Wednesday, July 17, 2002
Well here it is folks! The much anticipated REAL WORLD REUNION recap entry. I know you have all been chomping at the bits for it and I feel compelled to immediately sit down and give it.
;)
What am I? Writer extrodinairre?
yes.
I want to first begin with a more descriptive explanation of the preview to last night’s episode. I didn’t explain it well yesterday and when I saw it again last night, I immediately wrote it down so that I could tell those who haven’t seen it what it REALLY was all about. It was that fucking funny.
So whatever...it’s just a normal preview for any real world episode. But as it goes along, the following dialogue is heard:
Kera in the preview: “Did I REALLY say ‘land the deal’?”
Computerized ladies voice (you know the voice---the COMPUTER lady): “Yes you DID Kera!” (said VERY angrily - swear to God.)
Immediately FLASH to a past episode in which Kera says: “Get my *bleep*’n name right Tonya.”
Computerized ladies voice: “OOPS! My bad.”
---end scene---
Now, of course it is so much funnier when you see it live, but let me tell you...even while writing it, I am dying laughing. I know a couple of you have seen it and am I right or not? Computerized ladies don’t say such things as “Oops, my bad” or make accusatory tones such as “Yes you DID Kera!”.
Fucking hysterical.
Now on to the goods:
********Do understand that once you read this I will have ruined the episode for you if you haven’t seen it. But also understand that last night, because I am a lonely, pathetic loser, I took notes on the episode to catch ya’ll up. Well really only for Kelly and Rita. Penelope saw it thank God. Cuz really??!!! (I will tape the episode this weekend to show you the goods)
Here we go...
WHERE ARE THEY NOW?
Chris - “I am living in NYC and modeling still. I have learned alot and...” zzzzzzzz, I fall asleep at this point.
Theo - “I have started a production company called (can’t read the notes I took, cuz I was writing so fast) with my brothers. We have a couple things lined up and it’s going well.”
Aneesa - “I am a cocktail waitress and just so every knows...my mom and I are doing GREAT! We love eachother and..." blah blah blah... --- was trying too hard to convince us that her mom is not a psycho anymore.
Kyle - “Well, after the show I decided to go into acting. I had done theater in college along with weightlifting, football, and other super masculine stuff.” (Fucking he said that! FUCKING HE SAID THAT!) I was offered a role on ‘Passions’, but I turned it down, cuz it’s not exactly Macbeth. I mean really...PASSIONS???” (looks for audience laughter)
ARGH! I HATE THIS LOSER!
Kera - “Well, I as well went into acting, but I haven’t had as much luck as Kyle.”
(Kyle jumps in with “Kera...PASSIONS????” (looks for audiences laughter)
“I am now living at home and getting my life together.” SNORE and HAHAHA. You’ll never be an actress Kera. You did the REAL WORLD!
Keri - (as adorable as ever)(actually...she looked fucking HOT) “Well, I moved back to New Orleans and I am currently engaged to the love of my life. He is someone from my past and when I got back home it just clicked. It happened and I am so happy and ready for the future.” (Kyle scowls during this) YOU DIDN’T KERI! YOU DIDN’T!
you did. and I love you for it.
Tonya - “Well, and you are never going to believe this, but I am no longer with Justin. I saw the show and realized that there was a lot I wanted to change about myself and Justin wasn’t allowing me to change. He was keeping me where I was. I am doing well and figuring it all out.” You STUPID STUPID bitch. All you had going for you was the fact that you had found the love of your life. Now you are orphenage alone again, but this time with no one. Stupid I tell ya.
Eh...she always has that infamous “Darren”.
So there it is...
That’s where they are now. But let me tell you...if even for a second you thought that this was going to be the most shocking part of the show...you would be wrong. I am only going to tell you about a few of the big points, but understand that these seven people sat on a stage with a live audience and discussed problems that were still so fresh in everyone’s minds. They saw the show when WE, the people, saw the show. They found out shit as we found out. And everyone’s pissed!
Everyone gets a chance to say their piece:
“What do you want the audience to know that is different about you then what the world saw on the show?”
Annesa - “I didn’t like the way I handled Veronica and..." boring McBorings
Chris - fucking snoresville. Are we serious? The kid opens his mouth and I feel like I am on some intense sleeping pills. He goes on for some time about how he is so proud be sober. Damn.
