Foursome (TV series)
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Foursome is an adult reality dating series, currently in its third season on Playboy TV
Playboy TV
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.

Premise

Based on similar reality dating game show
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s of the early 2000s like Blind Date and The 5th Wheel
The 5th Wheel
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, Foursome gathers 4 singles, 2 men and 2 women, and leaves them in a Los Angeles mansion for 24 hours. Throughout the experience daters are introduced, profiled, and made to participate in erotic activities.

Playmates
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 and models generally instigate the first round sexually-oriented party games, followed by "field trips" to Hollywood clubs, massage parlors, or trendy bars. Nights typically end with daters hooking up
Hooking Up
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or getting denied in an abrasive fashion.

Notable singles from past seasons include Survivor
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contestant Ozzy Lusth
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, Big Brother 11 contestants Michele Noonan and Braden Bacha, adult actress Mika Tan
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, Real World
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 cast member Dunbar Flinn
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, Flavor of Love
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 contestant Brooke "Pumkin" Thompson, I Love New York
I Love New York (TV series)
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 contestants Jason "Heat" Rosell and Sandro "Rico" Padrone, and popular Myspace Celebrity Jay Lafray

Season 2 And Beyond

In 2008, Foursome returned for a second season, featuring a new mansion and slightly updated format. Special guests oftentimes led to new hookups and friction among the daters.

In September 2009, Playboy TV
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 will premiere a third season for the series, with cameras going to homes in Las Vegas
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, San Francisco, and Miami.

In September 2010, Playboy TV announced the fourth season of the series which takes place in New York
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, and Los Angeles
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Porn stars appearing in the show

Franchezca Valentina (as Christine) - Season 1, Episode 2 "When in Rome..."


Kasey Poteet (aka Diana Prince) - Season 1, Episode 3 "Nerd Gets the Girl?"


Luccia Reyes (as Lucia) - Season 1, Episode 8 "Teeny Weeny Latex Bikini"

DVD release

As of spring 2010 season 1 has been released to DVD in Region 1 over two volumes, with a single-volume Season 2 release. The second season DVD is noted for being edited to remove sexual explicitness such as penetration which is shown in the broadcast version.

External links

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