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New York narrowed it down to 12 guys tonight. Who made the cut this time? Did Unsure, the alleged male porn star, continue on in the competition? And why the heck is Lawrence Fishburne sending New York flowers? Confused? Read the recap after the jump!

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It has been a month or so since a VH1 CelebReality star’s porn past has come to light, so it was only a matter of time before another one was dug out of the skeletons in their closets. This time, it’s not only porn, it’s gay porn. It seems that New York and Sister Patterson have some great Gaydar as they named the contestant “Unsure” because they couldn’t tell if he was a cross dresser, wore makeup, or was really a straight man.

Now, a website called QueerClick.com (note: the previous link contains a picture of full on frontal male nudity) claims to have proof that Unsure is the same guy as “Jared” on FratMen.tv. Using sophisticated face analysis software, the site points out the similarities of the two men and how their face structure is nearly a perfect match.

While the site makes a very compelling case for them to be the same men, I’m still undecided. There is something that doesn’t match up for me. First of all, there is something that just doesn’t match up with the ears. In the side by side face comparison on the above site, first of all, to make the facial features match up the right way, the necks are different lengths. It also seems that Unsure’s ears are smaller and thicker than Jared’s. However, with VH1’s track record of casting porn stars on these “dating” shows, it wouldn’t surprise me in the least if we can add one more to list. At least they are equal opportunity porn star casting agents with a male this time.

What do you think? Go check out the evidence and let’s debate it here in the comments section.

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Oh it’s ON! What a house full of FREAKS and no Flavor Flav in sight. I Love New York 2 premiered. Did you catch it? I sure did, and I have your recap after the jump.

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Oh, heck. Please let this be a hoax. I love watching New York choose her man, and I love the always entertaining Sanjaya from American Idol, but I just don’t think I can handle them together. It seems as if Sanjaya has applied to be on “I Love New York 2″ according to TMZ:

TMZ has learned that “Flava of Love” diva New York has attracted a wild-haired suitor for the new season of VH1’s “I Love New York” … and it appears to be exiled “Idol” Sanjaya Malakar! *roaring crowd noise*

While TMZ has not been able to confirm whether or not it was the real Sanjaya who sent in the audition tape, they have a clip of the strange video their website if you’re interested. I’m not sure what to think, so tell me what you think in the comment section below.

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Hey, fellas! Did you think you missed your chance at true love with the always entertaining New York? Well, worry no more! Apparently they are casting now for I Love New York 2. Here is the information found at RealityWanted

I LOVE NEW YORK SEASON 2 Now Casting
Company: VH 1
Contact:
State: CA
Posted On: Apr 24, 07 Expires On: Apr 24, 07

Description:

CASTING 2ND SEASON OF I LOVE NEW YORK

HEY MY FELLOW SEXY SINGLE MEN. YES IT’S OFFICIAL I’M CASTING SEASON 2 OF “I LOVE NEW YORK”. I’M CASTING ALL TYPES AND ETHNIC BACKGROUNDS. MY BREAKDOWN IS THIS AND PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT UNLESS YOU FIT THE BREAKDOWN AND FOLLOW SUBMISSION GUIDELINES.

STRAIGHT MEN AGES-21 TO 36
ALL RACES:
EXTREME PERSONALITIES:

I don’t want to leave out you ladies, either. Are you both beautiful and smart? VH1 is looking to cast a sidekick for Ben Stein on the upcoming show “America’s Most Smartest Model”. That sounds like a great show to me!

Or maybe you have some Dirty Little Secrets to tell. Well, VH1 is lending you an ear. You can air your dirty laundry on a forthcoming website, and may be chosen to tell your secret on TV as well.

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The ratings are in from this weekend’s big CelebReality premiere night on VH1. “Charm School”, the latest “Flavor of Love” spinoff, broke all VH1 records for a debut bringing in 5.1 million viewers. It was able to grow its audience from its lead-in the “I Love New York Reunion Show” which held steady at 5 million viewers. The other new offering of the night, “The Springer Hustle”, was also a nice surprise pulling in 2.3 million viewers at the 11:30 PM time slot. All three shows also were strong in the coveted 18-49 year old viewer demographic that advertisers love.

This week, “Celebrity Fit Club” will premiere on Sunday night at 8/7c before “Charm School”. The teams will be divided men vs. women this season and the overweight stars will compete for even bigger prizes. VH1 is hoping for big numbers again as the CelebReality genre finds its niche in primetime television.

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Yes, VH1 reruns its CelebReality lineup into the ground as their respective season airs, and then again in marathon form when new seasons of the shows are premiering, but if you miss the “classic” seasons of these shows, then this deal is for you.

Early reports are saying that the TV Guide channel is paying out $6.7 million dollars for the exclusive three-year rights of old episodes of shows like “My Fair Brady”, “The Surreal Life”, “Flavor of Love”, and “Strange Love”. The channel will also get first dibs of “I Love New York” and “Charm School” after they’ve run their course on VH1. During those three years, VH1 will not be allowed to show any of those episodes.

What do you think about this deal? Are you excited to see some of your favorite CelebReality shows getting new life, or do you prefer a surprise marathon on VH1 every now and then? Leave me some comments and also check out the full article about this deal.

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Well, apparently even VH1 doesn’t want to recap the Springer Hustle, so for now, I will post the links to the always funny recaps of I Love New York and Charm School at RealityShack.com written by Christina. Enjoy and be sure to comment below on the good, the bad, and the ugly of CelebReality.

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Welcome to a new feature of WatchingVH1.com! Every Monday after new CelebReality shows air on VH1, I will give you a glimpse into my thoughts and what you may have missed. As soon as recaps of the shows are available, I will link to those as well.

