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Trailer for MTV Challenge: Battle of the Exes

2011-12-21T11:51:00.003-08:00

Cast List for MTV Challenge: Battle of the Exes

2011-12-21T11:49:00.000-08:00

MTV just announced the next season of the Challenge. With the new format pitting former flames on two-person teams, we announce the cast list here at the RWRRBLOG:

Abram (South Pacific) and Cara Maria (Fresh Meat II)
Aneesa (Chicago) and Rachel (Campus Crawl)
Camilla (Spring Break) and Johnny (Key West)
CT (Paris) and Diem (Fresh Meat)
Dunbar (Sydney) and Paula (Key West)
Dustin (Las Vegas) and Heather (Las Vegas)
Emily (Washington DC) and Ty (Washington DC)
Jasmine (Cancun and Tyrie (Denver)
Leroy (Las Vegas) and Naomi (Las Vegas)
Mark (USA Tour 1) and Robin (San Diego)
Nate (San Diego) and Priscilla (San Diego)
Mandi (Fresh Meat II) and Wes (Austin)
Sarah (Brooklyn) and Vinny (Fresh Meat II)

Some of these pairs were actual relationships outside the show, some were harmless flings, others were just one-night stands. Nonetheless, there seems to be built-in drama in this format. Each week, one team is eliminated until three teams are left standing at the Final 3. With the exception of one person, the people left standing in the finals have never won a Challenge. Battle of the Exes premieres January 25.

Real World San Diego has its highest rated premiere since Brooklyn

2011-09-30T07:25:00.000-07:00

Last Wednesday's episode of The Real World: San Diego had the highest rated premiere since the 2009 Brooklyn season.

1.9 million viewers tuned in and met Alexandra, Ashley, Frank, Nate, Priscilla, Sam, and Zach. The episode was up 17 percent from the Las Vegas premiere last season, but the episode with Dustin Zito's revelation is still the highest rated episode in a while.

Last Wednesday's episode had elements of drunken revelry, but the cast actually stayed in for their first night in the house (gasp!). Well, technically, they decided to stay in because Priscilla was underage, but then later somehow ended up at a bar. The episode had actual elements of interest and shows promise in future developments. The Ashley/Zach storyline was set up quite well with obvious references to the fact that they will hook up this season. While Priscilla, Nate and Sam seem to be developing separate individual storylines on their respective pasts.

The breakout star of the show, or at least the person the first episode focused most on, was Frank. Frank identifies as bisexual, yet is irked by the manner in which Sam brazenly shares her sexuality with the roommates. Nonetheless, in the first episode, Frank freely admits that he's bisexual, but falls hard for Alexandra. Alexandra seemed to respond to his direct advances by flirting back with him, but later shot Frank down while drinking in a bar. Then, we essentially saw Frank basically freak out. And this was only the first episode.

The Challenge is renewed for a 22nd Season

2011-08-27T08:26:00.000-07:00

CT and Johnny get ready to face-off in one of the most memorable eliminations ever.

Immediately after the success of the season finale of Rivals, MTV issued a press release stating that they have renewed the Challenge for the 22nd season! Thus, we get to see our favorite competitors once again battle each other in a test of wits, athleticism, and tenacity for at least one more season! With that news, we decided to write five tips to the producers, telling them what to focus on for next season.

1. Focus more on character development, not fights and hook-ups: Part of the reason why Rivals worked so well, was that each of the teams had some history that made good TV. While some teams didn't really hate each other, others provided season-long storylines that encouraged viewers to come back week-after-week. In this season, the fighting and hook-ups were NOT started under a night of drinking and revelry (OK... sometimes they were), but the game forced the castmembers to face their differences because of the game.

2. Don't recycle old, tired formats: I'm not sure why producers choose to do a second and third Inferno or Gauntlet. While Rivals worked extremely well, I don't want to see another season of Rivals right away. Also, it's kind of a cop-out to just recycle old formulas.

3. Keep the rules simple: One of the biggest flaws of the Challenges is that the rules are always so unnecessarily complicated. Remember the Island's wildly weird key-holder, two-round elimination voting process? That season was a cheap imitation of Survivor and should've just copied the full format with one-person, one-vote. Who would've loved to see a weekly Tribal Council headed by TJ Lavin? For the next Challenge, I would love to see girls compete against guys, with a one-person, one-vote elimination.

4. Make sure the rules discourage the veteran alliances: Part of the problem with a one-person, one-vote elimination, which they have done in the past, is that the veteran alliances seem to have the game on-lock from Day 1. For some reason, the Challenges haven't instituted any kind of immunity, at least in recent seasons. It's the worst when the Challengers we see less of are sent home first.

5. Bring back some castmembers who haven't done the last eight Challenges: Going back to character development, fans want to be updated on those castmembers we haven't seen in a while. And I'm not talking about bringing back castmembers from New York and Los Angeles. Although that would be great, I can't see Julie (New York) and Aaron (Los Angeles) agreeing to come back for these Challenges, put some new blood on these casts.

What are your tips? Leave a comment and tell us what you'd like to see in the next season of the Challenge.

Challenge Rivals Ends the Season on a Ratings High

2011-08-27T07:49:00.000-07:00

Paula and Evelyn embrace as they win the Challenge.

The season finale of the Challenge: Rivals ended on a ratings high as the Challenge brought in 2.4 million viewers, a season high. Last Wednesday's episode revealed the winners of the Challenge and fans tuned in to see one of the toughest final Challenges yet. This is up 71% since last season's Cutthroat finale, the best rated season since The Duel II, and the most watched episode since the season finale of the Gauntlet III. MTV also hit a high note amongst 12-34 year-olds, coming in at #1 for that demographic for the entire night. Congratulations Bunim-Murray and MTV!

Watch The Real World San Diego Trailer

2011-08-27T07:40:00.000-07:00

On the heels of the season finale of Rivals, MTV released the latest trailer for the 26th season of The Real World, headed to San Diego (again):

MTV Shows

The trailer shows serious drama as some castmembers are interested in hooking-up and others are interested in fighting. This cast also has a gay castmember (Samantha) and a bi-sexual castmember (Frank). Two seasons have previously had this combination with Philadelphia (Karamo and Willie) and Hawaii (Ruthie and Justin). This new season premieres September 28!

Real World Hollywood's Joey poses naked for Playgirl in the September issue

2011-08-27T07:30:00.000-07:00

Joey (Hollywood) joins the ranks of former castmembers who have gone on to pose nude. While Joey is the first castmember to make it to Playgirl, several other castmembers have posed for Playboy. Beth S. (Los Angeles), Flora (Miami), Veronica (Semester at Sea) and Jisela (The Quest) posed in a joint shoot for Playboy. Cara (South Pacific) actually is a Playboy Playmate. And others have posed for smaller shoots: Trishelle (Las Vegas), Arissa (Las Vegas), Tonya (Chicago), Mary Beth (South Pacific) have all posed naked for the cameras at one point or another. As for Joey, check out the pictures of Joey in Playgirl.

Season Finale of the Challenge Rivals airs; Spoilers ahead

2011-08-24T15:45:00.000-07:00

Tonight, the final episode of the Challenge: Rivals airs. Six teams are competing for the final grand prize and four teams will go home with nothing. To find out who wins the Challenge, check out our previous post.

CT gives an interview to the Boston Herald and says he will be back for more Challenges

2011-08-22T07:34:00.000-07:00

Recently eliminated Rivals contestant CT (Paris) gave an interview to the Boston Herald recently, reflecting upon his time on the show. The article doesn't go into too much detail, however, the article mentions that CT is still trying to be friends with Adam (Paris), his status on whether or not he's dating someone from the show (he's not), and whether or not he'll do another Challenge in the near future.

Challenge ratings dips for the first episode of the final Challenge

2011-08-22T07:27:00.000-07:00

Last Wednesday's episode of the Rivals took a slight dip with 1,987,000 people tuning into view CT (Paris) and Adam (Paris) be sent home. This comes after the Challenge hit a record with the the highest Challenge ratings since the Duel II.

Derrick interviews Tyler for his Challenge podcast

2011-08-19T08:37:00.000-07:00

Rivals castmember Tyler (Key West) sits down with Derrick (Extreme) in his
podcast this week to get the lowdown on some great inside scoop. The interview with Tyler mostly focuses on why Tyler was so angry about other teams voting for him and Johnny (Key West) to face CT (Paris) in the final Jungle. He also gives a little perspective on what he thinks about Cara Maria (Fresh Meat 2) and his perspective on Paula (Key West). He also promises an awesome reunion, which will be coming up in two weeks.

Rivals Recap: You're Not Going to Have Carbs?

2011-08-18T07:22:00.000-07:00

The episode began where the last week's left off in the club. CT (Paris) defended Adam (Paris) against attacks from the Mob. While everyone thought CT would throw a punch, getting him sent home, CT vigorously defended Adam. We also got flashbacks of Paris and various Challenges, showing various stages of their friendship. While Adam wants to be a good teammate, he can't help but remember being pushed around in Paris, had a beer dropped on his head in the Inferno 3, and being punched in the face on the Duel 2.

Before the Final Jungle, Laurel (Fresh Meat 2) talks about her and CT. While she didn't expect to like anyone on these Challenges, she's definitely developed a bond with CT. She brings him breakfast in the morning. The final Challenge is called "T-bone" where the teams have to exchange balls through a 2-way intersected pit. The first two players to completely exchange all their balls wins. CT is excited to finally hit people in the Challenge. The Challenge doesn't end up being about the physicality, but more about speed. Adam messes up by not picking up the correct balls in the beginning, but it eventually comes down to one ball for both Adam and Tyler. Adam is unable to climb up the hill, stumbling, giving Tyler the win.

Upon returning to the house, Laurel is despondent over the departure of CT. The teams then learn that they're going to Patagonia for the final Challenge. Approaching the final Challenge, Cara Maria (Fresh Meat 2) and Wes (Austin) get into yet another argument. Wes seems to be going after Cara Maria. The argument actually provides closure for Cara Maria as she finally confronts Wes.

