In case you haven’t heard the latest, ABC has decided to air the “Bachelor” finale in its regular spot on Monday, March 2nd from 8-10pm, followed by the standard “After the Final Rose” show from 10-11pm. But now, they are going to do an “After the Final Rose: Part 2″ to air Tuesday night the 3rd. Here’s the link to the press release:
ABC to do a 2nd “After the Final Rose” show
And you people didn’t think I knew what I was talking about? Fleiss is well aware already that something is going to get out, and by having a 2nd “ATFR” to air the next night, he can then use that time to explain what the hell happened. Why else would he say, “It’s going to be shocking. It’s the best ending we’ve ever had.” I told you this three weeks ago. Calling it the “best ending ever” though is still a matter of opinion. But it is the most shocking. And if they’re gonna pull this and try to spin it their way with a 2nd “ATFR” show, then I might have to beat them to the punch. Stay tuned, because there’s a good chance I’m gonna lay out the truth to what really happened this season and tell what I know before ABC does. I need to sit down and figure out when and how I want to go about doing this. Figures they would pull something like this. Basically, I’m going to tell you the reason why they’re having an “ATFR: Part 2″.
woooo hooo RS is up to $85 only $4,915 to go!!!
This is history in the making!
Knowing the secrets isn’t going to be half as good as this excitement!!
It’s got to come from Steve first so everyone will know he knew what he was talking about. I don’t want some body else to leak it.
I wish I could take 3 weeks off work
Yeah, I want Steve to be able to tell it first.
I don’t want anyone else to leak it either!
Go Steve!
Maybe RS is trying to tell us the whole season is a fake, just like B12 was!
#130 DAZEDBACHELORFAN
Do you feel like you’re a part of some mind manipulation? LOL
Steve,
Is this your sister? She’s hilarious.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3jw2sDBC4Y&feature=related
158. anon yeah and this is feeling like a cross between the matrix and twilight zone….zeeech…lol
RS, I’m sure, would love to spill it asap. In his shoes, anyone would worry about legal issues, both for himself and his source. Even if he got this info 4th hand, ABC would probably go into overdrive trying trying to trace his source. Any lawyers out there?
I’d donate $10 to know early. For sure!
I has been widely rumored that Molly had an affair with a married man. If he picked her and she admitted this afterword, I could see it being a dealbreaker for Jason-he’s very conservative.
163. Agnes maybe that’s why her family hated her. Where did you hear that? send the link
woooo hooo RS is up to $95 only $4,905 to go!!!
Hell yeah, I’d give Steve $30 for more info!
At this point, it’s obvious that he chooses someone, something is revealed about her after that, and he opts out and ends up with someone else.
I’ll pay $20…..
164- I think I read that on FORT, but I can’t remember.
I agree that Steve should spill, sooner than later, or at least give out some other clues because if ABC beats him to the punch, people will doubt Steve’s info. He could very well say after the fact- “Yep- that is what I was talking about!” Please tell us Steve!
I’ll bet ABC will leak the news through the media soon. STEVE – beat them to the punch!
Where is money being raised for Steve? Somehow I missed that tidbit. Is it to bribe him? Where’s the link? I’ll contribute.
for thos who don’t want to know — don’t read it — mr steve must be spot on if abc is changing the line-up — you go steve
neen
Steve–I agree that you should at least start revealing a clue every day or so (will also help keep the number of comments down to a readable number on each thread…..)
*I think that it is extremely interesting that the F3 girl (Jillian) is getting the best edit (most normal and positive) on the show, and thus has a much greater fan base than the supposed F2 (Molly). She also doesn’t have all the drama with a capital “D” of the Melissa edit…
Steve, ABC should be paying you for making The Bachelor interesting this season. I was bored to death with it until I found your site! You are awesome!
I am not a fan of surprises…I need to know NOW.
I would love for you to spill what you know but I’d settle for some more clues, and maybe less obsure ones!
Even though we don’t know what those 4 clues mean (yet), they will prove that Steve wasn’t messing with us.
If ABC leaks first, Steve will at least reveal the meaning of those clues and we’ll know he knew it back on January 27th at least!
Snark,
I agree. He picks Mel and ends up with Jill. I think 590 is pretty close.
Someone comes back but it isn’t Aunt Stephanie.
“I love Stephanie, I want to be just like her when I’m 70.”
