it now and they love Jason. She’s planning on moving to Seattle once everything dies down. Hope people aren’t mad at him for following his heart. Jason is mad that people are saying bad things about Molly. Molly states for the record, she is NOT pregnant.
-When both out there, Chris Harrison asks Jason at what point he had something for Molly, and audience member screams “The tent!” So they bring the tent out to both of them as their gift.

-Show ends with them bringing Jillian out and announcing her as the next Bachelorette.

Final analysis:

I’ve been vindicated! Thank god. Why would I have lied to you people? I had nothing to gain by lying in all this. Nothing. I was truthful and honest from the beginning. You gotta remember, what was shown to the audience was a 90 minute version of the 2 hr finale and ATFR 1. So things can be spliced up, edited, and shown out of order. But this was the bare bones of what was shown.

So when Melissa asks him, “Did you have contact with Molly?” and he says, “No”, there might be more to it. They didn’t see the whole show, the just saw the highlights of the ATFR 1. I’ll say it now, Melissa suspected Jason was seeing/texting/emailing/talking to Molly. That’s why she asked. There’s no way he didn’t contact her in those two months. Not a chance. But like I said, this is the way I thought ABC would spin this - that he just changed his mind. And that’s what they’re going to present. Hey, if you want to believe that, go ahead. I will always believe differently. He did not just change his mind without having spoken to her in 2 months in my mind. No way.

Also, as some of the bachelorettes said, if he was THAT conflicted at the final rose ceremony, why even propose to Melissa? If you don’t think for a second this was part of a plan, then I don’t know what to tell you. There’s no way anyone in their right mind, if they were truly in love with two people, would propose to one, then two months later, dump her on national television. I’m seriously contemplating printing out the email conversation now between Melissa and Jason that was done after the ATFR 1 was taped. It verifies everything I’m saying here and coincides with what Melissa said at the taping once he broke up with her. All Jason is doing in these emails is apologizing for what he did and wishes he would’ve handled it better and not listened to the producers. Now that we know how this all plays out, you can’t tell me the emails were fake. I’m sorry. I never thought they were, the addresses were verified, and exactly what happened tonight is exactly what’s in them, EXCEPT for the fact that Melissa knew Jason had contact with Molly while they were engaged. And ABC conveniently left that part out. But something still tells they might not have left it out, and we will see the full meltdown. Guess we’ll find out Monday.

So the question til the end of time will be this: When did Molly know about all this? When she left New Zealand, I truly believe Molly knew nothing. She thought it was over and she was heartbroken because she had just been dumped. I’m telling you, I will believe beyond a shadow of a doubt until the end of time, that Jason and Molly were in contact during the two months from the taping of the finale in New Zealand until the ATFR 1 taping in January. Here’s something else to ponder? Why would they bring Melissa out first, have Molly backstage not listening in to anything going on, if they didn’t have ANY idea what was about to happen? Don’t they ALWAYS bring the F2 girl out first on the ATFR shows so she can ask her questions and get her answers first? Please.

In closing, all the phonies out there who tried to tell you Jason and Melissa were happy and engaged, Molly was pregnant, Melissas parents were the real issue, Jason’s mom was posting on message boards, and all the other crazy rumors you’ve heard over the last month, you couldn’t have been more wrong and congratulations on trying to throw people off. The bottom line is I told you on Jan. 27th what the outcome of this show would be, and today’s taping proved it. I’m sure Jasons pleading of “Don’t hate Molly” and “I went with my gut and I’m happy as a clam right now” will tug at the heartstrings of some of you, but hey, I’m not buying it. At all. I believe Jason Mesnick knew during the filming he was going to pick Molly, was told to pick Melissa so they could create this shocking, dramatic finale, and he went along with it. I guess its my word against theirs until eternity. I tend to think my word is worth more.

www.realitysteve.com 
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: tory on March 01, 2009, 12:39:18 PM
i wish that guy would produce that e-mail ?? whos feeling would he b protecting at this point..???
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on March 01, 2009, 01:31:43 PM
i wish that guy would produce that e-mail ?? whos feeling would he b protecting at this point..???

I think he will. I've been checking to see if he posted it. He'll probably post the whole conversation without revealing the e-mail addresses since that is personal and private. If he does post it, I'll post it on here.
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on March 01, 2009, 04:04:39 PM
Will Bachelor Jason Mesnick propose to Grand Rapids' Molly Malaney or Melissa Rycroft?

Could this season's ABC drama of "The Bachelor" be any more compelling? Will Seattle dad Jason Mesnick pick Grand Rapids girl Molly Malaney of former Dallas Cowboys cheerleader Melissa Rycroft?

The two-night finale on ABC airs at 8 p.m. Monday, followed by a "shocking" "After the Final Rose" at 10 p.m., and an "After the Final Rose, Part 2" at 10 p.m. Tuesday.

So many questions are on the table. What about all the conspiracy theory rumors and this guy named Reality Steve? Does he have an inside source who spilled the beans? Could Jason really pick one at the finale and then dump her for the other at the "After the Final Rose"?

And what about former "Bachelorette" DeAnna Pappas? Does he dump both Melissa and Molly and end up with DeAnna? The promos tell us she arrives in New Zealand, then reveals to Jason that she made a mistake and then....we don't know!

Well, in the spirit of my daily Top 5 column, here is my list of five things you need to know about Season 13 of "The Bachelor":

5. Mike Fleiss
The show's creator knows how to pull at heartstrings, and how to create drama, excitement and outrage. "He's a genius," said Bob Guiney, the star of "Bachelor" Season 4. "He knows what he's doing." Fleiss, a veteran of reality TV and film; is also the executive producer of TV's "High School Reunion" and producer of the 2003 and 2006 "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" films. And he's the second cousin of Hollywood Madame Heidi Fleiss. Hmm.

4. Golf is sexy.
Who would have known? Grand Rapids girl Molly Malaney shows Jason her golf swing on the very first night she meets him, and then on their hometown visit they play golf at Egypt Valley Country Club. At the end of the game, he lost his pants as part of a bet. Fore!

3. The return of DeAnna Pappas.
The promos have been so hyped, that it seems more likely the former Bachelorette returns as a friend. She says, "Hey, I made a mistake, but I'm glad you've moved on." Jason says, "Thanks, I'm in love with two women, and I can't choose." I'm guessing DeAnna is just a shoulder to cry on.

2. Reality Steve.
Are you a believer? This blogger's "conspiracy" theory went viral last week, and now everyone is speculating that Molly ends up with the Bachelor, even though Jason supposedly proposes to Melissa on Monday night during the finale. But did the show's creator intentionally feed him misinformation? Are we all pawns in his plan?

1. Let it play out.
Maybe we all need to chill out, take a deep breath and see what happens. Is this scripted? Of course it is, and we know it. Take a look at the hot tub outtakes where Molly and Jason are trying to share an intimate moment, and they break out in laughter when the tub starts to drain. Let's accept this show for what it is.

http://www.mlive.com/entertainment/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2009/03/will_bacheor_jason_mesnick_pro.html
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on March 01, 2009, 09:30:38 PM
Season Finale Sneak Peek video

credit to teamwwk

Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on March 02, 2009, 11:36:03 AM
'The Bachelor' Finale Sneak Peek

Tonight, either Melissa or Molly will get a proposal from "The Bachelor"'s Jason Mesnick -- and ET has a sneak peek as he makes one of the most difficult decisions of his life!

"This is the most fairytale way to fall in love, so I made a book for him," Molly, a 24-year-old department-store buyer from Grand Rapids, MI, says.

The book is filled with keepsakes, which shows Jason the depth of Molly's feelings for him. He says, "The one thing I always questioned was her ability to show emotion, but [now I know] she is always there on the inside."

Also in the episode, Melissa, a 25-year-old sales representative from Dallas, TX, talks to her mother on the phone and admits, "In this amount of time, I have completely fallen for him."

And then her parents, who refused to meet Jason when he came to her hometown, agree to talk to him on the phone the next day.

"The Bachelor" finale airs Monday night on ABC at 8 p.m., followed immediately by "The Bachelor: After the Final Rose," airing at 10:02 p.m, which promises to be an episode with a surprise twist.

http://www.etonline.com/news/2009/03/71248/index.html
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: tory on March 02, 2009, 03:04:53 PM
i wish that guy would produce that e-mail ?? whos feeling would he b protecting at this point..???

I think he will. I've been checking to see if he posted it. He'll probably post the whole conversation without revealing the e-mail addresses since that is personal and private. If he does post it, I'll post it on here.

thank u will u r the best detictive ever!!!!!
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on March 02, 2009, 03:25:07 PM
ABC Press Release

Monday, March 02, 2009
ABC Television Network
PRESS RELEASE - ENTERTAINMENT -
TELECONFERENCE WITH BACHELOR AND WOMAN WHO STOLE HIS HEART (3/4)

MEDIA ALERT

PLEASE JOIN US FOR A TELECONFERENCE WITH JASON MESNICK AND
THE WOMAN WHO STOLE HIS HEART, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4

"THE BACHELOR" THE SEASON FINALE AIRS TONIGHT,
MONDAY, MARCH 2, 8:00-10:02 P.M., ET

"THE BACHELOR: AFTER THE FINAL ROSE"
ALSO AIRS TONIGHT, 10:02-11:00 P.M., ET

"THE BACHELOR: AFTER THE FINAL ROSE, PART 2,"
AIRS TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 10:00-11:00 P.M., ET

Will It Be Melissa or Molly?

WHAT: Teleconference call with Jason Mesnick and either Melissa or Molly
 
WHEN: Wednesday, March 4
12:30 p.m., ET/11:30 a.m., CT/10:30 a.m., MT/ 9:30 a.m., PT

WHO: Jason Mesnick will make his choice tonight, Monday, March 2, between the two lovely final bachelorettes - Melissa and Molly. Take this opportunity to talk to the happy couple about their future together.

CALL INFO: IT IS NECESSARY TO RSVP TO RECEIVE THE CONFERENCE TELEPHONE NUMBER AND CONFERENCE CODE!

Title: ABC Conference Call: "The Bachelor"
Please plan to dial in 5-10 minutes prior to the scheduled start time.

PLEASE R.S.V.P. TO
ABC Media Relations: Lisa Scalzo, Lisa.R.Scalzo@abc.com , 212.456.7109

More information about "The Bachelor"       

In this gripping special conclusion, Jason prepares to make one of the most difficult decisions of this life. With his search for love now narrowed down to Melissa and Molly, Jason brings his son, Ty, to New Zealand to meet the remaining two women. The bachelorettes are also introduced to his family. Finally, the women lay their hearts on the line, each trying to guarantee that she will be the one to get Jason's final rose. But the Bachelor is stunned when DeAnna, the woman who broke his heart, shows up in New Zealand to see him. In one of the most romantic and dramatic moments in "Bachelor" history, Jason makes a decision that will change his life forever.

Jason's proposal to the love of his life was one of the most romantic moments in Bachelor history, but no one is prepared for what happens when Jason and the final two women return to the studio for "The Bachelor: After the Final Rose." Emotions run high at the unexpected and shocking ending of Jason's journey to find true love, on the one-hour special, "The Bachelor: After the Final Rose."

Viewers will be treated to the latest update on the happy couple and the woman Jason didn't choose on this one-hour special that will wrap the 13th and most successful season of ABC's popular romance reality series in recent years, on "The Bachelor: After the Final Rose, Part 2."

http://www.abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=030209_01
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on March 02, 2009, 10:54:19 PM
The Dramatic 'Bachelor' Finale Revealed!

Who would have guessed the grand finale of 'The Bachelor' would have come to this? With the pool of beautiful contenders whittled down to two women, Molly and Melissa, who became the "loves of his life" -- and with the surprise return of DeAnna Pappas with an ultimatum -- handsome single dad Jason Mesnick made a controversial choice that will go down forever in 'The Bachelor' history.

"After everything I've been through, I've never been so conflicted in my life," said Jason before he made his final choice. What happened? How did it get to this?

Flashback to the beginning of Monday night's season finale: a fun game of golf with Melissa -- and an opportunity to bond with Jason's three-year-old son Ty. Melissa was worried how she'd do with the little guy, but ultimately she was just "herself" and they bonded. Then, it was time to meet the rest of Jason's family -- his overprotective mom, dad, brothers and sister-in-law -- to answer "the tough questions." They've seen him get hurt before with DeAnna, and one key concern was the factor that Jason hadn't met Melissa's parents yet. Later, Jason at least had an opportunity to talk with Melissa's parents on the phone.

"It's Jason's time to have all that he deserves," said his father, who recognized the sparkle in his eye and their mutual love for one another. "I'm just so happy for you." At the end of the day, Melissa felt comfortable that she could fit in Jason's world -- and Jason seemed truly in love. "I could spend the rest of my life with either of these girls," he said.

Then it was Molly's turn to meet Ty and Jason's family. But could she pass the family test? "I cannot fall in love with someone unless they meet Ty, period," said Jason. "It made me a little nervous," said Molly when Ty didn't immediately take to her at the beach. "I was freaking out." But soon Ty got over his shyness and it became very natural for the two to get along. "This is how life could be, and it's so fun to think like that," said Molly. Next up came the family gauntlet, and after pressing Molly about whether she truly loved their Jason and was willing to commit to him and Ty, she said, "All I can ask you to do is trust me."

Then, each of the ladies spent some quality time with Jason -- and declared their absolute love for him, with Molly pulling out all the stops and giving "110%" with a sensual massage, delicious dinner and special scrapbook. Molly or Melissa? Jason was torn as to who to spend his life with. "I see the sincerity in both of them," said Jason, whose mother said he had to "trust his gut."

Then, drama: Jason's world was thrown off with the return of DeAnna looking for a second chance. "I came here because I lost out on a great man," she said. "There are a lot of things I'd have done differently. If I would have chosen you, it would have worked."

"I guess all I can do is thank you for this opportunity," said Jason. "But I've found two girls that I'm completely falling for. I've got to follow my heart now."

"You haven't proposed yet; you still have a chance, and that's why I'm here," said DeAnna. "If you're going to propose tomorrow, you should look further."

Finally, it was decision time. After selecting a beautiful, sparkling engagement ring, the final ceremony began. Molly met Jason overlooking the spectacular bluff. "Before you begin, I want to say this has been the most incredible journey I've ever been on," she said.

But an ashen Jason told her, "I don't know how I could ever let you go, but I have to. … I'm in love with somebody else. So sorry."

"I think you've made a mistake. A big one," said Molly. "I just don't get it." After letting Molly go, Jason was moved to tears. Molly was in a state of shock, and couldn't get over the idea that Jason had just made a huge mistake…

"Now, I hope I've made the right decision," said Jason before he finally declared his love to Melissa. "Putting that ring on her finger is going to feel so amazing."

"I came into this looking for someone exactly like you," he told Melissa before romantically getting down on one knee. "You make me happier than I've ever been in my entire life. … I am completely in love with you. …Will you marry me?" Of course, there was also the business of the final flower: "Melissa, will you accept this rose?" he asked. "Absolutely!" squealed Melissa. Then, Ty joined the happy couple, who took the plunge -- literally -- in the pool.

Happy ending, right? Wrong…. On the emotionally difficult "The Bachelor: After the Final Rose" (taking place six weeks after the proposal), Jason announced some shocking news to show host Chris Harrison: "It's been a crazy time. ... Since this all ended, things have been different. We're not right for each other. … For that love and passion to not be there just breaks my heart. … Over the last few weeks, I haven't been able to stop thinking about Molly; I can't control how I'm feeling." Asked if he was still in love with Molly, he nodded, "Yeah." Was he going to end the engagement with Melissa? "I have to," he responded. "I can't live my life with any regrets, and I have to ask Molly, 'What if?'"

Then, Melissa came out to join Jason. He told her point blank, "We're not right for each other. … I still have feelings for Molly."

"I thought things were perfect," said a devastated Melissa. "You don't want to fight to see if it would work because you're having doubts over somebody you said goodbye to? You're such a bastard. …Why did you put a ring on my finger? That was a once-in-a-lifetime thing for me and you took it from me. … I'm so mad at you." She handed the ring back: "I don't get it at all, because none of it makes sense."

"I hate myself for what I'm doing to Melissa," said Jason, who stood by his decision. She chastised him one more time for putting her through such emotional heartbreak: "Don't call me. Don't text me anymore. Leave me alone, please." And then she was gone: "It's just an awful feeling to give somebody your heart and trust, and then they just throw it away," she said to the camera.

Enter Molly, who told Chris that she was still working through her feelings about Jason. "He's such an incredible person, and I will never deny that," she said. "Those kind of feelings don't just disappear. I was in love with Jason; all of that won't go away overnight. My feelings have not changed."

Chris returned to the set for the emotional reunion with Molly. After they hashed out the last moments of the show when he chose Melissa over her, he broke the news that he and Melissa were over: "I ended things with her because I haven't been able to stop thinking about you," he said. Molly was dumbfounded. Could this be true?

"I'm very confused; I think we still have a lot to talk about, but my feelings never went away. I think we can see where things go," she said. "This is something I dreamt of, but never expected to hear. … I am blown away right now. … I would be lying if I didn't say I was glad that this is happening right now."

The pair sealed it with a kiss: "We're both following our hearts and doing what's right for us," said Jason. "It's not the classiest or coolest thing to do in the world, but you can't control what's inside you."

Watch ET for more highlights from the incredible 'Bachelor' finale on ABC!

http://www.etonline.com/news/2009/03/71329/index.html
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on March 03, 2009, 01:29:39 AM
The Bachelor Episode Recap: March 2, 2009

In The Bachelor's season finale, Jason introduces his family to the two remaining women, Molly and Melissa, and proposes to one of them. Then something crazy happens.

This week's episode unfolds against the backdrop of Internet claims about the crazy thing. I won't elaborate yet in case you've been protecting yourself from spoilers. Once again, I am joined in this recap by my lovely fiancée, who will offer her adorable and often intemperate remarks.

The episode starts with Jason reuniting with his 3-year-old son, Ty, on a New Zealand beach. Ty is growing up fast and doing all kinds of grown-up things: playing tackle football, golfing, and helping his father select his future stepmom. He meets Melissa, a sales representative in normal life, who sells herself to Ty by telling some pretty good little kid jokes. Jason produces a lamb for Ty and Melissa alike — which turns out to be the highlight of the entire season.

Me: A lamby!

Fiancée: Ohmigod! Look how f--g cute he is!

Jason takes Melissa to meet his family. They're protective of him given his divorce and dumping by DeAnna last season, and apprehensive about her parents refusing to meet Jason on camera. But by the end, Jason's mom is convinced that Melissa truly loves Jason.


Next, Jason takes Molly to meet Ty. He initially refuses to greet her or give her a high five. She finally breaks the ice by complimenting his throwing arm and tossing him a Frisbee. Then Jason, Ty and Molly run on the beach, splashing through the tide.

Fiancée: But he didn't present her with a lamb. Whatdoesitmean?

Jason takes Molly to meet the family. Jason concludes that Molly is more career-oriented than Melissa. Her job: Department store buyer. Jason says he can't imagine letting either of the women go. Is this foreshadowing? Foreshadowing of the crazy thing?

In a last-ditch effort to get her parents to at least talk to Jason, Melissa calls her mom and tearfully tells her she's in love. Her parents agree to talk to Jason on the phone, and then Jason and Melissa go for a boat ride, on stormy seas. More foreshadowing?

Melissa: I really, really hope that there's an 'I love you' coming from him pretty soon.

Me: Oh geez. If he doesn't pick her — heartbreaking.

 Fiancée: Why hasn't there been one smart girl on the show who says, 'I want to get to know you better' when the guy proposes?

 Me: Thank God for women who don't think it through before saying yes.

Fiancée: What?

Me: Nothing.

Because of rain, Molly and Jason have to go back to Molly's place for their final date.

Wearing a swimsuit, she straddles him while rubbing his shoulders and chest and eww. They exchange lines too hokey for porn.

Jason: Why didn't we do this before?

Molly: You need to put me in charge of dates more often.

Molly presents Jason with a fairytale she's written, dedicated to Jason: "The Love of My Life!!!"

Yeah. Three exclamation points.

Next, Jason prepares to call Melissa's parents for what's sure to be an awkward call: Hi, I'm super into your daughter, but also this other girl who gives me porn-dialogue rubdowns. So I may marry your daughter, or I may dump her, but either way it'll all be resolved by the end of the week. So bye, future mom- and dad-in-law, or parents of some chick I'm about to send packing.

We don't get to see much of the call, but Jason says it's satisfied a lot of his concerns.

And then, suddenly, DeAnna returns. She tells Jason she made a mistake when she dumped him last season and picked Jesse instead. They broke up soon after.

