“The Real World Homecoming: Los Angeles” is set for a Nov. 24 premiere on Paramount Plus, with seven of the original cast members from “The Real World: Los Angeles” reuniting in the same Venice Beach house they shared during their 1993 season.
The docuseries will feature Beth Anthony, Beth Stolarczyk, David Edwards, Glen Naessens, Irene Berrera-Kearns, Jon Brennan and Tami Roman, who reconnect almost two decades after last appearing on-screen together. Like the previous “Real World Homecoming” season (“New York”), they will reflect on how the series transformed their lives and potentially squash old conflicts.
The Los Angeles season of “The Real World” premiered on MTV in summer 1993, originally under the name “The Real World: California,” and was a thematic departure from the show’s “New York” season, which launched the franchise in 1992. It also featured the series’ first — but not its last — ouster of a castmate, when Edwards, a stand-up comedian,...
The docuseries will feature Beth Anthony, Beth Stolarczyk, David Edwards, Glen Naessens, Irene Berrera-Kearns, Jon Brennan and Tami Roman, who reconnect almost two decades after last appearing on-screen together. Like the previous “Real World Homecoming” season (“New York”), they will reflect on how the series transformed their lives and potentially squash old conflicts.
The Los Angeles season of “The Real World” premiered on MTV in summer 1993, originally under the name “The Real World: California,” and was a thematic departure from the show’s “New York” season, which launched the franchise in 1992. It also featured the series’ first — but not its last — ouster of a castmate, when Edwards, a stand-up comedian,...
- 10/8/2021
- by Danielle Turchiano and Kate Aurthur
- Variety Film + TV
“The Real World Homecoming” has been renewed for Seasons 2 and 3 at Paramount Plus.
Season 1 of the series reunited cast members from the groundbreaking reality show’s New York season. Season 2 will bring back cast members from “The Real World: Los Angeles,” while the focus of the third season will be announced at a later date.
The first season of “Homecoming” debuted on Paramount Plus back in March and ran through April, consisting of six episodes. The original New York cast moved back into the same loft the occupied in the 1992 season. Norman Korpi, Julie Gentry, Becky Blasband, Kevin Powell, Andre Comeau, Heather Gardner, and Eric Nies all participated. Nies was forced to appear virtually after testing positive for Covid-19.
Sitarah Pendelton-Eaglin, Candida Boyette-Clemons and Nadim Amiry are executive producers on the series for MTV Entertainment Studios. Jonathan Murray, Julie Pizzi, Erica Ross, Kevin Lee and James Knox are executive producers for Bunim/Murray Productions.
Season 1 of the series reunited cast members from the groundbreaking reality show’s New York season. Season 2 will bring back cast members from “The Real World: Los Angeles,” while the focus of the third season will be announced at a later date.
The first season of “Homecoming” debuted on Paramount Plus back in March and ran through April, consisting of six episodes. The original New York cast moved back into the same loft the occupied in the 1992 season. Norman Korpi, Julie Gentry, Becky Blasband, Kevin Powell, Andre Comeau, Heather Gardner, and Eric Nies all participated. Nies was forced to appear virtually after testing positive for Covid-19.
Sitarah Pendelton-Eaglin, Candida Boyette-Clemons and Nadim Amiry are executive producers on the series for MTV Entertainment Studios. Jonathan Murray, Julie Pizzi, Erica Ross, Kevin Lee and James Knox are executive producers for Bunim/Murray Productions.
- 9/29/2021
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
If you think that Andy Cohen — the executive producer of Bravo’s many “Real Housewives” shows and the host of the network’s late-night talk show “Watch What Happens Live” — has seen it all over his years in television, think again. In the second episode of his E! docu-series, “For Real: The Story of Reality TV,” Cohen, the program’s host and executive producer, is moved to tears at the sight of four of the cast members of the original “Real World.” Wiping his eyes as Julie Gentry, Heather B. Gardner, Norman Korpi and Eric Nies greet one another, a choked-up Cohen tells them, “It’s beautiful to see you all together.”
Cohen’s tears surprised him, he tells Variety: “I had been excited about it, but I never expected to start crying.”
“For Real,” a seven-part series about the history of reality television that premieres on E! on March...
Cohen’s tears surprised him, he tells Variety: “I had been excited about it, but I never expected to start crying.”
“For Real,” a seven-part series about the history of reality television that premieres on E! on March...