Famous Stacie
I’m thinking that Jason’s ‘chosen one’ was obvious to all (b’ettes, crew) well before the finale. Because it was so very obvious, Fleiss decided to have some fun with the storyline (after all, Jason would still end up with his ‘true love’). So the remaining contestants and crew are enlisted to carry out a scripted, manipulated shocking storyline and heartwarming ending for us viewers (remember, it was obvious to all who Jason fell for so why would it hurt anyone or the show itself, it could only enhance the show). Jason still ends up with his chosen ‘true love’, and the show’s ratings shoot throught the roof. Everyone wins. The crew still gets very emotional and applauds Jason and his chosen one at the end because there is still a very real love story there, and that doesn’t happen very often on the Bach. or B’ette. I think there is a very real love story this time, just that the journey to the end was scripted, manipulated by Fleiss (because they knew early on who Jason’s ‘one’ was, so Fleiss decided to have some fun), but the end result was not tampered with.
So, I think the RS ‘scoop’ is that the journey to the finale was scripted, manipulated by Fleiss and not naturally played out, and that Fleiss did this because the end result was obvious to all well before the finale and he decided to have some fun with it and perhaps make it more interesting for the viewers. None of the scripting and manipulating, changed the end result, but enhanced it (in Fleiss’ mind).
The money donations are just a joke.
We just think it would be a good idea!
Found this over on FORT…sounds pretty good to me…I like it and until RS says something different this is the story I’m going with
“Since I write for Harlequin under the Steeple Hill imprint, my mind does venture into ultimate romance mode on a daily basis. As you said, the SC show Melissa as F1. Unless ABC is purposely duping the audience (not a good thing in my opinion) by having Jason propose to Melissa the way he does and then leaking those SC to the public, knowing sleuthers such as yourselves would figure it out, then we can assume the Melissa is indeed F1.
Okay, so what other thing would be jaw dropping? The program uses a formula. They’ve already shown that Jason breaks the formula by not giving the last rose out during one of the ceremonies. They’re setting up sympathy for Melissa, showing her as being vulnerable and sweet and Jason’s obvious attraction to her. He’s already said that their relationship can only go so far if he doesn’t meet her family. Perhaps she does tell him something that makes him question whether she’s “the one”. So he goes to the rose ceremony in love with 2 women. One family he’s met and likes and the girl is wonderful with his son. The second one he adores and she adores Ty but he hasn’t met her family and there is some question as to why, putting red flags up.
In this situation, he needs to make a choice. So he makes the safe choice. He chooses the girl whose family he’s met and that he knows all the questions are answered for. Except, when he lets the F2 go, he realizes he can’t live without her and are those red flags really scary enough that they can’t overcome it? So he’s tortured and cries about it and when the one he’s intended to be the F1 comes around in the limo, he can’t go through it.
Audiences who don’t sleuth will be in shock and think “Not again! Not another Brad.” Except it’s different because he tells Molly that he made a mistake and ABC leaves FRC show with a cliffhanger. What is Jason going to do? (At least, they should in order to make sure everyone watches ATFR show.) At that point ABC shows Jason winning Melissa back, meeting her family and then becoming engaged. So the SC don’t lie, they just don’t tell the whole story the way it unfolds. Sound good? If this is the way it happens, I can’t wait to see it.”
We are just kidding about the money.
But it sure would be great if Steve would accept it!
woooo hooo RS is up to $145 only $4,855 to go!!!
Steve, I think that ABC knows you actually know what happened and I agree with you that they will try and spin this thing to their advantage. I think you ought to wait until after the first ATFR on March 2nd has aired and do as you originally planned. Post what you know about the backstory March 3rd as you told us you would. That would be before the ATRF part 2 airing Tuesday night. Does ABC expect you not to follow through on what you told your reader’s you would do just because they chose to do another ATFR? Unless I have missed something, you are under no obligation to ABC. Thanks for making this season so interesting and I hope they “nay sayers” who said you didn’t know anything are eating their words right now. Best wishes in whatever you decide to do.
I’m only kidding about the PayPal account until money starts showing up. Then, I fully expect my 10% cut.
