More to Love premiere

Did everyone watch this brand new show last night on FOX? Normally I don't like dating shows because they feel so contrived and inevitably, I end up saying about each contestant or bachelor/ette, "Really? You couldn't get a date?" I mean, come on, most of the men and women on these shows are in perfect shape with perfect teeth and hair and tiny waists.

But these 20 women and 1 man come from different circumstances. Many of the women claim never to have had a boyfriend. One had never been on a second date. And most said the problem was related to weight. It hurt me to hear so many of them worry about being alone for the rest of their lives, despite the happy faces they put on and the confidence they try to project.

Who among us hasn't felt that? Regardless of our size, we have all worried about loneliness, about what would happen if that certain someone never comes along. Even if we are happy in our other pursuits, loving and being loved often trump riches and success.

This is why I think the majority of the television audience can actually identify with these women as opposed to the women on traditional dating shows, which producers of "More to Love" claim are size 2's while the average American woman is size 14.

Cheers - finally - for a reality show! I hope the overnight numbers were good enough to encourage producers to do more.

Remember: MORE TO LOVE, Tuesdays on FOX, 9PM

More to Love...coming soon!

FOX has a new reality show that I can't wait to see! More to Love is a version of The Bachelor (single guy looking for life partner) but with a twist: the women are all plus-size. I first read about this show last weekend in the LA Times and thought it was a fantastic idea. I loved that the guy, Luke Conley, saw a posting on Craigslist and responded to it and that the show sort of developed from there.


From the Facebook page for the show:
Executive-produced by Mike Fleiss (“The Bachelor,” “The Bachelorette”), the unscripted series follows a single average guy with a big waist and an even bigger heart as he romances several confident and secure plus-size women. Each week, the husky hunk will wine and dine a group of curvy women to determine if they have more love to give or if they are truly more than he can handle. When the size of competition narrows, he will have to decide if one full-figured lady will become his true love.

The show premieres on July 28th at 9PM, after Hell's Kitchen, my other favorite reality show.

Confident and secure...read: Veronica May! My protag from ALL ABOUT VEE! She and her Vees, Ginny and Val would adore this show. I imagine they would watch together and chat on their cell phones from their houses in Arizona and LA. Val would definitely have opinions on all of the girls and their clothes. Ginny would critique the writing and editing while grudgingly admitting it's a step in the right direction. And Veronica would imagine herself on the show, fingers crossed that real love happens.