DC ExtraTime: An Ex On The Beach Goes Dating at The Hype House

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It is now summer in the television universe, which means the reality genre is once again taking center stage across the entire TV landscape. And fans have had plenty of devour in the first half of this year: Clayton on The Bachelor, the return of Celebrity Big Brother, the debut of American Song Contest, and the usual suspects of American Idol, Survivor and The Masked Singer. Two weeks ago, MTV marked the thirtieth birthday of its first & most famous entry into this field with The Real World, and it marked the occasion by unveiling a 2022 reality slate that mixes both old and new, including the newest addition to the Shore family of Buckhead Shore based in Atlanta.

Meanwhile, the social media universe has continued to grow and grow in the mainstream, as you really can't go anywhere on your phone now without seeing a TikTok dance video or an Instagram funny clip in your app feed. For here, members of that community have been frequently featured in our ExtraTime series over the past decade, from the Paul brothers to Rachel Levin, and so many more... and even recently we showcased that time where the Siesta Key cast mingled with The Island Boys. Yes, you really can't get away from all these icons, don't you? It's everywhere nowadays.

Something seems to click whenever this two aspects of 2020's American life come crashing together, including three seasons of MTV's No Filter on its YouTube channel with Jake Paul's ex Tana Mongeau and YouTuber Bretman Rock. But this next story involves the most well-known clique in the TikTok universe, where before everything went down the drain in this world one of them went on a date with one who just proposed to his forever & ever... but before that was just looking for love, all after he found himself on a reality dating show. Care for a date at The Hype House?

DC ExtraTime: A Bachelor and a Big Brother Battle with the Bulls

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Ten years ago, MTV's The Real World headed to Las Vegas for the second time, where it gave us an iconic Challenger who has just hung up his uniform for the last time. Leroy Garrett made his way from being a Detroit-born garbage man to being a beloved & respected competitor in his decade-long career, despite leaving this chapter in his life as one of the best to never win a title... though having a great girlfriend in "Killa" Kam Williams doesn't hurt either after falling short on Double Agents.

When Lee made his debut on Rivals down in Costa Rica a decade ago this month almost off the plane from the desert, the one who had the enigma of being his partner was Michael Adam Royer. He might rank as one of the least-liked people in Real World history due to his obnoxious behavior, which after destroying the suite at the now-former Hard Rock Hotel (now Virgin Hotels Las Vegas) and falling in love with Nany Gonzalez. And Adam's bad boy ways continued on Rivals where he got kicked out for a second straight show for getting into it with Ty Ruff after he & Lee shockingly won that first daily challenge.

During the midst of his stay in Sin City -- and a far cry now as he's now a Orange County, CA-based lawyer, both Adam and the one who he tipped to Nany about that now infamous scandal, Dustin Zito, tried their hand at an activity that's as Americana as apple pie, blue jeans, country music and a summer's day at the local fairground. And earlier this summer, one who got to compete with Nany on War of the Worlds but who made a name for himself two times in the romantic reality television, joined with a guy who shared the same Big Brother house with four future Challengers for a night at the rodeo.