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FBoy Island
Created byElan Gale
Presented byNikki Glaser
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes10
Production
Executive producers
Production locationCayman Islands
Running time41–57 min.
Production companySTX Alternative
Original release
NetworkHBO Max
ReleaseJuly 29, 2021 (2021-07-29) –
present (present)

FBOY Island, or FBoy Island, is an American dating reality television series which focuses on three women trying to identify twenty-four men as either womanizers ("fboys") or seeking a serious relationship ("nice guys"). The series is hosted by Nikki Glaser and premiered on July 29, 2021, on HBO Max. In August 2021, the series was renewed for a second season,[1] which is expected to premiere on July 14, 2022.[2]

Premise

Hosted by comedian Nikki Glaser, the show centers on three female contestants and twenty-four male counterparts.[3] Of the men, twelve are self-professed nice guys, while the other half identify as fboys, the former being interested in forming a relationship and splitting the $100,000 prize, while the latter are competing[4] for all of the $100,000 cash prize.[5] During the progression of each episode the women select men to go out with,[6] all ranging between the ages of 22 to 35,[7] with the ending of the episode consisting of three men being chosen to be eliminated and afterwards revealing if they are a nice guy or not.[6] While the nice guys that are eliminated are sent to a mansion called "Nice Guy Grotto" in a limousine, the fboys, sometimes also called Lotharios, are sent to "Limbro". This place lacks luxury and consists of huts made from bamboo, cots and hay-filled pillows. "[8][9][10] At some point in the first half of the series, the remaining male contestants reveal their own labels to the women and audience.[10] During the complete run of the show, only the abbreviated form, fboy, is used by the contestants and host.[11]

Apart from being entertainment, creator Elan Gale has stated that the show's alternative purpose is "to try to see if people can change for the right person,"[12] with the playboys becoming better partners and the "nice guys" getting recognition for their personality.[6]

Season 1

Contestants

FBoys Category Age Occupation Hometown Entrance Eliminated
Garrett Morosky* FBoy 28 Bitcoin Investor Los Angeles, CA Episode 1 Sarah's Pick
Jared Motley** FBoy 27 Fitness Coach Miami, FL Episode 1 Nakia's Pick
Casey Johnson FBoy 24 IT Recruiter Cleveland, OH Episode 7
Episode 1		 Episode 10
Episode 4
Collin Carter FBoy 26 Photographer/Barber Toledo, OH Episode 1 Episode 8
Welcome Tjelmeland FBoy 22 Club Promoter Miami, FL Episode 3 Episode 8
Greg Metelus FBoy 25 Content Creator Los Angeles, CA Episode 1 Episode 8
Chris Gillis FBoy 29 Real Estate Broker New York, NY Episode 1 Episode 6
Jomar Pérez Adorno FBoy 26 Dancemaster Guaynabo, PR Episode 3 Episode 6
Anthony Reed FBoy 28 Health Technician Charlotte, NC Episode 1 Episode 4
Casey Jones FBoy 24 IT Recruiter Cleveland, OH Episode 1 Episode 4
Kevin Sun FBoy 28 Event Producer Honolulu, HI Episode 1 Episode 4
Charley Santos FBoy 30 Model Los Angeles, CA Episode 1 Episode 2
Divij Vaswani FBoy 24 Talent Agent Los Angeles, CA Episode 1 Episode 2
Israel Dimri FBoy 34 Entrepreneur Los Angeles, CA Episode 1 Episode 2
Peter Park FBoy 30 Child Care/Influencer Springfield, VA Episode 1 Episode 1

*Garrett chose to keep all of the cash prize.