The morning of the final, both Tyler (Key West) and Jenn (Denver) wake up with food poisoning. The medic actually recommends that Tyler can't go on, but he ignores the medic. TJ introduces the final challenge, as having a water portion, followed by a kayak race, followed by a footrace. The girls go first, with Jenn and Mandi (Fresh Meat 2) immediately fall behind on the kayak. Evelyn and Paula make it out of the water first, but Laurel and Cara Maria are right behind them. The guys end the episode trying to figure out the kayaks.

Check out yesterday's post, to find out who wins the Challenge Rivals [SPOILER].

Who Wins the Challenge: Rivals Spoiler

2011-08-17T07:38:00.000-07:00

Tonight is the beginning of the end. We'll see the outcome of the final Jungle tonight, which we spoiled last week. However, tonight, we also see the beginning of the final Challenge.

If you do not want to know the outcome of the final Challenge, do not highlight the text below:

The winners of the Challenge: Rivals are: Johnny (Key West) and Tyler (Key West) for the guys, and Evelyn (Fresh Meat) and Paula (Key West) for the girls.

Theresa's Twitter Suggests a New Season of the Challenge is in Pre-Production

2011-08-16T10:13:00.001-07:00

Theresa (Fresh Meat 2) recently posted some interesting information on her twitter.

Although she doesn't say that there is a new Challenge slated to be filmed soon, she does mention that she is attempting to go into training for something that would require her to be camera-ready. Most castmembers train for Challenges and this may be the first we hear of a new Challenge. This would also make sense since Rivals officially ended production with the Reunion filmed on Sunday.

No word from MTV on whether the Challenge has been renewed though. Follow us on Twitter!

Cara Maria hosts Laurel and Evelyn for a Q&A on Livestream

2011-08-15T19:59:00.001-07:00

Cara Maria (Fresh Meat II) semi-regularly hosts LiveStream chats over on her channel. Today, she hosted Evelyn (Fresh Meat) and Laurel (Fresh Meat II) as the three were in New York City for the reunion.

The three covered a range of topics, ranging from silly to some inside information. Some of the information talks about what is gone over in the reunion, but they blast some castmembers on the Q&A. They talk about their friendship with CT (Paris), past castmembers who were not on this Challenge, their feelings about Jenn (Denver), and even how the three of them came to be apart of Fresh Meat. Did you know that both Evelyn and Cara Maria were considered to be part of The Real World after their early eliminations on Fresh Meat? Laurel also made it to the finals to be cast in the Real World, didn't make it, was offered a spot on Bad Girls Club, but then made it to Fresh Meat? Some interesting stuff, so check it out!

Challenge Rivals: Reunion taped yesterday; Hosted by Maria Menounos

2011-08-15T06:51:00.001-07:00

The Reunion was taped yesterday at MTV Studios. If you do not want to know the spoilers regarding the Rivals reunion, do not highlight the text below the picture.

Once again, Maria Menounos hosted the Reunion, but here is a brief summary of what went down:

Here are the people that were in attendance: Adam, Cara Maria, CT, Evelyn, Jenn, Johnny, Kenny, Laurel, Leroy, Mandi, Mike, Paula, Tyler, and Wes. Of the topics discussed, there was quite a bit of talk about the grueling nature of the final. We'll talk about that in a post coming up later this week. However, this season's final challenge took an entire day, went overnight, and ended the following day. They also revisited the final Jungle with CT, Adam and Johnny, Tyler.

In terms of the relationships in the house, there was focus on Jenn. Jenn momentarily apologizes to Adam, but they end up not seeing eye-to-eye with the status of their relationship, with Jenn hiding the fact that they did indeed hook up. Laurel is put on blast, with at one point, even apologizing to Paula for her anorexia comment, which Paula does not accept. CT talks about how the mob could not separate the Challenge from real life, making him feel ostracized from his real life relationships in the house. And of course, CT talks about his relationships with Mandi and Laurel.

Rivals Reunion is Filming in MTV Studios in NYC

2011-08-14T10:21:00.001-07:00

The Rivals Reunion is currently filming in MTV studios as we speak. There's no news coming out of the Twitter feeds, other than some of the cast has shown up and is ready to film. Paula (Key West), Johnny (Key West), Kenny (Fresh Meat), Cara Maria (Fresh Meat II), Leroy (Las Vegas), and Mike (Las Vegas) have all posted on Twitter that they are filming the reunion. Jasmine (Cancun) has posted that she is not a part of the reunion this year.

This story is developing...

Classic Real World Seattle Episodes Online

2011-08-14T09:15:00.000-07:00

Some great news for longtime fans of the series, especially those who watched the Boston and Seattle seasons.

Someone has posted the first fourteen episodes of the Seattle season and has already posted the Boston season episodes on the same account. The episode embedded above is one of the most infamous episodes where Irene (Seattle) left the house and the "slap heard 'round the world".

Note: YouTube is notorious for taking this stuff offline, so make sure to catch up soon.

TMZ publishes photos of Real World: San Diego House pre-production

2011-08-14T09:04:00.000-07:00

TMZ has some great photographs of the Real World: San Diego house before MTV came and renovated the house. This comes from an article published this past week revealing the bars and restaurants the Real World: San Diego cast frequents.

The photos themselves are not that revealing, as they are low quality and do not give an accurate representation of the entire house. However, it is the first time we get to peek into the mansion that the cast of the Real World: San Diego are calling home. The article does reveals interesting information about the house, including that the house has a full bar in the living room, a jacuzzi on its deck, and a giant chess board on where the tennis court once stood. The pictures also show nondescript portions of the house, the most notable being the kitchen and a movie theater. No word on if the movie theater has been left for the cast. However, it would be particularly unusual since the cast is not allowed to watch television in the house.

Where Are They Now? Road Rules' South Pacific Abram

2011-08-13T17:14:00.000-07:00

Here's yet another update about a former castmember. It's not too long since Abram (South Pacific) appeared on Cutthroat, but since Abram was on Derrick's podcast, Abram gave us an update on his whereabouts.

He's currently dating Cara Maria (Fresh Meat II), but she's living in Massachusetts, while Abram is in Wyoming. He's working as a white-water rafting guide this summer in and around Yellowstone National Park, while he rents out his home as a summer house. On the podcast, he seemed to be doing well, but he's recently been in trouble with the law.

Brad and Tori have a Real World/Road Rules baby!

2011-08-12T22:19:00.000-07:00

Brad (San Diego) and Tori (Viewer's Revenge had yet another Real World baby!

Yesterday, August 11, 2011, Brad and Tori welcomed John Fiorenza, weighing 7 lbs, 12 oz, measuring 21.5 inches long. The two met while filming the Gauntlet III and got married in April 2010.

This is not the first Real World baby: Sean (Boston) and Rachel (San Francisco) have six children of their own, while Judd (San Francisco) and Pam (San Francisco) also have two children. Chadwick (Down Under) and Holly (Maximum Velocity Tour) also have a child. John is the first Challenge and Real World/Road Rules baby.

Congratulations to the happy couple!

Rivals Ratings: Most Watched Episode in Two Years

2011-08-12T12:09:00.000-07:00

Last Wednesday's episode, moving the cast from Costa Rica to Argentina, and teasing the Final Jungle (which we spoil in an earlier post), has been the most watched episode of The Real World/Road Rules Challenge in the last two years.

2.057 million people watched as CT (Paris) and Adam (Paris) were put up against Johnny (Key West) and Tyler (Key West). In fact, Rivals has posted impressive gains, improving its average ratings 14% over last season's Cutthroat.

This is excellent news, as MTV has not yet posted word on whether or not they will renew the Challenge after this season. The last episode to post these kind of numbers was when 2.188 million people tuned in and watch Brad (San Diego) defeat Landon (Philadelphia) in the last duel of The Duel II.

The Real World San Diego Spotted at Local Restaurants and Bars

2011-08-12T11:59:00.000-07:00

There's an interesting article at the La Jolla Patch about the upcoming 26th season of The Real World.

First and foremost, the article points out that filming is scheduled to end around Labor Day. The new cast of the Real World San Diego will stick around for the remainder of the month.

However, what's interesting about the article is that the journalist who wrote it, called up Pacific Beach restaurants and bars to see if they gave permission for producers to film. Beaumont's Eatery, which is in the Bird Rock neighborhood where the house is located, regularly hosts the cast for lunch and dinner. In addition, Moondoggies is a hangout for the cast at night. If you're a San Diego resident, and see the cast at these or other local establishments, feel free to contact us at newrwroad@hotmail.com.

Road Rules Extreme's Derrick Hosts a Great Podcast

2011-08-12T10:19:00.001-07:00

Back with some new Challenge news. Fresh on the last post's news that spoiled the Challenge Rivals final Jungle, there's a great Podcast that you guys should know about.

Derrick (Extreme) runs a fantastic podcast that invites former Real World and Road Rules alumni to talk about the latest news. With the Rivals Challenge airing now, Derrick usually has the most pertinent guests for that week's episode. With all the drama surrounding Cara Maria (Fresh Meat II) this week, Derrick invited her, Laurel (Fresh Meat II), and Abram (South Pacific) to talk about the last couple episodes.

There's some great stuff on this latest podcast. Abram abruptly leaves the chat early on, and CT (Paris) has something to do with it! Also, Cara Maria and Laurel give their opinions on the "mob", CT, and Jenn. Check out Derrick's Challenge Podcasts, as there is a great backlog of stuff. We'll keep you updated as he posts new podcasts week-by-week.

Spoiler Alert: Who Wins the Challenge - Final Jungle

2011-08-11T21:36:00.000-07:00

Spoiler Alert... If you do not want to know the outcome of next Wednesday's Final Rivals Challenge where CT (Paris) and Adam (Paris) face off against Johnny (Key West) and Tyler (Key West)... do not read below:

In next week's Final Jungle, the winner is: (highlight to read)

Even though CT is heavily favored to win the tackling mission, Johnny and Tyler pull through. They head to the finals, while CT and Adam are sent home.

We'll also reveal who wins the Challenge sometime within the next week as well.

Rivals Recap: Get Off of Me!

2011-08-11T10:11:00.000-07:00

Last night's episode brought the teams to Argentina and brought back a significant amount of drama to the Challenge.

