by Amy Kaufman
LAWSUITS
Claybrooks v. American Broadcasting Companies: https://www.leagle.com/decision/infdco20121016b40
Sharp v. Next Entertainment: https://casetext.com/case/sharp-v-next-entertainment
Index
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Aaron, Hank, 18
Abasolo, Bryan, 107, 277
ABC, 1, 2, 3, 19, 28, 41, 42, 44, 46, 47, 49, 52, 56, 58, 59, 77, 84, 93, 94, 98, 99, 100, 103, 104, 105, 107, 115, 116, 123, 129, 140, 151, 186, 188, 202, 219, 220, 221, 257, 259, 261, 264
Academy Awards, 202
Access Hollywood (TV show), 227
acts, episodes broken into, 161
Adams, Wells, 182, 232
adrenaline dates, 133–34
advertisement opportunities, 225–27, 256
advertisers and moral standard, 167
affairs with producers, 157–61, 214–15
African Americans, 103, 104, 105, 106
after cameras stop rolling, 203–7
“After the Final Rose” (specials), 32, 54, 89, 90, 257
Aladdin (movie), 189
alcohol (drinking). See also Bachelor franchise
under the covers (sex), 181, 182
Inside the Bubble strategy, 117, 121–26, 130, 132, 133
key element, 3, 35, 111, 223, 246
method to the madness, 154, 155, 157, 158, 164
producer manipulation using, 4, 245
Allison (talent agency worker), 10
All the Hate Mail! (Gale), 151
Allure, 101
Ally McBeal (TV show), 47
“Almost Paradise” (Reno and Wilson), 123
American Idol (TV show), 18
American Pie (movies), 6
“America’s Most Eligible Bachelor,” 28–29
Aniston, Jennifer, 261
Antebi, Vera, 233–34
AOL, 72, 247
applications for Bachelor, 77–81
Archive of American Television, 57
Are You the One? (TV show), 166
Aron, Arthur, 134
Atlantis, 228
@midnight (TV show), 68
Auerbach, Gary (producer), 67
Bach Discush (e-mail group), 3, 9, 10, 11, 225, 238, 261
“Bachelor, The: Why Smart Women Watch (and Love) It” (HuffPost), 253
Bachelor, The (TV show). See also Bachelor franchise; Fleiss, Mike; Who Wants to Marry a Multi-Millionaire? (special); specific contestants
affairs with producers, 158–61, 214–15
budding idea for, 15, 27–32
budget for, 32
Cinderella date, 185–86
dates on, 128–34
demographics, 227, 255, 257, 261
editing, 163–64
engagements broken, 24
falling for the fairy tale, 185–89, 190, 191, 193, 195, 196, 204–5, 206
“I liked fucking you” (Galavis), 136–37
intoxicated by happily ever after, 191–95, 247–65
late-night swim, 171–73
lawsuit by Bachelor employees, 42–43
list of bachelors, 271–74
make-it-or-break-it discussion, 198–99, 208
marriages from, 3
racial discrimination lawsuit against, 103–4
ratings success, 41, 44, 45–46, 47, 49, 52, 130, 225, 246, 256
reality of creating the fantasy, 35–49
reviews/criticisms of, 44–45, 46, 49, 103
riding the coattails (income from), 227
sex pre-Fantasy Suite, 171–73
trade-outs, 129–31
Virgin Bachelor (Lowe), 177, 178
Bachelor candy, 261
Bachelorette, The (TV show). See also Bachelor franchise; Fleiss, Mike; specific contestants
crying, 39
falling for the fairy tale, 193, 195, 203–4
idea for, 49–50
list of bachelorettes, 275–77
ratings success, 105, 225, 256
reality of creating the fantasy, 50–52
rejecting proposals, 195–96, 198, 200
reviews/criticisms of, 51–52
sex pre-Fantasy Suite, 174–76, 177, 180
villain, 165–66
Bachelorette Party (podcast), 256
