The Bachelorette’s DeAnna "Very Happy, in Love and Engaged" to…
Find out which one of these handsome fellas wants to make an honest woman out of former Bachelor castoff DeAnna Pappas…
Oh, wait, they both did. Find out which one she said yes to after the jump.
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None of the above wasn’t an option for DeAnna Pappas this time around.
The once-scorned Bachelor beauty picked Jesse Csincsak to call her own Monday on the season finale of The Bachelorette, accepting the 26-year-old pro snowboarder’s proposal with a big ol’ teary smile on her face.
Meaning, after visits with each other’s families, some “alone time” in the Bahamas and weeks of soul-searching, Pappas, 26, picked Csincsak over 31-year-old account executive Jason Mesnick, both of whom asked her pop’s permission for her hand in marriage.
“Jesse, would you accept this final rose?” Pappas asked her new fiancé. “I cannot believe that I’m going to marry this guy with the pink shoelaces!” she added, referring to his Day-Glo premiere-episode ensemble.
It may have seemed at first like Mesnick was the obvious choice, what with his tall-dark-and-handsomeness and his fearless declarations of love, established dependability and vows of forever.
But when did any red-blooded twentysomething automatically go with what feels the safest?
“I was so ready to be in love again,” Mesnick said during the limo ride that carried him away from that oh-so-crappy moment in which he got down on one knee and she said, “No, I can’t.”
But “she wanted something I couldn’t give her,” he said.
And even though Csincsak wasn’t exactly sure that he could give Pappas the world just yet, as he picked out a ring, he mused, “She’s the one and that’s all that matters.”
The Colorado resident’s initial visit with Pappas’ family left a little to be desired in the minds of her dad, sister and brother, but some other relatives thought that Mesnick’s single-dad status might “fast-forward her life five years,” whereas Csincsak was more of a “free spirit,” like her.
The Atlanta native maintained that she was still hashing it out in her mind until the 11th hour.
“I still have the piece of paper where I was doing my pros and cons, because it was never an easy decision,” the already-engaged Pappas told reporters last week during a conference call, per Reality TV World. “It was always a very, very hard decision for me.”
“How are you supposed to look at someone and tell them that you care about them so much but you can’t choose them because you care about the other guy more? That definitely does not make you feel good about yourself. I can promise you that.”
She managed, though.
“When you see the final episode, it’s so goodyou’re going to laugh and you’re going to cry. It’s just a beautiful episode,” Pappas said, describing herself as “very happy, in love and engaged.”
Not that Pappas and Csincsak’s picture-perfect moment wasn’t without its share of controversy, as countless fans couldn’t quite get their minds around why she booted attorney Jeremy Anderson during the penultimate rose ceremony.
“I’ve never had my heart broken like this,” Anderson, who was apparently too “perfect” for his own good, told her following the very unprivate farewell. “Today could potentially be one of the worst days I’ve ever had.”
“I knew I didn’t feel the same,” Pappas explained.
“You always second-guess and wish you had said something or not said something. Me being in Jeremy’s position before, of course it was hard to see him at [the Bachelorette special] The Men Tell All, of course it was hard to know that I broke his heart and he felt led on. That doesn’t make anyone feel good.”
Pappas did give Anderson, who also showed up on tonight’s finale to plead his case, a plug as far as his eligibility is concerned: “Jeremy would make a great [Bachelor star] because he has everything to offer a woman,” she said. “If he wanted to be the next Bachelor, I would totally support him.”
But it was Csincsak whose Tacori diamond ring shined the brightest in Pappas’ eyes, and now she’s got a wedding to plan…for sometime.
“We’re definitely taking it day by day,” Pappas said when asked whether they’d set the date.
But “it’s going to be big,” she added. “I have a huge family, there’s no way I could cut down my list. We’ve already thought about it, and it’s just ridiculous. It’s going to be a big wedding, and I’m kind of a traditional kind of girl. I want lots of white.”
And, like Trista Rehn, she might want cameras, too.
“I can’t say I put a lot of thought into it, but I’m not really opposed to letting those fans into that part of my life,” Pappas said.
