Behind the Screen: Challenge Rookie Prospects

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The Love Island crop they picked for USA1 was AWFUL...

— OS Kajun

get melinda melrose and chase demoor on here ASAP. They singlehandily carried all star shore season 2...

— gabbydawn

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Discussion thread about Challenge Rookie Prospects with 30 replies from the Vevmo community.

Challenge Rookie Prospects

OS Kajun ·

The Love Island crop they picked for USA1 was AWFUL.

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OS Kajun#92

The Love Island crop they picked for USA1 was AWFUL.

gabbydawn#93

get melinda melrose and chase demoor on here ASAP. They singlehandily carried all star shore season 2. Very competitive, not afraid to speak their minds, and willing to go against the majority.  Chase already has beef with cory so that could be a storyline.

You have to think they're willing to since they did All Star Shore which was a smaller show that even with the smaller cast probably had similar pay to the challenge. No reason not to bring on two professional shit stirrers who know exactly what their roles are but that's our casting team I guess

i do not think that cast had a similar pay to the challenge. Definitely not

gabbydawn#94

The Love Island crop they picked for USA1 was AWFUL.

eh aside from Cashel, Kryra, and Javonny all of them made sense. Justine and Cely were the first ever breakout stars. Shannon was the first person to bring drama to love island usa. Cinco and Cashay had an exes storyline. Not their faults they got put together with a bunch of grumpy old people who were mad that they wanted to party

Challenge 17#95

The Love Island crop they picked for USA1 was AWFUL.

Most of the cast of usa was awful

OS Kajun#96

The Love Island crop they picked for USA1 was AWFUL.

Most of the cast of usa was awful

It was truly embarrassing from the cast to the format to the vibes to the final. Like no wonder it lasted two seasons and only one with all CBS players. I knew the second Enzo was cast it was over lol. All that talent from CBS and that was the best they could do.

Challenge 17#97

The Love Island crop they picked for USA1 was AWFUL.

Most of the cast of usa was awful

It was truly embarrassing from the cast to the format to the vibes to the final. Like no wonder it lasted two seasons and only one with all CBS players. I knew the second Enzo was cast it was over lol. All that talent from CBS and that was the best they could do.

The survivor picks were also a mess like Tasha? Dom? SEBASTIAN? horrible.

gabbydawn#98

Yaaa i feel like they wanted to go for an older vibe but then realized that they couldn't get legends like Danielle and Janelle so they threw in the love island people which just screwed them over cause how are you supposed to have fun and show your personality when grandma and grandpa are taking everything seriously 

GoldenRing#99

I don't know why they didn't lean into younger people for BB and Survivor on USA.

LI was fine for the most part but they did not mesh with the vibe of USA. I actually think most of USA 2 would've worked better with them. 

GoldenRing#100

And ntm on Tasha.

I do think she would've been better suited for something like that if this was post-Cagayan as opposed to six years later.

SeauxMtv#101

Oh I like this thread idea 

SeauxMtv#102

I'll be back with some names later 

Challenge 17#103

And ntm on Tasha.

I do think she would've been better suited for something like that if this was post-Cagayan as opposed to six years later.

She was 45 on usa 1. Way too old to debut and it showed with how she preformed

amandagarciaisaqueen#104

@Sportsman @Oldschooler do a profile for Bernie from Amazing Race 37

GoldenRing#105

And ntm on Tasha.

I do think she would've been better suited for something like that if this was post-Cagayan as opposed to six years later.

She was 45 on usa 1. Way too old to debut and it showed with how she preformed

I agree she was too old by that point.

OS Kajun#106

Tasha was horrific on Second Chances. She never needs to be seen again.

Infernho#107

Tasha was horrific on Second Chances. She never needs to be seen again.

Didnt she make it further on 2nd Chances?    Team Tasha all the way

OS Kajun#108

Tasha was horrific on Second Chances. She never needs to be seen again.

Didnt she make it further on 2nd Chances?    Team Tasha all the way

She was a layup carried by Jeremy and made it there cause she was never a threat to win.

GoldenRing#109

Tasha did a little more strategically than shown . (She was a big reason Kimmi wasn't  fruit fly with Monica)

It was her bringing up God that bothered everyone. That's really on her , but I don't think she wins anyway.

OS Kajun#110

She didn't do fecal. 

GoldenRing#111

You was on the Island then? Oh ok.

OS Kajun#112

You was on the Island then? Oh ok.

Yes.

gabbydawn#113

tasha was a stand out for me during the pre jury phase but sge fizzled out once merge hit. Anyone could've told u she would've been dull on tbe challenge tho

Sportsman180#114

Middlebrooks blasphemy will NOT be tolerated! 

I only categorize Middlebrooks as a "flop" technically due to production rigging the game against him and bringing in three teams of vets late and him going out in Episode 3. He's not a Challenge "success", though.

Though he absolutely should be getting callbacks and cast on every season.

OS Kajun#115

So it's a production flop not a JM flop...

gabbydawn#116

I love how we all collectively stan JM like that's a vevmo king! 

Peacekeeper22#117

Jasmee, Osas, Esosa, Star, Rebecca and Rebecca for season 42.

isaiah#118

The CBS iteration flopped because literally all the CBS prospects were grown folks.

Like im not even trying to be mean, but nobody wants to watch Tasha Ben Enzo Domenick Danny Sarah and Tiffany Mitchell dancing around a simulated night club.

OS Kajun#119

Casting for season 1 was horrendous. Someone was on mad drugs putting that cast together.

gabbydawn#120

Casting for season 1 was horrendous. Someone was on mad drugs putting that cast together.

cbs being shocked that the ratings were bad like the bb options didn't consist of David and Enzo loll. Also i was very pro love island but their fans don't watch the challenge. 

Sportsman180#121
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42 is HERS.

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