This season's "The Real World" is going to be shot here in Austin this spring.
I remeber watching the very first season of this show back when I was much (much) younger. What I liked about that first season was that these people were really just living together.
Nobody (overtly at least) was trying to use the show as a stepping stone to become quasi-celebrities. All of them were very different (even thought the base stereotypes were still represented) and would genuinely argue. Not TV fight, but argue.
Now the show seems to have become a parody of itself. I hope I never run into any of these bozos.
Here's the story from our local news:
Local K-EYE News
The MTV series that ushered in reality television will land in Austin next month -- for the 16th edition of "The Real World". The 24 episodes will air starting in June. The show brings together seven strangers between the ages of 18
and 24 to live in a swank loft or house and films them around the clock, at home and on the town. Past locations include Los Angeles, Chicago and Paris. Mayor Will Wynn says Austin is the smallest city to host a "Real World" cast.
The site in Austin wasn't disclosed. "The Real World" has been a hit since its 1992 debut season, which was set in New York City. It's M-T-V's longest-running series. Murray would not say where the house is either, but did say,
"They will have very cool digs."