Jan 30 • 1HR 9M

'MILF Manor' Takes Fauxcest To TV

Where 'Back in the Groove' glamorizes dating older women, 'MILF Manor' just wants to make you feel weird about mothers and sons.

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When a dating reality show called “MILF Manor” was announced not long ago, the reaction was immediate and unanimous: Wasn’t that a fake show on “30 Rock”? It does seem like a desperate TV exec, over a decade after the “MILF Island” episode of “30 Rock,” cribbed the concept of a reality show about hot moms for their own pitch.

But in practice,…

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