The Real World: Portland - Welcome to the Sh*t Show!

Production was responsible for the environment of the show. How do we know that Johnny and Averey never attempted to contact the police? No has said anything confirming or denying it. I would venture a guess that Averey would not have had an issue calling the police given the footage.

Desertpuma;387220 wrote:
Production was responsible for the environment of the show. How do we know that Johnny and Averey never attempted to contact the police? No has said anything confirming or denying it. I would venture a guess that Averey would not have had an issue calling the police given the footage.

I think it would be mentioned at least once during their interviews seeing as they went into deep detail about everything(including Nia smoking pot during filming, which was far less relevant). And if they did, then why would it matter that production didn't call the police? The outcome would be the same either way. And according to many people on this board police involvement would have led to Nia serving a long jail stint, and that doesn't seem to be the case, so I don't think the police were involved.

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I've read V1's previous comments and I'm not a believer. Sorry. I didn't mean to patronize with "sweetie" Thats really how I talk. A lawyer can make any side seem guilty, that's why they are lawyers. So, that means nothing. Usually there are fines with fighting in public. Here in NJ it is, could be different in Portland. I am not defending Nia's actions. I am defending the producer's right not to step in. That's all. I am the biggest Real World fan and have been watching forever, so you are not educating me on anything here.

Averey was too busy fighting to call the police. I didn't sense she wanted to do that. I don't know why you are acting like Johnny and Averey were these helpless victims.

ITCBROOKLYN;387227 wrote:
I've read V1's previous comments and I'm not a believer. Sorry. I didn't mean to patronize with "sweetie" Thats really how I talk. A lawyer can make any side seem guilty, that's why they are lawyers. So, that means nothing. Usually there are fines with fighting in public. Here in NJ it is, could be different in Portland. I am not defending Nia's actions. I am defending the producer's right not to step in. That's all. I am the biggest Real World fan and have been watching forever, so you are not educating me on anything here.

They weren't in public....

PinkRose;387219 wrote:
Yeah, Coral is a fan favorite....

Not during the times of "RW Back 2 New York". I watched people say the most over the top stuff about black people on Tubescan, MTV Message Boards because of Coral getting upset with Mike for that comment. For those of you who watched the show in the original run, you would see how people overreacted.

PinkRose;387219 wrote:
Yeah, Coral is a fan favorite....

Not during the times of "RW Back 2 New York". I watched people say the most over the top stuff about black people on Tubescan, MTV Message Boards because of Coral getting upset with Mike for that comment. For those of you who watched the show in the original run, you would see how people overreacted.

Challenge 17;387232 wrote:
They weren't in public....

True, but my point is that this was not an all Nia thing. So, I don't see where you are coming from. I'm sorry.

Of course it wasn't all Nia, like I said before if Jess or Ana did it the same reaction from the viewers NOTHING to do with race

Challenge 17;387239 wrote:
Of course it wasn't all Nia, like I said before if Jess or Ana did it the same reaction from the viewers NOTHING to do with race

I don't think that is true, but we will agree with disagree.

Just to clarify two things: 1. I was the Real World when the series first started on MTV. I even saw the test reel they did which was shot with 5 people in a New York loft over a weekend. 2. The potential for a lawsuit from the City of Portland was legit and there were news articles to back it up. Plus, V1 is not only a lawyer but has worked behind the scenes on the Real World and the Challenges previously. So I'd bet he knows what he is talking about when comes to situations like these.

This whole argument has already been hashed out. No need to feed a troll this many months later

hafnerfan69;387245 wrote:
This whole argument has already been hashed out. No need to feed a troll this many months later

True.

Desertpuma;387241 wrote:
Just to clarify two things: 1. I was the Real World when the series first started on MTV. I even saw the test reel they did which was shot with 5 people in a New York loft over a weekend. 2. The potential for a lawsuit from the City of Portland was legit and there were news articles to back it up. Plus, V1 is not only a lawyer but has worked behind the scenes on the Real World and the Challenges previously. So I'd bet he knows what he is talking about when comes to situations like these.

Thanks V1

hafnerfan69;387245 wrote:
This whole argument has already been hashed out. No need to feed a troll this many months later

Now I'm here and it's being hashed out again. I said what I had to say.

Production should have stepped in. I mean, honestly, as soon as the hair-dryer came into play they should have stepped in. I know they're supposed to let things happen naturally, but does that mean that had Nia kept hitting him (or her) with that hair-dryer nothing should be done? Where do you draw the line? For me the biggest issue with production in this case is that they blatantly changed up their rules. TRW and its sister shows have always had a no tolerance for violence policy. Hell, Trisha got sent home for giving Parisa what basically equates to a love-tap compared to what happened with Nia/Johnny/Averey.