Netflix Watch Party for LOVE ME TINDER (HGW: S1E2)
Tonight’s Netflix Watch Party will feature season 1 episode 3 (“Love Me Tinder”) of the anthology documentary series Hot Girls Wanted: Turn Me On.
March 30
10:00pm EST
Watch time: 40 minutes
The documentary of the same name and this series were produced by Rashida Jones, daughter of legendary Quincy Jones. She crafted one hell of a resume for herself with such works as
The Office
Parks & Recreation
I Love You, Man
The Social Network
She has lately, however, become far more well known for her political and philanthropic efforts, least of all by campaigning in the last four democratic presidential cycles, as well as the work we will be watching tonight.
The film was originally imagined as an exploration of male consumption of pornography on college campuses. The filmmakers abandoned this idea when they discovered that the men were mostly watching pornographic videos starring young women. Curious about why such a large number of young women were entering the industry, the film was reoriented to tell their story.
Though the first episode (directed by Rashida) and most other episodes indeed focus on exposing direct and tangential aspects of that industry, we’ll be watching episode 2, “Love Me Tinder,” which is not at all about the industry.
As the title suggests, It is instead a look at modern social dating dynamics. The episode profiles James Rhine, a former reality TV star (Big Brother) in his 40s who frequently uses dating apps to connect to younger women and “ghosts” the ones that lose his favor.