Fuck you for being so boring. Actually...at one point...out of NOWHERE...Kyle says to Chris...and the world...that “Chris...what do you know? Half the time I watched you I thought that you were so spacey and out there. Hello Chris! HELLOOOO...”(waits for audience laughter)
Important tidbit to know. Yet another example of Kyle, the show off, generic, instigating, immature, gossipy, gayest straight man I ever saw, backstabbing, idiot, spouting off about things that don’t REALLY need to be said.
These people are so fucking rude to eachother and I die with laughter.
Man they suck.
Theo - “I stayed out of all personal problems until I was invited in. I don’t go around sticking my nose into things that don’t belong me. There were a couple issues that I partook in, but I was included and was supposed to be there. If I am asked about a problem, I give my opinion. Other than that...nope.” Good boy. And yes...that is the truth.
Tonya - “I was honest about everything and everyone got to see what I was going through. People saw me cry and that was hard for me. And it wasn’t all bad. I wasn’t sick the whole time. Especially during the Halloween show.”
Kera jumps in with “Well Tonya, just so you know...you were DEFINITELY a reason as to why we couldn’t do Bloody Mary.”
(Back to this Bloody Mary bullshit)
Tonya - “No I wasn’t Kera. You know this.”
(Kera did in fact say, during that episode, that Tonya being at the hospital (the morning of the performance) was in no way a factor in the decision to cancel Bloody Mary. She goes on to say very vehemently that “There were 9 reasons why I said we should cancel and you being sick was not one of them!”)
Now she comes forward with this bullshit. What a liar/pretender. yeah. thats what she is.
A LIARPRETENDER.
Tonya huffs and puffs and they argue for a bit with it ending on Kera’s statement of:
“Well Tonya...I think it (this show) was a very CLEAR representation of you. It was completely true.”
Tonya - “I know Kera, it was.”
Kera - “No Tonya. It is.”
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
I definitely pieced together a few conversations between the two during that episode, but it all boils down to the same thing. Plus...these two psychos act like best friends one minute...because they “shared a room”...fuck you both...that was never made a real point. You never did shit together...and or course the next minute they are down eachothers throats.
whoa.
yeah.
Now I interject because in order to discuss the one thing they would change about themselves, I have to divulge what happened during the episode with Keri and Kyle.
Here you go folks. Breathe deep.
Scenes are shown, over and over to the point of sickness, of Keri and Kyle’s relationship. From hook-ups to conversations to hanging out to going to bars...it’s all there.
While the clips are being shown...Kyle sits there smug and Keri is mouthing the words:
“Bullshit. BULLSHIT. Bullshit. All of it’s fucking bullshit.”
Keri is ready to explode and here she goes:
Keri - “ I was SHOCKED (as we all were) to see what Kyle and Kera did and said behind my back. Kera...you trashed me. You said horrible things about me and Kyle...that whole confessional thing...what the hell was that??? You treated me horribly and the show proved that to me. When I saw the episodes, I couldn’t believe what you were saying behind my back. (I don’t remember exactly what she said, but I do know that she goes on and on, in a very classy way, about how ridiculous and asinine she thinks that Kyle and Kera are)
When asked to sum up herself, Kyle, and Kera, ----didja get all that? The names are similar. Here you go...concentrate now...”When asked to sum up....herself...Kyle...and Kera...(after rereading that...I found that line to be a little difficult to understand. But at this point I am drunk)
Keri gives the quote of the evening:
“What I think about the three of us....hmmm......(pause)......two have very similar personalities, the other is VERY different.”
Meaning---Kyle and Kera are BOTH manipulative bitches and Keri is our beautiful, sweet little angel.
And that is correct.
As we all know...Keri was had. She was fooled into believing that both of these people were her friends. But at the end...they attempted to ruin her on camera. And boy weren’t they surprised when quiet, little Keri opened her mouth and this brutal honesty was spewed forth.
Please also understand that Kyle basically shut his mouth the whole time, looking totally embarrassed and sometimes smug. Cause ALWAYS smug. Smug bitch.
While the clips of her and Kyle’s romance were being shown, Keri either:
a) burst out laughing
b) called it “bullshit”...accusatory bullshit at Kyle
c) rolled her eyes
When asked this one question...which I can’t for the life of me remember, Kyle says:
“Well I really liked her and shum shum...we had such a personal connection in the beginning. Especially when we both worked at the life guard station. Right Keri...didn’t you think that?”
Keri - “What? Oh... whatever Kyle. I don’t care anymore.”
