One of MTV's most popular TV shows "The Hills" FINALLY concluded a few weeks ago, and the final episode was quite the treat for fans who just wanted the producers to tell us all that it was actually fake and overly-produced. If you really thought after all these seasons that the show was legitimately these girls' lives, you were seriously mistaken and/or living in a dream world. From the long-shots of Lauren and Audrina sipping frappucinos at some chic Hollywood cafe from across the street to perfect head-on shots of Justin Bobby pulling up to the club in his motorcycle at 11 pm... There was just no way these events were real and just happened to be caught on film perfectly at the precise time. It was all planned and mapped out from the beginning. The jobs, situations, friends, and drama the girls had on this show were clearly made up by some clever writers and producers who knew exactly what would sell to oblivious teenage girls. Some of the things that went down on "The Hills" were so gossipy and dramatic that it was almost like a drug to keep young girls watching every week and see whose life was going to "dramatically change" as MTV would advertise.
After six seasons and the departure of "The Hills" original protagonist Lauren Conrad, MTV knew it was time to give it up and put this show to an end. Regardless of how popular and successful it has become, there were just no more situations producers could possibly think of. I'm not going to get into everything that went down on the hour-long snooze fest of a finale, but it upset a lot of fans including myself. The final episode ended with Kristin and Brody giving their sappy goodbyes to one another followed by Kristin driving away down the street off into the sunset of the Hollywood hills to a slowed-down remixed version of the show's theme song. Then, as no one would actually expect to happen, the set's background is pulled away on rollers and the viewer clearly sees it is a back lot of some production studio. With lighting crews, cameramen, and the Hollywood Sign being taken down by the show's production team; the last scene of the final episode finally acknowledges the fact that much of the show has been unreal and edited all these years. Kristin's car didn't even make it 100 feet down the street! It wasn't even a real street you find out! You clearly see her car (who knows if its even hers) stop in the middle of the set once the scene's falseness has been revealed. It was nice to know in the ending that the show was set up, but the producers really didn't need to go as far as essentially showing its loyal viewers the deception and lies that went into making each scene appear realistic.
One of MTV's most popular TV shows "The Hills" FINALLY concluded a few weeks ago, and the final episode was quite the treat for fans who just wanted the producers to tell us all that it was actually fake and overly-produced. If you really thought after all these seasons that the show was legitimately these girls' lives, you were seriously mistaken and/or living in a dream world. From the long-shots of Lauren and Audrina sipping frappucinos at some chic Hollywood cafe from across the street to perfect head-on shots of Justin Bobby pulling up to the club in his motorcycle at 11 pm... There was just no way these events were real and just happened to be caught on film perfectly at the precise time. It was all planned and mapped out from the beginning. The jobs, situations, friends, and drama the girls had on this show were clearly made up by some clever writers and producers who knew exactly what would sell to oblivious teenage girls. Some of the things that went down on "The Hills" were so gossipy and dramatic that it was almost like a drug to keep young girls watching every week and see whose life was going to "dramatically change" as MTV would advertise.
After six seasons and the departure of "The Hills" original protagonist Lauren Conrad, MTV knew it was time to give it up and put this show to an end. Regardless of how popular and successful it has become, there were just no more situations producers could possibly think of. I'm not going to get into everything that went down on the hour-long snooze fest of a finale, but it upset a lot of fans including myself. The final episode ended with Kristin and Brody giving their sappy goodbyes to one another followed by Kristin driving away down the street off into the sunset of the Hollywood hills to a slowed-down remixed version of the show's theme song. Then, as no one would actually expect to happen, the set's background is pulled away on rollers and the viewer clearly sees it is a back lot of some production studio. With lighting crews, cameramen, and the Hollywood Sign being taken down by the show's production team; the last scene of the final episode finally acknowledges the fact that much of the show has been unreal and edited all these years. Kristin's car didn't even make it 100 feet down the street! It wasn't even a real street you find out! You clearly see her car (who knows if its even hers) stop in the middle of the set once the scene's falseness has been revealed. It was nice to know in the ending that the show was set up, but the producers really didn't need to go as far as essentially showing its loyal viewers the deception and lies that went into making each scene appear realistic.
Wait...people actually thought this was real? I thought it was a fake show made to be real? I never watched more than 10 minutes of it but I thought everyone knew it was all fake.
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