Wayyyyy boring of an episode. I do like Stephen a little more after watching this show though. He and Alex seem like the two sane ones in the house.

But hey! MTV is gonna make up for this crap with next week... because it is... BROOKE-CENTRIC!!! YAYY! And the previews show a classic BROOKE MELTDOWN! Holy hell, after that tiny clip of her kicking and throwing furniture while screaming, I realized how much I'm going to miss this season! I started out totally hating it, but the less they focused on Jenn and Colie and more on Brooke, Alex, Stephen, Davis, and Tyrie, the more I loved the season.

I think RW needs to start casting characters like Brooke,Paula Walnuts, and Frankie more often. The resident psychos. There's always the gay guy, the black guy, the good girl, the homophobe... well, the psycho needs to become a regular too!

By the way, if anyone hasn't heard... MTV is reuniting the Las Vegas cast (every single of them) for a mini-RW show to be shot over the next 3 weeks. Air date is TBA :)

Oh yes, Treadingonme. I loooove your recaps. The FEMA reference is awesome! You have totally made up for forgetting the GODDAMNSHIT in your first recap by using it in every one since then. :D

LOL! Your screencaps rule treadingonme! So funny!

Oh, as usual I have a whole load of crap to spew about the show - but I have to go to bed. I hate having a job sometimes! LOL!

shia, where did you get the cool scoop on LV? I can't wait! A three week porn festival! Maybe Frank will finally get laid! Will Alton and Irulan be bitter toward each other? Will Brynn bring her baby? And most importantly - Will the show be an homage to Paris Hilton when Trashelle reveals her burning herpes infection?

Wow, I might actually be able to get through my TH withdrawal without medical intervention!

That FEMA line was genius!!!!

Seriuosly I've been watching the Real World since like elementary (Seattle or... Boston maybe?) and it has just jumped off the interesting ship. I watched this show on DVR, and I muted it halfway through and I didn't even notice. Oh well, great recap treadingonme.

I saw the LV cast update on reality blurred http://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/

I didn't think this episode was that bad actually. I like watching Tyrie and Stephen and not drunk Colie...but looking forward to more crazy Brooke--she is hilarious.

there's also a reference to the reunion at the real world/ road rules blogspot site (including an update on each of the LV cast) http://realworldroadrules.blogspot.com/

...not trying to plug other sites! just saying...TvGasm is still the best with recaps (I watch way too much tv!)

I don't watch this show anymore, but I love your recaps, Treadingonme. Good job, looks like your new computer pulled through for you. The screencaps of Colie and that animal were too mean, but funny.

E. Colie looks likes Miguel Ferrar from Crossing Jordan in the screencap at the top of the page.

But I'm going to give her a pass on the hair - because she actually combed it for the first time since the first episode. Now for a little facial reconditioning - make-up is your FRIEND! Unless your Jenn, then makeup is your enemy, your garish, cakey, days-old enemy.

I scrolled this recap to see the pics because I'm short on time, but I laughed so hard when I saw the picture of the sloth...I'm a wildlife major and its soooo sad that I know what Bradypus Variegatus is.

I'd like to see a RW: Hawaii reunion myself - now THAT was some entertaining drama! LOL!

Stephen kind of cracks me up, he really doesn't have any pretense about what he thinks. I loved how he explained to Chris, with total sincerity, that he only had about 50% motivation with OB, but that was actually a major improvement because he started out with 0%! LOL! Chris' face should have been in the dictionary, next to the word "non-plussed". Ha ha.

Can these people actually get fired from camping?

Also, of all the people he picks to bitch about Colie to, he picks ALEX?! LOL!

I can't wait until they go to Thailand, I wonder if any of them will end up getting caned for drunken shenanigans?

ok...this shouldn't be hard.

marry: definitely quark

fuck: um...can i say quark again?

kill: miss bradypus

Is anyone covering the batchelor or dancing with the stars? Those two shows are made for recaps! Come on Copygod where are you???

Loved the E Colie / 3-toed sloth cap, hilarious!

