The Hills
New City, New Drama
TV Flash files “New City, New Drama” as a desk essential hour — The Hills (2006–2010) on MTV, season 1, episode 1, aired 2006-05-31, 30 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S01E01: listed hour 1 of 102 in the The Hills guide, first listed hour of season 1. It aired 2006-05-31 (30 min). No earlier hour is listed in this guide. Next is “A Change in Plans” (S01E02).
Essential hour: “New City, New Drama”. New City, New Drama relocates Laguna Beach's glossy sequel: Lauren Conrad as still center, MTV selling unreality as the actual product.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Lauren ("LC") moves from Laguna Beach to Los Angeles where she plans to apply for an internship at Teen Vogue and attend fashion school. Alongside her is best friend Heidi who is pretty much just into the party scene. The real test of Lauren's new life is if she can juggle work, school, and partying. However, no matter where she goes, drama always seems to follow.
Viewer FAQ
Where does New City, New Drama sit in the The Hills guide?
S01E01 is listed hour 1 of 102 — first listed hour of season 1, season 1 episode 1.
When did The Hills S01E01 air?
New City, New Drama aired 2006-05-31 and is listed at 30 minutes.
Do I need Laguna Beach first?
Helpful, not required. The Hills is the glossy L.A. sequel: internships, friendships, a rumor mill with better lighting.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Fashion internships, Speidi chaos, and a hillside goodbye that launched a thousand 'was it scripted?' essays. The Hills made unreality the product: Laguna Beach's glossy sequel, Lauren Conrad as the still center, late-2000s MTV as a carefully lit rumor mill.
The hillside goodbye is still walking around in people's mouths. Adam DiVello's The Hills (2006–2010) is Laguna Beach's glossy sequel as national gossip: Lauren Conrad as the still center, Heidi Montag, Audrina Patridge, Whitney Port, Spencer Pratt, Lo Bosworth, fashion internships as soap opera, Speidi chaos as weather. MTV sold unreality as the actual product. It blurred documentary and scripting more openly than most. Defined late-2000s youth culture. Six seasons, 102 episodes. A rumor mill with…
Filed against
- Lauren Conrad as Herself
Lauren Conrad was The Hills' still center — fashion internships, Speidi chaos, a hillside goodbye that launched a thousand was-it-scripted essays. Laguna Beach's glossy sequel, late-2000s MTV as a carefully lit rumor mill. TV Flash files…
- Heidi Montag as Herself
Heidi Montag played herself on The Hills — Speidi chaos, fashion internships, a hillside goodbye that launched a thousand 'was it scripted?' essays. Laguna Beach's glossy sequel, Lauren Conrad as the still center, late-2000s MTV as a…
- Audrina Patridge as Herself
Audrina Patridge played herself on The Hills as unreality’s quiet center of gravity — fashion internships, Speidi chaos, a hillside goodbye that launched a thousand was-it-scripted essays. Laguna Beach’s glossy sequel, Lauren Conrad as…
- Whitney Port as Herself
Whitney Port played Herself on The Hills — fashion internships, Speidi chaos, a hillside goodbye that launched a thousand “was it scripted?” essays. Laguna Beach’s glossy sequel, Lauren Conrad as the still center, late-2000s MTV as a…
- Spencer Pratt as Himself
Spencer Pratt played himself on The Hills — Speidi chaos as product, fashion internships as plot, a hillside goodbye that launched a thousand 'was it scripted?' essays. Laguna Beach's glossy sequel, MTV as a carefully lit rumor mill. TV…
- Lo Bosworth as Herself
Lo Bosworth played herself on The Hills — fashion-internship unreality as MTV product, Speidi chaos in the wings, Lauren Conrad as the still center, and a hillside goodbye that launched a thousand “was it scripted?” essays. Gloss as the…