Duel Episode #2: Tina is kicked off, Evan wins, Tyler goes to the Duel and is sent home by Derrick

Last night's episode of the Duel was exciting once again. As we told you, Tyler was targeted and the systematic elimination of the Key West cast continued.

Tina (South Pacific) was quickly sent home by TJ Lavin, who quickly told her that she would go home for what she did. Tina knew she'd go home, so she left without much of a fight.

The mission was a pairs mission with guys choosing girls. Evan (Fresh Meat) and Jodi (Extreme) pull out the win and then starts the chain. Eventually, Casey (Fresh Meat) is pressured to choose between Kenny (Fresh Meat) and Tyler (Key West), so she picks Kenny.

Tyler, in a surprise move, chooses Derrick, who sends him home. Next week: Aneesa (Chicago) is the center of controversy and the rollerderby mission looks rough for the girls.

Another Duel chatfest: Evan will also be chatting it up with BuddyTV tonight

Evan (Fresh Meat) will also be chatting it up with fans in the BuddyTV chatrooms.

If you're still not clued into what BuddyTV is, it's this chat platform where you can interact with a moderator who has a camera and a microphone pointed straight at them. In the case of Evan and Derrick (Extreme), they will be chatting while the Duel is airing on TV.

Evan will be on BuddyTV from 9:30 to 11:00PM EST. Don't forget to catch both Evan and Derrick tonight while you catch the latest episode of the Duel!

Don't forget to catch Derrick tonight in his online chat with BuddyTV

Derrick (Extreme) has made a regular habit of showing up at BuddyTV in chatting with fans of the show.

Here's how it works: You go to the website at 10PM PST. Derrick will be in the chatroom with a camera and a mic pointed straight at him. He'll sit there and watch the episode along with all you PST people (Tape the episode if you want to watch it along with him.), and he responds to any comments or questions that you may have about the episode.

It's a nice way to interact with a castmember and ask someone up front questions about what was going down in Brazil. So, if you're available, tonight is the BuddyTV chat with Derrick.

BMP tries out strange casting technique for the next few days in Atlanta, GA

BMP has been hitting up different cities around the country all month in hopes of finding the perfect cast for The Real World 19 and Fresh Meat 2. But BMP recently posted a weird message at their casting page, asking people to send requests for them to review groups.

Yes, BMP is searching for student organizations in Atlanta, GA to be a part of the next two casts. We don't know why this is. However, I'm sure it has something to do with the "type" of people that BMP wants to cast. (IE. Maybe they want people who are casted in the confines of a bar or a nightclub.) Anyway, it's all speculation.

Atlanta and Lubbock, TX are the last two cities on BMP's list and no word yet if there will be any last minute additions for this season's casting calls.

Tyler will be performing his stand-up act with Three Dollar Bill at the Upright Citizens Brigade

Tyler (Key West), who is now living in Los Angeles post-Real World, will be performing with Three Dollar Bill at the Upright Citizen's Brigade.

Tyler is going to be performing an act that's based on his recent move to Los Angeles, so be sure to catch the act if you live in the area. It's a rather small theatre, so make sure to show up somewhat early to get tickets.

5919 Franklin Ave.,
Hollywood, CA
(323) 465-7980

The event starts at 9:30PM and it's this Friday, October 20. If you're in the LA area, be sure to support Tyler and his new comedy act.

Duel Spoiler Alert #2: Will Tina go home for hitting Beth? What's up next for the Duelists?

The question here for tonight's episode, by the way which airs at 10PM EST/9PM CT tonight, is whether or not Tina (South Pacific) will get sent home from the Duel. Now, stop reading any further if you do not want to know the details of the episode, because we're about to give them to you.

Last week, we see Diem (Fresh Meat) win the mission. The group was then supposed to gather so a girl could be picked to Duel. Well, there isn't a chance of this, as TJ Lavin will send Tina (South Pacific) home. Yes, Tina is sent home after this incident, but expect some great quotes in the aftermath.

So, most likely, we'll see at least the next mission unfold for the guys. I can't tell you who wins, but we can tell you that it still doesn't look friendly for (highlight to read) Tyler (Key West). He still has a target on his back.

Be sure to catch tonight's episode!

Beth makes strong allegations that it was Tina who orchestrated the fight from the beginning

So, after last week's episode, after Tina's (South Pacific) Overdrive appearance, Beth (Los Angeles) finally makes a comment on her MySpace about what went down in Brazil.

