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Transamerican Love Story, My New Dating Show on Logo!
Wow, so the press release for my new dating show, Transamerican Love Story”, was put out today! There was already a nice post on Perez Hilton’s blog, which is HUGE! He has an enormous readership. Ever cooler, he was totally nice and hasn’t even assigned me a cruel nickname! (Yet! Yikes… let’s hope that doesn’t happen.)
The show is SO much fun, with lots of humor and hot guys and cool things happening. I can’t say much, but I hope everyone will watch when it comes out in February 2008. I’ll keep you updated!
Click here for the Transamerican Love Story page on Calpernia.com
Click below to read the full press release.
LOGO FINDS LOVE, TRANSAMERICAN STYLE WITH
UPCOMING REALITY SLATE
Reality dating show starring Calpernia Addams and Alec Mapa to premiere in February 2008;
lesbian bar scene and gay basketball series to bow in summer 2008
NEW YORK, NY – November 29, 2007 – Logo, a division of Viacom Inc.’s (NYSE: VIA and VIA.B)
MTV Networks, today announced it has greenlit a new competition dating series – Transamerican Love
Story – centered on transgender activist, artist, actress and author Calpernia Addams. Logo also announced
the greenlight of Gimme Sugar, which follows five women on the search for love in the L.A. lesbian
nightlife and club scene as well as Rockdogs (working title), which chronicles San Francisco’s star gay
basketball team as its new generation of players struggles to survive on and off the court.
“These shows advance Logo’s continuing mission to not only explore the diversity of people in our
community, but also the diverse lives they lead,” said Brian Graden, President, MTV Networks Music
Group Entertainment; and President, Logo.
Logo’s new eight episode dating reality series Transamerican Love Story follows Calpernia Addams as she
whittles down a group of eight bachelors, living together in a Los Angeles-area home, with the help of her
best friend and fellow transgender activist Andrea James. Calpernia is openly transgender to all the show’s
suitors from the start of the series.
“Calpernia Addams proves that steely optimism and a genuine spirit are the universal keys to finding love,” added Graden.
The show is hosted by comedian and actor Alec Mapa (Ugly Betty, Desperate Housewives) and will also
feature online voting at LOGOonline.com, allowing viewers to express who they think Calpernia should
eliminate. Live voting results will air during the show, but the selections are Calpernia’s alone.
The hour-long show, which will premiere in February 2008, is executive produced by Randy Barbato,
Fenton Bailey and Tom Campbell of World of Wonder Productions (Transgeneration, The Eyes Of Tammy
Faye), Joe Del Hierro of Oh Really! Productions (The Big Gay Sketch Show) and co-executive produced by
Julio Kollerbohm.
In Gimme Sugar’s six half-hour episodes, five hot young friends on the L.A. lesbian club scene bite off
more than they can chew when they try to launch and promote their own club night. If they succeed,
they’ll be the youngest female promoters in LA. The girls will fight, fall in love, break apart, and come
back together as they struggle to make their dream come true.
The show, which will premiere in summer 2008, is executive produced by Scott A. Stone of Stone &
Company (Tim Gunn’s Guide To Style, The Ride, Curl Girls), Michaline Babich (Million Dollar Listing,
Welcome To The Parker) & Michelle Agnew.
A star gay basketball team in San Francisco lives together under one roof as they prepare to defend their
national title in Rockdogs (working title). During six half-hour episodes, the team will try to bring back the
glory of San Francisco’s three-generation, gold-medal winning legacy of the Rockdogs. While the
competition on the court is fierce, the action will be found on the high drama off the court. Executive
produced by Eddie October Productions (Bands Reunited, Tommy Lee Goes To College) and William
Kendall, the show will premiere in summer 2008.
ABOUT LOGO
Logo is the ad-supported network targeting lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) viewers,
launched by MTV Networks. The network launched June 30, 2005 with more than one thousand hours of
content and now has approximately 28 million subscribers across the United States. Logo provides LGBT
audiences with a place where they can see themselves and be themselves through a mix of original and
acquired entertainment programming that is authentic, smart and inclusive. Logo joins Viacom’s roster of
popular and highly targeted cable networks which includes MTV, Comedy Central, BET and Spike TV.
ABOUT MTV NETWORKS
MTV Networks, a unit of Viacom (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), is one of the world’s leading creators of
programming and content across all media platforms. MTV Networks, with more than 120 channels
worldwide, owns and operates the following television programming services – MTV: MUSIC
TELEVISION, MTV2, VH1, mtvU, NICKELODEON, NICK at NITE, COMEDY CENTRAL, TV LAND,
SPIKE TV, CMT, NOGGIN, VH1 CLASSIC, LOGO, MTVN INTERNATIONAL and THE DIGITAL
SUITE FROM MTV NETWORKS, a package of 13 digital services, with all of these networks trademarks
of MTV Networks. MTV Networks connects with its audiences through its robust consumer products
businesses and its more than 100 interactive properties worldwide, including online, broadband, wireless
and interactive television services and also has licensing agreements, joint ventures, and syndication deals
whereby all of its programming services can be seen worldwide.
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Yup, I knew Calpernia would get her big break sooner or latter!
Congratulations with the new show Calpernia!!!!
Yay, thank you, Michael!
Oh yay! Totally stoked for you
Congratulations <3
Yay it’s Shay! =)
Dear Calpernia,
Well CONGRATULATIONS Callie!
I’ve just read all about your little foray into reality super-stardom here and other places on the internet and I just want to let you know that I think it’s awesome for you girl!! 
So I just wanted to write and wish you the very best of luck with everything to do with your new show. And who knows ? Maybe you’ll even get to be a very lucky girl and one of your 8 beaus will turn out to be a prince once you kiss him, and then Happily Ever After may be a possibility.
So “Good Luck” my friend, and as you say over there in America : “I’ll be rooting for ya!”
{{HUGS}}
David
PS Good to see Andrea getting gig on your new show too
Can you pass on a “What’s Up?” to her for me ? 
So, will she be screening the bachelors with a questionaire or lie detector as your best friend ? And can I expect her to be your Maid of Honor in the follow-up “TLS Wedding Special” ???? 
Thank you, Dave! It was sooo much fun to make. Yes, I HAD to have Andrea with me, she keeps me from going too wild most of the time. As for a “TLS Wedding”, I’m still so young to get married, ha ha! This clip comes to mind:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4r6Wq5qq7I
But you never know
I am pissed that I didn’t find out about this show (i.e., mad i didn’t get to sign up). If there is a part 2 (you know how reality shows like sequels), you better believe I will sign up!!
you’re stunning Calpernia!!
Aww thank you, Jeff!
If Logo and World of Wonder decide to make a second season of “Transamerican Love Story”, I think it would be nice if they make Andrea the star of the second season!