The Bachelor TV Show

The Bachelor is a reality TV show that focuses on one “bachelor” and twenty-five women who fight for his attention to be chosen as his future wife. Various contests between the women help decide who is eliminated along the way. The man who the women are attempting to woo makes a great show each time of being very conflicted in his choice of who to keep and who to “send home”. Those who stay or leave from each episode are chosen in a rose ceremony, in which those who stay receive a rose, those who must leave do not.

A common criticism of the show is that it seems quite insincere at every step of the way. The women often may seem as if they are just claiming to be in the show for love while really hoping just to win versus the other women. The promise of true love that the show seems to promise, that the winner and the bachelor will fall in love, marry, and live happily ever after has proven to be elusive. The show has a terrible track record as far as the love lives of the couples after each season is over. Almost without fail, the couples are no longer together, so this show can not even really pretend to present a believable fantasy. The settings are often quite opulent though, and many are entertained by the drama of the competition as well as the wealth and beauty of the settings where the show’s events take place.

The Bachelorette TV Show

The Bachelorette TV show is familiar to many as the female-oriented twist on the theme of the show, The Bachelor. A former woman contestant of The Bachelor becomes the pursued in her own series as 25 men vie for her affection and hope to make a romantic match. The show is currently in its fourth season with Deanne Papas as the current star. Women formerly in her role included Trista Rehn in the first season, Meredith Phillips in the second season, and Jen Schefft in the third season. Like all shows of this type, the ultimate success record is not that impressive, but this show does have a better record than The Bachelor. It is unusual in having a success story in the real-life love story between the first season’s Trista Rehn and her choice, Ryan Sutter. The couple did end up marrying and having a child and remain one of the few enduring success stories of The Bachelorette TV show itself as well as the whole genre. While hers is the only success story so far, it remains to be seen whether this show will continue to have the best record in inspiring a lasting, real-life relationship.

The show is one of those that can be watched over the internet through internet TV. This allows the show to be watched at any time, with past episodes, as well as past seasons, just as available to be viewed as the current season. This makes it one of the more convenient choices, and even opens the possibility of foregoing the cost of cable or satellite TV in favor of viewing your favorite shows over the internet instead.

The Hills TV Show

The Hills is a reality TV show on MTV that covers the life and work of Lauren Conrad and her friends. The show’s star is a veteran of an earlier reality show for MTV called Laguna Beach. The show covers everything from life at work to boyfriend issues, moving, and the conflict between friends. A source of much of the drama lies in an ongoing feud between Lauren and her former best friend Heidi. The show will continue into its fourth season starting in August 2008.

There has been some controversy at times on whether the show is truly a reality show or whether it is staged all or part of the time. Lauren has stated in interviews that the show really does depict her life. The show’s staff has also been consistent in its defense of the show as a true reality show, but has admitted some maneuvering to keep the show at its most entertaining. This is similar to the creative editing that is assumed to happen with nearly all reality-type shows, where the common, daily events are cut out to provide an episode that is at its most entertaining. After all, an unscripted, unedited show would have a large portion devoted to its cast asleep and abed. This is a debate that applies to all reality shows, and as more programming is devoted to that type of TV show, The Hills won’t be the only one being questioned on what exactly the role of the show’s creators are.