The Pickup Artist (later as The Pickup Artist 2) was a short-lived reality dating series where Eight (later Nine) socially challenged men move in together to compete for the title of Master pick-up artist using skills learned from best-selling author Mystery, a social misfit turned seducer extraordinaire. Along with his wingmen Matador, J-Dog and Tara Ferguson, Mystery will teach contestants the Mystery method of turning on the charm to make any dream woman into a reality.