On the new Web show "MTV Detox," our pop-culture superfan Jim Cantiello recaps the wildest happenings from the network's prime-time programming. Stream the show on your mobile phone and on MTV.com. New episodes air Sunday-Thursday at 11 p.m. ET.
The "Real World" crew headed to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, on Wednesday night, where Katelynn pole-danced and then revealed that she's transgendered. Too bad everyone already knew. It was pretty anticlimactic. But Katelynn did manage to shock the group when she told them that she had already completed her gender-reassignment surgery. Inspired by the episode, viral-video sensation Debra stopped by "Detox" and revealed that she too is a man, but told Jim that it was a little easier when he underwent his gender-reassignment surgery. All he had to do was Scotch-tape his face. To find out how Real Worlder Ryan would have spent Katelynn's surgery money, check out "Detox."
And don't miss Jim's take on making the episode on the Remote Control blog.
Check out the full Detox episode after the jump! Read more...
On the new Web show "MTV Detox," our pop-culture superfan Jim Cantiello recaps the wildest happenings from the network's prime-time programming. Stream the show on your mobile phone and on MTV.com. New episodes air Sunday-Thursday at 11 p.m. ET.
Okay sure some of you may get excited when Brangelina or the Jonas Brothers grace your presence, but for Jim and his "Detox" crew no celebrity sighting is better than when an actual MTV castmember stops by! That's why the crew was über-excited to have "Real World: Brooklyn" star Chet stop by on Wednesday night's episode. The only problem is, he tried to take Jim's job. Watch the episode and see all the awkwardness ensue!
By Garth Bardsley
From the moment 24-year-old Katelynn of West Palm Beach, Florida, walks into the expansive waterfront loft in the Red Hook section of Brooklyn, pushing her long bangs off her face and hugging her new roommates, she takes on the responsibility of being one of the few transgender people to be represented on broadcast television — and makes "Real World" history.
"The Real World: Brooklyn," the 21st edition of the show that brought you Pedro Zamora and Irene McGee, threw very few curveballs in its season premiere Wednesday night: There are eight roommates instead of seven, and the producers seemed to decide to eliminate the role of the ditz this go-around. But with the casting of Katelynn, a male-to-female transgender person who had sexual reassignment surgery just a few months before taping began, the show obviously hopes to add a few sparks.
While a few transgender people have begun popping up on television, most recently Isis King from the 11th season of "America's Next Top Model," most people still don't necessarily know what it means to be transgender. Katelynn obviously hopes to change that. Read more...
I recently visited the "Real World" house in Red Hook, Brooklyn, expecting simply to hand Real Worlder Chet the mock MTV News that he had hosted the week before. (Chet is interested in an on-air position at MTV, so we thought we'd set him up with a little test run.) But I encountered a hell of a lot more when I got there.
There's this condition called PTRSD. Don't worry — it's nothing serious. And while the numbers are growing, only a small percentage of the population is affected. It develops in the days and months (in some cases, years) after any or all of the following experiences:
1. Having zero control over your minutes, hours and days, and taking orders from people you cannot see (perhaps via telephone or message) Read more...
