What happens when you take four former boy banders and put them in the Orlando mansion of one of them and give them a new manager who hated their previous music? VH-1 attempts to answer this and many other similar questions that no one was really asking in their new stinker of a celebreality series Mission: Man Band.

Don’t get us wrong…we’ve been known to listen to boy band music even if we don’t admit it to our friends. However, what we’re upset about here is that they’re basically calling these poor men has-beens and acting like they’re doing them such a big favor while shoving cameras in their faces and putting them in ridiculous situations. The fact that their manager, Katie McNeil, is virtually hostile about helping them out makes us feel that this mission will fail.

These are people’s lives you’re playing with, VH-1.

Chris Kirkpatrick, the former ‘NSyncer, puts up the dudes at his palatial digs. He admits that he hasn’t done much since the band split up so Justin could go solo and the other guys could do their own thing. He also says he has a problem with over-partying and alcohol. Perhaps, he’s depressed too.

Bryan Abrams was the lead singer of Color Me Badd, the quartet from Oklahoma best-known for the song, I Wanna Sex You Up. Now in his middle 30s, Bryan is overweight, a recovering (and potentially relapsing) alcoholic. He’s also a married father of one with another baby on the way.

Jeff Timmons used to be in a band with Nick and Drew Lachey called 98 Degrees. Since then, he’s gotten into the business side of the industry. He prefers being behind the scenes than in front of the camera. Timmons doesn’t seem happy to be there.

Rich Cronin was LFO’s frontman. The Boston-area man has had a rough time of it since being diagnosed with leukemia in 2005. He’s undergone painful chemotherapy and is constantly concerned with his health. He admits that the loss of his former glory was hard to handle and isn’t sure he can handle another blow to the ego.

We’re kinda scared for these guys. They need therapy and support plus a management team that believes in their abilities. Why does VH-1 think that this series is a good premise for a show? What will happen to the men if their ‘band’ doesn’t take off? We’re not so sure we can bear to watch. Can you?

Shame on you, VH-1. We wish Chris, Rich, Jeffrey and Bryan luck and success. These are talented guys who’ve been used and abused and deserve better treatment than this sorry excuse for ‘celebreality’.

Just in case you want to see what we’re talking about, check out this clip from the first episode: