Bravo's new candid reality show following Patti Stanger, the self-proclaimed "Millionaire Matchmaker." Video preview from Bravo's website.

The first episode aired as a "sneak peek" today. I hate to say it, but I might be hooked.

This is too funny- I just finished searching the forum topics to see if the show was listed, and then I thought maybe I had the name wrong so I was just about to check the bravo site! I saw bits of it today as well and for sure I will be watching!!!

"If I were a multi-millionaire, I would literally go around the world doing this for people for free. Like a Mother Theresa of matchmaking."

Two words: Shut up, Patti. (My bad, that's three.)

This show reminds me of a real life Pretty Woman. Except Richard Gere was prettier. And Julia's character was at least honest about being a whore for money.

Gah. I am now officially embarassed to be a woman. Thanks, Bravo.

I caught what I think was a sneak preview a couple times now. It strikes me odd that she only finds matches for men and has a harem of potential wives for them in the wings.

OK, two things seemed off: what I mentioned above and her clients (despite her claims of being very picky about clients) are wealthy weirdos.

I wonder if she would take a millionaire woman?
I am sick and tired of women prostituting themselves. I demand menwhores.

Speaking of which, how'd that oriental hooker get in there?

Oriental? Hmmm.

I didn't see this sneak preview, but I have been seeing the commercials for this show. I wonder if the men (and the women) will stick to the "No Sex" clause that the matchmaker claims exists.

I watched this yesterday. The series doesn't even start till near the end of January, so I'm wondering why they are doing the sneak preview so early?

This looks like a crappy reality show that I could get hooked on, unfortunately.

When Patti interviewed one of the guys to ask what he liked and what he was looking for in a woman, he said "big fake bazoomas! I know I'm shallow, but that's what I want." [paraphrasing] That seemed to be his only criteria.

Those "Real Housewives of OC," as vacuous and vapid as they seem to me, evidently have their finger on the pulse of what 21st century Moronic Man wants.

The show was entertaining in its way, I guess. Just...what? Disturbing in the portrayals of the people involved. And everybody is old enough to know better, yes? Lots of 40-somethings and older in the crowds.

Central casting, I bet.

There's something really weird about Patti... and her clients.

Seems like Patti is looking to franchise

Her actual matchmaking site is here. Good news; at least women join free.

No kidding. I caught this mess too, and at least two of the guys are already pinging my gaydar- blonde fauxhawk guy and I can't recall the other one.
Then there was "Phil Spector Jr." with that dyed black Sideshow Bob hair, WTF?
I guess this is supposed to be real life "The Bachelor"?

Did the one guy who wanted a woman with "big fake bazoomas!" and was incredulous about not having sex with his date remind you of Steven from Top Chef?

Good points, jackiecarr. Something seemed off to me about most of those guys. Somehow I don't think they are just too, too busy raking in the bucks to meet women. Even plain old nerds with bucks can meet women. These guys must be especially hard cases.

I kind of feel guilty for wanting to watch this show to see what happens with Lonnie Moore since he's now been accused of rape by a 19-year-old.

Right. The women pay in dignity and self-respect. "Shoulders back! Chest out! Smile! Get a haircut! Get a lower-cut blouse!" Yikes.

tmz has a link to the filings. ewwww gross.

Lonnie Moore Suit

This show is really another publicity stunt from Bravo.
Did all the famewhores sign on to do BravoTV and/or E? It seems that they are all recycled from one show to the next.
How about some fresh faces, please?

Who? Did we see him in the preview?

Gharlane Check out diesushi's link above.

I am close to positive that the Lonnie Moore shown in the picture on TMZ is the same guy who said "big fake bazoomas! I know I'm shallow, but that's what I want."

The girl in the story seems maybe a little dodgy BUT something is clearly not right with Lonnie & Company and his bed in the club.

Which leads to a question about Patt's vetting services. Does she merely check the men's net worth or does she also do criminal checks? Because she should delve deeper into those losers' pasts before she sends those sweet, wide-eyed innocent 45-to-55-year old virgins on their dates.

And he's apparently a friend of Mike Boogie, which makes sense.

Sex toy Dave? Mr. Rollerdisco/video? Sign me up, this is what I have waited all my life for, you little stallions in the wild!

It was blocked at work but I was able to view it from home. Yes, it's the same guy who told Patti he wanted a girl with "big fake bazoomas!" and nearly fell over when she told him "no sex on the dates I set up". Funny enough, I think this was interrupted with her interviewing something about dangling 'carrots of love' in front of her clients.

