Want further proof that change is sweeping the nation? Look no further than MTV's trailer for the new Real World, Real World: Brooklyn. Rather than advertising the show as a relentless, vodka-infused fuck party, as it has for years now, the station is attempting to sell the upcoming season as one of introspection and growth. ("What are you hiding?" asks the clip.)
Let's get real: Real World: Brooklyn is going to be nothing more than an excruciating, vodka-infused fuck party – this time with stressed out war vets handling knives!!!!!! – but it is interesting that MTV is suddenly trying to pretend there's still some meaning to its anemic pet project.
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• Christina Aguilera's new perfume ad inspires us to vomit. [Yeeeah]
• As of right now Amy Winehouse is back in rehab. Not sure how long that's going to last, but the facility is right next to Blake Incarcerated, which sounds like a bad idea. [INO]
• When Ellen DeGeneres blogs, we listen. [PS]
• Jon Voight has some harsh words for Roseanne. [DListed]
• Heidi Montag is now claiming she's a virgin. Uh, did she forget all those interviews she gave talking about having sex with Spencer — and the infamous Season 2 pregnancy test? [ICYDK]
• The Real World: Brooklyn reportedly sucks, and it hasn't even finished filming yet. We could have told you that. [CityRag]
Every week, a bunch of “real” people say really stupid things on reality TV. These are their stories.
10. "Like, I really don't feel bad for homeless people." — Brittany, Queen Bees
I'll admit that I kind of love this season of the Real World. Although the issues aren't as hard-hitting as those on the first few seasons, the Hollywood cast has struggled with more than just a drunken hookup. One of my favorite roommates, Sarah, is the anti-Trisha (from the Sydney cast): We've actually seen a self-proclaimed Christian evolve from judging others to genuinely reaching out and attempting to grow in her religion. And then there's Joey, the guido-looking guy with whom I am inexplicably in love. Joey struggled with drug and alcohol addiction and anger issues until the producers suggested he attend rehab. In the clip above, Joey has just returned to the house and is greeted by his borderline-alcoholic roommates, who don't plan to do anything to aid him in his recovery. Later in the show, Joey pointed out that, while the roommates don't owe him anything, it would be nice if they were decent human beings every once in awhile. J, sweetheart, what did you expect?
The always fashionable Real World: Hollywood cast member Brianna is back this week with another classy outfit one might wear to a wedding, baptism or meet-the-parents date. The poor train wreck must not have any clothes other than her stripper attire — although you would think she could borrow from the other girls in the house. Nah, too much effort. We'll stick to the hot pants/crotch displayer.
So, new reports say that Real World: Brooklyn may not be all skinny jeans and hip hangs in Williamsburg like the whole world expected. According to an article in today's New York Times, the show's producers are looking further south, to downtown Brooklyn, for the new home of seven strangers picked to have their lives taped. Turns out even the locals think that might be a bad idea:
Danny Perez, 37, works at Gallery Religious Supplies, which sells, besides the anti-jinx soap, candles and bath salts that claim to attract money or love and dispel evil. He knows the neighborhood as well as anyone … 'They'd be jeopardizing their safety,' he said of the cast members. 'Too many side streets.'
And will the cameras irritate the natives? Only some of them, says one barbershop owner: "It will annoy people that are wanted …"
As a fairly new Brooklyn resident myself, the best piece of advice I can give the new cast members, whoever they may be, is what was screamed at me by three teenage boys on my second week here: "Don't get blam blammed, you fucking bitch!"
• It's the Real World awards, but way better than that televised nonsense. [MTV]
• From diva to anti-crack spokesperson: The evolution of Whitney Houston. [SH]
• Oprah Winfrey puts her money where her mouth is and becomes a vegan for 21 days. [ICYDK]
• Just in time for your holiday weekend: Guess the celebrity beach body. [PS]
• Adam Sandler's popping out another kid. Well, technically it's his wife that's doing the popping, but you know what we mean. [INO]
• Sex and the City ruins life and turns teenagers into whores. Or something like that. [DListed]
Every week, a bunch of “real” people say really stupid things on reality TV. These are their stories.
