Married At First Sight - Season 2 - *Sleuthing - Spoilers* - Discussion

SomeGuy wrote:

A spiritual adviser who is an atheist??

It is a little(!) odd, I agree, but atheism doesn't rule out spiritual values. The existence of a Diety... not so much.

Anyway... short term lurker, first time poster.

I understand that, but I feel like I remember him asking if he could pray with at least one of the couples, and he talked with Sean about finding God and such. Unless my memory is failing me, which is quite possible He definitely portrayed himself to be not only spiritual, but religious.

http://www.people.com/article/married-at-first-sight-producer-explains-casting-process

How does this explain them missing Sean's criminal record?

Have to say I didnt watch the season but just reading the boards, I am EXHAUSTED!

This sounds like a gong show! I feel bad for everybody involved, this whole mess got out of hand.

I really hope they don't bring this show back.

TwinkleB13 wrote:

SomeGuy wrote:
[/...A]theism doesn't rule out spiritual values. The existence of a Diety... not so much.

I understand that, but I feel like I remember him asking if he could pray with at least one of the couples, and he talked with Sean about finding God and such. Unless my memory is failing me, which is quite possible He definitely portrayed himself to be not only spiritual, but religious.

A cursory search with Google shows Greg Epstein to be something of a Name in the US spiritual atheism community. The notion of a rabbi for Humanist Judaism seems to be an oxymoron, but it's in his CV. So that means the notion of prayer isn't, per se, ruled out. Although who an atheist would pray to seems to make [the] notion ...ah... challenging. If "finding God" was said, I missed it. But then I have let most of MAFS S2 go.

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For the record, IMNSHO MAFS S2 has proven, by almost anyone's standards, to be a train wreck. If I had any sense, I'd let the matter go and move on to better ways to occupy my time. But here I am posting, oh my.

MAFS S1, and particularly the Hendrix-Carrion story, was been entertaining (in the broad sense) and I found it instructional. And I mean the latter quite literally. Watching this story has lead me to significantly revise my approach to our marriage. I sincerely think I've become, or at least have tried to become, a better partner. So far, so good [/big grin]

Moving along ....what does anyone think could help this trainwreck for future shows?

I wonder if Atlanta will bring less "model/actor" types? IMHO NYC, LA and to some degree Miami bring out all the wannabes.

I have long maintained that the first (sometimes 2nd) season of any reality show is best cause the participants are more "into" whatever the "premise' is, this holds for all shows not just dating shows. As more seasons come , we see them bringing their "guitar" ready to sing, pushing whatever they sell, planning their next gig, etc.

I wish the reality shows would tell the participants - no models, no actors....no future here...you may find love...but we won't pay for your wedding
Same with Bachelor/Bachlorette....and I wish they would stop the re-treads LOL

I will watch the next installment with "hopes"...but I am not going to watch any more of Jamie and Doug ....Courtney/Jason....and I really hope the 3 galfriends go on to have fun but I don't want to see them either. I wish they would go away now. Bye Jess, Jac, Davina

I am pretty disgusted by the money they are raking in....none of them are star material. I just found out Doug was a comedian and saw his stuff on Youtube before he "married" on tv..yuck. JMO

Go away..bring real people who really want this, please we want a love story....not to watch you plan your next gig....JMO

I completely agree with that. Im interested in seeing real people not people looking for future or current fame. They do have good looking everyday people that are not models and actors. Since im sure they won't cast a bunch of ugly people. Just my opinion though

stillhoping wrote:Moving along ....what does anyone think could help this trainwreck for future shows?

I wonder if Atlanta will bring less "model/actor" types? IMHO NYC, LA and to some degree Miami bring out all the wannabes.

I have long maintained that the first (sometimes 2nd) season of any reality show is best cause the participants are more "into" whatever the "premise' is, this holds for all shows not just dating shows. As more seasons come , we see them bringing their "guitar" ready to sing, pushing whatever they sell, planning their next gig, etc.

I wish the reality shows would tell the participants - no models, no actors....no future here...you may find love...but we won't pay for your wedding
Same with Bachelor/Bachlorette....and I wish they would stop the re-treads LOL

I will watch the next installment with "hopes"...but I am not going to watch any more of Jamie and Doug ....Courtney/Jason....and I really hope the 3 galfriends go on to have fun but I don't want to see them either. I wish they would go away now. Bye Jess, Jac, Davina

I am pretty disgusted by the money they are raking in....none of them are star material. I just found out Doug was a comedian and saw his stuff on Youtube before he "married" on tv..yuck. JMO

Go away..bring real people who really want this, please we want a love story....not to watch you plan your next gig....JMO

what money are they raking in?

Boomshakalaka wrote:

what money are they raking in?

From what we read here, they are all paid weekly...and the former ones are paid every appearance

Jamie/Doug and Jason/Courtney get paid very well

I wish they would all go away

I read some of the figures here....maybe someone with link can post them again? It is pretty disgusting.

Ya and wasn't it more if they stayed together ? IMO the show should only pay for the wedding. Let them face everyday struggles just like most people do thats the only way they will really feel what it is like.

sherrie714 wrote:Ya and wasn't it more if they stayed together ? IMO the show should only pay for the wedding. Let them face everyday struggles just like most people do thats the only way they will really feel what it is like.

It is odd that they have all these conversations about money - and go "shopping" for apartments where they discuss the cost, when in reality they're not paying for any of it.
It's just a small piece of this HUGELY messed up puzzle, but - seriously - how do they pick those apartments? Does the show give them 3 options and then they're allowed to pick one? Are they just given a "budget" to spend on housing? And, if so, I wonder if the budget at all relates to how much money they would really have to spend on a place, if they actually were paying for it themselves..

CynicalSofty wrote:

sherrie714 wrote:Ya and wasn't it more if they stayed together ? IMO the show should only pay for the wedding. Let them face everyday struggles just like most people do thats the only way they will really feel what it is like.

It is odd that they have all these conversations about money - and go "shopping" for apartments where they discuss the cost, when in reality they're not paying for any of it.
It's just a small piece of this HUGELY messed up puzzle, but - seriously - how do they pick those apartments? Does the show give them 3 options and then they're allowed to pick one? Are they just given a "budget" to spend on housing? And, if so, I wonder if the budget at all relates to how much money they would really have to spend on a place, if they actually were paying for it themselves..

That is interesting idea. Jess and Ryan R had different ideas how much to "spend"..he wanted a more expensive place and said he could pay more, when in reality he is not the "businessman" he claimed to be and the show was paying for it LOL

While I don't mind the fact the show pays for it, I am getting sick of seeing all of them afterwards. I don't like the continued fame game they play. I feel this way about most reality shows. Years ago I liked Real World on MTV but I hate the "challenge" show spinoffs. I also dislike the Bachelor Pad/Island shows equally. I am sick of reality "stars">> they are not stars. I have been let down many times, I will "like" a person on a reality show then I get disgusted when I see them afterwards trying to get on any shoddy d list red carpet, butting their faces into anything and everything.
It was nice getting to "know' all of them...now...go away #goaway JMO.

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