The Look: MTV's Game of Clones

BY DC CUEVA                      

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A quarter-century ago, MTV entered the world of romantic reality television when Chris Hardwick, Jenny McCarthy and Carmen Electra brought together 100 girls and guys, a bachelor and a bachelorette for Singled Out. In 2006, the channel, Sally-Ann Salsano and her 495 Productions got together for the first time when they produced several seasons of A Shot At Love. Eight years later, Are You The One? debuted at the same time the first of four twisted Real World seasons saw the exes of the seven strangers cause an Ex-Plosion in the Bay Area. And also debuting in 2014 was MTV's global franchise based on the idea of what happened in San Francisco, Ex On The Beach, which last year debuted in America after four alums of its original UK version competed on The Challenge Vendettas.

Of late, romantic reality TV has become a hot commodity in the TV business in every network pitching in to join MTV and ABC's longstanding Bachelor Nation franchise... shows like Temptation Island, 90 Day Fiance, Married at First Sight and beyond have everyone glued to their sets the same way musical talent showcases and competition shows have done for an entire reality genre in general. The newly-premiered season of The Challenge is also helping introduce to America the global reality sensation Love Island, where two alums of its original British version are on War of the Worlds prior to it coming to America. And just when you think we've run out of ideas in this buzzworthy subgenre, in comes a most unique concept that -- just as EOTB has done in America, Britain and thirteen other countries overseas -- promises to again turn romantic reality TV upside down.

This time, the idea is fresh yet twisted, wild and unpredictable, best suiting MTV's way of offering the most talked about programming in the genre. The first peeks at the show has been turning heads in making exactly no sense at what the series could possibly be. But there is always a sense of magic when attractive people and some of MTV's most familiar faces come together in one room, especially when the suitors look just exactly alike some of your favorite celebrities and not one of those everyday joes who come onto these shows in the first place. It may as well as be the wildest romantic reality experiment of all... say hello to Game of Clones.