Mike Boogie. Heh. I saw him on Doctor 90210 visiting his buddy about getting genital warts removed from his penis and bragging about how that happened. What a scumbag.

I cannot believe that guy who did that Rollerdisco video on YouTube is a millionaire, not to mention a reality show fame whore. OK, the latter isn't *THAT* big a shock...

ubiquitous, I think that the term "oriental hooker" may be considered offensive. The more politically correct term is "Asian whore." <snerk> Seriously, how the hell did she get there? And how did she not realize that she looked ridiculous?


Don't forget The Five Second Flirt! Let's all practice!!!

"I was taught by my mother and my grandmother to read energies from across the room..." Once again, I say unto thee: shut up, Patti.

Speaking of that, did I misunderstand, or is the woman supposed to stand there staring at the guy, not saying anything, for a full 5 seconds? If that's what she said, somehow I am missing the sexy in that. Seems to me more prone to give off a vibe that there is something wrong with you...

The five seconds Flirt?
What is that? A showdown?
I propose the 5 seconds Love stare. Much, more effective.
While he is starring at the woman's best attribute( ie the rack), the woman gets straight to business and gaze lovingly( barf, barf) at the men's package ( most likely small and diseased and in the case of rape boy warted).
Win win. Kaching!

Interestingly enough, not even one peep about Patti's own marital status!! I would think that either her mom or grandmom did the honors and she would be singing their praises as proof about her pedigree as a matchmaker.

It seems that the millionaires she picks (or her business attracts) tend toward the flamboyant. Lots of sizzle, very little substance. Can you imagine who she would have introduced somebody like Bill Gates to?

Oh, you understood correctly, hereshecomes. You make eye contact with the man, smile, and count to five. Seriously. And that's the Five!Second!Flirt!

Blech.

I did the five second flirt to my husband today and he was like "what? Am I in trouble? Is there a stain on my shirt?".

I love how all the girls are like "oh, I just want love, I don't care that he's a millionaire". I mean, I know that's what they are supposed to say, but why else are they there? This show is hilarious and uncomfortable all at the same time. It's a good thing to watch while on the treadmill....

I noticed at the end in very small type it said that the membership services were given to the men gratis. I guess for being on the show?

Blech is right. As Boring Member noted, it has a weird effect on someone you know. I am not sure it would convey anything positive to someone you don't know. Perhaps they would think you were one of those living mannequins they have in the store windows sometimes. Or maybe a mime.

I'm confused - I know there's a matchmaker show coming on Lifetime. Is this the same one? Oh wait, that's Manhattan Matchmaker isn't it? What's with the matchmaking shows all of a sudden? There's the one on A&E with that woman in Buffalo too.

This is on Bravo.

Patti's face is like a car accident. I can't look away.

Her lip collagen has transformed her mouth into an anus.

Everytime she says, "trust me" in the previews, my colon rumbles.

Patti Novak is a matchmaker out of Buffalo NY. Her series was called "Confessions of a Matchmaker" and aired on A&E (it's been on hiatus for several months however). There's also Manhattan Matchmaker (although her series seems to have been staged in Vancouver, BC) starring matchmaker Lisa Ronis. That show did air on the W network but occasionally also airs on Fox Reality TV network.

Re: Five!Second!Flirt!


Or a deaf-mute. Which to this bunch of creepies I'm sure would be totally HOT.

I can imagine the ad on Craigslist that these over-aged, socially-challanged frat boys answered.

"Are you hip? Are you the life of the party? Are you a *millionaire? Are you a pathetic fame whore looking for love? Look no further, we've got you covered. The ugliest b---- on the planet will hook you up for free! Boorish? Clueless? Skanky? Excellent! Apply Now!!!" (No IQs over 85 please.)



*Need not be liquid. Total value of all assets (including dildo and toupee collections) considered.

It looks like they took down the preview episode on the website. now just a basic show synopsis in the list of shows. Interesting

I noticed that they removed Lonnie Moore from the promo ads and replaced him with some other guy giving the same reaction to Patti's "No sex on these ates!" rule. Interesting.

I have no idea if Lonnie Moore is guilty or not, but I have to say I'm somewhat relieved that I don't have to see this hideous tool on my television ever again.

I think the thing that was most disturbing to me about the half-hour preview was when Patti told one of the bachelors that there were two women with degrees from Harvard in attendance. Harvard women feel the need to subject themselves to this kind of degradation? If there's any truth to that, it's depressing beyond words.

