Television

For those of us of a certain age, MTV's The Real World was, like, the coolest thing ever: Pedro vs. Puck, that Irish guy Dom from the second season, the year it took place in London with the, like, 16-year-old dating the 14-year-old. Fascinating slice-of-life stuff when viewed from the suburbs.

And, then, for a long, long time, it was the stupidest thing on cable TV. And still is, probably. We don't know. We stopped watching around voting age.

But! Today, MTV announces that the 21st season of The Real World will be filmed in Brooklyn.

Release after the jump, and expert commentary here regarding possible spots in the borough for filming.  read more »

Stereogum, the gossipy music blog, will have more pop culture punditry for its readers to chew on: Videogum, a new entertainment blog focusing on television, movies, web shorts, and video games will launch this spring.  read more »

The Observer's media blog had a pre-Christmas post on the continued popularity of TV shows about residential real estate, despite the housing market calamities of recent months:

...[W]hile residential real estate has slowed down significantly in markets around the country, its television equivalent is showing no sign of flagging.  read more »

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Where will HBO hold its annual U.S. Comedy Arts Festival?

The pay-cabler announced in May that it wouldn't keep the industry-targeted fest in Aspen, Colo., where it had been held for the past 13 years -- this followed a 2007 incarnation in early March that was marred by bad weather and flight cancellations, as well as the decision by fest headquarters, the St. Regis Hotel, to go condo.  read more »

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