Please Marry My Boy

According to researchers, falling in love only takes about a fifth of a second. Finding true love however, can take considerably longer; just ask Carlo, Nathan and Brad.

Unable to secure the perfect partner, the men team up with their matchmaking Mums in Seven’s hilarious and heart-warming reality series, Please Marry My Boy.

Hosted by self-confessed romantic and Home and Away favourite Ada Nicodemou, the ratings-winning dating show returns for a second season in 2013 with three love-seeking lads in need of a helping hand.

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Would you truly find happiness if your mum chose for you?

Fighting back tears after hearing the eight remaining girls’ final emotional pleas, Please Marry My Boy mums Anne, Karen, Milena and Elva delivered their verdicts in tonight’s season finale.

In the highly-charged episode, Brisbane mum Elva stood her ground, choosing 26-year-old yoga instructor Magdalena over blonde bombshell Tammy Lee – despite her son Tony’s enduring attraction to the Barbie look-a-like. 

Justifying her decision in the episode, the mother of three said: “It’s OK to step in if you can see your child heading in the wrong direction – it’s a mother’s job to do that – it doesn’t matter what age they are.”

“I was faced with two very different women with very different circumstances,” said Elva.

“I made my choice by looking at who would give him a better future. What made it hard was knowing how Tammy felt about Tony and yet I couldn’t choose her.”

Serbian mum Milena’s fondness for 22-year-old Croatian student Andrea was confirmed when she announced the part-time barista had “won her heart” and was the “perfect match” for her 30-year-old son Vlad.

The 30-year-old banking executive welcomed his mother’s choice of Andrea saying “I feel good about the decision. I think there is something there.”

In a surprise to viewers, 26-year-old Sydney hair and make-up artist Liz used her final plea speech to confront Milena about the way she treated her, saying she felt Milena opened her “home,” but not her “heart.”

“I don’t know whether it’s because I’m not Serbian, but I felt that it was a little bit like that and I’m sorry to say that, but that’s how I felt,” said Liz.

‘Little’ Anna’s ‘openness’ gave her the edge over 26-year-old Sydney executive assistant Edwina with mum Anne choosing the 25-year-old fitness instructor as a match for her son Brendan.

On hearing Anne’s final decision ‘Little’ Anna said: “I was really happy and relieved. This experience has given me a new best friend and a boyfriend. . . What more could I want.”

“I’m looking forward to starting a proper relationship with Brendan – just me and Brendan, no other girls involved!”

High school teacher Karen said both girls had become like daughters before announcing her choice of call centre manager Amanda for her son Matt, over 25 year-old public servant Koa.

“My Mathew has found love.  If everything goes ok, don’t be surprised, we could have a wedding in the near future,” said Karen about the newly minted couple.

Casting is underway for a new series of Please Marry My Boy – for all details log onto yahoo7.com.au/tv

8:30pm – Wednesday, March 28 on Seven

- SEASON FINAL

Seven have released their advanced TV guide for week 13 (March 25-31) – the week before Easter non-ratings – but it contains ALOT of TBA’s – as the network leave it to the last minute to reveal how they have fit everything into that week which will include the final week of MKR, and the launch of the AFL Premiership season on Thursday March 29.

When it was revealed that MKR would go four nights a week in 2012, Wednesday March 28 looked like being the most likely date for the show’s 2012 finale, as the AFL Premiership season kicks off on Thursday March 29.

But with the addition of Sunday episodes, the finale is likely fall earlier in that final week.

Next week (March 18-22), promos during MKR suggest there will be an elimination every night of the week which will take the number of teams remaining in the show from 8 to 3 by the end of the week. So, going into the finals week, with just 3 teams remaining, there may only be two episodes. Could it all end on Monday March 26? 

The finale date will most likely be revealed throughout the course of next week.

Elsewhere on Seven, the season four finale of Packed to the Rafters airs on Tuesday March 20. With Easter non-ratings around the corner, season 5 of Packed to the Rafters won’t air until some time after Easter. Apparently there will be no breaks in seasons this year, but that is not to say that season 5 of Rafters may not start until later in the year, with season two of Winners & Losers moving into to Tuesday nights after Easter.

At this stage, the whole night of March 27 on Seven is TBA.

Please Marry My Boy will have its season finale on Wednesday March 28, slated for 8.30pm at this stage.

Then, on Thursday March 29, the AFL season gets underway. AFL states will have games live on Thursday, Friday and Saturday night on Seven while non-AFL states get the AFL on 7mate and movies on Seven.

In non-AFL states, Better Homes and Gardens will remain on Friday nights during the AFL season, while the AFL states will see the series on Thursday nights – with the exception of the week of March 25-31 – where the only place I can see it is fitting is Wednesday night, given that the AFL is on Thursday night.

To other shows, and new Castle remains at around 8.30pm on Sunday, Revenge 8.30 Monday, followed by How I met Your Mother and Happy Endings, while The Amazing Race is on Wednesday night after the finale of Please Marry My Boy.

