Real World 16 - Austin, TX
 

'Real World' moseys to Texas

Typical for MTV to choose a major college town. The drama factor has definitely increased 200%. DC or Atlanta would have been good choices, I think.

...and they were considering "somewhere in Montana"? What the eff?

At one point they were considering Tempe. I'm suprised they haven't yet considering ASU is "supposed" to be a "party school". Oh well.

there are a lot more factors than a town having a big university for them to choose that spot

they've been looking into Austin for a while.....it's a great city with a lot to do, plus it's a great music town.

also, MTV typically looks for cities close to the water (ie: Hawaii, Miami, LA) but it's proving harder considering there arent many big citiies left.

atlanta would be a poor choice......DC would be an excellent choice but with the way the alert level is there, i doubt MTV would want to be out there.

i always thought Charleston, SC would be a great choice.....and whoever said Tempe is also a wonderful place

but MTV likes warm climates.....they said they had problems filming in places like Chicago and NYC because the climate does restrict what they can do. i'm sorry but when its cold, i dont want to go outside

I think Atlanta would be a great choice. But now that they're doing another southern city it will probably be awhile before they consider ATL again.

Hmm. Most who live in Texas - especially Austin - don't consider themselves Southerners.

Texans are Texans. The rest of the country can call themselves what they want. I learned this after living in Texas for 20 years...

Austin will be great. You'll see.

the comment in the article about the horse was really, really lame.


but i'm excited about the real world filming here in ol' austin.
just insanely curious as to where they would be staying, 'cause i can't think of anywhere unique enough to be real world material... should be interesing, because not only is it a college and music town, but it's also a hippie liberal town....heh.

the problem is that the Real World is starting to run out of cities to film the show in......if you notice, they're moving onto smaller cities....hell, i think Austin is probably one of the smallest cities (although it is pretty big but compared to other cities) they ever filmed in.

and with filming in random places like Montana, damn i would get so bored. if you're in the middle of nowhere, there's nothing really to do.....who would want to live out there?

Re: Real World 16 - Austin, TX
 

I think they either wrapped filming in DC a short while back...don't know where I got that...TWoP, maybe? But then, they were saying DC would be the last season ever, so I guess that can't be trusted....

ETA: I should google these things before spouting them...looks like the DC thing is a long-running rumor. Oh well. I agree, it would be a good location, but Austin might be interesting...

co-sign.

but my question is: had the producers looked at Dallas or Houston as well before they settled on Austin?

I'm sure they did, but Houston is so spread out, as is Dallas-Ft. Worth. Like the article mentions, Austin is a small city with a large city feel. I think Austin will make for an interesting Real World location.

I think that Austin is different from their usual locations but that's not necessarily a bad thing.

RW's been trying to get Austin for a while, but the city has never been too excited about the idea and has been making it difficult for them. The reason they would not do Dallas or Houston is because the Real World tends to choose "iconic" cities over simply big ones -- they like having shots of the city that they can intersperse with the action that set the scene (you know -- pictures of the strip, the Welcome to Las Vegas sign for the LV season, pictures of the Eiffel Tower for the Paris season). Houston or Dallas don't really have any equivalents. At least people know that Austin is a college town and has a great music scene so they can milk that. Also, I wouldn't be surprised if the RW set this up as a "RW: Texas" (a la Hawaii) rather than a "RW: Austin" and capitalized on the whole state's feel, rather than just Austin itself.

I'm also surprised that the next season wasn't Atlanta. I think Atlanta and DC are on the way.

I vote for Charlotte, NC.:D

i vote a big fat no for anywhere in North Carolina

i currently live in Wilmington and it's HORRIBLE dealing with actors and cameras everywhere. it's really bothersome. i know it does wonders for the economy but it's annoying when i would go out with my girls and 100 extra people would be at that specific bar because Chad Michael Murray and his fiance decided to make an appearance. i have to admit though, the Dawson's Creek people drew in a much bigger crowd

Thats a no-brainer; I am sure it will be on 6th street somewhere or Guadalupe. THey will want it within walkign distance of tall the action. I coudl see it upstairs from a bar or something or in a warehouse off of 5th. They will want it in that urban area. I wonder if they will have them workign for the legislature or something. Timing is interesting; the Texas state legislature only meets every other year for 120 days starting in January. Would be interesting. That or they will have jobs at a bor or in the music business.

