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For the current season, See: A Shot at Love II with Tila Tequila

A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila
File:A shot at love with tila tequila.jpg
Created byRiley McCormick
Developed bySally Ann Salsano
Directed byScott Jeffress
StarringTila Tequila
Country of origin United States
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes10 (12 counting specials)
Production
Executive producersSally Ann Salsano
495 Productions
Running time60 minutes (including commercials)
Original release
NetworkMTV
Logo
ReleaseOctober 9, 2007 –
December 23, 2007

A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila is an American reality television dating game show similar to the TV show The Bachelor.[1] It premiered on October 9 2007 on MTV starring Tila Tequila.[2] The series is a bisexual-themed reality dating show where 16 straight males and 16 lesbian female contestants live in Tila's house and compete for her attention and affection. The contestants were not aware of Tila's bisexuality until the end of the first episode, after ten contestants had been eliminated. The remaining contestants, both male and female, then shared the same bedroom for the rest of the series.[3] The ten episode series is produced by 495 Productions and MTV.[4] A Shot at Love II premiered on April 22, 2008.[5][6][7]

Ratings

The show debuted at No. 1 in its time period across all of cable in the network's target demographic of persons 18-34, averaging a 2.0 rating, and became MTV's second highest-rated series premiere for the year so far, behind Life of Ryan (August 27 2007) and tied with Newport Harbor: The Real Orange County (August 15 2007).[8]

The finale ended with 6.2 million viewers, making it MTV's most watched series telecast.[9]

Criticism and controversy

The show was at the heart of a heated online debate between Tila Tequila and conservative Christians after an article appeared on The Christian Post on September 13 2007.[10] After seeing the article, Tequila wrote an impassioned response in her blog on September 28 2007, criticizing churches for "bashing" the gay community while thanking God for saving her life.[11] Other oppositions to the show have come from the Culture and Media Institute,[12][13] Media Research Center[14] and Parents Television Council, which has named two episodes of the show the "Worst Cable Content of the Week".[15][16]

Several news outlets released an article accusing Tequila of having a steady boyfriend, claiming that the show is a sham,[17] and that she is not bisexual. They cite New York Post's Page Six article.[18][19][20] However, Tequila denied these rumors on her official website, stating:

First of all, let me just say that whomever they are getting their 'sources' from needs to be fired real fast! I find it absolutely absurd that they would even make such an ignorant statement such as 'She's made out with some girls in her past, as all girls have, but she is not bi at all.' ... That is such an absurd stereotype to place on all women and it just shows people how ignorant people can be![21]

On December 30 2007, the winning contestant of the season, Bobby Banhart, posted a message on MySpace claiming:

She never called me after the last show and no one would give me her number.[22]

Bobby's full message:

well everyone wants to know so here it is she never called me after the last show and no one would give me her number so pretty much I feel like and ass but we are not 2gather u cant have a realationship bye urself ya know so now you all know and sometimes no matter how bad you want things to work out they dont and theres nothing you can do i tryed… thank you all. [sic] [23]

Tila offered her own reasoning for why they broke up:

We couldn’t see each other for 2 months after [the finale], and we only talked on the phone. Just naturally, people kind of move on with their lives. We tried our best to keep in touch and keep it going, but after a while, all of this camera stuff, he just couldn’t handle it. [sic] [24]

Spin-offs, supplements, and season 2

  • A Shot at Love II with Tila Tequila - The second season premiered on April 22 2008 at 10pm, and follows the same bisexual-bachelorette formula. The premiere date was announced on Tila Tequila's Spring Break Fantasy Couple. It is set in a Hollywood Hills mansion (the same one as the second season of Rock of Love). It was planned to be aired after That's Amoré![25] Tequila announced at her Masquerade party, Tila Tequila's New Year's Eve Masquerade, that MTV greenlit her for a second season. During the Masquerade, she revealed that she and Bobby parted ways, which prompted suspicion that she would be the bachelorette during season two of A Shot at Love. News articles confirmed this. [26][27]
  • That's Amoré! - Due to his immense popularity, Domenico Nesci had the third spin-off. Also featured was former contestant Ashley, as Domenico's consigliere on the show, which Domenico officially announced on the reunion. It premiered on MTV on March 2, 2008 at 10/9c. [28]

Casting for both shows was handled by Doron Ofir Casting[29][25]

Episodes

In the week after Episode 9 aired and the week before Episode 10 aired, there was a special episode titled One Shot Too Many. Instead of being a regular episode, it was flashbacks and never before seen footage of events of the previous weeks of the show.

