On the outside, Flavor Flav, New York, and Bret Michaels may not have anything in common with Steve Ward and Siggy Flicker. But anyone familiar with VH1 programming or who has a passion for dating and relationship shows knows better. Everyone we just mentioned is a member of the VH1 family and has been a part of the slow but steady evolution of the dating shows that have become a guilty pleasure and a fixture in most of our homes. Over at one of our favorite culture sites, Grantland, they have a great article on the history of such dating shows and it’s a fascinating look at how and why the model has changed from celebrities choosing from a field of competitors to find a match to “real people in need seeking love.” Obviously both genres have their fans, but we’re curious to see what you guys, the fans the shows are directed toward, think. Let us know in the comments!

From Flavor Flav to Siggy Flicker: A Comprehensive History of the Late-Period American Dating Show [Grantland]
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It’s always fun to follow celebrities on Twitter, but here at VH1, our on-air talent has taken Tweeting and turned it into an art form. Take the cast of Mob Wives, who went from not even having Twitter accounts seven weeks ago to having more than 100,000 followers now. Or the ladies from Basketball Wives, who keep us updated on all their t-shirt drama, even when the cameras aren’t rolling. (Not to mention the crossover love these women have for one another’s shows, which is kind of sweet.)

The point is, you should be following them, and to make it easy, we’ve taken the liberty of doing all the Twitter dirty work so you can follow everyone on the network just by checking our our comprehensive VH1 Twitterpedia below. Need to know the handles of the folks from the last season of Celebrity Rehab or You’re Cut Off? We’ve got all that and more. Check it. Click it. Re-Tweet it.

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Flavor Flav has a memoir coming out on June 1st called The Icon The Memoir in which the Public Enemy rapper discusses his drug addiction, his trouble with the law, and of course, his time spent on VH1′s Flavor of Love.

In an interview with XXL Magazine, Flav elaborates on his stint as a reality star. He tells the site he got his start because “I was seen on the camera at Steve Harvey’s show. The next thing you know Bernie Mac people gave me a call and they want me to do a guest appearance on his show. Once I got out and did Surreal Life 3 it was a wrap. [That] turned into Strange Love with Brigitte Nielson. That turned into the Flavor of Love for three seasons.”

When asked if he was ever really looking for true love on Flavor of Love, Flav responded “I don’t like hurting people’s feelings. You know it’s bad karma when you hurt people’s feelings. I had to be careful of the girls’ feelings that were really, really, really there for me. The ones that I knew were not there for me were the ones that I kept… [And] If anybody got it in, your boy Flavor Flav got it in.”

While Flav says he doesn’t speak to any of the girls from Flavor Of Love, he does have a soft spot for one in particular, Somethin‘, otherwise known as The One Who Pooped On The Stairs. Flav remembers that “Sumthin’ was real cool and everything, but that’s what happens when a woman drinks all day and can’t hold her food in her system. I mean how much s— can a thong hold?” Words of wisdom if we ever heard them.

For more, check out the full interview at XXL Magazine.

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This might just be the greatest interview of the century. In a chat with Complex Magazine, Flavor Flav revealed all the stuff we wish we never knew about him – like the worst prank he ever played and the deets of his virginity loss at age 6. Holy crap. Read below for our favorite moments, and check out the entire amazing thing here.

On the time he ate a booger as part of a prank, and how he got revenge:
For the person that put the booger on my hamburger, I got him back by taking some dog sh*t and putting it on the Ritz Crackers and he ate that sh*t.

Discussing his most prized possession:
When we were over in Switzerland, they made a Flav Coo-Coo clock. And when it strikes three o’clock you got little Flav that comes out and say “YeahhhhhBoy! YeahhhhhBoy!”

Detailing the disturbing tale of losing his virginity at six-years old:
Where did I lose my virginity? I lost my virginity in the bushes on a box…A girl and me were having sex on a box in the bushes, in some big tall bushes….This was when I was real, real, real, real, young….I lost my virginity when I was 6 years old…Because you know we learned to have done the nasty back in the days, and me and this girl we experiment, we were experimenting, and my little joint got hard, I penetrated for about a few seconds.

Yeah, boy?

Reality Tv

Reality TV never runs out of amazing moments, and thankfully VH1 has put them all in one place for your viewing pleasure. Tune it to VH1 to see all the delicious drama that makes our reality TV nation truly great . The fights! The boozing! The falls! The cheating! Flavor Flav! Read the full list below and then let us know if you agree with our picks and the order in which we’ve placed them!

  1. American Idol – Clay Aiken surprises admirer
  2. Cheaters – husband caught in S&M tryst
  3. Trading Spouses – God warrior wife
  4. Flavor of Love – Pumkin spits at New York
  5. Real World: Denver – Brooke goes bonkers
  6. Man Vs Wild – Bear eats live fish
  7. Armed & Famous — celebs shocked
  8. Big Brother 8 – housemate hates photo
  9. Celebrity Fit Club 5 – Dustin Diamond vs. Harvey
  10. Adventures in Hollyhood – Sugarfoot gets slap happy [click to continue…]

Dustin DiamondReality TV never runs out of amazing moments, and thankfully VH1 has put them all in one place for your viewing pleasure. Tune it tonight at 8 PM EST to countdown all the delicious drama that makes our reality TV nation truly great . The fights! The boozing! The falls! The cheating! Flavor Flav!

Want a sneak peak as to what’s made the list? Here are a few of our faves. Where do you think they fall on the countdown?

  • Pumkin’s spit heard (and seen) around the world from Flavor of Love 1
  • Project Runway‘s Tim Gunn ripping Santino a new one
  • Dustin Diamond‘s Celebrity Fit Club battle versus the verbal wrath of coach Harvey
  • America’s Next Top Model‘s fainting contestant
  • The war of the drunk roommates on The Real World: Denver

Tune in to VH1 tonight at 8 PM EST to catch The Forty Greatest Reality Moments 2, and check back with The VH1 Blog to see the complete list!

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Stopped on the red carpet for Sunday night’s Roast of Flavor Flav on Comedy Central, professional wiseacre and rat-voice star Patton Oswalt wondered what would happen if the Catholic church got all hooked-up in a reality show.

Our coverage of the event gave you a taste of what to expect, but if your life is built around curse-riddled zingers, you’ll want to spend a few seconds with the show’s trailer. Hey, Brigitte Nielsen’s not really a man, is she?

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We couldn’t let the Comedy Central Flavor Flav Roast (airs Aug. 12) go down without covering the hell out it. So we sent Celebreality blogger Rich Juzwiak to snap photos and chat up the stars and VH1 personalities at the event’s taping. Click the pics below to see them in full size and check back with us for continuing coverage.

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Schatar
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Saaphyri
Snoop Dogg
Snoop Dogg
Chyna
Chyna
Leilene
Leilene
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Ice T and Coco
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Flavor Flav
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Shay and Deelishis
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Becky

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