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''The Hills'' is a {{spinoff}} of the Creator/{{MTV}} reality show ''Series/LagunaBeach'', following a group of twentysomethings living in UsefulNotes/LosAngeles. In particular, it follows (or followed) Lauren "LC" Conrad, one of the characters from ''Laguna Beach'', as she attends the Fashion School of Design and Merchandising and gets an internship at Teen Vogue magazine. She later went on to work for the fashion PR firm People's Revolution, and left the show in season five following Heidi and Spencer's wedding. Other characters include:
* Heidi [[strike:Montag]] [[strike:[[TheMaidenNameDebate Pratt]]]] Montag, Lauren's roommate and BFF turned worst enemy.
* The aptly-named Spencer Pratt, Heidi's boyfriend and later husband.
* Audrina Patridge, who becomes Lauren's roommate after Heidi moves out.
* Whitney Port, once a fellow intern of Lauren's at Teen Vogue. She went on to star in her own spinoff, ''The City'', in which she works as a fashion designer in UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity.
* Brody Jenner, a friend and former boyfriend of Lauren's.
* Kristin Cavallari, a ''Series/LagunaBeach'' alum like Lauren and an aspiring actress. She became a [[ReplacementScrappy replacement for Lauren]] in season five.
* Stephanie Pratt, Spencer's sister. Her appearances on Series/TheSoup via AdamWesting later turned her into a BreakoutCharacter.
''The Hills'' was a hit for MTV, with some of the highest ratings of any show on cable. Even though its ratings declined from its early peaks, it is still regarded as one of MTV's most popular shows. MTV Canada personalities Creator/DanielLevy and Jessi Cruickshank hosted ''The After Show'', which was often about The Hills and is credited with being one of the first post-show talk shows. The Hills also managed to earn itself a sizable {{hatedom}} when it was airing, and earned a reputation for being staged and vapid. It is one of ''Series/TheSoup'''s favorite targets of mockery.
* Heidi [[strike:Montag]] [[strike:[[TheMaidenNameDebate Pratt]]]] Montag, Lauren's roommate and BFF turned worst enemy.
* The aptly-named Spencer Pratt, Heidi's boyfriend and later husband.
* Audrina Patridge, who becomes Lauren's roommate after Heidi moves out.
* Whitney Port, once a fellow intern of Lauren's at Teen Vogue. She went on to star in her own spinoff, ''The City'', in which she works as a fashion designer in UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity.
* Brody Jenner, a friend and former boyfriend of Lauren's.
* Kristin Cavallari, a ''Series/LagunaBeach'' alum like Lauren and an aspiring actress. She became a [[ReplacementScrappy replacement for Lauren]] in season five.
* Stephanie Pratt, Spencer's sister. Her appearances on Series/TheSoup via AdamWesting later turned her into a BreakoutCharacter.
''The Hills'' was a hit for MTV, with some of the highest ratings of any show on cable. Even though its ratings declined from its early peaks, it is still regarded as one of MTV's most popular shows. MTV Canada personalities Creator/DanielLevy and Jessi Cruickshank hosted ''The After Show'', which was often about The Hills and is credited with being one of the first post-show talk shows. The Hills also managed to earn itself a sizable {{hatedom}} when it was airing, and earned a reputation for being staged and vapid. It is one of ''Series/TheSoup'''s favorite targets of mockery.
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''The Hills'' is a {{spinoff}} of the Creator/{{MTV}} reality show ''Series/LagunaBeach'', following a group of twentysomethings living in UsefulNotes/LosAngeles. In particular, it
The show initially follows(or followed) Lauren "LC" Conrad, one of the lead characters from ''Laguna Beach'', as she attends Beach''. As the series begins, Lauren arrives in Los Angeles, begins attending the Fashion School of Design and Merchandising and gets an internship at Teen Vogue magazine. She later went on to work for the fashion PR firm People's Revolution, and left the show in season five following Heidi and Spencer's wedding. Other characters include:
* Heidi [[strike:Montag]] [[strike:[[TheMaidenNameDebate Pratt]]]] Montag, Lauren's roommate and BFF turned worst enemy.
* The aptly-named Spencer Pratt, Heidi's boyfriend and later husband.
* Audrina Patridge, who becomes Lauren's roommate after Heidi moves out.
* Whitney Port, once aMagazine along fellow intern of Lauren's at Teen Vogue. She went on to star Whitney Port. Lauren lives in an apartment with her own spinoff, ''The City'', in which she works as a fashion designer in UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity.