Jason tells DeAnna that in Melissa and Molly he has a choice between a safe choice and a wild card. Presumably Melissa's the safe choice and Molly's the wild card. DeAnna says she chose Jesse, the wild card, and was wrong. She wishes she had chosen differently.

Jason says thanks but no thanks. He's moved on. DeAnna takes it really well, and tells him to look beyond which woman is more fun. So, Jason says, he should follow his heart.

"I wouldn't say follow your heart. I would say lead it," DeAnna says. "I followed my heart."

Jason picks out an engagement ring, then gets ready, tearfully.

"Being in love with two women sucks," he says. "I never thought I'd be sitting her feeling so hurt."

Then he teaches Ty to wear a tie. Next: law school.

Jason waits at yet another beautiful New Zealand scenic point to wait for the women. We all know whoever arrives first is going home. The car pulls up, and Chris Harrison opens the door to reveal the first woman to be... Molly. Jason smiles at her, sadly, as she walks toward him in a purple dress. She has a prepared speech, saying she wouldn't take back a minute of anything that's happened.


Jason: I don't know how I could ever let you go. ... But I have to.

Molly: I think you've made a mistake. A big one.

They walk to the car, still holding hands. A weird thing given that he's just broken up with her and is about to propose to someone else.

Jason: Everything was real.

There are only two cool things you can say in a breakup, and this is one of them. The other comes in a few paragraphs.

Jason cries on the balcony — yes, the infamous balcony cry the show has teased us with in previews since the first episode. He's taking this really hard. Foreshadowing? Snaky guitar music plays as Jason keeps crying. This is maybe the most depressing fairy tale ever.

Melissa arrives and Jason says he's completely in love with her. He gets down on one knee, again proclaims his love, and the camera zooms in on the name of the jeweler in a really slick bit of product placement. Jason asks Melissa if she'll marry him. She asks for one second, turns, and makes a squealing sound. Happy guitar music plays. That's a yes.

Melissa and Jason and Ty jump in a pool together. Because that's what people do when they get engaged. Wait, no it's not.

We cut to After the Final Rose. Six weeks have passed.

Harrison says normally on After the Final Rose, the show celebrates the couple's love. But not this time. There's no studio audience out of respect for the people involved. All that possible foreshadowing? Yeah, that was foreshadowing.

Jason comes out looking very serious. He tells Chris it's been "a crazy time" with Melissa and starts crying again.

"Since this all ended, things have been different," Jason says. "We're not right for each other."

He also says he hasn't been able to stop thinking about Molly.

So, basically, this is like almost every other Bachelor or Bachelorette, except that the relationship has collapsed a little faster than usual. Props, by the way, to Reality Steve, who predicted weeks ago that this crazy thing would happen.

Melissa comes out, looking unusually great, perhaps aware of what's about to transpire and already staking her claim to be the next Bachelorette. It's kind of the least the producers can do at this point.

Jason says goodbye to Melissa, who says he should have talked to her and tried to work out their issues, because a ring is forever. Jason says he fell in love with Melissa and Molly at the same time.

Melissa: You're such a bastard.

Fiancée: He's a total scumbag.

Me: Once again I am forced to condemn your intemperate —

Fiancée: You're just saying that because you have to interview Jason and Molly in two days. They don't read your recap. No one does.

"Don't call me, and don't text me anymore," Melissa tells Jason. "Leave me alone, please. Thank you."

This, if you haven't guessed, is the other cool thing you can say in a breakup.

Molly comes out, Jason tells her what's happened, and he asks her if they can give it another go. We cut to a promo of Jimmy Kimmel interviewing Jason.

Jimmy Kimmel: I hope that you do get married and it works out beautifully, but I'm pretty confident that you won't.

Molly says yes, she'll give it another go.

Fiancée: Three-and-a-half months.

Me: Three.

http://www.tvguide.com/Episode-Recaps/bachelor/Bachelor-Recap-Finale-1003571.aspx
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on March 03, 2009, 02:14:50 AM
Chris Harrison's weekly blog:

Chris Harrison blogs 'The Bachelor': The finale and 'After the Final Rose'

So there you have it. Now you all know how it ended and you get to judge for yourself what the circumstances were that surrounded Jason's decision. Today's blog will give you the facts, as I know them, of what happened, but in the end it's your decision what you believe. I'm going to deal with most of what took place on the show today but I will also put up another more detailed blog on Wednesday after you have all had a chance to see ATFR part 2. Just to give you all a timeline of the events, here's what went down.

Jason proposed to Melissa right before Thanksgiving over in New Zealand. It was an awesome day and night. They couldn't have been happier. I have an amazing picture of the three of us that I took on my phone right after the proposal. They were both very much in love and the scene couldn't have been better. It appeared to us he had found a terrific woman who would become his wife. You have to understand that we want a proposal and we want a true happy ending. I would have sworn up and down that that is what we had that night. I thought on the flight home that you, the viewers, are going to eat this love story up. I talked to Jason and Melissa several times after the proposal and all was going well.

After the holidays something changed. Jason was struggling with Melissa and he told me something was wrong and things had changed between them. A few weeks after that I heard that Jason was going to break up with Melissa and that he still had feelings for Molly. I will be honest when I tell you that my heart sank. I loved Jason and Mel as a couple and selfishly knew that their success together would be great for our show. A true love story with a perfect ending, but all that was shattered with that phone call. My first thought was, Oh my god, he's going to do the unthinkable and make the switch. Turns out I was right. Jason knew he and Melissa were through and wanted another shot with Molly, who he had also fallen in love with. So here we are in the middle of the Bachelor season on TV and our Bachelor is breaking up with the woman he chose and going after the one that he let go. We had a decision to make. What do we do with this situation and this information? Do we let all of America just keep going along with this happy little fairytale only to find that in the end it all blew up a month and a half prior? It's not like Jason was breaking up with Mel and just going away. He was asking for a shot with the girl you saw him break up with in New Zealand. I know this has been controversial but in my mind the only thing we could do out of respect for all of you watching was to show, as delicately as possible, what the hell was happening. Not that it makes it any better or easier, but the fact is everybody knows when they sign up for this show everything about their story will be public. It's a TV show and that is not a big secret. They are well aware of what they got into.

We quickly put together the first After the Final Rose special and brought the three of them together to play it out. I won't speak for Melissa but I can tell you she wasn't blindsided. She knew things weren't going well. Did she know Jason was going to break up with her? Honestly, I don't know. You'll have to ask her, or you could ask your double top-secret source who's second cousin knows a guy who saw the Bachelor once ( I love the ''Source'' -- great stuff). Believe me when I tell you that was the hardest, most uncomfortable show I've ever hosted. I like Melissa very much, and in fact we've talked several times since the taping including Friday before the second ATFR special. Of course, she was hurt and pissed that night we shot the special, but she feels, as do I, that everything happens for a reason and that she's better off. I consider Melissa a friend of mine, and when I go home to Dallas she'll be the first person my wife and I will call to have a cold one with. I know it's hard to see this but these are real people trying the best they can to deal with real issues. As I've said before, that's what makes this show so incredibly compelling to watch.

Because we shot the special and because what happened was so explosive, I assumed it would leak out. We could have been real A-holes and held off till we were closer to the end but that wouldn't have been fair to anybody. So we shot that special six weeks ago. It's unfortunate things leaked out like they did but we know how that happened and who's responsible. We were also well aware of the ''bonus'' information you have been given. I'm not sure why ruining the ending of one of the most successful shows on TV wasn't enough for people but it should have been. To hear these ''people'' go on and add their own twists and turns to the story was not only laughable but flat out ridiculous. To be quite honest, I could care less, but I know Jason, Molly, and Melissa have been hurt by all this and that's where I draw the line, and I do care about that. We said this on the show but I want to make it very clear to you, that when Molly walked on that stage six weeks ago that was the first time she had seen Jason since the finale was shot. A quick side note: When you're making up stories, try to make it somewhat realistic. Do you really think we would fly anybody into the Bachelor's hometown for a date after the show was wrapped? Not even Melissa met him in Seattle. Come on people, I expect better rumors and lies from you by now. Try meeting in Mexico or Canada that would have been so much more believable.

A lot has happened in the six weeks since we shot that first special and that is what you will see on March 3 on After the Final Rose part 2. I think we did a pretty good job of answering most of the tough questions surrounding the decision and what has happened since. I wasn't real sure, since we have never done this before, how it would go and if it would help at all, but it did. I'm not saying that if you're really mad it's going to make everything all better but I could tell from the audience that they could at least now understand and see both sides. I know many of you have sworn to me that this is it — you will never watch again. To those of you who have said that and feel this way I say this: I'm sorry your feelings were hurt and I'm sorry you didn't get the magical ending you thought you were going to get. My promise to you is that no matter what happens on this show, good or bad, we're going to show it. We can't have a show where we only show the good parts and when things turn ugly, as life often does, we stop pack up our stuff, apologize to the millions watching, and just go home. Jason chose this path. I hope you will come back and watch the show, but if not, thanks for your support and thanks for seven great years together. I'll keep your side of the bed warm in case you decide to come back home. Again, I will be back with a special blog on Wednesday that will wrap this up and give you what final thoughts I have on this season. Unfortunately, I can't wait to read your comments and then write Wednesday's blog, but I will be reading all of your comments as usual. See you tomorrow!

http://popwatch.ew.com/popwatch/2009/03/chris-harrison.html
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on March 03, 2009, 08:35:32 AM
SPOILER ALERT: Find Out Bachelor Jason’s Pick

It was down to Melissa and Molly, the last two women standing on the Bachelor finale. Continue reading to see which woman Jason Mesnick chose.

In a stunning conclusion to this season’s Bachelor, Jason gave an engagement ring to Melissa … but gave his heart to Molly.

While Jason Mesnick proposed to Melissa Rycroft in the show’s finale, just six weeks later he changed his mind and decided instead to pursue a relationship with the show’s other finalist, Molly Malaney.

After spending much of Monday night’s two-hour finale debating whether he would propose to Molly or Melissa, Jason popped the question to an elated Melissa, who quickly accepted. But the couple’s seemingly happy ending was short-lived.

On The Bachelor: After the Final Rose, which immediately followed the finale Monday night but had been taped six weeks after the earlier program, Jason stunningly revealed to host Chris Harrison that things were not going to work out with Melissa, in large part because he still had strong feelings for Molly.

“Over the last few weeks, I haven’t been able to stop thinking about Molly,” Jason said. “If I could change the way I feel… I would do that, but I can’t.”

Next, he revealed his feelings to Melissa, who angrily stormed off the set. A wary Molly appeared and allowed Jason to plead his case for a second chance. Ultimately, she agreed to give their love another shot.

http://tvwatch.people.com/2009/03/03/spoiler-alert-find-out-bachelor-jasons-pick/
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on March 03, 2009, 09:19:02 AM
Jason: ‘I’m Not Proud of What I Had to Do’

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He had no choice.

That’s Jason Mesnick’s explanation for publicly dumping his fiancee, Bachelor winner Melissa Rycroft, in favor of runner-up Molly Malaney on Monday night’s finale.

Jason says he would have preferred to have delivered the news to Rycroft off camera, but the contract he signed with Bachelor’s producers spelled out that he had to make his painful declaration on TV.

“That was part of the deal. I signed up for it in my contract. Your relationship is — good and bad — in front of everybody,” says Mesnick, who talked exclusively to PEOPLE about the surprising turn of events.

“If I could have, I would have seen Melissa the night before. It killed me. It kills me now.”

The single dad, 32, proposed to an overjoyed Melissa, 25, in the two-hour finale. But on After the Final Rose, which was shot six weeks later, he gave her the boot and confessed he still had feelings for Molly, 24, who agreed to give him another chance.

Mesnick, who was rejected by DeAnna Pappas on The Bacherlotte last year, says he knows what Bachelor viewers must think of him: ” ‘That guy is a jerk.’ But I’m not proud of what I had to do.”

Soon after The Bachelor’s cameras stopped rolling, the euphoria of his engagement to Melissa began to fade. “After we got back into the real world, all of a sudden, we had less to talk about and I didn’t know why. I started thinking wow, what’s happening? Why aren’t we communicating the way we did when the show was going on?” says Jason, who held off on sharing his doubts with Melissa.

“I didn’t say something right away because I wanted to figure out what was going in inside of me,” he says. “There was part of me that wanted things to work out with Melissa so bad. But the whole other piece was I had these crazy feelings for Molly.”

Finally, Jason says, he could not deny the truth: “Melissa and I just have different ways of communicating. We’re not right for each other.”

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Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: pledge on March 03, 2009, 09:22:21 AM
Watched the show last night......OK   I had read the spoilers    :-[     so I wasn't surprised at what happened.  I can understand Jason being confused ....... when I was in college I fell for two different guys ..... it was hard because I cared about both of them ...... what I did not like was that Jason broke up with Melissa on National TV ....... although I think maybe they had already broken up.....and just maybe they had to do this due to their contracts.  It was hard to watch.....give Melissa some respect (hopefully Melissa got some sort of satisfaction from all of this)  Jason and Molly.....thought maybe they could have "cooled" the kissing somewhat......Afterall he had "just broken his engagement".  Will be interesting to watch the show tonight.  Hopefully they are all doing  great.
I do like happy endings.   : )
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on March 03, 2009, 09:26:00 AM
From Reality Steve...

That Was Pathetic to Watch. Really, It Was.

No need to gloat really. I told you what their shocker was going to be on January 27th, and it happened. Doesn’t matter how I know, who told me, or how it all came to be. The bottom line was I ruined ABC’s surprise for the season and I’m glad I did. Especially after that abortion they showed us on television last night. I will be honest with you and say I’m sick to my stomach. I mean, the two hour finale was nothing. We all knew what was happening there. But that ATFR show was downright painful. I felt AWFUL for Melissa. Still do. The debate will rage on from this day forward what you want to believe about Jason and Molly’s performance. Was he put up to this? When did he know? When did Molly know and what did she know? That’s all up for each individual to decide. Judging by the message boards and my comments, seems like we’re running about 99% in favor of Jason being named King A-Hole sometime in the near future. Hey, you know all my answers to this. No need to go over it again. Fifty years from now when I’m asked about the Jason Mesnick season of the “Bachelor”, I will firmly believe he was told to do this and agreed to it to create this shocking finale. And no matter what BS Chris Harrison wants to whine about in his blog today, or how many times Jason and Molly want to deny they’ve never contacted each other in the two months he was engaged to Melissa, or how ABC now admits, “Well, we expected it to get leaked”, NOTHING will change my belief of what went down this season.

So basically what I want to mention today is Chris Harrisons blog, and an email I received last week from a completely different source than the ones who gave me all my other information. Lets start with Chris, since apparently he has a hard on for me now. I love how its killing him that he constantly has to address the rumors that I started, yet won’t mention me by name. Hey Chris, how about the fact that in US Weekly last week, not only are they quoting me, but also the “source close to production” that echoed everything I said? Why am I the bad guy here? How about you guys start checking under your own noses for leaks. Hell, the “source close to production” said a hell of a lot more than I did in that article. And oh yeah, all of it was true again. Apparently Fleiss and the gang are all super sleuths now because, according to Chris, “we know how that happened and we know who’s responsible.” Ummm, I hate to tell them this, but they don’t seem to know much of anything. And there’s more than one person leaking stuff considering the email I’m going to show you later on in this post I had never even heard from until five days ago.

Chris is also shoveling the BS that because they’re a TV show, and because they always want their audience to know, good or bad, what’s going on, that’s the reason they televised the break up. According to Chris, “the fact is everybody knows when they sign up for this show everything about their story will be public. It’s a TV show and that is not a big secret. They are well aware of what they got into.” Oh, so that makes it right? That’s just sickening. Go sell that somewhere else. I can’t believe they’re trying to justify televising the public embarrassment of Melissa with a “Hey, that’s just TV. They know what they sign up for.” Well, I guess if these contestants actually read their contracts they would. But half of them just want to be on TV, they don’t realize that they are signing their life away so you can embarrass, humiliate, defame and portray their character in any way you choose, without one ounce of responsibility falling on ABC and the production company. Trust me. I’ve read the contract. I have that in my possession too. The show is f***in sick joke. I had no idea the lengths they go to in that contract to make sure ABC and the production team aren’t held liable for anything that happens on this show. It’s unfreakinbelievable. Yet, we’re supposed to believe this is “real human emotion?” Please.

Chris says that Melissa was not blindsided and that she knew when she arrived at the taping, because of the talks her and Jason were having as of late, that it just wasn’t working. Chris says he doesn’t know if Melissa knew she’d be getting dumped on the show, and that you’d have to ask her. Well, Jason said on Jimmy Kimmel last night that Melissa and him were broken up by the time they arrived at the ATFR taping, and the only question he had was was she going to wear her ring there. So which is it? Were they broken up or not? And Jason, if you and Melissa were already broken up, like you admitted last night on Jimmy Kimmel’s show, THEN WHY THE HELL DID YOU HAVE TO DO A WHOLE SONG AND DANCE AND GO THROUGH THE BREAKUP YET AGAIN??? You guys were broken up. Fine. Move on. But for thirty minutes, we have to sit there and listen to you do it over again while cameras were rolling? Look, ABC can claim they’re gonna show everything, but please. We all know why that ATFR was filmed. Because they knew they had an ending they’d never had before, and they knew they had an ending they could promote as a “shocker” and “one of the best we’ve ever had.” Can you believe that? You wanna know how little Mike Fleiss and ABC thinks of Melissa? The fact that they promoted last nights finale as the “best we’ve ever had.” It was? I’m sure if you ask Melissa that, she’ll tend to disagree. For shock value, utter embarrassment, disgust, and pure cruelty, yeah sure, best ending you’ve ever had. You don’t give a crap about how Melissa feels as long as 11 million people are watching I guess. Appalling.

The reason they’re saying they decided to film it was because at the time of the ATFR 1 taping, they were a few weeks into the show, still six weeks away from the finale, and they’ve gotten word that their happy couple is now on the rocks. So what do they do? Chris says, “Do we let all of America just keep going along with this happy little fairytale only to find that in the end it all blew up a month and a half prior? It’s not like Jason was breaking up with Mel and just going away. He was asking for a shot with the girl you saw him break up with in New Zealand.” So they figured by taping the ATFR show, they would let America see what happened between their engaged couple. Ok, fine. Problem is, Jason didn’t say sh**. He went from spinning Melissa around, telling her he loved her 100 times in a row, telling Molly “I think you’re wrong” when she told him he was making a mistake, to him just saying, “Uhhh, things changed. Chemistry changed.” Can we get some examples here? This is your fiancé supposedly, not some bimbo you dragged home from the bar. Of course Melissa was pissed, this douche broke off an engagement because why? I still don’t have an answer. Well, other than the one I will always believe which is, there wasn’t an answer. He was just being told what to do.

They’re still trying to shove the “these are real people trying the best they can to deal with real issues.” I’ll give you that its real people. Finally, something truthful. As far as I know, this show hasn’t gone the way of casting androids, but I’m guessing that’ll probably be up Fleiss’ sleeve next season. “Watch Jillian pick from a pool of 25 computer generated d-bags with no human emotion whatsoever!” I might actually tend to believe the “real issues” part if Jason could’ve actually given us examples why he couldn’t last more than two months with his fiancé that he was sooooooooo in love with when he left New Zealand. The whole thing just doesn’t make sense. Once again, if you’re that conflicted in New Zealand, and Jason made a point to tell us a zillion times that he fell in love with two women, well, then how can he propose to one over the other? That’s completely illogical and narrow minded. “Well, its because that day I believed Melissa was the one for me.” Too convenient. That’s such a cop out answer. Totally left the door open for what he eventually ended up doing.

I just want you people to see here that there’s more than meets the eye. When Jason was on with Kimmel last night, they talked about the last time he was on, which was during the first week of the show, so around Jan. 5th. Kimmel asked him point blank, “Were you engaged then?” Jason said, “Yes. Melissa and I were engaged and things were great.” So, if the ATFR 1 taping was on or around Jan. 18th, and two weeks prior on Kimmel you guys were engaged and things were great, that doesn’t leave much of a window for that engagement to go to hell in a handbasket to the point where you call it off because you want to try and get back in Molly’s pants. So you either lied to Kimmel in the first week of January that things were great, or, you just lied in general about the whole relationship since you were never as in love with her as you claim to be. I will always believe the latter. One last note about Jason before moving on to Molly. Jason told us at the ATFR 1 taping before Melissa came out, “I care so much for Melissa that I need to talk to her.” On national television? Really? Apparently you guys were talking privately and were having problems, and according to you, were already broken up. Hmmm, nice guy. “Hey, I know we’re broken up, but ummmm, since ABC didn’t have any footage of it, think we could gather you up to fly out here and we can get this so 11 million people can see for themselves? Thanks. You’re a trooper.’ How Melissa didn’t punch him in the face during that taping is beyond me.

