ATFR (Live) - 8/05 - Bachelorette 9 - Discussion and Spoilers

Judiful wrote:

SouthernMomOf4 wrote:Seriously though, announcing the next Bach at the ATFR really does point to an unsuccessful season.

Can anyone remember the last time the did this?

.     Ben Flajnik was announced as next Bach on Ashley's  ATFR....Desiree was announced next Bachelorette on Sean's ATFR....Ali was announced on Jakes .

Judiful wrote:

SouthernMomOf4 wrote:Seriously though, announcing the next Bach at the ATFR really does point to an unsuccessful season.

Can anyone remember the last time the did this?

.     Ben Flajnik was announced as next Bach on Ashley's  ATFR....Desiree was announced next Bachelorette on Sean's ATFR....Ali was announced on Jakes .

albean99 wrote:

nutty1 wrote:It's Juan Pa's birthday today. Maybe they're tying it all in?

Maybe they'll call him up to give him a birthday cake and then will say "surprise, you're the next Bachelor".  It would be even better if a Bachelorette popped out of the cake.  

Longhornfan wrote:

heartsaflutter wrote:Here is a picture of Zak and JP that Zak tweeted earlier this morning.  Location shows Arlington TX at 9:01 a.m.

Happy Birthday to a true friend...and a truly great man. [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]

— Zak Waddell (@RealZakWaddell) [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]

I am glad that Zak is not the next lead, and not because I don't like him.  I do like him.  But, I think that Zak needs to find the right woman outside of this show.  Perhaps he came to that conclusion himself, after watching all of the episodes that aired after his elimination.  That would have been enough to convince me to remove my name from the list of "possible" candidates for the next Bachelor!!!

The contract that they must sign is just mind boggling.  And after some of it was posted here for us to read, I am still amazed that they can even find men and women for the lead role.  I just hope that JP had someone to look over his contract before he signed on the dotted line, since English is not is first language.  That, of course, is assuming that he IS the next Bachelor.    

nd4reality wrote:I need wine - I have none that I like to drink in the house :atomic: ,

Now what ?

Kashathediva wrote:

SouthernMomOf4 wrote:Or maybe CH is the next Bach and Brooks is taking over CH's role  

How hard can it be?  "Chris, ladies, this is the final rose of the evening..." da da da dun...

With Brooks doing CH's role:
"ok, ladies this is the final rose of the evening. Errr--wait a minute, Chris do you really think this should be the last rose? I'm not feeling it. How 'bout we take back Susie's. Not sure if she is really into ya. Do ya think she might be skipping vs. jogging? How 'bout a couple more roses--at least one for Mandy--she has great hair and Liz rocks that bikini! What do ya think, Chris? Elan--how 'bout you?? Amy, how many more roses we got back there--I say let's give them all a second chance, except for that frizzy blonde. Can we get the stylist for her? We got 25 roses?? Ok, I think we're good to go. What ya thinking MF?

relaxing wrote:

SouthernMomOf4 wrote:

veg_out wrote:

SouthernMomOf4 wrote:Seriously though, announcing the next Bach at the ATFR really does point to an unsuccessful season.

Can anyone remember the last time the did this?

It's not atypical. That said, the last successful pairing on the Bette was Jash. They made sure to minimize any drama for that couple-not a lot of time with Ben, positive update on JP and Christie's relationship. It was very much about the couple.

It reminds me of the announcement in week 5 of Ben's season that Emily, a fan favorite, was the next lead. It feels like distraction. Maybe there's a different reason.

I think that the finale and the ATFR will help shape the opinion of the Bres relationship.

My memory must be faulty then because I thought for the most part they waited to announce it at the finale of DWTS.  The only time I remember them announcing at the ATFR was when they needed some kind of distraction.

Could be distraction, 3 guys + Bachelor announcement is a lot for 1 hour for sure.  

But I also think they hope ratings jump up over last week again so they have a big audience of people who didn't even watch the whole season.  Since Juan Pablo was out early and wasn't showcased on the show, it introduces him to the biggest number of viewers possible.  It's also gives them lots of time to get him out in the media and promote him and generate interest and buzz.  They've never had a choice who had such little screentime/storyline on the actual show.  Basically seems like smart marketing to me.