Update Central

Further to my Tuesday post on The Bachelor debacle which, if I understand correctly from my brief perusal of media reports, having never seen a millisecond of this or virtually any other reality show ever, the bachelor in question, Ryan somebody I think -- no, Jason -- first picked Melissa upon whom to bestow his final red rose (no phallic symbolism there), and then publicly reneged on his commitment on network TV, devastating Melissa and shocking millions of loyal viewers at home, not an insignificant number of whom, I imagine, were reduced to tears at Jason's duplicity. Instead, Jason went with first runner up Molly. As the linked interview with the show's producer demonstrates, the finale generated considerable controversy, But it was also a public relations coup for the show, setting the table nicely for the next installment of The Bachelorette which is set to start soon, and will star Jillian (after both Molly and Melissa turned the invite down).