Challenges usually have a significant amount of time dedicated to the actual missions themselves, but last night was an exception. We began the episode with a drunken night of revelry and this quickly turned ugly when Cara Maria (Fresh Meat II) became the target. Wes (Austin) and Paula (Key West) turned on her, dropping a bottle of coke on her head. Laurel (Fresh Meat II), her former rival turned friend, quickly came to her defense, kicking Wes out and making Paula cry.

At the Challenge, rookies Leroy (Las Vegas) and Mike (Las Vegas) scored an upset, winning the Challenge. Targets CT (Paris) and Adam (Paris) disqualified and were automatically sent to the Jungle. The teams were thrown a curveball when TJ announced that the teams would have to vote, right then, who would go to the final Jungle with CT and Adam. This begins a huge fight between Kenny (Fresh Meat), Wes (Austin) and Johnny (Key West), Tyler (Key West). Wes is able to manipulate the votes by lobbying for his team during the vote. Johnny and Tyler are sent to the Jungle.

Later on, Tyler sets his sights on both Paula and Mike. Furious that these two teams set the tone, and voted for Johnny and Tyler to go to the Jungle, he calls them out on it. Unfortunately, Paula shuts him down, saying that she had felt closer to Kenny, even though Paula and Tyler were on the same season. Leroy also is quick to defend Mike, telling Tyler that had it been the Rookies in the Jungle, no one would have raised any concern.

We do not get to see the final Jungle this week, but it's a tackling mission that we've been teased with all season. The episode instead ends with Kenny, Wes, and Johnny attempting to break Adam's (Paris) confidence before going into the Jungle. We are left with a cliffhanger as CT comes to Adam's defense.

The Challenge: Rivals - New Episode Tonight

2011-08-10T18:10:00.000-07:00

Is tonight D-Day? With the final Jungle scheduled for tonight...

Will the guys be able to final get CT (Paris) and Adam (Paris) out of Rivals? Will Johnny (Key West), Wes (Austin), or Kenny (Fresh Meat) step up to the plate?

Where Are They Now? Road Rules Northern Trail

2011-08-10T07:15:00.000-07:00

Airing in 1998, the fifth season of Road Rules brought six strangers together to weave their way through the Northern United States and parts of Canada. So, thirteen years later, what are Anne, Dan, Jon, Noah, Roni and Tara up to?

Anne Wharton (originally from Tempe, AZ; now residing in Manhattan Beach, CA): Anne is memorable for her bubbly personality, off-and-on-again relationship with Noah during the trip, and her quick romance with the doctor from the Emergency Room mission during her season. We've seen her twice since then, once in the Challenge and then in Battle of the Sexes. So, what is Anne up to now? She's currently working for Zoic Studios, a visual effects production company in Culver City, CA. You can check out her Facebook profile.

Dan Setzler (originally from Apple Valley, MN; now residing in Minneapolis, MN): Dan started a full-blown relationship with Tara during their season, culminating in an admission that the two had sex near the end of the trip. Dan appeared on three Challenges, even teaming up with Tara in Battle of the Seasons. But what is Dan doing today? Dan is currently living in Minneapolis, and sometimes performs as a musician at local bars in the Minneapolis area. You can also check out his Facebook profile.

Jon Holmes (originally from Boston, MA; now residing in Boston, MA): Who can forget Jon? From his quirky personality to his admission that the cast pissed him off during the whole trip, Jon was one of the most memorable of this season. Jon currently keeps busy as the editor and designer of Destructoid, a video game community. He's married and maintains his own blog at the website.

Noah Rickun (originally from Mequon, WI; now residing in Milwaukee, WI): Noah came to the season, looking for an adventure and was one of the most antagonistic of the cast. He pushed people's buttons, especially Anne's, but he was also well-liked in his season. Noah graduated from the University of Wisconsin, Madison and went on to obtain his JD from Marquette University. He's currently married with two daughters and now works as a public speaker. Check out his public speaking profile and his Facebook.

Roni Martin (originally from Harlem, NY; now residing in Los Angeles, CA): Roni was the dancer/photographer from New York who was probably most remembered for calling out her cast when she perceived them being fake. Who can forget when she called out Tara and Dan, while Noah drove the RV? Roni is married, living in the Los Angeles area, and still works as a photographer.

Tara McDaniel Stern (originally from Chatsworth, CA; now residing in Los Angeles, CA): Tara, the unassuming sorority girl from UCLA, was most remembered for her relationship with Dan during her season. Although the two did not continue their relationship onto Battle of the Seasons, they still remain friends today. Tara currently is married, with children, and living in the Los Angeles area. Check out her Facebook profile.

The Real World: San Diego (2011)

2011-08-09T22:23:00.001-07:00

As of today, the only official production of any of the three shows is the 26th season of The Real World. Road Rules has not been renewed since the ill-conceived Viewers' Revenge and MTV has not yet announced whether or not they will renew The Challenge series after the currently airing Rivals.

So, appropriately, the first blog post would be about the The Real World: San Diego (2011). After the last two seasons revisited old locales, producers are heading toward a mansion in the ritzy La Jolla neighborhoods of San Diego:

The 6,845 square foot, five bedroom, six bathroom house is only minutes away from the popular Mission Beach neighborhood and is currently filming (Real World Houses). And what would be a spoiler post be without some hint of the cast? Vevmo has one of the best rundowns of the seven strangers:

Alexandra Govere, 21 - Los Angeles, CA

Ashley Kelsey, 24 - Winstead, CT

Frank Sweeney, 22 - Canasota, NY

Nate Stodghill, 22 - Grain Valley, MO

Priscilla Mendez, 19 - San Diego, CA

Samantha McGinn, 21 - Chesapeake, VA

Zach Nichols, 23 - Brighton, MI

Two interesting tidbits about the cast pop out immediately. First, most of the cast is over the age of 21. This actually has been the norm in the later seasons of Real World, especially since the focus on the cast has shifted more toward a partying atmosphere. Although 18 to 24-year-olds are eligible to be cast in the show, the cast has heavily featured 21 to 24-year-olds in the past few seasons. In fact, in the last five seasons, Emily (Washington DC), Jonna (Cancun), and Devyn (Brooklyn) were the only castmembers under age during filming. Second, Priscilla (San Diego) is actually from San Diego. In the past, producers have maintained a requirement for filming was that the castmembers could not reside in the town in which the show was being filmed. Melissa (Miami) and Ruthie (Hawaii) resided in Miami and Honolulu, respectively. From the producers' point of view, this created problems as this allowed these castmembers to escape the house and seek the solace of friends and family when times got tough. It comes as a surprise that after more than a decade of production, the producers have lifted this requirement.

Hopefully there is more to come from the new San Diego house. As always, hit me up with news if you have it: newrwroad@hotmail.com.

We're Back...

2011-08-09T20:43:00.000-07:00

After a long hiatus, the Real World/Road Rules Blog is back! With 60 seasons (and one on the way!), the Real World/Road Rules Blog is back to posting daily information on Real World, Road Rules, and the Challenges.

Bear with us. The site is coming back, slowly but surely. There are undoubtedly a few kinks that we'll be trying to work out as we come back online. Here are some questions you may be asking yourselves...

Where were you for the past few years?

Living life. I did leave the blog for a couple years. But, rest assured, the same person who was updating this website before, is still updating this website today. I just found that this website became too time consuming and, simply put, I pretty much abandoned it for a while. I attempted to pass on the torch, but I could never find anyone reliable enough to keep it going.

How long had the site been up before you "abandoned it"?

Believe it or not, the first iteration of this blog came online as The Real World: Hawaii and Road Rules: Semester at Sea came into production. That puts the birth of the site around 1998/1999. At the time, I was a 14-year-old kid in high school, who was excited about the show and learned a little HTML. Back then, the website had a different name and was under a different host, but it was the early version of what you see today.

14 years old? No way! Let me do my math, that makes you... old now, doesn't it?

Yup. I'm pretty old. I'm a college graduate in my mid-twenties with a job. Time flies when you learn HTML.

So, can I trust that the blog will be updated regularly from now on?

I'm not sure in what capacity the blog will come back, but keep your fingers crossed. The Internet is amazing and has grown leaps and bounds since I last updated regularly. I'll try to scour the 'net for some amazing news and I'll rely heavily on you guys to keep me updated. In fact, if you have some news, shoot me an email at newrwroad@hotmail.com.

Alright folks. Sounds good? I'm still working on cleaning up around here. I still have a LONG way to go and there's still a lot of dusting and tweaking that needs to be done. Keep checking in!

Coming September 2009

2009-07-30T20:25:00.000-07:00

Update on the Website

2008-01-16T07:35:00.000-08:00

Welcome back to the blog.

First, an explanation is in order. In a month without updating, several posters had taken over the comments section and had "announced" that I was dead. In an unfortunate series of events, they managed to convince some people of an imaginary family grieving over the loss of their father. Let me assure you, this is not true. The comments section is entirely out of hand at times and I am seriously considering permanently shutting it down. There seems to be one or two posters who ruin it for everyone, but Blogger has yet to introduce features to ban these troublemakers.

Over the past few weeks, I have been inundated with work in real life and it has become increasingly difficult to keep up regular postings on the Blog. Some have even commented that in the past few months before that, the quality of posts had gone down anyway. There a lot of reasons for this, not only personal. But the "spoiler environment" has quickly dissipated in the past few years. Production is more sporadic than it has been in the past. There is usually more than one season filming at a time, but it has been almost a full month since Hollywood stopped filming and six months since the Gauntlet finished production. In addition, a lot of the information that castmembers share with their fans is now relegated to MySpace, making it difficult to centralize information.

Nevertheless, I know people still enjoy reading this site, so I'm opening up the author duties to anyone who wants to come into a collaborative effort to join the blog. You will most likely be a part of a team of bloggers who will post regular updates on the internet. Before I post a detailed list of instructions and expectations, I want to gauge what kind of interest is out there. If you think that you will be interested in posting to the blog, email me at newrwroad@hotmail.com. Further instructions will follow.

As for the future of the site, it's not closing anytime soon. I will be posting as updates come and go, so keep on checking in. Thanks for being a loyal reader to the site and have a wonderful day.

