Skip to Content
reality TV reviews, news, and analysis since 2000

arrested Real World Chicago protesters sue Chicago, police, producers. Ten people arrested while protesting–or just walking by–The Real World Chicago house have “filed [a] lawsuit against Chicago police officers, the city and the firm behind the ‘Real World’ television show,” The Chicago Sun-Times reports. Charges were dropped against everyone arrested except one person, who was …

Read More about arrested Real World Chicago protesters sue Chicago, police, producers.

Kyle joins soap opera cast. The Real World Chicago‘s Kyle Brandt has been cast as Phillip Kiriakis on the soap opera Days of Our Lives. The show’s producer says that “Kyle’s born to act,” which we presume means that he can act like more than just a jerk. Actually, Kyle, who graduated from Princeton, has …

Read More about Kyle joins soap opera cast.

EW asks, “is Tonya crazy?” plus: Julie and Melissa fight via their blogs. “Is Tonya crazy?” “Yes,” says Entertainment Weekly’s Josh Wolk, who analyzes The Real World Chicago cast member’s bizarre behavior and finds that “[s]he’s a character type we’ve never seen before on the show: a meld of nuttiness, manipulativeness, hypochondria, and, uniquely, sociopathy.” …

Read More about EW asks, “is Tonya crazy?” plus: Julie and Melissa fight via their blogs.