DC ExtraTime: The Caucus Challenge - Novice Era

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Back in the autumn of 2017, DCBLOG first came across the world that are reality competition shows that are made just for YouTube, better known as "live reality games" -- scaled-down versions of our favorite reality TV shows seen on the world's unofficial online video library. It was something that was ahead of its time when we first took a look at the show that takes place in the backyard of a house in a neighborhood outside of the nation's largest metropolis, and which it has grown into much more.

We first discovered the man at the heart of what is now a multi-show franchise when he and his friends got to meet competitors who took part in the first season of MTV's The Challenge to offer $1 million in prize money on Dirty 30, and things have not been the same ever since for Andres Rodriguez. This MTV fanatic is more than just one who's gotten the chance to meet up with those from The Challenge and other shows -- he's also the producer, editor, host, competitor, main protagonist and leader of Dre.Media, the outlet that's brought us both The Caucus Challenge and spinoff series The Life We Live... and we've been following every step of his journey to YouTube stardom on here.

The past year & a half as everything has been turned upside down in our world, Dre has brought us along for some much-needed escapist television with his weekend trips with friends and newbies on The Life We Live when it went to Upstate New York, Boston, Colorado Springs and most recently down to Dallas -- the ladder three taking place during this pandemic. And that also caused his first love in this world, The Caucus Challenge, to take 2020 off -- outside of a special spinoff that took place during his family camp trip during that lost summer. And the last time we saw Caucus take center stage, it was Rivals Roulette back in spring 2019 which also saw the debut of a recent member of TLWL.

Now, as we are heading towards the end of the summer this long Labor Day weekend and into an amazing autumn ahead in the world of reality TV, The Caucus Challenge is also back from its forced year of hibernation as, this year it gets to welcome back a bunch of veterans from throughout its ten seasons. At the same time, it also brings to this part of the Dre.Media world a few of those who lived with Dre on TLWL, and now get to show off their competitive side alongside him and five other rookies. Together, they are about to enter a new era and a new game entitled, Novice Era.