I really liked this episode, especially the pin ceremony part. I just wished the producers showed more of the Katrina group by asking them what they thought about the excursion, how it helped them, etc.. I'm sure it was rewarding for them, cause OB is really difficult. and the leader of OB (Chris?) is really great at giving motivation, not only to the teens, but to the RW cast. As much as I like seeing the cast drunk and going crazy, it was nice to see them actually doing some good.

At this point, Alex seems like the only normal person there. Brooke is starting to get on my nerves...

No word from NYWeird yet, which is definately a good thing. (Did I just jinx it?)

I didn't watch this episode so i don't have much to say besides great recap! Hee-larious screencaps.

btw, i disagree that they should cast all those stereotypes...they should just go back to having 7 mature adults trying to make something of themselves in the house. I almost auditioned for the next season of the Real World and I was hoping it would be in Sidney b/c I think it's time for another international one. However, at the last minute, I decided that I'm way too smart to be on this show. It actually is going to take place in Sidney though, which is just a weird coincidence, but good because the only international ones were Paris and London and they sucked. I can't wait for this season to end.

Really? Is Brooke getting on your nerves? I thought she was "the most normal one in the house."

first of all, I didn't say that. I said she's the normal one out of the 3 girls only. secondly, Why do you always try to argue with people? You're so damn annoying. If you're ever picked for a RW season, you would make Colie look normal, and maybe even cool...

uhhhhhhh, no, you said numerous times that she was the most normal one of the house. If I had no life, I would dig up all the times you said that. But I do, so I'm not going to. And I don't always try to argue with people. If I disagree with you, why the fuck shouldn't I say it?

Look, I don't agree with anything you say either

YAY! roleepolee's back! Where have you been?!

Don't tempt fate with NYWeird though, we don't want that nutjob back!

Don't worry about Rock Star either, she's just mad that her dad grounded her, and she failed her driving permit test...

Yeah, you're right...what a relevant and mature response...

Yeah, you're right...what a relevant and mature response...

Ummmm, you actually thought about auditioning for the Real World, I didn't think you were going for mature. Or relevant.

Anyway, lighten up - you're a one woman wave of gloom and doom! Except for NYWeird, I only tease the ones I love ;-)

And I tease NYWeird, because I think it's funny to poke crazy people. Through the bars of their cages.

And having been informed the Authorties response was:

"Stop bothering us kid, we have real crime to prevent"

So on with the recap.... TOM - I love your writing it cracks me up! Your Mandana Game link/caption was HIGHlarious! And a nice nod to Mr. MYL.

"So they all get to the top of the mountain, and one of the kids says, "This is what we came up here for, huh?" Well, since there is water up there and all (it is a tarn, mind you), Alex and Chris decided to get into the ice cold water and sit. You see? You can sit in this ice cold water! TOTALLY worth it!"

Water as a reward? Isn't water something they've already experienced enough of - in the - ya'know HURRICANE!

That picture of Jenn without make up looked like that one hit wonder Gerrardo "Ricoooooooooo Suaveeeeeeeee" Oh damn now I have that song in my head.

So I take it - you are NYW?

Quite honestly, among the list of things in this world that I would "Love to know" - nowhere on that list is there anything having to do with you.

I'm really here to support Treadingonme and his really clever and witty recaps.

Sadly, in order to do so I have to put up with you - you are the comment equivalent of television static. I'm just gonna tune you right out.

...Y'know, calling all of us pedophiles and racists is slander on YOUR part. You started all this NYW, lets be real.

What defines an internet predator? Someone that finds you absolutely ridiculous, irrational, and unable to carry on a simple convesation? Because everyone on this board except for Colie's friend would be one.

If you really feel like we're preying on you (enough to file a lawsuit) you should realize that you can leave anytime you want. Nobody here is holding you hostage or demanding that you stay. Quite the opposite actually.

shia,

Have I ever told you I think you rock?

:-)

Being a girl who loves research and accuracy - I thought I'd check out some of the legal terms you are throwing around:

slander n. ORAL defamation, in which someone tells one or more persons an untruth about another which untruth will harm the reputation of the person defamed.

defamation (of character) n. the act of making untrue statements about another which damages his/her reputation. If the defamatory statement is printed or broadcast over the media it is libel and, if only ORAL, it is slander.

