Today's USA TODAY says filming starts soon to be aired in the Fall!

Filming starts April 10th. The "Real World" house is about a 10-15 minute walk from the hotel the Outsports conference is being held at, so we can take a walk over there (for those interested).

There is speculation on the radio that the producers will make the city look bad because of all the union problems they've had in mounting this version of the show. Should be interesting...

BTW, I just re-read the story in USA Today. It says the show will return to Philly. WTF? Have I just gone braindead or has the show NEVER been to Philly before?
New York
Los Angeles
San Francisco
London
Miami
Boston
Seattle
Hawaii
New Orleans
New York
Chicago
Las Vegas
Paris
San Diego
Philadelphia

Show was never in Philly before, but MTV was setting up to film here, renovating the Real World house and completely pulled out a week ago because of disputes with local unions. I think that's what they mean by "returning" to Philly.

[ March 24, 2004, 08:47 AM: Message edited by: scottie ]

You would be aware of this if you were reading the Outsports Convention thread. Stalking the Real World dunces is now unofficially a convention activity. wink

No, but it does frighten me that you were able to just rattle off the locations so effortlessly.....

RW: Philly update...

I just heard that former Vanderbilt wide receiver M.J. Garrett is one of the roomies. Has anyone else heard this?

They're not releasing cast names, but this was from the Daily News. Could it be him?

'Real' ruckus

Who throws a chair? Honestly.

The other night at Manny Brown's (512 South) some knucklehead threw a chair at the tall, buff, curly-haired blond castmate of MTV's "The Real World."

The unprovoked assailant came from across the room, and hurled the chair over a cameraman's head, toward the big fella from about 10 feet away, according to an eyewitness.

The cast member, whose name is rumored to be M.J., was struck by the airborne chair, that also hit his table, lessening the blow.

The culprit immediately ran out of the bar. Neither production staff nor the big guy, who was not injured, gave chase.

Yep, sounds like confirmation that M.J. is on the cast.

And they're going to work for Jon Bon Jovi...

Is it just me or have you noticed every Real World cast keeps getting more beautiful, yet they crazy beyond belief?

It's almost like "Hi! I've have a great body, but I'll cut you!!"

Am I the only one on here that notices it??

Yes and most of the time, alcohol is playing a bigger part of the problem. Two years ago, it was fork-throwing Brynn in Vegas. Then, along came fist-throwing C.T. in Paris. Now, in San Diego, we have another fist-thrower (Brad) and "I've gone to jail for you bitch" Robin. Robin scares the hell out of me. I have a feeling that one day, some wacko seeking reality TV immortality will murder someone on The Real World.

Also, it seems that each successive cast is dumber than the last. Their "problems" are downright hilarious, I just wanna slap 'em all.


I guess that means it's official - I'm old.

Compare the first season to this season. The first season's casts are saints and geniuses compared to this season. Wow! eek!

Maybe they'll stage a beheading.

Ooh.

First Nicholas Berg joke.


Umm...

I don't watch the show regularly anymore, mainly because the members of the last couple of casts have been so unlikeable. The show isn't so much about the individuals and their interactions with each other, but about partying and drinking and just generally being stupid. They don't seem to take the jobs seriously, and feel entitled to the big trip and don't appreciate it. And yes, they seem just plain dumb for the most part. I barely saw any episodes from Paris or San Diego for those reasons. The trend really seemed to start with the Las Vegas show and has gotten progressively worse.

Instead of a variety of people from varied backgrounds coming together, they seem like a bunch of spoiled upper middle class kids living on daddy's allowance to drink, drink, and drink.

from today's Phila. Daily News:

In another thread, scottie posted

Sneak preview of Real World Philadelphia tomorrow (Tuesday) night at 10 PM, season premiere on Tuesday September 7th. Saw them filming at Gay Pride, Equality Forum, benefit for a local LGBT organization and know they filmed at one or two gay bars. Looking forward to seeing the show, hopefully producers won't edit city to look bad after all the union problems they had in setting up production.

link to MTV Real World Philadelphia web page


kalabro replied

Boy, this show gets more formulaic every season, doesn't it?

I don't know if it's because I am getting older but I can't watch this show anymore. These yung'uns are just out of control. I agree with Penn State, it all went downhill with Las Vegas. I don't know if they purposely recruited these particular types of kids to be on the show or is this how this new generation really is?