I Love New York–Reunion Show

Tiffany Ballard (New York) was back and so were all the men from I Love New York. Last time we saw New York, she had just accepted Tango’s marriage proposal…but will they live happily ever after? If you’ve been reading my blog, you know that Tango already has a girlfriend. Well, fireworks flew as he came on the reunion show and broke off the engagement with New York. He said he had proposed to “Tiffany” but after watching her as “New York”, he didn’t want to have anything to do with her since she dissed his mama. As he left the stage, New York let fly a lot of bleeped out words and used some hand gestures to the delight of the crowd. Meanwhile, Chance was just lounging on the couch nearby with a smirk on his face talking about how she should have chose him. Of course he didn’t mean that because rumor has it Chance and his brother Real will be getting their own spinoff on VH1.

Charm School–No Mo’Nicknames

What a delicious mess the Charm School girls are! They get to ride around in a short bus and the sound effects people on this show are just brilliant. Everytime Hottie blinks her eyes, a bicycle bell goes off that makes me think nothing is going on up under that giant weave of hers. After they all found out they were assigned rooms (oh, boo hoo, Pumkin, you’re stuck with angry girls who don’t like you), Mo’Nique made them burn their nametags with their nicknames on them and use their real names (yes, that means you too Krazy/Heather…not some made up ridiculous singing name of yours). Luckily, when they flash on screen for confessionals, their nicknames are still there under their real names because otherwise I’d have no clue who they were. The funniest part of the nickname burning ceremony was Mo’Nique making fun of Saaphyri’s nickname only to learn that is her real name (she was shown the door for fighting in Flavor of Love before he handed out nicknames, so she never got one). The girls are then forced to hike up a hill for two miles with a bunch of camping gear (it took them 4 hours! I think I could crawl 2 miles in 4 hours and I’m definitely not in shape). Between Schatar/Hottie and Thela/Rain complaining non-stop about things and thinking a spa was at the top of the hill, I was ready to turn off the show. However, they all made it through the night and then the next morning competed in a Marine obstacle course. Captains Saaphyri and Leilene/Smiley picked teams and Leilene didn’t want to hurt anyone’s feelings so she chose a crappy team for a physical challenge. Saaphyri’s team easily won the competition and all were immune from being expelled that night. When they got back to the mansion, the girls got their “good Catholic girl” uniforms and slutted it up as best as they could. In the end, crazy Thela/Rain was sent home after a one-on-one with Mo’Nique where she admitted to doing pot and how she couldn’t control her rage. Looks like it will be an interesting season…and New York will make a guest appearance sometime as well.

The Springer Hustle

This is probably the show I’m most disappointed in. Not enough Springer show action and too much behind the scenes stressed out boring stuff, in my opinion. It was interesting to see how they put the shows together and make the crazy guests even crazier, but I don’t know how they are going to keep this up for the rest of the season. The pace is so frenetic that I had to do breathing exercises to calm myself down just watching them. It’s high stakes, just like The Agency, but in fast forward and they deal with what they call “trailer trash” instead of high end women’s fashion models. There was so much yelling and coaxing of these people who want to be on the show it made my head spin. Salina, the producer we followed this week as she put a show together, was definitely driven, but she only left herself 48 hours to book an entire show, fly the guests in, prep them, and pull it all together for taping. I think my head would explode if that is the “daily grind” at my work. Next week, we follow a different producer named Toby as he puts his show together. It’s probably going to be the same thing with a different producer every week. Unless a producer comes along that actually makes me care about them, this is going to be one long season for me.

What did you think about the new shows? Comment below and give me the low down! If you haven’t seen the episodes yet, check out my handy TV Schedule to see when they are on next or see clips at the VSPOT.

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Does Tango already have a girlfriend? The fine folks at MediaTakeOut.com claim he does and got an exclusive interview:

MediaTakeOut.com located a woman claiming to be Tango’s girlfriend - and she had a lot to say. The young lady, who is a student at Florida A&M University, told us, “The show was just a big game … you know, for his rap career. But that psycho New York doesn’t seem to get it. The crazy [EXPLETIVE] texts [Tango] at least 100 times a day and sends him all kinds of naked pictures of herself.”

And according to the woman, she’s beginning to fear for her safety. She explains, “I’m not really worried about Tango leaving me for her. But I’m worried that [New York] may spazz out one day and come and get us.” The young lady continues, “If you read some of the things she sends [Tango], you’d be worried too. In one message she said that she’s not afraid to murder someone for [Tango]. … Most of the times me and [Tango] read what she writes, we laugh at her. But there’s nothing funny about murder.”

I smell a new reality show, VH1! Let’s follow the exploits of New York as she fights for her man. Tune in this Sunday night to the I Love New York reunion show to find out the truth.

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Are you wanting to relive the glory that was I Love New York? Did you not catch an integral plot point as New York’s journey to choosing Tango unfolded? Do you want to read about Chance (and all the other guys for that matter) getting violent again? Do you miss Boston or Momma New York?

Well, never fear, dear readers! My good friend GatsbyGirl over at RealityShack.com has watched and recapped every episode so you don’t have to! If you are looking for a well-written, humorous recap of any of the episodes from I Love New York, follow this link and read about what you’ve missed.

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Now It’s Time to Say Goodbye…

I Love New York is coming to an end. The finale airs at 9:00 PM EST tonight, Monday April 2nd. “The Final Adios” will show the turmoil New York will undoubtedly have to endure as she chooses between Chance and Tango.

Romance and passion are to be had by all parties as they travel to Mexico before the final decision is made. The guys apparently threaten to kill each other and must be separated for the entire vacation. Luckily, it doesn’t phase New York and she even gets her weave wet to swim with the dolphins.

Who is the man of New York’s dreams? Tune in tonight to find out who she chooses, and if it is a reciprocal love (lust?).

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