Ok - so since the alleged comments made against you were not oral - you can count out "slander".

fair comment n. a statement of opinion (NO MATTER HOW LUDICROUS) based on facts which are correctly stated, and which does not allege dishonorable motives on the part of the target of the comment. The U. S. Supreme Court has ruled that to protect free speech, statements made about a public person (politician, officeholder, movie star, author, etc.), even though untrue and harmful, are fair comment unless the victim can prove the opinions were stated maliciously---with hate, dislike, intent and/or desire to harm. Thus, a public figure may not sue for defamation based on published opinions or alleged information which would be the basis of a lawsuit if said or published about a private person not worthy of opinion or comment. Fair comment is a crucial defense against libel suits which is put up by members of the media.

Sounds to me like the comments made against you fall under "Fair comment" therefore your claims are not valid and would fall under the category of "Frivolous lawsuits".

If it makes you feel any better - those definitions also protect YOU and your comments, no matter how ludicrous, calling us all pedaphiles was not libel.

My question to you would be - if you were to pursue your erroneous and frivolous legal action, assuming you could find an attorney willng to take on a case this ridiculous, how do you intend to have your subpeonas served to a person you only know through an online nickname?

Thanks Chee-Z! Same your way!

And yay for Tinkerbell. I thought about doing the same because I knew NYW wasn't using any of his legal terms properly, but I'm lazy as hell.

And HAHA! Wouldn't that be funny for the judge1
Defendants..uhh. Chee-Z-Tv-Addict.. TinkerbelAPixie...shia zero bundan...

Frivilous indeed! NYW, you need to focus on school okay? You obviously weren't born with high IQ so you need to hit the books and work with what you got.

Did anyone see that episode of south park when they were playing war craft and that fat dude kept killing them? For some reason he is what I picture NYW to look like.. I'm not sure why, but it makes me laugh thinking of him posting all the comments NYW posted on this recap..
Anyway..this episode sucked really hard and I can't wait for the new one, it looks awesome. And as far as the Las Vegas reunion, I hated that season with a passion.

OOh yeah - thanks for reminding me about the show - got caught all up in static.

Treadingonme - PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE recap the Las Vegas reunion for us!

#27: LOL! I couldnt stop laughing at your response to NYW.

NYW: Didn't you say I was a "fat cracker"? You label others as racists when you're the one who's making racists remarks. You constantly call others here names and you make comments that trigger others to get upset, but you now try to act like the victim? Just say you're sorry and lets move on. You know you started all this, so now finish it.

Chee-z: I had to work overtime for several days, but I still managed to catch up. All your comments are hilarious/intellegent, I still have no idea why you don't recap a show. TVGASM: give this lady a job! She's more than capable!

Rock Star: I say nothing to you, you say nothing to me, how's that? I really don't want to fill this board with our bickering.

roleepolee - you rock!
:-)

NYW, stop posting as anonymous and pretending to be another person. Or if anonymous #41 isn't NYW, sign your freakin' name. Its not that hard. And if #41 is you, don't talk in the third person.

No one has crossed any line here NYW. Nobody here has threatened you. We've taken offense to your idiocy and your repeated insults to TVGasm writers and other posters, and we make fun of your idiotic character.

You want to file a lawsuit over people making fun of you on THE INTERNET? Have you ever read about internet bullying lawsuits in the news? Its usually a CHILD, anywhere from 9-14 and their overprotective parents taking offense to mean things people say on the internet, NOT 20something-or-so college students. You're childish NYW, and though you're completely in denial, you start 100% of every argument you're involved in. People that aren't originally involved (such as me) join in and take sides against you because you're obviously incredibly wrong and irritating. Then, of course, you feel bullied, because everyone is against you.

Take a hint NYW, stop starting arguments, being childish, and accusing other posters of ridiculous things, and maybe you won't feel bullied anymore!

