Dianna Mazzone

This fall, we entered a golden age of reality television. For the first time in its 27 seasons, The Bachelor recruited a man old enough for Medicare to be the face of the franchise. Or rather, an offshoot thereof: The Golden Bachelor premiered on September 28th, and it’s been the subject of group texts, office chatter, and mother-daughter phone calls across the country ever since. Sure, there’s plenty to say about Gerry Turner, 72, a restaurateur from Indiana who — having lost his wife Toni in 2…