By Jackson Morris
Copyright © 2006, Seduction Insider, www.seductioninsider.com.
One of the first television shows that Tom Selleck ever did was "The Dating Game". Many big names have done shows they are probably not so proud of in the name of furthering both career and ego. I am guilty of this act numerous times over. In addition to a one time appearance on Nash Bridges I have appeared on or worked on the dating shows Love Connection, 5th Wheel, Rendezvous and two episodes of Blind Date.
It was one of those episodes of Blind Date that would be my pinnacle of television dating notoriety. I would not garner any awards like an Emmy or even get a "mention" for my performance but the episode is still in rerun syndication almost 5 years later. My family in Omaha, Nebraska even saw it a month ago, that is how much they play it.
I am a pro in the dating world but under the lights, camera, action it is a little harder for even a seasoned player like myself. Apparently when big daddy is in the zone with a girl, score or not, I will have a good time even if that means making a fool out of myself - which is exactly how they described me when they showed me in a near death accident on TV's Bloopers and Blunders.
On The Set Of Blind Date
I did this show for one reason and one reason only - stardom! I was a struggling stand-up comic and writer living in southern California and any TV time is TV time. When I went on I thought to myself, "If producers and directors see me using humor to romance a girl on TV for a free meal and a couple hundred bucks that I would be a natural for romantic comedies.
Unbeknownst to me the producers had different notions and basically set me up with a girl who was the antithesis of my wish list. I asked for a girl with a "higher education" and at minimum she had to have a Bachelor's Degree. This chick had no degree, a bad set of fake tits, no brain and she worked wearing the second t-shirt of three that spelled
BUD-WEI-SER as a bar girl.
This girl had a job as a t-shirt. Thanks Tom (Tom is the prick producer who had a knack of talking me into shit constantly). I am clearly the biggest sucker in television dating history.
After driving around in the DVR mobile that digitally video records every word and move out of you had nothing on her because that empty melon had nothing to offer but a mix of grunts and sighs. I have met a lot of dumb chicks in my life (I was married) but this broad is capable of locking herself IN the car with the keys.
Fame From Blind Date
So my first big TV moment that would later be made fun of on Bloopers & Blunders would come when the producers of Blind Date thought it would be fun for me and dumb ass to go "terrain blading". Terrain blading or whatever they called made us use these rollerblades that have all-terrain wheels for grass and gravel. We started innocently enough at the top of this hill in a park - the cameras started rolling and so did I.
I had had a lot of rollerblading experience so I was feeling cocky. I went down the hill at top speed and they only needed one camera angle to catch me tripping at full speed and my feet flying over my head from behind like I was auditioning for the DIVE TEAM. Ski poles and rollerblades and a dust cloud and my bruised body housing a bruised ego was in serious need of some alcoholic assistance. Call the zoo, something has escaped.
The Animal
I am a completely different creature when I drink. Recipe: Instant asshole, just add alcohol. Because the show pays for the food and drinks I had at least 3 drinks in front of me when we started our "courting" portion of the date. Sitting at the dinner table with little or no food, three drinks and the dumbest girl since Elizabeth Vargas I was barely holding it together - or was I.
This girl was a torment from the word go. She was stupid, high maintenance and boring - not even her tits could make up for any of it. As we continue to have a conversation where I am just listening to my own voice - I SPILL ONE OF MY MANY DRINKS ON HER.
When the scene ended TOM the producer asked me what everyone has asked every time this date is viewed, "Did you spill the drink on her on purpose?" When they show the show in syndication they even show it again in slow motion so you can get a close up of the spillage and judge for yourself.
I had a crappy time with that troll and I thought I was capable of saving any date, but once I knew the date was a loss, that is when I showed what a real pro I am at dealing with women.
Lesson From This?
Unfortunately there isn't much I can pass on in the way of seduction advice from this experience, but I can give you the inside scoop on why you should think twice about appearing on any reality show. Do people watching the show really want to see you succeed? Probably not. What they want is entertainment, so if you're truly looking for a love connection, don't look for it by starring on a reality show.