Although it seems on TV that Beth went after Tina, Beth offers up a different story of events, saying it was Tina who had first approached her (which she admits to on the Aftershow) and even conspired to do something to Beth beforehand. She also mentions the tie-in to Diem's (Fresh Meat) situation and how they didn't really mean to encroach on her camera time, but she also mentions how producers knew what was going down.

This corrobrates a story by other castmembers who were saying they didn't know exactly why Tina hit Beth. Many have felt that it was an easy way out for Tina, who had no significant alliances in the Duel.

Rachel and Veronica will not be on this upcoming Challenge

Contrary to popular belief, Rachel (Campus Crawl) and Veronica (Semester At Sea), the "mean girls" of MTV, have said they are not going to the Challenge.

This comes after they posted messages on their Facebook account. While it was heavily believed that we would see them in this upcoming show, they comment that they will be at the University of Michigan early next month.

Unfortunately, for you Rachel & Veronica fans, you might have to wait a little longer while until you see the "Mean Girls" again.

This will be the updated cast list for the South Africa Challenge set to begin filming very soon

This will be the regularly updated list in which we post the names of the castmembers going to South Africa to participate in the new Challenge. The list will always be fluctuating since we get confirmations all the time. So, without further ado, here's the preliminary list (changed since last with both additions and deletions):

Aneesa (Chicago)
Tonya (Chicago)
Ace (Paris)
CT (Paris)
Danny (Austin)
Janelle (Key West)
John (Key West)
Paula (Key West)
Colie (Denver)
Davis (Denver)
Jenn (Denver)
Ty (Denver)

Susie (Australia)
Abram (South Pacific)
Cara (South Pacific)
Kenny (Fresh Meat)

Check back with us often and email us at newrwroad@hotmail.com if you have any new updates

Alumni update: The whereabouts of the Road Rules Down Under cast

So it's been quite a while since the six roadies went down to Australia for their wild adventure Down Under. This is one of the first times that we can offer you a complete update of what the cast is up to, several years after they have wrapped up their show.

Chadwick - He, of course, married Holly (Maximum Velocity Tour) and they became the first married Road Rules couple. The pair are living in Colorado (after spending some time in California, including Los Angeles.) After Battle of the Seasons, the two of them sort of had a bad parting of ways with Road Rules and are sort of anti-BMP.

Christina - Living in Los Angeles working a stand-up comic. She's touring regularly and if you live in the LA area, you can catch her act.

Kefla - Living in Atlanta. Kefla is actually married and has two children. Last we saw of him, he was in a commercial.

Piggy - Living in between San Francisco and Los Angeles. She actually helped a bit for casting of the shows awhile back and she actually had a short-lived appearance on the Inferno.

Shayne - Living in Canada with his girlfriend. Has never been asked back to do a Challenge.

Susie - The castmember we've most recently seen in the Gauntlet 2 and is headed to South Africa to film the current Challenge. She's living in Pittsburgh and she's married. She also has a stepdaughter.

Castmembers begin to leave today for the new Challenge to be filmed in Cape Town

Today is the day that castmembers will be headed to Cape Town, South Africa. Castmembers wiil begin boarding flights today and will continue until tomorrow headed to the great city of Cape Town, South Africa.

Awkard to have a Challenge centered in Cape Town? Well, not exactly. For a brief period around the 10th season, Bunim-Murray was considering having a season of The Real World in South Africa (along with other wacky ideas -- some wackier than others -- ie. Sydney, a farm in rural America.)

Thanks to various sources around the web, including MM Agency, we've posted a list of confirmed castmembers headed to the Challenge. They are:

Tonya (Chicago)
Ace (Paris)
CT (Paris)
Danny (Austin)
Johanna (Austin)
Janelle (Key West)
Jose (Key West)
John (Key West)
Paula (Key West)
Colie (Denver)
Davis (Denver)
Jenn (Denver)
Ty (Denver)

Susie (Australia)
Cara (South Pacific)
Rachel (Campus Crawl)
Veronica (Semester At Sea)

Again, since castmembers are leaving beginning today, be sure to contact us if you hear about news of another castmember headed to the Challenge. You can use the contact form (accessible on the left menu bar) or you can email us at newrwroad@hotmail.com. Preferably with some substantial evidence or proof by the way.