Contestants

The following table lists the roster of contestants for each episode, ordered based on Tila's call-out order.[31][32]

# Contestants Ep 1 Ep 2 Ep 3 Ep 4 Ep 5 Ep 6 Ep 7 Ep 8 Ep 9 Ep 10
1 Alex Alex Alex Ashli Ryan Dani Amanda Amanda Bobby Dani Bobby
2 Amanda Amanda Amanda Bobby Amanda Ryan Bobby Dani Dani Bobby Dani
3 Ashley Ashley Ashley Ryan Ashli Brandi Ryan Bobby Amanda Amanda
4 Ashli Ashli Ashli Amanda Michael B. Domenico Dani Ryan Ryan
5 Bennie Bobby Bobby Vanessa Domenico Amanda Domenico Domenico
6 Bobby Brandi Brandi Dani Brandi Steven Brandi
7 Brandi Dani Dani Ashley Vanessa Vanessa Vanessa
8 Brenda Domenico Domenico Sara Steven Bobby Steven
9 Chaos Eddie Eric Michael B. Dani Michael B.
10 Dani Eric Krystal Domenico Bobby Ashli
11 Domenico Grace Michael B. Steven Ashley
12 Eddie Krystal Rebecca Brandi Sara
13 Ellie Lala Rob Rebecca
14 Eric Marcus Ryan Eric
15 Grace Michael B. Sara Alex
16 Greg Rebecca Steven Krystal
17 Keasha Rob Vanessa Rob
18 Krystal Ryan Marcus
19 Lala Sara Steffanie
20 Lance Steven Grace
21 Marcus Steffanie Eddie
22 Michael B. Vanessa Lala
23 Michael R. Keasha
24 Rami Brenda
25 Rebecca Chaos
26 Rob Ellie
27 Ryan Scout
28 Sara Greg
29 Scout Lance
30 Steven Michael R.
31 Steffanie Rami
32 Vanessa Bennie
  • Contestants surviving elimination in the first two episodes are arranged alphabetically, while eliminated contestants are arranged based on the order Tila announced that their shot at love had ended.
  The contestant was eliminated.
  The contestant won a date with Tila.
  The contestant won a date with Tila, but was eliminated.
  The contestant left of his/her own accord.
  The contestant won the competition.

Eliminations

The following table explains Tila's reasons for asking each contestant to leave.

  • Some reasons were not stated in the episode in which they aired.
Men
Name Reason for elimination Episode eliminated
Bennie Cute, but not her type.[33] Episode 1
Rami Could not remember him.[33] Episode 1
Michael R. Reason not stated in episode. Episode 1
Lance Reason not stated in episode. Episode 1
Greg Too focused on sex; she was looking for more than that.[33] Episode 1
Eddie Respects his virginity, but felt he is also too innocent.[34] Episode 2
Marcus Connected at first, but caused too much drama.[34] Episode 2
Rob Will make some woman happy someday, but not her.[35] Episode 3
Alex Did not feel they had a connection.[35] Episode 3
Eric Did not think they would make it as a couple.[35] Episode 3
Ashley Seemingly fell in love with her too quickly; she felt something was not right about him.Threw a temper tantrum and injured Bobby[36] Episode 4
Michael B. Reason not stated in episode. Episode 5
Steven Connected more with the other people in the house than him.[37] Episode 6
Domenico Connected more with the other people in the house than him, but credited him for his personality.[38] Episode 7
Ryan Felt that his and her paths were too different, and that his family was too traditional and she could not fit into that lifestyle.[39] Episode 8
Women
Name Reason for elimination Episode eliminated
Scout Dressed in orange for the talent show which is Tilas favorite color.[33] Episode 1
Ellie Too shy.[33] Episode 1
Chaos Did not connect with her.[33] Episode 1
Brenda Reason not stated in episode. Episode 1
Keasha Felt that she is "a demolition project".Kept on saying "hey girl hey" for no reason[33] Episode 1
Lala   Did not like having men competing and being around them.Had suspicions the men were there for the wrong reasons[34] Episode 2
Steffanie There for two days and still did not know her.[34] Episode 2
Grace Did not feel they would be a good fit.[34] Episode 2
Krystal Did not click with her.[35] Episode 3
Rebecca Kissed Brandi while in the house and seems to have objections with monogamy.[35] Episode 3
Sara Beautiful girl, but just did not have that connection she was looking for.[36] Episode 4
Ashli Did not want to put her in a position where she felt uncomfortable.[40] Episode 5
Vanessa Reason not stated in episode. In the following episode, however, due to her physical attack on Brandi during eliminations in Episode 6, it was alluded that she was not the right person.Was a very horrible person and was drunk most of the time[37] Episode 6
Brandi   Left on Episode 6 in the heat of the moment after Vanessa's attack. Came back on Episode 7. However, she was not accepted back into the house because of the feeling that her return would jeopardize the show's integrity for the other contestants and the fear that she would walk out on Tila again.[38] Episode 6/7
Amanda Had a deeper connection with Bobby and Dani, or as Tila said, "There's no more keys left."[41] Episode 9
Dani Mentioned loving Dani, but being in love with Bobby.[42] Offscreen, said she eliminated Dani to make sure their friendship "never ended" like dating show romances usually do.[43] Tila later claimed that she did not want to take Dani "out of her element", because Dani has a very stable life at home in Florida and Tila travels and lives a chaotic life. Episode 10

