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The Real World

  • TV Series
  • 1992– 1992–
  • TV-14TV-14
  • 30m
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The Real World (1992)
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A new version of the long-running MTV reality show, which looks to unite people from different backgrounds and find a common ground.A new version of the long-running MTV reality show, which looks to unite people from different backgrounds and find a common ground.A new version of the long-running MTV reality show, which looks to unite people from different backgrounds and find a common ground.

IMDb RATING
5.0/10
4.1K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
2,830
276
  • Creators
    • Jonathan Murray
    • Mary-Ellis Bunim
  • Stars
    • Janelle Casanave
    • Alton Williams II
    • Arissa Hill
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  • Creators
    • Jonathan Murray
    • Mary-Ellis Bunim
  • Stars
    • Janelle Casanave
    • Alton Williams II
    • Arissa Hill
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    • 19User reviews
    • 14Critic reviews
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    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 3 wins & 12 nominations total

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    The Real World (1992)
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    Melinda Collins, Johanna Botta, Rachel Moyal, Wes Bergmann, Danny Jamieson, Nehemiah Clark, and Lacey Buehler in The Real World (1992)
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    Janelle Casanave
    Janelle Casanave
    • Selfas Self
    32 episodes32 eps • 2006–2008
    Alton Williams II
    Alton Williams II
    • Selfas Self
    29 episodes29 eps • 2002–2003
    Arissa Hill
    Arissa Hill
    • Selfas Self
    29 episodes29 eps • 2002–2003
    Brynn Smith
    Brynn Smith
    • Selfas Self
    29 episodes29 eps • 2002–2003
    Frank Howard
    Frank Howard
    • Selfas Self
    29 episodes29 eps • 2002–2003
    Irulan Wilson
    Irulan Wilson
    • Selfas Self
    29 episodes29 eps • 2002–2003
    Steven Hill
    Steven Hill
    • Selfas Self
    29 episodes29 eps • 2002–2003
    Jenn Grijalva
    Jenn Grijalva
    • Selfas Self
    29 episodes29 eps • 2006–2007
    Colie Edison
    Colie Edison
    • Selfas Self
    29 episodes29 eps • 2006–2007
    Tyrie Ballard
    Tyrie Ballard
    • Selfas Self
    29 episodes29 eps • 2006–2007
    Brooke LaBarbera
    Brooke LaBarbera
    • Selfas Self
    29 episodes29 eps • 2006–2007
    Stephen Nichols
    Stephen Nichols
    • Selfas Self
    29 episodes29 eps • 2006–2007
    Alex Smith
    Alex Smith
    • Selfas Self
    29 episodes29 eps • 2006–2007
    Davis Mallory
    • Selfas Self
    29 episodes29 eps • 2006–2007
    Frankie Abernathy
    • Selfas Self
    28 episodes28 eps • 2004
    Randy Barry
    Randy Barry
    • Selfas Self
    28 episodes28 eps • 2004
    Jamie Chung
    Jamie Chung
    • Selfas Self
    28 episodes28 eps • 2004
    Cameran Eubanks
    Cameran Eubanks
    • Selfas Self
    28 episodes28 eps • 2004
    • Creators
      • Jonathan Murray
      • Mary-Ellis Bunim
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    Each season, series producers choose a diverse group of seven to eight people in their late teens to mid-20s (later early-20s to early 30s) to live together in a major city. The series presents their spontaneous, unscripted interactions with one another and the world around them, focusing on a different group and city each season. —Eric Sorensen
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    • Taglines
      • 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.
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      • Drama
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      • TV-14
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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      This is the longest running America reality show in history.
    • Connections
      Featured in 10 Things I Hate About You (1999)
    • Soundtracks
      Sex on the Beach
      (Theme song for 2009 Cancun season)

      Performed by 3Oh!3

    User reviews19

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    Top review
    Oh, how the mighty have fallen
    I was still in high school during the first season of The Real World, so I don't really relate to it, but the second season took place duing my first year of college and was part of the whole "college experience", I guess.

    In any case, those couple of early seasons really bring back memories. I loved the second season, because at the time the show was more of what it pretended to be. They found several unique individuals, threw them all together and people got to see what happened. Or at least that's what it seemed like.

    The one that everyone always bags on, London, was also a favorite, as was Miami. But with each passing season, the ratings grubbing Mtv execs pushed more and more for the formulaic tripe that we see now. All the people are as attractive as can be, and the show centers around sex, drinking and what looks like scripted melodrama (probably because the producers encourage certain kinds of behavior through subtle suggestions). I enjoyed Hawaii on some levels, but at the same time it was the ultimate undoing of the series. The sex, drinking and extreme weepy melodrama of this season got such huge ratings that every season since has tried to copy it. As a result, they have gotten progressively worse.

    I couldn't wait to see them do The Real World in Chicago. But when I finally got to see it, it was just like the others: trying to be like Hawaii.

    I also dislike the single organized job that everyone has to do together now. I don't recall the early seasons having this.

    If you want to see how great this show could be, watch season 2 in reruns.
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    • Release date
      • May 21, 1992 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • MTV
      • MTV
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Real World: Skeletons
    • Filming locations
      • Owensboro, Kentucky, USA
    • Production companies
      • Bunim-Murray Productions (BMP)
      • MTV Studios
      • MTV Studios
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    • Runtime
      30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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