VH1 perfects art of the 'Pick-up'
By Gretta Parkinson
It's no secret that the best place to find clueless, sometimes creepy, mostly sweet but painfully shy and somewhat oblivious geeks, freaks and losers is online. That's why VH1 is teaming up with the world wide interweb to cast the second season of last year's "The Pick-up Artist," starring Mystery (pictured above), some wingmen and an army of dudes whose ultimate dream -- talking to women -- is also their worst nightmare.
VH1 launched its 10-week online casting competition for "The Pick-up Artist 2" this week, enabling charm-challenged wannabe studs to prove just how badly they need help. After three rounds based on Mystery's "how-to" techniques, online users will choose a winner from the hosts of "friend-zone" guys, "token old" guys and "you're not gay?" guys to be one of the show's eight cast members.
Once they're cast, contestants will participate in a grueling, eight-week boot camp, which, unfortunately for them, doesn't include building a house of cards or swimming with your shirt on. If all goes according to plan, they'll re-emerge as lady-killing lotharios, the most improved winning the title of "Master Pick-up Artist" and a $50,000 prize. And at the very least, they'll have learned to make some good conversation (and hopefully, some eye contact) with members of the opposite sex.
i swim with my shirt on and for whatever reason, it's never bothered the ladies. ain't that right, ladies?
Posted by: glenn | March 25, 2008 at 05:02 PM
The first season faced criticism for taking on out-of-work actors as contestants. Good to see VH1 get real.
Posted by: Mike Abundo | March 28, 2008 at 04:59 AM