Tyrie, Davis, & Colie from The Real World Denver lectured at West Chester University in Pennsylvania on Friday February 2nd where they revealed some of the rules thrust upon them during the show.
The old rule is still in force where the cast and production crew are prohibited from talking to each other which stems from the first season of The Real World where a cast member, Becky, was romantic with one of the production control room directors.
They also brought to light rules that I was not aware of such as getting fined for not always using the home phone as opposed to using a pay or cell phone, passing notes so the camera can’t see, and not wearing their microphones at all times.
They did fail to mention other rules I am aware of such as not being able to tell people you meet that you are on The Real World while filming and the fact that you will not find a TV in a Real World house.
During the 2nd season in LA, John, was constantly watching TV whereby reducing his and other cast members interaction, ie drama. Better social interaction is gained when a pool table or jacuzzi is present which is why one or both are in every Real World house.
A television was only brought out after the LA season on two occasions, once during the Seattle season for the cast to witness the slapping incident and the second was during the Chicago season for the cast to see the footage of the September 11th attacks which occured during filming.
CORRECTION – I was corrected by a reader as I failed to mention the third time a television was brought in for The Real World cast which was during the Paris season to view President Bush’s ultimatum to Iraq just before the war in March 2003.
Using the computer and internet is also limited in the house.
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I think the TV was made available in Paris to view Bush’s Iraq speech.