I'm hyped to see Texas representing. MTV has done things in Austin before; Austin Stories, SXSW Music Festival (which will be going on while they are there) and X Games. A lot of the locals are real 'anti establishment' so it will be interesting to see how the 'corporate' cast & crew are accepted by them. I'm up there once a month or so partying, so I am sure I'll see the cast memebrs out and about.

I love Austin. Its a GREAT town.

I heard SxSW as a rumor of where they'd be working.

SXSW is only a week long... i guess they could work for the people who put it together, maaaaaybe. the guys who run SXSW are pretty anti-MTV.

i live downtown so im really curious if they'll be near my house. not that it matters, since i'll be up in denton at school while they're filming:p

i hope they are working in the music scene, because then i'll have a chance of hearing about it! (my dad is a pretty popular musician and i grew up in the music community of austin)

I've never been to Texas but being so close (and so politically-involved!) I'm still partial to D.C. Absolutely AMAZING what they could have done with some of the houses in Georgetown/Adams Morgan area.

ahh one day!

What exactly is SXSW?

SXSW

Music conference/festival (why Austin is called the live music capital of the world), film conference, etc...see the site for more details.... I've never been personally, but will go someday!

But ya gotta admitt that Austin was the live music capital of the world LONG before SXSW.

Either way, Austin rocks.

I heard something about MTV buying space in Adams Morgan which is a young and hip area of DC. I have not heard any stories of any filming being done though.

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i think its great that MTV is finally coming to Texas with the RW. I would of loved to see them here on the River Walk in SATown but we all know SA is only a big place to party during Fiesta and Oyster Bake. But Houston is my home and I definitely think there is a lot more partying then SA but one day...it will happen I mean with all the renovation going on downtown Houston is starting to fix herself up. But okies maybe i'll see the cast when I party in Austin. Anyways when do they film the show anyways???

This is so crazy. I was just saying to my friend the other day that the next Real World should be in Austin cuz it's a college town with a cool music scene, and then this article pops up!

Damnit I should've tried to get on Real World, I think it'd be awesome to live in Texas, even just for a couple months.

As for rumors of DC, I don't think the show would be that great there. I'm an hour away and although I've never been to clubs in DC (I stick to Baltimore when I'm home), my friends have said that some of them aren't in the safest areas. But Georgetown would be a nice place in terms of housing, I just don't know about the nightlife, I think it would get kinda repetitive.

I think a Real World Orlando would be cool, and I like Real World Atlanta, too. Isn't MTV kinda running out of big cities?

no sarcasm. sorry you had a bad experience, but in comparison to most places ive been, especially the ones in texas, austin is very liberal. but then again, i grew up in the more liberal communities of it, so that of course influences my views on the subject.

I live within walking distance of Charlotte, and I gotta say Charlotte would be the worst choice ever. Even though I love Charlotte, you do have to look for a more college town for that age group (even Columbia would be better!). It would be neat to be able to go out and party with them, though!

And I agree, Texas is not the south. It's just Texas. Well, it is the south, and is southern, but not the same way as Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, South Carolina, Kentucky, and Tennessee are!

^ amen, nowhere in NC would be a good choice. it's like saying: hey lets go to Raleigh and film. yeah its the capitol of NC but there isn't anything to do.

i'm sure MTV took into serious consideration where they were going to have their next RW take place. i think DC would have been done in the past few years if it wasn't for 9-11.

and speaking on atlanta, maybe its because i was in the wrong area but i went downtown there and it's a sh*thole. all the good stuff was up in Buckhead

austin is a stroke of genius, if it is true. it's got college, it's got music -- and it's got a texas-size attitude.

