pABC is on a real mission to get fans on board the Arie Luyendyk Jr.a Bachelor train!pbr pIn an effort to reintroduce the former Bachelorette stara – who appeared on the show’s eighth season – to Bachelor fans who may not remember him, the network made their ENTIRE promo about binge-watching his 2012 season of The Bachelorette.pbr p“It feels like it’s been forever,” Arie says in a clip from Emily Maynard‘s season in the video, with a voice-over responding, “It kind of has!”pbr pTo get fans familiar with the new Bachelor, ABC is making Arie’s season of The Bachelorette available to stream on ABC.com ahead of his season premiere this Januarya. “We’re remembering why we fell in love with him, from the first one-on-one to the blindsiding break-up,” the promo explains.pbr pAs OK! readers know, Bachelor Nation was not too happy with the network’s decision to cast Ariea (fans slammed ABC on Twittera for their “out of left field” decisiona) over Peter Krausa, who was the runner-up on the most recent Bachelorette season starring Rachel Lindsaya.pbr pHowever, with the network standing firm in their decision to cast him as their lead, it looks like this Arie train is moving full steam ahead.pbr pSo as the voiceover says in the promo, “Now get revved up for his new start at love!”pbr pArie’s season of The Bachelor will premiere January 2018 on ABC. And you can watch his season of The Bachelorette on ABC.com and the ABC app.pbr pHow do you feel about Arie’s first promo? Sound off in the comments! pbr pThe post ABC Lays It On Pretty Thick In Their 1st ‘Bachelor’ Promo Featuring Arie Luyendyk Jr.a appeared first on OK! Magazinea.