As for Molly, look, we can go back and forth all day every day for the next century trying to figure out what she knew and when she knew it. Only about four people know the honest answer to this, and they’ll never tell us the truth anyway. Hey, a few of you asked me last week why haven’t any former contestants who were on the show years ago ever come out and said anything if this is all so scripted and manipulated. Ummmm, because they can’t. If there’s nothing else you take from this column today, I want you to take this bit of info. As you know, all contestants are under contract with ABC for a year from when their finale airs. But that only covers interviews, appearances, etc. Everything has to run through ABC. So yeah, Megan didn’t really do that when she got the interview with me, but, that’s ok. Some decide they’re pissed off at ABC enough they’ll do what they please. And she did. However, and I can’t stress this enough, every contestant who’s ever appeared on this show signs a LIFETIME confidentiality agreement which essentially states that you can never give away the show secrets or else you can get sued for $5 million.” Oh yeah, I have that contract in my possession also. So why do you think in sixteen seasons, not one person has written a tell all book? Because they can’t. So that’s why you’ll hear stuff on message boards, from friends, etc. These people talk. They tell friends and family and what not, but nothing will ever publicly get traced back to them or else they’re in deep sh**. So if you have nothing to hide, and everything about this show is clean, forthright, honest, and truthful, why is everyone part of this show threatened with a $5 million lawsuit if they ever speak publicly about what really goes on? I’d say that’s pretty telling.

So that’s where I’m essentially banging my head against the wall. I can’t prove any of this, and they’ll never admit to it. If they do, their show is yanked for being a complete farce. So ABC/Jason/Molly/Fleiss and Chris Harrison to a certain extent, are the ones who have to wake up in the morning and look at themselves knowing where the real truth lies in all of this. Will we ever know? Probably not. But all I want to do is get everything out there for the public to see and have them make their own decision. Judging by the emails I’ve gotten and response, it sounds like people are starting to catch on. However, it’s not like I think the show is going anywhere. If not, they’ll thrive off this and continue to produce more crap for us to watch. And yes, I’ll be front and center watching and writing about it. More on that tomorrow. And oh yeah, Molly, when Jason told you to your face in New Zealand, “I love someone else more” and “I think you’re wrong”, when you told him he was making a mistake, that was awfully quick of you to either forget or forgive him for saying that. Not ten minutes after this guy lets his fiance go last night, does he and the girl that he dumped in New Zealand have their tongues jammed down each others throat. Really? You couldn’t wait til maybe you got off stage or something? Yeah, and they had NO contact in those two months? Uh huh. And I’ve been wrong about everything since Jan. 27th.

So, since that time in January, I’ve been giving more and more information little by little that’s all proven to be true. I’ve had a few minor details wrong, but basically for the most part, I’ve told you what to expect this season. Well, last Wednesday I got this random email from someone who claimed to work in LA. I verified it based on the information given, but obviously I will keep their occupation private. This person then proceeded to tell me they have contacts over at ABC, and those contacts essentially had a map of how things went this season on the show. Well, here is that email. This was sent last Wednesday, and obviously you can see most of this stuff ended up playing out. I’m showing it to you because this was never my original source. In fact, Id never even gotten an email from this person EVER until five days ago. So this is what someone at ABC is leaking to their friends, who then passed it on to me. Here’s what they wrote:

“Ok, so let me break it all down for you as I understand it:

Absolute fact:
1) Jason proposes to Melissa in NZ
2) Jason sees Melissa roughly twice a month from end of NZ (they stayed three days together after FRC) to the emergency taping
3) Jason tells Melissa it is over.
4) Melissa flips out. Screams. Yells. Cries. Calls him a bunch of names, etc. etc. Basically a total meltdown.
5) The second ATFR is like normal. Jason/Molly happy, Melissa okay — it was all for the best, yadda. though obviously I don’t know the exact language.

The following things I’m going to tell you are more complex than stone-cold fact, however I trust my source and STRONGLY believe that everything I’m about to tell you is true because I mean…some of it is too unbelievable and detailed to just pull out of total fabrication.

1) Your interview with Megan, which I listened to late yesterday, corraborated what I had heard about Melissa. She was a bubbly spit fire, however she barely spoke to Jason for the first week.

2) Jason made an instant connection with Molly, and despite her poor edit there are several things during the season (tent date, long walk alone in Seattle) that point to that fact. Yet, it wasn’t over the top because that is not Molly’s personality.

3) Just prior to the Final Five, Jason informed producers that Molly was the one.

4) The plan was formed. Producers asked Jason who he liked second best and he told them he had taken interest in Melissa — had a lot going for her, sweet, attractive, etc. They told him to bring her to the Final Two, pick her at the FRC for drama and that she would get America’s love and attention — aka a set up for The Bachelorette. They convinced Jason that he would do no irrevocable harm to Melissa, because she would get the popularity.

5) I can tell you with almost 100% certainty that Melissa fell in love with Jason. In fact, my source said that is who Chris Harrison and the rest were “cheering for and were happy when they saw her bond with Ty.” Period. Nothing else is true. Melissa fell in love with Jason, the staff saw it and rooted for it and were happy for them.

6) Which leads to this fact. Only three people (Mike Fleiss, another top-level showrunner (Martin), and Jason) knew about the plan until AFTER THE FRC. Immediately after the FRC, Chris H and the rest of the staff was informed of the plan and what would go down at the ATFR. No idea how they reacted, and really it isn’t a big part of the story.

7) Immediately after Jason returned to Seattle he got in touch with producers and they put him in touch with Molly. Molly did NOT know about this plan before the FRC, but DID know about it just several days after the FRC. How do you think she was able to take him back? Because she knew. My guy also told me she will play this off at the ATFR as, “Jason is a good man who was in a high pressure situation. Once he got away from the camera, his heart changed. And I loved him.”

8) Now, this is the slightly disturbing part but my source said he heard this from reliable people. Remember that I said Melissa was head over heels in love. She saw Jason every other weekend and told Jason she was planning on moving out to Seattle, loved Ty, wanted to start a family. Jason made all of this seem great. He is playing the game, before finally realizing after one of these “heart to hearts” that Melissa was seriously falling for him.

9) He called the producers and they moved up the show for him but told him he had to do it, per the agreed “twist”, on camera.

10) Hence everything you will see at the ATFR show.

If you have any questions, let me know. But it’s pretty self-explanatory. My source said that ATFR was still in post-production until either earlier this week or late last week. I have no idea how they will spin it, but they will for damage control.

How does the truth get into the mainstream? You said something about some mysterious e-mails before. That would help. As would someone saying “sue me, I’m talking.” From what I’m told Melissa is “better” but still is taking this very hard.

No idea if she will follow the company line on Ellen and the talk show circuit. Also, the whole parents thing was way overblown. They just were private people and didn’t want to participate. I’ve heard they are very religious. Not sure what that has to do with being private. But they just didn’t want to be on the show. No other conspiracy theory to that.

Hope you enjoy the carnage. Because it is coming!”

So just so we’re clear here. This email was sent from someone at ABC to a buddy, who then passed it along to me. So when Chris Harrison talks about they know where the leaks are coming from and know who’s responsible, I’d say they don’t. So just wanted to add this fuel to the fire that more people knew about this than ABC wanted to believe. I was just the only one to come out with it as early as I did. Doesn’t matter who told me, how many people were involved, or how I got it, the fact is I wanted to beat ABC to the punch on their “shocker” for this season, and I did. I’ve never done that in the 15 seasons I’ve been covering this show because, well, I’d never gotten tipped off like this before. I’m sure they’re not happy because this was going to be their gem, and they definitely didn’t want the public forming an opinion before the finale but, oops. Sorry.

I would like nothing more than to speak with Melissa so we can get an answer to a lot of these questions. Put it this way, she knows I’m looking for her. The invitation is out there. All she has to do is accept it. And what better place to come to share your story than here, where all I want to do is get the truth out. I feel the public has been misled enough by this show, and seeing Melissa get taken behind the woodshed last night was gut wrenching to watch. Something tells me however that she is done with this whole process and would just like to move on. Of course she doesn’t want to be the next Bachelorette. Would you after what just happened to you? Melissa was the perfect candidate. She has America behind her, she’s likable, she’s cute, and she already has a built in audience. There’s a reason Jillian is out next Bachelorette. It’s because Melissa doesn’t want any part of this mockery any more. And can you blame her?

I’m still working on transcribing the Megan interview, so I’ll have that up in a couple days. As for the Jason and Melissa email conversation done after the ATFR 1 taping was held, I still haven’t decided if I’m going to release them. I’m leaning one way right now, but I’ll have a definitive answer in the next day or two. Until then, enjoy tonights fluff piece as ABC tries to shove down our throat “Hey, Jason’s just living his life and don’t be mad at him for following his heart.” Blech. Makes me want to vomit. The guy made his own bed and now he should have to lie in it. And going on Jimmy Kimmel and immediately becoming defensive about what he did isn’t helping his cause much either. Back tomorrow with more stuff. Any questions, comments, emails, praises, criticisms, or more Jason/Molly backlash, email me at steve@realitysteve.com. And please, don’t be offended or keep sending emails if I don’t get back to you. I get and read ALL your emails. I just have to pick and choose which ones to respond to due to the 200-300 or so a day I’ve been getting recently. Thanks for your patience. Enjoy tonight. If that’s possible.

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Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on March 03, 2009, 09:42:56 AM
‘Bachelor’ breaks two hearts in season finale
Jason picks Melissa over Molly, then changes him mind in reunion show


There have been many break-ups of the couples who met during the 12 previous seasons of ABC's "The Bachelor" and four seasons of "The Bachelorette." But until Monday night, none of the couples broke up while the show was actually airing.

Jason Mesnick, the single dad whose heart was broken by DeAnna Pappas at the end of "The Bachelorette 4," broke two hearts, not counting viewers who are dismayed by the way he chose Melissa only to dump her during the "After the Final Rose" special and pick Molly, who he'd rejected earlier.

The closest the show has ever come to this kind of conclusion is when Brad Womack rejected both of the final two women, and then later faced an angry studio audience at the reunion. Some viewers, it seemed, couldn't fathom that someone would refuse to make a lifelong commitment to a TV date.

In New Zealand, Jason told us, “I can see a life with both” Melissa and Molly, and struggled with his decision. “I am completely torn between two women. After everything I've been through, I've never been so conflicted about a decision in my entire life.”

DeAnna was no help. Her long-teased visit to Jason was over in minutes, and although previews made it appear as though she wanted him back and left him in tears, in reality, she just told him she screwed up by not picking him, and gave some greeting card advice: “I wouldn't say follow your heart, I would say lead it. I followed my heart.”

Jason and his heart dumped Molly and picked Melissa, and he proposed to her, although not before bawling after Molly left. Minutes later, but six weeks in real time, Jason reunited with Melissa and dumped her.

During the audience-less reunion, he told her, “We're not right for each other.” She said, “I don't believe you. I thought things were perfect,” and then started to talk about herself in the third person, which is never a good sign.

Eventually she got mad — “You're such a bastard” — and walked away. “Don't call me, don't text me any more, leave me alone, please. Thank you,” Melissa said.

A not-so surprising finish

As shocking as the ending may have been — ABC has been teasing it for weeks, and both Harrison and the show's executive producer, Mike Fleiss, have hyped it in the media — it was not a surprise. A little less than two weeks ago, the ending was revealed by a blogger known as Reality Steve, which also claimed that the ending was “fabricated,” although the blogger later admitted, “All the stuff I've speculated about (planned from the beginning, Jason doing what he was told to do, etc), I can't prove.”

In an Entertainment Weekly blog post, “Bachelor” host Chris Harrison insisted producers did not and would not did not fabricate or pre-plan the shocking ending.

That Jason would participate in a scripted conclusion seems highly unlikely, especially because he doesn't appear to be a good enough actor to fake his obviously genuine emotions both during the finale and during the “After the Final Rose” special.

(Conspiracy theorists might argue that his emotions were about what he was doing or had been asked to do to Melissa, but that's how conspiracy theories work: every piece of evidence can be spun to support the theory.)

If anything, that the ending was scripted by producers seems like a comforting alternative, as it serves as some explanation, reason, or excuse as to why Jason did an about-face on both Melissa and on his reputation as a good guy.

That Jason would do this was the shocking part. He was totally devastated last season, so he knows what it's like to be on the dumped end of “The Bachelor.” And to hurt both women, even at different times, seems unlike him.

Jason wasn't without emotion, though. After dumping Molly in New Zealand, he cried on the balcony of the house before proposing to Melissa. And during the reunion, he admitted, “What I did to [Melissa] was horrible. But I don't want to live my life with any regrets.”

Trashing his good-guy reputation

His only regret may be doing all of that on national television, as his “horrible” actions have trashed his reputation, at least to some viewers. It seems like he bailed on one relationship because he knew he had another option — Molly — standing by. Although she told Jason, “we still have a lot to talk about,” Molly seemed into him, as her “feelings never went away.”

Earlier, Jason told Harrison, “I had to give Melissa her chance,” but said that “Since this all ended, things have been different, and we're not right for each other.”

Considering that Jason discovered that in just a few weeks, Melissa had a point when she said that Jason “didn't want to fight for our relationship, he didn't want to try.”

Then again, this is love forged on a reality show, with camera and crew and an environment — never mind that the star dates multiple women at once, and this season, like many before it, fell in love with two simultaneously.

The biggest surprise, then, is that Jason couldn't make up his mind and switched when he could, but that this hasn't happened before. How many “Bachelor” or “Bachelorette” stars were similarly conflicted but stuck with someone for the sake of their television reputation, at least until they could break up away from the cameras?

Although Melissa is clearly hurt, the odds said she and/or Jason would have been hurt eventually. All but three of the 16 “Bachelor” and “Bachelorette” couples broke up, and one of those couples, Charlie O'Connell and Sarah Brice, broke up but reconnected a year later.

That it happened on TV is what's different this season, and along with accusations that Jason conspired with producers and criticism of his hurtful decision, maybe Jason should get a little credit for demonstrating on television that “The Bachelor” experience usually isn't a fairy tale.


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Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on March 03, 2009, 10:03:31 AM
'The Bachelor' recap: This is (Not) Your Wife

It really was the most shocking finale ever, as Jason, the biggest tool in ''Bachelor'' history, breaks the land-speed record for relationship flameouts by dumping Melissa ''After the Final Rose''

Okay, so here's the good news: For once, the hyperbole was true — it really was the ''most dramatic season finale in Bachelor history.'' And now for the bad news: As it turns out, Ty's father is an even bigger jackass than we thought. Honestly, my heart just breaks for that kid.

It's not like we hadn't been warned by Reality Steve. Still, up until tonight, I couldn't quite believe the rumors were true. After all, the producers have promised ''heart-stopping'' shocks countless times before and they've never delivered, so why would this time be any different? I'm not a conspiracy theorist, though, and I don't believe producers scripted this or any other finale — if they were in the habit of fixing the Bachelor's ''journey,'' they'd make sure it ended with an insane twist every year. Nope, I think this season they just got lucky — lucky enough to find a Bachelor with a spectacular lack of judgment and self-awareness, and they simply edited his idiotic actions into the most compelling, surprising narrative possible. Once team Bachelor learned that Jason wanted to dump Melissa, did they encourage him to do it on-camera rather than in private like a decent human being? I'm sure they did. But he didn't have to say yes. As annoyed as we all may be at the outcome, my friends, the producers were simply doing their job: making good TV. Jason might be contractually obligated to have a final rose ceremony — as former Bachelor Brad Womack contests — and he's no doubt obligated to appear on the After the Final Rose special. He is not, however, contractually obligated to act like an a--hole — I believe he managed to do that all by himself.

But I'm getting ahead of myself. Let's go back to the beginning of tonight's ''journey'' and work through our feelings about The Great Bachelor Implosion of 2009 together. We open on a beautiful New Zealand beach, where Jason and Ty have a tearful reunion in the sand. The poor little dude has been shipped half way across the world to meet one of the two ''ladies'' his daddy is thinking about marrying. ''It's so important that I make the right choice,'' says Jason. ''And I'm just at the point now where Ty, in his own way, will help me figure it out.'' Melissa is first to take the toddler test, and though she is nervous about meeting Ty, she gives off a cuddly, kindergarten teacher vibe that kids respond to — and she was also smart enough to come prepared with an arsenal of knock-knock jokes. Ty seems comfortable enough with Melissa, even when Jason leaves the two of them alone while he fetches a lamb off camera. During those 30 seconds, she manages to keep Ty from choking on his own tongue or otherwise harming himself, so I'm pretty sure that makes her Bachelor-certified stepmom material.

The real test is next. Once Ty goes down for his nap, Jason brings Melissa to meet his mom, dad, brothers, and sister-in-law. Jason's family grills her on all the predictable topics: meeting Ty, moving to Seattle, her feelings for Jason. They all eye her warily, especially when the topic of her MIA parents comes up. Melissa's defense: ''Am I OK that they potentially could not meet him before this process is over? No.'' Once they're alone, Mama Mesnick continues to hammer Melissa about her family, prompting the anxious ex-cheerleader to start talking really fast about how close she is with her parents and what ''happy people'' they are.

Jason's brothers are skeptical because DeAnna screwed Jason over before, and here comes another olive-skinned brunette who says she wants to spend the rest of her life with him. ''In the previous show he got DeAnna's dad's blessing,'' Sean tells Melissa. ''And without your parents... meeting him, potentially he's not going to propose.'' Papa Mesnick's resolve softens a little when Ty toddles out and says he wants to play with Melissa. ''You and Ty have such a magical chemistry going on, you know, to bring someone into your life like Melissa would only just make it explode even more than it is.'' Though I'm not 100 percent sure what he means, it's going to be hard for Molly to top an endorsement like that.

She's gonna give it a try, though. Here comes Molly bouncing out of the SUV, chipper, bright-eyed, and ''excited'' to meet Ty. Jason explains that Molly ''is not somebody who's been around little kids a lot,'' and it shows. Children are like dogs — they can smell fear — and Molly is giving off the unmistakable stench of terror. Ty won't give her a high-five or even say hi to her, but it doesn't really mean anything — he's three, and while he has more social skills than his father, sometimes he's bound to be cranky. ''I was freaking out,'' says Molly. ''But I just had to be confident and give it my best.'' Her best involves relentless smiling and nodding, and eventually Ty allows her to hold his hand as he romps in the water. Molly is almost convincing when she says, ''We're kind of a little family right now. This is how life could be, and it's so fun to think like that.'' (Good try, toots.)

Hopefully the Mesnick clan can be the tiebreaker. Jason takes Molly to meet the family, and she responds by turning her perky levels up to 11 — which is a little disturbing because her smile and eyes are so wide at this point, she's beginning to get crazy face. (And I know it's windy out there, but couldn't she have run a comb through her ponytail before entering the house?) Jason's brothers want to know if Molly's ready to transition into the life of a domesticated stepmom, and she says, ''F--- that! I'm packing the brat off to boarding school!'' Oh, wait, sorry — she actually tells them what they want to hear: ''I want to settle down with someone now. I've been there, done that.''

But can she convince Jason's mom? Mama Mesnick, unlike her son, has a pretty inscrutable poker face. During her couch time with Molly, she's not giving up anything other than a steely gaze — especially when Molly says she's fine to move because ''I can still have my career in Seattle.'' Later, when a weepy Jason asks her for help with his decision, mom defrosts a piece of advice that she's been keeping in the family freezer since the 1950s: ''Here's a young lady who says she loves you to pieces, and yet she has a career, and career's important to her. But I think foremost for you, you want somebody who is family oriented, and who's going to be there for Ty and you.'' Yes, that's right, Donna Reed: Never mind that your son is making his second (soon-to-be-failed) attempt to find a stepmom for Ty on a reality TV show — the real threat to his future happiness is that he may marry a woman who works outside the home.

With the deadline approaching, Melissa calls her parents in an effort to get them to talk to the Bachelor on the phone. They agree, but for whatever reason Melissa waits until the end of her rainy-date date to tell Jason. During another prone make-out session, he gives her the closest thing to an ''I love you'' that the Bachelor Code of Conduct allows: ''I've never felt this way either, okay?'' When it's Molly's turn to prove her love the next day, she is ready: ''I just need to put it all out there for him and let him know how I'm feeling.'' And by ''put it all out there,'' she means mounting him on a rented massage table and tenderizing him with baby oil like the big piece of beefcake that he is.