*roommate, Heidi Montage, and nearby tenant Audrina Patridge. Together, they try to navigate L.A.'s cultural and dating scene, meeting an assortment of residents including Spencer Pratt (Heidi's boyfriend, later husband), Brody Jenner, a friend and Jenner (Lauren's former boyfriend of Lauren's.
* Kristin Cavallari, a ''Series/LagunaBeach'' alum like Laurenboyfriend) and an aspiring actress. She became a [[ReplacementScrappy replacement for Lauren]] in season five.
*Stephanie Pratt, Spencer's sister. Her appearances on Series/TheSoup via AdamWesting later turned sister.
In Season 5, Conrad departed the show, [[https://screenrant.com/hills-lauren-conrad-left-show-emotionally-recover-drama/ citing that she needed to]] "emotionally recover" from the show's toxic elements and filming process. In herinto place came fellow ''Laguna Beach'' alum Kristin Cavalieri, who became the defacto lead character for the remainder of the show's run. In response to claims that most, if not all, of the show [[RealityIsUnrealistic was faked for the cameras]], the final scene of the series pulled a BreakoutCharacter.
GainaxEnding, showing parts of a set being dismantled around actor Brody Jenner.
''The Hills'' was a hit for MTV, with some of the highest ratings of any show on cable. Even though its ratings declined from its early peaks, it is still regarded as one of MTV's most popular shows. MTV Canada personalities Creator/DanielLevy and Jessi Cruickshank hosted ''The After Show'', which was often about The Hills and is credited with being one of the first post-show talk shows. TheHills also managed to earn itself a sizable {{hatedom}} when it show was airing, and earned a reputation for being staged and vapid. It is one of ''Series/TheSoup'''s favorite targets of mockery.
mockery.
Two spinoff shows were created -- ''The City'', which followed Whitney as she journeyed to New York to work for fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg, and ''Audrina'', a self-titled show focusing on Lauren's roommate. The former lasted three seasons before being canceled; the latter was not picked up by Creator/{{MTV}}, and subsequently aired its sole season on Creator/{{VH1}}.
The show initially follows
* Heidi [[strike:Montag]] [[strike:[[TheMaidenNameDebate Pratt]]]] Montag, Lauren's roommate and BFF turned worst enemy.
* The aptly-named Spencer Pratt, Heidi's boyfriend and later husband.
* Audrina Patridge, who becomes Lauren's roommate after Heidi moves out.
* Whitney Port, once a
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* Kristin Cavallari, a ''Series/LagunaBeach'' alum like Lauren
*
In Season 5, Conrad departed the show, [[https://screenrant.com/hills-lauren-conrad-left-show-emotionally-recover-drama/ citing that she needed to]] "emotionally recover" from the show's toxic elements and filming process. In her
''The Hills'' was a hit for MTV, with some of the highest ratings of any show on cable. Even though its ratings declined from its early peaks, it is still regarded as one of MTV's most popular shows. MTV Canada personalities Creator/DanielLevy and Jessi Cruickshank hosted ''The After Show'', which was often about The Hills and is credited with being one of the first post-show talk shows. The
Two spinoff shows were created -- ''The City'', which followed Whitney as she journeyed to New York to work for fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg, and ''Audrina'', a self-titled show focusing on Lauren's roommate. The former lasted three seasons before being canceled; the latter was not picked up by Creator/{{MTV}}, and subsequently aired its sole season on Creator/{{VH1}}.
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* AllMenArePerverts: Brody Jenner and his posse, ''especially'' his friend Frankie. In one episode, Frankie declares that a woman will be able to go back into "[[{{Squick}} his rotation]]" of women he dates.
* CanonDiscontinuity: The final scene of the original series, in so much as MTV actively refusing to air it again. Online versions of the ending cut the final scene off after Kristin leaves in a taxi, omitting the final shots of [[GainaxEnding the set dressing being taken down around Brody Jenner]], and TheReveal that the scene (and possibly parts of the series) were filmed on a backlot. The only ending currently available to view on MTV's Youtube channel is the alternate ending, which has Brody immediately visit Lauren at her apartment after saying goodbye to Kristin. Likewise, the {{Revival}} completely ignores the final shots of the original series.
* ConspiracyTheorist: Heidi and Spencer. The two of them [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyMA8WnRRrs appeared on the Alex Jones Show]], where they discussed 9/11 conspiracy theories and microchip implants, and Heidi obsessed over the "{{mark of the beast}}."