The Real World Hollywood: Names, Pictures, and MySpaces

2008-01-12T19:17:00.000-08:00

Front Gate

Hot Tub

Pool

Front Door

Joey and Kimberly

Dave and Brianna

Sarah and Will

Real World Hollywood

Brianna Taylor, 20, Warminster, PA - MySpace
Kimberly Alexander, 25, Columbia, SC - MySpace
Sarah Ralston, 21, Tempe, AZ - MySpace
William Gilbert, 25, Oak Park, MI - MySpace
Greg Halstead, 20, Daytona Beach, FL
David Malinosky, 22, Hagerstown, MD - MySpace
Joey Kovar, 24, Evergreen Park, IL - MySpace
Nick Smith, 23, New Rochelle, NY - MySpace
Brittany Sherrod, 22, Tempe, AZ - MySpace

Sydney Episode #20: Post your reactions here

2007-12-12T06:09:00.000-08:00

The relationships in the house seem to be busting at the seams (No pun intended) when the two couples seem to run into trouble.

On tonight's episode, Kelly Anne (Sydney) and Cohutta (Sydney) experience the second pregnancy scare in the history of the Real World. This time, they let us in the bedroom, as the condom breaks, and the two freak out over impending offspring. Last time, Steven (Las Vegas) and Trishelle (Las Vegas) had a freak-out when Trishelle was a few days late.

On the other side of the house, Ashli (Sydney) and Dunbar (Sydney) run into their own snags, at it seems like the two are finally getting to each other.

Will these relationships last? Post your reactions to tonight's episode here.

The MySpace page of Kimberly, another roommate, is revealed

2007-12-11T07:19:00.000-08:00

Kimberly (Hollywood) is another roommate on this season of The Real World. Apparently, all we know about her is that she's blond and is 25 years old. She was billed on the Whiskey Tango Foxtrot? flyer and she was seen in the video taken by the blogger who caught the seven strangers in action.

Here is her MySpace page, which is set to private.

Famous theater actress is rumored to be the boss of the 20th season cast

2007-12-11T07:16:00.000-08:00

Charna Halpern, founder of ioWest, the comedy troupe that the 20th season is working for, may be the group's boss.

Halpern has been with ioWest for more than 20 years and she is a renowned theater actress in Chicago. She is rumored by the Chicago Sun-Times to be the leader of the comedy troupe "Whiskey Tango Foxtrot", the group that the seven strangers came up with after interning with ioWest for the past couple of months.

And yes, much like other reviews that are online, they say that it seems that the seven strangers are horrible at improv. We'll see when this season airs.

Blogger reveals names of the Real World cast; they are interns at ioWest

2007-12-10T07:19:00.000-08:00

A blogger over at The Josh Place has revealed the names of the new cast of The Real World which is currently filming in Hollywood.

Brittini, Brianna, Dave, Kimberly, Nick, Sarah and Will are supposedly the cast of the Real World Hollywood. This matches up with information we received on one of the castmembers, Brianna, who has a MySpace and was once a contestant on American Idol.

Conspicuously missing from this list is Greg, who won the MTV online casting round. Greg, reportedly unhappy with his roommates and job, was kicked off the show after he missed a performance to attend a runway show at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week. Apparently, he was fired by ioWest, a local comedy troupe in Hollywood, after he failed to appear in the show. It looks like he has since been replaced.

Sydney Episode #19: Post your reactions

2007-12-05T07:25:00.000-08:00

Tonight, Dunbar (Sydney) finally crosses the line: he has sex with Ashli (Sydney). We'll see how he handles the situation and whether he'll tell Julie. Also, we get our sixth roommate back as Isaac (Sydney) returns from his grandfather's funeral.

Isaac is happy to hear that Trisha (Sydney) was kicked out of the house, while the girls start warming up to the idea that it was possible that they had no real reason to hate Parisa (Sydney) for doing what she does. Ashli even admits that all she liked about Trisha was that she was fun to party with.

Parisa will also begin to get more comfortable with her decision as her roommates open up to her again.

Post your reactions to tonight's episode here.

Trishagate: The update

2007-11-29T09:23:00.000-08:00

Last night's episode saw Trisha (Sydney) go home at the hands of Parisa (Sydney) much to the the dismay of Kelly Anne (Sydney) and Ashli (Sydney). The girls have been the center of drama in the Sydney house since Day 1. With the exit of Shauvon (Sydney) and Trisha, does it get any better?

Last night's episode hinted that Kelly Anne and Ashli would be turning against Parisa after they were unhappy with Parisa's decision to send Trisha home. With Ashli joining Parisa's Contiki team, the tension is palpable.

Here's a small update:

If you look at Parisa's MySpace, Ashli's MySpace, and Kelly Anne's MySpace, you can see the three are on each other's Top Friends.

If you've been keeping a close eye, they'll post messages on each other's page insinuating that they get over the drama and make up. Kelly Anne also posted a message not too long ago about spitting on the window in the phone room yesterday. She claimed that she was drunk and that there was a lot of fights between her and Parisa before that, but she did call both Parisa and Trisha her friends.

Keep watching to see how this plays out, especially with the return of Isaac (Sydney), who apparently didn't like Trisha either.

Sydney Episode #18: Post your reaction here

2007-11-28T07:27:00.000-08:00

Eighteen episodes into the season, it's finally what most people have been waiting for: the fight over the phone with Trisha (Sydney) and Parisa (Sydney). While last week showed everything leading up to the push, editors left us hanging, when Parisa has to decide whether or not to send Trisha home.

Tonight will be a good episode and most people are expecting Trisha to leave. It's all up to Parisa. How will she make this decision?

Post your reactions here.

BMP sends out a casting call for Real World 21 and Road Rules 15

2007-11-23T06:56:00.000-08:00

Although MTV hasn't given its greenlight yet, Bunim-Murray Productions is already accepting applications for The Real World 21 and Road Rules 15. Check out their website, which has a small casting notice.

This would mean that Real World would continue going after its twentieth season and sixteenth year. Also, ever since Viewers' Revenge mostly disappointed fans, there hasn't been much talk about renewing the series. At least not yet. The casting notice suggests that Road Rules may very well be brought back as well.

So far, Hollywood and Gauntlet 3 are the last two productions to be filmed.

Sydney Episode #17: Post your reactions here

2007-11-21T08:44:00.000-08:00

Tonight is the night. This episode actually has already aired on MTV and if you were lucky to catch it on Monday or Tuesday, you were able to watch Trisha (Sydney) and Parisa (Sydney) finally go at it. After seventeen weeks of speculation, it has happened: Trisha pushes Parisa.

The argument was really a conglomeration of tension between the two, but it culminates in a fight over: the telephone. After Parisa's parents call when Trisha is on the phone with Jared, Trisha hurls insults at Parisa. Parisa pretty much responds by treating Trisha like crap, then the push.

If you're expecting to see the fallout from the push, don't hold your breath. Tonight really just showcases the fight leading up to the push and Dunbar (Sydney) fighting with Julie, while warming up to Ashli (Sydney).

Next week we'll see how this actually plays out. I've heard any number of things. It seems that Trisha does go home. But I've heard that she voluntarily leaves. I've heard that Parisa forces her out. I've heard that it comes down to a 2-2 vote with the Ashli and Kelly Anne (Sydney) supporting Trisha, Cohutta (Sydney) and Dunbar supporting Parisa, and then Parisa decides to send her home. It might very well be that the producers just decided to send Parisa home.

Post your reactions here.

Coral returns to MTV when she talks about the Sydney cast this weekend

2007-11-15T07:43:00.000-08:00

Coral (Back to New York) is coming back to MTV after a short hiatus, giving us her opinion on what she thinks of this new Sydney cast.

Coral will be on the upcoming Gauntlet 3, but she will make a brief appearance as the host of a Real World Sydney marathon this Saturday beginning at 11a/10c.

Sydney is now coming to a head now that we have Ashli (Sydney) in the house and now that Parisa (Sydney) and Trisha (Sydney) will have their penultimate scene which leads to the finale in which presumably Trisha goes home.

Sydney Episode #16: Post your reactions here

2007-11-14T06:35:00.000-08:00

After Ashli (Sydney) had been in the house, and the girls battled it out from there, we now have another castmember who may leave the house. It seems trouble seems to brewing from home, when Isaac (Sydney) gets a sense that something may be off. Dunbar (Sydney) comments that Isaac actually goes home. It isn't unheard of for castmembers to leave for good reasons during the show, then to come back. This is most likely the case for Isaac, who is supposed to make it through the entire show.

Post your reactions to tonight's episode here.

Sydney Episode #15: Post your reactions here

2007-11-07T05:41:00.000-08:00

Tonight, Ashli (Sydney) enters the house and it seems that drama will resurface. Ashli comes in and rips Shauvon's (Sydney) photos of the wall. This only begins the drama, when Parisa (Sydney) seems to have a problem with the new roommate. How will the roommates react to this new person? Will it be more drama or will the roommates all learn to get along? When does Trisha (Sydney) finally blow up at Parisa?

Post your reactions here.

Weekend Update: Who goes home?

2007-11-03T07:06:00.000-07:00

This weekend, we want your opinion on the game of musicial chairs that is playing over at the Real World Sydney house.

Shauvon (Sydney) just permanently said adieu to the house when her boyfriend asked her to leave. Ashli (Sydney) has just moved in and now there's the question of Trisha (Sydney). The girls seem to still be at odds with Parisa (Sydney) and if the previews are any indication, Trisha pushes Parisa, and according to the zero tolerance policy, will be sent home.

Talk about the Real World Sydney girls. The predictions for when it will happen, if it will even happen. Do you agree with Shauvon's decision to leave the house? What about Ashli? Do you like her?

Opinions here!

Sydney Episode #14: Shauvon leaves the house, the roommates go on vacation, Kelly Anne settles

2007-11-01T07:24:00.001-07:00

This episode primarily focused on Kelly Anne (Sydney) and Shauvon (Sydney). The group gets news that they will be visiting Cairins, Australia, which is where the Great Barrier Reef lies. Shauvon returns home, calls David, and tells him. David is clearly upset that she would even think about going on vacation while the two were at this stage in their lives. Eventually, Shauvon musters the courage up to say that she will not be going with the roommates to Cairins and she will indeed be leaving the house. Shauvon has left the Real World.