- 3/18/2021
- by Kate Aurthur
- Variety Film + TV
The first half of the premiere episode of Paramount+’s highly anticipated “The Real World” reunion was dedicated to the original cast members reuniting for the first time in nearly 30 years, a largely cheerful segment punctuated by the refrain, “Where’s Eric?”
Turns out that Eric Nies, one of the first season’s biggest stars, wasn’t able to move into the New York City loft with the other cast members because he tested positive for Covid-19. Instead, Nies had to isolate in a separate New York hotel and call in via video chat.
“When Eric popped on the monitor, I knew,” his castmate Andre Comeau said in the episode. “These are the times of Covid, so yeah, I added two plus two pretty quickly.”
Fans likely had the same reaction after the news that Eric wasn’t able to participate in the reunion in person was first reported by the New York Times.
Turns out that Eric Nies, one of the first season’s biggest stars, wasn’t able to move into the New York City loft with the other cast members because he tested positive for Covid-19. Instead, Nies had to isolate in a separate New York hotel and call in via video chat.
“When Eric popped on the monitor, I knew,” his castmate Andre Comeau said in the episode. “These are the times of Covid, so yeah, I added two plus two pretty quickly.”
Fans likely had the same reaction after the news that Eric wasn’t able to participate in the reunion in person was first reported by the New York Times.
- 3/4/2021
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
Seven years ago, Rolling Stone interviewed Real World co-creator Jonathan Murray about the newest season of the groundbreaking MTV reality show. At the end, we ran an idea past him: “[Thinking] back to that original cast in New York, it would be nice to see something with them again. Maybe put them all back into a loft for a week.”
He was a little skeptical. “I don’t know doing it that way is best, and I’m not sure they’d be willing to do it,” he said at the time.
He was a little skeptical. “I don’t know doing it that way is best, and I’m not sure they’d be willing to do it,” he said at the time.
- 3/3/2021
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
Paramount+’s upcoming “Real World” reunion series will bring the entire original cast to the same New York City loft they shared in 1992 — with one major exception.
Eric Nies, one of the MTV reality show’s seven original stars, was forced to stay in a hotel room apart from the other housemates and video call in for the duration of filming, he told the The New York Times. Nies said he couldn’t explain why he wasn’t able to live with the rest of the cast, saying only that it was “definitely not by my choice.”
The six other original cast members — Becky Blasband, Andre Comeau, Heather B. Gardner, Julie Gentry, Norman Korpi and Kevin Powell — were all reunited in person at the SoHo loft where their original season was set.
As previously reported, “The Real World Homecoming” will premiere March 4 upon the launch of ViacomCBS’s newly rebranded...
Eric Nies, one of the MTV reality show’s seven original stars, was forced to stay in a hotel room apart from the other housemates and video call in for the duration of filming, he told the The New York Times. Nies said he couldn’t explain why he wasn’t able to live with the rest of the cast, saying only that it was “definitely not by my choice.”
The six other original cast members — Becky Blasband, Andre Comeau, Heather B. Gardner, Julie Gentry, Norman Korpi and Kevin Powell — were all reunited in person at the SoHo loft where their original season was set.
As previously reported, “The Real World Homecoming” will premiere March 4 upon the launch of ViacomCBS’s newly rebranded...
- 3/2/2021
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
Real world, virtual roommate.
Eric Nies will not actually be in the loft with his Real World co-stars in Paramount+’s The Real World Homecoming New York, The New York Times reports.
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The reality show redux will premiere on Thursday, March 4, as part of the rebranding of the streamer formerly known as CBS All Access. The series...
Eric Nies will not actually be in the loft with his Real World co-stars in Paramount+’s The Real World Homecoming New York, The New York Times reports.
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The reality show redux will premiere on Thursday, March 4, as part of the rebranding of the streamer formerly known as CBS All Access. The series...
- 3/1/2021
- by Kimberly Roots
- TVLine.com
This “true story of seven strangers” is about to get another chapter.
On March 4, The Real World Homecoming: New York will help launch the rebranded streamer Paramount+ (formerly CBS All Access) by reuniting the Og cast that started it all — and we have an exclusive first look at the brand new opening credits sequence.
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On March 4, The Real World Homecoming: New York will help launch the rebranded streamer Paramount+ (formerly CBS All Access) by reuniting the Og cast that started it all — and we have an exclusive first look at the brand new opening credits sequence.
