Hold onto your daughters, kids. CBS is taking the fickle wand of destiny into its greedy clutches, and going into the matchmaking business...
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the series, tentatively and uncreatively titled Arranged Marriage, will follow four unlucky-in-love adults, age roughly 25-45, who allow their friends and family to choose a spouse for them because they're that anxious to commit. The couples will legally tie the knot, and the series will document their lives together post-ceremony. (Popwatch)
Our first reaction to this is: "Ew, weird." But the more we think about it, we realize we're kind of obsessed with the idea of arranged marriages in general. We once went on a date in high school with a guy whose mom gave a post-date speech about how parents, in their infinite wisdom, are the best equipped to choose a suitable mate for their child. Ever since then, (after we got over being uncomfortable) we've been weirdly fascinated by the whole concept. In theory, relationships forged on a show like this could potentially have a better success rate than those formed on, say, The Bachelor. Thoughts?