The new season of The Real World: Denver kicks off tomorrow night, and with any luck, it will be significantly better than the casting special, which some might argue was a low-point in the franchise history. Hosted by Key West's Tyler and Paula, this half hour was painful at times with its forced patter and so-called jokes. However, while the filler material was lacking, we were still able to glean enough superficial information from the new cast to form some initial impressions. And honestly, what's The Real World without snap judgments?
A preview of the new cast, plus a bit of special news after the jump...
The special started off in Denver with Tyler and Paula driving throughout the city. "So... did I get lost again?" Tyler asked, flexing his nonexistent acting chops considerably. Luckily, he wasn't lost at all. He and Paula arrived outside the Real World house and began addressing us like a low budget industrial video. I half expected them to inform us on the finer nuances of fire exits.
By the way, I was very happy to see that not only was Paula still wearing the same makeup from her mugshot, but she seemed to be taking hair advice from The Amazing Race: Family Edition's Linda Weaver. Yes, she was perm-tastic, and on that note, we met our first nympho/drunkard/attention-whore/headcase: Jenn!
This twenty-two year-old had trouble written all over her. I couldn't pinpoint it, but she seemed like she'd be stirring up shit. She was a former Raiderette, but like so many cast members seeking to be more than their promotional hook, she didn't want to be known simply as a Raiderette. Well, good news! Now she'd be known as the Raiderette who was on The Real World. Of course, this all made me think of Michelle Parma, the Dallas Cowboys cheerleader who was on Road Rules and then died in a car crash. Sadness.
Anyway, Jenn revealed that she didn't have a lot of girl friends (shocker!) and that she loved going to this one bar in Walnut Creek, CA. Oh, and when she went to bars, she always liked to talk and flirt with the people on the street, get the party started. Translation: "Me likey attention!"
Unfortunately for Jenn, her mom felt it was time for the partying to come to an end. "She sees the potential in me," Jenn commented, adding, "The potential in me to share my sluttiness with all the nation on MTV! Go Raiders!"
After this profile, we returned to Paula and Tyler, the latter of whom said, "Well, she definitely had me at high kick!" Insert rimshot here. Tyler then proceeded to show off a few of his own high kicks, bringing this scene from merely hilarious to bust-a-gut, laugh-out-loud awesome.
As wonderful as this comic interlude was, we had to move on. Next was Alex, a swimmer who was not afraid to wear a very, very low-rise banana-hammock. Did I say swimmer? I meant former swimmer. Yes, nowadays, Alex preferred to spend his downtime dancing around shirtless in his dorm room instead. I assumed he was this season's token gay guy, but it turned out he just had a case of the Landon-itis (you know, confusingly effeminate). Oh, and his hairline was receding.
Paula and Tyler then returned to the screen, and now they were hanging out in a pool. Well, it was more like Tyler was in the pool, and Paula was sitting on a ledge or something (I don't remember). What's key here is that Tyler told us, "Our next cast member says she's slutty, sexy, and in a sorority, which means I'm in." At which point, Paula then pushed his head underwater and awkwardly said, "No. Now you're in." Get it? Because she dunked him in the water! Hence, he was IN the water! It works on so many levels.
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Comments (14)
As a Tulane '05 alumni (and from Biloxi MS), Colie is ANYTHING but a representative of a Katrina survivor..ALL sorority/fraternity houses were more a less fine (give or take a foot of water)..but I will give it that she's pretty much going to hold up the reputation of prob 75% of Tulane's population (myself included hahaha)..
1 of 14 | Posted by TchernaviaJ
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Posted on November 21, 2006 6:00 AM
This cast looks lame. Nothing but drama, drama, drama. I guess that's what keeps everyone watching. I'll be watching tonight but I have a feeling this cast will not hold my attention for long.
2 of 14 | Posted by McCreamy
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Posted on November 21, 2006 6:39 AM
Stephen, "anti-gay marriage", what, really?!? If the brother is going to have pictures of him with his lips pursed like that, he sure isn't giving off the image of ANYTHING anti-gay!
3 of 14 | Posted by CaliGirlinGA
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Posted on November 21, 2006 7:05 AM
I never thought I'd say this . . . but I may actually skip this season. It's become painfully clear to me the last few seasons that I've way outgrown this crap. Bring back the old-school format of putting MATURE people in a town and letting them find their own way through life!
4 of 14 | Posted by mandymax
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Posted on November 21, 2006 11:51 AM
"A black Republican on MTV? Does Gideon Yago know?" I just almost spit out my diet coke. B-Side, you are too funny.
Do we know what sorority Colie was in? I'm pretty sure she said she was the President of hers, and I was the President of mine, so I'm just curious.
I think this season looks pretty good. I'll tune in Wednesday.
5 of 14 | Posted by sarah
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Posted on November 21, 2006 12:55 PM
Tulane '03 here, and I agree with TchernaviaJ - Colie's sorority house is juust fine.
Sarah: Colie was an AEPHI.
6 of 14 | Posted by D-Hoffs
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Posted on November 21, 2006 2:38 PM
Davis is one lovely young man, attended Baptist church and high school with him. He's a very nice guy... and gay as the day is long. Can't wait to see the crazy shit he gets into!
7 of 14 | Posted by ebullient_mess
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Posted on November 21, 2006 4:44 PM
I'm old enough to have watched the first seasons of Real World and think that like other "reality" shows, it has turned into a forum for self-obsessed attractive 20-somethings who are looking for their 15 minutes of fame. I miss the days when people weren't playing for the cameras and really did "start getting real."
8 of 14 | Posted by murphena
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Posted on November 21, 2006 5:36 PM
This season looks trashier than usual. What's with all three of the girls hooking up with the same guy? Blech, I hope it's better than the preview suggests.
9 of 14 | Posted by insertnamehere
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Posted on November 21, 2006 5:42 PM
I'm in for this season, I already set up my DVR!
I've been watching since the 1st season in NY, and I'm ashamed to admit - I will never be too old to watch this crap!
I'll be traveling tomorrow night, so I'll miss the first eps in real-time :-(!
10 of 14 | Posted by Chee-Z-TeeVee Addict
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Posted on November 21, 2006 9:41 PM
B-side i love you but you really hate us Jersey girls? :(
11 of 14 | Posted by nico-co
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Posted on November 22, 2006 1:08 PM
B-side i love you but you really hate us Jersey girls? :(
12 of 14 | Posted by nico-co
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Posted on November 22, 2006 1:09 PM
Aww, Nico-co. I don't really hate Jersey girls. In fact, I'm going to Jersey for Thanksgiving tomorrow.
Kina, however, is still massively annoying.
13 of 14 | Posted by B-Side
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Posted on November 22, 2006 6:32 PM
14 of 14 | Posted by Ubiquitous
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Posted on November 23, 2006 4:32 PM