{"product_id":"most-dramatic-ever-the-bachelor-9781770413924","title":"Most Dramatic Ever: The Bachelor","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe right reasons to fall in love with \u003ci\u003eThe Bachelor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen it debuted in 2002, \u003ci\u003eThe Bachelor\u003c\/i\u003e raised the stakes of first-wave reality television, offering the ultimate prize: true love. Since then, thrice yearly, dozens of camera-ready young-and-eligibles have vied for affection (and roses) in front of a devoted audience of millions. In this funny, insightful examination of the world's favorite romance-factory, Suzannah Showler explores the contradictions that are key to the franchise's genius, longevity, and power and parses what this means for both modern love and modern America. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShe argues the show is both gameshow and marriage plot -- an improbable combination of competitive effort and kismet -- and that it's both relic and prophet, a time-traveler from first-gen reality TV that proved to be a harbinger of Tinder. In the modern media-savvy climate, the show cleverly highlights and resists its own artifice, allowing Bachelor Nation to see through the fakery to feel the romance. Taking on issues of sex, race, contestants-as-villains, the controversial spin-offs, and more, \u003ci\u003eMost Dramatic Ever\u003c\/i\u003e is both love letter to and deconstruction of the show that brought us real love in the reality TV era. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Pop Classics Series\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShort books that pack a big punch, Pop Classics offer intelligent, fun, and accessible arguments about why a particular pop phenomenon matters.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e ECW Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/23\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781770413924\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.90h x 4.70w x 0.80d","brand":"Suzannah Showler","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52085573189813,"sku":"9781770413924","price":11.01,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_a7d015f3-6ec8-4ee2-ab21-670d19c18bb0.jpg?v=1765294583","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/most-dramatic-ever-the-bachelor-9781770413924","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}