Viewers Revenge Episode #15: Post your reactions here

This week, we'll see David (Viewers Revenge) go into the Pit once again.

Here's a little information on what will happen in this episode. If you don't want to know what happens, stop reading. Highlight to read the following text:

David will once again face Dan (Viewers Revenge). David returns to the RV. The Roadies will lose another mission, forcing them to send both a girl and a guy. In a surprising move, the Roadies choose to send in Tori (Viewers Revenge) and Adam (The Quest). Looks like the alliance decided to take a risk this week.

So there you have it. Discuss the drama, the revelations, the heart-palpating action here in this post.

Pit Preview: David's goes into the Pit one more time tonight

Denver Episode #25: Post your reactions here

Another episode of Denver airs tonight.

There are only three episodes left this season, including this one. It looks like we'll finally get some sort of closure on the Colie (Denver)/Alex (Denver) relationship, which ended up so abruptly after Alex slept with Jenn. Colie flirts, once again, with Alex and claims to be "horny". The episode then makes it look like she wants to sleep with him or anyone else who offers themselves.

Post your reactions here.

Derek is tired of Road Rules, wants to go home, may finish taping this week

A very short interview came out in a Jacksonville newspaper in which he talks about his Road Rules experience.

He talks about how he was cast, with a tape that he submitted nearly three years ago. Although he didn't expect the cameras to come asking him for a shot to get on the RV, he decided to sign on anyway.

He talks about the experience, how he doesn't like being in a town where he doesn't know many people. Clearly, everyone on the RV is ready to go home, as this isn't the first time when we've heard the cast say something about wanting to leave and return home. Derek mentions that filming will wrap up as early as this week, which means that the series may end even earlier than everyone has anticipated.

He also closes out the interview that he's looking forward to riding out the wave a couple of more years and doing some Challenges in the next couple of years.

MTV releases press release about casting website; Realworldcasting.com opens today

In a piece of news that we confirmed the other day, MTV is confirming in a press release that realworldcasting.com will open today.

The press release also underscores how the casting process will go:

"The Real World" Casting site is designed to be a highly immersive experience that engages viewers on multiple levels, from castee to judge. Viewers who join the community can register to be considered for the show or serve as a judge to help determine who makes the cut. In either instance, they are connected to the larger community of "The Real World" fans who share similar passions and who want to stay connected to -- and help influence -- the story arcs, characters and themes they see on-air.

Viewers who throw their hat into the ring for the cast of Season 20 must submit a 90-second 'confessional' video detailing their passions, life experiences and phobias. Viewers who elect to serve as judges can climb a virtual casting hierarchy to serve in any number of roles, from Head of Casting, to VP of Casting, Casting Director, Casting Associate, Casting Intern or just plain Voter. The hierarchy is determined by the number of votes a registered user casts; the more one votes, the higher on the ladder they climb. But it's not just castees who make it onto MTV. Even judges may appear throughout the season to discuss whom they voted for and why.

The current season of "The Real World: Denver" ranks #1 in its time period (10-10:30 p.m. Wednesdays) among P12-34 versus cable competition and has reached 91.4 million total viewers season-to-date. The season finale of "The Real World: Denver" is May 16. The next season -- season 19 -- will take place in Sydney, Australia and is currently in production. The viewers chosen through the RealWorldCasting.com site will be members of "The Real World" season 20.

Stay tuned for the latest information.

Inferno 3 Episode #5: The Good Guys faced with trouble, band together, win

The episode started out with the cast partying it up in South Africa. Everyone is having a grand old time and the cast is pretty drunk off their rocker. Most people go into the Challenges for two reasons: 1) money and 2) to have a good time. Cara (South Pacific) makes the comment that she hopes they send in Ace (Paris) because he isn't at the Challenge for the right reasons. The cast gets their clue for their next mission.

One night, at 3AM, ACe, Johnny (Key West) and Danny (Austin) decide to go into the girls room, play music really loud, and just wreak havoc. While Ace is shaking the ladder of Susie's (Australia) bed and is climbing up to sing to her, Susie smacks him three times in the face. Ace leaves.

