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Bastable

Tuesday, October 29, 2002 - 04:10 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
"I am much more content being "the slutty, stupid guy on The Real World."

Ladies and gentlemen, we have a new definition for "tragic"!

Seamonkey

Tuesday, October 29, 2002 - 05:29 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
And of course Real World Seattle ALREADY had "Steven who slapped a girl on the face".. and he had to go to anger management counseling.. (and later was very strange on another RW all season challenge, was ousted, was angry and subsequently was arrested for car theft and soliciting (Prostitution)... so.. this Steven has a way to go...

I'm glad he brought up the words he used.. and it DID look like when he heard HIS words repeated by Brynn to her mom, his face showed that, right then, he started to see his part in it.

Tragic, indeed.

Essence

Thursday, November 07, 2002 - 11:46 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Did anything interesting happen this past week? I missed it (actually I forgot it was on). I'm guessing not, since no one has posted. Not too much interest in this season is there?

Seamonkey

Thursday, November 07, 2002 - 11:56 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I forgot, but figured I can just watch two episodes next week.. I was just too tired to flip between Judging Amy and RW this time.

Kitt

Thursday, November 07, 2002 - 02:08 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Not a lot happened. Alton walked around naked briefly (remember the trailer from last week?) and got Irulan all worked up. The girls went out for the evening, Irulan came back all frustrated and got on top of Alton, who was in bed, and tried to seduce him. He played along a little, they kissed, groped a bit with sheets inbetween them, but in the end told her to go away, and in the Confessional he said something like he respected her as a friend but didn't want a romantic relationship with her. The next day Irulan invited her boyfriend to come and visit, and he'll be there in the next show.

There was also some worry from all the girls that Trishelle was bullimic, but she denied it, and said she only threw up occasionally.

I can't remember much else!

Azlen

Thursday, November 07, 2002 - 02:29 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Trishelle said she threw up because she has had a stomach problem for six years. Yeah right. Trishelle has an obvious eating disorder. They even showed her through an unmanned camera of doing the classic binge and purge. She pulled something out of the refrigerator and was just shoveling it as fast as she could and then promptly went to the bathroom where it all came up again.

Laura11103

Friday, November 08, 2002 - 07:20 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Kitt, good recap except that Irulan's boyfriend was already scheduled to come visit when she got into Alton's bed. I was pretty annoyed with Irulan, she is such a manipulator in my opinion and really took it to far with Alton. He was sleeping and she is all over him and he keeps saying no no no no and she keeps on and keeps on, if it had been vice versa everyone would be pissed. She finally left but after way to many seduction attempts IMO. It reminded me of how she was with Marc, I blamed her just as much as him.

As for Trishelle, yup she's bullimic alright, it's obvious and scary. Arissa talked with her, hopefully it'll make a difference but as Brynn said, Trishelle's gonna do it either way.

I like Arissa, I think she gave Alton great advice on his girlfriend, great advice to Trishelle, she's a smart girl and probably has got the best head on her shoulders in that house.

Weenerlobo

Friday, November 08, 2002 - 07:24 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Laura - I totally agree - I thought I'd like Irulan when the show started, but she is messed up. However, I bet the people on her planet like and accept her.

I guess about the only one I do like is Arissa - she seems motivated and level headed. I'm kinda waiting for the other shoe to fall too.

Bastable

Friday, November 08, 2002 - 09:41 am EditMoveDeleteIP
If they had a shrink move in as the eighth roommate, this show would be about right.

Essence

Friday, November 08, 2002 - 01:35 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Thanks for the updates. I just can't get into this one. I have to force myself to remember it's on, and completely forgot this week. Maybe I'll catch the rerun this weekend or on Tues.

Willwillbee

Friday, November 08, 2002 - 10:07 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
BASTABLE - Yeah, DR. PHIL as the new roommate - "What were ya'll thinking!!!!"

Squaredsc

Sunday, November 10, 2002 - 04:58 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
i finally saw an episode. for some reason i keep forgetting its on. but i saw the tail end when alton was telling the girlfriend he slept with someone and found out she did too. then saw the episode after that with irulen (sp) all over him like flies on sh** and now the boyfriend is coming. i guess they aren't still together now.

now do they have a job to do in this episode?? or are they just gambling and partying?

Weenerlobo

Monday, November 11, 2002 - 06:32 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Willwillbee - LOL - Yep Dr. Phil sittin in the middle of them and askin, "And how's that workin for ya?" LOL

Lauram

Monday, November 11, 2002 - 12:44 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
O.k. I am new to Real World. They seemed to have a number of episodes on this weekend which my TIVO caught and I watched. [I'm not sure if they were in order, but I think I got the gist of it]

Basic questions: (1) How many episodes are there? (2) How long are the room-mates together? (3) Is there any prize at the end?
(4) What is the premise of the show??

Thanks!!

Max

Monday, November 11, 2002 - 01:19 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I'm not sure how many episodes they make. Probably 10 or 12.