Full programming details will start being revealed early next week.

8:30pm – Wednesday, March 14 on Seven

This week on PLEASE MARRY MY BOY, Mum turns the tables and it’s time for their sons to meet the girls’ extended family!

The real test of any relationship comes when it’s time to meet the immediate family. The girls have survived the family function but now it’s time to get more intimate as members from our girls families get to spend time with the boy and his mum.

Emotions run high when the girls get the chance to see their family after being away for weeks with their ‘new’ family.

The families reveal secrets that will shock. Memories are rekindled when family photos and trophies are brought out to be displayed.

The real test in this episode is when mum gets to spend ‘one on one’ alone time with the other mum – a time to weed out any major flaws in the family tree… to find out what really makes the girls ‘who they are’.

Once again the girls are fighting for the chance to have a mini-date for an hour without mum watching.

It’s an enjoyable night, but for some, the pressure is too much and there will be tears before bedtime.

8:30pm – Wednesday, March 7 on Seven

This week on PLEASE MARRY MY BOY, The remaining two girls in each house are thrown into a family function to see how well they fit in with the aunts, uncles and cousins!

Meeting the extended family in a social environment is test for any relationship, sometimes it’s a matter of grin and wear it, as you do your best to get along with the relatives. As always Milena, Anne, Karen and Elva have a few curve balls to throw at the girls.

First up, in preparation for the party mum has selected a mixed wardrobe for the girls to choose from to wear to the celebration. Will our girls dress for success or frock up for failure?

Adding to the mix, mum has invited an actor to attend the party playing a role of a family relative. Mum’s intention is to push the girl’s buttons to see how they react – it’s a cocktail that’s guaranteed to cause a few headaches.

At Port Stephens it’s a birthday celebration for Anne’s husband Ron.

In Brisbane a wedding anniversary for Elva and Danny.

Adelaide will celebrate the return of ‘Uncle Vlad’ to Australia from his home country Serbia.

The Cronulla household will hold a ‘gap’ year leaving party for Matt’s younger sister.

At the end of the celebration mum reveals that she has put a cat amongst the pigeons introducing the actor to the unsuspecting girls. The girl who performs the best in the ‘test’ will breathe a sigh of relief as mum will send them on a mini- date with her son for an hour and for the first time it will be without her watchful eye over them.

PLEASE MARRY MY BOY is hosted by Ada Nicodemou.

8:30pm – Wednesday, February 29 on Seven

This week on PLEASE MARRY MY BOY, one girl will be asked to leave the house as each mum gets closer to finding a love match for her son. But not before they all head out together on a family holiday that would test any daughter-in-law!

Elva takes Tony and the girls on a camping holiday. Karen packs up the Cronulla ‘family’ and heads to the caravan park. It’s anchors away for Anne and her crew as they head out on a houseboat. While Milena, Vlad, Costanza, Andrea and Liz head to the country.

The family holidays are a test to see how the girls will cope out of the comfort zone that they have built within the homes.

When night falls and the sky is sparkling with stars, what will Matt, Tony, Brendan or Vlad do? Keep mum company or sneak away to an intimate rendezvous?

What the girls don’t know is at the end of the family holiday taster, mum will choose who she feels is the weakest link and send her on a five star date, a lifeline, a chance to impress mum and son – a last ditch effort to form a bond with the son, an overnight stay in style.

The time has come; one of the girls will leave the home, an emotional moment for the entire house. And for Vlad, Brendan, Matt and Tony it will only get tougher as only two girls will remain in the house.

PLEASE MARRY MY BOY is hosted by Ada Nicodemou.

8:30pm – Wednesday, February 22 on Seven

This week on PLEASE MARRY MY BOY, what happens when the girls are stripped of their good looks and stylish wardrobe? In this reverse makeover we see into the future to see what age will do to our hopeful singles. Who will cope and who will crumble in this test of “inner beauty.”

But it’s a makeover with a twist. Using film studio special effects make-up, the girls are dramatically transformed to a much older version of themselves. For some it’s a humourous exercise. For others, it’s a very confronting experience.

Then when the girls are placed in an environment with a group of senior citizens – it’s a learning curve for everyone involved as they find out about some handy hints for keeping love alive!

PLEASE MARRY MY BOY is hosted by Ada Nicodemou.

Wednesday nights on TV is one of those nights that is yet to find its ground for 2012. When you think of Tuesday nights, there are certain shows you just know will always be on Tuesday night – such as NCIS on Ten, Packed to the Rafters on Seven and Two and a Half Men on Nine.

