The Real World1992
Each year, seven strangers in their twenties, from different backgrounds and countries, are chosen to come live together in a major city.
Top-billed cast
1Media
12Seasons
33 cataloguedIn fact they're all really nice, which is the problem. Except for some minor sexual tension, there's no conflict.
As a social experiment, this project fizzles because of the imposing scrutiny (even the phone is tapped) and because of the artificial relationship foisted on these instant loftmates. But as television, it's rather intriguing.
The first season of Real World had a lot of momentum just because of its sheer novelty. The second season began to drag because the El Lay crew proved generally to be self-absorbed bores. But the current Real World benefits enormously from two ticking time bombs: Puck's outrageously boorish behavior, which is destined to set off explosive fights with his roommates; and, more profoundly, Pedro's HIV-positive status, which adds another layer of self-consciousness to this TV project.
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