The Real World

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Season 1
Season #: 32, 31, 30, 29, 28, 27, 26, 25, 24, 23, 22, 21, 20, 19, 18, 17, 16, 15, 14, 13, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
Metascore
64

Generally favorable reviews - based on 16 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 16
  3. Negative: 2 out of 16

Critic Reviews

  1. Newsweek
    Reviewed by: John Leland
    Jul 8, 2013
    60
    The material is all pretty familiar, but the rhythms are new, often surprising. ... But the show isn't completely successful. What makes "The Simpsons" and the other shows work -- a commitment to absolute immersion in the world of TV, and indifference to the distinction between what happens on screen and off -- is ultimately "The Real World"'s higgest stumbling block. [25 May 1992]
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  2. St. Louis Post-Dispatch
    Reviewed by: Eric Mink
    Jul 8, 2013
    60
    Not only does all this style interfere with and distract from the show's content, but the strain to be unconventional leads viewers to expect the unexpected, robbing it of dramatic impact. And that's too bad, because there does seem to be something interesting going on here. [10 Jun 1992]
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  3. Orlando Sentinel
    Reviewed by: Greg Dawson
    Jul 8, 2013
    50
    Real World is entertaining because voyeurism usually is. It's fun to eavesdrop on other people's lives, even if they are living in a fantasy world. Frankly, the conversation in the loft is a bit disappointing, considering the number of aspiring deep thinkers. [31 May 1992]
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  5. Time
    Reviewed by: Richard Zoglin
    Jul 2, 2013
    50
    Great idea, middling execution.