It’s hard to imagine loyalists of “The Hills” — the MTV network’s brilliant reality soap opera, which aired in its first run from 2006 to 2010 — finding much to keep them tuned into the ambitiously subtitled “The Hills: New Beginnings,” which began its run last month.
The new series is focused on a group of acquaintances who were brought together in order to be cast members on a heavily-produced reality series. As in the friends-reunited film “The Big Chill,” the issue at hand is hard to discuss, and as in that film, one friend is crucially absent. While the first run of “The Hills” had been centered around the emotional journey of Lauren Conrad, a Hollywood serf whose gradual rise was as satisfying to the viewer as was her blank, omnidirectional charisma, the new series has no anchor, and no organizing idea beyond the power of a familiar brand.
And that brand is a good one.
The new series is focused on a group of acquaintances who were brought together in order to be cast members on a heavily-produced reality series. As in the friends-reunited film “The Big Chill,” the issue at hand is hard to discuss, and as in that film, one friend is crucially absent. While the first run of “The Hills” had been centered around the emotional journey of Lauren Conrad, a Hollywood serf whose gradual rise was as satisfying to the viewer as was her blank, omnidirectional charisma, the new series has no anchor, and no organizing idea beyond the power of a familiar brand.
And that brand is a good one.
- 7/10/2019
- by Daniel D'Addario
- Variety Film + TV
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