Kyle sits stunned.
And fucking good!
That is basically it, but OF COURSE you must see the actual episode to see how severe it all really was.
Now one last thing...two specific items shocked me during the episodes and both fall under the category of “Things We Didn’t See”.
1) September 11th. The actual episode doesn’t do it the justice that the Reunion show does.
Brian McFayden, the host, actually chokes up while discussing it. The only reason that this part didn’t FULLY make choke me up is because he was the RUDEST MTV host ever. He definitely called Kera a “slut” about 3 times. Which...I know...she is...but there was a HUGE portion of the show dedicated to that topic. And by the end of it...really...shut up Kera and shut up Brian McFayden.
While recaping the Sept. 11th episode, we are all taken back to that horrible day. I get teary still as I am sure you do too. I notice the following things during the recap of the episode:
Everyone is gathered in a prayer circle saying that age old adage:
“God...Grant me the Serenity to accept that which I cannot change and to shumma shum.”
In the whole group...Kera is the ONLY one who doesn’t know it. She just sits and stares at everyone with that LOOK. You know that look. That look of “I am so understanding and supportive of you”, but also with a hint of “I am the best and smartest”. She doesn’t know the prayer. Is she Jewish? Cuz she might be and then she WOULDN’T know it. I don’t even know it. But how did the entire group know the whole thing verbatim? Did they hand out copies of it? They must have. And Kera didn’t do it. I don’t know. The whole thing was strange and hysterical in my head at the time...but as I write it...it’s just strange. Why did she not know it???
Each member of the group was asked if they wanted to go home right after the attacks. They all gave a resounding “Yes, but of course I wanted to...and I immediately checked plane flights and...”
However...none of them went home. Not even Kyle who basically lives down the street. And remember folks...he was the MOST touched by the whole tragedy. Nicole does live in NYC afterall.
I think...they weren’t allowed to go home. I think the show made them stay.
You think...”They can’t do that...never!”
I think...they did. They wanted the footage of this happening to real people. Unfortunately, they must have all gone to bed that day, cuz the episode was basically snoresville. Well...Kyle looking at the artwork on the wall (model planes half missing in the plaster---it gives the effect of planes crashing into the wall...but not blowing up...just kind of going through the wall.) makes the comment of “How WEIRD is that? Look at that and tell me that that isn’t WEIRD.”
Someone in the room: “Yes Kyle. That is weird.”
Kyle: “NO. But it’s WEIRD.”
lol
oh snores.
And the last thing to know about this Sept. 11th thing is that they were “brought in a TV from the outside. These 7 had no connection to the outside world...but on this day... they brought in a tv.”
Now...I am a moron. I MUST be a moron.
There is NO television in the real world house?
Am I serious???
I have been watching the Real World since it’s debut and have even read a few books on the different casts and I NEVER knew that there was no television in the houses!!!
I never thought about that!
Of COURSE there is no television. With a television, no one has to talk to eachother! It makes PERFECT sense.
But I was shocked by that. No tv for a good 4-5 months. Now that is some heavy shit. These people truly do make a sacrifice when they sign on to do this show.
AND LASTLY...and the MOST IMPORTANT part of the entire show!
There is kind of a montage of scenes of things we didn’t see. I don’t remember much of it, because it prolly was really boring.
BUT...
the thing I do remember is this:
Tonya is fooling around on the computer with a couple of people in the room.
Her picture is posted on the internet, as we see by the camera zooming in.
And what website is it, you ask????
FUCKING, HOT OR NOT!
Tonya, the orphen, has her picture on HOT OR NOT! NO FUCKING WAY!
LOLOlololoLOLolOlOLolOlOlololoOlllOl!
Holy shit. I SCREAMED when I saw it. She says “Justin did it as a joke”.
Joe says: “You did that for real.”
It about made my night. Seeing that made watching the ENTIRE season, over and over in reruns and rarely missing a new episode’s debut, totally worth it.
When you know who Tonya is and you know what she is really about...of COURSE she is on Hot or Not. Of course.
It’s almost as obvious as the house not having a television.
So this is it! This is your recap.
And here is your bottom line:
Never in my life have I seen a reunion show of The Real World in which the people weren’t fully best friends again.
This reunion was so fresh after the show...and they had all only been together once before the taping of this special.
They are all still so angry. Feelings are still hurt and tempers are flared.
I have to admit. It’s my favorite Real World of all time. For me. Everyone has their own favorite and I love them all...so I understand any case based on another season.