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- 3/1/2021
- by Nick Caruso
- TVLine.com
The Real World Homecoming: New York Reopens Decades-Old Wounds for the Original Cast — Watch Trailer
Nearly three decades after they stopped being polite, MTV’s original seven strangers will start getting real (again) with a multi-episode docuseries on Paramount+.
The streamer on Friday released the official trailer for The Real World Homecoming: New York, which summons the stars of the 1992 series — Becky Blasband, Andre Comeau, Heather B. Gardner, Julie Gentry, Norman Korpi, Eric Nies and Kevin Powell — back to the Big Apple to once again live together and have their lives taped. The show will be available to stream on Thursday, March 4.
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The streamer on Friday released the official trailer for The Real World Homecoming: New York, which summons the stars of the 1992 series — Becky Blasband, Andre Comeau, Heather B. Gardner, Julie Gentry, Norman Korpi, Eric Nies and Kevin Powell — back to the Big Apple to once again live together and have their lives taped. The show will be available to stream on Thursday, March 4.
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- 2/26/2021
- by Andy Swift
- TVLine.com
Eric Nies, one of the original cast members on MTV’s “The Real World,” says his stint on the pioneering reality TV show helped save his life.
Nies, now 49, reunited with castmates Heather B. Gardner, Julie Gentry and Norman Korpi on “For Real: The Story of Reality TV,” hosted by Andy Cohen. The special “The Real World: New York” episode of “For Real” will air Feb. 24 at 10 p.m. Et/Pt on E!, one month ahead of the series premiere on Thursday, March 25 at 9 p.m. Et/Pt.
Nies was one of the breakout stars of “The Real World,” which debuted in 1992. After the show, he hosted “The Grind” and had a successful modeling career. The show not only launched his career, but it likely saved his life, he said.
“If ‘The Real World’ didn’t happen and my life didn’t go the way that it did, I might’ve been dead,...
Nies, now 49, reunited with castmates Heather B. Gardner, Julie Gentry and Norman Korpi on “For Real: The Story of Reality TV,” hosted by Andy Cohen. The special “The Real World: New York” episode of “For Real” will air Feb. 24 at 10 p.m. Et/Pt on E!, one month ahead of the series premiere on Thursday, March 25 at 9 p.m. Et/Pt.
Nies was one of the breakout stars of “The Real World,” which debuted in 1992. After the show, he hosted “The Grind” and had a successful modeling career. The show not only launched his career, but it likely saved his life, he said.
“If ‘The Real World’ didn’t happen and my life didn’t go the way that it did, I might’ve been dead,...
- 2/22/2021
- by Lawrence Yee
- The Wrap
Eric Nies didn't just star on a reality television series—he starred on the first-ever iteration of MTV's The Real World, a show so influential that it'd go on to shape the genre as we know it today. The experience would be monumental for anyone, but as Eric reveals in this sneak peek of E!'s For Real: The Story of Reality TV, it probably saved his life. "If The Real World didn't happen and my life didn't go the way that it did, I might've been dead," the 49-year-old reality TV vet tells host Andy Cohen in the above clip, sitting alongside his former castmates Julie Gentry, Norman Korpi and Heather B. Gardner for their first reunion in 20...
- 2/22/2021
- E! Online
In today’s TV news roundup, E! announced the premiere date for seven-part limited series “For Real: The Story of Reality TV,” and G4 announced the return and addition of two original cast members and gamers to its First Esports Talent.
Casting
G4 announced two original cast members, Adam Sessler and Kevin Pereira, will return and two new gamers, Ovilee May and Froskurrin, will join as First Esports Talent. Prior to his return, Sessler revived his role as Crazy Adam to launch #G4NeedsTalent. Previously, May and Froskurrin made their official debut on the scene with “The Bleep Esports Show.” The four will join WWE Superstar Xavier Woods on the network. Until its official return in summer 2021, G4 launched web series B4G4, which will air weekly content and incorporate feedback from viewers.
Dates
E! will premiere “For Real: The Story of Reality TV,” hosted and executive produced by Andy Cohen,...
Casting
G4 announced two original cast members, Adam Sessler and Kevin Pereira, will return and two new gamers, Ovilee May and Froskurrin, will join as First Esports Talent. Prior to his return, Sessler revived his role as Crazy Adam to launch #G4NeedsTalent. Previously, May and Froskurrin made their official debut on the scene with “The Bleep Esports Show.” The four will join WWE Superstar Xavier Woods on the network. Until its official return in summer 2021, G4 launched web series B4G4, which will air weekly content and incorporate feedback from viewers.
