Chris Harrison reveals which seasons we’ll see in The Bachelor: The Most Unforgettable Ever!
and says he hopes to be shooting The Bachelorette by July.
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY:BachelorcreatorMike Fleisshas beentweeting aboutdoing some kind ofBachelorbest-of series since March.
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How did the idea come about?
Think of it more as a podcast, a tip of the cap to Bachelor Nation.
Its going to be one full season in one night.
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Its not going to be this long, drawn-out, 10-week thing.
Its going to be one night [per season].
Im going to be narrating and giving my opinions.
Were going to call the characters that were involved and talk to them.
I think its a fascinating way to do it.
And then well go back and see where these people are now, and well talk to them.
Did they have kids?
There were some seasons that youve gotta see.
Youve got to see Trista Rehns season.
That was the lightning bolt that legitimized this franchise.
I know people talk about it and know who she is, and did she see it?
Youre going to watch people dating and talking in 2002, 2003.
Its not the same.
The show, the fashion, the makeup, its all very dated.
Your suits are very largein season 1.
My dad actually called me and said, Was that really my suit?
I said, No, dad, I was just saying it was super big.
I wasnt wearing your suit.
There are a couple of seasons that you have to show.
Trista, youve got to show the first Bachelorette.
There were some seasons that were pivotal for a lot of reasons.
Those are the seasons that will definitely stand out.
Do you have a sleeper pick that youd really like to include?
Theres probably two of them.
One would be Jillian Harris.
I love Jillian, that was a really good season ofThe Bachelorette.
The first season ofThe Bachelorwas in the spring of 2002, and Aaron Buerge was the fall.
That was the tipping point forThe Bachelor.
That would be an interesting season to go back and revisit.
Lieutenant Andy Baldwin that was a huge season.
I think Jake Pavelkas a season that youve gotta see again.
Will we see anyBachelor PadorParadise?
Right now, no.Bachelor PadandBachelor in Paradiseare not on the docket.
But if this gets expanded, which I think it will, maybe we throw in aBachelor Padseason 1.
A lot of people dont even know that show existed.
Or how about thePadseason 3 finale, when Nick kept the money instead of sharing it?
Whats it been like putting all of this together under such challenging circumstances?
I dont even know how to describe it.
Everybodys out of work.
I know when people think of the show, they think of Hannah or Colton.
But there are hundreds of people who I work with and have worked with for almost twenty years now.
Thats a long time in your professional life.
Its not everybody, but were going to do the best we can.
Yeah, thats the thought.
Of course, who knows, but my thought is late June, July.
Will it fall in the middle?
Thatll totally dependent on where we are in the calendar when we can get back and shootingThe Bachelorette.
Maybe we get it all done that would be great.
But the way things are going, they dont seem to be progressing very quickly.
I dont know, maybe we have to get out of California.
The politics of California are not helping anybody at this point.
Maybe you have to go to a state where things are opening up quicker.
Id hate to think of a world where we would wed have to even contemplate that.
That would mean things have gone so horribly wrong that were in a terrible situation as a nation.
We can pushThe Bachelora little bit and get that done as well…
The way we do it now, is we finish [production onThe Bachelor] right before Thanksgiving.
But in the past, when we were doing more [seasons], we would go into December.
We could easily shift two or three months.
Look, would it crush our post-production department, who’s having to edit it?
But really the way we do it now is so everybody can enjoy Christmas and New Year’s.
I just watched episode four, and it is wild.
The Brandon and Julia of it all it is absolutely wild.
Watching Julia and Brandon go through their relationship, break-ups it is crazy!
From a performance standpoint, Julia and Sheridan are frontrunners (along with Matt and Rudi).
But Julia is clearly way more into Brandon than she is Sheridan.
And yet shesaccusing Savannah of fakingherfeelings for Brandon!
Who is being honest in this love triangle?
I dont know if any of them are!
I would say Savannah and Sheridan are definitely being honest.
I think theyre definitely trying to be in those relationships.
I think Brandon and Julia are either using people or being players, I dont know.
Theyre absolutely amazing to watch, both of them.
Maybe they deserve each other!
Its fascinating because Julia is clearly not into Sheridan.
People, when they watch Monday night, are going to lose their minds.
I was like, Theres no way that just happened.
Who do you think are the dark horse couples?
I think everybody can see that Chris and Bri are clearly falling for each other.
But I think Matt and Rudi I think Rudi might be the sleeper of it all.
Her voice is insane, and I did not see that coming.
And Matt has this very lovable way about him.
I think theyre great together.
Trevor is also very interesting.
Is he legit, or is he just this reality TV guy thats trying to get over on everybody?
Natascha and Ryan Im just not sure to make of them yet.
Theyre great performers, but are they together?
Do they have that chemistry?
Well suss that out over the next few weeks.
And [on Mondays episode], I go in and push those situations.
I will shake things up at the beginning of this next episode, and force some of these conversations.
That is going to lead to I cant undersell this, it is wild what youre going to see.
The Bachelor: The Most Unforgettable Ever!
premieres Monday, June 8 at 8 p.m. on ABC.
Listen to Your Heart airs Mondays at 8 p.m. on ABC.