But for me...
I watched it each Tuesday and shared it with my friends, around the water cooler, each Wednesday. :)
These people became people I know. They let go and talked about eachother, competed with eachother, and allowed themselves to hate one another.
With the exception of Kyle (as we will never know who he TRULY is---but better off that way), all of these people were REAL. At least real in the situation they were placed in. They acted as though they had no idea that when the episodes were pieced together, all of this shit was going to come out.
Doing this reunion show immediately after the airing of the season finale was not only smart...it was the icing on the cake for the audience.
There were definitely moments when I saw them all sitting on stage and I felt bad. These are real people who, for some reason or another, really believed that this backstabbing wouldn’t come to the foreground. They were caught red handed hurting eachother and it read on their faces. The wounds are still fresh and here we are, the American public, watching and laughing and writing up ridiculous reviews.
We are a sick society.
But on the flip side...the side I prefer...they KNEW going into this that this is what it was going to be. At least in the “THIS IS GOING TO BE ON TELEVISION” respect) You are allowed to be shocked by how much of an ass you really are...but understand that this is the point.
We, the viewers, wouldn’t watch a 7 person group of boring ass people.
And which do you want more?
Viewers or integrity?
The answer is simple.
All in all...in my opinion...and many people would disagree...MTV is the best station on television. They are fresh, fun, mindless, and FIRST in so many new and creative areas. Reality TV comes from MTV. Don’t let “Who Wants to be a Millionaire” or “Big Brother” or even that little show “Survivor” fool you. It all started with MTV. And after all the competition...it all ends with MTV.
They are consistent and they are the best in the business.
Every reality based show they do:
“Diary”
“Making the Video”
“Cribs”
“True Life” (one of my FAVORITES!)
“The Real World”
“Road Rules”
“Tough Enough”
“Wannabe”
“Wanna be a VJ?”
“The Osbournes”
and so many more....these shows may be cheesy at times...but that is the point.
MTV knows what it is good at and it consistently breaks new ground.
I am proud to say I love MTV. I am 25 years old and I would even be on “Undressed”.
Anything to support my favorite station. And to get me a paycheck.
:-D
Rock out and I hope you enjoyed this RIDICULOUSLY long recap entry.
Can Rita and Kelly come home now?
This is getting out of hand.
;)
What am I? Writer extrodinairre?
yes.
I want to first begin with a more descriptive explanation of the preview to last night’s episode. I didn’t explain it well yesterday and when I saw it again last night, I immediately wrote it down so that I could tell those who haven’t seen it what it REALLY was all about. It was that fucking funny.
So whatever...it’s just a normal preview for any real world episode. But as it goes along, the following dialogue is heard:
Kera in the preview: “Did I REALLY say ‘land the deal’?”
Computerized ladies voice (you know the voice---the COMPUTER lady): “Yes you DID Kera!” (said VERY angrily - swear to God.)
Immediately FLASH to a past episode in which Kera says: “Get my *bleep*’n name right Tonya.”
Computerized ladies voice: “OOPS! My bad.”
---end scene---
Now, of course it is so much funnier when you see it live, but let me tell you...even while writing it, I am dying laughing. I know a couple of you have seen it and am I right or not? Computerized ladies don’t say such things as “Oops, my bad” or make accusatory tones such as “Yes you DID Kera!”.
Fucking hysterical.
Now on to the goods:
********Do understand that once you read this I will have ruined the episode for you if you haven’t seen it. But also understand that last night, because I am a lonely, pathetic loser, I took notes on the episode to catch ya’ll up. Well really only for Kelly and Rita. Penelope saw it thank God. Cuz really??!!! (I will tape the episode this weekend to show you the goods)
Here we go...
WHERE ARE THEY NOW?
Chris - “I am living in NYC and modeling still. I have learned alot and...” zzzzzzzz, I fall asleep at this point.
Theo - “I have started a production company called (can’t read the notes I took, cuz I was writing so fast) with my brothers. We have a couple things lined up and it’s going well.”
Aneesa - “I am a cocktail waitress and just so every knows...my mom and I are doing GREAT! We love eachother and..." blah blah blah... --- was trying too hard to convince us that her mom is not a psycho anymore.
Kyle - “Well, after the show I decided to go into acting. I had done theater in college along with weightlifting, football, and other super masculine stuff.” (Fucking he said that! FUCKING HE SAID THAT!) I was offered a role on ‘Passions’, but I turned it down, cuz it’s not exactly Macbeth. I mean really...PASSIONS???” (looks for audience laughter)
ARGH! I HATE THIS LOSER!
