Binding: Paperback
Description: * A New York Times Bestseller* The first definitive unauthorized behind - the - scenes cultural history of the Bachelor franchise America's favorite guilty pleasure. For sixteen years and thirty - six seasons the Bachelor franchise has been a mainstay in American TV viewers lives. Since it premiered in 2002, the show's popularity and relevance have only grown more than eight million viewers tuned in to see the conclusion of the most recent season of The Bachelor. Los Angeles Times journalist Amy Kaufman is a proud member of Bachelor Nation and has a long history with the franchise ABC even banned her from attending show events after her coverage of the program got a little too real for its liking. She has interviewed dozens of producers contestants and celebrity fans to give readers never - before - told details of the show's inner workings: what it's like to be trapped in the mansion bubble ; dark juicy tales of producer manipulation; and revelations about the alcohol - fueled debauchery that occurs long before the Fantasy Suite. Kaufman also explores what our fascination means culturally: what the show says about the way we view so - called ideal suitors; our subconscious yearning for fairy - tale romance; and how this enduring television show has shaped society's feelings about love marriage and feminism by appealing to a marriage plot that's as old as the best of Jane Austen.
Title: Bachelor Nation Inside The World Of America's Favorite Guilty Pleasure
Author(s): Kaufman Amy
Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc
Barcode: 9781101985915
Pages: 320 Pages
Publication Date: 2/5/2019
Category: Popular Culture