Ben Higgins - Lauren Bushnell - Bachelor 20 - Discussion - #2

I think TPTB will air the wedding on ABC Network regardless of the extra expense because the BenLo HEA wedding will garner good ratings, wider exposure and give the Franchise another very popular Bachelor success.   JMO

michelle1 wrote:I just hope its doesn't tarnish their relationship cause i honestly think they have the potential of making it far. And did sean catherine do any reality tv shows

SeanCat did an episode of the marriage boot camp I think.

BenLo is a beautiful couple and interesting to watch based on what I watched in Season 20. I still replay YT videos of their episodes because of how beautiful their story is!

Can't wait for October!

I imagine if it's lucrative enough most of them would do their own show. Why turn it down and go on to film an entire 10-11 episode season of a tacky therapy show that is meant to go inside your relationship problems. Makes no sense. I imagine this can't be any worse. Esp if theyre nice to each other . If they negotiated well, that would be a sweet deal. JMO.

ETA: I still don't like it per se but I'm cynical, it'll depend what producers have planned.

Who knows maybe this is the start to so many other couples in the future potentially getting this show....the televised wedding started with trista and ryan which would have sounded like a complete chaotic out there idea. But now if a couple does make it why not take the oppurtunitity if given (a free wedding)

BachIsMyGuiltyPleasure wrote:

lipsis wrote:IMO reality TV is the last thing to do if you want a career in politics.

Some would suggest it worked for Donald Trump... apparently if you can fake it on reality TV that qualifies you to fake it as president of the US!

IMO many overlook the fact that Donald Trumps reality show did alot of good for others, not only did many young people learn about entrepreneurship but many came out of that show being very successful (ie Bill Ransic, Omarosa & many others) it also raised alot of money for many different charities which never gets mentioned. It wasen't a sleezy show & I'm sure Ben & Lauren's won't be either. jmo

Giving a couple a full out show is unprecedented. (I find it veeeeeerry hard to believe that if some other couples had been offered a series similar to this, given their reality tv track records which speak for themselves, they would have turned it down.) Because they are willing to give Ben/Lauren this kind of deal for whatever reason, I find it hard to believe they won't give them the full out wedding on ABC, which is their norm save 1 or 2 exceptions.

I see their reality series focussing on Lauren adjusting and figuring out what's next, Ben's politics (I'm hoping very light on this), their life together, a Trista/Ryan cameo episode (yay!), and wedding planning to air throughout the fall. It will cap off with the wedding on ABC likely tied into the next Bachelor in January. JMO.

michelle1 wrote:Who knows maybe this is the start to so many other couples in the future potentially getting this show....the televised wedding started with trista and ryan which would have sounded like a complete chaotic out there idea. But now if a couple does make it why not take the oppurtunitity if given (a free wedding)

Totally agree. I bet ABC/ABC Family is testing the waters to see if something like this has traction. Instead of getting salty, Kaitlyn and others should hope for decent enough ratings to get picked up for season 2!

I think the bachelor franchise istrying to take over the world basiically....the moral of the story.....Also yh why would Ben want to do it because reality tv and politics dont jam well

I am just wondering and thinking if benlo is having their wedding on tv soon prior to what this spin off is all about ?. Why not just stuck the old way. Like taped the wedding prep without adding a spin off ... It is not a big deal for me on Benlo's spin off reality show . I am just saying if they just want to show their road to their walking down the aisle is just the case of all this having them a show. So I think MF wants a new concept a spin off for them getting married. Goodluck to them.

Maybe they were not offered that....it was the spinoff
plus the wedding thats it

^or MF trying a new concept by adding a reality spin off leading to their wedding . He wants to add some story going to Benlo's happily ever after which is the actual wedding .

The other married couples didn't have one, all the wedding planning and life after the show was included in their special. (Still think Des&Chris should have had one but anyways that's in the past! and they are happy now!) So why a spinoff this time around?