Downhill from Las Vegas? Wow...you are generous....Try from London on. The Miami cast couldn't put a business plan together. The Hawaii crew included a woman who insisted that it was not her heavy drinking that caused her to lose consciousness rather it was someone had put a mickey in her drink. I can go on and on with the rest of the versions of this drival. I am angry that even after all of these years, there is yet to have an Asian male in a cast. But, a white frat looking male almost always makes it into the cast.....That's real world, alright....

[ August 29, 2004, 04:00 AM: Message edited by: RJ in Huntington ]

Please....the last decent group of kids on this show was San Francisco, minus Puck....RW is nothing more then soft core porn.....but isn't anything on MTV these days....

NJ

Until the Paris season, I always viewed London as the most boring of them all, even with Neil's tongue getting bitten off. Well, at least racecar driver Mike Johnson was freakin' hot in London!

To me New York, the first one, was the BEST! It was groundbreaking. It was cool.

I could still watch the Los Angeles season. I still liked the show somewhat alot.

San Francisco was too much of a downer.

I liked London 'cause it was the first time the show was outside the U.S.

Miami was nice. The fight between the gay dude and Melissa was cool. Flora falling/breaking the window while listening to Mike, Melissa and that other chick "having sex"(?) was funny.

Boston was okay. At this point I was getting tired.

Seattle I skippid BIG time!

Hawaii did it for me. I said Good bye" to the show!

To this day, I see the L.A. season as the worst. Everyone was fake...even more fake than any of the people who have been on the show since. I didn't even watch the repeats that aired between new episodes. Country hick John drove me nuts and drama queen Tammy made me want to smash my television...having her jaws wired shut was an answered prayer for me. However, L.A.'s blond cutie Aaron was worth tuning in every week...especially hearing him talk about how he considered himself a virgin even though he loved to get blow jobs.

I do remember how I would cry at the end of each RW season (okay, not the L.A. season). The final season ender where I cried was RW Chicago (I really was a huge fan of Chris')...haven't shed a tear for these shallow losers since then.

I dont think its because youre old. I think because, like me, I cant get into a show called the Real World that speficially recruits models and actors now to be lumped into a house. How real can that be?
The past few seasons have been filled with pretty perfect people in their teens and early 20s whove never experienced anything in life, except for the 1 oddball they always throw in to try and recreate the drama that was Puck. It just doesnt work anymore. Sorry MTV!

I guess for me it was during the Boston season then the fakers hit hard on that show, and it really got worst during Hawaii, that's when I stopped watching. I can't say that I saw the L.A. cast as fakes. I don't know, I could be wrong here and infact they were all fakers, but I guess I still liked the show.

I remember and couldn't belive it when Tammy had her mouth wired shut. I guess she really did not want to exercise to shed the pounds!

[ August 29, 2004, 08:43 PM: Message edited by: sterlingman ]

This past season (San Diego) was the first RW I did not watch. I think Las Vegas went pretty low, except for Frank. Now when I see all the former castmates still trying to extend their "15 minutes", I feel awful for them -- Mike 'Miz', Trichelle, Mark from the first Road Rules. Move on, kids, move on.

I think I could watch Mark Long-schlong all day.

I stopped watching the Real World after RW Chicago. And I'm still waiting for them to cast an Asian male. I guess we don't exist in the Real World world.

This show has NEVER been "real." Not from the very beginning. Not with the careful editing and the producers' manipulations. And what's "real" about being given a vacation to some paradise?

Tonight is the night. The commercial has all of this emotional drama and the tag-line is, "It's worse than you think." I hope there is just one person I can connect with like I did with Chris and Cara from Chicago. Since that season, I have been emotionally numb.

New York, the first one, was AWESOME!

LA was cool.

San Fran made me cry a lot, especially after Pedro passed away.

London was nice and a bit dull. Also, I did see a split second of me when I was touring London at that time.

Miami annoyed me. I really did not care for the Joker looking gay guy. He almost made me think twice about coming out of the closet. (Well, my RA outted me instead at the time. Oh well.)

Boston was really cool. I liked everyone on the show.

Seattle surprised me w/ the effeminate gay guy slapping the girl on the face. Ouch!

Hawaii - I only watched a little bit. It was okay.

New Orleans - Danny totally made the show. He's such a cutie!!

Back to New York - BORING!

