#MTV Real World

[jhsharman]

"The Reel World"

Interesting to note that the 'Sugar Girls' predate their story in Cheryl Blossom. Also interesting that their first appearance --in "Tell Me What You Really, Really Want" (ahem) where "in attempt to get Archie's attention, Betty and Veronica dress up like the girls in his favorite band, The Sugar Girls" is drawn by the same creator for the Cheryl Blossom comic book stories, though not written by her. Did Bill Golliher create the Sugar Girls?

I guess it becomes no longer important or germane to reference the events of her stint with the band.

Curious. Did Holly G sneak something past there? I suppose it is a pun a tabloid would run, except that the dynamics of the wordplay wink at incest.

Threre is no accounting for musical taste with the Archie gang. Understandably, everything with anything close to a one to one stand-up recognization will be dead middle of the mainstream, "rocking the suburbs" as it were. But the mid oughts Reggie is apparently, ret-conned comic strip, a fan of Lindsey Logan's musical output. Would a Reggie be big into Lindsey Lohan? Back to the early oughts, and everyone -- Archie! Betty! Veronica! Jughead! Reggie! -- are camping out and incredibly jazzed to get tickets to... Floppy Biscuit. Closing my eyes and picturing a Limp Bizkit concert -- and I am not seeing it.

[goddesspharo]

This is the true story of seven strangers picked to live in a house, work together, and have their lives taped...to find out what happens when people stop being polite and start getting real. The Real World // Dagger Squad

[deadpresidents]

And now we'll have our first former Real World cast member to serve in a President's Cabinet because that's the country we live in. I guess we should just be fortunate that President-elect Trump didn't nominate Puck, although there's always the slight possibility that he might still end up as Secretary of the Treasury or Ambassador to the Court of St. James. The sad thing is that Sean Duffy isn't even amongst the half-dozen worst or least-qualified of Trump's Cabinet nominees so far.

[simonsapelsin]

Remember in Back to the Future when 1955 Doc Brown was like wtf do you mean the actor Ronald Reagan becomes president?? Imagine going back in time and telling people the absolute garbage cast of characters who are in charge right now

[oldshowbiz]

MTV Road Rules (2000)

[deathtastegirl]

Frankie Abernathy in The Real World: San Diego

[zeddimusprime]

Trans Man Noah Diaz

The first time I saw Rise of the Beasts, I read Noah as a Trans Man, and that headcanon just solidified after my second viewing.

I’ll get the heavy reasons out of the way first, and work down to the most silly ones.

The section that was here before has been removed, because I was overstepping and someone rightly called me out on it. However. I’m not going to lie and pretend I didn’t do what I did. I deleted the comment that called me out because it made me feel bad, I panicked, and deleted it to save my own ego. It was wrong, it was cowardly, it was fucked up, and I shouldn’t have done it.

I truly am sorry, and have spent the last day sitting with myself until I stopped trying to excuse my behavior and just acknowledged what I did. I am not asking for forgiveness, I can only try going forward to be the kind of person deserving of it.

For now, I’m taking a break from this blog, leaving it on a queue, and I won’t be posting here for a while. Even though that isn’t the kind of person I want to be, I need to reckon with the fact that that is the kind of person I am. I’m sorry, once again.

1994 was also the year Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell was put into place, which, for those too young to remember, was basically a policy allowing queer and trans people to serve in the military so long as they remained closeted, and prohibited superiors from forcibly outing them. Given that we’re never actually told in the film why Noah was discharged, it’s not unreasonable to think that it may have been because he got found out as trans.

The part that’s particularly personal for me is his relationship with Kris. I’ve also got a little brother that’s quite a bit younger than me, and I acted as an extra parent to him, practically raised him since we were both latchkey kids, and yeah, there’s no doubt in my mind that I’d face the apocalypse head on if it meant keeping him safe. All that to say, it’s comforting to think that Noah’s identity as a man is inseparable from his identity as a Big Brother, the way it is for me.

Most of my other reasons are less serious:

Noah wears a lot of layers and baggy clothes on his upper half, which yes, was part of 90s fashion, but it’s also how I dressed for most of my life, even before I realized I was trans.

Noah is also non-toxically masculine in a way that’s not unheard of but also not as common for men, especially service members, of that time period. Again, there may very well be a cultural component I’m missing here, let me know if there is, but this is just something I related to as a Guy Who Wasn’t Raised As One.

This last one’s kinda silly, but I’m a Car Guy, and one of the most gender euphoria inducing things I can do is work on my car. There’s few things that make me feel like Man quite like sweat on my brow and grease on my hands and a purring engine from a job well done. So for Noah to not only be a tech wiz but specifically a Mechanic? That was the thing that really sold me on this headcanon. (And that’s not even getting into the very fun implications of Noah being the one to repair Mirage, to get to know him so intimately, literally inside and out. Very nice.)