Once he's hosed off, Molly hands Jason a homemade dossier called ''A Fairytale Love Story.'' It opens with a note that looks like something a fifth-grade girl would pass to her crush in homeroom — she even the draws the ''o'' in ''once upon a time'' as a little heart. The rest is a scrapbook of plane tickets, date cards, the lyrics to her now-classic ditty ''Jason (You Give Me Butterflies),'' and the acceptance letter to The Bachelor — which I transcribed, because I am a total dork:

''September 25, 2008

Dear Molly,

Congratulations! You have been selected to be a part of ABC's prime time series ''The Bachelor.'' We are very excited about your participation and look forward to seeing you in Los Angeles. You should be ready to be entertained in the most unforgettable places, dine in a style reserved for the elite, live in a luxurious mansion, and experience exotic, high-action adventures. This experience will take you from California to Your Town, USA. Be prepared!''

She must have cut off the last line: ''P.S. — Don't bother packing your dignity. You won't need it.''

Wow, both ''ladies'' really brought their A-game. What's Jason going to do? Call Melissa's parents, that's what. He tells them that he ''completely'' understands that they didn't want to be on camera, and while The Bachelor is ''a crazy way'' to meet someone, he wants them to know that ''it's so real.'' It seems to go well enough, and Jason tells us that the conversation gave him ''closure, so I can move forward.''

So all's well, right? Oh, hells no. As ominous music plays, a black station wagon snakes up the driveway. The door opens, revealing a woman's toned legs... and what's this? Aw yeah — the bitch is back, y'all!!! Of course the only one surprised about it is Jason, since ABC has been pimping this moment in promos since January. The producers are working hard to make it seem like DeAnna's mission is to get Jason back — ''I came here because I lost out on a great man,'' she says — but it's pretty clear that that's a gross exaggeration, at best. In their awkward chat on the couch, DeAnna tells Jason that she ''got caught up'' in the excitement of the Fun Guy, even though she knows a successful relationship is built on more than fun. Jason says he's facing the same dilemma — and in hindsight, he completely telegraphs what's going to happen on After the Final Rose: ''I'm faced with two girls, right? And one of them is everything that I was looking for when I came in here... And then there's the other girl who is more of a wild card, who could be extremely amazing but I don't know — versus, like, the safer, like, I know bet, you know?'' The bottom line, TV Watchers, is that Jason fell victim to human nature and his own immaturity — he tried to make the ''safer'' choice with Melissa, but was ultimately seduced by the risk involved with choosing the ''wild card,'' Molly. And the American viewing public will reap the benefits of his mistake.

DeAnna tells him as much, saying she chose the ''wild card'' and paid a steep price for it. ''If I would have chose you, it would have worked.'' But honestly, if she really wanted him back, I think she would have tried a little harder than this: ''I could see myself having a relationship with you. You haven't proposed yet. You still have a chance. And that's why I'm here. [Unconvincing shrug]'' DeAnna may have had some residual feelings for Jason, but most likely she was just doing the producers a solid by agreeing to come to New Zealand and share her regrets on camera. (Remember, at this point the producers were banking on DeAnna's Big Return to be their shocking finale moment.) Anyhow, DeAnna didn't look too broken up — or even fazed — after Jason shot her down, did she? When Jason says he's going to ''follow his heart'', she offers a quick correction: ''I wouldn't say follow your heart — I would say lead it. I followed my heart.''

At last, the big day has arrived. Some blonde lady named Emily arrives with a briefcase of engagement rings by Neil Lane, and Jason chooses a monstrous sparkler that'll likely give his chosen ''lady'' carpal tunnel. But he still doesn't know what he wants. ''I've never been so conflicted about a decision in my entire life.'' Somehow, after less than a minute of voiceover rumination — all the while standing on the balcony staring at the ring like Frodo at the edge of the lava pit — Jason suddenly is struck with a moment of clarity: ''I've made my decision. I know what I'm going to do.'' That doesn't mean he's not going to cry about it, though. ''I never thought I'd be sitting here right now this hurt.'' No time to listen to your gut, pal — just throw a bowtie around your toddler's neck and go make some bad decisions!

It seems a little pointless, not to mention cruel, to recount what happens next, so I'll try to be quick. The first limo rolls up the driveway, and Harrison, God bless him, is there to greet poor Molly with his pleasant-but-completely-unreadable expression. After she joins Jason at the proposal post, the Bachelor tells her she is (what else?) ''amazing,'' and then he starts to lose it. ''I don't know how I could ever let you go — but I have to.'' For once, Molly stops smiling. ''I think you've made a mistake — a big one.'' (Kids, this is called foreshadowing.) Once Jason sends Molly off, we finally get that balcony breakdown scene that's been taunting us all season in the promos. It's a good thing he ends up dumping Melissa, because Jason would have some serious explaining to do about his post-Molly meltdown if they were still together. Meanwhile in the reject limo, a stunned Molly keeps repeating her theory, which will prove all too true: ''I just think he's making a huge mistake.''

Oh, look who's here! It's Ms. Pinky Ring herself! As soon as Jason, who's managed to get it together by now, tells Melissa that he's ''completely in love'' with her, she hops up and down and squeals with glee. Of course, you know the rest: ring, kissing, ''Will you accept this rose?'' And then sweet little Ty comes running out in his bowtie... Happily ever after, right? I rarely feel bad for people who choose to go on reality TV shows — strike that, I never feel bad for people who choose to go on reality TV shows — but for Melissa's sake, I really do wish the ''journey'' had ended here.

Cut to six weeks later. As Harrison warns us, ''A lot has happened since then.'' He brings Jason out on stage to an empty studio — no applause, no squealing women. All it takes is a simple ''What's on your mind?'' from Harrison, and the Bachelor breaks down. Tearfully, Jason admits that since the show ended, things with Melissa ''have been different.'' And then comes the bombshell: ''Over the last few weeks I haven't been able to stop thinking about Molly.'' These are his ''real, honest true feelings'', and he swears he hasn't talked to Molly about anything. (What about texts and emails? Unclear — Harrison doesn't ask.)

Harrison, who calls Jason a ''good guy,'' spells it out for us: ''You are about to officially break up with Melissa. How do you think that's going to go?'' I'm guessing the answer is ''not well,'' since good guys don't dump their fiancées on camera. And now it's Melissa's turn to come out to an awkwardly empty studio. While she doesn't know exactly what's going to happen, her tight smile makes it clear she knows whatever's coming isn't good. As Melissa blinks back tears, Jason explains that ''the chemistry just started changing.'' Rightfully, she explodes, blasting him for wussing out once it became clear that their relationship might not be all roses and champagne and fantasy dates — that it might actually take work. ''Something happened!'' she demands. ''And you have yet to be honest.'' Finally, Jason spits it out: ''I do still have feelings for Molly.'' Their fight goes on awhile longer, but I think Melissa sums it up for all of us when she says, ''You are such a bastard!''

So once again, Melissa is the dumpee. She turns to the disgraced Bachelor and issues this withering warning, ''Don't call me, don't even text me, leave me alone, please.'' Possibly the most tragic thing of all is that Melissa comes out of this whole experience thinking it's her fault: ''There's something wrong with me,'' she moans, riding away in the reject limo. The only thing wrong with you, sweetie, is that you thought The Bachelor could find you a good guy. I just wish she had kept the ring, sold it on eBay, and sent herself on a nice long vacation courtesy of ABC.

Meanwhile, Molly's been backstage in an isolation booth or something — Harrison says she has no idea what just went down. Before he brings Jason out, Harrison asks Molly if she's still in love with the Bachelor. ''All I wanted since I've been back,'' she admits, ''is for him to call me or knock on my door and say, 'I made a mistake.''' She's about to get her wish. Jason skulks out from backstage, and 'fesses up that he wants her back. Molly — convinced that she's the victim of the meanest Punk'd prank ever — looks from Harrison to Jason and back again. Finally, she manages to speak. ''Um, but, what about Melissa?'' (Yeah that's right, girlfriend — what about her? If he's doing this to her, what makes you think you'll be any different? FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, WOMAN, RUN!!) By the end of the commercial break, she's turned toward Jason. ''I'm very confused,'' she says. ''I think we still have a lot to talk about...'' And now her hand's on his knee... ''I think we can see where things go... My feelings never changed for you.'' Aaaand now they're sucking face. It's over, folks. Cue the orchestra — the circle of crazy is complete!

Okay, let's all take a deep breath and digest what just happened. Was this the best Bachelor finale ever, or did it completely annihilate the ''integrity'' of the franchise? Once you've vented in the comments area, be sure to read Chris Harrison's exclusive blog on PopWatch, where he gives us a timeline of how this whole debacle went down. Finally, check out our exclusive extended scene below, in which Jason's sister-in-law grills Molly about the moment she fell in love with him. (Surprisingly, the answer is not ''When he dumped my rival on television.'') Okay, everybody, let's talk Bachelor!


http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20262579,00.html
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on March 03, 2009, 10:56:41 AM
Jason Mesnick on Jimmy Kimmel Live last night


credit with thanks to jimmykimmellive
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on March 03, 2009, 12:37:27 PM
The Bachelor season finale and After the Final Rose dominated the ratings last night...big numbers

Click on the link to view the ratings from last night of all major networks

http://tvbythenumbers.com/2009/03/03/monday-ratings-the-bachelor-stands-tall-above-the-crowd/13824
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on March 03, 2009, 12:59:06 PM
DeAnna posted a blog on her myspace today....

   
LAST NIGHT.....


First off, I would like to say thank you for everyone's support! I really appreciate all the kind words.
Contrary to what it looked like last night, I DID NOT go back on the show to get Jason back. Jason and I have remained great friends since he was on my show. I simply thought I was going out there to give him advice and to explain my break up with Jesse. Apparently, it got cut to look like I went to see Jason for another reason. Jason and I are great friends and always will be....that's it.
My heart goes out to Melissa. She seems like a wonderful girl. I was sad to see her and Jason break up on national television. But, there probably was a lot more going on than any of us realize! Some of those things may never get explained to any of us. Molly and Jason seem like a great fit. I wish them a life of love and happiness.....so should everyone else. Melissa is a beautiful, energetic, warm hearted girl....she is going to find the perfect man for her that will truely sweep her off of her feet! ♥

http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=374376331&blogId=474314350
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on March 03, 2009, 01:08:31 PM
The e-mail exchange between Jason and Melissa after the taping of After the Final Rose last January

After the After the final rose taping...

    —– Original Message —–

    From: xxx@hotmail.com <xxxx@hotmail.com>

    To: Jason Mesnick

    Sent: Mon Jan 19 08:18:10 2009

    So last night didn’t go NEAR how I thought. I didn’t think I would be

    that angry (I’m not sure I’ve EVER been that angry to be honest with

    you….), but I’m sorry for how heated I got. At the same time though, I’m not. I still can’t believe how you can’t give reasons other than ‘It changed.’

    In relationships (especially ones where committments are involved), you FIGHT,you TRY, you  COMMUNICATE to make things work. You know as well as I do that you didn’t give 100% to me or the relationship. And I don’t understand how you can walk away from something without giving it your all - but I am walking away knowing I did.

    And getting confirmation about Molly in front of people like that was a

    complete classless move if you ask me - how could you do that to me

    after Irepe atedly asked you about it??? I’m not stupid, I knew about

    Molly…knew you guys had been talking….and you lied to me about it. For you to choose to b e with someone who most of the girls in the house didn’t get a long with, and bashed me when she left, then more power to you both. You owed it to me to  tell me this before last night…and I can’t believe you did that to me publicly. I can’t even tell you how much respect I lost for you….but it makes this whole process from here on out much easier for me.

    Please don’t respond…I really just wanted to apologize for getting so

    angry last night - but I hope you understand why I did….

    From: “Jason Mesnick”

    Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2009 08:52:58 -0800

    To: <xxx@hotmail.com>

    Subject: Re:

    The producers had a lot to do with it. I am so sorry. This is so

    horrible

    From:xxx@hotmail.com [mailto:xxx@hotmail.com]

    Sent: Monday, January 19, 2009 9:11 AM

    To: Jason Mesnick

    Subject: Re:

    (This coming from the man who told me not to trust producers…..) Then

    congratulations on being produced….but I don’t believe you. You are a

    grown man, and perfectly capable of making your own decisions. Own your actions and stop blaming this process..

    From: “Jason Mesnick”xxx*xxxx.com

    Sent: Monday, January 19, 2009 01:37 AM

    T<xxxx@hotmail.com>

    cc: xxxx@xxxxx.com>

    Subject: RE:

    I wish we could have had that same conversation away from cameras. You are so right about feeling everything you do. I deserved everything you said.

    They really didn’t want me to say anything to you until the cameras were there and you know that I couldn’t do that. I tried and I hate what I

    have done to you. You don’t deserve any of it at all. I wish there were more that I could say. Its just things really felt different and I didn’t

    want to be thinking about her and wish I could control it. I want to take all of your pain away and put it on me. If you are talking about Karma, I

    slipped and fell and had a huge gash in my leg 3 inches wide and to the bone. I deserve so much worse for what I am doing to you.  Obviously you know more about me now and you just deserve so much more. I hate that I had to say that to you, and you had to hear that.  You do need to heal and if that means never talking to me again or if that means, you getting angry with  meas  often as you want, I will do it all.

    You do not need to give me any reasons for your actions; I think you did

    what you had to do.

    -J

    —–Original Message—–

    From xxxxx@.com [mailto:xxx@xxxxxxx.com]

    Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2009 8:24 AM

    To: Jason Mesnick

    Subject: RE:

    I do hope you understand my frustrations then. The fact that even after

    ‘production’ was wrapped, you still let producers manipulate our

    ‘relationship’ is frustrating. At what point do you say, “Hey,

    guys…youdid your  part, and now it’s our turn to have a real relationship without you meddling and telling us what to say and do?”  When I look at it that way, I’m thankful I found this out now. And I’ll just say, the Molly thing wasn’t a secret….just wish you’d had the decency to tell me before I was put in front of TV cameras - regardless of what Martin was telling you, as a person, a friend, etc…you owed me that. Especially since you were the one who kept saying you didn’t want any surprises at this thing……ironic, eh? Seeing the person that you became, you are right: a relationship between you and I would never work out - and that’s why I’m thankful this happened sooner rather than later. Unfortunately, you were not the person that I thought you were - and that’s ok….just a little embarrassed I fell for it I guess. I do think it’s a little ironic, though that you kept telling me, “morally, how could I ever get back with DeAnna after what she did to me?” And I agree….just seems like a very similar situation with your new lady…..Just a little irony I guess.

    Anyway, I’m not mad…I’m not hurt - seeing how things were  handled,helped me get over things very quickly. I do wish you both the best though.

    Take care.


    I understand everything and I wish more than anything I didn’t let them

    get in the way. I handled that part so poorly. It sounds like you are

    doing well and am so glad. Just know that I feel so horribly about this.

    It is a pain I will live with forever. I will not make any excuses you

    are a wonderful person and I am sorry for everything. I do want you to

    know that when I proposed to you it was from the heart and wanted to be with you forever.

    -J

http://bachelor13.wordpress.com/
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on March 03, 2009, 01:32:28 PM
Jesse posted a blog on his website about the finale...

Jesse Csincsaks Thoughts on the Bachelor Finale

Jesse Csincsaks Thoughts on the Bachelor Finale:

Being on the show is a huge experience that only the people who go on it can even imagine... It is very easy to judge the contestants and say ohhh well I would have done it like this.. Just remember that every season the contestants go on this show to fall in love and every year they do exactly that... This year Jason fell in love with Melissa and then they broke up and now he is dating Molly..  That to me is exactly what happened with Me DeAnna and Holly Durst except mine happened off Camera... My relationship with DeAnna didnt work out and now I am dating another Bachelor cast member HOLLY DURST..  Everyone is soo quick to judge the situation because it happened on camera but remember the people on this show are bound by an IRON CLAD contract to do certain things on camera.. So before you judge someone for going on TV and putting themselves out there just remember there are always things that you might not know that effect the situation...I wish Jason, Ty and Molly the best..... And I am sure a great girl like Melissa will find love again...

Just my thoughts...

JESSE

http://www.jessecsincsak.com/
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on March 03, 2009, 01:44:37 PM
This is what Trista Sutter has to say about the finale...

Trista Goes OFF on the Bachelor!

So what does "Bachelorette" Trista Sutter think about single dad Jason Mesnick's change of heart?


Did you watch "The Bachelor" last night?? In case you missed it -- Bachelor Jason proposed to Melissa, only to DUMP her on national TV and tell Molly (the girl he dissed in the finale) that he loved HER instead! "Bachelorette" Trista Sutter weighs in on the most controversial "Bachelor" ever.

How do you feel about Jason right now?

Trista: How could you go from being engaged to someone to kissing someone else on the couch?! He doesn't deserve to walk away scot-free. I mean, what disappointed me as a mom is that he introduced both girls to Ty (Jason's son). Melissa was around, and now she's gone. What is Ty going to think?

What's your message for Melissa?

Trista: I've spoken with Melissa. How could anyone do this?! I texted her last night and said, "I'm proud of the way you handled it." She deserves so much better! Melissa hasn't been able to say anything about this until now, so I think she's relieved. I am happy she can finally move on. As far as I'm concerned, this is a blessing in disguise. Now she can find someone who truly loves her.

What are your thoughts on Molly?

Trista: How can you trust him? I wouldn't trust what he is saying to me. He is obviously fickle. He didn't want to fight for the relationship between he and Melissa. He gave up. If you have such strong feelings for someone, at least give it a chance before making such a big decision.

Some blogs are reporting this was set up by producers. Do you think last night was rigged?

Trista: I don't know what Jason's contract says, but I don't believe the producers could have manipulated the ending to this extent. I think Jason definitely had a choice in how he broke off the engagement -- either publicly or in private. Ryan and I don't think the producers could force him into something like that.

Have you ever seen a "Bachelor" cry so much?

Trista: I do feel for him. For me, I did not cry when I had to break it off with Charlie, because I was so excited for Ryan to come. I did not fall in love with two people, so I cannot speak to that. If that's the case, I'm sure it was difficult. But why put a ring on someone's finger if you're that torn? He took that away from Melissa. She only wanted to get engaged ONE time. He took that from her.

Do you think Melissa should be the next "Bachelorette"?

Trista: I can't comment on that, but I think America would embrace her. After all she's been through.

http://www.momlogic.com/2009/03/trista_sutter_bachelor_jason_mesnick.php
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: tory on March 03, 2009, 06:22:03 PM
wow ty will that was a lot to read, my head is spinning..

i have my own theroies on this whole thing.. i do think that jason had to break up on tv for several reasons one the ring, 2 the batchlor franchis could not just leave us hanning. he probly did go to the producers and told them he made a mistake and they did have to do damage control.
as far as steve goes yes he found out and told us as soon as he new, so what bc he was the only one not under contract and could run his mouth he did.i realy don't think to much of reality steve, jmo
the e-mails he produced only made what jason said last night more ligit, they were sent right after the after tapeing, and it had the same tone as the words both of them said on the show.

i think jason did fall in love with2 ppl and i allso think that if de anna (the bitch) had notshowen up he might have picket molly, she was all don't do what i did i picked some one fun blh blh blh..

i realy think he was fowlling his head not his gut or his heart and picked mellisa, she did seem to get along with ty better and was what he pictured his wife to look like, she does resimble deann and his x wife, he porblly has commitment issues, i no i was dovorced once and i would not wish that on my worse enamy. it realy does change who u r.

my current hubby had to beg me to marrie him and he is hot and 15 yrs younger than me. oh and i have 3 kids.. who he raised we have been married 14 yrs..

the other thing is i all so in my younger days  would go out with as they say now 2 guys at one time i rember one time i was like 15 i think i liked 2 guys with the same last name i did not want to chose so i did not, untill they were both at this one dance and i had to chose i am 51 and i still rember how bad i felt.

any way several hunderd yrs later lol i totaly can see how jason could have been in love with both and when forced to choise and i think he if there is any conspircy here was forced to choise after brad they probly did put that in the contract.did what he thought was right only to b wrong..
ok jmo
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on March 04, 2009, 08:58:04 AM
Bachelor Creator: The Outcome Was Never Staged

ABC’s reality series The Bachelor has had its share of surprising endings, but Jason Mesnick’s on-camera breakup with fiancée Melissa Rycroft and subsequent reunion with runner-up Molly Malaney has been by far the most shocking. But online rumors persist: Was the show’s outcome fixed?

As Bachelor creator Mike Fleiss tells PEOPLE, “That’s patently untrue. It was [Jason's] choice in New Zealand who he proposed to.” But after the show wrapped, Fleiss says, “He was not in love with Melissa anymore and he was in love with Molly and he needed to make a change.”

In fact, no one saw this coming, says Fleiss, who upon returning to the States “was in the process of trying to talk Molly into being the Bachelorette.” “She was finally starting to come around and saying she wanted to do it, and she had spoken to her family,” he says. “I thought she would be a fantastic Bachelorette, so likeable and beautiful and telegenic.”