The rest of the roommates go on the trip to Cairins. The episode is really about Kelly Anne. Kelly Anne is trying to get over Sutton, her boyfriend back home, but she's only finally starting to realize that. She has Cohutta (Sydney) here in Sydney, but the relationship with Cohutta is still very unclear to Kelly Anne.

The group does any number of things while in Cairins, from lying out in boats, snorkeling in the reef, going to the beach, bungee jumping. Most prominently, Kelly Anne gets jealous when Cohutta starts talking to girls. Kelly Anne not wanting to be outdone, goes and finds a boy at a bar. Except, Parisa (Sydney) cuts in while Kelly Anne is dancing with a boy and this infuriates Kelly Anne.

Kelly Anne and Trisha (Sydney) break off to talk crap about Parisa and call her an "undercover slut." The two eventually are able to reconcile with Kelly Anne apologizing for her behavior. The roommates return home, and Kelly Anne eventually warms up to Cohutta. They decide that Kelly Anne needs a male presence in her life, a fatherly figure, and she seems to be okay with letting go of Sutton.

Most importantly, next week, Ashli (Sydney) comes into town. What's the first thing she does? Rips down all of Shauvon's pictures.

Sydney Episode #14: Post your reactions here

2007-10-31T07:32:00.000-07:00

It looks like this will be the episode where one of the roommates actually moves out. Talk about new developments as Shauvon (Sydney) moves home to be with her boyfriend David. Will Ashli (Sydney) replace her? Will Trisha (Sydney) go crazy without Shauvon in the house? Will Trisha even go home? Are the boys even part of the show anymore?

Post your reactions here.

Sydney Preview: Does Shauvon go home? Will she be replaced with Ashli?

2007-10-30T07:07:00.000-07:00

Weekend Wrap-Up: Gauntlet 3 spoilers

2007-10-29T06:55:00.000-07:00

This past weekend, we invited you to post spoilers on the Gauntlet 3. The information is pretty extensive, but you can take it with a grain of salt, as again, none of this information is really confirmed until the season airs.

We got plenty of spoilers, even as one internet visitor posted a complete cast list (which is accurate), a boot order, and the final mission status. In addition to that, the poster posted alliances and rumors about interactions between the cast. This season is full of supposed romances, fights, drama, and everything you love about Challenges.

I'm not going to spoil it here, since most people hate to know about the outcome before the season airs, but it looks to be one wild season. To check out the comments on the blog, go here.

Ricky Croft, the Key West boss, shows up on America's Most Smartest Model

2007-10-29T06:51:00.000-07:00

Every once in awhile, the reality shows will cross over. You'll have one prominent member of a reality show show up on some other reality show. It's like one big, happy inbred family. Ricky Croft, who was the manager of Key West's mystic tan store, showed up on America's Most Smartest Model.

Although this isn't really news, Croft was hawking his mystic tan system and showed up for no particular reason whatsoever. The models won a challenge in which they were able to use the machine, but it seemed like the models didn't need direction to use it. Croft was just there to introduce the machines.

If you remember, Croft actually got a lot of criticism for calling himself the "eighth roommate" and starting a blog posting small details amongst the cast. Looks like he's moved on to other avenues.

Weekend Update: Spoilers on the Gauntlet 3

2007-10-26T15:56:00.001-07:00

We're going to try something new here at the blog. Since weekends are relatively dead, we'd like to start a new feature of the site since a lot of people seem to be into the posting comments.

We're handing of the reigns to you, the internet visitor. Every weekend we'll post a topic for internet visitors to discuss. This weekend, we invite you to post comments on the upcoming Gauntlet 3.

There are tons of rumors out there about potential alliances, who gets booted out, who leaves, etc., People have been so full of rumors, that they have even started posting comments in posts that have nothing to do with the Gauntlet 3! So, this is your chance to spread information and share gossip.

Post here about the latest season of the Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Gauntlet 3.

The Hollywood cast is rumored to be interns at the Comedy Club iO

2007-10-26T09:23:00.000-07:00

The Hollywood cast is rumored to be a part of iO, a west-coast based version of iO Chicago, an improvisational comedy troupe. Since this season is the season of aspiring actors, musicians, models, etc., it would make sense to give them a job like this, where the roommates are learning to be entertainers/performers.

You can check out the website here. Rumor has it they have had a show already, but it seems like no reference to any of the castmembers being a part of iO is made on their website.

Greg (Hollywood) apparently missed one of the comedy shows in order to attend LA Fashion Week sometime ago. He was then let go from the cast.

Greg Halstead, winner of RealWorldCasting.com, might have gotten the boot

2007-10-26T06:42:00.000-07:00

Greg (Hollywood) who was selected out of thousand online applicants and an online vote may have possibly gotten kicked out of the house.

There are rumors that Greg may have left because he was fired from the job the castmates have. If you remember, back in Season 10, Back to New York, producers instituted a rule in which, if you got fired, you would automatically leave the house. Surprisingly, it has never happened until now.

Rumor has it, that the group are a part of a comedy improv group in Hollywood. Sort of a niche market for 7 strangers brought together, some of which probably don't want to be comedians. Anyway, Greg was supposedly not into it, and was pursuing modeling work elsewhere. He apparently was let go from the comedy troupe and was kicked of out the house.

More on this info as the story develops.

Jamie, fresh off news about her casting in pilots, had a guest spot on ER

2007-10-26T05:27:00.000-07:00

Jamie (San Diego) who we heard a lot about last week, with her being cast in a pilot for ABC Family and Days of Our Lives, apparently showed up on ER last night.

Jamie joined the cast in the emergency room for a brief guest spot. Congratulations to Jamie who seems to be in the news more and more lately.

Sydney Episode #13: Dunbar's girlfriend comes to Sydney and accuses Dunbar of being mean

2007-10-25T07:49:00.000-07:00

Tonight's episode was centered around Julie, Dunbar's (Sydney) serious girlfriend. Dunbar is excited about her impending arrival, so he's a little on edge. He wants to clean house, but he gets frustrated with all the filth that everyone leaves around.

Later on, Shauvon (Sydney) is still wrestling with what to do with her ex-fiance David. He's pretty much unrelenting in her coming home. Kelly Anne (Sydney) tells Shauvon that if she's sure that she's going to marry David, she should just go home and be with him.

The next day, the group gets their next assignment. They get their next assignment of going out to different restaurants. While Parisa (Sydney) tries to help, she gets in Dunbar's way. Later on, when Dunbar wants to go out to do their job, he has issues with getting the group together at a certain time. Dunbar explodes when Parisa tells Dunbar she won't put a blanket back that she took into the computer room. A screaming match ensues.

Julie makes into Sydney and of course, Dunbar is ecstatic. The group ends up going to a Thai restaurant, which is an ordeal in itself. Later on, Julie tells Dunbar in relation to how he acts with Parisa, that Dunbar can definitely be mean. Parisa is overjoyed that his girlfriend would agree with her.

It all comes to a head in the meeting at work. Parisa realizes that she didn't have the receipt for the Thai restaurant, so the cast won't be reimbursed for the dinner. Dunbar starts to flip, but Parisa seeks out mediation from their boss. The episode ends with the two of them trying to work their differences out with their boss. They either have to get along or lose their jobs.

Sydney Episode #13: Post your reactions here

2007-10-24T00:44:00.000-07:00

Tonight on the Real World: Sydney, we see Shauvon (Sydney) still try and make the ultimate choice between her ex David and the life in Sydney. She'll still struggle with the fact that she really loves her boyfriend, but she still wants to be a part of the Real World experience very much. In addition, Dunbar (Sydney) joins the group who have troubles with their significant other, as his girlfriend Julie is coming to Sydney fairly soon. Nervous or anxious about her arrival, Dunbar rips into Parisa (Sydney) and lets loose on her.

Post your reactions to tonight's episode here.

Brooke and Ev are no longer friends on MySpace and are rumored to have broken up

2007-10-24T00:39:00.001-07:00

While we try to avoid drama, especially that which has unfolded on MySpace, there has been a development as of late. Former girlfriends, Brooke (Denver) and Evelyn (Fresh Meat), who met on the upcoming Gauntlet 3, seem to be kaput.

Their relationship actually hit MySpace before anything else, with Brooke proclaiming to be bisexual and the two professing their undying love for each other. Now, all evidence of Ev is completely gone from Brooke's is completely gone and Ev no longer has Brooke as the centerpiece of her MySpace page.

So what happened? Well, it's hard to tell. But this message board reports that it may be telling that Brooke now has Syrus (Boston) as her #1 friend, while Syrus has Brooke as her #2 friend. Or does it not mean anything?

Real World New York's Kevin is running for Congress once again

2007-10-23T07:51:00.000-07:00

Kevin (New York) who is party of the group of the first set of Real Worlders is running for Congress. Kevin put up a new website where he'll be running in a congressional district in Brooklyn. The district is heavily Democratic, so he'll have to challenge the incumbent congressman who has been in office for several years now.

Kevin also has the distinction of being the oldest Real Worlder ever. Kevin was the oldest of his cast and older than any of the other subsequent castmembers.

Good luck to Kevin!

TJ Lavin suffers a broken tibia and fibula during the Dew Tour Finale in Orlando

2007-10-22T07:25:00.001-07:00

Real World/Road Rules Challenge host TJ Lavin, who not too long ago, returned from Mexico from filming the next installment of the Challenge, Gauntlet 3, has broken two bones in his leg during a BMX event in Orlando, Florida.

Lavin, who is a professional BMX rider first and a television host second, was competing in the Mountain Dew Tour Finale and suffered two fractures in his leg in his first run of the prelims on the BMX dirt course. Lavin had been treated at a local, downtown hospital.

The tour concluded Friday night. Check out the article here.

Jamie cast as the lead in a new pilot on the ABC family series "Samurai Girl"

2007-10-22T07:20:00.000-07:00

We reported last Friday, that Jamie (San Diego) had been on Days of Our Lives as a recurring castmember. Last week seemed to be Jamie's week.

