I found this VH1 show hilarious to watch because there is this guy, Mystery, and his 2 wingmen who are all supposed "world class pick-up gurus". The show revolves around 8 guys who are lacking in the women department and are longing for social acceptance by overcoming their fear of talking to and meeting women.
I guess this show would be interesting for teens that are clueless about what to say to women, because this guy teaches "how-to" techniques for meeting women to "geeks without game". His goal is to raise the confidence and "game" of each of these men and to see who is most capable of picking up the most women at the end of the season. Each week they have different missions to go hit on girls in various settings, such as a bookstore, supermarket, bar, nightclub, etc. There is a hidden camera everywhere the men go so that the "gurus" can give the men tips and tell them what they are doing wrong.
I found this show ridiculous because they are basically portraying women as prey to these "players" in the making. On the other hand, if there are men out there that are really this clueless when it comes to talking to women, this show might help them slightly. I just wonder what our world is coming to when recent television shows have become overrun with these stupid, mindless reality shows.
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I actually watched and enjoyed the show. I didn't see it as making women prey as much as raising the confidence of these guys that have been so negative about themselves for their whole lives. While the competition aspect makes it more about "getting" the women, the contestants gain a new self awareness. There is actually another show on called "Tough Love", and originally I thought it would be the Pick-up Artist for women, but it's actually a totally different show. The show focuses on women that have had problems in their dating life and a matchmaker who tries to show them how they need to change. Both of these shows are more to promote self-confidence then to find the "prey".
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