Dates
E! will premiere “For Real: The Story of Reality TV,” hosted and executive produced by Andy Cohen,...
- 2/12/2021
- by Natalie Oganesyan
- Variety Film + TV
Twenty-nine years after they essentially invented reality television, the seven original strangers from the first season of MTV’s The Real World are coming back for a new season of the show. The Real World Homecoming: New York will premiere on Paramount Plus streaming March 4th.
It will feature the complete cast (Becky Blasband, Andre Comeau, Heather B. Gardner, Julie Gentry, Norman Korpi, Eric Nies and Kevin Powell) moving back into their original New York loft to catch up and reveal how the groundbreaking show changed their lives.
“The Real World...
It will feature the complete cast (Becky Blasband, Andre Comeau, Heather B. Gardner, Julie Gentry, Norman Korpi, Eric Nies and Kevin Powell) moving back into their original New York loft to catch up and reveal how the groundbreaking show changed their lives.
“The Real World...
- 2/12/2021
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
This is the true story of seven reality TV pioneers picked to reunite in a loft and have their lives taped… and you know the rest.
Veteran reality staple The Real World is helping kick off the rebranded Paramount+ platform (formerly CBS All Access) on March 4 with the debut of The Real World Homecoming: New York, TVLine has learned. The six-episode docuseries will reunite the original seven strangers as they revisit the shocking moments and fiery issues they tackled during their historic season, and discuss how their experience parallels the world and society of today.
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Veteran reality staple The Real World is helping kick off the rebranded Paramount+ platform (formerly CBS All Access) on March 4 with the debut of The Real World Homecoming: New York, TVLine has learned. The six-episode docuseries will reunite the original seven strangers as they revisit the shocking moments and fiery issues they tackled during their historic season, and discuss how their experience parallels the world and society of today.
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- 2/12/2021
- by Nick Caruso
- TVLine.com
MTV’s signature unscripted franchise The Real World is coming back to kick off the March 4 launch of Paramount+, ViacomCBS’ rebranded streaming service. A new Real World installment will reunite the original New York cast in the iconic NYC loft for The Real World Homecoming: New York.
In the multi-episode docuseries, the original seven strangers will revisit the shocking moments and explosive issues that transpired during the historic season and discuss how they parallel in today’s social climate. After spending decades apart, viewers will reconvene with New York housemates Becky Blasband, Andre Comeau, Heather B. Gardner, Julie Gentry, Norman Korpi, Eric Nies and Kevin Powell to find out how the series transformed their lives since the cameras stopped rolling and to find out, once again, what happens when they stop being polite… and start getting real.
“MTV’s The Real World has been credited with creating the Reality TV...
In the multi-episode docuseries, the original seven strangers will revisit the shocking moments and explosive issues that transpired during the historic season and discuss how they parallel in today’s social climate. After spending decades apart, viewers will reconvene with New York housemates Becky Blasband, Andre Comeau, Heather B. Gardner, Julie Gentry, Norman Korpi, Eric Nies and Kevin Powell to find out how the series transformed their lives since the cameras stopped rolling and to find out, once again, what happens when they stop being polite… and start getting real.
“MTV’s The Real World has been credited with creating the Reality TV...
- 2/12/2021
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
MTV is reuniting the original cast of “The Real World: New York” for a revival series on the streaming service Paramount+, the company announced Friday.
Titled “The Real World Homecoming: New York,” the series will bring the original seven strangers — Becky Blasband, Andre Comeau, Heather B. Gardner, Julie Gentry, Norman Korpi, Eric Nies and Kevin Powell — back to the New York City loft they shared back in 1992. MTV has recently started teasing the reunion with clips from the original show on its social media pages.
“Homecoming” is the start of a broader revival of the iconic reality TV franchise planned for the soon-to-be-rebranded streaming service. It will mark the show’s first return since 2019’s “Real World: Atlanta,” which was produced by MTV’s studio arm and aired on Facebook Watch.
The cast will revisit memorable moments from the groundbreaking reality series’ first season and discuss how the show transformed their lives.
