The Golden Bachelor

This will be a very painful show to watch if the women aren't actresses cast in the roles of contestants. They are putting themselves out there to be judged by viewers, manipulated by producers and ultimately rejected while the world witnesses the palpable disappointment on their faces - unless the show is completely scripted.

The difference between the original Bachelor show contenders and the golden beauties is that these successful women don't need to humiliate themselves to prove they have value to offer. They have already proven their worth by living lives as independent women.

The consensus in our household is that the women should ditch the prospect of dating a man in his early 70s and instead go for a much younger guy.

With that said, Gerry seems like a nice guy - who regularly cries showing that his emotions run deep just below the surface- so hoping he can handle what the show is about to throw at him and not make him wish he chose a dating app instead.

First off, the whole Bachelor series should've been canceled a long time ago. It's been coming on since I was 9-years-old. It doesn't have its spark anymore. It's cringey, monotonous, idiotic, and most likely staged. People finding a spouse this way is bizarre. You have to allow yourself to be vulnerable to a certain point when you date, but this show is just insane. As if it wasn't bad enough to have people in their 20s vying for the attention of and humiliating themselves for some person of the opposite sex by playing games, as well as feeling up on/making out with each other, now they have a man, 70 years of age, who's in the market for a new wife. Yes, I used the word market, because it's like he's shopping.

And by the way - society really needs to stop promoting the idea that men become more and more attractive as they age. I remember this woman on QVC selling some kind of anti-aging serum, and she said the bags under her husband's eyes made him look distinguished. Boo, nobody looks distinguished with bags under their eyes. They look tired and nothing else. Aging is a natural process. Your body and face changes. No man's sexiness increases once he reaches his 60s or 70s... Even if he started out handsome. Take Roger Moore, for example. He was dreamy in his younger days. However, beyond his 50s, he no longer looked the same. He was a caring and funny person up until his last day on this earth, but his looks had faded. That's just how life goes.

Don't get me wrong, I feel sorry for the Golden Bachelor. He lost his wife, so I do hope he finds love. But this show has worn out its welcome. Switching it up by having it be some kind of a senior citizen theme is just an opportunity for the network executives to cash in.

Dear God, the world has become a place of histrionic narcissists all vying for their one moment of self importance. What self respecting, strong woman would throw down her feminist sword and submit to this horrific display of media torture. Quite frankly, they all come off as needy and desperate with an over abundance of crocodile tears. And they all parade around their aging bodies, and sob stories for what, to gain a man who is so desperate he can't live alone. And this guy is just a wimp, cries at the drop of a cue card like an actor in a B Hallmark movie. The guy just creeps me out. I feel sorry for his children who were probably paid by the network to look supportive.

I was hoping for a mature approach to this show. Instead, it's mature-aged people (in my age range) acting like they are 20-year-olds. How embarrassing! I've seen a few of the shows in the past with younger people who acted giddy, backstabbing and unrealistically stupid. I chalked that up to pressure to perform in front of cameras on a "reality show".

But as we age, learning life's stupid lessons kicks in and we have less patience for the ridiculous and more wisdom in our choices. Or so I thought... I haven't seen one honest conversation so far (we're pretty much past the games by now) and women supporting women (we invented the term "sisterhood"). And we don't automatically kiss a stranger, despite what someone else says (read: director). With age comes wisdom, not ignorance.

I KNEW this show would get creamed in ratings in here because, having just turned 70 AND having the audacity to be a Boomer, well, it's a double social no-no whammy! Even though, without us, the people bashing us Boomers wouldn't BE HERE to bash us! I loved the first episode. I loved seeing the beautiful older women and the handsome 71 year old guy at the center. We watch these shows (Bachelor Nation) because we enjoy a running discussion of mockery. But this was different because FINALLY, a network looked at us, not as old and useless, but beautiful and deserving of love, too!!!! I guarantee my review will get blasted here. I'm used to it because, well, it seems to me the only exception on the WOKE menu is the elderly! Why? I honestly don't know unless the youngsters are afraid to look at their own futures because they all will get here if they are lucky!!

So, I LOVED The Golden Bachelor and have new respect for ABC for having the guts to approach their formula with an older audience! I thought the women were absolutely beautiful and honestly? If I closed my eyes, they acted JUST LIKE their younger counterparts. I took away a star for having guts, but only for an hour. Definitely needed two hours even if just for the first show!

Highly recommend this version to ALL ages. You might learn we aren't, in our hearts and personalities, that much different from the youngsters they usually showcase! Three cheers for ABC. Now, WATCH IT!!! Or it will be a one season wonder!!