Behind the Screen: The Challenge: Favorite/Fantasy Casts

For over two decades, MTV's The Challenge has been the proving ground where reality TV's fiercest competitors come to cement their legacies. What started as a Real World/Road Rules spinoff has evolved into one of the most physically and mentally demanding competition series on television.

The franchise's expansion — with spinoffs in the USA, UK, Argentina, and Australia — speaks to a global appetite for the brand of cutthroat competition and alliance-driven gameplay that Vevmo's community has been tracking since 2007.

challenger90;182892 wrote:I can commend the casting department for assembling the casts for these challenges: Battle of the Sexes 1 & 2 Gauntlet 1 & 2 The RuinsI must agree. Inferno II deserv...

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the Spring Challenge. I may be speaking to soon but I love the cast...

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Discussion thread about The Challenge: Favorite/Fantasy Casts with 30 replies from the Vevmo community.

The Challenge: Favorite/Fantasy Casts

CrazyRealityGuy ·
challenger90;182892 wrote:
I can commend the casting department for assembling the casts for these challenges: Battle of the Sexes 1 & 2 Gauntlet 1 & 2 The Ruins
I must agree. Inferno II deserves an honorable mention too. I liked the Ruins cast a lot they mixed some old vets (Veronica, Ibis, Cyrus, Darrell, Wes, Katie, Brad) with new blood (Chet, Sarah, Cohutta, Kim, Kellyanne) it had a good mixture. For BOTS, I loved watching Antoine, Jake, James, Puk, Christina, Emily, Genesis, Lori, Melissa, Ellen... A lot of those castmembers we never saw again!
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CrazyRealityGuy#302
challenger90;182892 wrote:
I can commend the casting department for assembling the casts for these challenges: Battle of the Sexes 1 & 2 Gauntlet 1 & 2 The Ruins
I must agree. Inferno II deserves an honorable mention too. I liked the Ruins cast a lot they mixed some old vets (Veronica, Ibis, Cyrus, Darrell, Wes, Katie, Brad) with new blood (Chet, Sarah, Cohutta, Kim, Kellyanne) it had a good mixture. For BOTS, I loved watching Antoine, Jake, James, Puk, Christina, Emily, Genesis, Lori, Melissa, Ellen... A lot of those castmembers we never saw again!
Anonymous#303
the Spring Challenge. I may be speaking to soon but I love the cast.
cystic#304
FM2 hands down!! It had...like....Ryan. And Paula. And...um... I forgot where I was going with this.
Anonymous#305
I have nothing better to do....... Rookies: Emilee, Ayiiia, Cara Maria, Carley, Katelynn, Sydney, Callie, Ashley CJ, Derek, Luke, Pete, Vinny, Brandon, Andrew, Scott Veterans: Coral, Ev, Beth, Robin, Sarah, Kimberly, Shauvon, Brooke Landon, Kenny, Wes, Mark, Ace, Dunbar, Alton, Frank
joek85#306
best: Inferno 2. worst: anything after gauntlet 2
gamer73#307
My Top 5 Favorite Cast: 1.The Duel 2.The Inferno 2 3.The Ruins 4.Gauntlet 2 5.Battle of the Sexes 2
ColiesMom#308
The Inferno 3 The Island Anyone need me to explain why?
sarasummer#309
Inferno 3 was my favorite cast by far.
tatertots#310
ColiesMom;182966 wrote:
The Inferno 3 The Island Anyone need me to explain why?
It's because you really like Abram, Johnny, Kenny, Paula, Tonya, Ev, Jenn and Tyrie, right? ;)
TEENAH#311
and Derrick, haha
El Scorcho#312
You can't mess with the fact that the Inferno II had the best cast in the history of these challenges. Seriously, more than half the people on this challenge are the challengers that everyone wishes would come back or do more or that are fan favorites. Honestly, with the exception of Jon, Dan, Karamo, and Shavonda, I would want to see everyone else from the Inferno II come back or if they are still doing challenges, then keep doing them.
El Scorcho#313