Titled “The Real World Homecoming: New York,” the series will bring the original seven strangers — Becky Blasband, Andre Comeau, Heather B. Gardner, Julie Gentry, Norman Korpi, Eric Nies and Kevin Powell — back to the New York City loft they shared back in 1992. MTV has recently started teasing the reunion with clips from the original show on its social media pages.
“Homecoming” is the start of a broader revival of the iconic reality TV franchise planned for the soon-to-be-rebranded streaming service. It will mark the show’s first return since 2019’s “Real World: Atlanta,” which was produced by MTV’s studio arm and aired on Facebook Watch.
The cast will revisit memorable moments from the groundbreaking reality series’ first season and discuss how the show transformed their lives.
- 2/12/2021
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
The streaming wars are about to stop being polite and start getting real.
ViacomCBS is reviving “The Real World” for streaming service Paramount Plus. The venerable reality TV franchise will be part of the March 4 launch of the service, which is effectively a rebrand of existing streamer CBS All Access.
The initial installment of the rebooted franchise will see the cast of the first season reunite for “The Real World Homecoming: New York.” The multi-episode reunion will be shot in the same loft where the series’ first season was filmed. Original housemates housemates Becky Blasband, Andre Comeau, Heather B. Gardner, Julie Gentry, Norman Korpi, Eric Nies and Kevin Powell will reunite for the project, which is being produced by MTV Entertainment Studios and Bunim/Murray.
“The Real World” premiered in 1992 on MTV and ran through 2017. The series broke ground in the reality docu-drama format and in representation on TV, dealing...
ViacomCBS is reviving “The Real World” for streaming service Paramount Plus. The venerable reality TV franchise will be part of the March 4 launch of the service, which is effectively a rebrand of existing streamer CBS All Access.
The initial installment of the rebooted franchise will see the cast of the first season reunite for “The Real World Homecoming: New York.” The multi-episode reunion will be shot in the same loft where the series’ first season was filmed. Original housemates housemates Becky Blasband, Andre Comeau, Heather B. Gardner, Julie Gentry, Norman Korpi, Eric Nies and Kevin Powell will reunite for the project, which is being produced by MTV Entertainment Studios and Bunim/Murray.
“The Real World” premiered in 1992 on MTV and ran through 2017. The series broke ground in the reality docu-drama format and in representation on TV, dealing...
- 2/12/2021
- by Daniel Holloway
- Variety Film + TV
Every week, IndieWire asks a select handful of TV critics two questions and publishes the results on Tuesday. (The answer to the second, “What is the best show currently on TV?” can be found at the end of this post.)
This week’s question: When was the first time you saw a TV character that you felt represented you or your experience? Who was it? How did you feel? (This is jumping on the #FirstTimeISawMe hashtag about representation.)
Eric Deggans (@deggans), NPR
This is a tough question, because I don’t think I’ve seen a character like me yet on television (black comics nerd who loves playing drums, has a thirst for pop culture, spent his teens grooving to Frank Zappa and Parliament/Funkadelic and has a passion for racial issues and opposing stereotypes in media. Nope, haven’t seen that character yet). But the first time I saw...
This week’s question: When was the first time you saw a TV character that you felt represented you or your experience? Who was it? How did you feel? (This is jumping on the #FirstTimeISawMe hashtag about representation.)
Eric Deggans (@deggans), NPR
This is a tough question, because I don’t think I’ve seen a character like me yet on television (black comics nerd who loves playing drums, has a thirst for pop culture, spent his teens grooving to Frank Zappa and Parliament/Funkadelic and has a passion for racial issues and opposing stereotypes in media. Nope, haven’t seen that character yet). But the first time I saw...
- 8/15/2017
- by Hanh Nguyen
- Indiewire
Every week, IndieWire asks a select handful of TV critics two questions and publishes the results on Tuesday. (The answer to the second, “What is the best show currently on TV?” can be found at the end of this post.)
This week’s question: What TV show that has changed your perspective on something? How? Why?
Sonia Saraiya (@soniasaraiya), Variety
This is almost cliché given how much we all wrote about it — but “You’re the Worst” really did alter the way that I thought about and understood clinical depression. I think the power that television and storytelling, in general, has to change our perspectives and/or broaden our horizons about experiences that aren’t our own is its most powerful force, and I could point to any number of shows that have slowly and gradually opened up new realizations for me. With “You’re the Worst” it felt like...
This week’s question: What TV show that has changed your perspective on something? How? Why?