**Jared chose to split the cash prize.

Nice Guys Category Age Occupation Hometown Entrance Eliminated
Jarred Evans Nice Guy 28 Entrepreneur Miami, FL Episode 3 CJ's Pick
Josh McDonald Nice Guy 34 Brand Marketer Chicago, IL Episode 1 Episode 10
Fernando Titus Nice Guy 27 Chiropractor Los Angeles, CA Episode 1 Episode 10
Chaun Williams Nice Guy 35 Image Consultant Las Vegas, NV Episode 1 Episode 8
Cameron Brown Nice Guy 29 Real Estate Agent Las Vegas, NV Episode 1 Episode 4
Paul Keating Nice Guy 27 Fridge Mover Oceanside, CA Episode 1 Episode 4
Tariq Johnson Nice Guy 22 Nutritionist Fort Collins, CO Episode 1 Episode 4
Jamie Wood Nice Guy 30 Ohio State Athletics Columbus, OH Episode 1 Episode 3
Mark Moran Nice Guy 29 Investment Banker New York, NY Episode 1 Episode 3
Matt Chamberlin Nice Guy 22 Army National Guard Nashville, TN Episode 1 Episode 3
Ryan Garland Nice Guy 27 Student Tempe, AZ Episode 1 Episode 3
Andrew Dietz Nice Guy 29 Firefighter Savannah, GA Episode 1 Episode 1
Garratt Powers Nice Guy 35 Firefighter Seattle, WA Episode 1 Episode 1

Contestant Progress

Name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Garrett M SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE BTM SAFE BTM SAFE CHOSEN
New Jarred ENT SAFE BTM SAFE SAFE BTM SAFE CHOSEN
OG Jared SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE BTM BTM SAFE BTM SAFE CHOSEN
Josh SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE CUT
Casey SAFE SAFE SAFE CUT RET SAFE SAFE CUT
Fernando SAFE SAFE BTM SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE CUT
Collin BTM SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE CUT GUEST
Chaun SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE CUT GUEST
Welcome ENT SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE CUT GUEST
Greg SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE BTM CUT GUEST
Chris SAFE BTM BTM SAFE BTM CUT GUEST
Jomar ENT SAFE BTM CUT GUEST
Anthony SAFE BTM SAFE CUT GUEST
Cameron SAFE SAFE SAFE CUT GUEST
Kevin SAFE SAFE BTM CUT GUEST
Paul BTM SAFE SAFE CUT GUEST
Tariq SAFE BTM SAFE CUT GUEST
Jamie BTM SAFE CUT GUEST
Mark SAFE SAFE CUT GUEST
Matt SAFE SAFE CUT GUEST
Ryan SAFE SAFE QUIT GUEST
Charley SAFE CUT GUEST
Divij SAFE CUT GUEST
Israel SAFE CUT GUEST
Andrew CUT GUEST
Garratt P. CUT GUEST
Peter CUT GUEST
Competition
  The Nice Guy was CJ's final choice, and received half of the prize money
  The FBoy was Nakia's final choice, and chose to split the money with her
  The FBoy was Sarah's final choice, chose to keep all of the money for himself and lost it to a charity of her choice
  The contestant escaped Limbro and returned to the game
  The contestant entered the competition
  The contestant was in CJ's bottom two
  The contestant was in Nakia's bottom two
  The contestant was in Sarah's bottom two
  The contestant was eliminated by CJ
  The contestant was eliminated by Nakia
  The contestant was eliminated by Sarah
  The contestant left the show for medical reasons
  The contestant was brought back as a guest

Season 2

The leading ladies for Season two were Mia Emani Jones, a 26 year old dental student and former pageant queen from Tampa, FL, Louise Barnard, a 25 year old model from Michigan, and Tamaris Sepulveda, a 29 year old account executive from The Bronx.