Of course I'm still going to watch the show, though, it looks like train wreck heaven! I'll give it credit for one thing - rather than just being a Bachelor-style show where we're supposed to believe the sun shines out of the ass of whoever is doing the choosing, we're being led to believe that Patti is going to tell these horrific men exactly what's wrong with them. Of course, if she were to "cure" them of their vileness, they'd no longer want to be a part of this show, but then there would be no train wreck for us to watch.

She's actually a very nice woman - with strong opinions, natch - who has been providing this service for years now. Especially now, with the nerd turned millionaire situation that has arisen there are sooo many very wealthy men who have no idea how to deal with women romantically, and there are a gazillion more women just dying to take advantage of their ineptitude to get their money. It's a war zone out there. What the matchmaker does is try to intervene and find the right people and help them shape up enough to attract the right person (in the case of the men). It's like Confessions of a Matchmaker Patty in Buffalo, but for very wealthy men who have absolutely no clue. Of course the production company, in the way of reality tv everywhere, dumps some plants into the show to make it more marketable and get ratings. But the famewhore factor aside, it's a real, legitimate business. My brother in law was a brilliant nerd who had no idea how to meet or talk to women, he spent all his time in school learning so he could get the advanced degrees that got him the huge amount of wealth he wound up with at age 27. Still couldn't talk to women though and he dressed horribly. Matchmaker fixed his glaring flaws, helped him learn how to relax a bit around women, and he's happily married to a beautiful woman and they have two gorgeous kids. She wasn't a gold digger either, she came with a hefty inheritance of her own but kept attracting idiots who were players and wanted her money too. They're in love and have been married twenty years now. So who's to say?

Anyway, the boyfriend of the woman behind this show is a handsome, wonderful man with his own money and no famewhorish ways so he is not anxious to be on a reality tv show, regardless of how much everyone wants to see who the boyfriend is. I think he's smart for being discreet. And no, I'm not his mother (or relative of any kind), just a friend.

Can't wait to see the show. You could not pay me enough to be on reality tv, but to each their own and I wish her the best with this.

Finally found the answer to this one. Matchmaker Matt Titus (who operates in Manhattan) has a new series that is similar to the one done by Lisa Ronis. He matches up clients and tries to fix their particular issues. His series, "Matched in Manhattan" is on Lifetime.

Despite BRAVO trying to thrust this down my throat every commercial break, I'm not sure if it is the same location with a different guy or whether they have her spliced in with the different guy at a different locale being told the same thing.

I'm really hoping with this show I can break my trend of weakness concerning BRAVO candid scripted reality shows, but just my curiosity on the no sex bit will probably have me tune in. Granted I know that it is the gimmick and pull and will wear thin. Well already has worn thin. But I really want to see the first time she tells this to the guy and see the entire reaction. I'm curious as to how well an actress she is if she can sell it as if she actually believes it.

Add in the humor factor as every time I see the ad, I envision a hopeful gold digger getting motion detectors on her clitoris while the purportedly wealthy bachelors get itty bitty house arrest bracelets attached to their dicks. Cut to Patty and her staff roaming the area in tinted window SUV's waiting for the call to come from headquarters "we have penetration in sector seven, penetration in sector seven!!!! Code Red! This is not a drill this is not a... well I guess you could call it a drill...move people move!"

ha ha.... mildly amusing, but mostly I can't see how the basic premise isn't counterproductive and a waste of time. Patti says "no gold diggers allowed." Um... okay. but you are going out and custom ordering women (I heard age and looks preferences at least given by the guys) for MILLIONAIRES, what women do you think are going to respond?? Women who want a shallow man? ("I'd like a funny, Ivy League educated, 25-30 year old BLONDE with fake boobs, please.") Women who want, oh wait, A MILLIONAIRE. and that is called a GOLD DIGGER.

And yeah, why don't women get to custom order their men? Especially if the men aren't paying for the matchmaking service, it should be two sided!

I'm still laughing at the sex toy guy who wants an ivy or harvard educated woman who looks like Paris Hilton. those women probably already either a) have a man or b) don’t want to marry a man who has a STRIPPER POLE in his living room. and invites a woman to "try it out" on the first date. I'm not a prude, but you have to consider, if you have even an ounce of brains, the message you are sending if you ask a girl to take a spin on your stripper pole on the first date. You are basically saying "I am accustomed to chicks who are easy and it's your turn to entertain me."

although I have to say what pissed me off the most was her saying no man wants a redhead and would the girl dye her hair brown. WTF?? I thought you were finding these guys their "true love"...?? Hair color is a prerequisite now? What do you call a woman who is willing to dye her hair, against her own preferences, to gain a chance to date or marry a dude who is loaded? OH RIGHT, a gold digger.