More on FORT
“I think ABC needs the first ATFR show to wrap up what happens at the FRC and then the ATFR show 2 is the real ATFR show. Think of it. If they leave us hanging at the end of the FRC with Jason sending Molly away, our jaws will be hitting the floor. But if in the next hour, for the ATFR show they show Jason going after Melissa, meeting her parents, etc and then proposing to her formally, it might take the whole hour, therefore, requiring them to have another ATRS. ABC can’t tell us the first ATFR show is to wrap things up or they’ll be giving too much away.”
http://www.fansofrealitytv.com/forums/bachelor-spoilers-speculation/79624-rs-predictions-spoilers-365.html
There just isn’t anything that would “drop-my-jaw” we’ve seen just about everything! Ring on string, plane ticket, choose no one, set-up season, rug yanked, (no love story shown! Come on…we’ve had private dismissals,, blow ups, no words, genuine “boarders” sleuthers are well aware and prepared for WHATEVER! So PS the only ones you would be spilling to are REGULAR viewers and I’m pretty sure most don’t even know YOU exist! They are not reading your blogs…they may be “jaw-dropped” but not most of us!
We are going to have an emotional ending in a happy way, not shocking!
#73 Natalie
I would write to ABC as well.
Shouldn’t we all?
Lets tell them that we know the story (if RS tells us) even after all the editing they did.
The 1st screen shots seemed too obvious. How could they think we wouldn’t know it was Melissa? Unless they are fakes.
I think after we know the truth we should bombard ABC with letters!
Steve should spill it all???? I think not. 8 out of 10 people watch this show just 4 steve’s recaps, therefore if he spills it now who the crap will bother to watch the rest of the season? I think Steve should wait until after the final episode then spill it. Many people will go on with their lives after all 1300 posts were added last week of course DAZEDBACHELORFAN probably accounted for 645 of them, people seem to care so just hold on the infomration a couple more weeks. We trust that you have the info. Just give us the reason to watch, we have invested weeks into watching.
#185 Very interesting!
Let ABC do their crazy edit. Then tell us the morning of the day the show airs what really happened. That would be great.
In the meantime, drop some better clues so those who want to know can figure it out. Everyone’s a winner.
I just donated my mortgage payment. RS please call me.
I have been a fan of Steve’s just this year. I am new to him. I enjoy reading what you write and I think it is fun. I am just really confused as to why so many are suddenly hating on Melissa when last week more were rooting for her. I read in someone’s post that he father is with the Carlson Resteraunt Chain and so I looked it up and there is a Bob Rycrost as an Executive that works there. Maybe as part of his job he is not allowed to appear on tv??? So an idea. I just hope that those who like Melissa and want melissa to be with Jason in the end don’t give up on her.
Am I the only one who doesn’t think its obvious he loves Melissa? Sure, they are attracted to one another but I don’t see that he loves her anymore than he loves Jillian.
I agree with you designchica. I think from what we’ve seen (which as we know is tremendously manipulated) Jillian is so much better for him in the long run. Sure, he might think Melissa is cute and fun and it might last for a few months but he has to think of Ty and his future. So, if he is falling for both of them, I think #590′s theory is spot on.
how do i get to fort — i keep seeing it pop up and can’t figure how to get there — thanks
neen
Not to be crass, but – OK, I’ll be crass. It’s obvious to me that Jason wants to get into Melissa’s pants. I think he likes her, too. But love? Not so sure. And I’m not hating on Melissa – I actually think she’s nice and certainly beautiful – but I don’t think she’s mature enough or secure enough to marry a single-dad and be a step-mom. And I don’t see any particular depth to their relationship. If Jason picks her, I’ll wish them all the best and hope it works out, but that’s my 2 cents.
I still think that in a different scenario and with more time he and Steph might have worked out. Of the women left, I think Jillian stands the best chance of sticking around long-term.
RS – I doubt you’ll do it but please post something! Give us hints, tell us the whole story behind a link, whatever. Inquiring minds want to know!
#193 no, you are not alone.
There is something about Jillian.
I like Melissa too, but think she is a little immature for him & Ty.
But, in the end either one is fine with me.
I agree with 178. What type of person would he look like asing one to marry him and her saying “no” then running to the next best thing. I am sure neither girl would want to be second best and be happy with it. It just has to be that he picks the one and he and the rest of the girls are scripted from that point on. Why would Melissa set there and let him propose to her and be ok with ABC airing clips of it all the time if she weren’t the one. I would be humiliated if they did that and I just can’t see them being that mean. BTW, I have only ever blogged on here two times and both times were today. I usually just read and don’t comment but it is hard not to say something…lol
I’ll donate $20 to find out the truth, absolutely! Count me in.
omg!! This is exciting!! And it’s not like we’re going to quit watching so ABC would lose viewers if we know. We’ve got your back Steve if you spill. And I hope you do!