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Bachelor Nation

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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

 

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