Casey responds to Tina's latest Overdrive episode with sarcasm and barbs of her own

Casey (Fresh Meat) has a bone to pick with Tina (South Pacific). For some reason, the Aftershow has been a public source of contention between castmembers in the way that castmembers talk all sorts of crap about other castmembers on the Aftershow.

This is a sort of staggering of insults back and forth. Casey went on the Aftershow last season and talked crap about Tina. So Tina responded in kind last week. So, now that the Aftershow is out, Casey repsonds to it on her MySpace:

I would like to make known to the public the fact that YES, I indeed blew every person I could on the duel. However, Tina's statement wasn't completely true, I also let a few of the lady's enjoy my company as well. What can I say, I was a popular girl. And hey, honestly! I need the face time, right? I'm such a media whore and all.... in fact, if I had to, I'd punch a bitch just to get more airtime if I could! But, someone already did that. I had to be oringinal, ya know?

Ouch.

Leah and Randy host "The Most Heart-Breakiest Breakups" on Overdrive detailing the worst breakups

Both Randy (San Diego) and Leah (Paris) showed up on Overdrive to host a short clip of the worst break-ups in Real World history. Here's the countdown:

10) David and Kira have their fight in the car - Seattle
9) Frankie and Dave - San Diego
8) "The Heisman Moves"
Kevin and Lori - Back to New York
Brad and Frankie - San Diego
Sarah and MJ - Philadelphia
Randy and Robin - San Diego
7) Rachel rebukes her boyfriend in bed - Austin
6) Aneesa and Veronica fight when Veronica brings her new girlfriend to her house - Chicago
5) Shavonda breaks into Shaun's email - Philadelphia
4) Johanna and Leo break up at the bar - Austin
3) Alton is confronted by Irulan about having a threesome - Las Vegas
2) Danny and Melinda fights in Puerto Rico - Austin
1) Vaj yells at Montana over the phone - Boston

The Real World Denver two-minute trailer shows up Overdrive, transcript is here

The Denver trailer has been posted at Overdrive. This is the 2-minute clip that is airing on MTV. It introduces us to the conflict between Alex, Brooke, Colie, Davis, Jenn, Stephen and Tyrie. We've tried to make it as coherent as possible, but it's a full transcript of what is said. Without further ado, here's the transcript:

It opens looking at the mountains of Denver, storm clouds abrewing. To the house.

Brooke: Don't you talk to me like that ever again!

Stephen and Davis confront each other.

Stephen: I think it's wrong that you're gay.

Davis: What if I said that I think it's wrong that you're black.

Alex and Jenn are in the living room/shower.

Jenn: Do you trust me?

Alex: I am really attracted to you a lot.

Jenn: I am so sorry. I don't want to do that to you.

Ambulance screeches by.

One of the girls crying.

Tyrie: I'm trying to talk to you like a man, but you're gonna walk away from me like a boy?

Davis: I think I saw something last night that just kinda scared me.

Davis fighting with what looks to be Tyrie, with Brooke in between the two of them.

Colie: You worry so much about being here.

Alex: If you want to be with me, just tell me you want to be with me.

Jenn: You asked me to be this person and now you're yelling at me.

Davis: Living here is the most unstable environment I've ever been in.

Stephen yells at Jenn.

Stephen: You shut the fuck up. You don't even know what's going on here.

Stephen, Davis and Alex talking in the kitchen about Jenn.

Alex: Everything she says is to get you where she's at. You take the most personal things you can ever think of and crush her right there.

Jenn is crying in the arms of Davis with Brooke and Colie standing nearby.

Jenn: Life isn't about Tyrie. Welcome to the real world. This is not Tyrie's world, this is ours.

Jenn gets up to fight.

Brooke: Stop it! Stop it!

Alex: If there's one girl I would want to be with, it would be you.

Tyrie (to someone not on the cast): I want you here, I called you my baby for a reason.

Brooke: If I can't even talk normally... just... I hate this place. God!

Tyrie: I'm not taking the blame for that.

Alex (to Jenn): You know you've said things and I've said some things and you know that you're a wonderful person. I love you so much.

Tyrie: Yes or no?! Did you leave him? I'm not taking a backseat to anybody, if you started it, I'm gonna squash you.

Davis (crying): If you're gonna hit me ever, you hit me right now.