10. "Don't be a vulture, learn your culture." — Flavor Flav, Flavor of Love 3
Some horrible, but completely expected news from the Roommate Newswire: "i heard on npr this morning that the choices for real world bklyn are ft. greene and williamsburg."
… this morning MTV announced it has greenlit the 21st season of The Real World. It will be filmed in Brooklyn, the reigning home turf of post-teen drama, and broadcast in 13 one-hour episodes in early 2009. No word yet regarding in which neighborhood the attention-seeking hopefuls will reside …
Please, please, please, please, please let it be Brownsville. It could be the first accurate use of the titular "Real" in the show's history.
Does anyone even watch the Real World anymore? I feel like one of the only viewers the franchise has left, but I will openly admit that I find this season, based in Hollywood, mildly entertaining. There's the usual ignorant tools, but there's also a couple of roommates who are genuinely working on changing themselves, and I find that refreshing. Joey, the guy who looks like a guido, just left the house for a 30-day rehab stint; Brianna, the stripper who is attempting to get her life together, puts in the effort but has yet to grasp the concept of appropriate attire.
At right, her idea of what to wear to a court hearing.
Every week, a bunch of “real” people say really stupid things on reality TV. These are their stories.
10. "If Flav sends me home after everything … I'll sneak back into his house and snip off his testicles in the middle of the night." — Sinceer, Flavor of Love 3
Every week, a bunch of “real” people say really stupid things on reality TV. These are their stories.
10. "If there's somebody there to help you through each thing, then who are you? Are you you? Or are you us? And then if you're us, then who the hell are we?" — Nicky2States, Miss Rap Supreme
The Real World: Hollywood premiered last night, and it's safe to say every single one of the houseguests are tools.
From left: Greg aka PretyBoy, who was voted into the house by the idiotic Internet community and refers to women as "associates"; Dave, the dumb jock who will get in every girls' pants; Kimberly, the Jessica Simpson wannabe; Brianna, the former stripper who has a warrant out for her arrest for beating up her ex-boyfriend; Joey (hiding in the back), the hot-headed guy who works out obsessively; Sarah, the girl with a boyfriend who kissed someone else on the first episode; and Will, the one who started to prove us wrong until he decided he couldn't talk to Brianna anymore because she strips and then kissed the girl with a boyfriend.
So who do you think was the biggest tool of the night?
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Every week, a bunch of “real” people say really stupid things on reality TV. These are their stories.
10. "I look at this picture and I think H2-Oh no you didn't girrrrrl. It's fierce." — Tyra, America's Next Top Model
The latest Real World cast gathered in Hollywood this weekend for the first ever Real World Awards — not quite sure what that is, but MTV tells us the ceremony will air April 2. Cast members from the previous 19 seasons showed up to celebrate the end of their 15 minutes of fame and allow the new cast a peek into their future.
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Is everyone hip to the racist cesspool the once interesting Real World has become?
Cast member Trisha from the latest Sydney season was just excommunicated after shoving and slapping her darkest roommate, Parisa. Trisha then said that her family's religion (Christianity) was better than Parisa's family's religion (Islam). That was followed by her screaming to Parisa, "Go work out!"
After Trisha dropped the Christian beat-down (her Shock and Awe, if you will), Parisa asked that the Real World executives remove her. Trisha was pissed!
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• The top secret "gay bomb" plans revealed. [BWE]
• Paris Hilton's agency has finally dropped her as a client, noting that "Paris Hilton's talent agent" is oxymoronic. [People]
• DeVito says, "I ain't seen a giant boob like that since I worked with Schwarzenegger on Twins." [DListed]
• Victoria Beckham in an exciting transition from bitching to pitching. [HT]
• What's with elaborate bathing suits? Simple onesie if you're a little uncomfortable, simple bikini if you're not. Keep it simple, stupid. [Yeeeah]
• A girl from The Real World died after suffering a life of horrible disease, thereby proving that life is usually realer when not on The Real World. [ICYDK]
• Probably the least thrilling "nail biter" ever. [CityRag]
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