Re: Bachelorette 8 - Media - Discussion

by Love_Me Wed Jul 18, 2012 12:27 am

2observe wrote:See bolded portion of the episode description for the FRC taken from the link below. The link is for the premier of Emily's Show where there is a brief rundown of Emily's journey to the finale. So does the bolded portion mean that Emily does not make a decision at the FRC, but instead spend time in each of the F2 Bachelor's hometown to determine who's most compatible????

"As in the past, men will continue to be eliminated each week, but if at any point along the way a bachelor should decide that he's no longer interested in the Bachelorette, he can reject her invitation to continue dating. Two lucky men will meet her family, and she will visit the final bachelors' hometowns for a slice of their lives in an effort to determine the man with whom she is most compatible -- but there are surprises in store for Emily that will shake her world. At the end of the journey, the Bachelorette may quite possibly have found true love. But the big question is: After all of this, will he pop the question, and will she say yes?"

Link: http://www.abcmedianet.com/assets/pr/html/042612_02.html

jlccaz wrote:
2observe wrote:See bolded portion of the episode description for the FRC taken from the link below. The link is for the premier of Emily's Show where there is a brief rundown of Emily's journey to the finale. So does the bolded portion mean that Emily does not make a decision at the FRC, but instead spend time in each of the F2 Bachelor's hometown to determine who's most compatible????

"As in the past, men will continue to be eliminated each week, but if at any point along the way a bachelor should decide that he's no longer interested in the Bachelorette, he can reject her invitation to continue dating. Two lucky men will meet her family, and she will visit the final bachelors' hometowns for a slice of their lives in an effort to determine the man with whom she is most compatible -- but there are surprises in store for Emily that will shake her world. At the end of the journey, the Bachelorette may quite possibly have found true love. But the big question is: After all of this, will he pop the question, and will she say yes?"

Link: http://www.abcmedianet.com/assets/pr/html/042612_02.html

The press release was issued April 26, when they were in the midst of hometowns. Zero sleuthing value. I was just fooling around when I snipped that quote about the most "intimate and sensual" overnight dates yet ... that's the joke. They hadn't occurred yet.

2observe wrote:
jlccaz wrote:
2observe wrote:See bolded portion of the episode description for the FRC taken from the link below. The link is for the premier of Emily's Show where there is a brief rundown of Emily's journey to the finale. So does the bolded portion mean that Emily does not make a decision at the FRC, but instead spend time in each of the F2 Bachelor's hometown to determine who's most compatible????

"As in the past, men will continue to be eliminated each week, but if at any point along the way a bachelor should decide that he's no longer interested in the Bachelorette, he can reject her invitation to continue dating. Two lucky men will meet her family, and she will visit the final bachelors' hometowns for a slice of their lives in an effort to determine the man with whom she is most compatible -- but there are surprises in store for Emily that will shake her world. At the end of the journey, the Bachelorette may quite possibly have found true love. But the big question is: After all of this, will he pop the question, and will she say yes?"

Link: http://www.abcmedianet.com/assets/pr/html/042612_02.html
Ok, thanks.

The press release was issued April 26, when they were in the midst of hometowns. Zero sleuthing value. I was just fooling around when I snipped that quote about the most "intimate and sensual" overnight dates yet ... that's the joke. They hadn't occurred yet.

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by cindebugg Wed Jul 18, 2012 2:31 am

jlccaz wrote:Charlie is my Oracle of Truth this season. Sometimes the ones who are the bystanders to the Show that Airs can really size things up from their vantage point. Emily was all about making a tv show to advance herself. Maybe she found True Love along the way, maybe she didn't. Also, remember Joe flat out said in his ABC-monitored teleconference that the word among the guys was that Emily was looking for a wealthy mate (not a crime).

I saw a red carpet blip where Harrison was interviewed and he said that Emily went into the season and early on planned to find One Guy she could take to the end, and then fake it with the rest for TV (same lines, chaste kisses, etc.), but that isn't what happened. Jef probably sized that up, and knowing all the details of how fast her relationship with Arie was moving, held back, and waited to see if he wanted to throw his hat in the ring. And when he did, he played her exactly right ... such that to her surprise, she ended up with Jef, not Arie. With a quick stop-over in Utah ("this works for meee!")