* CoolestClubEver and InDaClub: All da time. Particularly the (now closed) Les Deux club where the infamous fight between Lauren and Heidi happened.
* CurrentEventsBlog: Cast member Audrina had one of these during the show's run. There are also many gossip blogs that follow the show; some of them have revealed the sneaky editing and manipulated situations in both this series and ''Laguna Beach''.
* TheDitz: Heidi.
* {{Fanservice}}: Obviously, given the women on the show. Especially Heidi, given her feelings towards plastic surgery. (Including her desire to get breast implants the size of H-cups, "H for Heidi.")
* CanonDiscontinuity: The final scene of the original series, in so much as MTV actively refusing to air it again. Online versions of the ending cut the final scene off after Kristin leaves in a taxi, omitting the final shots of [[GainaxEnding the set dressing being taken down around Brody Jenner]], and TheReveal that the scene (and possibly parts of the series) were filmed on a backlot. The only ending currently available to view on MTV's Youtube channel is the alternate ending, which has Brody immediately visit Lauren at her apartment after saying goodbye to Kristin. Likewise, the {{Revival}} completely ignores the final shots of the original series.
* ConspiracyTheorist: Heidi and Spencer. The two of them [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyMA8WnRRrs appeared on the Alex Jones Show]], where they discussed 9/11 conspiracy theories and microchip implants, and Heidi obsessed over the "{{mark of the beast}}."
* CoolestClubEver and InDaClub: All da time. Particularly the (now closed) Les Deux club where the infamous fight between Lauren and Heidi happened.
* CurrentEventsBlog: Cast member Audrina had one of these during the show's run. There are also many gossip blogs that follow the show; some of them have revealed the sneaky editing and manipulated situations in both this series and ''Laguna Beach''.
* TheDitz: Heidi.
* {{Fanservice}}: Obviously, given the women on the show. Especially Heidi, given her feelings towards plastic surgery. (Including her desire to get breast implants the size of H-cups, "H for Heidi.")
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* AllMenArePerverts: Brody Jenner and his posse, posse are prone to this behavior, ''especially'' his friend Frankie. In one episode, Frankie declares that a woman will be able to go back into "[[{{Squick}} his rotation]]" "his rotation" of women he dates.
* CanonDiscontinuity: The final scene of the original series, in so much as MTV activelyrefusing refuses to air it again. Online versions of the ending cut the final scene off after Kristin leaves in a taxi, omitting the final shots of [[GainaxEnding the set dressing being taken down around Brody Jenner]], and TheReveal that the scene (and possibly parts of the series) were filmed on a backlot. The only ending currently available to view on MTV's Youtube channel is the alternate ending, which has Brody immediately visit Lauren at her apartment after saying goodbye to Kristin. Likewise, the {{Revival}} completely ignores the final shots of the original series.
*ConspiracyTheorist: Heidi and Spencer. CoolestClubEver[=/=]InDaClub: The two characters spend a large part of them [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyMA8WnRRrs appeared on the Alex Jones Show]], where they discussed 9/11 conspiracy theories and microchip implants, and Heidi obsessed over the "{{mark of the beast}}."
* CoolestClubEver and InDaClub: All da time. Particularlyeach season partying at local venues, particularly the (now closed) Les Deux club club, where the infamous fight between Lauren and Heidi happened.
occurs in Season 2.
* CurrentEventsBlog: Cast member Audrina had one of these during the show's run. Thereare were also many gossip blogs that follow followed the show; some of them have revealed the sneaky editing and manipulated situations in both this series and ''Laguna Beach''.
* %%* TheDitz: Heidi.
* {{Fanservice}}: Obviously, given the women on theshow.show, there are numerous scenes of scantily-clad women sunbathing while talking about menial topics of interest. Especially Heidi, given her feelings towards plastic surgery. (Including her desire to get breast implants the size of H-cups, "H for Heidi.")
* CanonDiscontinuity: The final scene of the original series, in so much as MTV actively
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* CoolestClubEver and InDaClub: All da time. Particularly
* CurrentEventsBlog: Cast member Audrina had one of these during the show's run. There
* {{Fanservice}}: Obviously, given the women on the
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* GetOutOfJailFreeCard: The antics committed by Lauren and Whitney at their Teen Vogue internship (screwing up basic orders, letting their friends into exclusive Hollywood parties, mangling the tasks they were given) would have been enough to get them canned several times over. However, they are always inexplicably given a free pass by the managing editor of the magazine because they are reality television stars and[=/=]/or it was written into the episode. Heidi has outright stated that her apparent party-crash of the Teen Vogue party in the first episode of the series was due to her being told to show up by Creator/{{MTV}}.
