MTV has premiered its latest reality opus, College Life, and unless you can identify the difference between a Witte dorm room and a Sellery dorm room the show looks to be a complete waste of time, even by MTV standards. As University of Wisconsin-Madison alumni, the show offers me and my partner a great look down memory lane as the show follows four freshmen struggling through their first year at UW. In my living room last night most of the comments on the show were along the lines of: “I forgot how many people you could fit into a dorm room”, “I think my friend lived in that apartment”, and “I puked next to that house.”
However, if you’re not one who bleeds cardinal and white, then I must recommend you pass on this show. The four freshmen film themselves so the show does lack the scripted gloss of The Hills. Unfortunately these four could use some gloss and glamour as they’re just plain boring. Jordan, a Jamicanadian, comes from an Illinois suburb and doesn’t go for the crowd mentality of college. Alex is the smart girl from Texas who struggles with men issues. Andrea is the good girl who doesn’t drink and won’t give it up and Kevin is the party animal already hosting keggers in his room. They’re all just so cookie cutter that it almost seems fake and while the self shot approach is a nice idea, the first episode featured far too much action off screen with the cast member either shutting off their cameras or being asked too. If you follow Bucky then I recommend you keep watching if only to play the “name that place game”, but I might also recommend muting the TV so you’re not bothered by the so called drama.
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