Contestants

Guys Category Age Occupation Hometown Entrance Eliminated
Aaron Spady Nice Guy 30 Health & Wellness Coach Miami, FL Episode 3 TBD
Asanté Tait Nice Guy 27 Stylist/Fashion Curator Atlanta, GA Episode 1 TBD
Benedict Polizzi Nice Guy 31 Comedian Indianapolis, IN Episode 1 TBD
Braydon Elgar Fboy 22 Soundcloud Rapper Bloomington, IN Episode 1 TBD
Casey Johnson Nice Guy 25 Marketing Account Executive Toledo, OH Episode 3 TBD
Danny Louisa Fboy 31 Electrician Staten Island, NY Episode 1 TBD
JaBriane Ross Nice Guy 28 Healthcare Worker Sacramento, CA Episode 1 TBD
Kian Lewis Fboy 27 Accountant Spartanburg, SC Episode 1 TBD
Mercedes Knox FBoy 25 Human Resources Dallas, TX Episode 1 TBD
Nick Warfield Fboy 28 Graphic Designer Grand Rapids, MI Episode 1 TBD
Peter Park TBD 31 Daycare Worker/Model Springfield, VA Episode 1 TBD
Tom Carnifax Nice Guy 24 Fitness Influencer Warren, OH Episode 1 TBD
Austin Sikora Fboy 25 Doping Control Officer Rockford, IL Episode 3 Episode 5
Dewayne Rogers Nice Guy 26 Behavioral Therapist Boston, MA Episode 1 Episode 5
Niko Pilalis Nice Guy 29 Medical Device Sales Chicago, IL Episode 1 Episode 5
A.C. Long Nice Guy 28 Software Consultant Kansas City, MO Episode 1 Episode 4
Brant Weiss Nice Guy 27 Regional Sales Director Columbus, OH Episode 1 Episode 4
Elijah Connolly Fboy 23 Non-profit Coordinator Waldorf, MD Episode 3 Episode 4
Jeremy Edberg Nice Guy 33 Personal Trainer Los Angeles, CA Episode 1 Episode 4
Kyland Hewett-Newbill Fboy 24 College Student Springfield, MO Episode 1 Episode 4
Noam Atzil Fboy 27 Locksmith Honolulu, HI Episode 1 Episode 4
Michael Dakessian FBoy 27 Martial Arts Specialist Howell, NJ Episode 1 Episode 3
Ilon Hao Nice Guy 30 Model/Fitness Influencer Sugarland, TX Episode 1 Episode 3
Jared Seay Nice Guy 25 Model/Content Creator San Diego, CA Episode 1 Episode 3
Nikolay Pranchenko FBoy 29 Server Los Angeles, CA Episode 1 Episode 2
Carlos Lopez Nice Guy 30 Realtor/Personal Trainer Burly, ID Episode 1 Episode 2
Nick Priola FBoy 26 Fitness Coach Houston, TX Episode 1 Episode 2
Lukasz Yoder FBoy 21 Concert Pianist Los Angeles, CA Episode 1 Episode 1
Zachary Wambold FBoy 25 Bartender/Student Toledo, OH Episode 1 Episode 1
John MgBemena Nice Guy[a] 28 Pharmacy Technician Atlanta, GA Episode 1 Episode 1

Contestant Progress

Name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Aaron ENT SAFE BTM SAFE
Asante BTM SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE
Benedict SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE
Braydon SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE
Casey ENT SAFE SAFE SAFE
Danny BTM SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE
JaBriane SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE
Kian SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE
Mercedes SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE
Nick W SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE BTM SAFE
Peter SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE BTM SAFE
Tom SAFE SAFE SAFE BTM SAFE SAFE
Dewayne SAFE SAFE BTM BTM CUT
Austin ENT SAFE CUT
Niko SAFE SAFE SAFE BTM CUT
A.C. SAFE SAFE SAFE CUT
Elijah ENT CUT
Kyland SAFE SAFE SAFE CUT
Noam SAFE BTM SAFE CUT
Brant SAFE BTM BTM CUT
Jeremy SAFE BTM BTM CUT
Michael SAFE SAFE CUT
Ilon SAFE SAFE CUT
Jared BTM SAFE CUT
Nikolay SAFE CUT
Carlos SAFE CUT
Nick P SAFE CUT
Lukasz CUT
Zachary CUT
John QUIT
Competition
  This guy was Mia's final choice.
  The contestant was in Mia's bottom two.
  The contestant was eliminated by Mia.
  This guy was Louise's final choice.
  The contestant was in Louise's bottom two.
  The contestant was eliminated by Louise.
  This guy was Tamaris's final choice.
  The contestant was in Tamaris's bottom two.
  The contestant was eliminated by Tamaris.
  The contestant escaped Limbro and returned to the game.
  The contestant entered the competition.
  The contestant chose to take himself out of the running.
  The contestant was brought back as a guest.

