There's no such thing as "reality" it would seem...not even in TV Land! ABC's real-life soap opera, "The Bachelor" aired the second night of the Season Finale on Tuesday night to a record audience. Just a few years ago, the show had just about run out of gas. I thought the long running streak of reality based programs were all going to be gone by now as well however, I was wrong. This only goes to show that as long as there are people with potato salad for brains who watch this stuff, it'll keep on coming. Let's face it... there's no script writer in all of Hollywood that could conjur up a crappy storyline like what we see on "The Bachelor". It's gotta be real! Or is it?
Gather a large group of foolish women together in a Los Angeles studio, bring in a guy with a broken and lonely heart, and let the guy start picking 'em out one by one like the team captain picking out a lineup for the high school gym class volleyball game, and watch as the hair pulling, name calling, and cat fighting kicks into high gear as they all make jackasses of themselves while trying to get the dope's attention! What we have here is a bunch of women from across America that have dumped their boyfriends and quit their jobs to fight over a guy. Kinda pathetic, isn't it? The "reality" here is that these scenarios never work out the way they were supposed to. If you're a viewer of a show such as this one, 
youve probably got high hopes that you'll stumble across a TV Guide article in 25 years about the happy couple. Good Luck! Now, a lot of single women and fans of the show are about ready to hang "Bachelor", Jason Mesnick from a noose because he pretty much flipped a coin in the end to decide on a winner. It was the perfect setup for what ABC was hoping for...a ratings windfall! I hate to be the one to rip open the curtain and reveal the "Wizard" behind it all, but the truth is, everyone involved in this drama was in on the secret. In other words, there were no hearts broken here. Surprisingly, Mesnick was allowed to speak publically about the workings of the show days prior to the final episode. It was a bold move by ABC considering these things are kept top secret. Not to worry. You didn'
t see the ending as it actually happened.
youve probably got high hopes that you'll stumble across a TV Guide article in 25 years about the happy couple. Good Luck! Now, a lot of single women and fans of the show are about ready to hang "Bachelor", Jason Mesnick from a noose because he pretty much flipped a coin in the end to decide on a winner. It was the perfect setup for what ABC was hoping for...a ratings windfall! I hate to be the one to rip open the curtain and reveal the "Wizard" behind it all, but the truth is, everyone involved in this drama was in on the secret. In other words, there were no hearts broken here. Surprisingly, Mesnick was allowed to speak publically about the workings of the show days prior to the final episode. It was a bold move by ABC considering these things are kept top secret. Not to worry. You didn'
t see the ending as it actually happened.A visit to the show's website one day last week revealed what really happened. Ladies, get ready... While Mr. Mesnick proposed to one woman, took back the offer, and gave it to someone he kicked off the show weeks before, he didn't end up with either one. As it turned out, he's just a typical guy looking for a little fun. Following the final taping, he realized that none of the women could ever give hime what he wanted, or accept what he had to offer. None except for one: Her name is simply, "Rosa" and she had a flat rate of $150 for 30 minutes. He was on a plane and headed back home to be with his son before the sun went down. He only spoke to Rosa one other time, and that was when she called him to say he stiffed her with a bogus $20 bill. All's well that end's well!