Kera - “Well, I as well went into acting, but I haven’t had as much luck as Kyle.”
(Kyle jumps in with “Kera...PASSIONS????” (looks for audiences laughter)
“I am now living at home and getting my life together.” SNORE and HAHAHA. You’ll never be an actress Kera. You did the REAL WORLD!
Keri - (as adorable as ever)(actually...she looked fucking HOT) “Well, I moved back to New Orleans and I am currently engaged to the love of my life. He is someone from my past and when I got back home it just clicked. It happened and I am so happy and ready for the future.” (Kyle scowls during this) YOU DIDN’T KERI! YOU DIDN’T!
you did. and I love you for it.
Tonya - “Well, and you are never going to believe this, but I am no longer with Justin. I saw the show and realized that there was a lot I wanted to change about myself and Justin wasn’t allowing me to change. He was keeping me where I was. I am doing well and figuring it all out.” You STUPID STUPID bitch. All you had going for you was the fact that you had found the love of your life. Now you are orphenage alone again, but this time with no one. Stupid I tell ya.
Eh...she always has that infamous “Darren”.
So there it is...
That’s where they are now. But let me tell you...if even for a second you thought that this was going to be the most shocking part of the show...you would be wrong. I am only going to tell you about a few of the big points, but understand that these seven people sat on a stage with a live audience and discussed problems that were still so fresh in everyone’s minds. They saw the show when WE, the people, saw the show. They found out shit as we found out. And everyone’s pissed!
Everyone gets a chance to say their piece:
“What do you want the audience to know that is different about you then what the world saw on the show?”
Annesa - “I didn’t like the way I handled Veronica and..." boring McBorings
Chris - fucking snoresville. Are we serious? The kid opens his mouth and I feel like I am on some intense sleeping pills. He goes on for some time about how he is so proud be sober. Damn.
Fuck you for being so boring. Actually...at one point...out of NOWHERE...Kyle says to Chris...and the world...that “Chris...what do you know? Half the time I watched you I thought that you were so spacey and out there. Hello Chris! HELLOOOO...”(waits for audience laughter)
Important tidbit to know. Yet another example of Kyle, the show off, generic, instigating, immature, gossipy, gayest straight man I ever saw, backstabbing, idiot, spouting off about things that don’t REALLY need to be said.
These people are so fucking rude to eachother and I die with laughter.
Man they suck.
Theo - “I stayed out of all personal problems until I was invited in. I don’t go around sticking my nose into things that don’t belong me. There were a couple issues that I partook in, but I was included and was supposed to be there. If I am asked about a problem, I give my opinion. Other than that...nope.” Good boy. And yes...that is the truth.
Tonya - “I was honest about everything and everyone got to see what I was going through. People saw me cry and that was hard for me. And it wasn’t all bad. I wasn’t sick the whole time. Especially during the Halloween show.”
Kera jumps in with “Well Tonya, just so you know...you were DEFINITELY a reason as to why we couldn’t do Bloody Mary.”
(Back to this Bloody Mary bullshit)
Tonya - “No I wasn’t Kera. You know this.”
(Kera did in fact say, during that episode, that Tonya being at the hospital (the morning of the performance) was in no way a factor in the decision to cancel Bloody Mary. She goes on to say very vehemently that “There were 9 reasons why I said we should cancel and you being sick was not one of them!”)
Now she comes forward with this bullshit. What a liar/pretender. yeah. thats what she is.
A LIARPRETENDER.
Tonya huffs and puffs and they argue for a bit with it ending on Kera’s statement of:
“Well Tonya...I think it (this show) was a very CLEAR representation of you. It was completely true.”
Tonya - “I know Kera, it was.”
Kera - “No Tonya. It is.”
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
I definitely pieced together a few conversations between the two during that episode, but it all boils down to the same thing. Plus...these two psychos act like best friends one minute...because they “shared a room”...fuck you both...that was never made a real point. You never did shit together...and or course the next minute they are down eachothers throats.
whoa.
yeah.
Now I interject because in order to discuss the one thing they would change about themselves, I have to divulge what happened during the episode with Keri and Kyle.
Here you go folks. Breathe deep.
Scenes are shown, over and over to the point of sickness, of Keri and Kyle’s relationship. From hook-ups to conversations to hanging out to going to bars...it’s all there.
