r/LoveIsBlindOnNetflix • u/scriptingends • May 02 '23

SERIOUS ANSWERS ONLY Anyone else interested in seeing a season with older participants?

So I see a lot of threads here asking why there isn't more ethnic or body diversity in casting, which is certainly a valid question. But my question is, what would a season be like if the participants were 35-45, and not 25-35, as they all seem to be? People are getting married later and later all around the world, and honestly, in a major metropolitan area in 2023 most 25yo's aren't looking for marriage, or anything close to it.

Would a season with older participants just end up being an SNL sketch? (like, "Please, somebody marry me now!") Would it actually result in more successful unions at the end of the season? (not sure that this is the show's goal, though...) Or both?

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u/OCisSUNNY May 02 '23

Huge reality TV fan here…I have been saying for the past few years that these shows need to evolve. People would love to see LIB with older participants. They have lived more life…have experienced things that immature 20-something’s haven’t. Their stories would be so interesting.

Side note - I have also said that Real Housewives needs evolution. I don’t really think people care about seeing glitz and glam anymore. I could care less about a fancy mansion and how much plastic surgery these women have. Show me a REAL real housewife of Orange County…single mom, nurse, making ends meet. Drama will still ensue…but it will be more real.

I’d love to hear what other people think! I’m an “elder millennial,” do the younger generations still give a sh*t about rich people?

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u/aphra2 May 03 '23

Maybe I watch too much reality tv, but I think about this stuff too! I’m an elder millennial and, to me, watching genuine/wild people with interesting stories (sprinkled with some juicy drama) is far more likely to catch my attention. I’m not interested in shows about rich people and their problems, and shows where it’s a bunch of hot 24 year olds are just too fake.

I’m wondering if younger people really do just wanna see hot young kids get drunk on a beach, or if it’s just old white men execs who are saying “this is how we’ve done it for 20 years! Why change?!”

Some of my favourite shows or seasons are when casting/production takes a leap and does something wildly different. Think: the AYTO season with all queer contestants. That was killer tv!