Title: Battle For Brooklyn Directors: Michael Galinsky and Suki Hawley When people talk about a movie being depressing, whether in a context either admiring or dismissive, they’re almost always talking about and assessing the dramatic heft of a down-tempo narrative film – how a writer, director and actors worked in concert to shine a light on various human frailties, turmoils and difficulties, and in doing so impacted a viewer’s mood in a manner that lingered with them long after the theater lights came up. Real life, however, is even more full of disease and death, moral injustice and underdogs being smacked down by the powers that be. That may not always be what one wishes…

Santa Monica, CA, December 4, 2008 – MTV takes “The Real World” back to its roots when the series turns 21 in Brooklyn beginning Wednesday, January 7 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. After successfully expanding the series to one-hour episodes last season, “The Real World: Brooklyn” welcomes eight roommates into the house as they discover who they really are and how false first impressions may be. As the cameras track their every movement, viewers also will have the opportunity to learn how the roommates continue to behave when the episode ends and hear first-hand accounts from the roommates themselves of what transpired through various sources, including RealWorldDailies.com and MTV.com. A tell-all…