Jamie is actually working on a pilot that's in production for the 2008-2009 cable television season. She's been cast in the lead role of the series "Samurai Girl" which is the story of an adopted girl who's trying to merge her heritage of ancient Samurai traditions and her newly adopted lifestyle. The series is a pilot for ABC Family.

The series is based upon a book series of the same name. Congratulations to Jamie and we hope to see her on television quite soon.

Jamie has been part of Days of Our Lives for about a month

2007-10-19T06:18:00.000-07:00

Jamie (San Diego) has been keeping busy in her professional life as of late. She is officially the second alumni to join the cast of a major soap opera.

Jamie joined the cast of Days of Our Lives as sorority girl Cordy late last month. She is a recurring cast member on the show.

Jamie joins Kyle (Chicago) who once part of the main cast of Days as Philip Kirkias. Congratulations to Jamie!

Sydney Episode #12: Shauvon is given an ultimatum, while Trisha tells her boyfriend

2007-10-18T07:31:00.000-07:00

This episode took us a step further in the world of Shauvon (Sydney) and Trisha (Sydney). The episode started out by rounding out the fight between Trisha and Parisa. The two, basically drunk, just hurled a bunch of insults at the other. Eventually, Dunbar (Sydney) gets pulled into it, after Trisha is told that everyone hates her. Dunbar, when asked by Trisha, doesn't get a definitive statement either way. The next morning, Parisa apologizes to all the girls.

That night, Shauvon gets drunk and brings a boy home. She feels super guilty about her ex back home, who she still has feelings for. The boy that Shauvon brought home just leaves even before Shauvon wakes up. Shauvon writes her fiancee, David, an email telling him how much she loves him still.

Trisha, meanwhile, tells her boyfriend that she kissed Alex over the phone. She does this after both Isaac (Sydney) and Cohutta (Sydney) tell her that it would be the best, to get it over with. Trisha is left fumbling in the wind when her boyfriend tells her that he trusted her, not Alex. So, their relationship status isn't clear.

Meanwhile, Shauvon gets an email back from her fiancee. She calls him. The two cry because they both still like each other. But then, her fiancee gives her an ultimatum: pick him or the Real World. The episode closes out with Shauvon struggling with the decision. Will it really be Trisha who leaves? Or will Shauvon decide to get out of Sydney?

Sydney Episode #12: Post your reactions here

2007-10-17T06:24:00.000-07:00

On tonight's episode of The Real World, the fallout between Parisa (Sydney) and Trisha (Sydney) continues. After Parisa blows up at Trisha, the door opens up and the two confront each other. Dunbar (Sydney) actually finds himself in the mix. Meanwhile, both Shauvon (Sydney) and Trisha confront the situation at home as they discuss their ex and current boyfriend.

Post your reactions here. The episode airs tonight at 10pm.

Tori is Miss Virginia 2008, she will compete in the Miss USA pageant next Spring

2007-10-15T06:47:00.001-07:00

Tori (Viewers Revenge) won the Miss Virginia 2008 competition. The event, which was broadcast yesterday, was covered by the local news station.

Tori actually has the chance to compete in the national pageant in the Spring, where she will be vying for the title of Miss USA. If you're a pageant fan, you know that the current titleholders for Miss USA, Miss Teen USA, and Miss Universe all have their own reality show on MTV called Pageant Place.

Tori will also be making an appearance in the upcoming Gauntlet 3. Congratulations to Tori!

Cohutta v. Shauvon: The Battle of the Grilled Cheese

2007-10-12T06:33:00.001-07:00

Hollywood house has a fishtank surrounded by 19 television screens showing each season of the show

2007-10-10T16:11:00.001-07:00

The Real World Hollywood house is revealed: at least for a bit anyway.

Check out this USA Today article, which is more an article about the actual production company than the new season of the show. However, they talk about the Hollywood house in small detail. They also show a picture of the fishtank. Here are the pertinent excerpts:

"One wall inside the 20th-edition Real World house presents the reality-as-fishbowl metaphor, MTV-style. An aquarium with fish swimming around a HOLLYWOOD sign is surrounded by 19 video screens documenting each season of the show, which premiered in New York in 1992 and has been to such cities as Paris, London, Boston, Miami, Las Vegas and Sydney, home to Season 19.

The house, a signature mix of brightly colored whim and production efficiency, has its share of Hollywood fun and folly: an outdoor pool, bar and exercise area, a faux Jaws set in the living room and a huge neon hotel sign."

And they mention that this season actually looked for people who wanted "Hollywood careers." So this could be a very interesting season.

Ever wanted to analyze the MySpace pages of the Real World Sydney girls?

2007-10-10T16:08:00.000-07:00

This blogger who just apparently blogs about random things, blogged about the Real World Sydney girls.

In his post, he talks about how many friends each girl has, which of the castmembers are their friends, and analyzes why some of them would have their profiles set up the way they do.

Tim is not so kind to Shauvon (Sydney) or Trisha (Sydney), but it's an interesting read nevertheless.

Sydney Episode #11: Post your reactions here

2007-10-10T07:49:00.000-07:00

On tonight's episode, we begin to see the tension mount. Parisa (Sydney) blows up when Trisha (Sydney) antagonizes her. If you remember, this is hot of the heels of their tryst with the local Sydney boy they both made out with last week. This time, as the roommates were picking sides, we'll see a couple of roommates get involved with the fracas, and join either side.

How will this end?

Post your reactions to tonight's episode here.

Parisa and Trisha will get into a fight; Trisha leaves; Ashli replaces her

2007-10-09T16:06:00.000-07:00

It's been quite a few seasons since a castmember on the Real World was replaced. If you think about it, it's only happened a handful of times: Beth A. replaced Irene and Glen replaced David in Los Angeles; Jo replaced Puck in San Francisco; Charlie replaced Frankie in San Diego. That's right, it's only happened four times. If you think about the actual number of people who left the show early or momentarily and were never replaced, there's Melissa (Miami), Irene (Seattle), Justin (Hawaii) and Ruthie (Hawaii) whom all left the show earlier than scheduled or in Ruthie's case, went to a treatment program for alcohol mid-season.

It's happening once again: Trisha (Sydney) either decides to leave or hits Parisa (Sydney). It's not clear at this point what exactly happens, but tensions between the two are heating up, as you see for previews for tomorrow night's episode. The trailer makes it seems as if Trisha runs up to push Parisa.

In the past, whether it be on Challenges, Road Rules, or the actual show, the policy on hitting or physical contact has been varied. Stephen (Seattle) actually slapped Irene (Seattle) while she was leaving the house and the rest of the cast was able to vote to keep her in. Brynn (Las Vegas) threw a fork at Steven (Las Vegas) and while he demanded at first that she leave, he rescinded and decided to let her stay. Gladys (Latin America) was immediately sent home after attacking Abe (Latin America), with no intervention from the cast, who later asked if she could back to the show. Steven (Las Vegas) was immediately sent home for slapping Shane (Campus Crawl) during the Battle of the Sexes 2. So, the policy has varied.

The incident which instituted a "no hitting" policy was Steven and Shane. So, by virtue of the fact that Trisha pushes Parisa (as we see in the trailer) she could be immediately sent home. Nevertheless, Trisha does go home midseason.

Who is her replacement?

Ashli (Sydney) - MySpace Page

Melissa Howard gets married to her longtime boyfriend Justin Beck

2007-10-04T07:50:00.001-07:00

Melissa (New Orleans) who has stepped out of the limelight for a couple of years has recently gotten married to her longtime boyfriend. Late last month, her and Justin Beck officially tied the knot. Melissa, who now goes by Melissa Beck, had the wedding in New York, but it seems that no Real World or Road Rules alum were in attendance. (Update: Coral (Back to New York) did attend.)

Check out:

Melissa's Website
Melissa's MySpace
Pictures of the Wedding

Congratulations to Melissa and her husband!

Sydney Episode #10: The house takes sides in World War III: Parisa vs. Trisha

2007-10-04T07:41:00.001-07:00

Last night's episode begun with Cohutta (Sydney) maintaining that he and Kelly Anne (Sydney) didn't do anything. Trisha (Sydney) also tells her boyfriend that she is flirting with the local, Alex. Later that night, Alex is flirting with both Trisha and Parisa.

Alex writes a letter/poem to both Parisa and Trisha. The two compare notes and it creates tension between them. Shauvon (Sydney) says that Parisa is asking for drama, but Trisha should not care. Kelly Anne says that Trisha should back off.

Meanwhile, Parisa gets the feeling that Alex isn't romantically interested in Trisha. At the bar that night, Cohutta (Sydney) saves Kelly Anne from two local drunkards. Cohutta saves the day.

Kelly Anne calls her friends back home and finds out that her boyfriend is seeing other people. Kelly Anne tells Cohutta. Trisha begins flirting with other boys and goes out to Cargo Bar with some of the other locals. Parisa and Alex get closer that night. Trisha says that Parisa doesn't understand "Girl Code" that when a girl hangs out with a guy first, she's marking her territory.

Shauvon claims that even though Trisha has a boyfriend, she has dibs on Alex. Trisha calls Parisa an idiot for going after Alex and tells her to "watch herself". Isaac (Sydney) even weighs in on the conflict, telling her to back off Alex, even if he has a boyfriend.

Later that night, Alex tells Trisha that he doesn't like Parisa. Then, Alex rates Trisha a six, a seven. Shauvon gets rated a six and the two are furious. Cohutta gets extremely annoyed. Parisa tells Shauvon that it is ridiculous that she's hurt over the rating, from two drunk guys who were teasing her.

That night at the house, Alex and Parisa make out. Isaac says that "Team Drunk Girl" will get Alex, that if Dunbar gets drunk, he might get Alex. Parisa feels bad that she made out with Alex. So the house is abuzz that they made out. Then, Trisha takes Alex outside, and makes out with him. Shauvon tells Parisa. Then, Parisa walks out with Alex, gets his number, and makes out with him once again.

