Hold on to your bathing suit tops and bottoms, kids— MTV is taking its never-ending reality show, The Real World, on a Mexican vacation.
It was announced today that the 22nd season of the series will find the next set of "strangers" working in Cancun as tour guides for visiting college students (a.k.a. inebriated co-eds who will inevitably be more interested in the brand of their beer than the history of the Mayan ruins).
The party-central destination seems like an obvious choice for RW, but with the current Brooklyn season’s vow to return to the original cast’s driven-and-mature ways ("We’re not your normal vapid, 20-somethings, party-and-get-wasted group," roomie Katelyn told me during a house tour), it’s a bit questionable. Plus, we’ve already gotten a taste of the action in Mexico with 2003′s "documentary" The Real Cancun, which was oddly also produced by the makers behind The RW, Bunim/Murray.
So what do you think, Pop Watchers: genius idea or accident waiting to happen?
This is not surprising. I love Brooklyn this season, especially because it is a return to the glory days of this show. I haven’t watched RW since Austin for the exact trainwrecks that Cancun promises to deliver. Oh well, if Brooklyn is the last great season of this show then so be it. Here’s hoping Cancun continues this season’s maturity, but it looks doubtful.
I think a dry “Real World” would be interesting to watch, just like a Survivor in an arctic environment.
Is this ‘jumping the shark’ for RW?
both!
It’s going to take them away from what ever mandate they had to make the real world a much more mature reality show. I think taking it to a party location, you might produce another season of hookups, alcoholism and angst. I would prefer to see a more mature group of folks in a mature setting, but then I’m falling out of the target group for this show at age 25 and maybe I’m just a curmudgeon.
The brooklyn people are all ugly. They need to cast good looking people or I don’t want. I don’t care about the all tranny/gay cast. San Diego was the best year!
Maybe I would be a little more optimistic if someone could explain to me what’s “real” about living in Cancun rent-free.
The Real World lost all credibility during the Miami season when they forced the roommates to work together at the same job. I had hoped Brooklyn was a return to form, but it’s like the pendulum has violently swung back the other way.
Ur…wow. Get ready to see 20 something year olds acting like high schoolers!!! Drunken hook ups, arrests,etc. aren’t good habits for any adult but sure as heck makes interesting television!
wow. kit. i don’t even know what to say to your comment. just, wow.
I just watched The Ruins on DVD this weekend. I hope The Real World Cancun is just like that.
Kit’s right that the San Diego season was one of the best. I’ll ignore the rest of his/her comments though. San Diego was great because it was so comedic. I don’t mean to slight Frankie’s problems because she did have many serious, revealing moments, and it’s sad that she’s now gone. But between Randy, Jacquese, Brad, and Robin, there was something hilarious in every episode. I still crack up thinking of when a drunken Randy, in an attempt to emulate Jacquese’s “Free Brad” sign, scribbled complete nonsense on a piece of paper as a sign of support.
As for the Cancun thing, I think it can still be a good show and not just a drunken orgy if they cast the right people. It won’t be a return to the old school format no matter what though because it’s unlikely any of the people would be able to pursue their real dreams in such a location.
Production on the show has already started at the ME Resort in Cancun
http://www.mm-agency.com/blog/mtv-real-world/the-22nd-season-of-the-real-world-goes-to-cancun-mexico/3445/
Check out Chet interview Cassedee from the band Hey Monday. She talks about Blue Darting and more..
http://www.realworlddailies.com/Video/Chet-Chat-with-Hey-Monday/092ECFFFF00A1312F001700AD437B