The Golden Bachelor

 

This was the first sentence of a story in Variety.

"After years and years of teasing it would happen, ABC has finally given the green light to its long-awaited senior citizen season of 'The Bachelor'."

I like the use of the word "finally."  We've been waiting for so long, and the Lord heard our prayers, and no longer will we wander in the wilderness because the senior citizen version of "The Bachelor" is coming on.

In case you are one of the lucky few that has never watched "The Bachelor," it is a game show in which hot young women compete to win the affection of a hot young man.

The young man gives out roses, and at the end, he proposes marriage to one of the young ladies, even though they usually have nothing in common except mutual hots for each other, which is essential. Still, there's much more to marriage than passion.

Marriage is also about figuring out where to go on "date night", even though you got married so you wouldn't have to go out on dates again.

Then they came out with "The Bachelorette," in which (watch carefully)  a young lady would give out roses to her young suitors. Generally, they were hunky males in their late 20s that were brain surgeons, superheroes, or Ivy League-educated attorneys that volunteered at the weekend soup kitchen.

There was always one guy with a really good sense of humor, which women claim to like. I can tell you from personal experience that if you look like a gargoyle, you won't find many women that like your knock-knock jokes.

One part of "The Bachelorette" that I liked was the behind-the-scenes where the dudes all bad mouth each other by saying they're not here for the "right reasons." True love is the right reason, but guys get so competitive that one forgets about all that mushy stuff.
 
We here at Manis Manor use to watch the various "Bachelor" shows mainly to make fun of the people involved.  But after a while, we forgot about "The Bachelor" because it was the same old thing. 

"The Golden Bachelor" is going to be a bit different.

According to Variety, "ABC describes the new series as showcasing a “whole new kind of love story — one for the golden years.” The network’s synopsis says a 'hopeless romantic is given a second chance at love in the search for a partner with whom to share the sunset years of life. The women arriving at the mansion have a lifetime of experience, living through love, loss and laughter, hoping for a spark that ignites a future full of endless possibilities. In the end, will our Golden man turn the page to start a new chapter with the woman of his dreams?"

There's no word how old "Golden" is on the show show.  Will he be in his 60s? 70s? 80s?   If I know guys (and since I've been one all of my life), the Golden Bachelor may have snow on the roof, but he's got a fire in the living room, which means Grandpa wants someone much younger than himself. 

I'm sorry. I just report the news.

Here's a news flash:  his "second chance at love" translates into his brain as "next chance for nookie."

Variety also reports, "One of the big changes with an older lead would be the hometown dates, which could feature visits home to children instead of parents."  

Dad brings home Mom's replacement. Again, there's a warm and fuzzy family moment.

If I know millennial children as I do, they will be imagining Dad and his TV Gal Pal doing the South Carolina Lovey-Dovey as they look at her face trying to figure out how much plastic surgery she's had.

Love may be more comfortable the second time around, but I doubt it.