A week later, Fleiss learned that Jason and Melissa were not getting along, and that he had never stopped thinking about Molly. “My first thought was, ‘Oh, too bad,’” Fleiss says. “My next thought was, ‘Wow, that’s almost too good!’ I knew that was a remarkable twist.

“At that point, the decision was made to bring all three parties into the studio to film After the Final Rose, the most shocking After the Final Rose in Bachelor history,” Fleiss says. “It was never anyone’s plan.”

Host Chris Harrison also tells PEOPLE, “We haven’t shown breakups before, but we’ve never had this situation. We couldn’t not show that.”

While Harrison maintains Jason was “head over heels in love with [Melissa],” he adds, “There’s nothing we can change or do about” his eventual change of heart.

Says Harrison: “We just had to show it. We were holding on by the seat of our pants.”


http://tvwatch.people.com/2009/03/03/bachelor-creator-the-outcome-was-never-planned/
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on March 04, 2009, 09:00:05 AM
The Bachelor Episode Recap: "After the Final Rose, Part 2"

Welcome to the recap of The Bachelor: After the Final Rose. Part Two. Lord, when will it end? This is an extra hour of The Bachelor, which comes after last night's extra hour, in which Jason dumped Melissa, the woman he proposed to in the last episode of the show, and started something up with Molly, the woman he dumped in the last episode.

In this episode, Jason answers a bunch of questions about his six-week-old relationship with Molly, and we meet the next Bachelorette. In case all those viewers who say they'll never watch the Bachelor/ette again after this season are lying.

I'm here again with my lovely fiancée, under duress, because we are so, so tired of this show. Maybe the reason they need all these extra hours is that the first 10 minutes of every show are recaps of what's already happened? Anyway, the same is true tonight.

Chris Harrison welcomes us back from the commercial to note that Jason's decision has been "controversial." Meaning, everyone hates him. Chris then welcomes back a bunch of the contestants who escaped before the start of our long, national nightmare.

Stephanie, the single-mom widow and audience favorite, says she thinks Jason and Molly can last. Naomi, the one with the wacky family, says she wanted to put a fist through the screen when Jason ditched her girl Melissa. Erica, who got kicked off the show so long ago neither my fiancée nor I remember her, keeps talking about stuff.

Fiancée: Want to bet dinner on who the next Bachelorette is?

Me: Okay — I say Melissa.

Fiancée: No way. Jillian.

Chris asks people in the studio audience for their opinions. One woman who's been married for 21 years is disappointed Jason would put Melissa through what he did. A Molly fan says he did the right thing.

"Who's really mad?" Chris asks.

A nice-seeming woman says she's angry Jason didn't decide what he wanted sooner. But she doesn't seem that angry. Because really, how angry can anyone be? A show based on a ridiculous premise — that you can meet the love of your life on a TV show — has ended ridiculously.

Next, a guy appears. A guy is there!

"I would never propose to somebody if I had that reaction to somebody else," The Guy says.

Fiancée: Can you imagine bawling your eyes out about one girl and then proposing to me?

Me: Am I on a TV show and are you someone I've only known for a couple weeks? Just kidding. I only cry while watching Wall-E.

Jason comes out on stage.

Fiancée: Booooooooooo!

The audience applauds politely. Chris asks Jason what reaction he was expecting.

Jason says he didn't handle things in the classiest possible way, but he did what he had to do, and Oh my God they're replaying another clip.

Half an hour has passed, and really nothing has happened. It's hard to build a clip show around events that we all saw a mere 24 hours ago.

Oh wait, Jason might cry again. He's doing that shaky voice thing I do when Wall-E gives Eve the plant. But he recovers.

"It was just honest," Jason says of the ridiculous thing he did.

Chris reminds Jason that many people across America are very, very angry.

Fiancée: It's so funny how personally people take this.

Me: No it's not. This is very important.

Chris asks Jason if he can tell his son Ty what he did. Jason says yes.

Fiancée: If you had a son, would you show him video of you crying like a sissy man on a balcony?

Me: ...

Fiancée: I'm going to tape you watching Wall-E.

Melissa, Chris says, has declined to appear tonight —

Fiancée: Booooooooooo!

— but she says through Chris that she's doing really well.

Molly walks out.

Fiancée: Jellyfish.

Me: Why Jellyfish?

Fiancée: She has no spine.

We cut to yet another clip of something that happened 24 hours ago: Molly agreeing to start things up with Jason again just moments after he's dumped Melissa.

Fiancée: She is such a bad example for women. She's such a sucker.

Me: If you had to choose: sucker or a jellyfish?

Fiancée: A jellyfish. She seems desperate. She's willing to accept this no-good guy who already dumped her on national television. The engagement ring is still fresh off the other girl's finger.

Molly says people keep making unfair judgments about her character, and that they don't realize the characters on the show are real human beings. "These people who say these things don't realize the damage their words can do," Molly says.

Chris brings Jason back to the stage. Jason kisses Molly and sits with his arm around her. They say their relationship is much stronger because of all they've been through.

"We've become best friends, and partners in crime," Jason says. "The passion's still there, and the fun's still there."

Way to keep it interesting after six weeks, kids.

Jason and Molly say they talk on the phone a lot and have seen each other on a few weekends. Molly says she plans to move to Seattle, and the audience applauds, because they obviously want to see her make a terrible decision.

Chris asks them when they knew they were in love. Neither has an answer. Chris presents them with the tent where they went to first base (according to Jason) early in the show.

Finally, the moment we've all been waiting for: Chris introduces the new Bachelorette: Jillian. My fiancée gets a dinner I probably would have bought her anyway. Because she's not a jellyfish.

http://www.tvguide.com/Episode-Recaps/bachelor/Bachelor-Episode-Recap-1003639.aspx
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on March 04, 2009, 09:23:02 AM
From Dallas News...

'The Bachelor' sparks furor over last-minute change of heart (assuming he has a heart)

"Jerk." "Idiot." "Creep." "Sleaze."

These were the choice words that fans of The Bachelor had for Jason Mesnick after Monday's finale and the After the Final Rose special, during which he broke up with Dallas native Melissa Rycroft only to ask runner-up Molly Malaney to take him back.

From Facebook to former Bachelorette Trista Sutter, many were livid about how Rycroft, a former Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader, was treated by the man she'd hoped was her one true love.

So on Tuesday night's After the Final Rose: Part Two, Mesnick tried to explain himself.

"It was definitely not the classiest thing in the world, but I had to follow my heart," he said. "Are there things I'd probably do differently? Maybe. But I don't regret where I'm at at all." His feelings for Malaney began growing the minute after he sent her home: "I slowly started realizing, 'Oh, my God. It was her.' " Then, the Bachelor got brave. "Even though I've had to hurt people in a way, I feel like I did it with integrity," he said. As for Malaney, she says criticism from viewers has been tough. "But, luckily, I've had Jason to lean on, and we're happier than ever now."

But it will take a lot of wooing to win viewers back after Monday night, when he dumped Rycroft and kissed Malaney in record time.

Fans – or former fans – didn't exactly throw rice at the happy couple.

"Jason is a creep," one viewer wrote on a message board. "Chris Harrison is a bigger creep."

Harrison tried to explain the show's position on his blog at the Entertainment Weekly Web site, ew.com: "You have to understand that we want a proposal, and we want a true happy ending," he wrote Tuesday. Harrison said he had thought that was what they were going to deliver.

But, later, Harrison heard that Mesnick still had feelings for Malaney. "I will be honest when I tell you that my heart sank," he wrote. "My first thought was, 'Oh, my God, he's going to do the unthinkable and make the switch.' ... I was right."

Ellen Degeneres, who will have Harrison on today's show, Rycroft Thursday and the happy couple Friday, didn't hold back her disgust.

"We'll see how long that lasts," she said about the couple on Tuesday's broadcast. "He's going to change his mind again, probably. I'm mad, and I don't care what anybody says. I'm mad."

She's in good company. Sutter, with husband Ryan the only successful pairing so far from the Bachelor franchise, told momlogic.com that Mesnick "doesn't deserve to walk away scot-free."

It seems fitting that the host of the show, who has to deliver the old "Ladies, this is the final rose" pronouncements every season, should get the final word.

"I know many of you have sworn to me that this is it – you will never watch again," he wrote on his blog.

On the other hand, "I'll keep your side of the bed warm in case you decide to come back home."

http://www.guidelive.com/sharedcontent/dws/ent/television/stories/DN-bachelor_0304gd.ART.State.Edition1.4a5958d.html
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on March 04, 2009, 09:26:18 AM
From L.A. Times...

'The Bachelor's' Jason Mesnick: 'Everyone thinks I’m dragging Melissa over the coals'

It’s going to be a rough week for “The Bachelor’s” Jason Mesnick.

On Monday night, rampant online rumors concerning the show’s twist ending –- one that would potentially brand Mesnick a cad -– were confirmed when he retracted his proposal to Melissa Rycroft, delivered in the last moments of the finale, in favor of the runner-up, Molly Malaney.

What’s worse for Mesnick –- but good for ABC -– is that more than 17.6 million tuned in to watch Melissa get the shaft on the “After the Final Rose” special, making it the most-watched in the franchise’s seven-year history.

Jimmy Kimmel kicked off the roast early. “Is your arm sore from handing out and taking back roses?” he asked.

In an interview with The Times on Tuesday afternoon, Mesnick explained that he had, in fact, ended his relationship with Rycroft on the phone a week before the taping. “If you watched carefully, she wasn’t wearing her ring,” he said.

Either way, the jilted Rycroft seems quite unhappy, and though she might have been able to turn her sympathetic position into even more camera time as the next “Bachelorette,” ABC confirmed that second runner-up Jillian Harris would wear that mantle.

But back to Mesnick. While “The Bachelor” has been at the center of controversy before -- Season 11’s Brad Womack, for instance, rejected all of his options and was booed by the audience throughout his “After the Final Rose” -- but dumping a girl you just proposed to on national TV? Mesnick better have his flak jacket ready. Here he goes:

Was there any discussion between you and Melissa about how this might play out on TV since you say you had ended things on the phone beforehand?
No. Her response had been, “How do you want me to react to that?” I wasn’t going to coach her. I just told her that we were going to talk about things again [on the show] and however she felt is how she was going to react. I’m never going to tell anyone what to say.
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Are you surprised by the backlash against you?
I don’t know if the public expected me to just pretend like I’m in a good happy relationship. I mean, is that what people really wanted to see? Because that was the other option, but never a real option for me. It sucks that everyone thinks I’m dragging Melissa over the coals right in front of everybody because it’s not true. What’s funny is that everybody loves the fact that I break up with somebody every week in the regular part of the show ... and now I'm being judged.

Why ultimately didn’t you ask Molly to marry you the first time?
What scared me the most about Molly is that we had this young, fun, friendship relationship with a lot of passion, and people who have been together for a long time all say, "The passion is the first thing to go." In my regular everyday life I wouldn’t have stopped dating any one of [the final three]. I would have gone and tried to experience more with each of them.

At what point did you change your mind about Melissa? What was the turning point?
It was right after the holidays. We spent a week together during Christmas and I felt differently. She didn’t do anything wrong, but we had this great communication style where we could talk about anything while we were on the show, and then all of a sudden we’re together for longer periods of time afterwards and we just couldn’t talk about stuff. ... I was realizing that we didn’t have a great friendship, and that was hard for me to face.

Why did you go on a TV show to find love in front of millions? Why not just use match.com?
It sounded like the ultimate dating experience. I mean, if they’re going to go across the country and find 25 great matches -– if you’re going to talk about match.com –- it’s better than that! It’s very unique.

What do you think your 4-year-old son, Ty, who met both Melissa and Molly, will learn about how to treat women from watching “The Bachelor”?
I don’t know. I think that I want him to look at me and just say, "My daddy had this crazy experience and it’s OK to do some things differently from other people. It’s OK that relationships don’t work because that’s part of real life." I want him to see how real it was and how hard it was for me and that how much all that pain was worth it in the end.

Would you advise he find love the same way?
Would I recommend for Ty to do this? I hope Ty would be the type of person to think about doing something different, absolutely. I wouldn’t say necessarily a TV show.

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2009/03/the-bachelors-j.html
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on March 04, 2009, 09:54:26 AM
Jason's myspace blog posted 3/3/09...

Thank you to those who have voiced their support

I just want to say 'thank you' to everyone who's been supportive throughout the entire Bachelor process (especially over the last 24 hours!).  I can't tell you how much I appreciate the encouragement.  Reality TV and reality are sometimes worlds apart, so again...thank you for understanding that and for sticking with me.  Molly and I are incredibly happy together and your well wishes mean so much right now.  For those of you who've been asking what I'm up to next, I'm working on starting a new resource/organization for single moms and dads - something I'm obviously very passionate about.  Check back in a couple days for more details. 
Talk to you soon, 
Jason

http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=379276576&blogId=474441956
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on March 04, 2009, 10:06:25 AM
FYI......Reminders

TV Appearances/Interviews

Wed 3/4

ABC Teleconference with Jason & Molly

Chris Harrison on Ellen Degeneres Show

Thurs 3/5

Melissa Rycroft on Ellen Degeneres Show

Fri 3/6

Jason Mesnick & Molly Malaney on Ellen Degeneres Show

Mon 3/9

Jason Mesnick on Bonnie Hunt Show
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on March 04, 2009, 10:28:20 AM
Chris Harrison blogs 'The Bachelor': After the Final Rose, part 2

Not sure if it's safe to come back in here, but I wanted to come back today and give you my final thoughts now that everything is out in the open. I completely understand that many, if not most, of you are upset at what went down. It's not up to me to judge whether Jason was right or wrong in doing what he did. That's for you guys to decide and debate. I hate that he hurt Melissa like he did but I also see the other side. I spent time with him and Molly and have talked to both of them several times since we shot After the Final Rose part 1. I don't know if it makes it any easier for you to swallow but they are in love and are fighting like hell under an extreme amount of pressure to make this work. I told him that he must really love Molly to have done this. The easy thing for him to have done was break up with Melissa and just let it all go away, but that's not the choice he made and that's what we showed you.

I found it very interesting to hear what the bachelorettes who came back had to say. Most of them are very good friends with Melissa, but they saw firsthand what really happened this season. I can tell you now that we all thought it was Melissa from the start. I remember thinking that first night that it was going to be hard for us to hide the fact that Jason was so in love with her. Even the other women could tell it was Melissa. But they also said that they could see his feelings for Molly grow stronger toward the end. It will be debated for some time to come what was right and what was wrong, and I'm happy to hear all of your opinions. I really am. I find it fascinating to hear how you feel about all this. We all bring our own baggage into this discussion and that definitely helps shape our thoughts and feelings. I'm not here to apologize or excuse anything that Jason said or did, but let me say this publicly about everybody involved: I consider all three of them to be friends. I've talked to Melissa and know she's doing fine. You'll see her this week telling her story to Ellen and in the magazines. By the way, I will also be dishing on Ellen's show Wednesday. I wish Melissa the best and know that we'll keep in touch and that she'll be fine. I also consider Molly and Jason to be friends now and wish them nothing but the best. After taping the special Friday night, Jason, Molly, Jillian, my wife, and my friends all hung out in my dressing room and had a cold one. We talked about what was about to happen this week. Jason and Molly are well aware that many don't appreciate what happened and hold ill feelings toward them. They are going to have a lot of pressure on them and all they can do is just rely on each other and do the best they can. I wish you all could have hung out with us and just seen that these are real people going through life just like you and I are. It just so happens that what they do is magnified times a thousand because they are on TV.

There will be a lot said and written about this season of The Bachelor. For better or worse, it's one for the history books. I can't do much about the rumors and flat-out lies that are being told out there. I have been as honest and as detailed with you as I could possibly have been. I am sorry that this is hurting some of my friends but they are strong people and will come out on the other side of this just fine. I've never been a part of anything like this before and will be perfectly happy if it never happens again. Ratings aside and contrary to what some of you may believe, I didn't enjoy one bit of what happened. I would love to show you a great love story every time but that's not how life works, and in the end we may have indeed brought you a love story after all. Five years down the road, when Jason and Molly are married, I wonder if many of you will feel different about this.

Let me just wrap this up by saying, I'm very excited to announce Jillian as our next Bachelorette. I think it always speaks volumes about our show when the good people like Jillian decide to come back. I think it also helps that I showed her the script for next season, and although she's not happy about having octuplets, she does like the guy we picked for her so she's all good. Seriously, Jillian is the best. We couldn't have found a more down to earth, funny, thoughtful woman. I hope she finds what she's looking for but be warned  – even if she does, we just learned it may not happen exactly how you like!

A quick thank you to the wonderful crew I work with on The Bachelor year in and year out. I love you all like family. My thanks to my new friends at EW. When I started this I had never blogged before and now that it's done it's safe to say I'll never do it again. Kidding...I'll be back blogging about Jillian when we premiere in May. Until then, thank you for watching.

For everyone who's been a part of this one, I'm Chris Harrison. Good Night!

http://popwatch.ew.com/popwatch/2009/03/chris-harriso-1.html#comment-150424693
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on March 04, 2009, 12:48:12 PM
To read Reality Steve's latest blog, or his other blogs as well, go here...

http://realitysteve.com/
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on March 04, 2009, 01:25:41 PM
Bachelor Host Thinks Jason Should Have Picked Melissa

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People are still buzzing about The Bachelor’s shocking twist—including host Chris Harrison.

On today’s Ellen DeGeneres Show, the reality show host shares his perspective on Bachelor Jason Mesnick’s shocking change of heart, which was revealed on the After the Final Rose special Monday night.

When asked if Mesnick, 32, should have chosen Melissa Rycroft, 25, over Molly Malaney, 24, in the finale, Harrison replies, “Oh, yeah, she was terrific. When we left New Zealand [where the finale was filmed in November] we could not [have] been happier because it was a great ending. He is a great guy. This is best ending. She’s going to be a mom [to his son, Ty, 4].”

In January, Harrison tells DeGeneres, he found out that Mesnick wasn’t happy.

“I learned that not only did he want to break-up with Melissa but he wanted a shot with Molly,” says Harrison. “The show was just starting to air so now we’re left with this dilemma [because] we have this proposal.”

The producers then had to decide what to do next. “So we choose six weeks ago to shoot this special that you saw on Monday night,” he explains. “And, what you saw last night [on part two of the ATFR show] is what obviously what’s happened in the six weeks since.” Mesnick and Malaney are still together, and she plans to move to Seattle to be closer to him, she tells PEOPLE.

Harrison also addresses rumors that the dramatic switch was planned. “That was the one thing that did upset me about all of this,” says Harrison. “When the rumors went from how this ends to this is completely contrived and scripted, questioning not only the show’s integrity but my integrity and honesty that’s where I got a little upset.”

http://tvwatch.people.com/2009/03/04/bachelor-host-thinks-jason-should-have-picked-melissa/
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on March 04, 2009, 02:20:44 PM
'Bachelor' exec producer Mike Fleiss speaks out on controversial finale

Sure, single papa Jason Mesnick's Bachelor finale showdown -- and subsequent After The Final Rose specials part 1 and part 2 -- brought record ratings, but will the fan backlash end up hurting ABC's hit reality series? Pick up a copy of Entertainment Weekly this Friday for our full report, including what advice season 2 Bachelor Aaron Buerge -- who knows a thing or two about, you know, being despised for making a girl cry on TV -- has for the ever-fickle Mesnick. Meanwhile, we checked in with the man who's really behind the roses, exec producer Mike Fleiss, to find out what the hell went down over the course of what will now be known as The Best Season Of Reality TV Ever (well, at least to me it will)!

ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: There are rumors that the outcome was manipulated and that you guys knew all along how it was going to turn out. What do you have to say about those accusations?
MIKE FLEISS: It's completely untrue! Don't you think if we were into that and playing those kind of games that somebody who it happened to would be saying that and not some "unnamed source?" We’ve had 500 people on the show, find one that says we told them who to pick -- you won’t because we’ve never done that. The rumor stuff is just appalling because we all work so hard on this show. We really make every attempt possible to keep this pure and let people make their own decisions. You can’t have people staging this, they’re not good enough actors. If they were all actors, that would be the best acting on any network. [Laughs] If he was acting, then Jason is the nation’s finest actor, better than Javier Bardem, better than Brad Pitt, and Molly is the new Meryl Streep!

Another question irking many fans: Why did he have to break it off with Melissa on camera?
It's a simple answer: It's a TV show. He would have done it on the radio if this were a radio show.

But you could argue that in the past not all Bachelors have felt compelled to break up on camera.
In the past it didn’t involve our other girl. I understand that people are a little ticked off that we put it [the breakup] on TV, but I think a lot more people would have been ticked off if we didn’t put it on TV. They watch the show, they invested in this whole season, they care about the characters, they’re looking forward to the finale, and then we don’t show them the defining moment of the season? I think that would piss some people off.

