Pick Up and Attraction

The Pickup Artist 2 premier aired last night (10/12/2008) on VH1. As expected, Mystery is back and has a new group of AFC’s to work with. Matador is back as his wing, along with Tara, one of the female aids from season one. The season takes place in Phoenix, Arizona.

This episode introduces the new contestants, brings them to the house, and puts them through the normal (and tortureous) process of trying to pick up women in their current state. After the obvious failures occur, Mystery and Matador step in and show the boys how it’s done. The contestants return to the house and go out for makeovers the next day. The episode concludes with the contestants showing off their new looks and with one of them being sent home.

For a complate rundown of the epsiode visit VH1’s blog.

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For anyone who isn’t aware by now, VH1 conducted an online casting for The Pick-Up Artist 2 on pickupartist2cast.com.  The voting ended in May without much word on the new season. However, it now appears that the new season will premier Sunday, October 12th at 10:00pm EST. There’s a commercial airing on VH1 promoting this date and showing Mystery’s new "wingman" as being one of the female teaching aides from season 1. Stay tuned for more details on The Pick-Up Artist 2.

We’ve gotten some questions recently about whether or not there will be a sequel to VH1’s Pick Up Artist reality show. Unfortunately, after scouring the web, we really don’t have an answer. That could be sign that they’re keeping any information about the second season of “The Pick Up Artist” completely under wraps… Or, it could mean that another season simply isn’t happening.

There’s a small bit of speculation out there that they may focus on Kosmo (winner of the first season) as he travels around with Mystery, Matador, and J-Dawg. However, that seems highly unlikely to us, especially given the information out there implying that Kosmo may be an actor. Here at Pickup and Attraction, we’re thinking that if “The Pick Up Artist - Season 2″ does happen, it’s likely going to mimic the first with different AFC contestants and perhaps some different challenges. We’ll just have to wait and see.

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We came across an interesting post recently that suggests that Kosmo (Alvaro Orlando) from VH1’s Pick Up Artist may have actually been an actor. The post includes a link to Kosmo’s acting profile which has a demo reel of some of his performances. Additionally, Orlando has his own official site online at http://www.alvaroorlando.com.

While it is certainly interesting, we have to say that we’re not shocked to see that a contestant on a reality show has an acting background, The Pick Up Artist included. Our guess is that the majority of the people who try out to most reality shows are going to be starving actors and actresses trying to get some screen time. However, with that said, the post from Seduction-Chronicles.net does show an interesting side of Kosmo and does not bode well for a potential Pick Up Artist sequel with him included in it, as a few have speculated.

Tell me if this is you… You’ve started working up the courage to talk to women out at the bars, but there’s a problem: You’re not getting anywhere. Maybe she shuts you down right after your opener, maybe she bails out 5 minutes into the conversation, or maybe she sticks around just long enough to give you a fake number. In any case, you’re facing female rejection. What steps do you take to move past this?

The first is simply realizing that this happens to all guys, and moreover, that this rejection is nothing personal. You may be thinking, “But I’m a great guy. I’m smart, kind, easy going, I have a great job, and so on. She doesn’t know what she is missing.” Guess what? You’re right, she doesn’t know what she’s missing! All she knows is whether the initial 2 - 3 minutes of conversation that you gave her were intriguing or not. Were you exciting? Did you have high energy? Were your able to successfully pique her interest? Did you challenge her? Did you make her laugh? Did you talk about something completely unique? In other words, did you present yourself as a social and interesting guy who is different from the rest of the AFCs in the bar? If you didn’t, your chances of rejection are high. But remember, she’s not rejecting you — she’s simply rejecting your approach. Do not take this personally. Forget about it and move on.

Step two is fixing the problem. You must identify what you’re doing wrong, and change it. This is going to take lots of reading, and lots of practice. No, there are no “magic bullets.” And yes, you’re going to have to face many more rejections as you master your art. We’ll be covering a ton of in depth material on this in future posts, but for now, we’re going to run down some quick tips that can quickly improve your success rate.

• Smile!
• Keep your head up (physically!.. and mentally too).
• Don’t hesitate when you see a target.
• Bring a high level of energy into the interaction.
• Be confident.
• Make eye contact.
• Remember that you need to do most of the talking. Initially, up to 90%.
• Don’t ask the same lame questions as every other guy.
  • “What’s your name?”
  • “Do you come here often?”
  • “Do you live around here?”
  • “What do you do for a living?”
  • And never ever, “Can I buy you a drink?”
• Tell an interesting story, or get her opinion on something. Don’t be afraid to make it slightly edgy or sexual.
• Set a false time constraint so that you appear to be in high demand.
• Challenge her. Make her work for your interest.