NYW, again, I have to say. If you really feel SO uncomfortable on this board that you need to sue, then don't come back. People here give you shit because every time you post, you call people out and start a huge ruckus over nothing. If you don't want to feel like people are taking a dump on you, however justified, don't come back. Its that simple. We're not going to follow you to other boards and harass you.

You don't even have to leave NYW. Just stop being such a rude prick to writers and readers and we'll stop being mean to you. Its that simple. GROW UP.

And if you want a place that does recaps and is heavily modded so people are not allowed to even slightly insult each other, try Television Without Pity. The mods there will insulate and protect you from sane people.

...and for everyone else here.

Lets just not mention NYW anymore, in any show's thread, until he posts a comment. If its actually relevant to the show, then cool. If not, then again, NYW is starting the same old cycle again.

I'm getting tired of threads being hijacked by NYW fights and having absolutely nothing to do with the Real World, I'm sure you guys are too.

If NYW wants a fight, then he gets it. If he wants to comment on the show, then he can. We know he is immature and cannot ignore a few light jabs (like some in comments number 1-17 ish before he posted), and they only egg him on further.

Simply put= don't give him the bait anymore.

:)

shia,

I agree with everything you said.

Color me Team shi0bundan!

Anyone who wants a heavily moderated board doesn't belong here.

Careful what you wish for, heavy moderation could very well be the end of TVgasm - or maybe that's what you want?

Anyone who comes here to instigate problems, spew discriminatory rhetoric, and disrespect the existing community is no friend of the boards, and definitely no friend of TVgasm. Tattling to MYL and threatening legal action is another attempt to intimidate and control the posting community.

I have a right to respond in any way I deem appropriate to offensive, and discriminatory comments. NYW has shown himself to be immature, and has ranted on and on using incomplete sociological theories to contest various points here. NYW, IN MY OPINION, has revealed himself to be anti-semitic and racist. His posts are vitriolic in nature, and he has consistently used the N-- word, or anti-semitic logic to make theoretical points. It's offensive.

People who post insulting or incendiary comments anonymously are violating the spirit of this site. You are taking advantage of a technical issue TVgasm is having with TypeKey, and ultimately harming the integrity of the board and the community at large.

I for one would love to have these boards moderated so that more people like NYWord can engage in thought-provoking social commentary, and not reduce this to a gathering spot for a clique of losers whose lives are WAY too consumed with television.

This site is NOT intended to be a forum for thought-provoking social commentary. This site was created by, is managed and populated by people who are consumed with TV. It's called TVgasm, NOT thought-provoking social commentary-gasm. If that's what you're looking for, you are in the wrong place.

You have repeatedly insulted all of us by calling us pedophiles, and by denigrating us for participating on this site. WHY are you here? I believe it is your intention to destroy this community, and I have a feeling this isn't the first website you've interacted on in this manner.

I don't like being threatened. You are threatening me. And you should be careful about involving the authorities, because quite frankly I think some of YOUR posts could be construed as hate crimes.

Consider me on Team shi0bundan too! I'll ignore that poster in all her variations from here on out. No point in feeding her craving for attention.

SO back to the show - Does anyone else kinda wish they'd sent a film crew with Stephen to his sister's wedding? In the past when Real Worlder's have traveled home the cameras went too. I think that would have made for a more interesting episode than Outward Bored.

Holy crap, I can't believe all this went down while I was gone!

"NYW, stop posting as anonymous and pretending to be another person. Or if anonymous #41 isn't NYW, sign your freakin' name. Its not that hard. And if #41 is you, don't talk in the third person."

Quite possibly the funniest thing I've read all day!

Tinkerbell- do you really want to see Stephen's sister's wedding, or do you just mean that the Outward Bound stuff is really that boring?

Also I was at the gym and saw previews for the next challenge and was dismayed to find out that Rachel from Austin is gonna be on that it. Rachel AND Colie?!??!!?

Tinkerbell,
Definately, because anything would have been better than last episode.

By the way, I'm wondering how people feel about Stephen? I started out thinking he was kind of a asshat (the homophobe Christian thing, black Republican founding a white frat, overly defensive at Davis's drunken use of N-word), but I like the way he levels with everyone in the house. He seems very straightfoward and no-BS... Though he has like 7 total minutes of camera time, I think he (and Alex) are the two most normal, likeable people in the house.