* HollywoodCalifornia
* IdleRich: The show generally portrays cast members as being so absorbed with their social circle that they barely (if ever) get any actual work done -- though technically, the fact that they were filming footage for a "reality series" in a workplace ''was'' the job. Were it not for the fact that the show told viewers OncePerEpisode what the character was supposed to be (Lauren working for Teen Vogue, Heidi "working" for Bolthouse Studios), audience members may presume they don't actually do anything beyond show up and look pretty -- which is precisely what the RealityIsUnrealistic moments above revealed retroactively.
* ItsForABook: On many occasions.
* HollywoodCalifornia
* IdleRich: The show generally portrays cast members as being so absorbed with their social circle that they barely (if ever) get any actual work done -- though technically, the fact that they were filming footage for a "reality series" in a workplace ''was'' the job. Were it not for the fact that the show told viewers OncePerEpisode what the character was supposed to be (Lauren working for Teen Vogue, Heidi "working" for Bolthouse Studios), audience members may presume they don't actually do anything beyond show up and look pretty -- which is precisely what the RealityIsUnrealistic moments above revealed retroactively.
* ItsForABook: On many occasions.
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* GetOutOfJailFreeCard: The antics committed by Lauren and Whitney at their Teen Vogue internship (screwing up basic orders, letting their friends into exclusive Hollywood parties, mangling the tasks they were given) would have been enough to get them canned several times over. However, they are always inexplicably given a free pass by the managing editor of the magazine because they are reality television stars and[=/=]/or and[=/=]or it was written into the episode.scripted. Heidi has outright stated that her apparent party-crash of the Teen Vogue party in the first episode of the series was due to her being told to show up by Creator/{{MTV}}.
* %%* HollywoodCalifornia
* IdleRich: The show generally portrays cast members as being so absorbed with their social circle that they barely (if ever) get any actual work done -- though technically, the fact that they were filming footage for a "reality series" in a workplace ''was'' the job. Were it not for the fact that the show told viewers OncePerEpisode what the character was supposed to be doing (Lauren working for Teen Vogue, Heidi "working" for Bolthouse Studios), audience members may presume they don't actually do anything beyond show up and look pretty -- which is precisely what the RealityIsUnrealistic moments above revealed retroactively.
* %%* ItsForABook: On many occasions.
* IdleRich: The show generally portrays cast members as being so absorbed with their social circle that they barely (if ever) get any actual work done -- though technically, the fact that they were filming footage for a "reality series" in a workplace ''was'' the job. Were it not for the fact that the show told viewers OncePerEpisode what the character was supposed to be doing (Lauren working for Teen Vogue, Heidi "working" for Bolthouse Studios), audience members may presume they don't actually do anything beyond show up and look pretty -- which is precisely what the RealityIsUnrealistic moments above revealed retroactively.
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** According to a feature story on [=Refinery29=], former MTV producer Tony Disanto the show only opted to make Lauren the point-of-view character at the last minute, even reshooting a key sequence in the second season of ''Series/LagunaBeach'' (the opening of the season premiere, in which Lauren walks along the beach and gives a voiceover regarding her final year of high school) to make the connection more apparent.
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** According to a feature story on [=Refinery29=], former MTV producer Tony Disanto stated that the show network only opted to make Lauren the point-of-view character at the last minute, even reshooting a key sequence in the second season of ''Series/LagunaBeach'' (the opening of the season premiere, in which Lauren walks along the beach and gives a voiceover regarding her final year of high school) premiere) to make the connection more apparent.
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** Spencer has outright admitted in interviews that his "elopement" with Heidi was faked for the cameras (they married in an official ceremony, after-hours, away from TV cameras, long before Season 5 showed their "official" wedding ceremony), and that he was responsible for calling members of the paparazzi to stalk Lauren, outright referring to himself and Heidi as "famewhores". Heidi also admitted that the scene of Spencer proposing to her on the beach was also completely faked for the cameras.
