Big, big news folks: not all of the cast of MTV’s Real World Red Hook took a liking to the neighborhood. While some of them were charmed by its post-industrial (well, and there’s plenty of industry still cranking away there) feel, others “didn’t seem to really soak up the local atmosphere during filming for the series, which debuts next month,” writes the NY Daily News. Their complaints: too far away for those who work in Manhattan (one cast member feared taking the subway after 8PM); not safe enough; and the bars are too small to accommodate the cast’s large entourage. What did they like about it? IKEA. Even a cast member who didn’t appreciate living in the borough clearly realized its caché; she named her dog Brooklyn. Meanwhile, if you’d like to get an up-close-and-personal look at the cast members and their Red Hook digs, Gothamist got an exclusive visit and posted a big slide show yesterday to prove it.
‘Real World’ Cast Not All Hooked by Nabe [NY Daily News]
Meet the Real World Brooklynites [Gothamist]
Photo by Dominic Ciccodicola for Gothamist.