Shark Bytes

BEGAN THE RUINATION OF THE MUSIC CHANNEL MTV, AND THEN TELEVISION IN GENERAL...90% OF "REALITY TELEVISION" IS SIMPLY A SHOWCASE OF OBNOXIOUS, ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR...GO OUT THERE AND ACT LIKE SOME OF THESE PEOPLE DO IN PUBLIC AND JUST SEE HOW FAR YOU'LL GET...THIS SHOW MARKED THE BEGINNING OF THE END OF TV AS I KNEW IT: A VEHICLE FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES, NOT TO SEE HOW RUDE ONE HUMAN BEING CAN POSSIBLY BE TO ANOTHER....

The show jumped the shark when the producers sold their souls and started showing off the housemates' bad behavior rather than codemning it (i.e.: the woman getting slapped by a man, Ruthie driving drunk, etc.). The show became more "Jerry Springer" like and all about noteriety (remember the 3-some on the first episode of the Vegas Season?). Basically, it's a contest of which housemate can show the least amount of class.

i guess i'm the only one who loved seeing irene get bitchslapped.. it just made me feel all warm and cozy inside..

When Stephen slaped Irene in Real World Seattle, I thought the show hit a new low. The incident was never condemned and there was simply a cursory "what did you feel about that?" type of rountable on the following week's episode. Since MTV couldn't care less that a girl got hit by a guy, I figured it had more depths to sink after that.

Honestly, the show jumped the shark when it lost it's central focus, somewhere around season 4 or 5. In the begining it was a realistic picture of young adults finding themselves. It was real people living in a real apartment (not a plush penthouse) and dealing with real problems (abortion, depression, and so on). Then the show became more or less an extended version of MTV's "Spring Break" with the focus being on partying and gratuitous sex. Each season seems to be a bunch of kids trying to out-do the previous season by being even more promiscuous (does the hot-tub threesome on the first day of the Las Vegas Season come to mind?).
It's not the partying and sex that is a turn-off (we've all been there) but that this ALL these recent housemates seems capable of.

The show definately jumped with the "Hawaii Season". That's when the show went from realistic, normal people to a bunch of slutty "barbie/ken doll" types desperate for their "15 minutes of fame". Every season from Hawaii on has been exactly the same....a bunch of shallow people with spray-on tans (who all look exactly alike) hut-tub, back-stab, fight over stupid issues, and "hook-up" (which is the term young people use for "spreading venereal diseases").

eww Melinda is soo ugly. How did she get nominated for hottest female and why is Danny obsessed with her? I would love to be part of one of these Real World couples. You don't need to be educated or interesting to get men to fall in love with you.

i havent liked any after hawaii

The last few seasons were approaching, but the Real World season 20 (Hollywood) has officially made the show "jump the shark." Let's see, half of the cast are aspiring actors (see bios) and the setting is Hollywood. The end of the road for me.

The Real World JTS the second Tek and Ruthie's naked bodies hit the pool on the first episode of The Real World Hawaii. This is when each season became a "Can you top this? How drunk can we get?" f@#$fest. No more people from a variety of cultures being exploited by their differences, but a bunch of pretty people getting naked and drunk. Ohhh MTV is sooo edgy!

i loved the real world/road rules challenge inferno. mike and kendal were the cutest couple ever. also during the inferno i thought katie was gonna beat up veronica

it's time to cancel the show. it used to be entertaining to watch but this show as sad as this sounds is becoming a mix of college hill and laguna beach. not a good look.

when the show stopped having at least one likable character? Sydney anyone? Plus i'm sick of all the bimbo whores and the hot tub scenes. This show used to be fun and the people seemed normal. I was surprised too that there was no token gay on the Sydney season.

The Vegas season is the one where the show abandoned everything else for the plain visceral (fighting and f*****g, as one former cast member put it). This show used to be a must-see; now it's the weird uncle who won't leave.

The "Real World"- All crap, every episode, all the time. Only morons would mistake this drivel as real. A cheesy soap opera with untalented underpaid actor wannabees. One of many factors that ruined MTV. I guess eleven year olds watch it and get the mistaken impression "that's the way young adults are supposed to act". No small wonder half of 'em are on meds these days....