Unidentified male: Everybody sometimes messes up.

Davis: My worst nightmare is if I had done what I did last night.

Davis leaves the house gate with a bag over his shoulder.

The Real World: Denver

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Yet another MySpace message confirms that Johanna will be a part of this next Challenge

So, MySpace is the wave of the future, I suppose. After confirming that Ace (Paris) and Paula (Key West) will be on the next Challenge. Here comes another confirmation via Paula's comment on Johanna's (Austin) MySpace:

"uhhhohhhhh.... I get to finally meet your cute ass....yippeee!!! see ya soon, xoxoxo hope all is well, take care :)"

So, now the question is: Will Johanna's boyfriend Wes (Austin) be joining her in Cape Town, South Africa? Only time will tell. But now we can officially add Johanna to the list of castmembers headed to the next Challenge.

Diem graces the pages of Glamour; She may be in a documentary to be aired later on MTV

Diem (Fresh Meat), who was triumphed over her fear of taking off her wig in front of her fellow castmembers and the rest of the world, is in the pages of Glamour Magazine this week.

In the article, she mentions how she handled the diagnosis, the pain that it caused her and her family and why she went on the Challenge even after she had found out that she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. The article also reveals that Diem filmed a documentary for MTV about her chemotherapy treatments, that may be aired later this fall.

Check out Diem's website which is at www.l4tc.com. You can also check out the article on newsstands or you can read it online here.

Ace's MySpace posting confirms that he will be at the Challenge and it will be filmed in Cape Town, South Africa

Ace (Paris) posted a new message at another of his friends' MySpace. This time, he pretty much confirms what we had speculated in the last post.

"So I hear Draigo Productions is about to take over ATL!! Hold the fort down till I get back from Capetown in November!!"

Several implications stem from this: Ace will be going to the Challenge. By association, Paula (Key West) will be going to the Challenge. And now a new piece of information, the city they are headed to is Cape Town, South Africa.

MTV finally formally introduces us to the seven strangers by opening up the Denver website

So, the ceremonial MTV website release has come for The Real World: Denver. Up to now, we've only seen the castmembers in individual photographs or in videos that have hit the web or in those promos.

But now, MTV has opened up the new website which lets you get up and close with this new group of seven. The website also reveals that the cast will be working as Outward Bound guides for Katrina survivors.

So go check out the new cast. The new season begins November 7th.

Paula and Ace may be headed to South Africa according to comment left on Paula's MySpace

Ace (Paris) left a comment on Paula's Key West) MySpace saying that she better get ready for next week, because living with him is like living with an open bar.

So, again, just like the Cameran (San Diego)/Susie (Australia) comment, they may be reading a little too much into a MySpace comment.

Or, of course, this could mean that both Ace (Paris) and Paula (Key West) will be headed to South Africa for the new Challenge. Look for more confirmations this coming week.

Tina visits Blair in the premiere episode of the Duel's Overdrive Aftershow

"Straight after beating the sh*% out of Beth (Los Angeles)", Tina (South Pacific) was invited to sit in with Blair (the Quest), who was celebrating his 50th episode of the Aftershow.

She was actually wearing a College Dropout shirt on the show. They started with talk about the alliance she shared with Kenny (Fresh Meat) and how Tina didn't vote for him. Although she acknowledges it as a stupid decision, the two don't talk as much as they used to.

She also hinted at a hook-up between John (Key West) and Casey (Fresh Meat). But then she went into the Beth explanation and how she "body checked" her after the mission when no cameras were around ("Just to get it out of her system") which began the fight.

Tina loves Svetlana (Key West). She mentions that Beth's mole is missing. She calls Evan (Fresh Meat) the biggest scumbag. She gets Casey back from her Aftershow appearance by calling her out on who she slept with. She gives props to Diem. She calls Johnny "not the brightest bulb in the bunch". She loves Kenny (Fresh Meat). She says Jodi (Extreme) is a lot of brawn, no brains. She says Tyler (Key West) doesn't care about what he says about people.

And finally, "The Sh*& You Didn't See": John and Evan playing a "Jackass-like" game. Johnny Bananas throwing bananas at other castmembers. And Tina running into the sand circle even after TJ Lavin gives the group repeated directions NOT to.

That's the Aftershow episode for the first season. If you missed the first episode, be sure to catch it on MTV or you can actually watch it on Overdrive.