Production

HBO Max's first reality television dating show[7] was created by The Bachelor producer Elan Gale and showrun by Sam Dean, who also worked another HBO Max production, 12 Dates of Christmas.[6][12] Host Nikki Glaser also serves as an executive producer,[13] as do Ben Bitoni, Sam Dean, Elan Gale and Jason Goldberg.[14][15] The title comes from the slang term fuck boy, used to refer to a male womanizer, while the decision to abbreviate the term reflected the intention to make the show family-friendly.[12] For her part, Glaser changed the meaning of fboy to mean "fragile boy", explaining that they have low self-esteem and therefore lack care towards women.[16] The series was filmed in the Cayman Islands, in part due to "its low number of COVID-19 cases" with the cast having to arrive at Grand Cayman[17] fourteen days before shooting commenced in March 2021 to quarantine and be tested for COVID-19 on alternate days until April.[18] HBO Max marketed it as "a social experiment that asks the age-old question: Can FBoys truly reform or do Nice Guys always finish last?"[19] It premiered on the streaming service on July 29, 2021, with the simultaneous release of its first three episodes,[4] followed every Thursday at midnight,[20] with another three being released on August 5 and the final four on August 12.[7][21] Upon release, it became the streaming service's most-watched reality program.[15] On August 18, 2021, HBO Max renewed the series for a second season.[1]

International releases

In the UK, BBC Three acquired the show.[22] On April 28, 2022, HBO Max announced local versions for Denmark, Sweden, Spain, and The Netherlands.[23]

Reception

Salon.com's Kylie Chung called the show "highly self-aware and entertainingly self-deprecating," while pointing out its central theme of "couple goals", when the female contestants choose their partners.[13] In a separate Salon.com review Melanie McFarland commented that the show "flaunts its identity as the messy, issues-burdened lovechild of dating app culture as brightly as a neon wristband," mentioning that it is destined for both fans as well as critiques as the genre, such as commenting that the women shrug off the misogyny the men express and hoping they can alter their behavior."[24] Lea Palmieri, writing for Decider, stated that it "feels like a modern dating show throughout" since "it takes itself less seriously and celebrates how silly it is that this show even exists."[25] The Washington Post's Inkoo Kang commented that it "works so well because it takes the 'fboy' part seriously: They're there to be ogled, judged and ultimately taken down a peg" which creates "something encouraging about a show that isn't just about whether a woman can find a man, but the right one for her."[26] For her part, Time's Judy Berman, in a two-show review of the series and Sexy Beasts, commented on the former that it "happens to be a funny, addictive, shrewdly executed twist on a familiar format. I can't say the same for Beasts," and calling the female contestants "relatively intelligent and perceptive, but also generally have each other's backs."[27] The AV Club's Danette Chaves concurred with Berman, calling the women "likable and clear-eyed about the choices they're making," concluding that the show "is a work in progress, but still worth checking out."[28]

Other critics were not as favorable, such as Variety's Caroline Framke, who started her review by stating that "[i]t didn't take long for FBoy Island to make me feel like my brain was leaking out my ears, drip by stupefied drip," calling the use of the abbreviated term fboys "one of [HBO Max's] most baffling, annoying mysteries."[8] For her part, Alessa Dominguez of Buzzfeed News called it "an anemic Bachelorette", observing the lack of time "to get to know anyone … and the guys all play even bigger caricatures of the types favored by the typical reality show," calling the men "even more one-dimensional than the women."[5] Metro Weekly's André Hereford partly agreed with Berman, Chaves and Dominguez's characterizations of the female contestants stating, "[they] are all likable, but they don't make astute choices," giving the show two out of five stars for "[saving] a few jaw-dropping twists till the end, which might be too late for some who have already escaped to more inviting shores."[29] While The Daily Beast's Cheyenne Roundtree was more complimentary towards the show's concept, she went on to state that it "somehow manages to teeter between an exciting, funny concept and a half-baked idea that needs to work out its kinks," the latter referring to scenes such as when the remaining contestants reveal their label and yet the women continue to foster relationships with some of the fboys.[10] Megan Reynolds of Jezebel stated that "dating shows are past the point of reinvention," with the "[attempt] to place the power back in the hands of the women, a limp gesture towards something that could be called feminism."[9]

Notes

  1. ^ While John left before revealing his status, In Episode 3 Nikki revealed the girls had eliminated four FBoys and two Nice Guys so far.

References

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