tonight marks the final episode of the california-based show the hills. i've been watching this show since its humble laguna beach spin off beginnings in 2004, and i must say that it has been interesting watching the lives of these upper middle class caucasian kids from beverly hills. successfully, i can time the intro song "unwritten" by natasha beddingfield & the "go to commercial" song "don't funk with my heart", but as this show comes to an end, i do have to pose a question or two as why this show has been so captivating over the last six years of my life. time to walk down memory lane...
so as i stated before, i've been keeping up with these characters (because that's what they are) for the last six seasons. but how come they have been so interesting to keep up with? well for starters, the hills has been my version of all my children or the young and the restless, but what's even more intriguing is that MTV has successfully made living in california as a young 20-something so dramatic and desirable. the hot parties, shoppping, the he-said she-said drama, lunch/dinner dates between the castmates, luxurious vacations...i could go on and on. but it just further goes to show how superficial our society can be.
question #1: how come the cast of the hills never had any friends of different cultures and backgrounds? as i've grown up watching this show, i started to really dissect how exactly MTV has purposely placed these young people in certain situations in order to make this "reality" television show. but you mean to tell me that there is NO possible way that out of all of the cast members, not nan-one had a black, latino, or asian friend? i find that extremely hard to believe, seeing as california-- particularly los angeles--is a very diverse city. i mean, there was baldwin hills from MTV's sister station BET, which could be compared to this show. but how come it didn't last as long? hey, that could totally be the white privilege speaking very HIGH volumes. #imjustsayin
question #2: did any of the other cast members besides lauren, audrina and heidi have jobs? i mean, working at epic records, teen vogue, people's revolution and sbe bolthouse all seem like really cool jobs, and it was enjoyable seeing the girls in a different setting besides their huge victorian houses or in the club. but as the show continued, it seemed like focus turned away from showing that the young women of the hills had respectable careers to the drama filled weekend evenings and family feuds. but of course, the more conflict the better the ratings and of course, there is only so much you can show in a 22 minute episode.
question #3 : if it really weren't for this television show, would we really give a damn about these kids from california? i mean, come on--most of them *cough brody jenner & spencer pratt* have received their claim to fame from their rich and famous parents (brody's dad is gold medal olympian bruce jenner, who is also the kardashians step dad). and then you have people like stacie the bartender, justin-bobby and charlie who were just kind of thrown into the mix because they interacted with the other cast members. it looks like their 15 minutes of fame turned into a whole hour...
alright, that's all i have. has anyone else thought of these questions or others as you've kept up with this show over the last few years, if you have kept up with it? while i'm happy that the show is finally coming to an end, it has been fun keeping up with this group of kids. i tell you, MTV has a way of keeping my attention, and i can only wonder what they think of next.
