Having never needed tips on how to pick up women, I don’t know much about the secret world of pickup artists, who represent a bastion of hope for single men in search of…love’s probably not the right word. But while millions of copies of The Game are still being sold, the show Digits lays out a different model for “cherchez les femmes.”
Produced by Driver Digital, Digits stars actual Italian fashion model Fabrizio Brienza — who’s definitely playing up his lothario qualities for comedy purposes, but otherwise seems quite genuine. Each episode presents a new approach to meeting women and finding ways to engage with them, all in pursuit of that ultimate prize: phone numbers.
Cleanly shot and edited, Digits makes great use of on-screen graphics to set up the episode’s challenge and rank its difficulty; the scenarios are fun, and the women are relatively cautious yet game. Every one of Fabrizio’s potential conquests knows that they’re being filmed, but not everyone gives him their phone number — however, you can’t blame them when they do, as it’s hard to deny how charming Fabrizio is.
Watching the series, I’m reminded of the SNL sketch Don Draper’s Guide to Picking Up Women, which boils down to one conclusion: If you’re going to pick up women, there are no tricks or tips that beat good presentation and confidence. (In Fabrizio’s case, the accent doesn’t hurt, either.)
Of course, Digits is in no way a serious how-to series on how to woo women — especially since the joke of the show seems to be that Fabrizio isn’t actually interested in calling any of the phone numbers he acquires. For him, it’s all about the initial flirt and tease, followed by that brief moment of triumph. This keeps the premise simple, but it’ll be interesting to see how long Fabrizio can go without ever making more than that initial first move. If only because the single life has its perks, but at some point everyone starts getting lonely.
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