A newly betrothed Bachelorette wouldn’t have it any other way.
ComicCon Countdown: Who’s coming?
To use a well-worn phrase…Good News, Everyone! Your friends over here at TV are heading on out to San Diego during the last week in July to cover one of the bigger, if not biggest, comic book and science fiction conventions on mainland America and the world. I speak, of course, of ComicCon.
From July 24th through July 27th you’ll see us with our TV T-Shirts (and underwear — viewings of those by appointment) as we join the rest of the throngs attending the convention. At some point we may even be doing a bit of Twittering to find out where you are at the convention so you can find us in order to shake our hands (or, in the case of some of our commenters, punch and kick us) and potentially get some free stuff as well.
Now, some of you may be saying ’While I’d love to meet you at ComicCon to tell you how I really feel about you and your site, why are you going to a comic book and science fiction convention?’ Well, truth be told, ComicCon is more than just a comic book and science fiction convention these days. Fact is, aside from The Television Critics Association press tour that takes place in Los Angeles the week before, ComicCon has become one of the premiere television events of the summer.
Shows like Battlestar Galactica, Lost, Stargate Atlantis and Heroes are not the only ones making appearances at the convention. This year there are some shows that don’t really fit the science fiction or comic book genres. Shows like Chuck, Bones, The Big Bang Theory and, most unusually, The Office. Why the change? According to an article at TVWeek, the convention is moving away from its sci fi roots.
Studios are bringing these shows to the convention not because they use any hi-tech gadgetry or say “frack” a lot. They are coming because these shows have strong fan and cult followings. Bones is one example of this. It has such as devoted fan community that viewers were calling for the heads of the show’s producers after the season finale. Prison Break, Chuck, and 24 also have their huge fan followings as well, which make them a perfect fit for this convention.
One would think at this point that the convention organizers would be upset. On the contrary, they are quite happy about the whole situation. According to David Glanzer, convention director of marketing and public relations, having more television shows at the Con is a good thing. As opposed to movie people that appear at the Con, television people talk and interact more with the fans. They also give more behind-the-scenes information out, which makes the fans very happy.
Having said that, here is a breakdown of some of the shows that will be at the convention:
Warner Brothers: Chuck, Fringe, Pushing Daisies, Smallville, Supernatural, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, and The Big Bang Theory
20th Century Television: 24, Bones, Prison Break, Dollhouse, Life on Mars, The Simpsons, Family Guy, American Dad, and Futurama
Universal Media Studios: Kings, Knight Rider, The Office, Heroes
SciFi: Battlestar Galactica, Eureka, Stargate Atlantis
ABC Studios: Lost, Kyle XY, Ghost Whisperer, Wizard’s First Rule
More on the shows that are appearing and who will be appearing as more items are finalized.
Tila Tequila’s “A Shot at Love” Shocker
Tila Tequila’s “A Shot at Love” Shocker
The latest season of her reality dating show “A Shot at Love” has come to an end and Tila Tequila stopped by MTV’s Total Request Live yesterday to talk about the finale.
The MySpace queen hammed it up at the Times Square studios, along with this season’s winner Kristy Morgan. But the season finale didn’t go the way everyone was expecting.
When everything was said and done, Tila had to choose between the studly Bo and the sexy Kristy. And when she eliminated her male suitor, there was only one thing left to ask Kristy - “You still have a shot at love- are you interested?”
Unbeknownst to Miss Tequila, Kristy wasn’t quite ready for a relationship, hence she declined the invitation. That’s why it’s called reality TV… anything can happen.
Stargate Atlantis: The Last Man (season finale)
“This is the most elaborate practical joke of all time, or I’m in serious trouble.” — John Sheppard
And there you have it. Atlantis wraps up its fourth season, its first out on its own, with a little time travel and a big cliffhanger ending. It was a finale that I had heard described as “different.” Having now seen it, it’s hard to argue with the description. Having 56 minutes of your finale be things that didn’t actually happen is certainly not the norm. While we can probably all agree on the different label, the bigger question is, “Was it good?”
