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American Idol’s top 24. Based on the hype and their television appeal, here’s who I see continuing on for a while:

Crystal Bowersox
Andrew Garcia
Casey James
Janell Wheeler
Ashley Rodriguez
Katie Stevens

Others: Katelin Epperly, Tyler Grady, Michael Lynche
Weak Links:

What will happen after Jake sends Tenley away the Final Rose ceremony? Will he propose to Vienna? Here’s host Chris Harrison said in his blog this week

“I will tell you now that Jake is extremely happy and very much in love. Is there a proposal? How does it all go down? You’ll have to watch one of the most emotional, romantic finales in Bachelor history to find out”

I think that means yes. It wouldn’t be very romantic if he turned both girls down.

As for Roz, she should have talked to Wes before she went on and realized you can’t win because the show controls the edits. As for all those girls who suddenly revised their stories to say they saw Roz and the producer playing too close? Valishisia today took it all back and apologized to Roz, saying the producers got her going and she really didn’t see anything. Ella gives a very unconvincing explanation for her change of story on Roz. Reality Steve has more. Read the rest of this entry »

All season long, the previews of upcoming episodes from the Bachelor have been misleading. Is tonight’s any different? From the voiceovers and screencaps, it appears Jake picks on one.

First, you see Jake alone at the final rose ceremony site, looking up at the approaching helicopter, which we know now is how Vienna and Tenley both arrive (no limo this time. )

“I can’t believe it’s come to this. I’m so confused. I would never ask a woman for her hand in marriage unless I was 100% sure….I can’t believe it’s ending like this.”

First up in the preview: Tenley: Read the rest of this entry »

Jordan and Jeff, fresh off Jordan’s win on Big Brother 11, are still together and competing as a team on “Amazing Race” which premiered tonight. I’ve never watched the show, but I’ll probably start watching.

What really goes on behind the scenes on the dates, in the Bachelor mansion and at the rose ceremonies? How much of what we see is real and how much is edited to tell a story that will drive ratings upwards? How shocked are the contestants at the way they are portrayed, when they finally get to see the show, long after they’ve returned home? Is Mike Fleiss a genius or just a master manipulator? Does Chris Harrison spend any time with the participants during filming other than at the rose ceremonies? Are any of them sorry they agreed to do the show, or will they all say it was the highlight of their lives?

These are some of the questions I’m sure viewers would like answered when ABC’s 20/20 airs it’s two hour special on March 15, “Inside The Bachelor: The Stories Behind the Rose.”

We may not get those answers, but we’ll get to see some of the most memorable Bachelor/Bachelorette participants from seasons past. Jesse Csincsak, who will appear, says on his Facebook page that Jillian and Ed, Kiptyn, Ryan & Trista Sutter and Andy Baldwin are also participating.

Deanna Pappas tweets she is appearing, and she mentions Melissa and Brad Womack are also included.

I’m hearing we’ll also see Reid (who many fans thought Jillian should have picked.) The only person whose name hasn’t surfaced that I’d like to see on is country music singer Wes Hayden. He’d probably tell too much of the truth for an ABC program to be comfortable with airing, but they’d be foolish not to include him.

All in all, it sounds like quite a show, far better than anything we’ve seen this season with Jake and lots more interesting than Jason and Molly’s wedding.

Not only has this been the worst season of the Bachelor, with robotic Jake who reminds me of the joker in Batman with his permanent grin, tonight was the worst episode of the season.

It was the hometown date episode, where Jake visits the final four in their or their parents’ home town. The whole episode was awful. Ali was completely unbelievable in the role of little girl, legs curled up like a fetus, crying her eyes out for minutes on end. I didn’t buy it for a second and it went on way too long. Cloyingly fake and annoying. And her family was so boring they had to film most of her date in an empty house relying on her grandmother’s spirit.

Gia’s brother and Vienna’s father were both awful to watch. Grating personalities and so physically unappealing . Who would marry into either one of those families?

Gia has zero personality and even less conversational ability. She’s the best looking of the bunch, and she moves well, maybe they can put her on DWTS. The Bachelor is definitely beyond her skill set.

Tenley’s dance was terrible, like a third grader at a school play. Embarrassingly awful and I didn’t think Jake was into it one bit. He looked perplexed. Her father was the only redeeming feature of her segments. Read the rest of this entry »

This Monday, Jake goes on four hometown dates. Vienna’s and Gia’s look particularly grueling.

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Who’s a worse nightmare, Vienna’s father or Gia’s brother?

Another preview video of Vienna’s home town date is here and a new article on Gia here.

It’s official. On March 8, ABC will televise the wedding of former Bachelor and Bachelorette contestant Jason Mesnick to Molly Malaney, the woman he first rejected when he selected Melissa Rycroft, and then returned to.

The two-hour “The Bachelor: Jason and Molly’s Wedding” is set to air March 8. The event will include the bride’s dress fitting, planning for the big day, bachelor and bachelorette parties and the ceremony. Past “Bachelor” and “Bachelorette” couples and participants will be on the guest list.

Well, that’s one way to get your wedding paid for and stay in the public eye. Will you watch?

San Francisco is the location for week 5 of The Bachelor. Here’s a break-down of the dates for Jake and the remaining 5 contestants:

There are three 1:1 dates and one 2:1 date. No roses are given during the dates, so all five make it to the rose ceremony. Jake lets one go and the remaining four get home town dates.

• First is Tenley and a 1:1 date to Chinatown and the Coit Tower in San Francisco
• Second is the 2:1 date with Gia and Vienna at the Castillo di Amorosa in Napa.
• Third is Corrie at Golden State Park and dinner at the Science Museum.
• Fourth is Ali, a day trip with brunch through the city ending with sunset on the Golden Gate Bridge.

Predictions: (Spoiler Alert): Corrie tells Jake she’s a virgin. She ends up being the one who goes home.

From the ABC extended episode guide, out today: Read the rest of this entry »

“The Bachelor Pad”, a spin-off that will be kind of like ‘The Bachelor/ette Meets Big Brother’ is coming to TV in late August, MC’d by Chris Harrison. I wrote about the possibility back in August. Question: If Chris is the MC, will there also be a host and who will it be?

20 former contestants on the Bachelor/Bachelorette shows will live in a Big Brother type house, competing for a cash prize. One will be evicted each week.

No release of names yet, but I bet a bunch are in the photo above. And one is a certainty: Jesse Csincsak. Jesse proposed a similar idea for a Bachelor Reunion show (The Bachelor All Stars) last year that got everyone thinking about it.

Some of my predictions: Natalie Getz, Michael Stagliano, Holly Durtz, Robby D, Tanner Pope, Juan Barbieri, Jesse Kovacs, Nikki Kapelke.

Who I doubt you’ll see: Wes, Melissa, Jason or Molly. Or Deanna.

Question: Will Jeremy or Graham be in? I bet not. How about Kiptyn and Reid? Jillian and Ed? No idea yet. Stay tuned.