DVD release

On January 22 2008, it was announced that the show would be released on DVD. A Shot At Love With Tila Tequila - The Complete Uncensored First Season was released on April 15 2008.[44] The DVD contains the ten episodes, the reunion listed as episode 11, but does not contain the special episode "One Shot Too Many". Special features include extended scenes (Girls Cat Walk, Guys in Heels, Foam Party, Car Wash, Ashli vs. Marcus Poolside, Brandi & Rebecca Make Out, Brandi vs. Vanessa, Brandi vs. Vanessa Elimination) and deleted scenes (Spin The Bottle, Waxing, Strip Club, Brandi & Vanessa Shower, Ashli vs. Bobby, Ashli vs. Marcus).

References

  1. ^ Movieweb.com "MTV Orders 10 Episodes of A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila" MovieWeb article on Tila Tequila's MTV Show. Retrieved October 10 2007.
  2. ^ MTV.com "A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila" A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila's official website including show description. Retrieved October 5, 2007.
  3. ^ ""A Shot At Love With Tila Tequila: Under The Covers Episode Summary". MTV. Retrieved 2008-05-20.
  4. ^ Jon, Lafayette "MTV Greenlights Tila Tequila Dating Show, Debuts Oct. 9" TVWeek article on Tila Tequila's MTV Show. Retrieved September 6, 2007.
  5. ^ Tila Tequila Takes Another Shot at Love | Blog Archive | Vh1 Blog
  6. ^ MTV gives Tila Tequila another shot - Entertainment News, TV News, Media - Variety
  7. ^ http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/prnewswire/NYW06202012008-1.htm
  8. ^ Hollywood Reporter
  9. ^ Hollywood Reporter
  10. ^ http://www.christianpost.com/article/20070913/29285.htm MTV to Air Bisexual Dating Reality Series By Nathan Black; Christian Post Reporter; September 13, 2007
  11. ^ http://www.christianpost.com/article/20071002/29546.htm MySpace 'Queen' Tila Tequila: I Made Amends with God By Nathan Black; Christian Post Reporter; October 2 2007
  12. ^ Knight, Robert. Tila Tequila: the Latest in MTV Sexploitation . Culture and Media Institute: October 11, 2007.
  13. ^ Knight, Robert. An Army of Three? Army Recruiting Goes Astray. Culture and Media Institute: October 22, 2007.
  14. ^ Bozell, L. Brent III (2007-11-30). "Tila Tequila, MTV's Latest Poison". Media Research Center. Retrieved 2007-12-01.
  15. ^ I Am A Child Of Television: Who Does The PTC Hate THIS Week? – December 6, 2007
  16. ^ Worst Cable Content of the Week
  17. ^ FOXNews.com - Report: 'Bisexual' MTV Star Tila Tequila Is Straight - Celebrity Gossip | Entertainment News | Arts And Entertainment
  18. ^ Tila Tequila Possibly Outed As... Straight
  19. ^ Fox News
  20. ^ Tila Tequila News | Tila Tequila Outted As a Fake Bisexual
  21. ^ Tila's Hot Spot
  22. ^ Chicago Tribune, 1/3/08, Section 1, page 14 "As 'Shot' misses, Tequila aims anew"
  23. ^ Tila Tequila Breaks Up With Bobby Banhart - The Hollywood Gossip
  24. ^ ExtraTV.com | Tila Tequila: The Real Reason Love Ended in Heartache
  25. ^ a b Shot At Love Casting!
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  29. ^ Hollyscoop
  30. ^ MTV.com: Tila Tequila series
  31. ^ MTV.com"A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila Cast" A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila's official list of contestants. Retrieved October 5, 2007.
  32. ^ MTV.com "A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila Episode May The Best Sex Win" "May The Best Sex Win" episode official summary. Retrieved October 10, 2007.
  33. ^ a b c d e f g Stated on air, MTV, October 9 2007, episode one.
  34. ^ a b c d e Stated on air, MTV, October 16 2007, episode two.
  35. ^ a b c d e Stated on air, MTV, October 23 2007, episode three.
  36. ^ a b Stated on air, MTV, October 30 2007, episode four.
  37. ^ a b Stated on air, MTV, November 13 2007, episode six.
  38. ^ a b Stated on air, MTV, November 20 2007, episode seven.
  39. ^ Stated on air, MTV, November 27 2007, episode eight.
  40. ^ Stated on air, MTV, November 6 2007, episode five.
  41. ^ Stated on air, MTV, December 4 2007, episode nine.
  42. ^ Stated on air, MTV, December 18 2007, episode ten.
  43. ^ Explained on her MySpace page, MySpace, December 19 2007.
  44. ^ A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila DVD news: Box Art & Extras for A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila - The Complete Uncensored 1st Season | TVShowsOnDVD.com
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