But this is not the case on Wednesdays. Please Marry My Boy on Seven had its first Wednesday night airing, after playing on Mondays for the past two weeks. That was followed by two new episodes of How I Met Your Mother, and then two repeats – a show this week competing against Nine and GO!’s multiple airings of The Big Bang Theory on the most-played sitcom on free to air TV of the week stakes. Please Marry My Boy is only a short series, so 8.30 Wednesdays on Seven will change soon, while the new season of The Amazing Race (US) settles into 9.30 Wednesday from next week leaving new How I Met Your Mother to settle into Monday nights after Revenge.

A classic episode of My Kitchen Rules on Seven last night (our review here) which saw QLD couple and villains Peter and Gary cook off a marathon three course meal last night was one of the best episodes of the series so far – if you missed it, watch it on catch up TV or on the weekend assuming Seven encore the week of MKR. As for Please Marry My Boy – I personally can’t see the attraction of the show – perhaps a fan of the show could please explain!

The talk of the night would have to be Sherlock – with rave reviews so far from those who have seen it. Sherlock is also a short series – just three two hour offerings, meaning Nine’s Wednesday nights will also change is a few weeks time – hopefully 8.30 Wednesday is where The Mentalist will settle in this year – we are now plenty of episodes behind the US to give The Mentalist and uninterrupted run.

RBT on Nine reminds me of Border Security on Seven. Sooner or later you have seen all possible scenarios then some start to stand out. I can’t help feeling, that every time I watch Border Security, there is someone who can barely speak English trying to bring food across the border and don’t understand why they have to declare it or what to do with the form they fill out prior to landing. With RBT, there are two stand out scenarios for me: 1. A person usually with a blurred-out face is drunk, caught, and then abusive to the police or 2. a person is drunk, but so happy to be on national TV, they don’t care about the repercussions.

Ten are out of phase with the other networks on Wednesday night – opting to air Talkin’ ‘Bout Your Generation at 8pm right after Biggest Loser (featuring The Walk and more Temptation last night), then The Good Wife – one of those shows that has aired on a few different nights since its premiere a few years ago – which now starts at the odd time of 9.10.

Ten had the same out of phase scenario on Thursday nights with A Gifted Man playing from 8-9 but have changed the line up so Law & Order: SVU starts at 8.30 instead, after a repeat of Modern Family. So far, Wednesday remains “different”.

Adam Hills In Gordon Street Tonight – yes everyone, it is back, and has been back since last week – ratings last week suggest that noone really knew it was on – is part of ABC1′s Wednesday night comedy night. Last night, it followed Absolutely Fabulous – the 20th anniversary specials. According to one die-hard Ab-Fab fan I know, the series should have been left alone where it finished – back in the 1990′s. Same jokes 20 years on just don’t work now!

Lost in the depths of digital channel programming was a new episode of The Simspons on ELEVEN last night – who else forgets its on because they are too busy watching or recording shows from the main channels? While on ONE – new Burn Notice continues Wednesday nights at 8.30pm – it it wasn’t for my TIVO season pass, it too would be forgotten about! This is one show that really doesn’t get the attention it deserves, and should air on Ten on a weeknight at 10.30pm.

7TWO – aka free to air’s version of UK TV – keeps Heartbeat alive at 7.30, but after 9.30 it seemed to be Hetty Wainthropp night. Meanwhile 7mate kept the Pawn alive last night with Hardcore Pawn and Pawn Stars from 7.30.

Can you believe the movie The Adventures of Priscilla Queen of the Desert is now nearly 20 years old? An interesting movie choice for GEM last night, while GO! had Zombieland at 9.30 – a free to air first – the first five minutes of which either got you hooked or had you diving for the remote looking for something else!

The stand out for SBS ONE last night was the final of From Sydney to Tokyo By Any Means, followed by a documentary that looked at the conflict between Russia and Georgia several years ago.

TV 4ME had the H2O Mop infomercial at 9.30pm – which makes the product look so good, that anyone who has dirty floors, walls or just about anything else on the house needing cleaning, is very tempted to buy one. If you are thinking of buying an H2O mop – do yourself a favour and go and see one for yourself at a Danoz store – then make your decision.

On Pay TV, FOX8 was the place to be from 7.30pm (or 9.30 via FOX8+2!) with Cricket Superstar (our review here), followed by new Grimm. At 9.30 It’s a Brad, Brad World premiered on Arena – what is that about I hear you ask? Read more on that one here.

What did you watch last night? What did you enjoy? What did you think of what you watched? Feel free to share your thoughts – now that our commenting system on Throng is a 100 times easier than it used to be – thanks to DISQUS!

8:30pm – Monday, February 6 on Seven

This week on PLEASE MARRY MY BOY, the girls move into mum’s house.

Sharing a house with their son’s potential partners will allow mums Elva, Milena, Karen and Anne to get to know the girls better. The mums are making their decisions based on character, compatibility and the right chemistry. In an effort to win the mums over, the girls shower them with gifts on arrival. It’s tough competition as the girls try to outdo one another. Who will win the first date? More importantly, how will the girls feel when they find out the dates are secretly watched by mum!

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