Labour of Love - Discussion - *Sleuthing Spoilers*

Labor of Love: the baby-making reality show you won't believe

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2020/may/21/labor-of-love-kristin-davis-fox

Bobette wrote:WOW.  

15 men compete to impregnate a 41-year-old woman in new reality series



More than a dozen eligible men are vying for the chance to impregnate a 41-year-old divorcee whose biological clock is ticking on Fox's new reality series Labor of Love.

Hosted by Sex and the City alum Kristin Davis, the show follows Kristy Katzmann as she searches for love and, more importantly, the father of her potential child. After years of putting her career first, Katzmann said the timing couldn't have been better for the series, which premieres on Thursday.

'I had just turned 40 at the time and I had just gotten out of a relationship. I was trying to navigate dating, knowing that I still wanted to start a family and that time was definitely not on my side,' she told Fox News. 'I think it's a really incredible story that a lot of women will be able to relate to.'

While Labor of Love has taken on a number of dating show tropes —  attractive suitors, competitions, romantic outings, and appearances from parents — the stakes are undoubtedly higher because the end goal is a real-life baby.  

The show's premiere starts off with a bang in the form of a sperm donation. Waiters appear with specimen cups on their trays as Davis tells the men they will each have to have their sperm analyzed for fertility if they want to continue on with the show.

Lauren Girion, an executive producer on the show, told TVLine that the men didn't know about the donation until Davis announced it.

'They rolled with it,' she said, laughing.

Source

Sprite wrote: Like she just couldn't have gone to a sperm bank. Much easier and you don't have to worry about things not working out with some dude you've know, well, basically for a few hours.

suzq wrote:Kristy, the lead in Labor of Love was actually a contestant on Brad Womack's 2007 season, too.

LoveDovez wrote:

GuardianAngel wrote:What the........!!!!!   I'm so glad I was able to live and enjoy the 70's 80's and not worry about that crap and other things going on!! That is outright nuts!

The bold!

I think I've seen everything now.

GuardianAngel wrote:@suzq thanks for that bit of trivia.

This was filmed early last year.

https://www.womenshealthmag.com/life/a32616329/labor-of-love-kristy-katzmann/

IG

https://www.instagram.com/kristykatzmann/?hl=en

albean99 wrote:Yikes! Not interested.

suzq wrote:The host of Labor of Love show is actress Kristin Davis who played the character of Charlotte on Sex and the City.  That actually made me want to give the show a try more than anything else.

leavers wrote:

Bobette wrote:WOW.  

15 men compete to impregnate a 41-year-old woman in new reality series



More than a dozen eligible men are vying for the chance to impregnate a 41-year-old divorcee whose biological clock is ticking on Fox's new reality series Labor of Love.

Hosted by Sex and the City alum Kristin Davis, the show follows Kristy Katzmann as she searches for love and, more importantly, the father of her potential child. After years of putting her career first, Katzmann said the timing couldn't have been better for the series, which premieres on Thursday.

'I had just turned 40 at the time and I had just gotten out of a relationship. I was trying to navigate dating, knowing that I still wanted to start a family and that time was definitely not on my side,' she told Fox News. 'I think it's a really incredible story that a lot of women will be able to relate to.'

While Labor of Love has taken on a number of dating show tropes —  attractive suitors, competitions, romantic outings, and appearances from parents — the stakes are undoubtedly higher because the end goal is a real-life baby.  

The show's premiere starts off with a bang in the form of a sperm donation. Waiters appear with specimen cups on their trays as Davis tells the men they will each have to have their sperm analyzed for fertility if they want to continue on with the show.

Lauren Girion, an executive producer on the show, told TVLine that the men didn't know about the donation until Davis announced it.

'They rolled with it,' she said, laughing.

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If this came out on April 1 I'd be like "wow haha that's actually a cool April Fool's". The fact that it's serious is

Bobette wrote:

leavers wrote:If this came out on April 1 I'd be like "wow haha that's actually a cool April Fool's". The fact that it's serious is

I have zero issues with women having children solo but doing so on national TV will set the tone for the kids' whole life and makes me question how seriously this woman is taking her future role as a mother/nurturer/protector (...but if there's a way to watch this mess in AU you better believe I'll be tuning in.   )

@quick_dry is this something that would be of interest to you? :halo:

Linds911 wrote:Now I am all for crazy relationship shows ala Bachelor/ette, 90 Day Fiance, Married At First Sight, e.t.c. but this is just weird. Like so she finds a man and then do they date and she uses his 'stuff' to make a kid? Like what if they don't actually get married/last how is she going to explain all of that to the kid?

Bobette wrote:@Linds911 She won't have to explain - just stream the show on repeat to an LCD screen mounted above the crib and let the kid watch their father compete on a B-grade TV show for the prize of impregnating their mother.  Not weird at all.  

leavers wrote:Right, exactly - I have no issues at all with deliberate single parenting, but that's why sperm banks exist. What about the actual child that might result? This is the start of their life story? I'm just less cool with a person's whole life starting with a super trashy tv show.

Bobette wrote:Labor of Love ep 1 has been uploaded to the archive here:

https://bachelorarchive.com/18931/labor-of-love-s01e01/



ETA:  OK I watched it.  Still find it hard to believe this is actually a show.    

Observations:

Kristy looks like a gene-spliced clone of Lauren Graham and Marisa Tomei.



While Kristen Davis has had so much work done her top lip doesn't move, which I found distracting...



But this scene certainly got my attention.    



Don't agree with the eliminations (seriously, the drunk guy?).  She seems to have a type - my money's on the doctor.

Source: Episode 1

suzq wrote:This show filmed in early 2019.  Why are so many of these shows airing so much later than they are filmed?  

just me wrote:

suzq wrote:This show filmed in early 2019.  Why are so many of these shows airing so much later than they are filmed?  

                              I am concerned that by the end of the show we will realize why they did not show it earlier. They may have needed something to fill in the time because of not being able to film during the shutdown.

leavers wrote:

just me wrote:

suzq wrote:This show filmed in early 2019.  Why are so many of these shows airing so much later than they are filmed?  

                              I am concerned that by the end of the show we will realize why they did not show it earlier. They may have needed something to fill in the time because of not being able to film during the shutdown.

Same. Although there was a huge length of time between filming Love is Blind and its release, and that was a massive success. So you never know.

that said... omg, watched the first episode... I just felt sad, I didn't like the show's energy at all, just bad vibes all around.

It feels like The Bachelorette, but make it desperate and depressing instead of light entertainment. I think maybe I understand why the Bachelor franchise sticks with people in their 20s. The stakes are lower. If it works, cool. If it doesn't, also cool. At this point we know it's not really about marriage, it's the cherry on top when it makes it to that stage. But this? With everyone being "I'm 40 and want to have a family like right NOW"? Idk, it made me deeply uncomfortable. I have huge sympathy for people who have gotten to that age (my own age) and haven't found 'the one' or had kids or whatever (assuming that's what they want). Maybe that's why I felt like it was all a bit sad.  It felt exploitative, or something, to me.  

It makes me have deep thoughts about the potential success or lack thereof of Clare's season tbh.

just me wrote:https://heavy.com/entertainment/2020/05/labor-of-love-winner-final-4-spoilers/                                                                                                                          
This is an article speculating on the final four. It is interesting because it reveals a little more on these 4 guys. I am thinking she is not now with anyone but sure hope I am wrong.