UPDATE, 8/10/13: The Real World will NOT be filming in Charleston.
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UPDATE, 8/10/13: The Post & Courier received further confirmation that MTV is considering Charleston for the upcoming season of The Real World.
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The Holy City is about to find out what happens when people stop being polite and start getting real - and no, that's not because Southern Charm is set to air this fall.
Rumors are flying about The Real World potentially choosing Charleston as the backdrop for its 29th season. It seems executives from MTV have been in town scoping out the locale, looking at homes, and speaking with business owners.
One of my Twitter followers, @ddmcbain, told me Y102.5 was reporting yesterday that executives were looking for a house on the Battery for the new cast to live in. The radio station also said MTV was looking at bars the cast could frequent while they were in Charleston.
Real World rumors emerged late last month when FITSNews reported they had spoken to someone working with the network on bringing the show to the Holy City. With local media now hearing the same, it appears this rumor is about to become a reality.
The news isn't exactly surprising considering the rash of television shows - reality or otherwise - invading the area. The ever-growing list includes the aforementioned Southern Charm, Welcome to Myrtle Manor, Gimme Shelter, Food Court Wars, Reckless, an untitled Coyote Ugly-like reality show, and The Dirty South (currently filming in Murrells Inlet).
For those interested, MTV is currently casting for the show's 29th season.
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we do not need this trash in our city!!
No way does Charleston need this!!!! It’s trash and only trash!
What! A house on the Battery?! NO! That is an historic section of our city! Put them in the college district if they actually have to come…good grief. Terrible.
Screw that, we don’t want them on our side either. Send them to north chuck.
I live in park circle and I resent your comment ‘send them to north chuck’ there are fine people up here too. You’re an asshole.
What in the world is Charleston coming to. Will I not be able to enjoy a quiet day on the battery reading under the oak trees ever again?!
Where can we petition this?
Right here
https://www.change.org/petitions/mtv-the-real-world-charleston-cancel-filming-of-reality-tv-show-set-in-charleston-sc
that show is still on..ugh why do they need to come a ruin our town, Columbia is a much better town for this trash
If you’re going to insult another city, at least begin with proper grammar and spelling, especially if you’re calling it “trash”. Also, have the decency to pick another state to insult instead of another city in your own state. It makes you look bad and ignorant. Leave Columbia out of it.
For the love of God… DO NOT FILM THIS CRAP IN CHARLESTON…
I think this would be awesome!
The Coyote Ugly show was a scam from Market St. Saloon
There should be a revolt, this will bring a bad reputation to charleston, ruin historic landmarks, and livelihoods, but if they are on the battery we can remind them of what happened to pirates who met an unpleasant death on the battery.
Please do not do this, we do not need this type of trashy press. I know everyone is already dreading that Southern Charm show. UGH!
Sign my petition to deter MTV from following through with this
https://www.change.org/petitions/mtv-the-real-world-charleston-cancel-filming-of-reality-tv-show-set-in-charleston-sc
Get the word out, share this petition on social media
sign me up…. we need to get some of the geechies in there….
Go to Myrtle Beach, those Dipshitz will fit in well up there!
It really is a shame that they are even looking at charleston to do this… and they are looking at the battery for a house?? You realize those houses are historic and on top of that a pretty penny… good luck MTV! I have signed the petition and if somehow it doesn’t stop filming pray to whatever god you do that I dont hear which house your using…
This is horrible news. Is there any way to prevent this from happening?
How many other cities do you know of that people think badly of because the Real World was filmed there? It won’t ruin the city.
I say go for it. I see nothing wrong with filming it here in Charleson.
Please no! Especially dont put them in the nice, traditional, historic battery area!
Not the Battery!!! More like Goose Creek or Ladson! But not the the hollier than though BATTERY!!
Why Ladson? We don’t want them either. Send them to Myrtle Beach if it has to be in state.
We do not want or need this trash in our wonderful city
No! The last thing Charleston needs is for 21 year old trash to come to our beautiful city and run around like drunk losers and starts fights.
No to Real World in Charleston. Leave our beautiful southern city alone!
This beautiful city does not need this trash. It’s southern charm and class, not the damn Jersey Shore. Take that mess somewhere else.
I think it’s a great idea! Well of course me not being from Charleston I have seen the true side of the “Holy City” What are people in Charleston afraid of ? The truth about the Holy City and that the name sure don’t fit what really goes on here in “The Dirty South” as the people of Charleston call their own state!!! Bring it on.
I can never understand the thinking of people who don’t want any more tourists in “their” town. Do you idiots want the service industry jobs to dry up? Who do you think brings money into town? Boeing and tourists. If you aren’t a native Charlestonian then you are a tourist that came to town AND NEVER LEFT! MTV should do a Real World season here. It will bring finances and come on, how much traffic does their production crew create? None. None traffic, that’s how much. You and your friends will be squealing when you find yourself on the street watching them film or in bar where they’re filming. And you’ll all watch it too, when it airs.
People ok with other tv shows but not The Real World Do you think it’s real? Is that what bothers you? Please don’t say you think The Real World is actually real. You are more intelligent than that.
And about the “petition” on Change.org. Sometimes I think that you could create just about any petition on Change.org and college students/hipsters/young people would sign it. Then someone could create a petition asking for the opposite of the first petition and you’d sign that too. The guy who started the petition seems like more of a party animal than many of the stars of The Real World based on the pictures on his Facebook page. He looks like the kind of guy who walks up King Street with his drunk buddies in their prep clothes making adults who try to have a nice evening downtown decide to stay home. And he’s not from Charleston. He is causing increased traffic for native Charlestonians just by being here.
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