The Golden Bachelor

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.

Kudos for the Experiment but oops, fumble. Old people seeking romance is, in a word, BORING! What makes the Bachelor genre entertaining is the pettiness and immaturity of young people. These senior citizens are too marure to be entertaining. Too nice. Too mutually supportive. The Golden Bacbelor is a doufus. Decent guy. Kind. Honest. Passionate. Thoughtful. Considerate. Ideal for a familial patriarch. But totally unentertaining for the anchor of a reality t.v. Show. Who wants to watch a movie about a lovable teddy-bear grandpa, I ask? Answer is: no one! This series has made its bread and butter on irrational drama. No fun without it.

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!!

The best of the Bachelorette bachelor series. This is reality, the closest to real characters. Gerry is handsome and has aged like a fine wine. Extremely compassionate. He connects with each woman. The women are of different races, are different sizes, and vastly different personalities. I love respect they have for each other..not at all like the caddy crap that goes on in the junior versions. There is more enjoyment and anticipation in this series...and the women that are let go are let down softly. This show will catch on and the next will probably be The Golden Bachelorette! But...I've only watched the first three episodes. The show could turn on a dime, however, I am glued already. Now could we get The Golden Bachelors/Bachelorettes in Paradise. That show needs some help!

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.