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Encyclopedia > A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila

For the second season, see: A Shot at Love II with Tila Tequila

A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila
A shot at love with tila tequila.jpg
Format Competitive reality show
Dating game show
Created by Riley McCormick
Developed by Sally Ann Salsano
Directed by Scott Jeffress
Starring Tila Tequila
Opening theme I Love U
Ending theme I Love U
Composer(s) Tila Tequila
Country of origin  United States
No. of seasons 2
No. of episodes 10 (+ 2 specials)
Production
Executive producer(s) Sally Ann Salsano
495 Productions
Running time 60 minutes (including commercials)
Broadcast
Original channel MTV
Logo
Original run October 9 – December 23, 2007
Chronology
Followed by A Shot at Love II with Tila Tequila
That's Amoré!
External links
Official website

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 home for the remainder 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] For other uses, see Competition (disambiguation). ... // This article is about the genre of TV shows. ... Dating game shows are television game shows, some say reality game shows, that incorporate a dating system in the form of a game with clear rules. ... Tila Nguyen (IPA: ) (born October 24, 1981), best known as Tila Tequila, is an American import model turned glamour model and singer residing in West Hollywood, California, she is best known for her appearances in Stuff, Maxim, Time, her role as host of the Fuse TV show Pants-Off Dance... Tila Nguyen (IPA: ) (born October 24, 1981), best known as Tila Tequila, is an American import model turned glamour model and singer residing in West Hollywood, California, she is best known for her appearances in Stuff, Maxim, Time, her role as host of the Fuse TV show Pants-Off Dance... This article is about the original U.S. music television channel. ... Logo is an American digital cable television channel owned by Viacoms MTV Networks division. ... // This article is about the genre of TV shows. ... Dating game shows are television game shows, some say reality game shows, that incorporate a dating system in the form of a game with clear rules. ... This article is about the original U.S. music television channel. ... Tila Nguyen (IPA: ) (born October 24, 1981), best known as Tila Tequila, is an American import model turned glamour model and singer residing in West Hollywood, California, she is best known for her appearances in Stuff, Maxim, Time, her role as host of the Fuse TV show Pants-Off Dance... In human sexuality, bisexuality describes a man or woman having a sexual orientation to persons of either or both sexes (a man or woman who sexually likes both sexes; people who are sexually and/or romantically attracted to both males and females). ... This article is about same-sex desire and sexuality among women. ...

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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. It became MTV's second highest-rated series premiere for the year, behind Life of Ryan (August 27, 2007) and tied with Newport Harbor: The Real Orange County (August 15, 2007).[8] A demographic or demographic profile is a term used in marketing and broadcasting, to describe a demographic grouping or a market segment. ...


The finale ended with 6.2 million viewers, and made 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] The Christian Post is a pan-denominational, Evangelical-leaning Christian newspaper based in Washington, D.C.. It is an operating division of The Christian Post Company - a multimedia firm whose principal member productions include digital publications ( www. ... Image:BBozell. ... The Parents Television Council (PTC) is a US-based nonprofit organization run and founded by conservative activist L. Brent Bozell III whose stated goal is to promote and restore responsibility to the entertainment industry. ...


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: The New York Post is the 13th-oldest newspaper published in the United States and the oldest to have been published continually as a daily. ...

“ 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: MySpace is a social networking website offering an interactive, user-submitted network of friends, personal profiles, blogs, groups, photos, music, and videos. ...

“ 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: For other uses, see SIC. Sic is a Latin word meaning thus, so, as such, or just as that. In writing, it is placed within square brackets and usually italicized—[sic]—to indicate that an incorrect or unusual spelling, phrase, punctuation, and/or other preceding quoted material has been reproduced...

“ 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, seasons 2 and 3

  • A Shot at Love: The Hangover is a supplementary show that shows clips and interviews guests as a recap to the show. It premiered on November 13, 2007 on MTV starring Ryan Stout. The show's debut averaged a 2.85 rating.
  • A Shot at Love II with Tila Tequila - The second season premiered on April 22, 2008, 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.[5][6]
  • That's Amore! - Nesci's third spin-off featured former contestant Ashley as his consigliere. It premiered on MTV on March 2, 2008.[25][26][27]
  • A Double Shot at Love - A third season spin-off premiered on December 9, 2008, with the Ikki Twins replacing Tila Tequila as the host.