The roommates are together approximately 5 months.

No, there's no prize. (there is for Road Rules, but not Real World) The "prize" is that they get to live in a swanky place for 5 months without a whole lot to worry about (except the piddly job they work) and they get a shot at "fame".

The premise is just what the opening says. 7 strangers together to see what happens when people stop being nice and start being 'real.' Of course, the definition of 'real' is subjective. :)

RW was pretty much the first "reality show" on the air in the U.S. It began the voyeuristic experience we all share with these shows. :)

Seamonkey

Monday, November 11, 2002 - 01:48 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Squared,, yeah they have a "job".. but it is just promoting the nightclub there at the hotel which seems to be mostly partying. To be fair they have shown a couple of their productions and they did have to practice and work (and pout and whine and argue as well) for them. But so far, compared to the RW Hawaii group, which had to promote.. this group has it really easy.

Lauram.. actually MTV is really good about running episodes in order. Now and then they will have marathons and cover entire seasons. If you tape and then ff thru commercials, it is a really swift way to get a season.

Seamonkey

Tuesday, November 12, 2002 - 11:45 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Some of these people have such a twisted view of being in a relationship or what "counts" or doesn't.. sigh.

Tonight's non-episode.. Irulan's boyfriend and Alton's mom..

Grooch

Wednesday, November 13, 2002 - 08:47 am EditMoveDeleteIP
This is a truly boring, shallow season.

Laura11103

Wednesday, November 13, 2002 - 09:14 am EditMoveDeleteIP
So Irulan's boyfriend came, he's cute! I have to give it to Irulan for being honest, she did come clean and her boyfriend grudgingly accepted it. They have an open relationship, that's what it entails. Don't ask, don't tell... he was breaking the rules by asking Alton about it, much as I don't like Irulan and what she does, she is right in this situation. She told the truth, she was all over Alton and he said NOOOOOOOOO! So things seem to be okay now for Irulan and her boyfriend.

Alton's mom came to town, wow they look alike, what a sweet woman and Alton is such a sweet boy. I can't believe his little brother was abducted and murdered when Alton was 14 and his brother was 9, how unimaginably horrible, poor family, now the killer is on trial, his mom looks great for someone who went through something so horrific as does Alton, I can't even and don't want to imagine something that awful ever happening to me or anyone I know.

Pretty good episode IMO. It was funny when Trishelle was saying how great it is to have an adult in the house... lol, that girl needs an adult around badly, lol...

Squaredsc

Wednesday, November 13, 2002 - 02:10 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
thanks sea. omg about alton and his family. what a traggedy(sp), once again i'll have to catch the rerun. open relationship, hmph.

Puttergirl

Wednesday, November 13, 2002 - 02:16 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
It kills me how Trishelle talks about how she wants to be able to see other men because she and Steven "aren't dating, just having fun". If sleeping together every night isn't dating, I sure don't know what is!!

OMG, I've turned into my mother!!!!

Grooch

Wednesday, November 13, 2002 - 02:17 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Next week, does Steve tell her he doesn't want to see her anymore? I can't remember.

Seamonkey

Wednesday, November 13, 2002 - 03:18 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Not to mention that Steven is married, tsk tsk..

Not sure if she's sleeping in the same bed with him anymore or just staying up late to binge and purge :) She has become almost the least likable of them all for me.. Frank and Steven don't do much for me either. Irulan and Alton I like but they sure play different rules (different games) than I ever thought of. I like Arissa and Brynn.

Not a one of them reaches to knee level, respect wise of someone like Pam Ling or Pedro Zamora from the SF season.

Shallow is definitely the word.. less than skin deep.. for this season.

I missed the whole story on Alton's little brother and didn't see previews since I had been bopping between RW and Judging Amy so the minute this seemed to be winding down, I was back on Amy, but I'll catch the rerun next week.

I did think Alton's mom was really cool.

Misslibra

Friday, November 15, 2002 - 07:57 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
The look on Trishelle face when Arissa asked her if she had a eating problem said it all for me. She look like someone who got their hand stuck in the cookie jar. I'm not sure but isn't Trishelle Mom dead?? When she said that to Alton's Mom the first thing I thought was that she missed her Mom.

That was very sad about Alton's little brother. Irulan is having her cake and eating it to me thinks. :) But I think Alton should keep his distance with her. If Alton and Irulan go beyond kissing I hope Alton realize she wont be leaving her boyfriend for him.

Fruitbat

Friday, November 15, 2002 - 08:09 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
This show is grim and my heart aches for Trichelle. What a troubled child.....I really do fear for her future. Her dad is not going to have the correct resonse to what he will see here. I want to scoop her up and take her home and give her tons and tons of love.

I fear he will see it as a pox on him and not see his daugher needs his love and support. This is painful for me to watch.

I was also concerned about Brynn but I do see that she is capable of gathering some self respect. She is going after a higher paying job and gaining the much needed respect and attraction of her peers. I think she has a bright future. She will shine and end up the favored one. I hope.