While the clips are being shown...Kyle sits there smug and Keri is mouthing the words:
“Bullshit. BULLSHIT. Bullshit. All of it’s fucking bullshit.”
Keri is ready to explode and here she goes:
Keri - “ I was SHOCKED (as we all were) to see what Kyle and Kera did and said behind my back. Kera...you trashed me. You said horrible things about me and Kyle...that whole confessional thing...what the hell was that??? You treated me horribly and the show proved that to me. When I saw the episodes, I couldn’t believe what you were saying behind my back. (I don’t remember exactly what she said, but I do know that she goes on and on, in a very classy way, about how ridiculous and asinine she thinks that Kyle and Kera are)
When asked to sum up herself, Kyle, and Kera, ----didja get all that? The names are similar. Here you go...concentrate now...”When asked to sum up....herself...Kyle...and Kera...(after rereading that...I found that line to be a little difficult to understand. But at this point I am drunk)
Keri gives the quote of the evening:
“What I think about the three of us....hmmm......(pause)......two have very similar personalities, the other is VERY different.”
Meaning---Kyle and Kera are BOTH manipulative bitches and Keri is our beautiful, sweet little angel.
And that is correct.
As we all know...Keri was had. She was fooled into believing that both of these people were her friends. But at the end...they attempted to ruin her on camera. And boy weren’t they surprised when quiet, little Keri opened her mouth and this brutal honesty was spewed forth.
Please also understand that Kyle basically shut his mouth the whole time, looking totally embarrassed and sometimes smug. Cause ALWAYS smug. Smug bitch.
While the clips of her and Kyle’s romance were being shown, Keri either:
a) burst out laughing
b) called it “bullshit”...accusatory bullshit at Kyle
c) rolled her eyes
When asked this one question...which I can’t for the life of me remember, Kyle says:
“Well I really liked her and shum shum...we had such a personal connection in the beginning. Especially when we both worked at the life guard station. Right Keri...didn’t you think that?”
Keri - “What? Oh... whatever Kyle. I don’t care anymore.”
Kyle sits stunned.
And fucking good!
That is basically it, but OF COURSE you must see the actual episode to see how severe it all really was.
Now one last thing...two specific items shocked me during the episodes and both fall under the category of “Things We Didn’t See”.
1) September 11th. The actual episode doesn’t do it the justice that the Reunion show does.
Brian McFayden, the host, actually chokes up while discussing it. The only reason that this part didn’t FULLY make choke me up is because he was the RUDEST MTV host ever. He definitely called Kera a “slut” about 3 times. Which...I know...she is...but there was a HUGE portion of the show dedicated to that topic. And by the end of it...really...shut up Kera and shut up Brian McFayden.
While recaping the Sept. 11th episode, we are all taken back to that horrible day. I get teary still as I am sure you do too. I notice the following things during the recap of the episode:
Everyone is gathered in a prayer circle saying that age old adage:
“God...Grant me the Serenity to accept that which I cannot change and to shumma shum.”
In the whole group...Kera is the ONLY one who doesn’t know it. She just sits and stares at everyone with that LOOK. You know that look. That look of “I am so understanding and supportive of you”, but also with a hint of “I am the best and smartest”. She doesn’t know the prayer. Is she Jewish? Cuz she might be and then she WOULDN’T know it. I don’t even know it. But how did the entire group know the whole thing verbatim? Did they hand out copies of it? They must have. And Kera didn’t do it. I don’t know. The whole thing was strange and hysterical in my head at the time...but as I write it...it’s just strange. Why did she not know it???
Each member of the group was asked if they wanted to go home right after the attacks. They all gave a resounding “Yes, but of course I wanted to...and I immediately checked plane flights and...”
However...none of them went home. Not even Kyle who basically lives down the street. And remember folks...he was the MOST touched by the whole tragedy. Nicole does live in NYC afterall.
I think...they weren’t allowed to go home. I think the show made them stay.
You think...”They can’t do that...never!”
I think...they did. They wanted the footage of this happening to real people. Unfortunately, they must have all gone to bed that day, cuz the episode was basically snoresville. Well...Kyle looking at the artwork on the wall (model planes half missing in the plaster---it gives the effect of planes crashing into the wall...but not blowing up...just kind of going through the wall.) makes the comment of “How WEIRD is that? Look at that and tell me that that isn’t WEIRD.”
