EW's GRADE
C+

Details Writer: James Solomon; Genres: Nonfiction, Television; Publisher: MTV Books

Hasn't the glossy, overhyped voyeurism gone far enough? The outrageously popular TV series about a group of seven strangers picked to live together has gone into its seventh season, bringing forth a whole new generation of attractive, self-absorbed Gen-Xers for many an interminable Real World marathon to come. Nevertheless, fans eager for backstage morsels about Janet, Lindsay, Stephen, et al., won't be disappointed in the suitably glossy, overhyped In the House: The Real World Seattle by James Soloman. Among the info gleaned: that David did laundry once during the entire five-month shoot, and calendar pages were used in lieu of toilet paper. Ick. C+

Originally posted Jan 08, 1999 Published in issue #466 Jan 08, 1999 Order article reprints
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