Veterans: Abram (RR: South Pacific) Brad (RW: San Diego) Cara (RR: South Pacific) Derrick (RR: X-Treme) Dunbar (RW: Sydney) Eric (Fresh Meat) Jenn (RW: Denver) Johnny (RW: Key West) Kenny (Fresh Meat) Rachel (RR: Campus Crawl) Sarah (RW: Brooklyn) Shauvon (RW: Sydney) Susie (RR: Down Under) Tori (RR: Viewer's Revenge) Rookies: Andrew (RW: Washington, D.C.) Ayiiia (RW: Cancun) Brianna (RW: Hollywood) Chet (RW: Brooklyn) Dan (RR: Viewer's Revenge) Emily (RW: Washington, D.C.) Jonna (RW: Cancun) Laurel (Fresh Meat II) Mandi (Fresh Meat II) Noor (Fresh Meat II) Pete (Fresh Meat II) Sandy (Fresh Meat II) Ty (RW: Washington, D.C.) Vinny (Fresh Meat II)
VCR14#314
Duel 3: (15 Men/15 Women) Ten episodes, one male and female elimination in each. Final ten players compete in the final challenge. First three women and men to finish win money. The other four players win nothing. McKenzie (Real World: Back 2 New Orleans) Laurel (Fresh Meat 2) Emily (Real World: D.C.) Ashley (Real World: D.C.) Emilee (Real World: Cancun) Jonna (Real World: Cancun) Katelynn (Real World: Brooklyn) Sarah (Real World: Brooklyn) KellyAnne (Real World: Sydney) Janelle (Real World: Key West) Evelyn (Fresh Meat) Cara (Road Rules: South Pacific) Aneesa (Real World: Chicago) Susie (Road Rules: Australia) Beth (Real World: Los Angeles) Eric (Real World: Back 2 New Orleans) Knight (Real World: Back 2 New Orleans) Pete (Fresh Meat 2) Mike (Real World: D.C.) CJ (Real World: Cancun) Cohutta (Real World: Sydney) Dan (Road Rules: Viewers Revenge) Derek (Road Rules: Viewers Revenge) Kenny (Fresh Meat) Evan (Fresh Meat) Wes (Real World: Austin) Adam (Real World: Paris) Frank (Real World: Las Vegas) Darrell (Road Rules: Campus Crawl) Mark (Road Rules: U.S.A. First Adventure)
lalalamilf#315
battle of the sexes Battle of the Sexes!
cystic#316
tatertots;182995 wrote:
It's because you really like Abram, Johnny, Kenny, Paula, Tonya, Ev, Jenn and Tyrie, right? ;)
Don't forget Alton! CM loves herself some Alton. :D
mph922#317
El Scorcho;183008 wrote:
You can't mess with the fact that the Inferno II had the best cast in the history of these challenges. Seriously, more than half the people on this challenge are the challengers that everyone wishes would come back or do more or that are fan favorites. Honestly, with the exception of Jon, Dan, Karamo, and Shavonda, I would want to see everyone else from the Inferno II come back or if they are still doing challenges, then keep doing them.
I could argue that. I think that Bad *** team was god-awful. I personally can't stand CT, Veronica, Tonya, Rachel, Tina, Beth, Karamo, or Dan. Abram is okay. I like Derrick though. Well actually Veronica and Beth I can handle since they are at least entertaining. Tonya is just too much of a trainwreck at this point. And from the Good Guys I like Brad, Jamie, and Landon. I'm actually one of the 4 people that liked Shavonda too so there's that. Jon's a nice guy but a snooze. I've never understood the Darrell or Miz love, and Jodi is just meh. Oh and I can't stand Robin.
bayday#318
It's difficult to say which was the better cast challenge. Competiton wise (a challenge with A LOT of strong competitors) I would say Infeno 2, the teams where very even. Drama wise I would say the Battle of the Sexes 1 and Inferno 1. Overall my favorite challenge was Duel 1 (because of Svetlana, and it was the first time I watched a challenge, got hooked ever since. Funny because I always seen The Real World & Road Rules, but never a challenge). The Duel also is what lead me to this site, and that other site that was shut down. Overall the cast was a great mix of drama, and strong competitors, and once again SVETLANA! I really wish MTV/BMP would realase them on DVD, or have a website where we can re-live our favorite moments. Thank God for people who had older challenges posted online.
feminthea#319
I stopped watching for a while and didn't see some of these challenges - do they ever show the old seasons on MTV anymore?
inferno#320
inferno 2 for me Inferno 2 for me.
dylan76#321
