Cheesy and trashy television, I know. But the idea got me thinking.
I would like to do an RP with this theme. My initial thought is that I would essentially 'DM' the RP, and play a plethora of women. If you've never seen the show before, there's like 25 women, and the male goes on dates with them, and narrows the field as they go along, until he eventually proposes to a girl at the end.
Very early stages of the idea for me, but my thought is that we'd work through the early stages relatively quickly, to narrow down to a few. If you're interested, would love to talk more about this and bounce ideas. :D
So sort of like a shotgun roulette of all your characters, to see which one you'd most like to roleplay against the person involved, sort of thing? I assume by working through the early stages relatively quickly you're talking about whittling down preferences from amongst the group just to the ones you're both mutually interested in playing with in that scenario, and then playing what essentially is a dating game while trying to win each other over, so the one that the male likes the most (in your given scenario) is the one that gets chosen in the end? Would the roleplay continue beyond being chosen? Would this be like RL-levels of cheesy/trashy TV, or Furry levels of cheesy/trashy (ie; level of content appropriate to a mid-day show airing in RL, or no-holds-barred, do-anything of furries)?
I've also heard/read some things of these shows where the bachelor or bachelorette finds a guy in the end, and then as soon as production is over, they just wander off, having been a paid actor who doesn't actually have feelings for them. Is that part of the plan, ie; does it end with the end of the show and this is treated like a divergent universe for all characters involved, or is the intent to continue the situation beyond the end of the 'show'?
The process is essentially this:
QuoteAs the show is designed, the series revolves around a single bachelor (deemed eligible) who starts with a pool of romantic interests (typically 25) from whom the bachelor is expected to select a wife. During the course of the season, the bachelor eliminates candidates, with the bachelor proposing marriage to his final selection. The participants travel to romantic and exotic locations for their adventures, and the conflicts in the series, both internal and external, stem from the elimination-style format of the show.
The show starts at a fancy mansion, with plenty of room for 25-30 women to live comfortably. There is a bachelor, deemed eligible, meaning he'd be well off, have a good life, and be attractive, usually quite fit. The first night, the bachelor meets all of the women one by one, and then spends some time talking to them that night. He sends a good chunk home that night, with the rose ceremony.
After that, every week there are three dates, and three different types of dates. The dates are often extravagant, adventurous, and expensive (mountain climbing, zip-lining, private concerts, etc). The types of dates include:
One-on-One: As it sounds. The bachelor with one girl of his choosing. They do something exciting, have a private dinner where they connect and talk about important life things. Then there's a rose. If she gets the rose, she gets to stay that week. If not, she goes home that night.
Group date: A large chunk of women (up to 11 or 12, I believe) go on a date with the bachelor. There's usually a group activity which involves some sort of competition. The group or the individual who wins gets to continue to the evening portion of the date. The losers go back to the mansion early.
Two-on-One: This date involves two women and the bachelor. There's and activity, usually more intimate, during the day, and when the transition from day to evening comes, a rose is handed out. The bachelor picks who he wants to keep, and who he wants to send home. One girl always goes home on this date. The girl who stays gets to go to the evening portion with the bachelor.
In the end, there are no set rules. Sometimes extra girls go home early because he just isn't feeling a connection with them. Sometimes instead of sending three home, he only sends two. Things like that.
As far as this RP would be concerned, absolutely I want there to be sex. Probably not until near the end. When there are three girls left on the show, the week of dates involves something called the
Fantasy Suite Dates. These are overnight dates, wherein the cameras leave. Most on these dates do have sex. This is where the sex would come in. Before that, some making out and light petting would ensue. But not much more than that.
The RP
could extend past the end of the show. Couples do usually tend to get married afterward, so that's on the table if we want to continue into a slice of life thing. There's usually some drama with one partner having to move to be with the other, and all of that kind of thing. I'm not opposed to playing all of that out as well. Playing through wedding, and kids, and all of that wouldn't be something I'd be against in the long term.
There have only, as far as I've read, been two couples that didn't work out in the end. The rest are either still married, engaged, or split long after the show ended. There
are, however, individuals who come on the show in the hopes of getting into the media somehow for acting, or singing, or whatever their chosen field is. If I found a partner to do this roleplay with, I would absolutely without a doubt add a couple of those in the whole pile of women. The best part about those is that the bachelor, because of limited time, usually doesn't get to see that that is their intention until a ways into the show. Which just makes for some good drama. :p
This was a novel, I know. But I hope it clears some things up! :P