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The Real World: Las Vegas is the twelfth season of MTV's reality television series The Real World , which focuses on a group of diverse strangers living together for several months in a different city each season, as cameras follow their lives and interpersonal relationships. First airing in Fall 2002, the Las Vegas cast lived in a converted penthouse suite on the 28th floor of the Las Vegas Palms Casino and Resort. The Las Vegas season was the second highest-rated season of the series after 2002's Chicago installment. This was the fourth season of The Real World to be filmed in the western United States (after The Real World: Los Angeles in 1993, The Real World: San Francisco in 1994 and The Real World: Seattle in 1998). The season ran for 28 episodes, which along with the Denver season, is the highest number to date.

During the weekend preceding the debut of the Denver season, MTV re-aired the Las Vegas season. The marathon ran November 18-19, 2006. The entire season was again re-aired on May 26-27, 2007, preceding the airing of the miniseries Reunited: The Real World Las Vegas .

The residence

The owner of The Palms Casino Hotel, where the season was filmed, asked for production to cast exclusively people over 21 years old. Thus this was the first season in which all the castmates were at least that old.

The Palms demolished six rooms to make the hotel suite that the season was filmed in, at a cost of over $2 million USD. It was designed by Sharmila Tankha of the Jerde Partnership, the same firm that designed the hotel itself. Unlike previous Real World residences, the suite is not decorated with IKEA furnishings.

The suite, which is now called "The Real World Suite", is the one former Real World residence that not only overall remains in the condition in which it was used for filming (minor changes have been made, such as the addition of doors for the bedrooms, TV's and the removal of the Confessional), but in which the public can potentially reside. The hotel rents the suite for a reported $5,000 a night, and has done so to numerous celebrities that have stayed there. Among them are Britney Spears, who stayed in the suite on New Year's Eve 2004.

Assignment

Almost every season of The Real World , beginning with its fifth season, has included the assignment of a season-long group job or task to the housemates, continued participation in which has been mandatory to remain part of the cast since the Back to New York season. The Las Vegas housemates had various jobs throughout the season involving the Palms Casino and Resort in which they lived, including promotional work for the night club, "Rain in the Desert", cocktail waiting, and go-go dancing.

Cast

Season highlights

After Filming

Real World/Road Rules Challenges

^ 1   The contestant was a finalist on the Challenge, but lost in the Final Race.

Reunited: The Real World Las Vegas

Main article: Reunited: The Real World Las Vegas

In 2007, the cast reunited to appear in Reunited: The Real World Las Vegas , a six-episode spin-off reunion miniseries in which they lived in the same suite they filmed the original series in. Trishelle Cannatella was the last castmember to agree to appear, as assurances were needed that filming would not conflict with her schedule. The mini-series premiered May 30, 2007 and concluded on July 11, 2007.

References

  1. ^ Episode synopsis list for The Real World: Las Vegas at MTV.com
  2. ^ Episode synopsis list for The Real World: Las Vegas at MTV.com
  3. ^ Andy Dehnart. "Las Vegas house cost the Palms $2 million; Ikea-free space matches hotel." realityblurred.com; September 11, 2002.
  4. ^ a b The Palms suite at realworldhouses.com
  5. ^ Andy Dehnart. "Fate of 'Real World' houses varies after filming" MSNBC April 27, 2008
  6. ^ Arissa Hill at the Internet Movie Database
  7. ^ Arissa Hill's website. Her place of birth is given in the "About" section
  8. ^ Frank Roessler at the Internet Movie Database
  9. ^ Trishelle Cannatella at the Internet Movie Database
  10. ^ Brynn Smith at the Internet Movie Database
  11. ^ Alton Williams at the Internet Movie Database
  12. ^ Steven Hill at the Internet Movie Database
  13. ^ Irulan Wilson at the Internet Movie Database
  14. ^ "the Real World Las Vegas cast reunited for two weeks and lived in the Palms suite beginning later this month" . http://realworldroadrules.blogspot.com/2007/04/real-world-las-vegas-cast-will-reunite.html . Retrieved 2007-04-06 .  
  15. ^ "NORM: 'Real World' may be back at Palms" . http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2007/Mar-29-Thu-2007/news/13463311.html . Retrieved 2007-04-06 .  
  16. ^ "Las Vegas cast leaves for Vegas beginning this Monday and filming wraps up the last full week of April" . http://realworldroadrules.blogspot.com/2007/04/las-vegas-cast-leaves-for-vegas.html . Retrieved 2007-04-07 .  
  17. ^ "Real World Las Vegas 2 Film Again with the Same Cast and Suite" . http://www.mm-agency.com/blog/mtv-real-world/real-world-las-vegas-2-film-again-with-the-same-cast-and-suite/3110/ . Retrieved 2007-04-06 .  

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