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Enough wrote:Not sure where to include this. Ch 10 got this:

New dating adventure show THE REAL LOVE BOAT coming to 10. Suppose to air in 2022.

https://tvblackbox.com.au/page/2022/03/23/new-dating-adventure-show-the-real-love-boat-coming-to-10/

Can they fit both in at the 2nd half of the year?

The Real Love Boat’s all-star crew will lead a group of Australia’s most eligible singles, as they set sail across the Mediterranean looking to find their perfect match, throwing the occasional buoy out to those that get stuck in the murky waters of love.

The Real Love Boat will set sail aboard Princess Cruises ship, Regal Princess with love forming across the waters of Spain, Greece, France, Italy, Turkey and Montenegro.

At the helm is real-life Captain, Paolo Arrigo, master of Regal Princess. Responsible for 3,560 guests aboard the MedallionClass ship, Captain Paolo Arrigo will also keep an eye on the cupid crew ensuring the singles don’t steer off course as they sail the mesmerising waters of the Mediterranean.

Only one couple will be able to make it to the final port, but who will drop anchor and who will be cast off?

Bobette wrote:This looks so cheesy it might just work.  



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The Real Love Boat’s all-star crew will lead a group of Australia’s most eligible singles, as they set sail across the Mediterranean looking to find their perfect match, throwing the occasional buoy out to those that get stuck in the murky waters of love.

The Real Love Boat will set sail aboard Princess Cruises ship, Regal Princess with love forming across the waters of Spain, Greece, France, Italy, Turkey and Montenegro.

At the helm is real-life Captain, Paolo Arrigo, master of Regal Princess. Responsible for 3,560 guests aboard the MedallionClass ship, Captain Paolo Arrigo will also keep an eye on the cupid crew ensuring the singles don’t steer off course as they sail the mesmerising waters of the Mediterranean.

Only one couple will be able to make it to the final port, but who will drop anchor and who will be cast off?

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The hottest show returns to the hottest place on the planet New #LoveIslandAU in sexy Spain, this October on @9Now. pic.twitter.com/DKHo1AQiNF

— Love Island Australia (@LoveIslandAU) September 24, 2022

When TVNZ's new reality dating show FBoy Island struck choppy waters last week following revelations a contestant was charged with suffocating a woman after luring her to his home last year, I had questions.

Mostly, how could anyone have predicted a show called FBoy Island might attract a certain kind of contestant with such dark skeletons rattling around in the closet?

But that wasn't the only question I had. Here are the 10 nagging queries that popped into my head during the controversial show's first episode:

1. How great is series host Shavaughn Ruakere?

From the moment she sniffs the Lynx Africa in the air while she hunts out the FBoys during the show's opener to the feisty farewell she bids the first batch of eliminated contestants, she's like a dating show version of Cruella De Vil - except her prey isn't puppies, it's hapless men who might think they're entitled to sexual encounters.

2. How good are the women tasked with sorting out the self-proclaimed Nice Guys from the self-proclaimed FBoys on the island?

Kita, Kiera, and Coco might all admit they're drawn to bad boys in real life, but they make it clear from the start they're the ones in charge on FBoy Island.

Sure, they have moments of doubting themselves as they get to know their potential love matches, but they are also calm and ruthless come elimination time.

3. How toe-curlingly terrible are the contestants' introductions to the three women?

I don't know whose was worse – jazz musician Nathan telling the women he was their "personal concierge, who's also trying to date you" or 22-year-old Taite revealing his qualifications as a plumber and "knowing how to lay that pipe, if you know what I mean".

4. How terrible is the prize?

If the women on FBoy Island eventually pair up with a Nice Guy, we're told they get to share a $50,000 prize with him. If she inadvertently pairs up with an FBoy, however, that man can choose to keep the whole cash prize for himself.

Excuse me?

Why are the women not given a similar option to walk away with the whole prize should they choose to? Does the gender pay gap somehow extend to TV shows with questionable premises now, too?

5. Why did we suddenly have a montage of contestants working out in slow motion on the beach?

And was it 22-year-old Thomas' own idea to wink at us like that while he awkwardly pulled on some ropes?

6. How did administrator/model Ross go from talking about his "killer scrambled eggs" to the Hubble space telescope during his one-on-one date with Kiera?

Truly, the mind boggles.

7. Won't somebody think of the editors of these dating shows when it comes to vetting contestants?

Ever since the decision was made to remove Wayde Moore from the show once his past charges came to light, somebody has obviously spent a lot of time scrubbing him from FBoy Island as much as they possibly can.

It becomes obvious at the end of this episode that he didn't make a great first impression and probably didn't play a large part in proceedings overall, but it still makes for unavoidably clunky viewing at times.

8. What happens to these Nice Guys and FBoys when they get their marching orders from the island?

According to TVNZ's publicity material, the Nice Guys go to the luxurious Nice Guy Grotto to await a potential second chance, while the FBoys are sent to a sparse-looking camp called LimBRO, where Shavaughn will apparently "show them the error of their ways".

9. How is Shavaughn going to show them the error of their ways?

And why am I looking forward to that so much?

10. Will Kita, Kiera, and Coco ultimately choose a Nice Guy or an FBoy?

And why is it that I still really want to watch the rest of the show right now to find out?

FBoy Island premieres October 12 on TVNZ+. Two new episodes will be released every Wednesday.