14 DAY TRIAL // With reality series such as Paris Hilton’s now defunct “The Simple Life,” “The Osbournes,” and countless others, the American public has been served with nothing but the illusion of reality for the past years. Dating shows like “The Bachelor” have done little in this sense, since it too failed to depict real-life situations the audience might relate to. Therefore, Fox is now working on a dating series where all contestants will be overweight women.
The idea behind the show is to shift attention from the slim, model-like girls who usually star in such productions, to the average American woman. Few are those who actually look like the girls who appear on TV, thus, few can actually relate in any way to what’s happening on the small screen before them. This is where “More to Love” comes in, to show the world that not being a size 2 is not a bad thing – and definitely not a subject television (reality television in particular) should avoid.
“For six years it’s been skinny-minis and good-looking bachelors, and that’s not what the dating world looks like. Why don’t real women – the women who watch these shows, for the most part – have a chance to find love too?” Fox president of alternative Mike Darnell says, as quoted by the HollywoodReporter. “This show is going to get a lot of people talking. It may be a little controversial, but I think it will mostly be positive. This is so simple and so obvious, yet it has never been done.” Darnell adds.
In order to see this project carried through and on air, Fox has already approached Mike Fleiss, who is also behind the smashing hit that is “The Bachelor.” Fleiss will be producing “More to Love.” The format of the new show, it seems, will follow closely that of “The Bachelor,” meaning, there will be a group of women competing for the affection of just one man, whom the producers describe as a “Kevin James-type.” There will be no drastic makeovers during the show, Fleiss assures the media. “We want to send the message that you can be the size you are and still be lovable. We aren’t going to thin these girls down so they can find love – that’s a backwards message.” the producer explains.
As of now, no estimated release date for “More to Love” has yet been set. However, casting for it is currently underway, so keep an eye on this space for more details once they are made public.