I think Austin was the best best in the state of Texas. I know I've always had fun when I was there, I can just imagine the trouble the housmmates are going to get themselves in... plus only a few hours drive from mexico? good times!

any word about the cast?

rumor at my school is that one of the girls is from my school again(uc riverside) same as Jamie from RW SD.

My curiosity is now at a new level...... What happened to make you say it is such a racist town? It must be pretty huge because Austin is one of the most liberal cities in Texas! Travis county even won Kerry. It was one of a handful of counties in Texas that Bush didn't win. In 2000 I went to visit my best friend who went to UT and I saw more Ralph Nader stickers than Bush or Gore stickers combined. All that aside, I LOVE austin, even though I am a right wing conservative wacko.

SXSW is an awesome event that I hope to one day experience. My aunt lives there and I know she goes every year and just raves about it. While it is only one week long, it takes A LONG time to plan. I could see the RW cast working for them. Maybe they'll work at the Frank Erwin Center on some special events promotion. I don't have a clue, but it'll be fun to watch.

aparently some friends of mine back home say they've seen the cast around town, so i guess they started filming a few weeks ago.

Wow...i think thats the first time i've ever heard (or read) someone think Austin is a racist town. I grew up in Austin and being a Mexican (parents are from mexico) I dont think i've ever experienced any ounce of racism. Then again I could be biased seeing how thats my home town and after living in San Antonio for the past 5 years im soooo ready to move back!

Austin is a great place and I can't wait to move back after graduation..whoo hoo!!!

Oh..I thought SXSW was two weeks long? Isnt it one week is for the film festival and another week is the music festival? I remember it being like that but i could be wrong.

You know, I'm really not sure how long it is! I"m not sure why I said it was 1 week long, I haven't a clue!! :rolleyes: stupid me

it's roughly a week long, because typically the film festival starts one weekend and goes through wednesday or so, and the music part starts on wednesday night with the music awards, and is over on sunday. the two parts are separate for the most part, and the interactive media portion kind of overlaps both, but the entire thing only spans a weeks time.

I have to disagree with whoever said for the RW to choose Charlotte, NC for a season. If God wanted to give the South an enima (sp?), it would be Charlotte, NC!! I lived there for 5 years and Charlotte has to be the most overrated city as far as "greatness" and "cool-factor" one could get. There is a reason it is the second largest banking city in the United States (Seattle, Washington being the first). That reason being: Charlotte is COVERED with banks! There is absolutely nothing to do. The only fun places to go to in Charlotte is Panthers' games (if you like football), the Comedy Club and the Blumenthal Theatre. There is only one upscale mall and it's not very inviting.

Charlotte, NC is about the most boring and stuffy city in the world. Atlanta on the other hand is a different story. Atlanta has been a big city for a much longer time than Charlotte and the Atlanta officials know how to make that city exciting. Charlotte on the other hand is the Dullsville capital of the world.

Okay off my soapbox.

Austin is a nice choice, but I was hoping that they do one of the following cities:
Toronto
Edmonton
Montreal
Dallas, TX
Nashville, TN
St. Louis, MO
Phoenix, AZ

I want for a Canadian city to host RW. My top choice would be Toronto. Give Canada a chance, MTV.

Lots of great gossip about their house and the cast, links, pictures, sightings (there has already been a fight) - detailed here:

http://www.therealworldaustin.com/

The rumors are that they will be working with a local award winning filmmaker, so it makes sense that their project may intersect with SXSW music and film fest.

if that is their house in those pictures, they live really close to my house!

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If you live down there you may be on TV soon :)

For those who don't want to dig through the whole message board on www.therealworldaustin.com --- here is the link directly to the cast and house pictures -

http://therealworldaustin.com/coppermine/index.php

For those that know Austin the house is at 3rd and San Jacinto, near the big hotels and Convention Center and within walking distance to most of downtown. Until a few weeks ago this was a somewhat rundown empty warehouse.

For those who haven't been to Austin there are some great pictures of the town under the 'Tour Austin' heading.