Sneak peek at 'More to Love'
I just watched a preview copy of Fox's More to Love, which features plus-size women vying for the love of a plus-size bachelor and premieres tonight.
The show is very ... fraught. All dating shows have a degree of desperation to them, right? Every woman and man on The Bachelor or The Bachelorette has discussed at one point or another their difficulties on the dating scene, but on More to Love, all the women -- and the bachelor, Luke Conley -- have a single issue at the forefront that they believe to be the source of their dating difficulties: their weight.
There are several women who are very comfortable with their size. But there's also a woman who's never been on a date before, a woman who quit her job to be on the show, a woman who says she feels this is her last chance to find love with someone who will give her a chance.
Like I said ... it's fraught.
Keep an eye out for Danielle, who is either a 25-year-old receptionist from Baltimore (if you believe the show's captions) or a 25-year-old theater company technical director from L.A. (if you believe the show's press release), and check out what she does to get Luke's attention.
I don't want to give too much away, but you will not believe what the show's answer is to The Bachelor's giving and receiving of roses.
OK, I will tell you, but stop reading here if you don't want to know before the show.
After meeting all of the women, Luke gives each a diamond ring (!!!), which he says signifies his promise that he will get to know them inside and out, since he already thinks they are all gorgeous.
But then how will the eliminations take place, if the women already have the rings, you ask? Well, he takes all 20 of the rings back and then only gives out 15 at the end of the show. Harsh!
I'm curious what you all will think of the show, so come back and talk about it afterward. One thing I noticed was that there was a lot of talk about food, which seemed pretty gratuitous and unnecessary.
(Photo by Sarah Kehoe/Fox)
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Comments
This show is disgusting, I am watching in horror right now. Luke is a very handsome man, seems like a nice, all-American gentleman. But the premise of this show is just gross... Being overweight is not beautiful because it is NOT healthy or safe! If Luke has issues with his weight, maybe he should be looking for a woman to influence him with her own healthy lifestyle. Not a woman eager to devour a beef skewer to simmer her raging insecurity. Dear G-d, I can't wait for my morning run.
Posted by: amyH | July 28, 2009 9:42 PM
LOL...before I scrolled down, I guessed that the answer to the "instead of roses" question would be "a pizza".
C'mon...this is Fox, after all.
Posted by: Bucky | July 28, 2009 11:11 PM
What a horrible, demeaning, disgusting train wreck. Why in the world do they have to include the female contestants' height and weight every time they speak on camera? Why should that even matter? What is really horrible is that these women are desperate. Many of them are beautiful but some are not. The bachelor himself is nothing great. I would rather see these women in bathing suits than to see this guy's moobs all over my TV set (previews from next week). It is all-around repulsive and it has nothing whatsoever to do with these ladies being above average in weight. Maybe they are so desperate because they have no self-esteem and are whiny losers who feel the need to go on a reality show that only demeans women, especially large women.
Oh, and to the commenter "amyH', you have no idea. What an idiotic comment. Oh, and by the way, I am also an athlete and I am a size 18.
Posted by: GBA1 | July 29, 2009 12:00 PM
It is ridiculous to assume that all overweight people are unable to find anyone to date that is not also overweight. The premise of this show is ridiculous and insulting. And even more insulting are the womens' ideas that since they are fat, no one will ever love them.
GET. A. GRIP.
Posted by: dcdiva | July 29, 2009 1:05 PM
Luke is not a nice man. He doesn't like "women with curves". That's just the line guys use to seem not shallow. What he likes is women with low self esteem that think he's the only one who will ever love them. Look at these contestants. They're 22-25 mostly, and afraid they'll "never fall in love"? They have decades left!
This guy is the poster child for "the nice guy" syndrome. These women are being fed lies instead of being told what the actual issue is, which is "Meeting college guys in bars is not how you form relationships."
Posted by: Kris | July 29, 2009 1:15 PM
Oh, and amyH, did we watch the same show? Most of these women were not dangerously overwieght. Some were, but most were still well within a healthy weight range.
Posted by: Kris | July 29, 2009 1:20 PM
I just caught the show last night on (somehow it got an encore episode).... I am disgusted, these women aren't finding men because they are larger, they aren't finding men because of their personality! Many of them acted like they had no social skills when they were first introduced. And then when they were all together for the first time after meeting him, they kept going on and on about how cute he is and they hope they can marry him. It is like these women would say yes not because of an connection, but because they never had a date before, which in itself is quite sad as I am a size 18, and I have been on plenty of dates and in relationships.
The other thing that bothers me is everyone saying they want a guy to love them for them look wise... but that is never the case. I know I want a man to love me for for me personality wise and who would inspire me to be the healthiest I can be. And to bad they couldn't get a cute guy, not some one who is a few burgers from a heartattack himself.
Oh and AmyH, Marilyn Monroe was what a 12 or 14, was not beautiful? It appears you have insecurity issues, maybe they will have a show for you someday!
Posted by: KT | August 4, 2009 4:44 PM