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ABC's "The Proposal" Is A Prime Example of Successful Bad TV

It's so bad, but we just can't look away.

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If you haven't heard, ABC aired a new show called "The Proposal" on June 18. Created by the same man who created "The Bachelor," this new show is if the Miss America Pageants and "The Bachelor" met and had a child. There is a suitor whose identity is kept concealed, in a very creepy way if I might add, and 10 daters compete in four different rounds to win their heart. At the end of the hour, YES a single hour, there is a proposal and the two run off together into the night as green screen fireworks play in the background.

Curiosity got the best of me so I of course watched the season premiere and WOW. I don't know any other way to compile my feelings about the show besides showing some of my favorite tweets about it.

1. The comparison to "Black Mirror"

We're really living in a simulation.

2. The mysterious identity

This is how ABC chose to hide the identity of the suitor.

3. The statement that really sums it all up

Big mood.

4. The quality Chrissy Teigen reaction meme

https://twitter.com/kenzilily/status/1008898492490768384

There won't be a single minute in this show when you're not making this face.

5. No wasting time here

This was probably how the show was pitched.

6. An eventful trip to the grocery store

A truly inspirational show.

7. Please cancel the show


Something that needs to be stopped before it even begins.

8. Step aside Miss America

Yes, they paraded around the strange man, who was hidden from view, in "their finest beachwear."

9. The million dollar idea

Now this is a show that I can 100 percent stand by.

10. We'll still continue to watch the insanity

It'll really get you sucked in though.

Oh the powers and wonders of reality TV.

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