As Slate's Troy Patterson – like the rest of the TV critic minions – pans the upcoming (17th!) season of Real World: Key West, we thought it'd be our duty to put you in touch with the cast members directly. And what better way than through MySpace, Rupert Murdoch's hogpit for pedophiles?

We spent night after night clicking "View More Pictures" and expanding our own network just to grow closer to these 15-minute folks — or, more accurately, someone forwarded us the links. So take a gander at the Zach, Joe, Paula, Janelle, John, and Svetlana.

• Zach
• Jose
• Paula
• Janelle
• John
• Svetlana

The most peculiar part? The cast's gay roommate, Tyler, might actually not have a MySpace account. His Gay.com membership status, however, is yet to be determined.

Update: Towleroad finds Tyler on Friendster.

The Real World: Key West [MTV]