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Aired May 19, 2003 - 08:54   ET

THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.

THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.


BILL HEMMER, CNN ANCHOR: April Bernard, senior editor with "US Weekly," here with her take on "The Bachelor" finale, and also "The Matrix" this past weekend.
Andrew picks Jen. Kirsten is left in the lurch.

APRIL BERNARD, "US WEEKLY": And we're all so happy.

HEMMER: What do you think? Is America happy?

BERNARD: I think they're very happy. Viewers loved Jen from the start. Kirsten, they were lukewarm about it.

HEMMER: Am I the only one that cringes when the guy takes the girl home to family and sits around the dinner with his family?

BERNARD: You're not the only one, and that's the whole purpose of reality TV.

HEMMER: Being uncomfortable?

BERNARD: To watch these people crash and burn, so you don't have to.

HEMMER: Kind of watching that train wreck.

BERNARD: Yes.

HEMMER: But what happens to Kirsten now? She's 23 -- she goes back to Tampa, or what?

BERNARD: She moves on. She goes back to Florida, and nurses her broken arms, and perhaps finds love in the arms of her ex.

HEMMER: I can tell you're buying into this the same way I am.

Listen, millions of Americans are tuning in, and there's reason for that. It is entertainment. There are emotions present here.

BERNARD: Certainly.

HEMMER: And everyone has an opinion. Do you think that is the combination that makes it successful?

BERNARD: I think that helps. It helps that Andrew is the most charming bachelor yet. It helps he comes from a wealthy family, so that just increases the fairy tale aspect of this. Now it's like, not only do they get Prince Charming, but they might get the palace, too.

HEMMER: Well' see -- 0 for 2 in the previous relationships, by the way.

BERNARD: But Trysten (ph) is a "Bachleorette." She and Ryan Sutter are engaged and going strong.

HEMMER: She bounced back? They're not married yet, though?

BERNARD: But they'll be getting married on ABC this fall.

HEMMER: They will?

"The Matrix" over the weekend netted in $90 million, the best premiere ever for an R-rated film. You saw it, I saw it -- what did you think?

BERNARD: I loved it. What was so amazing is that every set piece that that was so inspiring in the first one, they have even more now, and it's seamless affects. You see Keanu Reeves take on 100 Agent Smiths, and you don't think, wait, how'd they do that. You're just in the moment, you're in that fight scene.

HEMMER: That is a great point. And once we see how they make the movie, everything will come together about the technology. Neo, Trinity, Morpheus, the three of them, they're back in action. We're going to see an actor probably in the next, what, 18 months to two years? What's the schedule?

BERNARD: November. November.

HEMMER: Of this coming fall?

BERNARD: Is the final "Matrix."

HEMMER: Do you believe those who believe that this is the "Star Wars" of the younger generation of America?

BERNARD: I think it could be. I don't think it's too extreme to say that. It's about sci-fi. It's about effects. It's about rabid fans. And "The Matrix" certainly has those.

HEMMER: Unbelievable entertainment, too.

BERNARD: Yes.

HEMMER: Listen, thanks. Good to talk to you. Thanks for coming, April Bernard from "US Weekly," senior editor. Who is going to marry next? You think about that one, and we'll talk next time.

BERNARD: Thank you.

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Aired May 19, 2003 - 08:54   ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
BILL HEMMER, CNN ANCHOR: April Bernard, senior editor with "US Weekly," here with her take on "The Bachelor" finale, and also "The Matrix" this past weekend.
Andrew picks Jen. Kirsten is left in the lurch.

APRIL BERNARD, "US WEEKLY": And we're all so happy.

HEMMER: What do you think? Is America happy?

BERNARD: I think they're very happy. Viewers loved Jen from the start. Kirsten, they were lukewarm about it.

HEMMER: Am I the only one that cringes when the guy takes the girl home to family and sits around the dinner with his family?

BERNARD: You're not the only one, and that's the whole purpose of reality TV.

HEMMER: Being uncomfortable?

BERNARD: To watch these people crash and burn, so you don't have to.

HEMMER: Kind of watching that train wreck.

BERNARD: Yes.

HEMMER: But what happens to Kirsten now? She's 23 -- she goes back to Tampa, or what?

BERNARD: She moves on. She goes back to Florida, and nurses her broken arms, and perhaps finds love in the arms of her ex.

HEMMER: I can tell you're buying into this the same way I am.

Listen, millions of Americans are tuning in, and there's reason for that. It is entertainment. There are emotions present here.

BERNARD: Certainly.

HEMMER: And everyone has an opinion. Do you think that is the combination that makes it successful?

BERNARD: I think that helps. It helps that Andrew is the most charming bachelor yet. It helps he comes from a wealthy family, so that just increases the fairy tale aspect of this. Now it's like, not only do they get Prince Charming, but they might get the palace, too.

HEMMER: Well' see -- 0 for 2 in the previous relationships, by the way.

BERNARD: But Trysten (ph) is a "Bachleorette." She and Ryan Sutter are engaged and going strong.

HEMMER: She bounced back? They're not married yet, though?

BERNARD: But they'll be getting married on ABC this fall.

HEMMER: They will?

"The Matrix" over the weekend netted in $90 million, the best premiere ever for an R-rated film. You saw it, I saw it -- what did you think?

BERNARD: I loved it. What was so amazing is that every set piece that that was so inspiring in the first one, they have even more now, and it's seamless affects. You see Keanu Reeves take on 100 Agent Smiths, and you don't think, wait, how'd they do that. You're just in the moment, you're in that fight scene.

HEMMER: That is a great point. And once we see how they make the movie, everything will come together about the technology. Neo, Trinity, Morpheus, the three of them, they're back in action. We're going to see an actor probably in the next, what, 18 months to two years? What's the schedule?

BERNARD: November. November.

HEMMER: Of this coming fall?

BERNARD: Is the final "Matrix."

HEMMER: Do you believe those who believe that this is the "Star Wars" of the younger generation of America?

BERNARD: I think it could be. I don't think it's too extreme to say that. It's about sci-fi. It's about effects. It's about rabid fans. And "The Matrix" certainly has those.

HEMMER: Unbelievable entertainment, too.

BERNARD: Yes.

HEMMER: Listen, thanks. Good to talk to you. Thanks for coming, April Bernard from "US Weekly," senior editor. Who is going to marry next? You think about that one, and we'll talk next time.

BERNARD: Thank you.

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