The Real World

By Bob Sassone I have no idea what MTV is like these days. I've watched it only a few times in the past several years, and even that was something like The Real World or maybe some special. People have been complaining for years that the network hasn't been showing videos like they used to. I don't know how true t...

 CA - Oct 20, 2008 After introducing non-video shows like Remote Control the network turned towards reality with the ground-breaking hits The Real World and Road Rules. ...

 CA - Would you even bother with the competition shows, or would you just head straight for The Real World house with a crate of vodka?

By Bob Sassone Filed under: Programming, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-FreeAt 8, ABC has a new Wife Swap, followed by new episodes of Supernanny and Men in Trees. CBS has a new Big Brother 9 at 8, then new episodes of Criminal Minds and CSI: NY. NBC has a new Deal Or No Deal at 8. FOX has the season finale of Momen...

By Jay Black Filed under: Other Reality Shows, OpEd, TV 101 Chuck Klosterman, in his very excellent Sex Drugs and Cocoa Puffs, wrote an essay about The Real World: San Francisco. He said that the third season of The Real World was the moment the series stopped reflecting youth culture and started creat...