Episodes

  • Ep. 1 Surprise! I Like Boys and Girls (May The Best Sex Win-title on DVD and iTunes) (first aired October 9, 2007)
  • Ep. 2 Can't We All Just Get Along? (Fight For Love-title on DVD and iTunes) (first aired October 16, 2007)
  • Ep. 3 Under the Covers (first aired October 23, 2007)
  • Ep. 4 A Broken Heart (first aired October 30, 2007)
  • Ep. 5 I Always Get What I Want (first aired November 6, 2007)
  • Ep. 6 The Cat Fight (first aired November 13, 2007)
  • Ep. 7 A Second Chance? (first aired November 20, 2007)
  • Ep. 8 Welcome To The Family (first aired November 27, 2007)
  • Ep. 9 Three's A Crowd (first aired December 4, 2007)
  • Special: One Shot Too Many (originally aired December 11, 2007)
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.
  • Ep. 10 I Choose...(This Is Real-title on DVD and iTunes) (first aired December 18, 2007)
  • Special: The Final Round (first aired December 23, 2007)[28]

Contestants

The following table lists the roster of contestants for each episode, ordered based on Tila's call-out order.[29][30] For other uses, see SIC. Sic is a Latin word meaning thus, so, as such, or just as that. In writing, it is placed within square brackets and usually italicized—[sic]—to indicate that an incorrect or unusual spelling, phrase, punctuation, and/or other preceding quoted material has been reproduced... This article is about the original U.S. music television channel. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Rock of Love with Bret Michaels is a reality show on VH1 set to air July 15, 2007. ... ... This article is about the original U.S. music television channel. ... A Double Shot at Love (stylized as A Double Shot at Love with the ikki twins in the shows logo) is an American reality television dating game show which first aired weekly on MTV from December 9, 2008 to February 3, 2009. ... Tila Nguyen (IPA: ) (born October 24, 1981), best known as Tila Tequila, is an American import model turned glamour model and singer residing in West Hollywood, California, she is best known for her appearances in Stuff, Maxim, Time, her role as host of the Fuse TV show Pants-Off Dance...

# Contestants Episodes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11
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.[31] Episode 1
Rami Could not remember him.[31] 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.[31] Episode 1
Eddie Respects his virginity, but felt he is also too innocent.[32] Episode 2
Marcus Connected at first, but caused too much drama.[32] Episode 2
Rob Will make some woman happy someday, but not her.[33] Episode 3
Alex Did not feel they had a connection.[33] Episode 3
Eric Did not think they would make it as a couple.[33] Episode 3
Ashley Seemingly fell in love with her too quickly; she felt something was not right about him.[34] Episode 4
Michael B. Reason not stated in episode. Episode 5
Steven Connected more with the other people in the house than him.[35] Episode 6
Domenico Connected more with the other people in the house than him, but credited him for his personality.[36] 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.[37] Episode 8
Women
Name Reason for elimination Episode eliminated
Scout Did not remember her.[31] Episode 1
Ellie Too shy.[31] Episode 1
Chaos Did not connect with her.[31] Episode 1
Brenda Reason not stated in episode. Episode 1
Keasha Felt that she is "a demolition project".[31] Episode 1
Lala      Did not like having men competing and being around them.[32] Episode 2
Steffanie There for two days and still did not know her.[32] Episode 2
Grace Did not feel they would be a good fit.[32] Episode 2
Krystal Did not click with her.[33] Episode 3
Rebecca Kissed Brandi while in the house and seems to have objections with monogamy.[33] Episode 3
Sara Beautiful girl, but just did not have that connection she was looking for.[34] Episode 4
Ashli Did not want to put her in a position where she felt uncomfortable.[38] 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.[35] 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.[36] Episode 6/7
Amanda Had a deeper connection with Bobby and Dani, or as Tila said, "There's no more keys left."[39] Episode 9
Dani Mentioned loving Dani, but being in love with Bobby.[40] Offscreen, said she eliminated Dani to make sure their friendship "never ended" like dating show romances usually do.[41] 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.[42] 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, Ashley 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, Ashley vs. Bobby, Ashley vs. Marcus). Faithfulness redirects here. ...

References

 This article's citation style may be unclear. The references used may be made clearer with a different or consistent style of citation, footnoting, or external linking. (September 2009)
  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. http://www.mtv.com/ontv/dyn/tila_tequila_1/episode/episode.jhtml?episodeId=125856#bio. 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. ^ a b Tila Tequila Takes Another Shot at Love|Blog Archive|Vh1 Blog
  6. ^ a b 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. http://www.mediaresearch.org/BozellColumns/entertainmentcolumn/2007/col20071130.asp. 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!
  26. ^ TVGuide
  27. ^ Hollyscoop
  28. ^ MTV.com: Tila Tequila series
  29. ^ 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.
  30. ^ 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.
  31. ^ a b c d e f g Stated on air, MTV, October 9, 2007, episode one.
  32. ^ a b c d e Stated on air, MTV, October 16, 2007, episode two.
  33. ^ a b c d e Stated on air, MTV, October 23, 2007, episode three.
  34. ^ a b Stated on air, MTV, October 30, 2007, episode four.
  35. ^ a b Stated on air, MTV, November 13, 2007, episode six.
  36. ^ a b Stated on air, MTV, November 20, 2007, episode seven.
  37. ^ Stated on air, MTV, November 27, 2007, episode eight.
  38. ^ Stated on air, MTV, November 6, 2007, episode five.
  39. ^ Stated on air, MTV, December 4, 2007, episode nine.
  40. ^ Stated on air, MTV, December 18, 2007, episode ten.
  41. ^ Explained on her MySpace page, MySpace, December 19, 2007.
  42. ^ 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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