The Pickup Artist (TV series)

The Pickup Artist is an American reality television dating themed game show that aired on VH1.

In each episode the men were given challenges that involved picking women up in different situations, such as on a bridge during the day or in a nightclub.

[6] Controversy began to cloud The Pickup Artist after revelations that some of the contestants' livelihoods were not as they were listed on the VH1 show profiles.

[7] Alvaro "Kosmo" Orlando had been referred to as a game programmer, but he actually had been an aspiring actor for the previous four years - working out of Miami, New York, and Los Angeles.

According to Psychology Today, the empirical feeling "that some teachings of pick-up artists are grounded in theory does not negate the callous and objectionable nature of the field.