Mario Lopez has a new reality show coming that will probably go the way of Ashton Kutcher’s “Pop Fiction” business. Do you remember that show? That’s right, you don’t. Lopez’s show is called “H8R” and Internet trolls will be invited to tell their most hated faux-celebrities to their faces how they feel about them. Uh oh. Perez Hilton got all skinny and kiss-ass after he had a talking to by Jennifer Aniston. We’re breeding a new generation of reality stars with every one of these throwaway shows. They’re keeping the plastic surgeons in business at least.

Here’s more from an interview Lopez did with Star Magazine (with no sense of irony) about the show, which premieres on The CW on September 15th. This interview is accompanied by a shirtless photo of Lopez in the pool and a still of Janice Dickinson on the show touching some young chick’s leg in an attempt to win her over.

What’s H8R about?
The internet provides a forum for haters. We thought, “What if a person confronted the celebrity they’re bashing? Would they still have the guts to say it to their face?”

How do you select the celebrities?
We base it on who we assume might have a hater. Nobody is going to really hate Dustin Hoffman, but somebody like Snooki – she’s one our first show.

Do celebrities like it?
It’s a chance to rehabilitate their image. They can have a little fun with somebody who dislikes them because of a preconceived notion and then try to show them the real person behind the celebrity.

You confronted one of your haters. How did that go?
I’ll be honest; it was awkward at first. She was forming her opinions based on hearsay. But I won her over quick!

[From Star Magazine, print edition, September 5, 2011]

There are some previews of H8R on CW’s website (and one below) and it doesn’t look bad, honestly. They’ve got Snooki and Kim Kardashian. Some girl tells Kim K her ass isn’t real, a guy bitches Snooki out for not being Italian and then the celebrities meet them, act sweet and try to win them over. Of course it works because no one is going to continue telling someone to their face that they find their public personas annoying.

It looks very predictable, though, and as Lopez says it’s not like any A-listers are going to agree to be on it. He tried to frame it like those people don’t have haters, but in actuality it’s not like anyone with a real Hollywood career would be on that show. Popfiction had the same issue. We’ve seen all these people on so many other reality shows that it’s not interesting when they’re playing themselves yet again. Plus we know the outcome. I would like to see someone stand their ground and be like “yeah, you still really suck. How much money are you making for lying about your plastic surgery and attending toilet openings again?” It wouldn’t be me, though. I’d be caving and being sweet with the rest of them.

Mario Lopez is shown in August with his girlfriend, Courtney Mazza, and interviewing Kathy Griffin for “Extra.” Kathy should be on the show! Credit: WENN.com