First up, Sheppard’s trip 48,000 years into the future and the fates of the team. Fates that didn’t ultimately happen that is. McKay references the SG-1 episode “1969″ as he explains things to Sheppard, but for me the whole endeavor called to mind “Unending.” Generally, I’m not a fan of these “what if” or “alternate reality” stories. I’m not really that big on time travel in general. It’s just asking for trouble. Dr. Who is the only show that has ever consistently done it in a way that I didn’t ultimately find lacking.
With that in mind, I wasn’t all that enthused as McKay kicked off his tales of woe for the team’s post-Sheppard adventures. The McKay/Sheppard banter was good, but we all new that none of this was going to actually happen. Each of the stories did have their moments, but I couldn’t help thinking that the first 56 minutes of the hour were taken up by things that didn’t actually happen. All while Michael was running about, hatching evil super-villain plans. Given a choice, I would have preferred an hour spent on that.
What I did get out of the future that never happens (or did happen but is now erased, or exists in another dimension with monkeys and typewriters… Time travel, asking for trouble.) was a couple hints at what might be coming in the futures of some of the characters. Carter, for instance. I like the idea that she’ll leave her post at Atlantis to take command of her own ship much more than the IOC forcing her out so they can gain more control.
And that McKay/Keller romance… Or maybe that should be Rodney/Jennifer romance, because McKay/Keller calls up visions of TV’s Rich Keller smooching McKay, and none of us want to see that. Either way, I think it looks like we’ll be getting more of that as we move into season five.
Ronon and Teyla didn’t offer up a lot in their flash forwards. In fact, I thought Ronon’s was the one that didn’t quite fit. Sure, the loss of Sheppard and Teyla would weigh heavy on our old pal Mr. Dex, and that could certainly cause some behavioral changes. But he sure seemed awfully quick to partnering up with Todd back at the base, as opposed to just shooting him on sight. I suppose we can give that one a pass though because future Rodney was making the story up without any of the actual facts, as both of them died in the explosion and there was nobody to tell the tale.
Now, the worrisome bit of the whole shootin’ match for me was Woolsey. Our first little look at what it might look like with him in charge at Atlantis really didn’t do much for me. It’s certainly not fair to judge the whole idea based on this brief little bit that didn’t even happen, or did, and then… We’ll have to wait and see what season five Woolsey brings to the table. For now though, my expectations meter has swung to the pessimistic side where he is concerned.
As to the four minutes of real time story we got, there’s really not much to say. Galaxy going to hell, our heroes in peril, freeze frame and give ’em the to be continued graphic. Pretty standard stuff for a season finale. More from that part of the story would have been better, but it is what it is. On the positive side, with the return of Michael and the disappearance of Teyla, they have set up a great story that should get season five off to a running start.
And finally, given that this was the season finale, we should probably hammer out a grade for the Atlantis report card before we send them off on summer vacation to do something cool, like surf big waves at Waimea. It was an important season for the show, being the first without the protection that came from being paired with SG-1.
It wasn’t all smooth sailing. With the whole season now in the rear view, I’d call the Carter move less than successful. I don’t think it was a bad idea so much as it was just poorly executed. The limited episodes made it tough, but what they did with those limited episodes didn’t measure up to being all that it could have been. On a similar note, the handling of Weir, or I suppose it’s better put as the handling of Torri Higginson, really didn’t work out very well. And that’s unfortunate, because I think the repli-Weir story that they teased had some legs.
My only other complaint with the season would have been one of balance. I would have preferred that balance to swing a little more toward the team and greater mythology side of the scale. I’d call that one a minor gripe though, as many of those episodes that did leave members of the team waiting in the wings played very well. At the end of the day the season had a good amount of progress on the greater Atlantis story, and a nice bit of character growth for all of our main players, except Zelenka. It had more character assassination for him, but that is his lot in life it would appear.
All things considered, for me season four gets a solid B. And that will do it for a little while. We’ll pick things back up in the fall, or possibly summer, with a new commander, more Beckett, and a visit from Daniel Jackson. Until then, we’ll have to make due with Battlestar.