Like mother, like daughter ... or pretty much in the case of Lisa and Brittny Gastineau.

The socialite ex-wife and novice fashion-model daughter of former New York Jets football star Mark Gastineau are looking for love. They do so in many of the same places in "Gastineau Girls," an unscripted E! Entertainment Television series airing Tuesdays.

As with other reality-show families such as the Osbournes and the Gottis, it's not all sweetness and light as Brittny tries to step out of the shadow of her colorful mom, who strives to be understanding while remaining her own person.

Already deemed by some to be a merger of "Gilmore Girls" and "Sex and the City," "Gastineau Girls" gives the New York-based women equal time.

Zap2it: Did you find it took a while for the male crew members to adjust to so much candid "girl talk"?

Lisa: There are so many issues they have to deal with, other than things they might have been used to on previous shows. With two female subjects, it's like a henhouse. We can get PMS at the same time, and when that happens, I'm sure they just want to clear the area and go somewhere else.

To us, it's like they're not even there. It's amazing. We have these hunky guys, and somehow you learn to believe they're not even around. You pay no mind to them and just continue your life.

Brittny: We have, like, the best crew. They just hide, and we just live our everyday life. We don't even realize the cameras are there. It's really funny that we talk about all these girl things and the crew has gotten so used to it.

Zap2it: Did any other reality shows give you an idea of what you might be in for?

Lisa: The only one I'd ever seen was "The Osbournes," and I fell in love with the family. This one is also about a family, a mother-daughter relationship like no other. It's a special, unbreakable bond that is tested time and time again. As much as people might see us traveling or shopping together, that's not what it's about.

Of course, we love all those things ... but if it came down to that or just being able to be with each other, and sharing the love we feel for each other and for my parents, there's nothing else that touches that.

Brittny: Sometimes I'll watch "Newlyweds: Nick & Jessica" or "The Osbournes," but I really don't watch very much TV.

Zap2it: Do you have trepidation about having your arguments televised?

Lisa: Yeah. You have to really love someone not to murder them. What you see in the show is only a little piece of it. At one point, Brittny had borrowed my car to go downtown to the meatpacking district and pick up a dress from a designer to go to a red-carpet event. When she came out of the designer's, my car was missing.

She didn't want to come home that night and tell me, but she figured she'd come in and out, and I wouldn't catch on to what was going on until the next day -- but she dropped the news on me. The car was towed because there were some unpaid parking tickets I was completely unaware of, and we spent the whole next day bailing it out. Brittny figured if you threw away the ticket, it counted as not having gotten one.

Brittny: I don't think it's hit me yet.

Zap2it: Do you worry that some of what happens to you is so unbelievable, viewers may think it must be scripted?

Lisa: This is our life. We actually look at the footage and say to each other, "People will think this isn't so." Anyone who knows us can't believe the day-to-day drama we have. I long for the day when we have some peace and tranquility, and we're working toward that. I think that's kind of what the show is about, Brittny becoming her own person and not needing complete mothering ... and me being able to give up on mothering so much. It's about two strong personalities with two definite visions.

Brittny: It's all real. When I have a problem with her, I have no problem saying it, and it's the same with her. The show captures all our real moments.

Zap2it: Any concern about what Mark Gastineau might think of the show?

Lisa: That was so "last year," plus, plus, plus. I only wish him well, but he's not a part of my life. I couldn't imagine him being a part of it now.

Brittny: He has never been a part of my life.

Zap2it: What is your ultimate aim for the show?

Lisa: Hopefully, people will come away with an understanding of who the Gastineau girls are. We're a loving mother and daughter with a bond that is so atypical ... it's not hugging and kissing all the time.

Brittny: People have an image of how mothers and daughters should act. My mom is my best friend, but when I get out of line, she steps into that mother role. I just hope viewers can see, and appreciate, that a mom can be cool and a mom at the same time.