Bachelor franchise. See also alcohol; Bachelor Nation; fairy-tale romance; Fleiss, Mike; Kaufman, Amy; love; marriage; producer manipulation; reality television; roses; why I’m a fan; specific Bachelor shows and specials; specific contestants
after cameras stop rolling, 203–7
applications, 77–81
background checks, 23, 25, 62, 79, 85, 237
basking in afterglow (fame), 211–22, 264
budding idea for, 15–32
contracts for contestants, 12, 86–89, 113
under the covers (sex), 171–82
crying, 39, 86, 99, 102, 109, 124, 145–46, 152, 154, 156, 163, 172, 173, 245
diversity on, 103–7
drafting a game plan, 97–111
Fantasy Suite, 12, 51, 140–41, 146, 173–74, 176, 177, 178–80, 181
golden ticket (husband plus luxury), 10–11, 19–21, 34, 45, 76, 79, 130, 191, 252
ideal date, 9, 28, 29, 30, 66, 79, 130, 189–90, 207
Inside the Bubble strategy, 115–39, 197, 263
intoxicated by happily ever after, 191–95, 247–65
limos, 3, 28, 35, 102, 109–11, 127, 143, 264
mansion, 27, 28, 37, 49, 102, 109, 111, 115–22, 128, 143, 154, 164, 165, 185, 186
method to the madness, 143–67, 251
money negotiations, 99
princess dream, 112–13, 118–19, 185–91, 246, 252
ratings success, 41, 44, 45–46, 47, 49, 52, 105, 130, 225, 246, 256
reasons for being on, 89–92, 93, 97, 125, 171, 192
reviews/criticisms of, 44–45, 46, 49, 51–52, 103, 124–25, 188, 264
riding the coattails (income from), 225–44
road to the mansion (casting), 77–93
roots of television romance, 55–74
Bachelor in Paradise (TV show). See also Bachelor franchise; specific contestants
basking in afterglow, 221
drunken incidents, 125–26
falling for the fairy tale, 205
marriages from, 3
method to the madness, 154–56
pool encounter, 123–24, 181, 182
raccoon, Crawley confiding in a, 162–63
riding the coattails (income from), 226, 228
spin-off, 93, 123
Bachelor Nation (rose lovers), 1, 2, 105, 150, 177, 184, 205, 212, 220, 221, 226, 227, 228, 248, 252, 256. See also Bachelor franchise; Kaufman, Amy; why I’m a fan
“Bachelor pad,” crashing at, 42
Bachelor Pad (TV show), 154, 155, 157–58
Bachelor Wines, The, 233, 260–61
background checks, 23, 25, 62, 79, 85, 237
Badgley Mischka, 52, 187, 202
Baldwin, Andrew, 12–13, 273
Banff World Media Festival, 85
Barris, Chuck, 55–57, 58, 59–60
Basketball Wives LA (TV show), 221
basking in afterglow (fame), 211–22, 264
BBC, 183
Beatles, The, 57
Beat the Clock (TV show), 61
beauty and fairy tales, 190, 191
bedrooms in the mansion, 117
Better Single Than Sorry: A No-Regrets Guide
to Loving Yourself & Never Settling (Schefft), 196
Big Bang Theory, The (TV show), 21
Big Brother (TV show), 27, 29
Bigger, Eric, 3, 106–7
Big Lebowski, The (movie), 27
biographical info on contestants, 84, 107–8
Bischoff, Whitney, 236, 274
Bitch Media, 176
Black Sabbath, 26
Blind Date (TV show), 69–72
blogs, 257–60
Bloom, Orlando, 241
Blue Bloods (TV show), 210
Bochco, Steven (producer), 47
body types, 4, 5, 33–34, 44, 78, 80, 81, 141, 256
“boink date,” 64, 66
Booth, Shawn, 176, 235, 276
Borghese, Lorenzo, 101, 173–74, 187–89, 207, 272
Boston Consulting Group, 29
Boteach, Rabbi Shmuley, 24
Bowlin, Jessica, 272
Bracket Room, 213
brain and love, 134–36, 138
Bravo, 33, 140
Breaking the Magician’s Code (special), 18
Brice, Sarah, 272
Bridges, Abby, 231
