tomoldfield The Hills explicates relationships between guys and girls through the framing of their physical/spacial relationships — relationships to each other and to the frame itself. You can understand what is going on in each of the scenes whether or not you've watched the work it comes from. I'm not joking when I say that the first season belongs on the list of the 100 greatest films of all time. The first episode is an absolute artistic masterpiece, and just in case you disagree, I'm going to walk your doubting mind through the steps. Remember: many of what are now considered the greatest films were laughed at (literally) when they premiered because people didn't understand the new visual language. The Hills is so, so, so sophisticated that it's gone completely over everyone's head. Now, I love hanging out with my friends too much to spend any time breaking the show down into shot-by-shot analysis, but I am going to write a series of posts exploring the show's meaning, its technique, and its characters. So go change into a bikini (if you're a girl) and get your surfboard ready (if you're a guy), put your sunglasses on, and get ready to get some hotness! The show is about something else that matters: about how the passage of time ravages us, revives us, and then ravages us again. So many of the show's most important moments of transition take place at the beach, and as the characters discuss their futures, the steadfast eye of the camera is always showing us waves tossing about and retreating — the most obvious of metaphors for the lives and loves of these characters who are experiencing change at a rate they've never experienced before. The title of the show itself is referring to this. The setting is the coastline, that never-constant boundary between land and water, between ourselves and the rest of the world.

iva_uzunov yes- it is true- MTV is a business, they make money by providing entertainment, there duty is not to educate the youth or to be moral- they are what they are and they will exist as long as there are people watching these series- they are basically satisfying a need - or perhaps they are creating one... What worries me more is that the series are appealing to so many people, which don t see it critically but are in the contrary almost obsessed with it. I mean- the characters are boring, spoil-ed and vain people, with no motivation (WHATSOEVER!!) to achieve something in life on their own, who are just pretending to live "live the Good life" with some drama here and there to keep the suspense up- I mean- this series are just preventing you from thinking. LIVE THE REAL LIFE INSTEAD OF WATCHING THIS FAKE S**T! I mean even if u feel the need to shut your brain off for a day and not think about anything- there are much better series out there to entertain you- I mean this series are not even funny- there are just EMPTY- no conversation, no action, just a bunch of people with no problems so bored that they have to make problems to feel somehow important... I wouldn't t give it even 1 out of 10 but that s the lowest...!

rochell-thomas Attention all Hills fans:Do you have a question for Lauren that you've been dying to ask? How about one for Lo, Audrina, or the newly hitched Heidi and Spencer? (Wouldn't you have loved to have been a guest at their nuptials in Mexico?) If so, drop us an e-mail with your questions by the end of the day this Wednesday (12.3.08). You don't have to be nice. But you do need to be respectful. (And you know what we mean.) Send it to [email protected] (Subject line: "The Hills"). If your question is chosen, we'll ask Lauren and Co. in an upcoming interview then run your query and their response in an issue of TV Guide.

jwhale9382 In my first review, I said The Hills was a reality soap opera, tons of drama, but not much character. But in all fairness, my first review was based on only a couple of episodes. I had planned to stop watching the show at some point, but after a few weeks, I got hooked. The characters' personalities have finally come out, and the show has become much more interesting than I originally thought.The plot centers around the lives of fashion designer and TV personality Lauren Conrad and her friends in LA. There's no main plot to the show, just the girls' everyday business and social lives. Now, some people say that the show is scripted. I don't know if that's true, but it's still entertaining to watch how certain events unfold.All in all, the show is actually very interesting. Try "not" to gossip about this show. I still say it's like a soap, and there is no shortage of drama, but if you can handle that, The Hills can be pretty entertaining.