This season, you’ve got much to be thankful for.

The Real World/Road Rules Blog is reporting that Bunim-Murray Productions is casting for future seasons of both “The Real World” and “Road Rules.” That means that we’ll live to see season 21 and 14 of each show, respectively. This is sure great news, but BMP needs to do a few things to ensure that these shows are a success. My humble suggestions:

For “The Real World”:

1. Cast a few people that you know will get along. Seasons with lots of lovin’ are just as fun as seasons with lots of hating. Just look at Seattle or Chicago — the fighting was balanced by solid friendships. Plus Cara was the shit.
2. Include some average joes. Pretty people are nice to look at–and I know you’re not producing radio–but characters are more relatable when not Playmates. Just sayin.
3. Multiple gay characters! And some lesbians! Multiple lesbians!

For “Road Rules”:

1. Stop voting cast members off. One of the show’s biggest appeals was that the cast of 6 had to work through their problems, no matter if they were winning or losing. By booting weak cast members after every challenge, you eliminate any chance of team building.
2. Challenges need to be off-the-wall, bat-shit crazy. That means no touch football games! We want innovative stunts like classic Road Rules.
3. Stumble upon the “Real World” house. We love those types of reunions. Look to “Real World” seasons 9 and 10 for excellent examples of inter-show mingling.

I think that about covers it. Did I miss anything? Add your own items in the comments.

This is good news!!

I must apologize for the lack of updates recently. School has been demanding, and when that’s the case, it’s hard to find the time to post pictures of a fame-whoring Heidi Montag.

What should you do in the meantime? Take a look at our archives. There’s a list on the right of the page, and if you click on any tag, you can read the extensive coverage about each person. Catch up on new happenings with the “new shows” tag, or get your fix (you know you love it) with “The Hills” tag.

Why the picture of crazy Britney, you ask? Why not.

From the Daytona Beach News-Journal:

Lauren Conrad, best know from MTV reality shows “Laguna Beach” and “The Hills,” is trying to raise awareness of the crisis in Darfur.

LC, along with Brad Pitt, Don Cheadle, Desmond Tutu, Barak Obama, Jessica Biel and many others, each star in their own 30-second public service announcements on Darfur.

The PSAs are part of a social action campaign for the feature film documentary “Darfur Now,” which follows six people who are trying to bring an end to the crisis.

Who could this blonde bombshell be? And which other celebrities visited the Times Square studios?

Natasha Bedingfield! But that’s not all…

Tom Cruise stopped by. Not sure why.

I’m psychic! Remember THIS????

New reports from E! indicate that MTV is casting spots for Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt’s wedding. Yeah, ACTORS will be used for Heidi’s special day. As if this show wasn’t fake enough…

Sources close to the show tell me that producers are currently in the process of casting “key roles” for Spencer and Heidi’s upcoming wedding. We’re hearing that Roxy Olin (daughter of Brothers & Sisters’ Ken Olin and Patricia Wettig), whom you’ll remember as Jason Lewis’ girlfriend on B&S, is in final talks to be “cast” as Heidi’s Maid of Honor!

We’ll see what happens (first on TMZ then on MTV).

Which celeb showed up to the MTV Europe Music Awards in Munich without her usual brunette ‘do? (Blonde?? WHY??)

Nelly Furtado. She’s like a bird, folks.

Yesterday, Amy Winehouse won the “Artist of the Year” award at the MTV Europe Music Awards. Apparently Pete Doherty talked more about rehab? Yeah, doesn’t interest me either. Read the whole story, after the jump

Click here to read the whole BBC News story.

Vanessa Carlton paid a visit to TRL last week. I realized that she looks JUST LIKE a former MTV celeb. Can you guess who?

Find out!

She looks like Jamie Gleicher from “Rich Girls”!