Watching MTV

What does Thursday mean to you? To me, it means a whole new batch of juicy MTV stories:

• Which new “Real World” cast member is already being called “unstable”?
• Which “Laguna Beach” starlet has some harsh words for Linday Lohan? I have a feeling this one’s not going to end well!
• Watch your back, because Steve-O may have a tough surprise in store for you.

Remember this post I wrote last week about how “MADE” is casting for its new season? Well, MTV.com has finally caught on, and they posted the official notice at their website. Their looking for teens with goals, but here’s what they plan to focus on this season:

Become Homecoming King or Queen
Tryout for a Fall Sports team
Fashion Designers
Make the Fall Musical
Perform at your school talent show
Go from Geek to Chic
Finally get on the winter sports team at your school
Tryout for the local hockey team
Learn how to ice skate
Be a mad snowboarder
Be a boxer
Learn Karate

Uh, haven’t we ween basically every one of these episodes before? I want to see crazy goals! Some type of “Jackass” and “MADE” hybrid show would be nice.

If you want to apply to be on “MADE,” click “read the rest of this entry” to find out the details.
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’nuff said. Here’s what’s coming at you tomorrow:

• A “The Hills” fight that wasn’t caught on cameras? You bet!
• What upcoming show wants you to learn karate AND become a fashion designer??
• Hold onto the handrails: “Next” is back and better than ever.

Now that you’re done reading Harry Potter, you can really focus your attention on MTV. Here’s what coming up tomorrow:

• There’s a new “Laguna Beach” coming!!! I mean, log on to find out all the details and see simmering pictures of a possible new MTV show.
• Shanna Moakler from “Meet the Barkers” is “devastated.” Find out why.
• One of MTV’s hugest commercial supports is going down the drain. Which one?? And does it affect you??

Yes, the work week is back upon us. Sit back, relax, and log on to www.WatchingMTV.com tomorrow to fulfill all your guilty pleasures:

• Find out why a cast member of “The Hills” was rushed to the emergency room over the weekend.
• Get your first glimpse of “The Real World” season 20! That’s right, the season after Sydney.
• Finally, a new “True Life” episode is about to begin filming. But this is one I could never, ever be a part of. Get the scoop here, tomorrow.

It’s the weekend!!! If you can put down your new copies of Harry Potter long enough, here’s what’s in store:

• Find out who’s telling MTV to cancel “The Real World.”
• Get a behind-the-scenes look at a favorite MTV show. Also, find out what’s in store for its new season.
• How can a bean burrito help you get a ticket to the VMAs? Find out tomorrow.

It feels like Christmas! Here’s the awesome new trailer for next season:

Alright, let’s discuss. First off, there was someone swimming in the fish tank during the first 5 seconds of the trailer. Ew. Next, Dunbar feels threatened by KellyAnne’s advances because he has a girlfriend back home. Why do people always enter “The Real World” with significant others? It’s a recipe for disaster!

Anyway, isn’t Cohutta much more… “southern” than you thought he’d be? Such a thick accent, such a large cowboy hat. This one will be fun to see.

Now here’s where the big drama begins. KellyAnne seems to provoke Parisa, who in turn provokes KellyAnne, who in turn devises a plan to make Parisa leave? Confusing! But then KellyAnne, completely wasted off her ass, grumbles, “THEY. DON’T. LIKE. YOU.”

I can’t wait!! To read what MTV has to say about this upcoming season, click “read the rest of this entry.”

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One more day until the weekend. Let this tie you over tomorrow:

• See explosive video from the upcoming “Real World: Sydney.” You might want to shield your eyes, there’s nudity and fighting all around.
• Find out huge VMA news, including where it’ll be hosted and who might do a very special performance.
• See inside the new “Real World” house! You won’t believe how revealing the showers are this season.

Here’s what you’ll be checking out at work tomorrow:

• Which beloved MTV show has been cancelled (and will only see 8 more episodes)?
• But, a brand new show will be replacing it. Get all your details right here, tomorrow. Oh, and even though the new show’s official website isn’t ready for the public to see, I’ll link you tomorrow.
• A cool new MTV book is set to be published. But that’s not the interesting part–come back tomorrow to read about the book’s strange connection with a very popular MTV show.

I can’t even wait!

As the credits rolled on a “My Super Sweet 16 Remix” yesterday, MTV aired the video for Sean Kingston’s song “Beautiful Girls.” What viewers quickly realized, however, was that the song appeared severely edited and censored. Since this video’s airdate on July 3, 2007, many fans have been wondering why the song has been so heavily edited. Below is the CENSORED video for “Beautiful Girls,” exclusively from WatchingMTV.com.

The song’s normal lyrics go like this:

You’re way too beautiful girl
That’s why it’ll never work
You’ll have me suicidal, suicidal
When you say it’s over
Damn all these beautiful girls
They only wanna do your dirt
They’ll have you suicidal, suicidal
When they say it’s over

In the edited version, the word “suicidal” is completely cut out. This word is the cornerstone of the song, so the edit job truly changes the song’s core. What do you think: is the edit fair, or is it a faulty act of censorship?

Tomorrow is tantalizing for the following reasons:

• Get to the bottom of an explosive MTV censorship scandal. Oh, and I forgot to mention, WatchingMTV.com has the exclusive video. Too hot for YouTube!
• Find out which musician (and host of a popular MTV show) got this description: “[He was] seeming to teeter on the edge of becoming destructive during the song.”
• See a new picture and learn some new facts about another upcoming “Real World” castmember.

See you then!

Tomorrow, check out WatchingMTV.com for all of these amazing reasons:

• We’ll review the questionable behavior that went down on TRL today.
• You’ll find out what Bam Margera was doing in Hawaii this week.
• We’ll get to the bottom of a crazy Steve-O scandal. Didn’t know there was a scandal? Well then you better tune in.

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Lucky you, you’re one of the very first people to hear directly from the new “Real World” cast! Here’s what Parisa had to say to the wonderful WatchingMTV.com readers:

a lot of sites seem to be focusing on the fact that i’m persian/muslim instead of my professional and academic background (i worked in finance all throughout college and almost went on to investment banking before deciding to quit my job junior year and going back to performing arts, taking acting classes at the [NYU] Stella Adler studio and recording and performing again as a vocalist… that’s a huge life decision in itself and then i was cast on the real world right after graduating in december as the ball was rolling with the music stuff so it’s crazy to be introduced to the world as “the muslim girl”)

Even though this season marks the first time that a Persian-American has been cast for the show, it’s clear that Parisa was cast for other reasons as well. One thing the casting directors look for in every prospective “Real World”er is a layered personality. The show’s producers know that there has to be enough story to last about 22 episodes, so it’s important to cast people with varied personality traits. Can’t wait to see how this cast fairs!

I’m trying out a new thing here at WatchingMTV.com. Each night, I’ll be giving you a sneak peek at what’s coming the next day. It will only be a short little blurb, so you’ll have to come back the next day to find out the whole story. (Am I a genius or what?)

Tomorrow!

• You’ll get to finally read that exclusive scoop I got from Parisa from the next “Real World” cast.
• You’ll see a whole gaggle of new, tantalizing pictures of a certain “The Hills” star.
• And more!

See you then!

I thought it would be fun to get back to MTV’s roots and, you know, talk about music. (It’s a slow news day!) Below is a sweet video for the song “Australia,” by The Shins.