(I also love the idea that rather than being weirded out or taken aback at first like he is in some fics, Noah would be kinda weirdly affirmed to find out that not only does Mirage have some of roughly the same *equipment* while still being treated as and being a Mech, but his setup is the norm for Cybertronians. I can so picture Noah anxiously telling Mirage about his situation when they finally get together only for Mirage to be like “you mean other human mechs don’t have a 🐈??? Like, most humans only have one or the other?????”)

[littletroubledgrrrl]

[boricuacherry-blog]

[thesiouxzy]

[shatobe]

Realest Reality TV

I don't care what anyone says, The Real World was the shit! The honesty, fights, break thrus, funny, and chemistry was dope. Seems like everything else is predictable, over produced, and inauthentic. Bring back Real World.

P.s. Big brother is the shit too!

[submersivemedia]

What 40 seasons of groupthink looks like.

[communist-octoling]

fuck tom dude

[seanosims]

The Seven Strangers Challenge

Congratulations! You have been chosen as the Casting Director, Scenic Artist, AND Executive Producer for the Sims’ hottest reality show… “Seven Strangers.” Based on the groundbaking and original MTV series, “The Real World,” you will be sucked back into the 1990’s as you bring seven radically different Sims together to live together and find out what’s real - or what’s really simulated. 

Initial Responsibilities: 

Create or cast (7) young adult Sims who have very different personality traits and ambitions. NOT A SINGLE TRAIT or AMBITION should be the same between any of these Sims. You are allowed to adopt Townies into your household as long as you don’t change their EA-assigned traits or ambitions. 

Develop a beautiful home comfortable enough for (7) Sims to reside in. The home can be as eclectic and unique as you’d like. Feel free to use a shell, a home off of the Gallery, or a home you built from scratch! Each home must be equipped with (1) living area, (1) dining and/or kitchen area, and outdoor space (i.e., patio, backyard, balcony/deck, etc.), as well as (7) beds and enough bathroom accommodations for your seven Sims. Recommend using “freerealestate on” during the construction or renovation of your new showtime dwelling. 

Once your seven Sims have been casted/created/selected, be sure to move them into the home at the same exact time with their needs reset or as close to reset as possible. These seven strangers are nothing but eager to meet each other and create a lifetime impression! 

Each Sim must pursue a different career choice. Branches may be the same (i.e., an actor striving in the entertainment career versus a musician or a comedian). The goal is to make sure all seven of the participating Sims max our their career goals as best they can while staying in the Seven Strangers House.

Ratings Responsibilities: 

These are points that should be accumulated for your own career growth as a master developer of groundbreaking television. 

Create Conflict: 

(1) point to be attributed to any argument/disagreement

(5) points to be attributed to any physical violence - not that I condone this, but it is notorious for high ratings

After any physical altercation, it is up to your discretion whether or not (1) or both houseguests should be “dismissed” from the household 

(3) ratings points applied to any Sim who is removed from the house under this penalty

Create Romance: 

(1) point to be attributed to any roommate developing a “crush” on another roommate” 

(5) points to be attributed to any (2) roommates who develop an intimate romantic relationship (i.e., boyfriend/girlfriend/partner/fiance). 

Create Paranoia: 

(3) points to be rewarded to any potential love triangles or complicated romantic ties

(5) points to be rewarded to any replacement roommate who must be invoked upon any expulsion or exit of an existing roommate 

Bonus Ratings: 

Have all (7) of your Sims travel on the all-expenses paid vacation of a lifetime (6 points) 

Have your (7) Sims compete in some sort of competition against one another - the Sim who scores the most is able to take a separate vacation on their own along with (2) other roommates of their choosing (6 points) 

Have a Sim reconsider their life choices and shift career paths, midway through their career growth (6 points) 

Give a Sim a complete style makeover! New hairdo', wardrobe revamp, etc. (3 points for each occurrence)

Success in their subsequent career journey will amass an additional (7) ratings points

If a Sim either becomes pregnant or engaged to another Sim outside of the household, have this Sim voluntarily move out yet continue to engage with and regularly connect with the main household (10 points)

Once you are ready to end the series, leave off with a dramatic ending that establishes each roommate with their own unique conclusion (25 points)

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You may decide to choose this at your own discretion; however, it is recommended that each remaining roommate reaches their max career status 

Please feel free to follow me on Twitch @seanosims if you’d like to see how my inaugural series plays out. As you’ll quickly notice, I’ve adapted a familiar face from Eco Living in this series as the one and only Townie. Everyone else is unique! 

I hope you enjoy! Feel free to comment/respond with any questions, as well as recommendations for additional ratings points.

[oldshowbiz]

the original reality show

[photo-roulette-wheel]

CJ Form Battle of the Seasons