Someone in the room: “Yes Kyle. That is weird.”
Kyle: “NO. But it’s WEIRD.”
lol
oh snores.
And the last thing to know about this Sept. 11th thing is that they were “brought in a TV from the outside. These 7 had no connection to the outside world...but on this day... they brought in a tv.”
Now...I am a moron. I MUST be a moron.
There is NO television in the real world house?
Am I serious???
I have been watching the Real World since it’s debut and have even read a few books on the different casts and I NEVER knew that there was no television in the houses!!!
I never thought about that!
Of COURSE there is no television. With a television, no one has to talk to eachother! It makes PERFECT sense.
But I was shocked by that. No tv for a good 4-5 months. Now that is some heavy shit. These people truly do make a sacrifice when they sign on to do this show.
AND LASTLY...and the MOST IMPORTANT part of the entire show!
There is kind of a montage of scenes of things we didn’t see. I don’t remember much of it, because it prolly was really boring.
BUT...
the thing I do remember is this:
Tonya is fooling around on the computer with a couple of people in the room.
Her picture is posted on the internet, as we see by the camera zooming in.
And what website is it, you ask????
FUCKING, HOT OR NOT!
Tonya, the orphen, has her picture on HOT OR NOT! NO FUCKING WAY!
LOLOlololoLOLolOlOLolOlOlololoOlllOl!
Holy shit. I SCREAMED when I saw it. She says “Justin did it as a joke”.
Joe says: “You did that for real.”
It about made my night. Seeing that made watching the ENTIRE season, over and over in reruns and rarely missing a new episode’s debut, totally worth it.
When you know who Tonya is and you know what she is really about...of COURSE she is on Hot or Not. Of course.
It’s almost as obvious as the house not having a television.
So this is it! This is your recap.
And here is your bottom line:
Never in my life have I seen a reunion show of The Real World in which the people weren’t fully best friends again.
This reunion was so fresh after the show...and they had all only been together once before the taping of this special.
They are all still so angry. Feelings are still hurt and tempers are flared.
I have to admit. It’s my favorite Real World of all time. For me. Everyone has their own favorite and I love them all...so I understand any case based on another season.
But for me...
I watched it each Tuesday and shared it with my friends, around the water cooler, each Wednesday. :)
These people became people I know. They let go and talked about eachother, competed with eachother, and allowed themselves to hate one another.
With the exception of Kyle (as we will never know who he TRULY is---but better off that way), all of these people were REAL. At least real in the situation they were placed in. They acted as though they had no idea that when the episodes were pieced together, all of this shit was going to come out.
Doing this reunion show immediately after the airing of the season finale was not only smart...it was the icing on the cake for the audience.
There were definitely moments when I saw them all sitting on stage and I felt bad. These are real people who, for some reason or another, really believed that this backstabbing wouldn’t come to the foreground. They were caught red handed hurting eachother and it read on their faces. The wounds are still fresh and here we are, the American public, watching and laughing and writing up ridiculous reviews.
We are a sick society.
But on the flip side...the side I prefer...they KNEW going into this that this is what it was going to be. At least in the “THIS IS GOING TO BE ON TELEVISION” respect) You are allowed to be shocked by how much of an ass you really are...but understand that this is the point.
We, the viewers, wouldn’t watch a 7 person group of boring ass people.
And which do you want more?
Viewers or integrity?
The answer is simple.
All in all...in my opinion...and many people would disagree...MTV is the best station on television. They are fresh, fun, mindless, and FIRST in so many new and creative areas. Reality TV comes from MTV. Don’t let “Who Wants to be a Millionaire” or “Big Brother” or even that little show “Survivor” fool you. It all started with MTV. And after all the competition...it all ends with MTV.
They are consistent and they are the best in the business.
Every reality based show they do:
“Diary”
“Making the Video”
“Cribs”
“True Life” (one of my FAVORITES!)
“The Real World”
“Road Rules”
“Tough Enough”
“Wannabe”
“Wanna be a VJ?”
“The Osbournes”
and so many more....these shows may be cheesy at times...but that is the point.
MTV knows what it is good at and it consistently breaks new ground.
I am proud to say I love MTV. I am 25 years old and I would even be on “Undressed”.
Anything to support my favorite station. And to get me a paycheck.
:-D
Rock out and I hope you enjoyed this RIDICULOUSLY long recap entry.
Can Rita and Kelly come home now?
This is getting out of hand.
