Our New Neighborhod Menace: Casting Directors

No, they're not, really. Did you just think for a moment you might be picked to hug Robert Pattinson, or that the casting notes for Star Wars Episode VII included 'pasty individual with master's degree who knows if kale is past its sell-by date?' Bah. You don't have a chance of being discovered as big Hollywood talent, because you're not married and living in Prospect Heights.

There is a listserv for Prospect Heights Parents, and among other things, it helps parents find babysitters and nannies, lets them know about upcoming stoop sales, and is apparently a target for top-rank reality TV recruiting. This week, a very odd message was mailed to the 2,000 plus strong group looking for "outgoing, fun, successful single men and women based in New York City for an exciting new dating show concept!" Yes, I have bile in my mouth too. It gets worse: "This will be a comic but warm-hearted show that will feature a team of matchmakers who help men and women of any age or sexual orientation overcome their dating challenges in the pursuit of love." At no point is the "award winning television production company's" name mentioned, which begs the question as to why they are more interested in bragging about awards than actually telling us what they were and who, exactly, won them.

How about it? Are you a sexy philosophy major bored and living in your parents' basement? Want to make porn with a fake casting director and have it put on the internet? Ever wanted to know what the hell goes into the selection of candidates for reality TV? Just plain sick of married life? Just email your sexual orientation, biggest dating "issue" and some recent snaps to these creeps and see what happens. You want to know the best part? The email address is lookingforlovetv@gmail.com. Yeah, enjoy that - see you on New York Gritty: Hoes of Murray Hill come sweeps week.