The Bachelor: Jason Mesnick (Season 13)
 

First news about the filming of the show is starting to drop. The new season is to premiere on January 5.

First trailer for the series (featuring the opening night introductions/toasts):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSX_k7FJGYoG

GEEZ, pushing the single dad angle, much, ABC?

Apparently, they're filming the final three fantasy dates in New Zealand. Pretty awesome location this time around:

http://www.scene.co.nz/12934a1.page

I am dreading this season. I am not really a big Jason fan. At the same time, I cannot look away. BRING IT ON!!

Yeah, but I can't NOT watch...

Aww yay!!! I was so upset when DeAnna didn't pick him, so I'm really happy that he's going to be the Bachelor :)

I am just really disturbed by the fact that he's a single custodial parent during this whole thing! I felt badly for the little boy last season, after meeting DeAnna the dumper (although they probably dodged a bullet there!). I think this type of exposure and mixed signals cannot be healthy for a little guy.. :(

Here's hoping for a happy ending...
 

http://omg.yahoo.com/news/new-bachel...gaged/16398?nc

I loved Jason last season and was really mad at Deanna, although now I realize that she's just a fame whore and addicted to all things wedding, so I agree with you, srmom that they probably dodged a major bullet. And I appreciate the seeming maturity about the situation that Jason possesses, even though the decision to drag my kid through another round of reality TV wouldn't be one I would make, Jason at least has his son at heart when making his decision. And barring any scenario where he fell for another fame whore, then maybe he's found his happily ever after as he says.

With the history of The Bachelor, I will believe it when I see him walk down the aisle. I hope for his son's sake, however, that we do get to see a Bachelor wedding.

Well technically HE won't be walking down the aisle...

Hehe sorry, I couldn't resist! :p

I read on an entertainment blog (yahoo I think) that he is already engaged. Is it to someone he met on the show? If so, I don't give it much chance of lasting ;)

Sorry, duh - once again, I missed your post above!!

Well, technically he does walk down the aisle after the vows. Or is it up the aisle?

Well there's the processional then the recessional...haha I have no idea. I'm so confused right now. Annnnyway!

OH NO SHE DI'INT!
 

De'anna is coming back during this season saying she 'made a mistake' and 'it's not too late'???

F - That! She had her chance.

ETA -- Unless the network is playing tricks on us, the girl he proposes to is a brunette. At the end they were showing highlights and they showed the whole proposal from far away and him twirling her around. Brunette, long hair and a blue dress. I'm thinking it might be that girl from Dallas (the former Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader), Raquel (the girl w/ the accent who Salsa'd in Brazil), or (bleh) DeAnna

That doesn't surprise me that they would bring Deanna back. They've brought others back for a "second chance" before.

Well, I know who probably won - I read the boards and (very very very) occasionally post at fansofrealitytv.com... the people there are insane and basically use every method available to figure out who wins (checking when people log into myspace/facebook against the timeline of filming, analyzing people's hands, etc..). Anyway they have declared who the presumed winner is based on the light blue dress proposal and I'm pretty convinced by the evidence that they have. So I'll keep mum on that.

I'm not sure about the Deanna thing. When I first saw it I was freaking out about what a psycho she is. They showed the same promo that was aired at the end of the episode during the Saturday night showing of Sleepless in Seattle, and I was like WHAT... Anyway I think a good number of the shots of Deanna are from her Bachelorette season... For example the one of her on the balcony and the one of her and Jason on the couch I think are both from her season. The part, though, that doesn't add up for me is that the women's quotes "She's obsessed with him" "What's she doing here" "I cried when I saw you with Deanna" don't make sense unless Deanna comes and sticks around... I guess the obsessed quotes could be about Shannon...?

I dunno.

Part of me hopes Deanna does make a play for him, just because it will bring the crazy.

Wow. That Jacquie chick was so full of herself talking about how great she is and how men love her but none of them think she is great enough for them.

Yeah, her whole dialog about how she woke up with one guy and left the engagement ring on the pillow and then went and got engaged/married to another guy? And then that marriage (for which she had a BEEEEEYOOTIFUL wedding) ended? Uh, no duh, Sherlock.

Also: Megan was really stupid to be lecturing the other girls about motherhood on the first name. Total buzzkill! And then being all "you are all a-holes" when she got the news of their vote... uh, yeah.

So far, I like Stephanie and Jillian a lot. I think I probably like Shannon least. That girl is CREEPY.