After the jump: "Once you’ve made the commitment to be on one of these shows you have to assume a certain level of emotional risk."

Did he have a choice in the matter?
There was never a discussion like, "Oh, this is going to have to be part of the show."

So he could have chosen to break up with Melissa off-camera and then talk about it after the fact on the After The Final Rose special?
[Melissa] had certainly been given a heads-up. I don’t think she realized it was going to go as far as it went with her giving back the ring and him taking it back. But she knew there was trouble in paradise. Don’t you think if your husband or boyfriend is about to break up with you and you spend every day with him for six weeks and you spend time talking on the phone with him every night that you’d have a little bit of a clue? Melissa is a wonderful girl and we were really happy she was the one chosen, but there’s no way we could make a show like this and not include the most important moment of the season.

Still, so many people think that because it was such a personal moment, she must be humiliated.
It’s a reality TV show about people falling in love. If you’re going to go on a reality dating show I think it’s a safe assumption that some of this is going to be possible. These people that are saying, “God, I would never want to go through something like that.” I agree. I could never do it, but once you’ve made the commitment to be on one of these shows you have to assume a certain level of emotional risk.

People just think Jason made the wrong decision in doing that so publicly.
He did everything else publicly, so what’s the difference?

Everyone had thought he'd chosen Melissa, that it was set in stone, and then it was just a surprise that he'd changed his mind in that amount of time.
Believe me, that heartache that Molly experienced the first time was probably not that much different than the heartache that Melissa experienced in the ATFR. He was dumping the both of them on camera.

It was a little surprising that Molly wasn’t more hesitant to take him back.
She’s in love with him. If you’re in love with somebody, you’ll put up with that. You put up with s--- that you wouldn’t put up with from anyone else in the world because you do love them and you want them back. You want to spend your life with them because you’re dreaming of them every night, that’s the place where Molly is.

Are you worried now that some fans are going to walk away from the show because their disappointed or angry by Jason's decision?If that were true, we wouldn’t have held our numbers in that second half hour during Monday night's ATFR. If there was going to be this mass exodus from the show, it would have [already] happened. If we make a great show, people will watch a great show and that’s the bottom line.

Why do you think it is that Jason's season did see such a ratings spike for the show?
I think by keeping the ongoing soap opera alive it allows viewers to come back and reinvest more easily. By going from Brad’s season to Deanna's season to Jason’s is what’s allowed the audience to stick around. You try to do new things to keep the show fresh, but by keeping the thread of the characters through, the audience is watching a continuing soap opera and it’s easier for them to reinvest. Had we tried to launch Jason cold, not from The Bachelorette, and say, “He’s our new Bachelor!”, I don’t think we would have even gotten him approved, necessarily, by the network. He’s not a doctor, he’s not a captain in the Navy, he’s not Mr. Hunkalicious of the Century. I mean he’s a good looking guy, but we had better looking physical specimens for that role. But the audience came to like him and care about him so much from the previous season that watching him as the new Bachelor was really easy.

http://popwatch.ew.com/popwatch/2009/03/bachelor-jaso-1.html
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on March 05, 2009, 01:39:23 AM
Chris Harrison on The Ellen Degeneres Show 3/4/09



Credit with thanks to EllenShowFan
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: catzoid on March 05, 2009, 08:09:43 AM
These people keep contradicting each other and themselves. I think they're all lying. The only person I believe right now is Reality Steve, who may not have the story 100% correct but has come closer than any of these revisionists associated with the show.
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on March 05, 2009, 09:08:38 AM
Ryan Sutter posted a blog on his website concerning the Bachelor fiasco:

Because I actually watched the last hour of the Bachelor last night I thought I would jump into the popular conversation and offer my two cents. Prior to last night I had not watched a Bachelor series since the Bachelorette that I was on seven years ago. Why? I don’t believe the show holds a very high moral standard and quite frankly I don’t enjoy reliving a very stressful and exhausting time in my life. That said, I would not change my experience and find my personal hardships a very small price to pay for the resulting life they afforded me. You see love is not easy to come by. Sometimes it embarrasses you. Sometimes it humbles you. And sometimes, as in Jason’s case, it makes you look like a complete jackass. Jason took part in a show that preys on those of weak spine and spirit. He fell victim to a program of intense emotional overload intended to create a narrow tunnel of vision from which only rash and irresponsible decisions could possibly be made. I have no doubt he made the decision he felt was right when he chose Melissa. I’ll buy his explanation that when the real world with all of its real world influences and realities came back into play he had second thoughts. At some point, however, Jason needed to realize that the re-entry of the real world meant that he needed to resume his role as a real man. If his feeling for Melissa had changed he should have told her. There is absolutely no excuse for the savage treatment Jason laid on Mellisa’s heart. If he truly cared he would have disregarded the request of the show to hold a public break-up. Jason crumbled under the pressure of the production and in the process walked down a path cast with shadows of shame for which he will always be remembered. Jason had to know the consequences of his choices. His cliche laden explanations, though weak and uninspiring, are his attempt to justify a decision he is convinced he made for love. If that is truly the case, can we really blame him? I get emails all the time from people desperate to find love. It seems some people are willing to do most anything for a chance at the queasy stomached emotion. Still, I would like to believe that when it came right down to it, the majority of the broken-hearted would stop short of blatantly and quite publicly torching the feelings of someone they laid claim to caring for simply to further their own desperate quest for love. Love is a powerful force, capable of providing us with both the cause for stupid decisions and the strength to overcome them. For Jason’s sake I hope he found it.

http://ryansutter.com/blog/?p=436 
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on March 05, 2009, 09:14:02 AM
Bachelor's Melissa: Jason and Molly Betrayed Me 

On Thursday's Ellen DeGeneres Show, The Bachelor's Melissa Rycroft speaks out for the first time  about being dumped by Jason Mesnick on national television and how hurt she was when she found out he was dating runner-up Molly Malaney.

Rycroft says "it was pretty immediate" after the finale that Mesnick realized he didn't want to be with her.

"Once we got back, we both kind of sat in the real world, and we were talking about how [our relationship] was different," she says. "He kind of gave up, and I couldn't understand why at the time. Now I do - because I think there was someone else involved."

"And that is where my feelings of betrayal came in," she goes on. "I knew on the night After the Final Rose [aired], I wasn't getting dumped. We had already ended the relationship and that was mutual."

"I repeatedly asked him, 'Is Molly involved in anything?' And when they moved up the taping of After the Final Rose, I was going, 'Why did we move the taping up? What's going on?'"

"I asked Jason, 'Am I going to be blind-sided by anything? Is there anything you want to tell me?' And he said, 'No, gosh no.' And the second I went out on that stage, he goes, 'P.S. it is Molly.' And I went, 'Bastard!'"

Even though Mesnick initially denied he was dating Malaney, Rycroft says she had a feeling.

"Being a girl, you get that feeling," she says. "Anybody that's been cheated on, you know. And being a woman, I got that feeling, because he just backed away from me, and I knew he had contacted her."

"There had been at least one contact that I knew about, where he was 'checking on her,' and so it was just in the back of my mind. I would just casually ask, 'Are you talking to her? Have you talked to her? Tell me, just be honest.'"

"He kept saying no," Rycroft adds.

Rycroft says she and Mesnick exchanged e-mails "right after we filmed After the Final Rose."

"I instigated it ... and wish I hadn't," she says. "I felt like I needed to apologize for getting that angry with him, but at the same time, I said, 'I hope you know why I got that mad.' We weren't talking at that point, so it was my way off saying, 'This is my closure ... Don't reply back.'"

Asked if she could ever be friends with Mesnick or Malaney, Rycroft says, "No."

"Jason and Molly don't quite have the characteristics of [people] I would want to be friends with," she says. "On a level, they both did betray me. I understand it was a break-up, and I'm not mad about that. We all get broken up with, but to be lied to...."

Rycroft says she is moving on and is even dating a new guy named Ty (though she declined to reveal any more details).

"Because of the privacy and everything going on, we haven't really been able to explore a new relationship, but now that everything is over, I'm so excited," she says. "I've known him for two years and kind of done the dating on-and-off. He has been my biggest rock and supporter throughout this whole process. He's become my best friend."


http://www.usmagazine.com/news/bachelors-melissa-jason-and-molly-betrayed-me-200953
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: TexasLady on March 05, 2009, 10:35:39 AM
Wow.. trainwreck!  :ascared
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: puddin on March 05, 2009, 10:47:59 AM
Thanks for all the articles and updates TL & Will  :jam:
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on March 05, 2009, 10:58:47 AM
You have no idea how much I'm laughing at the fiasco about The Bachelor. It's all over the internet and there are lots more articles and stuff but I'm kinda tired of posting them....waiting on the video of Melissa on Ellen today and will only post new info about them.

It's so funny to see everybody throwing each other under the bus, putting blame on others. It will blow over once The Bachelorette starts in May.
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: TexasLady on March 05, 2009, 11:39:40 AM
You have no idea how much I'm laughing at the fiasco about The Bachelor. It's all over the internet and there are lots more articles and stuff but I'm kinda tired of posting them....waiting on the video of Melissa on Ellen today and will only post new info about them.

It's so funny to see everybody throwing each other under the bus, putting blame on others. It will blow over once The Bachelorette starts in May.

It is kind of amusing because the premise of the show is to reject/send one home week after week... :roses:

(We need a "ripping heart apart" smiley!)
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on March 05, 2009, 12:09:24 PM
Bachelor’s Melissa Suspected Molly Was the Other Woman

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Melissa Rycroft’s shocking dismissal by fiancé Jason Mesnick on national television was a surprise to Bachelor fans — but not to Rycroft herself.

“I knew on the night After the Final Rose I wasn’t getting dumped,” she tells Ellen DeGeneres in an interview scheduled to air on her talk show Thursday. “We had already ended the relationship. And that was mutual.”

But there was one major surprise in store for Rycroft: the other woman, runner-up Molly Malaney.

Once the cameras stopped rolling, Rycroft and Mesnick sat down and talked about how their relationship had changed after the finale. “When we brought up how difficult [the relationship] was, he kind of gave up and I couldn’t understand why at the time,” says Rycroft.

“I repeatedly asked him, ‘is Molly involved in anything?’” she says. “And when they moved up the taping of “After the Final Rose” … I asked Jason, ‘Am I going to be blindsided by anything? Is there anything you want to tell me?’

“And he said, “No, gosh no,’” Rycroft tells DeGeneres. “And the second I went out on that stage he goes, ‘P.S. it is Molly.’”

Feeling Betrayed
Though Rycroft didn’t know for sure if Mesnick was also seeing Molly during their relationship, Rycroft says she had a suspicion. “Anybody that’s been cheated on, you know, and being a woman I got that feeling because he just backed away from me and I knew he had contacted her,” she says. “I know there had been at least one contact … where he was ‘checking on her’ and so it was just in the back of my mind.”

His answer?

“He kept saying ‘no,’” she says, adding that the feelings of betrayal are worse than the breakup itself.

“I understand it was a breakup and I’m not mad about that,” she says. “We all get broken up with but to be lied to [is worse].”

Dating Is the Best Revenge
But there’s good news for the jilted reality television star — she’s in a new, supportive relationship: She’s dating a man named Ty.

“Now that everything is over I’m so excited,” Rycroft says. I’ve known him for two years and kind of done the dating on and off. He has been by biggest rock and supporter throughout this whole process. He’s become my best friend.”







http://tvwatch.people.com/2009/03/05/bachelors-melissa-suspected-molly-was-the-other-woman/
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on March 05, 2009, 12:21:37 PM
'The Bachelor''s Melissa On Jason's Betrayal and her New Man!


With fans still reeling over the controversial conclusion to this season of "The Bachelor", Melissa Rycroft shares her feelings about being dumped on national television with talk show host Ellen DeGeneres.

On a taped episode to air Thursday, Melissa explains to the talk show host that she felt betrayed by 32-year-old Jason Mesnick's controversial decision to leave her for runner-up Molly Malaney.

DeGeneres asks if the three could be ever be friends to which Melissa replies; "Jason and Molly don't quite have the characteristics of someone I would want to be friends with. I feel like on a level, they did both betray me."

That doesn't mean, however, that Melissa is sitting home jilted, and longing for Jason. The 25-year-old reveals to Ellen that she has moved on and there is even a new man in her life!

Watch the video for more on the shocking "Bachelor" conclusion and for a look at Melissa's mystery man!

http://www.etonline.com/news/2009/03/71440/index.html
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on March 05, 2009, 01:36:13 PM
Melissa Rycroft on Ellen 3/5/09


credit with thanks to ellenshowfan
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on March 05, 2009, 01:58:21 PM
Picture of Melissa and the guy she is seeing now, Ty that was shown on Ellen

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Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on March 05, 2009, 02:40:22 PM
'The Bachelor''s Jason Mesnick Defends His Decision

Jason Mesnick isn't doing a whole lot of press following "The Bachelor: After the Rose" shocker in which he ditched Melssia Rycroft and asked Molly Malaney to give him a second chance. But he did do one interview and here is what he had to say:

"Melissa definitely knew before going on [the show]," Jason told momlogic.com when the Web site asked him if Melissa knew their relationship was over. "I mean our last conversation was: 'Are you gonna to wear the ring? Because you know we're not together.' And I think that she probably had some hopes still that maybe I was gonna change my mind, 'cause she was really upset. We didn't talk a couple of days before we shot. And that's okay. No matter what I said, she was going to be upset. We've talked about not being together over the phone but I had to tell her stuff in person, too. I'm not as cowardly as it might seem or as much of a jerk as I might seem for doing it on camera. But that was my only chance to do it."

Jason goes on to say that in hindsight, he now realizes he shouldn't have proposed to Melissa in "The Bachelor" finale, but in the moment, he thought he was doing the right thing and that Melissa was the woman he had always dreamed of.

As for the harsh reaction to his decision, which has taken him from being the most popular "Bachelor" to possibly the most disliked, he tells momlogic.com, "I think it's fair for people to have the right to judge me. But it was the truth."

http://www.etonline.com/news/2009/03/71457/index.html
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: tory on March 05, 2009, 07:23:11 PM
thank u will for the ellen vid i feel like i have closer lol.. i said that i did not see how molly could trust jason, and i am guessing that is going to b a big hurdel for them, but u no what they say love is BLIND.
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on March 06, 2009, 08:14:44 AM
Thursday, March 05, 2009
ABC Television Network

TRANSCRIPT FROM THE MARCH 4 "THE BACHELOR"
TELECONFERENCE WITH EXECUTIVE PRODUCER MIKE FLEISS

Cathy Rehl:    Welcome everybody. I know we have a lot of people on line and our guest today doesn't have a whole lot of time so we're going to get right to it.

I first want to apologize for the last minute scheduling change. Our couple and this was sort of unavoidable. There was no way they were going to be able to do this on their timetable in Los Angeles today so my apologies to you.

But I have another star with us who is the Executive Producer of the series and creator, Mike Fleiss.

And by the way we'll also be sending out a statement from Melissa. She is not going to be doing interviews right now. I think you probably all understand why.

And but we have a statement we'll get to you a little later after the call.

With that I'm going to start to ask for questions and please keep them to like a minimum of two a piece so that everybody who wants to ask can.

Thank you.

Operator:    Ladies and gentlemen at this time if you would like to ask a question press star followed by the number 1 on your telephone keypad. Again that's star 1 to ask a question.

Your first question comes from the line of John Bracchitta with Reality TV World.

John Bracchitta:    Hey how are you doing?

Mike Fleiss:    What's up (John)?

John Bracchitta:    Nothing much. I've got some questions.

During some of your interviews yesterday both Jason and Chris made statements that Melissa wasn't blindsided when Jason broke up with her. On camera implied they already had broken up before that.

Could you set the record straight on what the status of Jason and Melissa's relationship was when they came out for that final rose speech?

Mike Fleiss:    Well I mean they've been talking and been seeing each other, you know, and I think it was clear to both of them that there was, you know, problems with the relationship at that point.

So, you know, they were, as I understand it they were all broken up prior to the show. I mean I don't think she knew that she was going to give him back the ring.

But I think she knew that, you know, they weren't going to be together.

And, you know, so I mean she definitely wasn't completely blindsided by the situation.

John Bracchitta:    Okay. And then and during (his) interviews Jason often stated that he only broke up with Melissa on camera because it was in his contract.

Could you elaborate on what he meant by that and what contractual obligations he was under?

Mike Fleiss:    I mean I think he felt an obligation to the show. But there's no contractual obligation there. None.

John Bracchitta:    Okay, thank you.

Operator:    Your next question comes from the line of Delaina Dixon with OK Magazine.

Delaina Dixon:    Hey how are you doing?

Mike Fleiss:    Fine.

Delaina Dixon:    Well I guess everybody wants to know, you know, putting that breakup on TV, knew that it probably was going to affect how people thought of Jason.

So, you know, why choose to do that? We could have heard that he broke up with her off camera and could have just (woo) (Molly).

What was your decision behind that?

Mike Fleiss:    Well first of all it's a TV show and that was really the defining moment of the series.

And to not put that on TV seems strange, you know, really when you consider that we are making a TV show and these people signed up to do a TV show.

But the real difference here was that, you know, the - his decision to break up with Melissa involved the other party in the situation which was Molly.

And so it was all, you know, part of our Bachelor universe. And so it seemed weird to turn the cameras off for that. You know I mean we try to tell a complete story and to have that go on and not let the viewers be part of it I think would have been a mistake.

Delaina Dixon:    Okay. And are you going to keep doing the bachelor concept until you finally get a bachelor who actually goes through and picks a girl that he marries?

Mike Fleiss:    Sure.

Delaina Dixon:    Okay, thanks a lot.

Mike Fleiss:    Thanks.

Operator:    Your next question comes from the line of Lorilee Craker with Grand Rapids Press.

Lorilee Craker:    Hi Mike. It's Lorilee Craker from the Grand Rapids Press.

Mike Fleiss:    Hi.

Lorilee Craker:    And I am obviously from Molly's hometown.

And we've given the show tons of coverage and that's spoken to Molly's friends, etcetera.

Why do you think - what would you say - a lot of people here are buzzing about the fact that, you know, although they love Molly and they're loyal to Molly, it just seems so shameless to hurt Melissa in the way that you did.

And the show almost seems set up to hurt people.

What do you say about that?

Mike Fleiss:    Its set up to help people find each other. It's not - that's all it is. And it's a TV show and these people sign up to go on a TV show. I mean it's not like we barge in on someone's personal relationship and filmed it and put it on the air without their consent. They came on a reality TV show.

And this show's been on for so long, people know what they're getting into. And that's what it is.

And to me, I don't see the difference between breaking up with Molly on TV in New Zealand and breaking up with Melissa on TV in Glendale. I don't see the difference.

Lorilee Craker:    Okay. Well both of them were very difficult to watch of course. And as you say you're trying to tell...

Mike Fleiss:    That's the show.

Lorilee Craker:    ...a complete story, right.

Mike Fleiss:    That's the show.

Lorilee Craker:    Another question then about Grand Rapids we've had four contestants now from this area be on your show and including Bob Guiney and (Brad Andrewjeski) and, what was her name, Robin Canfield.

Why do you think the Midwest and specifically Grand Rapids is a drawing card for you? Why do you think that these people have been successful in becoming contestants?

Mike Fleiss:    I don't know. I have no idea. My mom is from that area so...

Lorilee Craker:    Really?

Mike Fleiss:    Yeah. Well close, she's from Michigan, you know.

Lorilee Craker:    Yeah.

Mike Fleiss:    She's from West Bloomfield, you know...

((Crosstalk))

Lorilee Craker:    Okay. Are you looking for, you know, kind of a wholesome Midwestern? Like Molly really typifies the typical Grand Rapids girl. Is that what you're looking for?

Mike Fleiss:    We just look for, you know, good people who are there for sincere reasons. That's all we ever look for.

Lorilee Craker:    Okay.

Mike Fleiss:    We don't care where they come from.

Lorilee Craker:    All right. Thank you.

Operator:    Your next question comes from the line of Hal Boedeker with Orlando Sentinel.

Hal Boedeker:    Hey, Mike.

Mike Fleiss:    Hey, Hal, how are you man?

Hal Boedeker:    I'm good. I'm good. Listen I've been getting emails from people who were saying, you know, that they're really angry at the show and they'll never watch again. I mean even though Elizabeth Hasselbeck made some sort of comment like that.

I mean what would you say to those people?

Mike Fleiss:    Hey, Elizabeth Hasselbeck?

Hal Boedeker:    She wants to be weaned off the show.

Mike Fleiss:    Oh my God. She needs to be weaned off her political views man. She's a little confused.

Hal Boedeker:    But what would you say to those viewers?

