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With this 'Date,' reality TV hits bottom

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July 21, 2008|By Mary McNamara

"I feel like in L.A., anything is possible," De La Rosa intones, widening her eyes to denote seriousness as we imagine some poorly paid screenwriter wringing his hands - how ever did it come to this? "Anything you can dream you can do."

If only the rest of the show lived up to this inspiring standard. Instead, we're off to Smiley's bachelor pad, where Myia attempts to explain the rules of the "adventure." Four guys will bunk with Smiley while taking De La Rosa on a series of dates. At the end of Round 1, Jo will eliminate all but one who will then go on to compete with another group of men until we are down to a few finalists.

The guys who show up for the first round apparently were purchased directly from the reality dude catalog - there's a personal trainer, a real estate agent, a talent agent, a nutrition supplement salesman. The names don't really matter as the guys are there simply to provide the venues, a series of dream "dates" designed to woo the de-luscious De La Rosa.

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To say it is ridiculous gives ridiculousness a bad rap. She might have a smokin' hot bod and an admirable willingness to part with her thong at a moment's notice, but a conversationalist she's not and frankly, I think anyone seeing her without all that makeup might be in for a shock. So clearly no one's looking for a relationship, or even romance. These guys are in it to win it, whatever it is.

Meanwhile, Smiley is having second thoughts about the whole thing and looking pained. Will he undercut the competition to make himself look better? Will he and De La Rosa wind up back together?

Who cares? Although it is mildly interesting to watch the reality monster consume its own tail for a few minutes, I'd frankly rather spend an hour blotting my lip gloss.

And I don't even wear lip gloss.

Mary McNamara writes for the Los Angeles Times.

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Date My Ex: Jo & Slade airs at 10 tonight on Bravo.

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