Next time: World War III starts as people start taking sides on "Team Parisa" and "Team Trisha". While Kelly Anne seems to side with Parisa and Shauvon seems to side with Trisha, the argument comes to a head as Cohutta and Isaac defend Parisa over a grilled cheese sandwich. Glasses are thrown, words are exchanged. Don't miss it.

Sydney Episode #10: Post your reactions here

2007-10-03T06:47:00.000-07:00

On tonight's episode, we see more of the Parisa (Sydney) and Trisha (Sydney) tension building up as they vie for the same guy. This time, a local, Alex, comes to visit the girls. When Alex makes out with both Parisa and Trisha in the same night, all hell breaks loose.

It seems like these events are leading up to a breaking down point for Trisha. It is also heavily rumored that Trisha either leaves or gets sent home after a fight with Parisa.

Post your reactions to tonight's episode here.

Register to win a trip to Europe with Evan and Johanna or pay to go with them

2007-10-01T06:22:00.000-07:00

If you have been keeping tabs on your alumni, you know that last year, Evan (Fresh Meat), Johanna (Austin), Melinda (Austin) and Alex (Denver) all went to Europe last year, as they all had these professional photos done in front of famous European landmarks.

Well, this year, you can join them. EfCollegebreak is allowing you a chance to go on the trip with either Evan or Johanna. You can also actually pay to go on this trip as well.

www.efcollegebreak.com/evan
www.efcollegebreak.com/johanna

Both links will take you to the same trip, but I'm sure both castmembers get more compensation for the more people they sign up. Check it out and enter the contest! You might win a chance to travel with one of your favorite alumni.

Alex will be participating in the Denver Marathon as part of a Celebrity Relay

2007-09-28T07:32:00.000-07:00

Former Denver lothario Alex will be back in his old stomping grounds early next month for Denver's marathon. Alex will run a part of the marathon as part of a team of "celebrity relayers".

The team includes 11 other "celebrities" which you can check out here.

If you're in the Denver area on October 14, go and check it out. You might see Alex running his two miles worth of the marathon.

Sydney Episode #9: The job episode and Trisha irks her roommates

2007-09-27T07:47:00.000-07:00

Last night's episode began with the castmembers getting a package from Contiki. Contiki is a worldwide travel agency that sets up tours, packages, etc, typically for young travelers. The package doesn't inform them what they will be doing, but the girls seem to be really excited, but the boys seem to be pessimistic. While Dunbar (Sydney) complains that the girls will complain about trivial things like the weather, Cohutta (Sydney) makes the statement that none of the girls have had a real job as Trisha (Sydney) buys clothes for other people, Parisa (Sydney) is a professional student, Shauvon (Sydney) writes sex stories, and Kelly Anne (Sydney) does nothing.

On the day of the job, Parisa wakes up the house, visibly excited for the job. Dunbar gets upset as she ruined his mojo for the day. When getting ready, Parisa belts out a rendition of Amazing Grace in the shower. Meanwhile, Trisha (Sydney) starts trashing Parisa in front of Dunbar, and Dunbar agrees.

Later on, Parisa made breakfast for the cast prior to them going out. In the car, Dunbar vents his frustrations, saying that he was pissed that Parisa woke him up and believes that she's being too "maternal" in cooking for the group. Isaac (Sydney) and Cohutta disagree, but do agree that Dunbar needs to calm down.

Then they get their job assignment. The cast is responsible for making a two-day itinerary for Sydney. They have to scour the city to find the best attractions, dining, and lodging to take groups of tourists on. If their itinerary is accepted, they become travel guides for their tour. (The group was indeed spotted as travel guides.)

The group then goes on their first day at the job. Dunbar is driving and Parisa is in the front seat. The two bicker, but Dunbar seems to genuinely care about Parisa as a friend when the two are alone in the car. The relationship between the two seems strained. During lunch, Dunbar wants to drink, so Trisha volunteers to drive home.

Isaac, Kelly Anne and Cohutta decided to take a cab home because of it, but Trisha drives home in an almost comical manner. Dunbar, although buzzed, is seriously concerned about the multi-tasking Trisha attempts to pull off while driving.

Later on, the girls have a girls talk. The main subject of the night: the boys. It seems the girls are frustrated that the boys cause as much drama in the house as the girls, but the boys claim to have no part in it. While the girls are outrightly confrontational, the boys talk behind everyone's back. While everyone agrees, Trisha begins listing things that Dunbar said about Parisa. Amongst them: That Parisa sounds like a fake Christina Aguilera and that Parisa only cooks for the boys because she wants to hang out with them.

This hurts Parisa. The next morning, she confronts Dunbar who vehemently denies ever saying either statement. Although, earlier in the episode, we did see him agreeing with Trisha's bashing on her singing and his complaining about her cooking in the car. Dunbar does seem sincere that he truly believes Parisa is his friend and not Trisha. She seems to accept what Dunbar tells her, so she asks Isaac and Cohutta the same question, to which they also deny ever happened.

Later on, Parisa confronts Trisha and Trisha also "gets pissed" that Dunbar would deny those allegations. While the episode doesn't provide any resolution, it seems like tension is building in the house and it seems like the house will soon implode on itself.

Sydney Episode #9: Post your reactions here

2007-09-26T07:55:00.000-07:00

Tonight, the tide turns against Trisha (Sydney), as Dunbar (Sydney) explodes when Trisha apparently tries to turn Parisa (Sydney) against him. While the focus around Trisha seems to be elevated, especially with her protest against the Sydney Gay Pride Parade and her fight with Cohutta (Sydney) last week, everyone is expecting Trisha to leave the Real World house. Rumor has it that she will butt heads with Parisa.

Discuss tonight's episode here. Post your reactions.

More news from inside the Real World Hollywood house

2007-09-25T06:11:00.000-07:00

News from the house continues to spill out as the Real World Hollywood seems to be well underway. While not of this is 100% verifiable until the season begins to air or MTV releases a press release, there seems to be rumblings of who the seven strangers are.

Here's what a local has told us the cast is made up of:

Greg Halstead - winner of RealWorldCasting.com
Male - Black, with dreadlocks
Male - Gay
Male - Blond, "jock-type"
Female
Female
Female

One of these girls should be Brianna Taylor. Again, this is all speculation.

I'm also told that if you drive by the house on Sunset and Gower, it's actually viewable. However, as of yet, no interior pictures have been snapped since the building looks to have no windows. More to come soon.

Brianna Taylor, a former American Idol semi-finalist, may be a part of Hollywood cast

2007-09-24T06:59:00.000-07:00

This is strictly a rumor, but we hear that another person to join Greg (Hollywood) in the cast is Brianna (Hollywood). Brianna Taylor, is a 20 year-old aspiring singer from Warminster, PA. Rumor has it that she's on the next season of the Real World.

Brianna appeared on Season 5 of American Idol and she made it to Hollywood. She's definitely an aspiring singer, so she fits the mold that the casting directors were looking for in this twentieth season. Her MySpace profile has also been abandoned for the time being. Meaning, either she's in a locale that doesn't allow computers or she may not be allowed to be using a computer.

This doesn't entirely make sense, as each cast has had internet access in the past. This would also mean that the cast is already being filmed or is in the process of filming as we speak. So far, no word from the bowels of Hollywood.

Update: Since last week, cast and camera crews have been spotted all over Sunset and Gower. It seems that Columbia Square is indeed the site of the Real World 20 house.

Dr. Steve-O, co-starring Trishelle, begins to air next week on USA

2007-09-24T06:56:00.001-07:00

Trishelle (Las Vegas) has landed another job, this time with her good friend Steve-O. Trishelle will be the nurse on the new Dr. Steve-O show which airs on October 1 on USA. Check out the clip for the show.

Sydney Episode #8: Post your reactions here

2007-09-19T13:10:00.001-07:00

Tonight, the roommates are out and about at Sydney's Gay Pride Parade. While the rest of the roommates are comfortable with the festivities, it seems to be the breaking point for Trisha (Sydney). Finally fed up with the lifestyle that comes with living in the Real World house, Trisha may go off the deep end in tonight's episode, perhaps starting a downward spiral that results in her eventual blowup with Parisa (Sydney).

Post your reactions to tonight's episode here.

Preview tomorrow night's episode of the Real World Sydney

2007-09-18T06:58:00.000-07:00

Zach, with a new haircut, blogs about Sydney and now calls himself Isaac

2007-09-13T07:15:00.000-07:00

Zach (Key West), who we haven't heard much of, recently sat down and blogged about the Real World Sydney. The article has a little picture of him that shows that he got a new haircut in which he looks like he's a completely different person. Other than that, he's scheduled to be on the upcoming Gauntlet 3. Since the show ended, Zach has been taking the time to produce his own movie, so I'm sure you will be hearing about that a little more as time goes on.

In the article, he gives you his opinion of each of the new roommates. Most prominently however, is the fact that he refers to himself now as "Issac", which may be his real name, and he may have used his nickname when he was on Key West.

Nevertheless, read the blog. it's a good read.

Lori is now a pharamaceutical rep living in Boston once again

2007-09-13T07:12:00.000-07:00

Fresh off her chatfest with the hosts of The Hills Aftershow, Lori (Back to New York) is doing a variety of different things in post Real World life.

First, she's living in Boston again, she is working in sales for a pharmaceutical company. She's no longer in the reality television game. She hardly keeps in contact with any of her former roommates. While she attempts to contact Coral (Back to New York) at least twice a year and she and the Miz (Back to New York) only text each other, she finds it rough to keep up with that gang.

She's also attempting to sing again and is in a local cover band in the Boston area. Good luck to Lori!

Sydney Episode #7: Dunbar blows his top; Kelly Anne and Cohutta make mountain babies

2007-09-13T07:11:00.001-07:00

The beginning of the episode finds Cohutta (Sydney) and Kelly Anne (Sydney) flirting with each other yet again. However, when the potential for love seems unclear, Kelly Anne seems to get a suitor who brings flowers to the door. Carey, an Englishman that Kelly Anne met in Sydney sends her flowers. Dunbar (Sydney) isn't impressed.

