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  • MTV
  • 1996
  • MTV
  • 1996

Summary "This is the true story of seven strangers picked to live in a house and have their lives taped. Find out what happens when people stop being polite and start getting real. The Real World..." How many times have we heard those words? The Real World was the first reality show on tv, premiering in 1992. It is still on the air, about to...

  • MTV
  • 1996
  • MTV
  • 1996
The Real World
Season 5
34 Seasons
Season Premiere: 1996
Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 6 Critic Reviews
49
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Summary "This is the true story of seven strangers picked to live in a house and have their lives taped. Find out what happens when people stop being polite and start getting real. The Real World..." How many times have we heard those words? The Real World was the first reality show on tv, premiering in 1992. It is still on the air, about to...

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 6 Critic Reviews
49
17% Positive
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50% Mixed
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33% Negative
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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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17% Positive
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50% Mixed
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33% Negative
2 Reviews

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88
Jul 8, 2013
It makes for irresistible, cooler-than-cool TV. [9 Jul 1996]
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60
Jul 8, 2013
The show's basic appeal is still there. ... But just as the current generation of MTV veejays have adopted the same annoyingly aloof assembly-line attitude, so have the current participants in "The Real World," by watching MTV for years, decided how to present themselves. [9 Jul 1996]
By David Bianculli FULL REVIEW
58
Jun 12, 2013
In an effort to perk up the show, Real executive producers Mary-Ellis Bunim and Jon Murray have decreed that this year's crew will have to start up their own business. Big mistake. Whatever remaining allure The Real World possesses derives from its fantasy aspect — free house, free-floating surrogate family.
By Ken Tucker FULL REVIEW
50
Jul 8, 2013
But the problem with "Real World" hasn't been the absence of a goal, mercenary or otherwise. It's been an increasingly obvious self-seriousness and lack of self-awareness, traits the show shares with many of its participants. ... Forcing a business startup will surely force a lot of the series' requisite conflict, but it seems as artificial a notion as much of the Miami Beach architecture. [10 Jul 1996]
By Steve Johnson FULL REVIEW
30
Jul 8, 2013
This once-sleek vehicle for twentysomething angst has pretty much run out of gas. [10 Jul 1996]
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25
Jun 26, 2013
The Real World is an insult to anyone who lives in the real world.
By Joe Queenan FULL REVIEW

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