Thursday, July 2, 2009
Like Unicorns and Rainbows for Your Soul: a guest blog
We're not the first Real World hecklers. We are merely continuing a proud tradition of messing stuff up. MissBanshee tells it like it was in Boston, circa 1997.
You kids! You wide eyed innocents! HA! You think you know how to harass Real Worlders? Well pull up a seat on the porch and let Great Granny Banshee tell you about how we did it back in the day.
Great Granny was a junior in college when the Boston season was in production, way back in 1997, and the house was one block from the performing arts building, where I spent most of my time. Now. We, like you youngsters, wanted to get these tools OUT OUT OUT of our neighborhood, out of our WAY, out of our SIGHT. And since we couldn't shut down production, we decided we'd make life as difficult as possible for those dipwads.
This is before cell/camera phones, so there isn't any documentation that I can locate, but the best way to REALLY REALLY piss off all and sundry involved is, when you see a "scene" being filmed, to start BELLOWING the opening of the show. Bonus points if you get a harmony going of "This is the true story (TRUE STORY!!!) Of seven strangers...etc" Do the whole thing. Do it loudly. Do it often. Yell it at the building. Create an interpretive dance. Shriek it if you're lucky enough to catch a drunken fight, or a sobby breakup on the sidewalk. The sound guys and the editors will want to DESTROY you, but there's nothing they can do.
This way, they can't use the footage, or if they do, the mocking will be heard in the background. Be childish. You'll still be eons more mature than the chumps they get for this show. And their pain will be like unicorns and rainbows for your soul.
Tell 'em Miss Banshee sent ya.
miss banshee isn't really an angry person, she just plays one on the internet. You can find her blog o' tricks at http://missbanshee.typepad.com. She also delights in mocking pop culture at www.mamapop.com
You kids! You wide eyed innocents! HA! You think you know how to harass Real Worlders? Well pull up a seat on the porch and let Great Granny Banshee tell you about how we did it back in the day.
Great Granny was a junior in college when the Boston season was in production, way back in 1997, and the house was one block from the performing arts building, where I spent most of my time. Now. We, like you youngsters, wanted to get these tools OUT OUT OUT of our neighborhood, out of our WAY, out of our SIGHT. And since we couldn't shut down production, we decided we'd make life as difficult as possible for those dipwads.
This is before cell/camera phones, so there isn't any documentation that I can locate, but the best way to REALLY REALLY piss off all and sundry involved is, when you see a "scene" being filmed, to start BELLOWING the opening of the show. Bonus points if you get a harmony going of "This is the true story (TRUE STORY!!!) Of seven strangers...etc" Do the whole thing. Do it loudly. Do it often. Yell it at the building. Create an interpretive dance. Shriek it if you're lucky enough to catch a drunken fight, or a sobby breakup on the sidewalk. The sound guys and the editors will want to DESTROY you, but there's nothing they can do.
This way, they can't use the footage, or if they do, the mocking will be heard in the background. Be childish. You'll still be eons more mature than the chumps they get for this show. And their pain will be like unicorns and rainbows for your soul.
Tell 'em Miss Banshee sent ya.
miss banshee isn't really an angry person, she just plays one on the internet. You can find her blog o' tricks at http://missbanshee.typepad.com
DCer to Real Worlder: GO HOME.
An anonymous tipster sent us this and some commentary:
"Walking up Connecticut Ave from Dupont circa 1:30. She was standing lost at the circle, someone walked by and yelled '20th and S is that way, now go home'
You get a better view of the camera crew in this one..."
Cast Move-In Sighted! Urge to Vom Rising!
Sidenote, cameramen were literally shoving people out of the way to film her walking alone up the street. Can't wait for five months of this.
They're heeeeeere......
the house. Security guards are gone but camera crew followed her in
and out of her car into the house.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Not yet. . . but coming soon . . .
So despite the rumors that the cast is in DC, it doesn't look like they are at the house yet. I just took a stroll around the house and they are still working on ladders dealing with outdoor lighting, etc. And there's a table outside with several tools on it and some interesting "artwork" in the alley behind the house that was just spray painted.
Last night they were working on the house past midnight - they are usually finished by 9pm. Looks like they are putting the finishing touches on the house so they'll be ready for Wednesday - rumored move in day.
Check back for sightings and photos!
Last night they were working on the house past midnight - they are usually finished by 9pm. Looks like they are putting the finishing touches on the house so they'll be ready for Wednesday - rumored move in day.
Check back for sightings and photos!
Monday, June 29, 2009
Problematic Excessive Drinking = Ratings Bonanza!
Why am I concerned about the Real World being in DC? Joey.
As I was surfing the tubez this morning, I came across an article that had a link to the Real World Cancun bio page. Being the nosy nellie that I am, the link was clicked and I was immediately disgusted.
I haven't read all of the bios yet, and there is little chance I will. Mostly because of this piece about "Joey" from Real World Cancun:
And he's had more than a few bouts with excessive drinking, which will eventually become a problem in Cancun.
Now for the Negative Neds out there, I haven't seen an episode of Real World Cancun so I don't know what the actual case is with Joey. But MTV's PR strategy is to paint Joey as the alcoholic bad boy of the season. MTV is exploiting addictions for the sake of ratings by using his addiction problem in his OFFICIAL BIO. That bio will be with him the rest of his life...but hey what's that compared to an extra 100,000 viewers for "A very special episode of the Real World."
As I was surfing the tubez this morning, I came across an article that had a link to the Real World Cancun bio page. Being the nosy nellie that I am, the link was clicked and I was immediately disgusted.
I haven't read all of the bios yet, and there is little chance I will. Mostly because of this piece about "Joey" from Real World Cancun:
And he's had more than a few bouts with excessive drinking, which will eventually become a problem in Cancun.
Now for the Negative Neds out there, I haven't seen an episode of Real World Cancun so I don't know what the actual case is with Joey. But MTV's PR strategy is to paint Joey as the alcoholic bad boy of the season. MTV is exploiting addictions for the sake of ratings by using his addiction problem in his OFFICIAL BIO. That bio will be with him the rest of his life...but hey what's that compared to an extra 100,000 viewers for "A very special episode of the Real World."
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