Two MTV posts in one week!

Today at the gym, I was lucky enough to catch an entire episode of MTV's Parental Control. Here's the show's premise according to the Parental Control site:

Thanks to MTV's new Parental Control, Mom and Dad finally have a chance to do something about that poor excuse for a loser their son or daughter calls their 'better half.' Fed-up parents will send their pride and joy on two blind dates of their choosing, in the hopes that one of them will catch his or her eye so they'll finally dump What's-Their-Name. All the while Mom and Dad will be watching every minute of every date, sitting side-by-side with their son's or daughter's current partner on the couch like one big, uncomfortable family. When the dates are over, the son or daughter has to make a choice between Mom's pick, Dad's pick and their current partner. Will the son or daughter follow parental guidance, or reject the parents' picks and stick with The-Wrong-One.

So, on today's episode, this girl (we'll call her Muffy) had to choose between two guys that her parents picked out and her boyfriend. When Muffy has to go out with her father's selection, she ends up with a shaggy-haired keyboard player with lots of tattoos (let's call him Ryan). Halfway through the date, Ryan has a brilliant idea. "Let's get tattoos together!" Muffy concurs. At the tattoo shop they deliberate on their tattoo selection for about 5 seconds (although that could have been thanks to MTV and its quick cuts) before deciding to get the words "Dude" (for Ryan) and "Sweet" (for Muffy) etched inside their lower lips.* The date is such a success that Muffy dumps her boyfriend of 8 or 9 months for Ryan.

Who the hell created this show and who is stupid enough to get his (or her) lip tattooed on a lame MTV date show? Ladies and gentleman, I have the answer (or at least part of the latter answer) for you. Since this kid obviously wants people to know who he is, I'm going to help him out a little. The Ryan above is actually The Ryan Wilson. Sadly, I was unable to find a picture of his inner lip, but I was lucky enough to find his Myspace profile. Ryan, have you made any other rash decisions lately?**


* For those who don't get the allusion, check out this work of cinematic genius.
** On a semi-related note, Ryan is in a band called Take the Crown. They are nowhere near original but they are quite catchy. If you like Funeral for a Friend, the softer side of Alexisonfire, or Fall Out Boy and don't mind that Crown's keyboard player went wild on an MTV dating show then this band's for you.