There's palpable tension between the two before the mission. Susie sends Timmy (USA Tour 2) as a messenger prior to the mission beginning so they can squash any tension. Ace doesn't want to do it.

The mission: The teams have to cross a river with all these materials to build a fire. Once at the other side of the river, the teams have to build a fire to burn through a rope that will release a platform that carries three castmembers. Meanwhile, these three castmembers have to dump water on the teams that are passing under the platform to get their materials for building the fire wet.

It all comes down to the fire building and actually starting the fire. It all comes down to lighting steel wool with a battery. They actually figure it out fairly quickly, but they aren't bunching up the steel wool enough to light the fire. Danny and Johnny and Ace seem to be leading the teams. TJ gives them a clue. The Good Guys light their fire. The Good Guys win and pull ahead by $10,000.

Time for nominations. The Bad Asses nominate Davis (Denver) because they think he's weak. The Good Guys nominate Danny because they think he's the level-headed "brains" of the operation. Danny takes this as a signal that the Good GUys think he's weak, which makes him want to go into the Inferno headfirst. Someone makes a comment that it's a bit self-defeating to think that way, which is excellent foreshadowing. Ace and Susie apologize to each other. Ace realized that he acted poorly and Susie realized that she shouldn't have hit Ace.

Inferno Episode #5: Post your reactions here

Another Tuesday, another episode of the Inferno 3.

This time it's the guys turn to face the Inferno. It won't be pretty as the teams will be targeting two pretty obvious targets on both sides when they choose which guy wants to go to the Inferno.

If you remember, the challenge was "Ropeburn", but the real drama in the Challenge seems to center around Ace (Paris) and Johnny Bananas (Key West). Probably as a prank, the two guys sneak into the girls room and do something. We're only shown the aftermath in the preview when Cara (South Pacific) and especially Colie (Denver) are both yelling at Ace. Looks like turmoil on the Good Guys team.

Tune in tonight at 10PM. Post your reactions here.

Las Vegas Reunited tentatively airs May 30th; Trishelle is in STUFF Magazine

The Real World: Las Vegas Reunited will be coming to you sooner than you think. Both the Real World: Denver and Road Rules: Viewers Revenge are both scheduled to be wrapping up within the month. With their end, will we be forced to just seeing new episodes of the Challenge until Sydney airs later in the late Summer?

Nope, the Reunited, the six-episode series reuniting Alton, Arissa, Brynn, Frank, Irulan, Steven and Trishelle on the 28th floor of the Palms Casino/Hotel will begin airing on May 30th. This is a tentative date and is subject to change, but we are less than a month away from seeing our old friends back in action.

Additionally, Trishelle (Las Vegas) appears in this month's Stuff Magazine with the girls of VIP Passport, a syndicated show that she co-hosts. Check out the pictures and the mini-interview, but pick up the magazine which is on newsstands now.

Casting for the Real World 20 will definitely be online; I Love New York 2 follows similar format

MTV and VH1 are owned by a similar parent company, Viacom. If you have been following the story about how MTV is trying to make the channel a more "interactive" experience for viewers, you'll remember that several people who have sent casting tapes for the 20th season have been contacted to have their tapes put online.

Last night, VH1 revealed their casting website for I Love New York 2. That website currently features different videos from different hopefuls hoping to compete for New York's attention in the upcoming brand new season. The website claims that the five most popular videos, selected through a series of three rounds, will be on the new upcoming season. In addition to that, the website allows you to upload your own video in order to be considered for the new season.

So, why is this important? Well, if you head on over to www.realworldcasting.com, you'll see an authorization log-in prompting you for your user name and password. Is this the website for Real World 20 casting? The short answer is yes.

