Oh The Real World. The once proud reality series has stumbled in recent seasons (I stopped watching midway through Denver), but despite flagging quality, the show is gearing up for its twentieth season (!!). To celebrate this impressive feat, MTV threw a special awards show for The Real World, and honestly, what better way to fete scads of self-involved, narcissistic, ridiculous people than with a concept that is at its core self-involved, narcissistic, and ridiculous?
We've yet to find out who won what (Best Drunkard, Biggest Idiot, Favorite Tantrum, Most Outrageous Self-Rationalization?), but my friend Laura hit the red carpet, and when she wasn't doling out little passive-aggressive gems ("This is one of the seasons I did watch"), she was finding out tidbits from some of our kind of favorite stars from yore.
Quick observations:
• Eric Nies looks way old/stoned. Sort of sad.
• Stephen from Seattle got fat but is dressed well (those gays!).
• Melissa from Miami is still boring as hell.
• Ruthie may have shrunken.
• Teck would fail miserably on American Inventor. And he's too small for his neck collar, but that's neither here nor there.
• Beth is hilarious, but we all knew that.
Some photos from the red carpet after the jump, and to see the footage, click here (via Reality Blurred).
Jeffrey Ross and Susie are the co-hosts. Can't wait to see that wonderful chemistry!
Hey, it's a pretty 37-year-old woman standing next to a lost member of Duran Duran. Oh wait, it's just Mallory and Simon from Paris
"Hey Melinda, I look wicked hot in this outfit. My chompahs are out of control. Right, Melinda? Meilnda? Don't get salty with me!"
"Danny's wearing the same outfit as me? He should have stayed in Boston, that low-life BITCH!"
Awww. One of my favorite casts, Chicago. Dare I say it: Aneesa looks good.
Crazy and Crazy Jr.
What I want to know is how can this be the 20th Anniversary Extravaganza if the show debuted in 1992? Are the math skills at MTV that poor? Maybe they need to ask BB9's Natalie to come over and count for them. 2008-1992 = 16 years = 8 + 8 = OMG! The Power of 8!!!
Eric has some sort of Jesus complex. A step down from his God complex of 20 ...er, 16 years ago. And Stephen is a MINISTER? WtH? Armageddon is on its way, apparently.
Wanna know who I want to see? Andre Comeau from Season 1. He was the quiet, long-haired rocker, that never made any trouble or caused any scenes. Also, Julie from Season 1. What happened to her?
Man, I used to love this show. Can't say as I have watched it since... oh... Chicago. It needs to be put gently to sleep now, with a sledgehammer.
It's the 20th season, so an anniversary in seasons, not years. (They started doubling up two seasons per calendar year a few years back).
But, yes, it is better explained as the crazy math of Natalie. What the hell was that last night?!
What the hell happened to Coral?? Did she lose scads of weight or did she age 20 years since she left the last challenge? She looks ROUGH!