Bristowe, Kaitlyn, 93, 141, 174–76, 177, 234, 235, 248, 256, 276
Bubble (Inside the) strategy, 115–39, 197, 263
budding idea, 15–32
Buerge, Aaron, 46, 200–201, 271
Bukowski, Chris, 102, 126, 138, 148, 154–56, 213–14, 215–16
bullying of contestants, 176
bus dating show, 73
Bushnell, Lauren, 201, 274
Bustle (podcast), 256
BuzzFeed, 105
Callahan, Ryan (producer), 159, 160, 161
Calligraphy Katrina, 235
campfire, Bachelor franchise as, 262
candles, 36–37, 83, 117
Canseco, Jose, 17
Caramanica, Jon, 249
Carbone, Steve (Reality Steve), 257–60
careers post-television, 90–92, 217–19, 220, 263
Caridi, Olivia, 100–101, 256
Carroll, Michael (producer), 35–36, 41, 42, 85–86, 102, 105, 120, 122, 129, 143–45, 149, 174, 179, 251
cash incentives for producing team, 38
Castellanos, Liz, 235
casting (road to the mansion), 77–93
Castle (TV show), 150
CBS, 23, 27, 30, 44
celebrities on talk shows about Bachelor, 261–62
Celebrity Big Brother (TV show), 94, 95
Celebrity Wife Swap (TV show), 158, 220
Champagne, 12, 35, 111, 122, 235, 243, 246
charity dates, 133
charity events post-television, 228–34
chemistry and love, 245
Chicago Sun-Times, 47, 65
Chicago Tribune, 58
children’s lessons from watching, 183–84
Chocano, Carina, 21–22
Chrisleys, The, 94
Christianity, 177, 199, 221
Christian Louboutin, 186, 191
Cinderella (movie), 186
Clark, Dick (producer), 19, 56
Claybrooks, Nathaniel, 103, 104
clothing, 100, 101
club appearances, 227
CNN, 23–24
code names used by production, 131–32
Cody, Diablo, 140–41
Cohen, Andy, 65
Comedy Central, 68
Conger (Rockwell), Darva, 20–21, 22, 24. See also Rockwell, Rick
consensual sex, 124
consent discussion, 181–82
consumerism and princess dream, 191
Contra Costa Times, 16, 48
contracts for contestants, 12, 86–89, 113
control room, 37–38, 41, 117, 144
Coontz, Stephanie, 191–92, 193, 202–3, 207–8
Cosby Show, The (TV show), 104
Cosmopolitan.com, 227
Cougar, The (TV show), 47
cradle-to-grave marketing, 189–90
Crawley, Clare, 119, 136–37, 138, 162–63, 171–73, 174, 179, 197
Creative Artists Agency, 25
Crescenti, Tim (producer), 61, 63, 64–65
Crevier, Glen, 16–17
crying, 39, 86, 99, 102, 109, 124, 145–46, 152, 154, 156, 163, 172, 173, 245
Csincsak, Jesse, 122, 199, 203–4, 275
cultlike obsession, 140
cultural dates, 133
Curb Your Enthusiasm (TV show), 33
cynicism, 184
Daily Cal, The, 16
Dallas Morning News, The, 31
Dance Moms (TV show), 94
Dancing with the Stars (TV show), 93, 219–20
Darnell, Mike, 18, 19, 20, 22, 27–28, 47
Date My Mom (TV show), 73
dates on Bachelor, 128–34
dating boot camp, 236–44
Dating Game, The (TV show), 55, 56–58, 59, 60–61
dating life post-televison, 214, 216–17
dating-show genre. See Bachelor franchise; roots of television romance; specific shows
David (teenage relationship), 6–7
Deen, Paula, 238
DeGeneres, Ellen, 202, 261–62
Delgado, Mary, 272
demographics, 227, 255, 257, 261
Designers’ Challenge (TV show), 31
Desisto, Paul, 226, 227
desperation and marriage, 192
diamonds, hypnotizing by, 252
“Diane in 7A” hoax (Gale), 150
DiCaprio, Leonardo, 230
DiDomenico, David, 30
difference, basis of desire, 193
DIFF Eyewear, 225
diversity, 103–7
DoctorFatOff, 226
“Does Bingeing on The Bachelor Make Me a Bad Feminist?” (The Guardian), 254
