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That might've been one of the dealbreakers, but I can't imagine they didn't at least try. I'm glad she didn't, but I wouldn't have been able to resist watching that. I like Jillian, but I will mostly watch that for the 'scenery.'Originally Posted by boomer_lady;3367271;
I think RS got a scoop. From what we have heard there were others who got it but chose not to publish it. I think it was a leak on purpose to boost ratings. I think RS then ran with that and embellished, perhaps by imagination or by "sources." I don't think Jason could act his way through most of the season. No way
False, I think. It may have been that after he proposed to Melissa, they allowed him to stay in contact with Molly... by phone, email, text and during that repeated contact he felt drawn to Molly and then ABC took over and arranged the sensational, exploited ATFR scenario. I think allowing Jason to connect with Molly was the problem with the relationship and I have no doubt that they did connect. Melissa could tell when things went wrong and he was not being honest about it.
Martin Hilton is to blame for this, and he has let Jason be the fall guy and he comes out of this smelling like roses...... ABC must be proud of their new Bachelor showrunner and the viewership he brought in. I won't be a part of Jillian's season (although I very much liked her) unless ABC get's rid of Martin Hilton. Even Fleiss never thought of doing that scenario! Martin Hilton, new showrunner for all Bachelor/Bachelorette shows (he replaced Fleiss this season) and head of editing, deception etc - I DON'T LIKE YOU!
True: Both Trista and Andy Baldwin have publicly said they think Jason should have stood up to the producers and said "no" when they asked him to dump Melissa on national T.V. Furthermore, Andy said in this recent radio interview that the producers tried to tell him who he should pick at the rose ceremonies, and at one point, he walked off set and refused to continue with the taping until they agreed to his terms.
There is a precedent for this kind of scripting on TB, and there were several incidences when foreshadowing was occurring beyond what can be tweaked by editing the video footage after the fact (e.g., DeAnna advising Jason to more or less pick Melissa).
On top of it all, the scripted parts were soap-opera, b-grade quality. The lines were not realistic or consistent with Molly and Jason's personality, who are both fairly sedate and inarticulate by nature. Molly and Jason are *terrible* actors as well, and delivered the lines they had to memorize in an empty, over-practiced, hallow way, often showing no emotion where emotion should have been shown (after the FRC, Molly's mascara and eyeliner *never* ran due to tears, even in the limo scene), or showing inappropriate emotions (Molly grinning, smirking, and beaming throughout the beginning of the ATFR part one . . . even while watching video footage of her and Jason before Jason came out).
The video editors are geniuses, though, and helped to make up for the bad acting and a bad script by emphasizing the best scripted lines; by cutting away when inappropriate emotions were shown (e.g., when Molly was smiling at the ATFR part one); and by showing the most authentic-seeming emotions (e.g., a few of Molly's "acting surprised" moments, Jason "weeping" on the balcony - conveniently from a distance) in the previews and recaps.
Totally agree with this. Jasons proposal to Melissa seemed very genuine, and in the emails he tells Melissa that when he proposed to her it was very real to him and he planned to spend his future with her...those emails were written after they had broke up and after he was with Molly. If it was set up from the start Jason had NO reason to say that in the emails at that point. That is the one and only thing I think RS was/is wrong about.
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