I wanna stop being polite, and start getting real

I have said it once and I'll say it again: I still watch The Real World. I also watch all the Challenges MTV still puts together with former Real World alums, Road Rules alums, and even new "Fresh Meat". Man, would I love to be one of those Fresh Meat people and get on a challenge. For the longest time, I had wanted to be on one of those three shows, but now I am just too old. Damn. Harsh reality. I would make for good reality TV too I think. I like to party, I am super athletic and would be a great competitor, and I can talk shit with the best of them.  However, I am not gay, have not had a life-changing traumatic event happen to me, or have a very bizarre name. Those are usually the key to getting cast on one of these shows. But since I can't join them, I just watch them and assure myself I would kick ass and be the star of the show, natch. So with that, I sat down and really thought of all the many seasons of RW, RR, and the Challenges that I have endured and picked my 5 favorite and 5 least favorite alums. Some of them were benign at best on their original seasons on RW or RR but really became loved or hated because of their behavior and performance on the Challenges. When money is involved like it is in the challenges, people can change. 

5 Favorite RW/RR/Challenge Alums:

1. LeRoy, RW: Las Vegas.  Leroy was just on one of the most recent seasons. He was a man-whore (which I usually am grossed out by) but the fact he walked around with his shirt off plenty of times changed my tune. Damn. Smokin' hot bod. His bromance with Mike was unexpected and awesome.

2. Tonya, RW: Chicago. Tonya is known as one of the craziest in RW history. I mean, she is certifiable, which makes for awesome TV. She was nuts on her RW season, but took it up several notches on the challenges. I even actually felt bad for her on some occasions.

3. Kenny, The Challenge: Fresh Meat. Kenny is cute, he has a nice body, he's kind of funny and he talks a lot of shit. A lot. He says what a lot of people think and he does decently well in the challenges. A Jersey boy who sometimes frequents NYC...hmmm....maybe I will run into him one of these days?!

4. Coral, RW: Back to NY. On her season, Coral was kind of annoying. She had a huge chip and her shoulder and was rude. Once she began appearing on the Challenges, I developed an appreciation for her and began to really root for her.

5. CT, RW: Paris. That body. That accent. That smile. Let's face it, CT is smokin' hot. He may have a temper and severe anger management problems, but I like the guy. There is something about him (well actually quite a few things) that make me find him extremely attractive. He is also very strong and just dominates most challenges. A prime physical specimen. Drool.

Honorable Mentions: Colin (RW: Hawaii), Knight (RW: New Orleans), Montana (RW: Boston), Chet (RW: Brooklyn), Evan (Fresh Meat)

5 Least Favorite RW/RR/Challenge Alums

1. Veronica, RR: Semester at Sea. Veronica put a sour taste in my mouth from the beginning. She was on one of the coolest RR seasons and she made a huge ass of herself by cheating on a paper and then lying about it. She is a terrible liar, and from everything I have witnessed, a horrible human being. Ugh, I really dislike her.
 
2. Tori, RR: Viewers Revenge. I watched Part of her RR season and found her annoying, but nothing too bad. Once she began on the challenges, she aggravated the piss out of me. Her constant pageant look and attitude and general looking down on everyone made her really irritating. And then when she got together with Brad and became even more whiny, she was just intolerable. 

 3. Wes, RW: Austin. Wes makes my skin crawl. He thinks he is the man. And he isn't. He isn't cute. He isn't smart. And he's an asshole. A ginger asshole. All he has going for him is his body. He is a smug, cocky, more-bark-than-bite jerk. How did Johanna ever date him for so long? Ew.

4. Beth, RW:Los Angeles. I have to admit, I didn't see Beth's season when it was originally on. I was too young. But I did see it in re-runs a few times when it was on late night. Beth was on many challenges and her old ass just couldn't hang. She wasn't athletic and wasn't likeable. In a game like the challenges, she had nothing going for her.

5. Ryan, RW: New Orleans. So Ryan wasn't even on an entire season and I still couldn't stand him. He is literally one of the most awful characters in Real World history in my opinion. He was so unlikeable, he either wasn't invited to any of the challenges or knew he would get his ass kicked there. Seriously, he sucked so bad. Good riddance.

Honorable Mentions: Colie (RW: Denver), Joey (RW: Cancun), Amaya (RW: Hawaii), Janelle, (RW: Key West), Trisha (RW: Sydney), KellyAnn (RW:Sydney)

There are obviously a lot more RW/RR/Challenge alums that irritated and bothered me than I liked. Not shocking. Many of those people are super awful just to get more air time, but I truly believe that's who most of them are in actuality. Regardless, they did something that I am super jealous of and if given the opportunity right now, would jump at it.