Black person? Check. Gay person? Check. Super-religious person? Check. Hot/disturbed girl? Double check.
That's right, you guessed it. MTV is at it again with another drama-filled season of "The Real World."
Since 1992, "The Real World" has been a thoroughly enjoyable experience for us, but we think ever since "The Real World: Las Vegas," the show took a sudden dive.
Remember those days when "The Real World" was actually the one show on MTV your parents would let you watch because it managed to maintain some integrity and taste amidst shows like "Beavis and Butthead?"
Those were the days when the actual stories behind each person were the focus of the show - what it was like to be a young person with AIDS, what it felt like to be discriminated against because of your race.
Yes, those issues still run rampant among "The Real World" members, and yes, we are still thoroughly entertained, but it's not the educational and insightful experience it used to be.
It seems like the show's purpose has mutated into showing viewers what it's like to be beautiful, in your 20s and crazy - a no-fail formula for drama. And now, we're starting to think this drama is crossing the line of believable. Come on, how many times can you get belligerently drunk, wind up in jail and blame it on the fact that you have an eating/drinking/personality disorder?
We've had enough. We're starting to think that this is all too good to be true. The formula just works out too perfectly every season. Drunkenness, hookups, fights, skinny-dipping, bailing one another out of jail ... hmm, could this possibly be scripted?
While MTV officials told USA Today some of the newer shows are scripted and they'll be looking into more for the future, "The Real World" is supposedly completely, well, real.
The show does have its moments where reality undoubtedly plays a key role in the show's drama, such as the death of Danny's mom from "The Real World: Austin," but these moments are few and far between.
Also, we are sick of "The Real World" cast members thinking that just because they spent three months on TV getting drunk and getting naked, they are ready for the big screen.
We have to give props to ASU student and former swim team member, Alex Smith, for making the casting call. You must have really had something special (besides being so ridiculously good- looking) that caught the casting director's eyes. But please, heed our advice: Do not use "The Real World" as a steppingstone to an acting career.
And MTV, a little piece of advice for you: get real!