Faking it with everybody but Arie I guess. If what Chris says is true Arie was her pick for the end. I believe that based on date placement and edit no matter what CH says.

by jlccaz Wed Jul 18, 2012 9:31 am

I think it is feasible that Arie was a fling she didn't want to have TV engagement with post show. I don't get why though except for the money thing. Jef having access to Hendricks level assets and lifestyle.

by nutty1 Wed Jul 18, 2012 9:38 am

jlccaz wrote:I think it is feasible that Arie was a fling she didn't want to have TV engagement with post show. I don't get why though except for the money thing. Jef having access to Hendricks level assets and lifestyle.

I don't get what you mean by the bolded. Maybe because I only had 1 cup of coffee so far today.

by Guest Wed Jul 18, 2012 10:13 am

jlccaz wrote:I think it is feasible that Arie was a fling she didn't want to have TV engagement with post show. I don't get why though except for the money thing. Jef having access to Hendricks level assets and lifestyle.

I've heard it mentioned a lot on this board that if Emily chooses Jef, she is doing so for the money. However, I've also read that Arie is as wealthy as Jef, and also comes from a wealthy background. Is this information incorrect?

by cfck2222 Wed Jul 18, 2012 11:10 am

Your 1st look at the new tabloids:

No main cover stories but US Weekly, Life & Style, and In Touch all include an Emily's choice story as one of their feature stories mentioned on the cover.

US Weekly claims Emily woke up the final morning determined not to accept a proposal. But, its 4 page spread (which has around 2 pages of text) claims at the end of its story that she did accept a proposal. The story claims that unlike previous leads, Emily was truly torn between 2 guys, with an anonymous show source saying she genuinely fell for 2 good guys. Sean is quoted saying good things about both Jef and Arie. The story claims that as the FRC day approached, both guys started to really think about the importance of the occasion and a possible proposal considering a child is involved. The story quotes an anonymous source saying one of the men had "a moment of clarity" and it plays a "big role in the outcome". There is no information on how Emily and her F1 are doing now.

Life & Style teases a story about Emily being worried she made the wrong choice. The story is kind to neither Jef nor Arie. The Jef part comes first: the L&S story talks about him getting coaching from Michelle via Doug about how to win over Emily. It further claims that Jef was spotted flirting and enjoying the attention from the ladies at a 4th of July celebration in the parking lot of a 7-11 in Provo, Utah. There are 3 pictures presented as part of the story (and presented as "exclusive"), one of Jef with his arm around 2 young women who are each kissing one of his cheeks, and 2 other pictures of Jef with his arm around a female. Not on the level of Ben's buttgrabbing pictures, and when you folks see the pictures, I'm sure there will be some debate as to how recent any of them are. The use of smart phone cameras and lighting differences probably contributed to what struck me as differences in Jef's hair, face, and outer shirt color in 2 of the pics (I'm pretty sure he's wearing a different outer shirt in the 3rd pic), but it is true that he's wearing the same white roundneck undershirt with blue trim neckline in 2 of the pictures. The story further claims Jef's a player, prefers the company of younger women, and isn't ready to be a father (quoting his brother's comment during HTDs). The article also quotes Stephen R., a resident of Jef's hometown, as saying that though Jef isn't himself a practicing Mormon, his parents would prefer for him to marry someone who shares their faith.

As far as Arie, it's more of the same that we've already read in other places: he's a ladies man who brought his girlfriend to a New Year's Eve party and flirted with 2 other women in front of her (I think this is from the L&S story), and he's on the show for the publicity (I think this story also claims Arie made a crass comment about Emily's breasts to Jef). The story ends by saying an anonymous pal is confident Emily will make it through if it doesn't work out with her F1, but also says that despite Jef's strategic play he did fall for Emily, and maybe Arie's grown out of his playboy ways.