Chicago - Loved it! It's also cool I knew Kurt, Chris' love interest on that season.

Las Vegas - And you thought gay guys were bad??

Paris - Snooze ...

San Diego - Snooze ...

Maybe the Philly cast will be a bit more entertaining, but who knows?

Something different this season is that there are two gay guys in the cast. That had not been done before. Out of all the seasons, New York (1), San Fran, London, and Chicago were probably my faves. The worst: L.A., Seattle, and Paris.

I know about the Puerto Rican, but who is the other gay guy?

[ September 07, 2004, 08:23 AM: Message edited by: Allen ]

I understand only one of the gay guys (Willie)is out from the beginning of the show, the other gay male comes out slowly during the season.

I think the next Real World should be done in Sioux City, Iowa. They could cast and Asian, amputee with Tourette's Syndrome. I don't think they've had one of those yet, right?

With each passing season, I find my hate of the Un-Real World growing. This season, I'd be thrilled if someone, oh, I dunno, dropped a bomb on the house, killing all the whiny, self-indulgent, ignorant, drunk off their ass nimrods. I watched the first RW--and loved it (well, except for Kevin Powell. He was a bit of an ass--but then, who isn't during their college years?). I didn't watch another one until San Fran, and even then I only watched every now and again. I watched New Orleans--that was hilarious. I will never forget David's "sweedaboodweedaboodweed" stylings and Danny's disingenuity about getting blown in the Confessional room. He was positively Clintonesque. France was just. plain. sad. These kids weren't even sad enough to laugh at. I tried to watch this last bunch of f**ktards (San Diego), but every time I turned on the tv, I kept wanting something bad to happen. Like mutants to rise up and go on a killing spree. I seriously doubt I'll be watching this new Un-Real World. After all, I'm in my 30s and thus, I should be in a coffin somewhere.

I just know that if I were in my 20s and were "hot," I'd be cast as the Angry Black Man (Now with a Secret Sexuality!!) or the Angry OUT Black Gay Man (Watch as his head spins 'round at the Sweet Innocent White Chick from Iowa!!).

What would I be cast as? The naive country boy from the Midwest or the raving gay lunatic?

Neither, you're too old.

Now that's quality family entertainment right there!

Just watched the intro and 1st show. It was great with 2 gay guys, one from each end of the spectrum. The best part was the straight boy MJ, who claimed to have gaydar, but just could not figure out both guys. Willie and Karamo were seemed wonderful, hopefully they will stay that way.

Karamo is gay? I haven't watched the show yet, but I went to the website, there is no indication one way or the other (which is often all the indication one would need).

Karamo being gay was supp. to be a "surprise" to viewers, that's why MTV didn't publicize the fact there was 2nd gay male in this cast. Just like fellow cast members, you were supp. to be surprised when you learned about this.

I haven't watched Real World in a while, but have to watch this season because it was filmed in my hometown. I have to say that I think the producers really made Philly look beautiful in the 1st episode.

Yes, the black dude is gay.

I can tell already that this is going to be another sucky season for me. It's still way early, but it seemes these weirdos are emotionally untouchable for me. I think the loss of Mary Ellis-Bunim will ultimately be the downfall of this show.

Well, except for the fact that the 2nd-gay-guy secret was leaked all over the place, including this website as late as yesterday morning.

[ September 08, 2004, 07:07 AM: Message edited by: bobby78751 ]

Scottie, you're just watching to see how many cameos you have in the bars and around the city. Such the media whore....

Hey, just because MTV made me sign a release for the ONE crowd shot I was in.....

[ September 08, 2004, 07:55 AM: Message edited by: scottie ]

Hell, I was surprised by the black gay guy. I didn't read the rumors, so yes ... I was shocked! eek!

I just love the two dumb jocks. They kinda remind me of Paris and Nicole (a little bit).

Okay, Willie is a cutie. yes, he's supposedly the stereotype, however, it is nice to see him as an upbeat and happy gay guy instead of whiny.

I love the horny red head!! I think she will succeed in her conquest.

Finally, a black gay male on television. And on top of that, a hot guy (with a very nice booty.)

I also like Willie. He is cute and just a happy guy.

The only thing that I did not like about the show was how M.J. (who has a nice body, but a head like a turnip) kept going up to Willie and shaking his hand and saying that he was cool. It reminds me of how white guys come up to me, and my friends and do the same thing just because we are black.