That said, Brooke's nuttiness still makes for better TV!

It seems like every job that The Real World houses have been assigned to (both in this and past seasons), has been boring to watch. I don’t know if it’s due to the fact that most of the roommates have displayed little or no enthusiasm for their respective jobs over the years, or if the whole job-thing simply doesn’t work for this particular show.

I can’t recall any of the “house jobs” in past Real World seasons that really added to the show in terms of entertainment value. It seems this season is no different. Maybe partly because the Outward Bound job is too Road Rules-like. I think a lot of viewers feel that if they wanted to watch Road Rules they would watch it. However this is The Real World, which is about "seven strangers picked to live in a house...”

I’d rather watch Stephen’s sister getting married any day versus Brooke pooping in the woods.

Welcome back, roleepolee!

I know when I am looking for trouble! Anybody watch Colie and Jenn on Exposed? Obviously, I thought it was great (lol)

Ashley

Rock Star - Yes I think Outward Bored is THAT boring that wedding footage would be MORE exciting.

I think the Vegas job may have been more exciting to watch. I mean it was fun to see the castmates go shopping for Angel/Devil costumes for their jobs at Rain. And of course you can't go wrong watching Frank try to GoGo dance.

But CMC you're right, most of the jobs have been dull dull dull. Even watching Montana share her wine with little kids - not that exciting.

Hahha. Boring jobs, yes, but I laughed for 10 minutes straight when Frankie freaked out

...at the sight of a boat.

Sister's wedding? Yeah right, Stephen was out buying fruity underwear so he can impress Alex. He is a straight foward person, which is a good thing I guess, but when he said that he wants to spend time with people he actually cared about saying it would be "very nice", that was just unnecessary. He spent time with the katrina group while driving them from the airport to the mountains, and for him to say that in the camera with so much (gay) enthusiasm clearly displayed his conceited heart. He seems like a smart guy, but he sure is bland and not right for this show.

Who else thinks Jen looks terrible with aviator sunglasses? You're suppose to have some sort of bone structure in your face to pull that off! it was barely hanging on her small nose, almost falling off. I wouldnt touch her disease ridden ass with a 20 foot pole. Poor Darnell, I bet he's on a hospital bed scratching his infected privates.

Thanks CMC! Glad to be back

TinkerbellAPixie & shia0bundan,

I started to mention those two exact incidents as a couple of exceptions to the usually boring Real World job assignments in my post above. However my post was getting into borderline “Gone with the Wind” proportions, so I though I better cut some stuff out on this Easter Sunday...so many eggs to find and too little time to find them.

Yeah, both Montana (Boston) giving minors booze and Frankie’s (San Diego) major- league meltdown when a ship sailed by, were noteworthy (albeit isolated) exceptions to be sure. I still don’t know if there is an actual name for fear of large vessels. I scrolled down the list on this site pretty quickly: www.phobialist.com. So I might have overlooked the boat phobia one (it if exists)…however, Panophobia (fear of everything) might cover it.

But I digress…

It may not even be that the jobs themselves have been all that boring, but just the fact that they are being assigned to The Real World cast period. With Road Rules, those types of job assignments are part of that show’s premise. So it’s what the viewers expect when they tune into the show. But with respect to The Real World, I can’t recall that they even started the group job assignment until the Miami season when they were required to start up their own business, which I don’t think really ever amounted to anything.

Historically, it hasn’t seemed like the whole job assignment thing has really added any substance to The Real World and Denver is no exception.

I think I liked the New Orleans job, but the only thing I remember about it is the drama that was caused when David refused to talk about himself and instead decided to scat.

CMC,

You're right about Miami, they never could get their acts together enough to figure out what kind of business to go into. They ended up squandering the opportunity and not getting the $50,000 Landon their manager was going to invest in their business.

Twits. lol Miami was one of my least favorite casts.

