The Pickup Artist-related stories
Posted Mar 19th 2008 6:02PM by Paul Goebel
Filed under: Other Reality Shows
A day hasn't gone by where we haven't received some sort of tip or email asking us, the TV Squad, how to get on [insert reality show here]. Unfortunately no, Simon Cowell does not work for us, and Donald Trump isn't my BFF, so we really can't help all that much.
The folks at RealityWanted.com often send us a list of new and existing reality shows that are looking for new, er, talent, and they've given us permission to make mention of them here. We'll try to make this a regular feature as often as we get a new list.
This time we have The Bachelor, The Pick Up Artist, Teen Dream and other new shows.
Continue reading Reality show casting calls
Posted Dec 25th 2007 2:01PM by Jay Black
Filed under: Web, Watercooler Talk, Celebrities
Hey, remember that show
The Pick-up Artist, starring internationally recognized
d-bag Mystery? Was one of your Christmas wishes to see the same kind of show, except this time on the internet, with lower production values, starring two has-been former Fox sitcom stars? Well start carving up the Christmas goose, because you just got your wish!
In a move that is sure to please lovers of both so-good-it's-bad ironic entertainment
and cautionary Hollywood tales, the
AV Club is reporting that noted d-bag author of
The Game,
Neil Strauss, has released
this set of promotional videos. In them, David Faustino and Corin Nemec team up to show just how good Strauss's method for picking up chicks is by challenging each other to a "who can get the most telephone numbers" contest. A sample (
NSFW) video after the jump...
Continue reading Parker Lewis and Bud Bundy lose what's left of their dignity - VIDEO
Posted Sep 24th 2007 12:42PM by Annie Wu
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, OpEd, Celebrities, TV Squad Lists
For the past few days, I've been watching VH1's non-stop reruns of their reality show
The Pickup Artist, which is just an unmarked white van and fistful of roofies away from being the creepiest show on television. I cannot bring myself to look away, so I watch each episode with my face twisted in an expression that is equal parts horror and malicious amusement. The finale will air tonight and I have already come to accept that I don't have the self-control to avoid watching, despite the fact that every time I tune in, I lose a little more faith in humanity.
I suppose it isn't the fault of the contestants. After all, they're unintentional virgins and their minds are malleable, subject to easy manipulation by anyone who wears eyeliner. That's where the show's host, Mystery, comes in.
Continue reading Six creeps I'd rather date than VH1's Mystery
Posted Aug 7th 2007 1:16AM by Varun Lella
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, OpEd, Episode Reviews
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S01E01)
"I am pretty sure a lot of us are going to crash and burn pretty horribly." - Fred, the 45-year-old virgin
Okay, let me start by saying I won't follow this show on a consistent basis unless you guys beg me to. Really there is not much of a point. There isn't a whole lot to analyze here, nothing to obsess over, nothing to make this an addictive reality competition on par with your
So You Think You Can Dances and those
Dancing with the Starses.
Continue reading The Pickup Artist: Episode 1 (series premiere)
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