I really think Patti needs a bit more education if she thinsk she can define gold digger by the aquisition of gifts while dating as opposed to dating to marry wealth. What a moron. And having seen her on Comcast in an interview, the show must have borrowed the filters they use on Real Housewives to film Whori Wharing.

I actually did not mind Dave. I think he has flaws and is shallow, but he also, sadly, seems the norm for that whole West Coast famewhore-status do anything for attention culture that is spreading fast. And there was something about the pole that was skeevy one minute and a bit refreshing another in his identification with what it represented. The guy sells sex toys and I think a pole is a nice, pardon the pun, hurdle for the future Mrs. Dave to deal with. And his date dealt with it masterfully. Didn't indulge his dirty little boy but also didn't run screaming and saw past it to see him. I think he should keep the pole actually as it is a part of him in a way. And he seems fine with it not being a part of the woman he wants to date so if he truly wants even a bit of what he says, the pole will gon on its own. If it goes because Patti wants fun shocking water cooler reality show moments? It will be back the minute the cameras are gone.

I'm so over the whole office/employee/cast drama already and its only two minutes into a preview for the whole season. And I'm a bit troubled that the season itself seems focused on the guys shown and little to no Dave or Harold. It seems from the clips that there is a core group that are going to be fakely socialized togheter a la Real Housewives Luncheons and Pool Parties. Harold was annoying as all get out. his denial of his age wore thin fast. The date didn't raise the matter of your age because she bought the myth that you look younger than you are (you don't, you actually look in your early to mid fifites at best); she was too busy doing the math and figuring out how many still youthful years she had as potential merry widow with your inherited wealth after she plied you with plenty of fatty foods, alcohol and viagra for a year or two. But I could actualy watch a season of Dave. Maybe it just stems from the fact that I was surprised at him having an actual personality and being able to make that goober look work in a kind of hot way. Then again a few minutes more and I might be seeing cut-rate version of the jailed founder of Girls Gone wild and just feel sick and dirty.

yeah, I guess I had that same on and off reaction to Dave. I guess that's cute/oh now he's skeevy.

And there were moments with both guys where I felt like "ohhh, these are the guys who were total nerds and could never talk to girls". Now they have money (potential attractant) but they don't really know what to do. And at the same time they want those girls they used to not be able to get the time of day from.

Yeah, oh Harold. Probably the age difference would not have been such a big deal if he hadn't been so clueless. The girl was trying her best, to talk about music, movies, etc. They had nothing to talk about! Plus I thought it was actually kind of sad he took her on his yacht for their first date. Like, I don't want a woman who wants me for my money, except deep down I don't believe I have anything else to offer a gorgeous babe.

Patti is as tacky, if not tackier, than some of the women corraled for the meet 'n greet gathering. WTF was she wearing?

Her language tells me she's not interested in finding true love for these people. Hooking up and chubby chasers are tacky terms.

Also, maybe it was just the amount of air time given, but she sizes up the men waaaay too quickly. "Dave is..." There isn't a woman alive who couldn't figure him out just as quickly as she did. She just charges for it. AND, she accepts money from men she doesn't think much of to introduce them to women she doesn't know.

Gotta' give her kudos for creating a biz that's generated articles, talk show appearances and her own reality show, but there's nothing new here.

Men don't like redheads? They're not the "freshest produce"? What does that even mean? That made my jaw drop and I'm not even a redhead.

The guy with the stripper pole is an idiot. I wouldn't date either of those guys.

Despite her sometimes-offensiveness I actually kind of like Patti. But if all the dates are as awkward as these I don't know if I'll be able to watch.

ROFL!!!!!!!

Hmmm, Dave looks kinda "suspect" to me.
But on a brighter note, I'm on his side. Ms. Harvard should be smarter than that. You just met the guy. Don't plan out your whole week with him. Show him (at least in the beginning) that you have a life of your own. Let HIM do the planning. Geez. *hitting forehead*

I was thinking less "kinda" and more VERY.

I was trying to be nice...
Fancy, Spinnin' on the Pole Stripper moves didn't help his case either.