Mike Fleiss:    I know man, it's like, you know, you really don't want watch, don't watch. You know it's like it's a TV show and it was big this time and the reaction is big.

And, you know, I mean I know a lot of people were saying it was the best TV they've ever seen in their life. I'm getting lots of emails and text like that and so, I'm not really that concerned.

Hal Boedeker:    Well and also are you surprised at the fury toward Jason?

Mike Fleiss:    Well yes and no. I mean it's - he was so immensely popular that he had the furthest to fall in some ways.

So, you know, when he did something that the audience didn't want him to do, you know, they were disappointed.

But I was with the couple last night that are happy as can be and he kept telling me, you know, what was I going to do, you know, I was in love with this girl. I - what was my choice? To not pursue this woman that I absolutely adore?

Hal Boedeker:    Thanks for your time.

Mike Fleiss:    Thanks Hal. Good to talk again.

Operator:    Your next question comes from the line of Tim Malloy with tvguide.com.

Tim Malloy:    Hey, thanks for doing this.

Mike Fleiss:    Hey Tim.

Tim Malloy:    The thing we're getting from our viewers and 60% of them said on an online poll that they believe Jason is a bastard is that they believe - what they believe was improper was dumping Melissa on air.

And Jason has said of course that he had to do because he couldn't see her beforehand.

Can you sort of walk us through the timeline because it seems like he has to take trips with her and they spent the holiday together?

Mike Fleiss:    Yeah, they saw each other. And they were on the phone everyday and, you know, I don't know exactly the specific timeline in terms of when and they were together and whatnot.

But he had plenty of access to her and, you know, which is one of the things we really try to do for the couple, but, you know, it just wasn't working out for them, you know, I mean, she knew it, you know.

And she didn't know that it was about Molly. I think that was the thing that caught her off guard.

Tim Malloy:    But he definitely had the opportunity to tell her before he was on air, right?

Mike Fleiss:    Oh yeah. I mean she didn't come there thinking that they were all good. I mean you can see from the footage. When she comes out and they hug, I mean that's not a couple that's about to get married. That's a couple that, you know, in danger of breaking up.

Tim Malloy:    Yeah, but if he wanted to do it, there was no contractual obligation or anything that he had.

Mike Fleiss:    No. There's no contractual obligation. You can check the contracts. I mean there's, I mean how would you put that in a contract anyways. Like everything you do with your life must be (unintelligible). It's impossible, you know, there would be no way to legislate that frankly.

Tim Malloy:    Yeah, okay. Thanks a lot.

Mike Fleiss:    Thank you.

Operator:    Your next question comes from the line of Athima Chansanchai with Seattle Post.

Athima Chansanchai:    Intelligencer. Thank you.

Mike Fleiss:    Oh this is Intelligencer, yes.

Athima Chansanchai:    Yeah, that's right.

Mike Fleiss:    PI baby.

Athima Chansanchai:    The PI that's right. That's right.

So, you know, the couples don't often stay together but have you ever had a couple not be together by the time the finale airs?

Mike Fleiss:    Oh yeah, many times.

Athima Chansanchai:    So, but was this the first time you chose to film it without the studio audience? I mean there's so much...

((Crosstalk))

Mike Fleiss:    Well, we didn't want it getting out there. And we also just felt like that would have been a bizarre scene to have a guy breaking up with a girl and then the audience applauding as we go to a commercial. I mean that didn't really seem right, you know.

Athima Chansanchai:    Okay, so did Molly have any indication at that point that Jason had left Melissa and wanted another chance with her?

Mike Fleiss:    No, she didn't know.

Athima Chansanchai:    And what did you tell her about the whole setup with the after final rose...?

Mike Fleiss:    You know just that we're going to get it up there (and) everybody, and see how everybody's doing and, you know, and whatnot.

And, you know, that show was scheduled long before Jason told us that he was having troubles with his relationship with Melissa and that he's in love with Molly that, you know, that's part of the cycle. We always do it after the final rose.

So, you know, she was onboard to do that, you know, from the beginning. And just, you know, two or three weeks out it just it took on a different complexion.

Athima Chansanchai:    So when did she tell you that things weren't working out?

Mike Fleiss:    I don't remember the date.

Athima Chansanchai:    Like in the last month or the last...

Mike Fleiss:    It was like - when did we shoot that? Yeah, like maybe ten days before we shot the special.

Athima Chansanchai:    Okay.

Mike Fleiss:    I don't remember really. I mean I...

Athima Chansanchai:    Okay. Okay, thank you.

Mike Fleiss:    Thank you.

Operator:    Your next question comes from the line of Meredith Garibaldi with In Touch Weekly.

Meredith Garibaldi:    Hi.

Mike Fleiss:    Hi Meredith.

Meredith Garibaldi:    How are you?

Has Melissa asked you to be the next Bachelorette and if she didn't what would you say if she did ask you?

Mike Fleiss:    Well I tried to get her to be the next Bachelorette. She didn't want to do it.

Meredith Garibaldi:    Okay.

Mike Fleiss:    First I went to - I've sort of been scrounging around out there. First I tried to talk Molly into doing it.

And, you know, when Jason was with Melissa I said oh, well I think because Molly is fantastically photogenic and, you know, sweet and she'd make a good Bachelorette and so I was on the phone with her for, you know, maybe two and a half weeks trying to talk her into doing that.

Meredith Garibaldi:    Okay.

Mike Fleiss:    And she was still a little upset about Jason and she didn't feel like she could commit and really, I mean she was just starting to come around and she had talked to her friends and family about the possibility of being the bachelorette. She had asked me for permission to break up in actuality and told her friends and family that she hadn't been the chosen one at the end.

Meredith Garibaldi:    Okay.

Mike Fleiss:    And that I was now talking to her about being the Bachelorette.

And she talked to them and they were all supportive of it, at least her friends were. I know that.

And she was just starting to come around to the idea of being the new Bachelorette when, you know, this thing happened with Jason.

Meredith Garibaldi:    Okay. Cool. How did you explain to Melissa that the breakup had to be public? Did you like apologize to her?

Mike Fleiss:    I didn't speak to her.

Meredith Garibaldi:    You didn't speak to her. Okay.

Mike Fleiss:    My producers did I'm sure, you know.

Meredith Garibaldi:    And do you know if - how Jason explained it to Ty?

Mike Fleiss:    No, I don't know.

Meredith Garibaldi:    No. Okay. Thank you.

Mike Fleiss:    Thank you.

Operator:    Your next question comes from the line of Laura Saltman with Access Hollywood.

Laura Saltman:    Hey Mike. I have a question about the - if Melissa knew that this was coming and that was obvious by how she acted, why did she bring the ring? Why did she have - why was she wearing the ring? Was that you guys telling her hey, give Jason the ring back, it'll make good TV?

Mike Fleiss:    I don't know why she had the ring. You'd have to ask her. I don't know.

Laura Saltman:    Okay. Have you seen the emails between them after the show because Melissa makes it seem like she kind of knew that Molly was on Jason's mind and that he had talked to her. Do you know anything about that?

Mike Fleiss:    No, I have not sent that.

Laura Saltman:    Well you were the creator of the show. And I know you've got a million other things on your plate and that you have a show runner that deals with most of it.

So how much interaction do you even have with anybody from this past season that you are - how much are you involved with it?

Mike Fleiss:    I don't really have too much direct contact with the cast members truthfully.

Laura Saltman:    Okay. That's what I wanted to know. So you're not exactly the type of the guy to talk about all this.

Cathy Rehl:    Yes he is. He's the Executive Producer and oversees the entire show Laura.

Laura Saltman:    Okay, well I just feel like...

Cathy Rehl:    And he's the creator and...

Laura Saltman:    But if he's not talking - if he's not discussing with them personally then maybe he's not the one to ask the questions that I'm asking. That's what I'm saying.

So thank you.

Mike Fleiss:    That's not true.

Operator:    Your next question comes from Rick Porter with Zap2It.com.

Rick Porter:    Hi Mike. How are you?

Mike Fleiss:    Hey, what's happening?

Rick Porter:    Curious, how would you compare this fallout to the other couple times where the fairytale has sort of ended on camera with Brad and going back to Jen Schefft in her bachelorette season?

Mike Fleiss:    You know it's similar, you know, I mean it's whatever the show is getting the ratings, you know, the controversy is just as big. And, you know, it's sort of part of the deal.

Rick Porter:    Okay. And one of the threads that seems to be coming through in the online stuff is that somehow this was kind of stage managed or even just outright scripted.

What - how would you respond to that?

Mike Fleiss:    I mean that's not true. We don't do that. We've never done that and we never will do that.

You know the good thing about unscripted television is that its unpredictable and that's what this was. I mean it caught us off guard; caught the viewers off guard. And, you know, that's why unscripted television works. That's why it's, you know, popular because it doesn't feel (pat), it doesn't feel set up, it doesn't feel contrived like a lot of the script stuff out there.

Rick Porter:    Okay, thanks.

Mike Fleiss:    Thank you.

Operator:    Your next question comes from the line of John Bracchitta with Reality TV World.

John Bracchitta:    Hey again. Did Jason ever tell you, any of the other show producers that he didn't want to dump Melissa on camera?

And if so, what was the response?

Mike Fleiss:    I never heard that. Never heard that.

John Bracchitta:    Okay.

Mike Fleiss:    Excuse me.

John Bracchitta:    And then it would seem like Jason could have avoided some of the viewer backlash he's dealing with now by spending the last six weeks kind of trying to work out his relationship with Melissa and if it wasn't working, then kind of be like trying to (stark) and just quietly announcing it after the finale had aired.

Do you know if he ever considered that option?

Mike Fleiss:    You know, I think he tried to make the relationship work, you know, but I mean if you could tell another man how long they should try to make a relationship work, I mean that's certainly not my position.

John Bracchitta:    Okay. And Chris had already spent the last week being pretty outspoken responding to the allegations that you or someone else on the show's production staff, well actually you already answered that one.

That's all I got. Thanks.

Mike Fleiss:    Thanks.

Operator:    Your next question comes from the line of Mari Cartel with Radar Online.

Mari Cartel:    Hey there. A couple questions, first of all, have you guys taken some sort of tally as to who's angrier about this, women or men?

Mike Fleiss:    No. No. No we haven't tallied it up. But that's pretty funny.

Mari Cartel:    Well, you know, I'm just curious. And I guess the other question that I would have is about Melissa and her not participating.

I realize you're sparing her feelings today. But really her feelings were kind of not spared in the least at the finale so why spare them now?

Cathy Rehl:    I have to say, I'm going to jump in here, this was her decision. She did not want to do much press.

Mari Cartel:    I understand that. But don't you have some sort of contractual obligation with your - with the people that appear on your show?

Mike Fleiss:    To force them to do press?

Mari Cartel:    Well yeah, I mean afterwards you know...

Mike Fleiss:    No.

Mari Cartel:    ...there's going to be a list of - I'm not trying to be belligerent. But you know there's going to be an element of press that they have to take part in and...

Mike Fleiss:    We can't force anyone to talk to the press. That's - how would you do that?

Mari Cartel:    By putting it in their contract I would guess.

Mike Fleiss:    That you have to answer X number of questions from X number of reporters. No, no, no, no, that's ridiculous.

Mari Cartel:    Okay.

Cathy Rehl:    She was talked to and this is what she wanted, okay. She did a couple of things and that's the way she's leaving it for the moment.

Now she may come back and totally decide to talk to people but right now she wanted her space and we're respecting that.

Mari Cartel:    Okay, thank you.

Operator:    Your next question comes from the line Erin Carlson with Associated Press.

Erin Carlson:    Hi, Mike.

Mike Fleiss:    Hi, Erin. How are you?

Erin Carlson:    Good. How are you?

Mike Fleiss:    Good.

Erin Carlson:    How much influence do producers have in selecting the winner?

Mike Fleiss:    You mean the one that he chooses?

Erin Carlson:    Yes.

Mike Fleiss:    Zero. Zero point zero.

Erin Carlson:    Zero, so nobody's, you know, outside in a trailer, you know, giving Jason notes?

Mike Fleiss:    No. No.

Erin Carlson:    And why Jillian as the new bachelorette?

Mike Fleiss:    Well Melissa didn't want to do it. Molly became the one he chose and Jillian is the next biggest fan favorite.

Erin Carlson:    What makes her such a favorite?

Mike Fleiss:    Well she's, you know, she's got - she's relatable. She's got that girl next door thing. And I think she's sort of has a Jennifer Aniston quality. I mean she's just she's sweet and she's smart and she's the right age to do this I think, you know, she's 28 or 29, you know, which is better than having one of the really young girls do it.

Erin Carlson:    Okay, great. Thank you.

Mike Fleiss:    Thank you.

Operator:    Your next question comes from the line of Julie Gordon with AM New York.

Julie Gordon:    Hi, how are you?

Mike Fleiss:    Good.

Julie Gordon:    So I know that Melissa doesn't want to do any press now but will you maybe try in a couple of months to do, you know, an update, some kind of after (show) special?

Mike Fleiss:    Yeah, I'm sure that at some point we'll invite Melissa to be part of an update (pattern) because we do those all the time, you know...

((Crosstalk))

Julie Gordon:    Okay.

((Crosstalk))

Mike Fleiss:    If she doesn't do any press she'll be, you know, an obvious person to talk to but, you know, we just hope that she gets over this and gets - you know, finds the right guy out there. She's a terrific girl. I mean she's not going - I would venture to say that she's probably the most popular girl in the country right now.

Julie Gordon:    Yeah.

Mike Fleiss:    You know, I hope some of that is a positive for her.

Julie Gordon:    Okay. And then I mean did Jason express any reservations, you know, I mean he was with Melissa and then off camera, you know, his relationship was different. Did he express any, you know, reservations that the same thing would happen with Molly?

Mike Fleiss:    No.

Julie Gordon:    No.

Mike Fleiss:    No, I don't know.

Julie Gordon:    Okay.

Mike Fleiss:    At least not to me, no.

Julie Gordon:    Okay. And then one more question. Have you ever thought of increasing the taping period to give people, you know, even more time to get to know each other or is...?

Mike Fleiss:    Well we shoot twice as long as any other relationship show on the air.

So, you know, I mean we - I mean some of these shows banging out in two or three weeks.

Julie Gordon:    Okay.

Mike Fleiss:    Seven and a half weeks and we travel the world. I mean we're - I mean it's those other shows that need to do that. Not ours.

Julie Gordon:    Okay, thank you.

Mike Fleiss:    Thank you.

Operator:    Your next question comes from the line of Rachael Horwitz with Buzzsugar.com.

Rachael Horwitz:    Hi Mike.

Mike Fleiss:    Hi Rachael.

Rachael Horwitz:    You said that you got together with Molly and Jason last night. Did they give you a better sense of Molly's timeline for moving to Seattle?

Mike Fleiss:    No, we didn't talk about that.

Rachael Horwitz:    And...

Mike Fleiss:    I know she's definitely planning to do that. You know but she's got her job and family there.

So, you know, I'm sure they'll do it, you know, when it makes sense.

But she's definitely committed to doing that.

Rachael Horwitz:    And one of the (unintelligible) coming through my readers and with even I think some of the women expressed it on last night's special was Jason's fickleness and at this point we see him engaged to a lot of women and or at least proposing marriage. And he's been married.

Do you get a sense of - do you consider him to be a solid guy like do you think you have faith this will work out with Molly or?

Mike Fleiss:    Well they seemed great last night. I mean they really - I mean every time I talk to either one of them they're clearly in love, you know, so, you know, fingers crossed.

Rachael Horwitz:    And did they talk about any plans about getting married or just one step at a time?

Mike Fleiss:    We didn't - I haven't heard anything. I haven't the M word yet at this point.

Rachael Horwitz:    Okay, thank you.

Mike Fleiss:    Thank you.

Cathy Rehl:    I'm going to call for a last question please.

Operator:    Your final question comes from the line of Tom Rose with Fancast.com.

Tom Rose:    Hey Mike, thanks for talking with us today.

Mike Fleiss:    Hey thank you.

Tom Rose:    You're claiming that none of this is scripted but that whole DeAnna Pappasstoryline was pretty manipulative and then when she came on at the end it was just a giant snore-fest. I mean you say it's not scripted but that seemed scripted to me.

Mike Fleiss:    All right. It seemed scripted to you. That's awesome.

Tom Rose:    Okay. So you're saying that just came about because, you know, when...

Mike Fleiss:    Well, you know, we had to get her on a plane so we knew that. You know she didn't fly there on her own dime.

Tom Rose:    Right. But when you were - you know as we were leading up to that episode it seemed like she was going to throw out a big ball to, you know, to the work staff. But as it turned out she just made her last play and he just blew her off.

So that seemed scripted to me I mean.

Mike Fleiss:    Unscripted. What are you talking about, crazy, that's pretty funny though.

Tom Rose:    All right, well thank you.

Cathy Rehl:    Okay everybody. Thank you so much. Thank you for your time and during the long season. And we will be back to you with The Bachelorette in some months from now. It will premiere May 18th on ABC. There will be a release on that later.

And I will be again sending out a statement from Melissa that you can have, okay.

And we know if she indeed is going to do press sometime in the future. We will get back to you, okay.

Thank you. If you need anything else please give me a call at 212-456-6749.

Operator:    This concludes today's conference call.

http://www.abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=030509_07
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on March 06, 2009, 10:59:51 AM
'The Bachelor''s Jason & Molly Talk Regrets & The Future

"The Bachelor"'s Jason Mesnick and Molly Malaney opened up to talk show host Ellen Degeneres about their relationship, Jason's regrets, and the negative response to the show's shocking conclusion.

On "The Bachelor" finale Jason stunned fans by announcing to his fiance Melissa Rycroft that he was leaving her for Molly, the show's runner-up. The 32-year-old admits that although he doesn't regret his decision, he does regret breaking the news on national television.

"I completely regret doing that," he says. "I regretted it every single day since that happened and I will regret probably every day for the rest of my life. The producers obviously really wanted me to do it on the show, but I take full responsibility for my actions."

DeGeneres asked Molly about the what she meant when she told Jason he was making a big mistake after he chose Melissa at the final rose ceremony.

"At that time I just thought I was a better fit for him," Molly explains. "I think Melissa is incredible. She's a really really great girl and I think anyone would be lucky to have her, but I just thought I was a better fit."

As far as the couple's future plans, Molly reveals that they are not engaged, but are simply trying to take their relationship one day at a time.

http://www.etonline.com/news/2009/03/71497/index.html
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on March 06, 2009, 01:23:03 PM
Jilted 'The Bachelor' bachelorette Melissa Rycroft breaks her silence


According to Rycroft, she didn't take very long after the couple's return from the taping of the season's Final Rose Ceremony in New Zealand for Mesnick to tell her he'd changed his mind about their relationship.

"It was pretty immediate.  Once we got back [from New Zealand] we both kind of sat in the real world and you know, we were talking about how it was different and it in all fairness, I think it is when you take the cameras away," Rycroft told Ellen DeGeneres during Thursday's broadcast of The Ellen DeGeneres Show.  "It was just at that point when we brought up how difficult it was, he kind of gave up and I couldn't understand why.  At that time -- now I do, because I think there was someone else involved."

Rycroft told DeGeneres that the couple had already ended their relationship by January's taping of The Bachelor: After the Final Rose special and she knew Mesnick was probably going to officially break-up with her on-air during the taping.

"On that After the Final Rose, I wasn't getting dumped [there] -- we had already ended the relationship and that was mutual," Rycroft said.

Instead of being upset about the on-air break-up, Rycroft said she was actually angry about Mesnick's subsequent admittance that he was ending the relationship because he still had feelings for runner-up Molly Malaney -- a fact he had previously repeatedly denied to her.

"That is where my feelings of betrayal came in," Rycroft told DeGeneres.  "I had repeatedly asked him, you know, 'Is Molly involved in anything?' and when they moved up the taping of that After the Final Rose I was like well, 'Why did we move the taping up, what's going on?'  I asked Jason 'Am I going to be blindsided by anything, is there anything you want to tell me?' and he said 'No, no, no gosh, no' and the second I want out on that stage he went 'Well P.S -- it is Molly' and I went 'Bastard.'"

Rycroft said that she had been suspicious that Mesnick had continued speaking with Malaney after the show had finished taping -- a charge Mesnick has denied -- and said she is sure of at least one communication between the two

"I think, first being a girl you get that feeling. I mean anybody whose been cheated on, you know.  And being a woman, I got that feeling because I went 'Well he just backed away from me' and I knew he had contacted her," Rycroft told DeGeneres.  "I knew that there had been at least one contact that I knew about, where he was 'checking on her.' And so it was just in the back of my mind, I would just casually ask 'Are you talking to her? Have you talked to her? Tell me, just be honest.' [And] he kept saying no."

