I can’t even begin to imagine what kind of characters must have come through Bunim/Murray’s open casting call at Seattle’s Gordon-Biersch Restaurant and Brewery in Pacific Place Mall earlier today.The first time I read about this news, a part of me hoped that the Real World season would return “back to Seattle,” but I’ve gotten my hopes up every year now and have come to terms that that is just not going to happen. When I was in junior high, I thought that being a part of the Real World was the opportunity of a lifetime. Before you judge, keep in mind that I was a 13-year-old pretty much oblivious to all that went on in that house. When I looked at Real World, I saw it as a launching pad especially since previous cast members have went on to become political figures, journalists and talk show hosts. That was then; I can’t exactly say the same for some of the cast members in recent seasons.
As I read the posting on Seattle Met Magazine’s blog, I wondered for a second what it would have been like if I had gone to that open casting call today. How would I introduce myself? On the verge of graduating – sometimes considered a hipster? I don’t think I could ever seriously go through with it having the intentions of actually being on the show, but I felt some urge to turn that interview back on them.
“Is being a boozing alcoholic a requirement in your search for cast members?”
“Do the cast members actually earn money from the job that you set them up with or would you say it is more like an unpaid internship?”
“Do the cast members just spend infinite amounts of money?”
“We know that the cast members of Chicago were informed about 9/11 prior to when they were actually “informed” by producers on camera. Why did you have Cara fake those awful tears? If this scene was staged, what else was staged?
I may never know the answers to these questions unless, that is, if I decide to go to the next open call. Applicants must appear to look like they are between the ages of 20-24 so I guess I’ll be in the clear for awhile. Even though there are some aspects of the show that confuse me, I can’t knock them for producing a great hour of entertainment for which I happen to watch every season.
Let’s relive some classic Seattle memories. Slaps and teddy bears. This would NEVER happen on today’s season of Real World.
