When I read this headline today I knew it was going to upset me, but I kept on reading anyway. It wasn't long before I knew I'd have to vent, and what better place than in our ongoing rant column, Beyond Wrong.
The headline was "EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED IN THE NEW SEASON OF MTV'S "THE REAL WORLD: CANCUN" PREMIERING ON JUNE 24 AT 10:00PM ET/PT" and was released by MTV. Before you continue reading, I warn you, I am not a fan.
I can only imagine that the casting call ad must read something like this: "Wanted; 8 college aged dumb-asses to live in a rent free house, get drunk and humiliate themselves in front of a national audience. Drunks, angry black men, whores and token gays will get first preference."
Does anyone remember when the Real World was actually a group of interesting kid's learning to cope with life out on their own? No? Me either to be honest, but it was once like that. Now it seems that the show is only about who can out drink who and how many people you can either get in a fight with or screw. Do they not realize that they are on TV? Hey moron, your mom, your dad, your significant other will get to watch every embarrassing moment on High Def. I know that this is the type of show that is a ratings giant for MTV which only makes it sadder.
What makes this news even worse is that MTV has also announced that they have given the greenlight to yet another season of this tired and boring show that will be filmed in Washington DC. What is the new fascination with reality TV shows filmed in DC? First the "Real Housewives" and now "Real World?" If there was actually any evidence at all that they were going to film a show worthy of our nations capital, it might be different. But we all know that regardless of where it's shot, MTV has no desire to update this program and make it something special. Despite the fact that it might actually be responsible for creating the entire reality TV genre of television, Real World is nothing but skanks and attention starved, angry idiots. I'm sorry, but I won't be tuning in.
This article was co-written by Craig Hundley
