re: The Challenge: Vendettas starting January 2 and Champs vs Stars 3

MTV execs I guess realized this is their only money maker.

I was kind of skeptical seeing a cast of a bunch of people I had never heard of. But damn it looks like there is some new competition in there. It looks like everyone’s invite to this season came with a cycle of steroids.

Why does Nicole keep doing these shows

This fricker Joss must've slipped past the roid rage era testing on the Challenge

Yep, and after seeing only the first 25 minutes, this actually feels like an old school Challenge/Real world for some reason.

I think the location is part of it. They must've used their European connections to get some kind of great rate for shooting in Spain instead of their usual semi-third world country.

I think it also helps that this fresh blood, especially the Brits, are all "reality" vets so they're already good on camera. You can tell they're all also probably mid-late 20s so they can go head to head and possibly relate with some of the older cast members like John, Cara, Leroy etc.

Newly single John will also be very good this year because he has clearly held back these past few years in acting over the top for the girls. And mountain man-divorcee Brad is going to be prowlin' hard too.

I'm pumped, this looked like a disaster in the previews, but it could be the best challeng in a long, long, time.

This episode was awesome... Plain and simple

And.... Holy shite... Was that Frank at the end?

Plus Derrick, Jordan, and Darrell?

... Can't wait to see Darell and Brad reminiscing about this...

I think why tonight was also so good is because they let the episode breath and just follow all the Shenanigans going on in the house....something they used to do much much more of. It feels like they watched a bunch of older, classic seasons and tried to replicate it...very Good call

I don’t know who half these people are, but this show has potential.

I liked how E1 was kind of classic Challenge where everyone just gets wasted and has a good time. Not only is it good TV but it’s a good start for character development

Interesting to see Frank coming back at some point. HVent heard from him in a while

And welcome back Brad. My man

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And welcome back Brad. My man

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Brad and Nelson drunk in the same house is going to amount to at least one of them getting kicked off. Brad is probably still used to old school challenge rules where everybody fought and wrestled all the time just for fun.


Hoping for more of this... LINK



Only a CT like explosion could get you kicked off... Now if you accidently even make someone feel uncomfortable you're gone.

Yeah that’s one thing I miss. I remember Derrick going at it hard with someone years ago, I think they wrestled after a prank. Even legit fights like Ty/Adam went on for minutes without security. Definitely a different era

Now verbal altercations require security. I think it’s more so MTV and production company don’t want to worry about being sued in this era and based off previous incidents

Jemmye is so annoying, constantly talking like she’s a challenge expert and knows exactly how to play the game.