The 20th season of MTV's groundbreaking series The Real World is taking their casting in a whole new direction.  In an attempt to cater to the ever-increasing Web 2.0 presence, MTV decided to make casting for season 20 entirely online, as cast hopefuls upload videos of themselves and make blog posts stating why they should be selected to join the cast of the upcoming Real World season.  Based on user votes, a certain amount of entrants move from one round to the next..  Round two ended this morning at 9am ET, and round three will begin at 9pm ET tonight. 

Real World 19 recently wrapped filming in Sydney, Australia and will premiere on August 8.  Real World 20, whose destination is rumored to be Los Angeles, should begin filming later this summer.

The top 200 vote getters from round two will advance to round three.  Each of the remaining contestants will now have to upload a 90-second video of themselves and write at least two blog entries.  And, not just any blog entry.  No, no, no.  They have to answer some very specific questions. 

The first entry is only one, multi-part question:

How do you handle conflicts? Do you feel that your approach is effective? Why or why not?

The second entry has a bunch of questions.  They are:

What is the biggest problem you face?
Describe your childhood and home
Describe a major issue or event that has affected your family
Describe yourself as a competitor
Why do you want to be on the RW? Why do you think others will vote for you?
Do you drink alcohol? If yes, how do you generally behave when intoxicated?

Make sure to pay special attention to that last question.  It is, by far, the most important question to answer when trying out for The Real World.  It will determine screen time, level of embarrassment over the course of the season, and whether your parents will ever talk to you again. 

Round three will last until July 5 at 9am ET.  Round four will only consist of the top 50 vote getters from round three. 


-Oscar Dahl, BuddyTV Senior Writer 
(Image Courtesy of MTV)