Nearly two decades (!)
What accounts for its popularity?
It could be the guilty pleasure of watching the infighting between the contestants and the dramatic plot twists.
For a few weeks, “The Bachelor” switched from light entertainment to deep social commentary.
From the first meetings (evening gowns!
Let’s face it: asking, “Will you accept this dandelion?”
or “Will you take this basket of chrysanthemums?”
just doesn’t have the same ring to it.
“[The producers] have buckets of roses everywhere,” she said.
“And so if it looks out of place, they just swap it out.
There’s another reason the cast needs backup flowers: That rose ceremony takes alotlonger than you might imagine.
Some days, that taping doesn’t end until 3:00 or 4:00 am.
By that time, everyone not just the roses must be wilting!
