[B][SIZE=5]Spring Challenge 2009
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[B]The Thailand Challenge [/B] (i.e.[B] The Ruins[/B]) is the eighteenth season of the MTV television series, [I]Real World/Road Rules Challenge[/I], and follows The Duel II which was filmed last fall in New Zealand. It takes place in Thailand with cast members from [I]The Real World[/I] and [I]Road Rules[/I] competing along with several cast members from the stand alone[I] Fresh Meat challenge[/I]. The cast is scheduled to departed from Los Angeles international Airport at the end of April and production ran through the end of May. The show is expect to premiere in Late September/ Early October (fall 2009.)
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The design of the new challenge is not fully known, although it is rumored that with the new name comes a new format and it has been that there will be similarities with The Island in that the cast will be secluded and have to check amenities such as cell phones and internet access at the door.
What is most interesting is the current state of affairs in Thailand which might have an impact on the proceedings.
[quote]The Department of State advises all American citizens residing in or traveling to Bangkok to monitor events closely, to avoid any large public gatherings, and to exercise discretion when moving about Bangkok. All demonstrations are unpredictable, and any demonstration can turn violent without warning. For this reason, the Embassy encourages all Americans to monitor local media for announcements of possible demonstrations and to avoid the areas where demonstrations might occur. If a demonstration is expected to pass near U.S. Embassy facilities, Embassy entrances and functions may be restricted, depending on circumstances.
The far south of Thailand has been experiencing almost daily incidents of criminally and politically motivated violence, including incidents attributed to armed local separatist groups. On March 15, 2008, two bombs exploded at the CS Pattani Hotel in Pattani Province in southern Thailand. Two people died and thirteen were injured. A car bomb exploded in Yala Province on the same day, killing the driver. Although the separatist groups have continued to focus primarily on Thai government interests in the southern provinces, some of the recent violence in the area has targeted public places, including areas where tourists may congregate.
[/quote]We should have more information in the coming weeks as information begins to filter back from our many eyes and ears here and abroad.
[url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SS6AZWEvN78]YouTube - Thailand Tourism Video[/url]
[B]Update 8/20/2009:[/B]
[U]Compete Cast[/U]
Johanna Botta (RW: Austin)
Adam King (RW: Paris)
Brianna Taylor (RW: Hollywood)
Johnny Devenanzio (RW: Key West)
Casey Cooper (Fresh Meat)
Brad Fiorenza (RW: San Diego)
Diem Brown (Fresh Meat)
Chet Cannon (RW: Brooklyn)
Evelyn Smith (Fresh Meat)
Cohutta Lee Grindstaff (RW: Sydney)
Ibis Nieves (RR: X-Treme)
Danny Jamieson (RW: Austin)
Katie Doyle (RR: The Quest)
Derrick Kosinski (RR: X-Treme)
Kelly Anne Judd (RW: Sydney)
Dunbar Flinn (RW: Sydney)
Kimberly Alexander (RW: Hollywood)
Evan Starkman (Fresh Meat)
Sarah Rice (RW: Brooklyn)
Kenny Santucci (Fresh Meat)
Shauvon Torres (RW: Sydney)
Nick Brown (RW: Hollywood)
Susie Meister (RR: Australia)
Syrus Yarbrough (RW: Boston)
Tonya Cooley (RW: Chicago)
Darrell Taylor (RR: Campus Crawl)
Veronica Portillo (RR: Semester at Sea)
Wes Bergmann (RW: Austin)
[U]Format[/U]
Champions vs. Challengers
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