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Thursday, December 23, 2004
Oh, joy!
Just what Austin needs- "The Real World".
Oh, but there's one little tidbit that got me:
MTV probably chose Austin, in part, because it is an island of Blue in a sea of Red. Austin, and its illustrious mayor, Will Wynn, might be excited about "The Real World" coming to their neck of the woods. It doesn't mean that those of us who live in the burbs agree with it.
Dude! MTV's "The Real World" is headed to Austin, Texas. "We've been thinking about Austin for a long time," co-creator and executive producer Jon Murray told The Associated Press Wednesday.... The show brings together seven strangers between the ages of 18 and 24 to live in a swanky loft or house and films them around the clock, at home and on the town....OK. Let's get a few things straight- first, there is very little "reality" in "The Real World", even if it the original "reality tv" program. The producers use a lot of creative editing to get the story they want. And, there is also very little "real world" in "The Real World"- unless 7 people (chosen for their combustiblility potential) are thrown together with the understanding that everything they do will end up as MTV lore is common place. The only reality of "The Real World" is that it gives those 7 people a free pass for an anything-goes experience for a few months, and then it shows the kids who watch it that anything-goes and juvenile behavior is perfectly acceptable.
Oh, but there's one little tidbit that got me:
Murray also wouldn't say where the house is (as if the kids at UT won't have it figured out within a week- 6th Street beware! - ed.), and he was tightlipped on the identities of the seven strangers, though he said his casting staff did "a bit of an outreach to people returning from Iraq."That's special, isn't it? I'm sure they just want to honor our veterans returning from Iraq, right? I mean, they'd never think about exploiting the valiant efforts of our military for ratings, right? I can just imagine it... it would be best if it was a Force Recon Marine v. some poor vegan antiwar protestor. The Marine would eat him for lunch. But you and I both know that is not what MTV has in mind. They'll probably get a flakey-but-attractive supply clerk with not a lot of spine (no, I'm not deriding supply clerks... they play an important role in the military. I'm just guessing that they will choose someone who doesn't like to argue and take a stand- that could be someone with any MOS) and put him/her up against a rabid pit bull won't-move-on.org hippie chick. That would be more their style.
MTV probably chose Austin, in part, because it is an island of Blue in a sea of Red. Austin, and its illustrious mayor, Will Wynn, might be excited about "The Real World" coming to their neck of the woods. It doesn't mean that those of us who live in the burbs agree with it.
