The Game: Penetrating The Secret Society of Pickup Artists - Popular Culture

Popular Culture

Since the book’s release, visual and written references, including satires and parodies, have shown up in popular culture media. The following are a few examples:

• Criminal Minds – In one episode, investigators chase after a man who is seducing and murdering women after taking a pick-up workshop with an expert named “Raven.”
• It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia – The character of Dennis Reynolds creates “The D.E.N.N.I.S System” to teach others his systemic approach to being a playboy.
• Family Guy – The character of Glenn Quagmire teaches a class on how to “bring out your inner studs.”
• CSI: Miami – An evil pickup artist advises “work the game, drop your negs,” in an episode.
• Wainy Days – In "The Pickup", Paul Rudd portrays a pickup artist named Alias.
• The Mentalist – In the episode Crimson Casanova, an investigation involves a pick-up artist named Paul who divulges some of his techniques.
• Parks and Recreation – The character of Tom Haverford tries “peacocking”.
• The Closer – A man named “Intrigue” is famous for his method on picking up woman.
• Jake & Amir – The co-workers practice techniques to pick up women.
• Big Bang Theory – The character of Howard decides to try peacocking and negs, and strikes out in one episode.
• The Venture Bros. – Pick up artist terms such as “kino escalation” and “isolate your target” are used in one episode.
• The Simpsons – A “Dr. Kissingher” character gives a seminar on how to pick up women.
• Castle – The episode "Till Death Do Us Part" involves pickup artists with routines similar to those described in "The Game."
• The League – The Character "Andre" uses several techniques described in "The Game" as he feels it's the only way to pick up women.
• Adventure Time - In several episodes, characters reference Jay T. Dawgzone's "Mind Games," which describes techniques similar to those found in "The Game."