My Casting Call

Mar 9, 2006 Author: Larissa | Filed under: DC, Pop Culture

Lots of talk about the Real World lately.

Which got me thinking…

1. The Intern. This girl would be the bitchy office mate you love to hate. Constantly complaining and thinking that she was better than everyone else. She would like, totally think her job was important and that she was going places. Honey, the only place you need to go is home!

2. The Politico. This guy would be either out to “make a difference in the world” or be a smooth schmoozer. A total player, he’s the kind of guy you would meet at the bar who would say something along the lines of “hey baby, wanna go for a spin in my Porsche?” or “I can’t tell you where I work, it’s classified.” Basically, he would be the sterotypical dirty, boorish Reaganite Republican.

3. The Bohemian Chic(k). This could be a guy or girl. This one would be the one to spend all their time eating granola, protesting the government, and on the darker side, hitting up all the nerdy niches in town. He or she would be the “unique” one of the group. Think some kind of cross between Frankie and Lacey.

4. The Gay. He (or she) would go crazy in Dupont. Take it from these fine ladies, it takes a lot to be a true Queen in this city. They don’t call it the gayborhood for nothin, and you have to earn your place. This person would put all the cast members to shame and be oh so fabulous while doing so. And funny, gotta be funny. This character would be the one who would make everyone else feel just a little bit more inadequate and a little bit less cool. Think Tyler, who (admit it) is so much cooler than you.

5. The Angry and/or Ghetto Black Person. This would be the token black person of the show and should also be completely sterotyped for that role. He or she can either be angry at the world, striking out against all black or white…or can be totally ghetto and berate all the other cast members for not being hip to hip hop. A tragic story should also play a part. Extra points for having a “black” name. Think Nehemiah, Irulan, or possibly even Janelle.

6. The Princess. This is the girl with the boyfriend. The preppy party girl who was like, the coolest girl in her sorority ev-er. She’s never done anything wrong. She whines. She’s the wide eyed airhead. But, totally hot. Think somewhere along the lines of Melinda or maybe even Brynn.

7. The Redneck. This would be the poor soul who hailed from some small town in Kansas or South Dakota, and it was his or her first time in a big city. Completely convinced that all the suits in Washington were stuck up, this person would end up being the general antagonist in the group, citing the city’s dwellers as unfriendly and stuck-up. The traffic alone would provide him/her with a whole new meaning for the words shock and awe, and the diversity of the city would be mind boggling.

If anyone finds a house in DC that does in fact have members such as these, or better…perhaps they should notify MTV.

On a side note, what ever happened to the show Sorority Life? Or Rich Girls? Sigh. Now that was some good television.

But, maybe 8th & Ocean will be just as good.

Addendum: Much like the transient types that do infiltrate our area every summer, the “Intern” and the “Politico” are just types of people, it doesn’t mean that they have to be from the DC area…

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I-66 March 9th, 2006 at 8:28 am 1

[sigh] Why does DC get passed over in favor of Austin or re-tread cities that have already been used. If they do Real World: Cleveland before DC I’m going to riot.

I knew a white Janelle once – but that’s the only exception to the names there.
michelle March 9th, 2006 at 9:13 am 2

I love it! Although the thing that stinks is that if it was in DC they would cast people from every where else in the world except DC.

I used to love Sorority Life, but after the first season it sucked.
Twoste March 9th, 2006 at 10:09 am 3

Yeah, no one on Real World comes from the city/place being featured, so that’s out. But D.C. should definitely be considered a contender — what with Mayor Anthony Williams’ promise to bring in 100,000 new young residents before 2005 being fulfilled.
Where would the cast members live? They’d be put up in some Georgetown semi-mansion. If it were reality, where would they live? Somewhere in NoMa or south of Brookland. What would be their job? Working for a PR firm or environmental advocacy group on either K Street or on U Street. Where would they party? McFaddens.
And don’t forget that Twoste would be included in the cast as well. What would Twoste’s role be? Twoste would be the 300 lb. dude from suburban Chicago who’s into adventure sports, drinking, and Cameron from the San Diego Season.
Phil March 9th, 2006 at 2:46 pm 4

You should come up with an All-Star blogger cast of DC Real World-ers.

Which ones would make the ultimate Real World house?
Twoste March 9th, 2006 at 5:20 pm 5

Twoste would make it.
VP of Dior March 9th, 2006 at 5:44 pm 6

OMG phil’s idea is so good.

I don’t know think I fit any of the stereotypes you listed, but it would still be fun. Within the first five min in the house I would tell the “Princess” to slow her roll

I think DC def needs a Real World shot here. Remember when the rumor was going around that they were filming it here and the house was on top of Maggie Moos in Adams Morgan?? You should have seen all the attention whores out there looking for camera crews.
O-FACE March 10th, 2006 at 7:17 pm 7

So true!!!!!!
Stef March 12th, 2006 at 12:45 pm 8

I *loved* Rich Girls! Two of my friends did the best impression of Alli and Jamie ever. Remember when Alli was crying about never having a childhood, as the cameras were panning over her huge swimming pool with like a rocking horse or something next to it? Awesome!
Golden Silence December 7th, 2006 at 5:41 pm 9

I used to love Sorority Life, but after the first season it sucked.

The second season was in my hometown of Buffalo…and MTV tried to make Buffalo look like a happening place, which it is not. No one can make Buffalo look interesting.