Donnie Loves Jenny (TV show), 210
dopamine, 135–36
Dorfman, Andi, 92, 93, 127, 174–75, 177, 180, 218–19, 276
Douglas, Susan, 195, 255–56
Downs, Hugh, 24
Downton Abbey (TV show), 183
drafting a game plan, 97–111
drama post-television, 214–15
drinking. See alcohol
drunken incidents, 125–26
Dunham, Lena, 11
Dutton, Donald, 134
Dynasty (TV show), 48
eBay, 201
editing process, 94, 161–64, 221, 251, 263
Eksterowicz, Helene, 201, 271
Electra, Carmen, 68
“elements of surprise,” 87
Elle, 253
Elle Decor, 117
Elon Musk, 246
“emotional and mental distress,” 88
“emotional leveraging,” 145–46
E! News, 124
Enlightened Sexism: The Seductive Message That Feminism’s Work Is Done (Douglas), 255
Entertainment Tonight (TV show), 214
Entertainment Weekly, 68, 104
E! (TV show), 235
Everlasting (fictional TV show), 248
Exclusive Matchmaking, 237, 238
Exposed (TV show), 73
FabFitFun, 225, 226, 233
Facebook, 78, 216, 231
Faddoul, Lacy, 3
fairy-tale romance (falling for the fairy tale). See also Bachelor franchise; golden ticket; love; marriage; princess dream
falling for the fairy tale, 185–208
fantasies about, 9–10, 11, 12, 24, 75
happily ever after, 191–92, 247–65
Kaufman and, 5–6, 6–7
love, 191–93, 196–98
reality o
f creating the fantasy, 36–37, 47
roots of television romance, 55–74
Fallon, Claire, 256
fame, basking in afterglow, 211–22, 264
fame whore, 79
Family Feud (TV show), 61
family friction post-television, 215–17
Family Guy (TV show), 18
fans. See Bachelor Nation; why I’m a fan
Fantasy Suite, 12, 51, 140–41, 146, 173–74, 176, 177, 178–80, 181
Fantasy Suite (wine), 261
Fastlane (TV show), 48
fear and adrenaline dates, 133–34
Fedotowsky, Ali, 103, 110, 157, 165, 216, 275–76
feminism, 11, 44–45, 46, 49, 53–54, 75–76, 176, 195, 196, 250, 251, 253–56
Fergie (Stacy Ferguson), 68–69, 202
Ferguson, Emily and Haley, 230
Fernet Francisco, 218
Ferrell, Nikki, 136, 274
Ferris, Jerry, 196, 275
Ferriter, John, 19, 21, 25
Fetman, Cary, 100
Fifty Shades Darker (movie), 227
Final Rosé (wine), 261
Firestone, Andrew, 139, 168, 195–96, 212, 250, 271
First Amendment, 104
“first-impression rose,” 127–28, 160
first out of the limos, 110
Fisher, Helen, 134, 135, 138, 193, 262
Flajnik, Ben, 99, 103, 150, 151–52, 153, 163–64, 168, 180, 200, 206–7, 218, 259, 274
Flashdance (movie), 64
Flavor of Love (TV show), 104
Fleiss, Aaron, 18, 48
Fleiss, Heidi (“Hollywood Madam”), 15, 30
Fleiss, Mike (creator and producer), 15–27. See also Bachelor franchise; specific other programs by
affairs with producers reported to, 158
Alexandra Vorbeck (wife), 16, 40, 43, 48
Bachelorette, The (TV show) and, 49–51
background checks, 85
Barris and, 55–56
budding idea for The Bachelor, 27–32
diversity view of, 104
Flajnik and, 164
Kaufman and, 13
Laura Kaeppeler (wife), 48
Levenson and, 36, 43–44
mansion and, 116
partying and, 41–42
reality of creating the fantasy, 41, 45, 47–48, 49
salesmanship of, 49
sex appeal, 48–49
stipend from wife, 40
wedding offer to Csincsak, 203
weed and, 15, 16, 27, 36, 40–41
Fletcher, JoJo, 105, 231, 233, 276–77
food, 118, 119, 130, 132
Footloose (movie), 123
Forester, Brooks, 127, 146, 147, 197–98
Fox, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28, 39, 46, 47, 48, 65