Sonia Saraiya (@soniasaraiya), Variety
This is almost cliché given how much we all wrote about it — but “You’re the Worst” really did alter the way that I thought about and understood clinical depression. I think the power that television and storytelling, in general, has to change our perspectives and/or broaden our horizons about experiences that aren’t our own is its most powerful force, and I could point to any number of shows that have slowly and gradually opened up new realizations for me. With “You’re the Worst” it felt like...
- 4/25/2017
- by Hanh Nguyen
- Indiewire
Former "Real World" and "The Challenge" stars reunited in Washington D.C. on Tuesday to support the The Ovarian Cancer National Alliance and honor the late Diem Brown. Brown, who found fame on "The Real World/Road Rules Challenge," died last year after a long battle with ovarian and colon cancer. "Real World: Boston" alum-turned-Wisconsin Congressman Sean Duffy led the day’s event -- a caucus intended to raise awareness about the disease. He was joined by his wife and "Real World: San Francisco" star Rachel Campos-Duffy, along with her costar, David “Puck” Rainey, "Real World" original Norman Korpi, “Road Rules: X-Treme's" Derrick Kosinski and "Challenge: Free Agents" alum Laurel Stucky. Rachel posted a special photo of the group on Twitter, writing, "Bringing the @mtv real world crew for a great cause. @normankorpi @laurelstucky @mtvpuck #30daysofteal #COCCnow." The day's events were filmed for an upcoming MTV documentary.
- 9/30/2015
- by tooFab Staff
- TooFab
It was the show that changed reality TV forever! Seven complete strangers were picked to live in a house and have their lives filmed for all to see. And did we mention the rules? They were told to "stop being polite and start getting real." Yes, we're talking about MTV's The Real World series. More than two decades after the first season aired, original members Norman Korpi, Julie Gentry and Heather B. Gardner are sitting down in the very same New York City building they filmed in for more than three months. As it turns out, everything is still so real. "We shot this show for 13 weeks," Gardner shared on Sunday's new episode of Oprah: Where Are They Now?...
- 12/17/2014
- E! Online
Reality TV changed forever back in 1992, when MTV premiered the first season of "The Real World."Before it became a debaucherous series filled with alcohol-induced hot tub make out sessions and over-the-top brawls, the show was a social experiment that tackled everything from race to sexuality in a way that hadn't really been done before for young audiences.With Season 30 making its debut on the network last night (yes, 30!), three stars from the show's first season returned to their now-infamous loft 22 years later.Heather B., Norman Korpi and Julie Gentry reunited for this Sunday's "Oprah: Where Are They Now?," airing Sunday, December 21 at 9pm Et/Pt on Own: Oprah Winfrey Network.MTV VJ Jesse Camp Resurfaces -- See Him Now!"We shot this show for 13 weeks. We lived here, we hung out, we talked, we cried, we partied, we fought," Heather says in the preview clip. "Eric [Nies] told us...
- 12/17/2014
- by tooFab Staff
- TooFab
This is the true story… about the original cast members of MTV's The Real World returning to their New York City loft this Sunday, Dec. 21, on Own. The cast that comprised of seven strangers — Norman Korpi, Julie Gentry, Becky Blasband, Kevin Powell, Andre Comeau, Heather Gardner, and Eric Nies — made history in 1992, when the first season of The Real World debuted. A phenom when it first aired, the series spawned 29 additional season in other cities, plus spin-offs, including Road Rules and The [...]...
- 12/17/2014
- Us Weekly
(Photos: MTV)
MTV is doing a blessed thing. With "RetroMTV," the network will be replaying three of the finest seasons of The Real World starting this Friday and continuing throughout Sunday, including the first New York season, the San Francisco season with Pedro Zamora, and the first Las Vegas season with Trishelle Cannatella. I hope that sentence filled you with the adrenaline of a thousand jars of stolen peanut butter, because I'm tweaking over here.
It's all in anticipation for The Real World: Portland, which begins March 27.
This happy occasion proves the opportunity for another: Let's create a Real World supergroup, an ideal cast composed of seven of the best housemates in the show's history. I'm basing my picks on the cast archetypes that are most important to me, but if you come up with your own casts in the comments, feel free to change the categories to your liking.
MTV is doing a blessed thing. With "RetroMTV," the network will be replaying three of the finest seasons of The Real World starting this Friday and continuing throughout Sunday, including the first New York season, the San Francisco season with Pedro Zamora, and the first Las Vegas season with Trishelle Cannatella. I hope that sentence filled you with the adrenaline of a thousand jars of stolen peanut butter, because I'm tweaking over here.
