ABC debuts "The Mormon Bachelor"
Posted by Matthew on Wednesday February 15, 2006 @05:23PM
from the right-to-blaspheme dept.
Matthew writes: It’s no surprise that ABC has the second most popular reality series (after CBS’s “Survivor”) in their “The Bachelor/The Bachelorette” series. They’re bending the rules with the next installment: “The Mormon Bachelor”
As fans know, “The Bachelor/ette” is a round-robin simple elimination show where an attractive person is presented with 25 members of the opposite sex to choose from, and cuts the field in half basically every episode. The first night, 12 are cut, then 6, 3, 1, and 1 resulting in a single finalist whom the contestant may propose to.
Producer Charles Tumult explains: “We looked for a gamble—something we could do that said ‘alternative lifestyle’ without being gay, because that alienates our core demographic of women who identify themselves as vaguely Christian. When we hit on polygamy, we knew it would be reality television gold.”
“The Mormon Bachelor” differs in that The Bachelor chooses when to end the show: With 13 brides, 7, 4, or 2. If it gets down to one, I think we’d be disappointed from a ratings standpoint.”
Subject:Right to blaspheme
Yes, I know that the Mormon church outlawed polygamy in 1896, and that parodying religion is evil. But Mormon's don't riot in the street or kill people, so I figure it's okay. At least, it's not going to keep me out of the Telestial Kingdom.
Comment by Matthew — February 15, 2006 @ 5:29 pm
Subject:Re: Right to blaspheme
So what do you have to do to end up in hell? You know, the Squirrel Nut Zippers' version.
Comment by Mel — February 16, 2006 @ 2:44 pm
Subject:Re: Right to blaspheme
Figures, the Telestial Kingdom is low rent. The Celestial Kingdomw is where it's happening, baby.
Comment by Nephi — February 16, 2006 @ 4:06 pm
Subject:Re: Right to blaspheme
The basic Mormon dogma is that everyone ends up in the place populated by people of their same level of moral integrity. Hell is where Satan lives, so you'd have to be someone Satan would invite over for a beer. I guess publishing satire isn't what gets you on the Lord of Darkness' BBQ list.
Comment by Tyson — February 17, 2006 @ 11:19 am
Subject:Re: Right to blaspheme
I actually subscribe to the similar but more grunge influenced version of hell described by Nirvana (which, oddly enough, has nothing to do with nirvana). (I know, it's a meat puppets cover, but meat puppets isn't a metaphysical reference. Exactly the opposite, actually)
Comment by Matthew — February 18, 2006 @ 5:43 pm