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    'The Golden Bachelor' appeared to be gentler reality TV. Then came the devastating finale

    "No offense, I can think whatever the f— I want right now." When "The Golden Bachelor" debuted in September, featuring a 72-year-old widower named Gerry Turner on a quest to find the next great love of his life, it promised that a kinder, gentler version of reality TV was not only possible but that it could also be a hit with viewers looking for some uplift. The show became the breakout show ...
    by Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times Dec 01, 2023 5 minutes
    Gerry Turner, left, with Leslie Fhima as she meets his family on “The Golden Bachelor.”

    "No offense, I can think whatever the f— I want right now."

    When "The Golden Bachelor" debuted in September, featuring a 72-year-old widower named Gerry Turner on a quest to find the next great love of his life, it promised that a kinder, gentler version of reality TV was not only possible but that it could also be a hit with viewers looking for some uplift.

    The show became the breakout show of the strike-depleted fall season, drawing the biggest "Bachelor" audience in years, and was — counterintuitively — especially popular with younger viewers who seemingly couldn't resist a show about frisky seniors who believed that romance was possible at any age. (It is the top show this season with women 18 to 34.)

    It also became a cultural sensation, thanks to a groundbreaking portrayal of people over the age 60 who were

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