The Bachelor Canada - Season 2 - Premiere Sept 18 - Discussion - *Spoilers*

GuardianAngel wrote:Lisa Doherty ‏@LeeSaw_Dee  Apr 7
The ONE has been chosen. Bachelor Canada announcement next week.

Her bio says she works for Bachelor Canada

I'm on a hunt! Did we miss this?? Confused.He/she has no followers. Either a leak, or bogus.

Me ‏@Me24651795  Apr 3
New Bachelor Canada is Michael Burns VP at AudienceView [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] …  #BachelorCanada #Toronto @toronto_life @TorontoStar

ETA: I tweeted both of them asking them to follow me so I can DM, probably useless, but I thought I'd try.  

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GuardianAngel wrote:I have never read anything related to Bachelorette Canada. It's strange that they are doing another season of the Bachelor and not Bachelorette.

I saw awhile back they were doing a contest, but I never followed up to see who won. It's on their website.

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GuardianAngel wrote:Sorry I didn't see your post.   

She was chosen Mar 3rd. But if they are announcing the Bachelor next week, do you think they would have waited this long to announce him? I guess it depends on how many girls they had picked by Mar 3rd. Maybe they weren't finished the process until recently and now they are ready to announce him.

I hope they had him chosen before they chose the girls though and he had some input. Unlike that other show.

Admin wrote:CH announced in the spring of 2012 on Breakfast Television that Bachelor was coming to Canada. May 1st it was announed the bachelor was Brad Smith.

They started production in the spring, it aired October 2012.

No seasons in 2013. This is the same thing that happened with Battle of the Blades.

IMO it's more of a cost rather than ratings. Bell Media bought out Astral, Rogers is always competing. You can't compare the Canadian market to the US. They are all struggeling with everyone watching via the internet, times have changed.

I find it odd that they start production in the spring, like anytime now, but it's not aired until Oct? It's only 9 or so episodes. It seems like a long time between filming and airing.

I'll take one season every two years. I really enjoyed the Canadian version, it was the same as the US but  different in so many ways. Maybe just because they were Canadian.

Aunties_Love wrote:
I "believe" production will happen on Vancouver Island again.  They haven't sold the mansion near Bear Mountain Golf Course in Victoria so think that they'd use it again.  The pre-filming began beginning of April with the season filming beginning the 3rd week in April and shooting ending beginning of June.  I thought I saw somewhere but can't put my finger on it yet that there will be more epis and longer ones this time.  I could be wrong though.

The Bachelor gets cozier.
The Bachelor Canada is also coming back for a second season and this time, they are going to be casting a bigger net to find both the bachelor and his bachelorettes.  You’ll remember that last time, producers hand picked Brad Smith, but this time, guys will be able to apply to be the bachelor. City execs also told TVGuide Canada, that the season will feature more episodes and possible a Big Brother-esque twist that will feature cameras in the bachelorette’s house.

GuardianAngel wrote:

Aunties_Love wrote:
I "believe" production will happen on Vancouver Island again.  They haven't sold the mansion near Bear Mountain Golf Course in Victoria so think that they'd use it again.  The pre-filming began beginning of April with the season filming beginning the 3rd week in April and shooting ending beginning of June.  I thought I saw somewhere but can't put my finger on it yet that there will be more epis and longer ones this time.  I could be wrong though.

I read that there was going to be some changes. I went looking for it and this is the one I read. You might have read something different.

The Bachelor gets cozier.
The Bachelor Canada is also coming back for a second season and this time, they are going to be casting a bigger net to find both the bachelor and his bachelorettes.  You’ll remember that last time, producers hand picked Brad Smith, but this time, guys will be able to apply to be the bachelor. City execs also told TVGuide Canada, that the season will feature more episodes and possible a Big Brother-esque twist that will feature cameras in the bachelorette’s house.

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What's Different About This Season?
Don't worry, not too much. Dramatic stakes remain high following last season's hectic pace. The only major difference planned is to adjust the length of the episodes. (This is mainly to deal with that "reality TV bloat," [my term] where episodes seem to drag on forever.)

"Season 1 worked because we found a group of girls who were ready to get married, and we found a guy [Brad Smith] who was in that place as well," said De Vries. "This isn't like 'Survivor' or 'Celebrity Apprentice,' where it's a competition and there's going to be a winner at the end. This is about falling in love and being with someone. You really hope it works out. What I'd like to do this year is make the episodes shorter and tighter. I like the strength of tight one-hour episodes. "