It's all in anticipation for The Real World: Portland, which begins March 27.
This happy occasion proves the opportunity for another: Let's create a Real World supergroup, an ideal cast composed of seven of the best housemates in the show's history. I'm basing my picks on the cast archetypes that are most important to me, but if you come up with your own casts in the comments, feel free to change the categories to your liking.
- 3/19/2013
- by virtel
- The Backlot
Once upon a time, 19 years ago, in a faraway land south of Houston Street in Manhattan, seven strangers were brought together in a fancy loft to have their lives taped "to find out what happens when people stop being polite, and start getting real." Coming from disparate backgrounds, these seven young adults examined issues such as race, sexual orientation and other social and cultural differences. The inaugural Real World, Real World: New York, aired in 1992, the year of the Los Angeles Riots, and racial tensions bubbled to the surface in the Real World house, culminating in a heated confrontation between African American cast member Kevin Powell and white southerner Julie Gentry.
Arguably the most memorable season in Real World history was Season 3: Real World San Francisco. HIV positive Pedro Zamora, who had already testified about HIV education before Congress, joined the cast, bringing awareness about HIV and AIDS to a national audience.
Arguably the most memorable season in Real World history was Season 3: Real World San Francisco. HIV positive Pedro Zamora, who had already testified about HIV education before Congress, joined the cast, bringing awareness about HIV and AIDS to a national audience.
- 9/29/2011
- by Grace Chu
- AfterEllen.com
Have a question about gay male entertainment? Contact me here. (And be sure and include your city and state and/or country!)
Q: So Lance Loud was the first openly gay person on reality television, on An American Family in 1973. I assume The Real World’s Pedro Zamora was the second. So who was the third? – Martin, Philadelphia, Pa
A: Norman Korpi (who is gay, but was portrayed as bisexual on the show), appeared on the first season of The Real World in 1992 and actually preceded Zamora, who didn’t appear until the third season, in 1994.
In the U.S., the first non-Real World reality show participant was Survivor’s Richard Hatch in 2000.
Since then, there have literally been hundreds. It’s surprising how far we’ve come so quickly, isn’t it?
Q: With the royal wedding fever gripping England two weeks ago, a question struck me, in terms of gay rights.
Q: So Lance Loud was the first openly gay person on reality television, on An American Family in 1973. I assume The Real World’s Pedro Zamora was the second. So who was the third? – Martin, Philadelphia, Pa
A: Norman Korpi (who is gay, but was portrayed as bisexual on the show), appeared on the first season of The Real World in 1992 and actually preceded Zamora, who didn’t appear until the third season, in 1994.
In the U.S., the first non-Real World reality show participant was Survivor’s Richard Hatch in 2000.
Since then, there have literally been hundreds. It’s surprising how far we’ve come so quickly, isn’t it?
Q: With the royal wedding fever gripping England two weeks ago, a question struck me, in terms of gay rights.
- 5/11/2011
- by Brent Hartinger
- The Backlot
Welcome to the debut of the weekly Newsroom Poll, where we will give you a sneak peek into the lives and minds of some of the correspondents, writers, editors and producers here at MTVNews.com. Every week, they’ll answer a poll question that will reveal some of what we talk about behind the scenes here in the newsroom. Enjoy!
In honor of last night’s premiere of “The Real World: Cancun,” we wondered: Through 21 seasons of the show, who is your favorite “Real World” cast member? Check out the staff responses below and be sure to sound-off on your own favorites in the comments or at Your.MTV.com.
Lindsay Soll
I’m going to have to go with Brooke from the Denver season. Just when you thought no one could ever top Puck’s psycho behavior or Stephen from Seattle’s famous slap-heard-round-the-world, Brooke came out of...
In honor of last night’s premiere of “The Real World: Cancun,” we wondered: Through 21 seasons of the show, who is your favorite “Real World” cast member? Check out the staff responses below and be sure to sound-off on your own favorites in the comments or at Your.MTV.com.
Lindsay Soll
I’m going to have to go with Brooke from the Denver season. Just when you thought no one could ever top Puck’s psycho behavior or Stephen from Seattle’s famous slap-heard-round-the-world, Brooke came out of...
- 6/25/2009
- by MTV News
- MTV Newsroom
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