Re: Bachelor 21 - Nick Viall - FAN Forum - *Sleuthing Spoilers* #20

[sbolduc]

Not sure if this article ever got posted

http://www.instyle.com/news/new-bachelor-nick-viall-season-21-dated-him

[TheWrongReasons]

Not sure if this article ever got posted

http://www.instyle.com/news/new-bachelor-nick-viall-season-21-dated-him

Aww this is so cute! I remember reading her initial article when he first came on Bachelorette. Love the 7 little details she provided and love that she remembers him so fondly. I am SO EXCITED for this season it's crazy!

[MonicaJM2001]

Not sure if this article ever got posted

http://www.instyle.com/news/new-bachelor-nick-viall-season-21-dated-him

Aww this is so cute! I remember reading her initial article when he first came on Bachelorette. Love the 7 little details she provided and love that she remembers him so fondly. I am SO EXCITED for this season it's crazy!

Definitely a great read! LOL reading how he apologized for his filthy car which consisted of one single gum wrapper on the floor. In my car I consider that overachieving!

[bluwavz]

OMG so crazy ran into the next #bachelor @nickviall by @higgins.ben

[AllAboutLove]

That's a cute pic. I noticed that Lauren also had tweeted about Nick being the bachelor when he was announced last week and was excited for him. They've always been supportive and nice to Nick even from last year so it's great to see the friendship continue.

I hope Nick gets to find his person like Ben and Lauren did

[Gale1]

there all. When will the season start airing in America? Feel like a spy swooping in here to find out all the details, but SA is so behind that we will more than likely only get to view it sometime next year.

So pleased it is Nick was rooting for him last season so am really in 7TH heaven now. Must say he is also really & truly looking good.

[AllAboutLove]

@Gale1 it should air in January. There should be links available then so you could watch while it airs

[Gale1]

@Gale1 it should air in January. There should be links available then so you could watch while it airs

Thanks for the reply. Here in SA we would most likely only get TV coverage mid year. Will keep my spying eyes here that's for sure for all the updates.

[emusha]

FLARE Magazine ‏@FLAREfashion  19m19 minutes ago
.@sharleenjoynt on why @viallnicholas28 as Bachelor is "just what this franchise needs:" http://ow.ly/B3vR303M5Cq

Remember on Chris Soules’ season, when post-finale they dropped that “double Bachelorette” announcement? That was all anyone was talking about, NOT the newly engaged, happy couple. The announcement ITSELF was even more dramatic than an already hyper-dramatic episode, trumping it entirely. Last night was a bit like that. Like, I made my usual notes about the episode—which for the record was hyper dramatic—but the After Paradise announcement that Nick will be the next Bachelor was so explosive that I don’t really want to talk about anything else.

First of all, this was one hell of a genius move on the-powers-that-be’s part. The shock value alone had to be one of the great appeals of this choice (the others I will get to in a bit) because if you think about it, arguably the most valuable trick up their sleeves is just that: shock value. We as an audience lose interest quickly and easily. Watching even remotely similar storylines and drama GROWS tired, and gimmicks (the gossip magazine episode from JoJo’s season comes to mind) have one-and-done shelf lives. Unpredictability is crucial in keeping us tuning in. Case in point, I had more than one friend text me that they hadn’t planned on watching next season—they’d all yawned at the prospect of a season led by one of the usual suspects, plucked from the previous Bachelorette’s final four—but this twist was just what the doctor ordered to keep them tuned in.

Surprise factor aside, there are so many things I love about this. And though friendship may be tinting my lens slightly, I’ll do my best to make sure this isn’t coming with a side of bias. Firstly, I truly believe the familiarity viewers feel with Nick will result in a more invested, interactive viewing experience. Nick has proven DIFFERENT from the cookie cutter Bachelor time and time again. He states his opinions even when they’re unpopular. He has real conversations with people. Perhaps my favourite, especially as a platonic female friend of his, he doesn’t only see women as potential romantic partners. (How many platonic, quality advice-laden conversations have you seen him have with women on Bachelor in Paradise? It’s come to the point where Andy jokes—affectionately, of course—that Nick is this season’s gay friend.) I for one am looking forward to watching him differentiate between friend and lover, hearing him articulate in his ITMs why he likes one woman over another. Nick is polarizing because he’s different, and that differentness is just what this franchise needs.

On a purely practical level, if the goal of this show really is a happily engaged couple that eventually walks down the aisle, it makes sense to have a Bachelor in his mid-30s. It just does. Not only will the women cast be slightly older and better equipped for “forever,” there’s an emotional maturity that comes with those extra years. There’s a more sincere desire to find and settle down with a partner and not play the field any longer. (I realize this is a blanket statement and am not insinuating the younger Bachelor couples won’t last. I’m just saying, in my and my friends’ experiences in a big city, it’s proven true time and time again.)

Finally, say what you want about Nick Viall (he’s heard it all), the man is a hopeless romantic. I distinctly remember talking to him directly after he’d filmed Kaitlyn’s season. He’d just been broken up with at Final 2 (AGAIN) and was sincerely ruined. He was heartbroken and confused; he’d gone into it with “open eyes” as he put it, without the naïveté of a first timer, yet still managed to get blindsided. I asked him if now he thought the whole thing was BS, if he didn’t believe in it (partly because, in some ways, I didn’t). His answer? He still thought it could work, still believed in the show, still believed HIS LOVE story was out there. Part of me was in disbelief at this unfounded certainty, but the other part of me admired that kind of blind hope. Whether you agree or disagree, think he’s a hopeless romantic or just an idiot, you have to respect that kind of conviction. And though I still identify as a skeptic regarding this franchise, I fully believe in Nick.

Thanks for the post, Maddy. I love that Sharleen is on Nick's side and will be blogging with hope and anticipation alongside our watching!

LOVE this article and how well it shows NICK for who he is through the eyes of a true friend who sees him for who he is.
The biggest appeal of nick to me has ALWAYS been about how truly authentic he has been - the courage and integrity that requires from him has always amazed me esp because many times it's been at the cost of his reputation. but he stayed true and now people actually appreciate him for exactly who he is...without needing to mold and form into people's expectations. this sends such an amazing message to other people who are uncomfortable being themselves.

[SueSt]

LOVE this article and how well it shows NICK for who he is through the eyes of a true friend who sees him for who he is.
The biggest appeal of nick to me has ALWAYS been about how truly authentic he has been - the courage and integrity that requires from him has always amazed me esp because many times it's been at the cost of his reputation. but he stayed true and now people actually appreciate him for exactly who he is...without needing to mold and form into people's expectations. this sends such an amazing message to other people who are uncomfortable being themselves.

Great post emusha. You nailed it, clearly see Nick. He is an inspiration.

[GuardianAngel]

FYI Thread title change, and moved to Bachelor 21 category.

[notarose]

http://www.eonline.com/videos/252090/carly-evan-weigh-in-on-nick-viall-as-bachelor#

I posted this in the media thread but decided to put it here as well.  I like how Carly says Nick won't put up with BS and is looking for depth.    
Something great to look forward to

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