Idea: Wouldn't it better to just make these people FIND jobs? Like on Road Rules they take away everyone's cash and credit cards... they should do it on RW. Wouldn't it be funny watching Jenn or Brooke trying to find a job? Or ending up broke and mooching off other roomie's food? That would start some great fights, considering how touchy Brooke is about people and her food (Jenn+Brooke's Pizza incident).

I think one of the reasons the show started the whole job thing was two-fold:

1) It forced some of the house “slackers” to get off their behinds and “earn the right” to live in the nice mansion provided for them (rent-free).

2) It forced the roommates to spend time together.

Previously (pre-job RW seasons) some of the roommates would sleep until 3:00 in the afternoon, loaf around and then stay out late. In the meantime, others had their individual jobs.

What MTV might have discovered as the seasons went along, was that the roommates were going off in their own separate directions rather than actually spending time with each other, which was supposed to be the whole point of the show. That seemed especially true with the San Francisco cast. It seemed like we very seldom saw Mohammed because he was focusing on his budding music career and actually lived in San Francisco prior to filming the show. So he already had his group of friends outside of the house.

I guess MTV’s solution was to have the roommates work together so they weren’t all going off into their own directions, but thus far, the jobs have been sooooooo boring (zzzzzz).

Too bad more of The Real World cast-members don’t have phobias like Frankie did with the ships…at least it would make the job scenes more interesting to watch.

I think one of the reasons the show started the whole job thing was two-fold:

1) It forced some of the house “slackers” to get off their behinds and “earn the right” to live in the nice mansion provided for them (rent-free).

2) It forced the roommates to spend time together.

Previously (pre-job RW seasons) some of the roommates would sleep until 3:00 in the afternoon, loaf around and then stay out late. In the meantime, others had their individual jobs.

What MTV might have discovered as the seasons went along, was that the roommates were going off in their own separate directions rather than actually spending time with each other, which was supposed to be the whole point of the show. That seemed especially true with the San Francisco cast. It seemed like we very seldom saw Mohammed because he was focusing on his budding music career and actually lived in San Francisco prior to filming the show. So he already had his group of friends outside of the house.

I guess MTV’s solution was to have the roommates work together so they weren’t all going off into their own directions, but thus far, the jobs have been sooooooo boring (zzzzzz).

Too bad more of The Real World cast-members don’t have phobias like Frankie did with the ships…at least it would make the job scenes more interesting to watch.

Sorry for the double-post...I just broke my own vow never to do that. Oops. Twenty Hail Marys for me.

Exxxxxcellent comeback, TinkerbellAPixie #31.

To shia's #44 comment: Very nice!

Also, I'm glad to see that I'm not the only one that thinks TWoP's moderators are obsessive. In my very first post to the site, I welcomed back one of the mods after she took a break from recapping Heroes and she jumped down my throat about attacking other TWoP writers (which I didn't) and then banned me. Can you believe that? I was giving her a compliment and she banned me. Grrr!

So anyone who is nervous about free speech (including reading comments that you don't want to read), then head on over to TWoP - land of the intellectually caged and restricted.

Also, CheeZ, I think you should recap a show...maybe I Love New York (since I haven't seen any new recaps)???

As a newbie to Blogging and a fan of Colie's I need to know the proper protocol. I am guessing that from the response(lack of) to my blurb about Exposed that this also won't be the place to read about The Inferno 3.
Any suggestions (please be nice)?

Hi Ashley!

You're in the right place!

The boards are busy right after the show, and right before the new episode - usually!

The Inferno will probably definitely be recapped here - and you can also check out the forums - under "Unscripted" for more info!

Nice to have another blogger!

Welcome! :-)

Thanks Chee-z. Maybe I shouldn't of called myself a complete newbie...I have been blogging for the past few recaps. I am Colie's friend...but this is soooo much fun. I'll insert my point of view..you'll blog yours..Maybe just maybe we will see eachothers points. I am not saying agree with them, just see them. Am I still welcome?

probably definitely

I farshteyn

I'm not the resident expert - but as far as I'm concerned you are! LOL!

I'm a lot more flexible and open-minded than I come off - believe it or not! Ha ha... I'm really just a big drama-queen!