MTV’s “The Hills” (2006-2010)
“You’re selfish, you’re self centered, all you care about is yourself.” ~Audrina Patridge, “The Hills” Season 5. “The Hills” is everything everyone wanted from television but never knew how to articulate. It’s not reality TV, but is so much easier to watch. Conversations take place that are purely blunt exposition. Brunches take place but the food never comes. Establishing shots of commercialism—here established through shots of cars, billboards, and girls with legs in clothes—constitute roughly 16 of the show’s 20 minutes. Episodes…