You know, it’s a miracle to see how much success the Bachelor franchise has had at matchmaking.
Sure, there was a time when their track record was laughed at. In recent years, however, their track record laughed back at us. They’ve actually been able to build their resume with a lot more long-lasting couples. The Bachelor has had Sean and Catherine Guidice maintain their engagement after the final rose, and now they have a steady family life. The Bachelorette has had 4 couples make it to the altar thus far, with a few more still planning out their weddings. Both shows have even found successful couples in unorthodox ways, whether it be switching to the runner-up or jumping over fences just to be with the bronze medalist. Bachelor in Paradise has also proven to be an even bigger contribution to its track record. They’ve added 4 marriages to the list (one of them leading to the first ever Bachelor divorce and revelation that the marriage was a sham), and currently have 8 more ongoing relationships, all from Bachelor/Bachelorette competitors discovering love with each other rather than the main star that rejected them on their season. So all things considered, the Bachelor franchise deserves some respect for improving their list of successful couples. Now, we can look back and laugh at the early days when they couldn’t build their stat sheet like they can today. Then, we can laugh even harder at the copycats that couldn’t even prove themselves to be a reliable matchmaker… like Ochocinco: The Ultimate Catch!
Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson was a former NFL superstar. And after the peak of his career came his embarrassing descent into douchebaggery, starting with his own VH1 dating show titled Ochocinco: The Ultimate Catch. Even by the standards of 51 Minds, the womanizing displayed on this show is mind-boggling.
So let’s dive right into the biggest dickhole to ever be named Chad Johnson.
Fuck you, Turk182!
Make that the second biggest. This is Ochocinco: The Ultimate Catch!
This is where Ochocinco’s show falls like a house of cards: he actually seeds the 16 best women in a playoff-style bracket.
I’ve never seen a show walk the thin line between forgettably bad and unbelievably bad quite like this. Say what you will about the Bachelor franchise. I can actually say a lot about it right now, but they at least have something. It may not be the best reality show, but it is the best of its kind. Every other dating show has failed to even top the franchise at its worst. This dumbass show just reinforces the rule. It’s sloppy as hell, it has a laughably bad setup, and it lacks any consistency or direction. Pretty much what you’d expect from 51 Minds limping to the end of its relationship with VH1. Its legacy today is only being remembered by those that analyzed Ochocinco’s career and noticed that this was the beginning of the end. Much like Antonio Brown’s elimination in the first episode of The Masked Singer, no one would anticipate the downward trajectory getting only worse afterwards. Of course, the way it was handled didn’t help matters either, making Ochocinco: The Ultimate Catch just another opponent that couldn’t even get a point on the scoreboard.
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