Shortly before the I Love New York website went live, that website had an identical login screen that blocked viewers from the website's content. Check out the Google cache of the I Love New York website. While we tried to look up the ICANN database information for realworldcasting.com, we found that the domain has been registered throughout 2009, but the buyer had the private information locked. However, we find that paired with the I Love New York information, it's pretty conclusive that casting for Real World 20 will be online.

It is yet unclear if The Real World will follow the same process as I Love New York in that a portion of the cast will be selected exclusively by online viewers or if people will be able to upload their own audition tapes online. Only time will tell, but expect an announcement soon!

If you're missing it, Ev and Tonya are offering commentary on the Inferno

Both Ev (Fresh Meat) and Tonya (Chicago) are both offering commentary up on their respective MySpace pages. Several people have emailed me and asked me to re-post the links, as both offer pretty candid commentaries on the show and their castmates.

Evelyn pretty much explains her dissonance with her own team, and having to prove herself to the veterans who believe she's undeserving of being on the Challenge.

Tonya just gives a play-by-play commentary and doesn't really hold back on what she thinks of what's going on.

http://blog.myspace.com/evsmyspace
http://blog.myspace.com/mstonyacooley

Evan opens his own clothing line called Branch Out Clothing

Evan (Fresh Meat) has branched out into other ventures in the business. He has recently begun his own clothing line called Branch Out Clothing which is a specialized line of clothing that deals with specific charities. Read the following press release:

Branch Out is founded upon the idea that a person can positively impact the world through his or her passions. Branch Out is much more than clothing or concepts, it is a way of life. You can, and will change the world... in style.

Branch Out is a new kind of company… we believe it is more rewarding to watch money change the world, rather than to watch it accumulate. That is why we donate 50% of our profits to various charities. This is our way of setting an example and we hope many will follow in our footsteps. Moreover, Branch Out's retailers choose which charity receives the donation ensuring that our contributions are felt widespread in each community that our clothes are found in. Last, each shirt has a 'Dream Code' printed on the inside, you can enter this code on the website (http://www.branchoutclothing.com) and see where your money has been donated. So you see, when you wear Branch Out, you are taking the first step, you are spreading a positive message. You are joining a movement to change the way people think, the way people feel and the way the world works."

Alton does an interview with AOL; Las Vegas should have wrapped up filming

Shortly before leaving for Las Vegas to film the reunited special, Alton (Las Vegas) gave an interview with AOL in conjunction with the premiere of the Inferno 3.

Although they do talk about the Reunited series, at the time, he was not allowed to say anything about it. Among the things that Alton talks about are the drama that happens in the Challenge, what he's up to now including running a temp agency and online production company, and his arrest in North Carolina shortly after his appearance on the Las Vegas season.

Last week should have marked the last few days of the Reunited series. Press day for the series occurred last week, so the cast should now be in the last few days of filming or should have gone home by now. Interestingly, in the interview, he mentions that he and Irulan (Las Vegas) became great friends after their break-up, suggesting that the tension between them in the house will be minimal once they move in.

The Real World: Las Vegas Reunited has a tentative air date in June.

Tori gets interviewed by local paper in Virginia and reveals information about the show

The Richmond Times Dispatch interviewed Tori (Viewers Revenge) by phone this past week. She reveals a couple of interesting things, but click on the link to the newspaper to go to the full article.

Castmembers spend four days taping the show, then three days sequestered in a hotel.

Castmembers get a DVD of the show right before it airs on television.

There are only two elimination pits remaining in the season.

She says the veterans have an on-camera personality and off-camera personality.

She says some of the "men" on the show modify their actions after they watch the previous week's episode.

Although she stops short of saying the show is staged, she claims that the directors tell them where to go, and she has to announce when she wants to go to the restroom.

She says that she will go on the reality television bar/college circuit for at least a couple of months after the show ends.

Rachel was "shocked" about "conspiring" that went on; Jenn might be "Satan"; Susie was "sneaky, but smart"

Rachel (Austin) actually did a video blog over at The Inferno 3 Blog, which is officially sponsored by MTV and is run by Blair (The Quest), a couple of things come up.

