Is ‘Virgin Island,’ Where Celibates Gather to Have Sex, a New TV Low?
As a longtime fan of the reality dating genre, I’ll be the first to admit that some of my favorite shows have never scored high in the “taste” department. But lately, it’s really starting to look like studios are competing to find out who can come up with the most 30 Rock-coded concepts. Netflix’s Dated & Related invited siblings to sleep next to one another while dating other people in the same house. TLC’s MILF Manor paired mothers up with each other’s sons. And now, I want you to read the following words in Alec Baldwin’s “Jack Donaghy pitching” voice: Hulu’s new dating show, Virgin Island, will help celibate people find love (and maybe even lose their virginities during the finale).
Picture it, Lemon—a bunch of confident, sexy celibates canoodling on the beach and preparing for the sweet caress of physical intimacy. According to Variety, the show is for hot virgins who wish to be celibate no more. “As the cast finds heartfelt connections and explores their varying reasons for waiting,” the logline reads, “there will be plenty of unexpected twists, including new arrivals and departures, all culminating in a dramatic finale where burgeoning relationships are put to the test.”
If you’re over the age of 21 and want to pick your first sex partner in front of the world, you’re in luck, because applications are open, baby!