The Hills are alive…
March 27th, 2008, 2:44 pm · Post a Comment · posted by mramirez
I know what many of you are going to say.
I really need to get a life.
I shouldn’t be watching such garbage and I really shouldn’t buy into this “reality” show about some snotty rich girls living in Hollywood.
Well guess what?
I’ve never really given a rat’s right eye about what people think so there’s no point in starting now.
Don’t like it? Change the channel.
Don’t like reading about it? Find another way to waste your time.
I’ve decided to reel some of you into my web. Whether you’re already a fan of MTV’s The Hills or jumping on the band wagon this season (which by the looks of the ratings, there are a lot of you out there) my yummy little blog will update you on all of the drama: real or not.
We’ll watch Lauren Conrad grovel over the elusive Brody Jenner or Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag fight for airtime.
This is my vice.
So welcome to my world.
Off to Parrrreeee…
When we last tuned in Teen Vogue Editor Lisa Love offered both Lauren and Whitney (Port) a chance to help out at the annual Crillon Ball in Paris.
For a minute there we thought Lauren would get shafted based on her previous offer the year before. (Ah yes, the summer of Jason). But no, in true “reality show” fashion she got the invite along with her pal.
Meanwhile back in Hollywood, Spencer and Heidi continue their on-off again engagement, er, relationship, er, perfect for TV romance.
While Heidi’s still on her sebatacle to Colorado, good ol Spence thinks it’s a good idea to go the extra mile to be with his sweetie. So what does the guy do, crash her folks house the next day.
Awwwkward.
Mr. Montag greets Spencer with a ‘what the hell are you doing here’ mug but graciously invites him in out of the 4 feet of snow.
Ok, these two are hilarious. Are they or aren’t they? And why do I even care?
Truth is, I love to hate this couple.
They’re shameless and the epitome of Hollywood media whores. How did it get this bad?
I wonder if they’ll work in Heidi’s “budding” music career into the mix. I would be so disappointed if they didn’t.
Anywho…back to the dynamic duo in their first night in Paris.
The girls’ oh so dreamy driver, Stephane picks them up at the airport where they are given their itinerary for the week.
I swear I hung my head in shame when I heard Whitney mispronounce Givenchy. (It’s a ‘Verr Sace’).
They are given a few tasks: pick up some shoes for the Crillon debutantes and if they’re smart enough, pick up their ball gowns second.
Oh no. This peanuts-for-brains pair decide they want to stop by the Alfreda Ferretti store FIRST and then Colette second. And of course, once they get to Colette the damn store is closed.
I had never seen Whitney so stressed. She’s usually pretty calm. She did this really cute thing with her tongue (zip it, you pervs)…it was like a panting puppy dog. Sorta.
I think I pay way too much attention to every detail of this show, it’s borderline ridiculous.
It’s only until they meet the guys from Rock&Roll, whom they met back in Los Angeles (thanks to Audrina’s savvy music connections). Ugh. Gag me already with that!
So the guys are this European type of hot. Skinny jeans (borderline leggings) scarves and cigarettes.
Whew, what more can a girl ask for?
I fancied Matthias (the dark-haired one), who fancied Lauren.
All the while I’m thinking, ‘Why can’t they just keep talking in that gorgeous French accent?’
And why is Paris, better yet, the Eiffel Tower so gosh darn romantic? I guess there’s just something about a sky high steel structure that gets us girls goin’.
Watching the premiere, I really saw a more mature LC, oh sorry, Lauren Conrad-less hair twisting, less pouty faces and frankly, a bit more backbone. (I sure as hell wouldn’t have had the guts to wear a ball gown out the night before I’m supposed to wear it).
Then again, it’s just the first episode.
I’m really pulling for Lauren. Things haven’t really panned out in the boy department since, well, ever.
J-Wahl was a lu-hoo-ser, Brody a tease and all the others in between, well, were all the others.
There were teases of her old unrequited love Stephen Colletti who might roll up on The Hills in future episodes. That would be a nice blast from the past considering their chemistry.
As in all seasons of The Hills, I’m excited to see what’s in store for the cast. Will Whitney make her grand exit from Teen Vogue?
Will Lauren find love?
Or will Heidi and Spencer finally figure out their wedded mess.
On a side note…
The season premiere of The Hills was the highest rated telecast for cable all year long so far, celeb-blog Perez Hilton reported Tuesday.
It was also the highest rated episode ever of The Hills.
It even beat out broadcast television channels with the highest ratings for the night.
The premiere averaged over 4.7 million viewers.
After the premiere, the performance by Mariah Carey resulted in an over 180 percent increase from the regular ratings in that normal time slot.
Even MTV online received record highs, with an increase of 29 percent of people going online to stream the episode. MTV.com delivered a staggering 2.2 million streams, according to the Web site.