Rachel talks about two things after watching the episode. First, she talks about how Susie had approached Colie (Denver) and Paula (Key West) about winning the LifeShield to vote off Rachel. Rachel claims that Susie had asked Rachel the very same favor, hoping to vote off Colie because she didn't take the Challenge seriously enough.

Most of her blog is about how she felt betrayed by her teammates, especially since she went into the Challenge in good faith with her teammates. Then, she talks about Jenn's (Denver) comments after winning the Inferno. If you remember the clip, she says that it feels so much better to win , especially even after it hurts the competitor so much. Rachel believes that Jenn might be Satan.

Viewers Revenge Episode #14: David beats Dan again, the group loses $20,000, David goes off the deep end

This episode of Road Rules seems to find things heating up as the group nears the end. David (Viewers Revenge) ends up in the Pit once again and he finds himself facing Dan (Viewers Revenge) for the fourth time. They play shockwave, which is a game where they have to stand on a wooden platform while holding a rope in between them. David gets smacked around a bit, but he pulls through the win.

Meanwhile, the RV is hoping that Dan returns, but David pulls in. The group discusses what will happen now that both Derek (Viewers Revenge) and David have both paid their dues. The group remains pretty adamant that they will keep sending David in, which makes the two angry. However, the alumni alliance can't offer any consolation. In addition, they seem to aim their sights on David, assuming Derek has been absolved into the alliance.

The mission they get is a "Fear Factor"-esque mission with four parts. In the first part, Susie (Australia) and David have to run through a ghost town and grab a key off a wall while having attack dogs chase them. David can easily do it with the dog attached to his arm. Once he gets his key, he goes to pick up Susie and her dog, so they can pick up her key. The second stage is a crawl through a mice pit and picking up a key out of a tank of tarantulas and scorpions. Tori (Viewers Revenge) and Derek complete this mission. Adam (The Quest) and Kina (Extreme) have to eat maggots, which Kina first refuses to do, but she ends up doing anyway.

They have to complete a puzzle for the last mission, but they fail this. They make a mistake by spelling a word "Wren" as "When". They fail to bank $20,000.

Citing the fact that they don't want to make two people pissed off at them, the group decides to vote in David rather than Derek. The group tells David not to get emotional, but he begins to cry uncontrollably, telling the group that he isn't angry with them, but he's beginning to sympathize with them as he continues to spend more time in the RV. The group seems pretty resolved to send David into the Pit nevertheless and David says that he's resigned to the fact that he can't escape the Pit for the rest of the time he's on the show.

Denver Episode #24: The girls arrive, Brooke triumphs over her fears, the group gets a gift

The episode begins right away with the girls arriving from the Gulf area for the second installment of the Outward Bound training. This is the last thing the roommates have to do for their job, and if last time was any indicator of how things will go, things may not go as smooth as they hope.

During the experience, Brooke (Denver) is challenged to repel down the mountain. She is deathly afraid of repelling down the mountain. However, inspired by overcoming her fears to be an example for the Outward Bound students, Brooke decides to attempt to conquer her fears and repel down the mountain. She succesfully does so and begins to turn around the Outward Bound experience.

Meanwhile, Colie (Denver) pushes herself too hard and she needs to go home to recuperate. She goes home to make sure that she recuperates well and safely. Brooke, Stephen (Denver), and Chris go on a hike to "high camp". The group enconters lightning on the way and has to prepare for a drill. Ashley, a camper with the program, begins to have major trouble breathing. Ashley eventually can't make it on her own, so Chris straps Ashley on her back, and gets her to safety. Brooke and Stephen are left alone.

The students are a bit shaken by the situation, but they get through it. Chris returns and gives the group an update on Ashley. She's fine, the thin air and altitude most likely had an adverse effect. Chris praises Brooke for her good job and this makes Brooke happy. Everything goes well. The trip ends. The group is happy. They sit in a circle and discuss their feelings about Outward Bound. It's all positive. They find out that they get their vacation as a gift for completing Outward Bound.