Rycroft also told DeGeneres that she was accepting of the school of thought that, given she had gone on television seeking to find love, the broadcasting of the couple's subsequent break-up was also fair game.

"I have to.  I mean, at the end of the day, I look and I say 'I signed up for this,' I knew the premise of the show -- this is not the first season by far," Rycroft said.  "I know everything is played out on TV, but it feels so different when you're in it, and honestly when you're in it you go through these feelings of 'It's not fair that everyone gets to see me go through all these emotions without me getting a chance to react to them privately.'"

During the interview, Rycroft also confirmed the legitimacy of a recently leaked series of emails in which Mesnick told her The Bachelor's producers "had a lot to do with" his decision to break-up with her on-air and she subsequently told him she "didn't believe" him and chided that he is "a grown man... perfectly capably of making his own decisions" who should "own your actions and stop blaming this process."

"That was actually right after we that After the Final Rose," Rycroft said about the email exchange, which began the morning after the special's January 18 taping.

"I instigated it -- and I [look] back and wish I hadn't. I felt I needed to apologize for getting angry with him [during the taping] but at the same time, I said 'I hope you know why I got that made.'  Because we weren't talking at that point -- it's not like I was going to just call him up -- and so that was my way of saying 'This is my closure.'  I was mad, I'm sorry but this is it, don't reply back."

Rycroft also made it clear that she disagrees with Mesnick's recent comments that he feels he'll eventually be friends with her -- and added that she also doesn't have any desire to develop a friendship with Malaney either.

"No... Jason and Molly don't quite have the characteristics of someone I would want to be friends with," she told DeGeneres.  "I feel like on a level, they both did betray me. I understand it was a break-up, and I'm not mad about that, we all get broken up with.  But to be lied to...."

In her time since her emotional conclusion on The Bachelor, Rycroft said that she had made steps to move on and had already began dating someone who, ironically enough, is named Ty -- the same name as Mesnick's four-year-old son.

"Because of the privacy and everything going on, we haven't really been able to explore a new relationship, but now that everything is over, I'm so excited," she said.  "I've known him for two years and kind of done the dating on/off. He has been my biggest rock and supporter throughout this whole process and so he's become my best friend."

"Ty is Jason's son's name... how weird that is that you're with someone named Ty?  Maybe you'll have a child together and name it Jason," quipped DeGeneres.

"Yeah... no," Rycroft responded with a laugh.

http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/jilted-the-bachelor-bachelorette-melissa-rycroft-breaks-her-silence-8559.php
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on March 06, 2009, 02:19:06 PM
Jason Mesnick & Molly Malaney on Ellen 3/6


credit with thanks to elllenshowfan
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on March 07, 2009, 05:06:10 PM
The Bachelor made it on The Soup this week!


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Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on March 07, 2009, 06:34:58 PM
Graham Bunn, who was one of the guys on The Bachelorette: Deanna Pappas bashed on Jason Mesnick at Times Square


credit to xxxjgirlxxx
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on March 09, 2009, 08:18:46 AM
Reality Steve's latest blog....more insight of the aftermath of the finale last week and Melissa doing DWTS..

No Really, These are the Final FINAL Thoughts plus Melissa on “DWTS”

Ahhhhh, what a week. So many peoples stories have changed, the latest on Melissa joining “Dancing with the Stars” tonight, and finally we’ve heard the last of Tatiana Del Toro (at least I hope so). Let’s put some final FINAL thoughts together on this “Bachelor” season and just move on. It’s over, it’s done with, everyone’s changing their stories now, it’s a farce. Like I told you it was back on Jan. 27th. Before we get to that though, a couple notes regarding the site.

Over the next two months, there will be changes to the site. Still working out the kinks, as you saw last week we tried a different format, but a lot of things are happening right now and I want to make sure this site looks good when we roll everything out. So there might be some days the look of it changes, and there might be some days that it’s down, but just know its all temporary. I hope to have everything finalized and done by May 18th, which is the start of Jillians season of the “Bachelorette”. So any craziness in between now and then, just bear with me. It looks like the merchandising is definitely going to happen, I just need to figure out what products we are going to launch with, plus, some people want to advertise, and the current format we’re in doesn’t make it easy, which is why we’ll probably be giving the site a new look.

It’s not like I broke the Bachelor “shocker” back in January so all this could happen. Far from it. What’s happening now is a result of me being credible with my news, and the thing I’m most proud of, is how many emails I’ve gotten over the last few weeks from people saying they had never even heard of the site before and now they’re a fan. I’ve always wanted more and more people to find RealitySteve.com, but I did a terrible job of marketing it, which is to say I did nothing. If breaking this seasons ending gave me notoriety, so be it. But those that have been with me for the last seven years know I’ve been loyal to giving you consistent “Bachelor” updates, plus my opinions on a myriad of things. Now, I’m just going to do it more often. Especially with “Idol” about to begin its final rounds, “Survivor” up and running, “Celebrity Apprentice” being a trainwreck I can’t not watch, and the whole “Dancing with the Stars” thing. Hey, those that know me know that’s been one of my favorite shows since it started. Now, with the whole Melissa angle thrown in, obviously that adds a little extra to those that are “Bachelor” fans. Speaking of that, lets go back to last week, imparticular, AFTER Tuesday nights show.

Really now, with all the chaos surrounding this past season of the “Bachelor”, I feel like after today, let’s just put it to rest. Some of you will always believe what you want to believe about the possible set up and conspiracy that I’ve alleged, and that’s fine. All I’ve ever wanted to do was present a case as for why I believe what I was told went down this season. You’re not a bad person if you don’t believe it, and those that do, aren’t conspiracy theorists or bad people either. They’re just realists. Ha ha. Anyway, what really bothered me last week after the ATFR 2 was the spin job that everyone was putting on this. Included in this spin job were ABC, Mike Fleiss, Jason, and even Melissa. On Wednesday, Jason immediately came out and said he broke up with Melissa on TV because he was “contractually obligated to.” Then Mike Fleiss immediately shot back with, “Uh, no you weren’t.” Then Jason spun it to, “Well, Melissa knew we were having problems and we were already broken up. We had ended things a week earlier.” Then Melissa on with Ellen Thursday says, “Yeah, the breakup was mutual, we were broken up. But what upset me was the lying. I asked him numerous times if it was about Molly and he said ‘no’. Then we get on TV to tape the ATFR 1 and he informs me it is.” Then Jason the next day on Ellen says, “Yeah, I wasn’t contractually obligated. I felt I was doing what the producers wanted me to do, and I take full responsibility for that. If I could take anything back, it was that I did it on camera. She didn’t need to go through that.” Well gee, ya’ think?

Look, Jason did exactly what he needed to do last week, which is apologize for embarrassing her on television. He didn’t need to do that, he admits he didn’t need to do that, and says he’ll live with that decision for the rest of his life. Good. He should. And the fact that both of them are now saying, “Well, we were broken up before we went on that show” pretty much proves even more than not only is Jason a douchebag for doing it, but also that ABC was implicit in all of this as well. Bascially they’re saying, “Well, you guys broke up off camera, and we can’t have that. Come and shoot the ATFR 1 six weeks early so we can ‘re-create’ that breakup.” If ABC is saying Jason wasn’t contractually obligated to do that on camera, then ABC could’ve easily said, “No, no way. We’re not doing this to her.” But they chose not to because they wanted drama, and that’s exactly what they got.

Nice to see that Melissa admitted the emails I’d had in my possession for two weeks that I chose not to release were legitimate. Hey, I knew they were the whole time, but it was good to hear something I said finally proven correct. And I’m glad someone else chose to release them because I did not want that on my conscience anymore. I didn’t want my name attached to those emails. And considering they landed in my inbox from someone who’d never emailed once before, I had a good idea someone would release them. I’m sure it was passed around to a few people. I think the one thing those emails proved was Melissa knew there was something going on with Jason and Molly during the time they were together. That’s obvious. I think its obvious to everyone now, and that’s the one thing that Jason is continually lying about. Notice how he never addressed it in the emails both times she brought it up? Never confirmed or denied it, which was smart. Just left it alone. The minute he admits to it, is the minute he’s guilty for lying in front of America, which most people think he did anyway. Also makes ABC look horrible in that they allowed it to happen, and makes them liars too. That gave Jason an out to not address it in his emails back to her.

I find it funny that at first, ABC/Fleiss/Chris Harrison/Jason all were adamant that “No, no, no, no. They had no contact whatsoever in those two months he was engaged. Molly was taken by complete surprise and anyone who suggests otherwise is just plain wrong.” Yet now we’re hearing, “Oh wait, there was one phone call where he was just ‘checking’ on Molly.” Really? When he’s engaged to Melissa and spending time with her over the holidays? Of course, there are also numerous reports that Molly texted or called Jason while he was with Melissa, which she has said happened, but god no! Jason would never do such a thing! Whatever. Like I’ve said ever since I released the news about this season, it is going to be he said/she said til the end of time. You will either believe that he didn’t have contact with Molly and ABC wasn’t planning this ratings bonanza, or you can believe Melissa. It’s up to you. I’m pretty much done debating it at this point. By next week, no one will give a rats ass about Jason and Molly and how they’re doing. I thought the most telling thing between both Melissas appearance and Jason and Mollys appearance on “Ellen” was the fact that Melissa said he started pulling away “almost immediately” when they got back from taping. For a guy that claimed he tried so hard to make it work, I would think pulling away immediately isn’t supporting your case too much.

More questions:

Now he and Molly are doing a tourism video promoting New Zealand talking about that’s where they fell in love and what a great place it is? Huh? I thought when he left New Zealand, that’s when he was in love with Melissa? Did you see this thing? Unbelievable. Check it out:


If Molly had no idea she what was going to happen at the ATFR 2, why was she talking about, “I stay up every night hoping Jason would change his mind and take me back?” No other Final Two girl in the history of that show has ever said that on the ATFR 2.

Why did Jason tell Molly, ten minutes roughly after he just dumped his fiance, “I’m falling in love with you?” If he didn’t have any contact with this woman in two months, can you technically be “falling in love with them?” Seems a little extreme. I would think you’d just leave it at, “I haven’t been able to keep my mind off you and I want to try this out.” Not, “I’m falling in love with you.” How could you? You haven’t spoken to her since New Zealand! Jason is King Contradictory right now.

And of course, he’s gone back and forth on at what point they broke up. He says it was a few days before the ATFR 1 taping, then he said it was a week, then he said in the beginning he shouldn’t have broken up with her, then changed it to, “she knew what was coming.” AAAAAAHHHHH!!!! This is all making my head hurt really. Stick to one story, buddy.

So this can be debated forever. Who do you believe, Jason or Melissa? Or neither? Either way, it doesn’t affect my life. I believe Melissa but it doesn’t mean you’re a horrible person if you don’t. If I were you, I’d put it past you, move on, and start discussing more important things. This is exactly what ABC wants, and that’s to have you talking about them weeks after the season ends. So I will put an end to it in this column if you promise to as well. Sure, I’ll continually make jokes til the end of time about this season and what a farce it was, but I’m done presenting my case for why I believe this was a set up. Let’s move on.

As I’m sure most of you have heard by now, Melissa is going to be an injury replacement for Nancy O’Dell on “Dancing with the Stars” beginning tonight. Nancy O’Dell dropped out on Thursday, and news broke yesterday that Melissa was asked to do it. Which means she’s had a whopping four days to practice. I’m really surprised by some of the response I’m hearing in regards to Melissa “selling out” or “only doing this because she wants to be famous.” Huh? Once again, people will have their opinions on this one way or another, but this is how I see it:

1. She’s a last second injury replacement, so this basically just fell into her lap. She didn’t go out seeking this. This isn’t something she’s been in negotiations for for weeks. Nancy O’Dell just dropped out on Thursday.

2. She has a dance background, it’s her passion, so it’s not like she’s going on “Fear Factor”, or some other stupid dating show just so she could be on TV. I think the fact she turned down being the next “Bachelorette” shows more about her character and motivations than accepting this gig does.

3. She knows she can do well because of her background, the public already likes her, and she immediately becomes one of the favorites. Why wouldn’t you enter a competition that you know you can win?

4. With Nancy O’Dell dropping out Thursday, this is the latest ANYONE has ever dropped out of DWTS by far. If they’re find a replacement and give them only four days of rehearsal, they’re not going to pick someone with ZERO dance experience because they’ll just get voted off the first week. So of course they had to find someone who could dance, and she fits the bill perfectly. It’s ABC crossover, her name has been out there the last week, and she can dance.

5. She told Ellen on Wednesday “I just wanna go back to Dallas, get back to a normal life, and get away from reality TV” or whatever she said. She didn’t know about this opportunity when she said that, so to call her a liar just seems ignorant. Unless you think she knew about this all along, which she couldn’t have, since they announced the DWTS cast back on Feb. 9th and she wasn’t a part of it.

Seems to me that the people hating on her are the ones who didn’t like her in the first place or thought she was in on this whole scheme with the “Bachelor.” So whatever she does, you’ll never change those peoples minds. She could have announced last week on “Ellen” that she’s taking a camera crew to Africa to feed a village of starving children, and her detractors would first ask, “Why are you taking a camera crew?” Can never win with some people. Look, I have no problem with Melissa doing this, but I can see plenty of people will. Whatever. To each their own. I hope she does well. I can’t imagine she won’t at least get to the finals. I mean, c’mon. Steve-O? David Alan Grier? She could’ve been given four hours to practice and she’d be better than them. People who hate her will cheer against her, and people who like her, won’t. It’s pretty simple. There’s no way she would tell America “My reality television days are behind me” if she knew she was gonna do this show, which she didn’t. I can’t believe people are getting on her for that. It’s dancing. It’s her passion. She can win. She’d be crazy not to.

Once again, let’s put all of our “Bachelor” related stuff behind us after today. Really, there’s nothing more to talk about. I’m moving on, and so should you. There are too many questions you will never get answers to unless your name is Jason Mesnick, Molly Malaney, Melissa Rycroft, Mike Fleiss, or Chris Harrison. I’ll be back Wednesday with a fresh new “Reality Roundup” breaking down week one of “American Idol” (I believe it’s Michael Jackson week), along with a few thoughts on more crap that I’m watching. As always, any questions, comments, emails, praises, criticisms, pre orders for your RealitySteve.com boy shorts (ha ha), feel free to email me at steve@realitysteve.com. If you haven’t already joined the “I Love Reality Steve” Facebook group, you can always do that as well. Or just add me as a friend as there is a link to that down the right hand column. See you Wednesday.

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Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: tory on March 09, 2009, 10:53:31 AM
 :hearts: :hearts: I LOVE THAT U TUB OF GRAM .. i love d gram and ty for putting it up will...
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on March 17, 2009, 12:10:34 PM
Jason's latest myspace blog posted today:

Addressing Media Rumors

So...I just saw a picture and an article come out in Star Magazine.  The photo is taken of both Hillary (my ex) & I...the article tries to claim that I am cheating on Molly with my ex - or something to that effect.

Here is the deal...My parents are divorced and have a great relationship
and its important to Ty's mom and I that we do to. The most important thing is
Ty's best interest, so Hilary and I get together as often as possible to
talk in person about what is going on with Ty while each of us is not around. We
know plenty of divorced couples that don't get along and we refuse to let that
happen.  So, there is nothing between Hilary and I except we are great
friends. If the photographer that was following us really saw something, he/she would have shown it.
 
I used to pick up magazines and somewhat believe what was in them.  I guess
if that was the case then Jennifer Anniston would have been pregnant 800 times
by now.  The truth is that these magazines are horrible and really do not
care about anything outside of making money and the truth has nothing to do with
that.  It's been amazing to see how the media has manufactured my story.
 
I am heading to visit Moll for her birthday this weekend, I am so
excited to see her.  Molly and I are in love and extremely happy together.

Sincerely,

Jason

http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=379276576&blogID=477297414
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on March 26, 2009, 02:08:53 PM
The Bachelor’s Jason Visits Molly in Her Hometown

It’s been nearly a month since The Bachelor’s Jason Mesnick and Molly Malaney inspired shock and outrage by rekindling their romance on national TV — at the expense of Jason’s jilted fiancée Melissa Rycroft.

So how is the couple doing now? “Molly and I are happy,” Jason tells PEOPLE.

In fact, the couple spent a few days in the past month getting to know each other off-camera. In one of the few chances they’ve had to see each other since this new post-Bachelor phase of their courtship began, Jason flew to visit Molly at her home near Milwaukee. Together they’ve been busy meeting her friends for drinks (“They all gave him the stamp of approval!” says Molly), taking romantic strolls along Lake Michigan, and “grilling out.”

“I’ve learned new terminology,” Jason says, laughing at the Midwestern word for barbecuing. “It’s normal, right, to say ‘grilling out’?” Molly insists with a laugh as the two snuggle up on a sofa in Molly’s living room.

Molly has been cooking for Jason, who loves her signature recipe for Cheesy Chicken. And Jason has been trying to tempt Molly, the meat-and-potatoes all-American girl, to try new foods at restaurants. “She really has a hard time trying new things,” he says. Then again, he has a hard time keeping to a schedule, which is something Molly is great at. So the relationship is working. “We pull each other in the right direction,” Jason says.

The biggest challenge so far is the distance between them: Molly hasn’t had a chance to fly to Seattle yet — she used most of her vacation days around the time of The Bachelor finale — which also means she hasn’t spent any more time with Jason’s 4-year-old son, Ty. “I’m headed out to Seattle in a couple of weeks,” she tells PEOPLE. “I’m excited to just spend some time with Ty outside of the cameras and production.”

http://tvwatch.people.com/2009/03/26/the-bachelors-jason-visits-molly-in-her-hometown/
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: RealityFreakWill on March 30, 2009, 12:43:21 PM
The Bachelor’s Matt Grant Says Jason Mesnick Screwed Up

As expected, Jason Mesnick proposed to a finalist on the season finale of The Bachelor. Then, he went off-script by unceremoniously breaking up with fiancée Melissa Rycroft and romancing runner-up Molly Malaney.

And that, says a fellow Bachelor Matt Grant, was not smart.

“This guy kind of committed suicide,” Grant told PEOPLE at The 23rd Genesis Awards in Beverly Hills Saturday. “He’s a nice man. I’ve met him quite a few times. But I think he should have gone about it differently.”


The world is still watching as Mesnick and Malaney continue their courtship while the jilted Rycroft struts her stuff on Dancing with the Stars, keeping an eye on how each of the three fares out of the eye of The Bachelor’s cameras.

Grant, however, does give Mesnick credit for facing up to his mistake early on. “Ultimately, he had the [guts] to say, ‘I screwed up.’”

Grant — who says he’s still dating his publicist Sarah Robarts — admits he was lucky in his role on The Bachelor: London Calling. “I had an easy ride,” he says. “I had a great group of women; we all just got on fairly well.”

As the show’s first British Bachelor, Grant proposed to Shayne Dahl Lamas but their engagement ended in July of last year.

http://tvwatch.people.com/2009/03/30/the-bachelors-matt-grant-says-jason-mesnick-screwed-up/
Title: Re: The Bachelor 13th Edition
Post by: marigold on April 01, 2009, 10:24:56 PM
Video:

BuddyTV Interview with Jason Mesnick Part 1


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSFgWn8LsfM (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSFgWn8LsfM)
Title: The Bachelor 13: Jason Mesnick
Post by: RealityFreakWill on March 15, 2013, 01:12:52 AM
CONGRATULATIONS, JASON AND MOLLY!

Jason and Molly Mesnick Welcome Daughter Riley Anne

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It’s a girl for Jason and Molly Mesnick!

The Bachelor couple welcomed daughter Riley Anne Mesnick on Thursday, March 14, the proud parents tell PEOPLE exclusively.

Born in Seattle, Wash., “Daddy’s little girl” arrived in the afternoon, weighed in at 6 lbs., 8 oz., and is 18¾ inches long.

Riley, quips Jason, “has a full head of hair — probably more than I’ll have in the next few years.”

“What’s amazing to me is when Molly is holding Riley, her eyes do not come off her,” Jason, 36, tells PEOPLE. “I’m already seeing how much Molly loves the baby.”

Mesnick says a friend texted him Wednesday saying that if a woman’s feet are massaged, specifically the area between the ankle and the Achilles, it will put her into labor.

“I did it last night for about three minutes and Molly woke me up at about three this morning, after she’d been up for about an hour and a half, so maybe it does work?” Jason notes.

This is the first child together for Jason and Molly, 28, who met on season 13 of The Bachelor and married the following year.

Riley joins big brother Tyler, 8, Jason’s son from his previous marriage.

“Ty has been asking for a sibling for so long,” Jason says. “He was here earlier holding her and kissing her and it was really, really cute. We’re so happy.”

http://celebritybabies.people.com/2013/03/14/bachelor-jason-molly-mesnick-welcome-daughter-riley-anne/