Battle of the Seasons was awesome -Belou, Danny, Crazy Stephen, Jisela at her most hyper, Elka, Sean.... This was also the challenge when I became a super-fan so it's always special for me to rewatch. Battle of the Sexes 1 -Ellen, Antoine, Melissa, Genesis, Puck, Emily, pretty much the whole cast was entertaining. I miss the days when even the villains were still somewhat likeable as opposed to now, when you just want them to fall off a mountain.
Youssarian#322
ROOKIES Linette Gallo (Fresh Meat) Aviv Melmed (Fresh Meat) Brittini Sherrod (Real World: Hollywood) Brianna Taylor (Real World: Hollywood) Jonna Mannion (Real World: Cancun) Erika Lauren Wasilewski (Real World: DC) Sandy Kang (Fresh Meat 2) Carley Johnson (Fresh Meat 2) Jesse Stark (Fresh Meat) Zach Mann (Real World: Key West) Dan Walsh (Road Rules: Viewer's Revenge) Isaac Stout (Real World: Sydney) Bronne Bruzgo (Real World: Cancun) CJ Koegel (Real World: Cancun) Pete Connolly (Fresh Meat 2) Noor Jehangir (Fresh Meat 2) VETERANS Ayanna Mackins (Road Rules: Semester at Sea) Ruthie Alcaide (Real World: Hawaii) Jisela Delgado (Road Rules: The Quest) Coral Smith (Real World: Back to New York) Aneesa Ferreira (Real World: Chicago) Tori Fiorenza (Road Rules: Viewer's Revenge) Kelly Anne Judd (Real World: Sydney) Kimberly Alexander (Real World: Hollywood) Mark Long (Road Rules: First Adventure) Jamie Murray (Real World: New Orleans) Shane Landrum (Road Rules: Campus Crawl) Frank Roessler (Real World: Las Vegas) Landon Lueck (Real World: Philadelphia) MJ Garrett (Real World: Philadelphia) Derek McCray (Road Rules: Viewer's Revenge) Cohutta Grindstaff (Real World: Sydney) Not the most exciting cast (ugh - especially the Rookie guys, I couldn't think of any better ones), but eh. I did this entirely on memory, so if I got something wrong, tell me!
Kiki_#323
I would have to go with the original FM (minus the FM kids of course). Tina, Darrell, Katie, Derrick, Theo, and Shane from Road Rules and Coral, Tonya, Wes, Danny, Johanna, and Melinda from Real World... Considering they had to cast some Austin kids on the season, I'd say the cast was the last good bunch we had.
Eamoney#324
My favorite cast were for The Inferno 2 & The Ruins. I loved pretty much all challenge casts until the Fresh Meat took over.
thamsenman#325
inferno;183120 wrote:
inferno 2 for me Inferno 2 for me.
+1 Inferno 2 was an amazing show.
Anonymous#326
The Duel had a pretty good cast, and Gauntlet 2 too.
ClubSandwich#327
Inferno 2 through Fresh Meat all had really good casts, good mix of new and old. The Duel also had a good cast as they took with very few exceptions a lot of my favorite players (CT, Evan, Brad, Wes, Kina, Jodi, Johnny, Tina, and Kenny) plus they all looked like they were having a really good time there.
Entropy#328
Battle of the Sexes 2.. I mean.. Miz, Eric N, Mark, Brad, Derrick, Abram, Theo, Dan S Coral, Veronica, Tina, Tonya, Rachel, Ruthie, Aneesa, Ace, Katie, Kina, Ayanna. If there ever was an ALL STAR Challenge cast, this was it..and I think it was also the peak of casting for challenges.
benz125#329
i'd have 2 say battle of the sexes 1 or inferno 1 I'd have to say Battle of the Sexes 1 or Inferno 1.
El Scorcho#330
To each his own. I think the Inferno II had the best cast, hands down. However, I do agree with what you said about the Miz, I can't stand him. On the Inferno II, he annoying the **** out of me.
mph922#331
El Scorcho;183350 wrote:
To each his own. I think the Inferno II had the best cast, hands down. However, I do agree with what you said about the Miz, I can't stand him. On the Inferno II, he annoying the **** out of me.
Yeah, and I mean I completely understand why people love the Inferno 2 cast since it really is like all of the "challenge regulars" plus some randoms thrown in, but I didn't like the cast mostly because I was sick of those people at that point. Plus I've never been a big fan of the challenge regulars anyways. I usually enjoy the other people on challenges. I think my favorite cast would be Gauntlet 2, a good mix of old and new (for the time). Also BOTSexes and BOTSeasons but I feel like that goes without saying ha.

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