Then it turns into this big old thing. Dunbar gets angry. Shauvon (Sydney) and Trisha (Sydney) defend the gesture, but Dunbar has to apologize to Kelly Anne in private. Kelly Anne later tells Dunbar that he needs to chill or he's going to freak out in the house.

The next morning, Dunbar, Trisha and Isaac (Sydney) begin to talk about sex before marriage. Trisha is pretty admanant that one shouldn't have sex before marriage, but Dunbar doesn't see where its relevancy is in relation to the Bible. Cohutta stops the madness before anyone can get worked up any more.

While Isaac leaves porn in the bathroom for Dunbar to relieve himself, Dunbar confesses to Kelly Anne that his anger issues come from being abused as a child.

Kelly Anne then meets Carey and while this new guy may have money, she seems to realize that he might not be the one for her. Cohutta, meanwhile, mopes around the house without Kelly Anne. Isaac tells Cohutta not to get involved. At the end of the date, Kelly Anne refuses to kiss Carey. And, when she comes home, she jumps into bed with Cohutta, finally cementing the fact that the two at least like each other.

Sydney Episode #7: Post your reactions here

2007-09-12T07:02:00.000-07:00

Tonight, on the Real World Sydney, Dunbar (Sydney) gets his aggression out. So much so, that even Isaac (Sydney) even seems to think that he needs to blow off a little of that testosterone. In the preview for tonight's episode, we see Dunbar get frustrated to the point where he breaks furniture (which, in case you didn't know, anything the roommates break, they pay for). Discuss what gets Dunbar all riled up tonight and all the quirks of tonight's episode in this post.

Post your reactions here.

Isaac opens his own website and promises to answer questions, blog, and have live chats

2007-09-11T08:12:00.000-07:00

Resident funnyman Isaac (Sydney) recently opened up his own website at Istout.com.

He promises to interact with fans quite a bit, so it's a real treat if he comes through with his promise. You can actually ask him questions, which he promises to answer. He has scheduled live chats, several times throughout the week. He also has a blog from the website.

He also lets us know that he is currently working on an album that will feature 10 different genres of music and may have appearances from his buddy Cohutta (Sydney) via the studio they had while they were in the house.

Lori shows up on the Hills Aftershow, she is called both thorough and attractive

2007-09-11T08:05:00.001-07:00

Lori (Back to New York) recently moved back to Boston. We all know from her blog that she's a Hills addict. Last night, Lori showed up on the Aftershow via webcam, but not as a Real World alum, but as a genuine fan of the show. Her appearance is short, but the hosts call her "thorough" and the female host calls her "very attractive". Lori appears with about 1:20 left to go in the video.

The video may have problems opening. Click on this link to go to the video directly.

Sydney cast may have been in attendance for the VMAs, Parisa did attend several parties

2007-09-10T06:50:00.000-07:00

Each year at the MTV Video Music Awards, the current cast of the Real World and Road Rules is invited to walk down the red carpet. Well, this year is a little different. Either the Sydney, Denver or Viewers' Revenge cast didn't make it down the red carpet yesterday, or no one cared enough to write about it or take pictures of it. Also, a couple of people from the Challenges are traditionally invited, but no alumni seemed to be there either.

Last year, the Key West cast walked the red carpet at the VMAs just as their season was getting underway. However, we can confirm that Parisa (Sydney) was in Las Vegas for the past couple days including yesterday, attending some of the pre-parties for the VMAs. It is entirely in the realm of possibility that the cast was there in the audience, but they just did not get to walk the red carpet this year. Meanwhile, the cast of MTV's other reality show The Hills, did walk down the red carpet and got to present an award to Justin Timberlake.

Trisha may have been spotted outside Les Deux Saturday night with MTV vet Andy Milonakis

2007-09-10T06:42:00.001-07:00

In one of the strangest news stories yet, Trisha (Sydney) could have potentially been spotted by TMZ cameramen on Saturday night, walking out of famed nightclub Les Deux, with none other than Andy Milonakis.

While TMZ stopped short of claiming that the girl with Milonakis was actually Trisha, the similarity is striking. We also know that Trisha recently moved to Los Angeles, so it is likely it is her. However, we should mention that Trisha was not the center of the post, more of what Milonakis had to say to the TMZ cameramen.

Finally, Les Deux is famous for a couple of reasons, it was opened by a couple of Big Brother alumni, it also is the spot to hangout for the girls of The Hills, and it is also a couple of blocks away from where the next Real World house is rumored to be located.

Dave is appearing in Pizza Hut commercials, first time he surfaces since the Gauntlet

2007-09-07T06:44:00.000-07:00

Someone we don't hear much of often, Dave (South Pacific) is once again on your television screens appearing in a nationwide Pizza Hut commercial.

The last time we saw Dave, he was with Cara (South Pacific) on the Gauntlet, in which they both were able to make it to the end and share the grand prize. Since then, they have broken up, and Cara posed for Playboy and has done several more Challenges, while Dave has done none.

There were a lot of emails about this one. Keep your eyes peeled for Dave in the latest Pizza Hut commercial.

Challenge host Jonny Moseley has his first child, son Jonathan

2007-09-07T06:40:00.000-07:00

Battle of the Sexes host Jonny Moseley is a father. Celebrity Baby Blog is reporting that Moseley and his wife Malia welcomed their first child, Jonathan aka Jack, on Wednesday September 5th.

The Olympic medal winner was the host of three Challenges including Battle of the Sexes, The Gauntlet, and Battle of the Sexes 2.

Congratulations to Jonny and his family. We wish him the best of luck.

Sydney Episode #6: Kelly Anne crushes on Cohutta and Shauvon yells at Isaac

2007-09-06T06:22:00.000-07:00

The episode began with Kelly Anne (Sydney) flirting with Cohutta (Sydney). It was innocent enough, as Kelly Anne was in bed with him, just scratching his back. Later on, Kelly Anne debates whether or not to tell her boyfriend back home, Sutton, about her flirtation with Cohutta. While Trisha (Sydney) advises against it, Kelly Anne lets it out.

During the phone call, Sutton gets angry with her and this crushes Kelly Anne. Trying to put on a brave face, Trisha and Shauvon (Sydney) comfort her while she gets off the phone. She's worried that Sutton may be the one and she doesn't want to be with him. She also doesn't know that if she can't be faithful or he to her.

Later on, Trisha starts flirting with Cohutta, which sends an alert to Kelly Anne, proving her crush is a little more than she anticipated. Meanwhile, Shauvon tells Parisa (Sydney) that she's been avoiding talking about her ex to avoid a depression. She's worried she's going to take her aggression on someone in the house.

Then the fight: The roommates are playing twister and then Shauvon screams. It seems that Shauvon tried to sit on Isaac's (Sydney) lap and fell. She calls him names, he calls her names, she throws stuff at him, he throws stuff at her. It gets out of hand. Isaac walks out to cool down.

Kelly Anne comfors him, but for some reason, lets it spill out that she likes Cohutta and is worried about Trisha. Isaac tells her not to worry about Trisha, that Cohutta doesn't like her. Isaac then half-apologizes to Shauvon and she does the same. She cries later on, and she misses her ex.

Meanwhile, it looks like the rest of the house is abuzz with news of Kelly Anne's crush. Maybe Dunbar's (Sydney) prediction of mountain babies will come to fruition.

Sydney Episode #6: Post your reactions here

2007-09-05T07:31:00.000-07:00

The honeymoon is over tonight as the roommates get down and dirty, leaving all reservations at the door. After a night when the roommates get wasted, Isaac (Sydney) and Shauvon (Sydney) get into a screaming, glass-breaking, food throwing match over who knows what.

This is probably as a result of the tension between the two after Shauvon hooked up with Ky and Isaac hooked up with Noiri. Will the two ever be friends again after tonight?

Post your reactions here.

Jacinda welcomes Satine Anais Geraldine

2007-09-03T07:57:00.000-07:00

Jacinda (London), who recently has been in a recent string of films, welcomed a baby daughter into the world on August 20.

Jacinda and her husband actor Gabriel Macht had announced they were expecting in May, and had the child two weeks ago in Los Angeles.

The pair decided on the name Satine Anais Geraldine.

Congratulations to the couple!

Cameran is engaged to her boyfriend Jeremy Bloom who is a former Olympic skier and NFL footballer

2007-08-31T09:56:00.000-07:00

Cameran (San Diego) is now officially engaged to her longtime boyfriend Jeremy Bloom, who is a former Olympic skier who placed 9th in the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics, and played football for the University of Colorado and now plays football for the Philadelphia Eagles.

Cameran has been pretty mum about her relationship with Bloom. She moved from South Carolina to Pennsylvania to be with him after he got drafted by Philadelphia last year.

Congratulations to the couple!

Virtual Real World allows you to hang out with the castmembers and other fans in cyberspace

2007-08-31T06:41:00.000-07:00

MTV has unveiled a new feature over at their website. They are allowing people to create their own identities online and mingle with other fans all over the world in Virtual Real World.

Finally, you can break the wall between you and the castmembers and be a part of the action in the Real World Sydney house.

There are contests held and celebrities stop in every once in a while for you to chat with. Be sure to check it out at virtualrealworld.vmtv.com.

Sydney Episode #5: Post your reactions here

2007-08-29T15:04:00.001-07:00

On tonight's episode, Parisa (Sydney) and Dunbar (Sydney) are at odds over feelings over each other, while Kelly Anne (Sydney) is caught in the middle. At the same time, Cohutta (Sydney) and Kelly Anne fret over their own impending relationship by having a tryst in the confessional and Cohutta's bed.

Post your reactions to tonight's episode here.

Sydney Episode #5: Preview tonight's episode

2007-08-28T08:17:00.000-07:00

Sydney Episode #4: Post your reactions here

2007-08-22T08:58:00.000-07:00

Tonight is another episode of our seven favorite Americans living Down Under. Parisa (Sydney) and Dunbar's (Sydney) relationship is tonight's central focus, as the relationship between the two is explored a bit further, while KellyAnne (Sydney) seems to somehow also figure into this tryst between the two flirtatious friends.

Meanwhile, Isaac (Sydney) meets a new "friend" on the streets of Sydney and may take that relationship to the next level.

Post your reactions to tonight's episode here.