In Touch reiterates its claim that Emily was dumped by the guy she'd intended to choose but is happy with the other guy now. It also reiterates negative characterizations of Jef and Arie's characters. A supposed "friend" of Jef's (hardly, when you read what he says) is quoted as saying he's a jerk and his supposedly philanthropic People Water has only dug one well despite their grandiose claims (while an insider claims they have plans for 3 wells). Both Jef and Arie are characterized as players. Arie is said to claim he's not a trust fund baby but an anonymous source also says he has a troubled relationship with his father because he's nowhere near as good a racer as his dad and basically drives tourists around the Indy circuit because he's not good enough to actually race. Either L&S or In Touch claims Arie didn't spend much time with the two children of his ex. In Touch has an inset on Sean saying Emily may end up regretting not picking him because he was actually a good guy.

[My take: At this point in the season, US Weekly's coverage is generally reflective of what is going on. It will be interesting to see if that "moment of clarity" is one where one guy takes himself out on the grounds that he can't/won't propose because he a) has (storyboarded) cold feet or b) feels he should get to know Emily and Ricki better before proposing is a consideration, or if it's one where a guy realizes he is ready to take on the responsibilities of being a father and decides he's ready to propose.

I don't know why Life & Style has gone negative. Its claims about Jef on July 4th are probably going to add nothing in the sense that Team Jef will say there's no proof of the photos being from when L&S says they were and the photos aren't that damning anyway while Team Not Jef will say they aren't a good sign. Me, I see it both ways and have no interest in entering that debate.]

US Weekly also discusses Sean's entry into the next Bachelor sweepstakes, saying Roberto's hesitation has prompted producers to move on to considering Sean.

by ironcat Wed Jul 18, 2012 11:20 am

TanTan wrote:
jlccaz wrote:I think it is feasible that Arie was a fling she didn't want to have TV engagement with post show. I don't get why though except for the money thing. Jef having access to Hendricks level assets and lifestyle.

I've heard it mentioned a lot on this board that if Emily chooses Jef, she is doing so for the money. However, I've also read that Arie is as wealthy as Jef, and also comes from a wealthy background. Is this information incorrect?

No, it's correct. Jef's family is wealthier than Arie's wealthy family. Which guy in his own right is wealthier is not known, although it's presumed Jef may be slightly wealthier than Arie (equates to one extra pair of Louboutins per year? :giggle: ), although Emily herself may be wealthier than both of them. Make any sense? I didn't think so. :giggle:

Regarding CH's comments, it sounds to me like Emily expected to only have deep feelings for one guy, and to be able to recognize that early on during filming and act accordingly. If that was the case, she would have ended up with her early frontrunner, Arie, and wouldn't have made out with any of the other guys. However, also according to CH, that isn't what happened (which we know because we watched it), so she obviously had deep feelings for more than one guy, I suspect 2. And it just so happened that her feelings for the second guy ended up overtaking those for the first guy.

by bilolo Wed Jul 18, 2012 11:23 am

wow so much stuff going on
thank you Cfck as always High clap

by Guest Wed Jul 18, 2012 11:26 am

The pictures of the girls kissing Jef were posted in the Jef thread a couple of weeks prior. It didn't look like much but oh well. It sounds like the tabloids were trying really hard to get dirt because a bunch of Jef's friends and acquaintances mentioned being contacted. It doesn't look like they got much if those pictures were all they found - two fans kissing his cheek lol. The Arie stuff sounds like nothing too. It's hardly Ed-level of shenanigans.

Thanks for bringing it over!

by michelle1109 Wed Jul 18, 2012 11:26 am

Thanks for the recap, but I believe we have already see the pics of Jef on July 4. I know we have seen the one with the 2 girls kissing him on the cheeks, so that isn't anything new, IMO.

by Lily Wed Jul 18, 2012 11:28 am

Thanks cfck..In previous seasons we've had paparazzi photos from FRC and LCD..Ali and Ben's season come to mind. Which magazine has those usually?

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