Age of Love: A Reality Check

BuddyTV - USA - With the lack of love directed at Age of Love, it's quite possible its first season will be its last. But if NBC decides to give it another go in the future, there are a few improvements they will have to make if they want folks to tune in again.

The main one? If you're going to call the show Age of Love, and make age the central dividing characteristic, at least make it a fair fight.

As many BuddyTV commenters have noted, the difference in age was not equal between the 20-something Kittens and the 40-something Cougars. Mark Philippoussis is 30, and therefore was closer in age to all of the 20-somethings that he was to almost any of the 40-somethings. (He was equally distant in age from Megan, at 21, and Jayanna, at 39.)
True love might be able to transcend any differences, but it's quite possible the bachelor at the heart of a dating show might not find himself completely immediately lovestruck by any of the ladies the casting director has selected. In the absence of overwhelming chemistry, people usually return to some of the other criteria usually considered when looking for a relationship: compatibility, interests in common, similar outlook, shared future goals etc.