** Brody Jenner has outright claimed that he never had a fling with Jen Bunney or Audrina, and that the storylines were completely faked. His apparent romance with Lauren was also faked, as she would later admit that they would show up for a short time to film, pretend to be romantic, then leave and not see each other for days or weeks at a time. While Lauren and Brody ''did'' officially date at one time, it was when she was 18, and the romance only lasted a few days.
** The issue of all the paparazzi who hung out in front of Lauren's house waiting for her to come out so that they could take photos of her is never brought up, and the audience is expected to believe that she lives in complete anonymity. Conversely, Spencer and Heidi Pratt outright admitted that they lived in a completely different part of Los Angeles, and that their "house" was faked for the show.
** Brody Jenner has outright claimed that he never had a fling with Jen Bunney or Audrina, and that the storylines were completely faked. His apparent romance with Lauren was also faked, as she would later admit that they would show up for a short time to film, pretend to be romantic, then leave and not see each other for days or weeks at a time. While Lauren and Brody ''did'' officially date at one time, it was when she was 18, and the romance only lasted a few days.
** The issue of all the paparazzi who hung out in front of Lauren's house waiting for her to come out so that they could take photos of her is never brought up, and the audience is expected to believe that she lives in complete anonymity. Conversely, Spencer and Heidi Pratt outright admitted that they lived in a completely different part of Los Angeles, and that their "house" was faked for the show.
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** Spencer has outright admitted in interviews that his "elopement" with Heidi was faked for the cameras (they cameras. They married in an official ceremony, after-hours, away from TV cameras, long before Season 5 showed their "official" wedding ceremony), and that ceremony. He has stated he was also responsible for calling members of the paparazzi to stalk Lauren, outright referring to himself and Heidi as "famewhores". Heidi also admitted that the scene of Spencer proposing to her on the beach was also completely faked for the cameras.
** Brody Jenner hasoutright claimed stated that he never had a fling with Jen Bunney or Audrina, and that the storylines were completely faked. His apparent romance with Lauren was also faked, as she would later admit that they would show up for a short time to film, pretend to be romantic, then leave and not see each other for days or weeks at a time. While Lauren and Brody ''did'' officially date at one time, it was when she was 18, and the romance only lasted a few days.
** The audience is expected to believe that Lauren lives in complete anonymity, despite showing off her apartment complex in every episode. The real-life issue of all the paparazzi who hung out in front of Lauren's (actual) house waiting for her to come out so that they could take photos of her is never broughtup, and the audience is expected to believe that she lives in complete anonymity.up. Conversely, Spencer and Heidi Pratt outright admitted that they lived in a completely different part of Los Angeles, and that their "house" was faked for the show.
** Brody Jenner has
** The audience is expected to believe that Lauren lives in complete anonymity, despite showing off her apartment complex in every episode. The real-life issue of all the paparazzi who hung out in front of Lauren's (actual) house waiting for her to come out so that they could take photos of her is never brought
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* RichBitch: ''Everyone'', but Heidi in particular.
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney: Again, Spencer
* SerialEscalation: How much plastic surgery can Heidi get?
** The producers seem to understand this trope, as an entire episode was dedicated to the disbelief everyone (including Heidi's friends and family) expresses when she reveals her new look. Said episode also turns out to be one of the few "real" moments of the series, as Heidi's mother cries and says she doesn't recognize her own daughter anymore.
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney: Again, Spencer
* SerialEscalation: How much plastic surgery can Heidi get?
** The producers seem to understand this trope, as an entire episode was dedicated to the disbelief everyone (including Heidi's friends and family) expresses when she reveals her new look. Said episode also turns out to be one of the few "real" moments of the series, as Heidi's mother cries and says she doesn't recognize her own daughter anymore.
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* UnlimitedWardrobe: When it's all funded by MTV, ''why not''? On the flip, Heidi has said in interviews that MTV didn’t allow the girls to rewear outfits but also didn’t give them a wardrobe, necessitating her shopping at thrift stores for her 'unlimited wardrobe' in the first season, before her income from the show allowed her this for real.
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* UnlimitedWardrobe: When it's all funded by MTV, ''why not''? On the flip, The characters routinely sport a plethora of outfits, as is befitting their status as social climbers in Los Angeles. However, Heidi has said in interviews that MTV didn’t allow the girls to rewear outfits but also didn’t give them a wardrobe, necessitating her shopping at thrift stores for her 'unlimited wardrobe' in the first season, before her income from the show allowed her this for real.
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* WillTheyOrWontThey: Audrina and Justin, Lauren and Jason, Kristin and Brody...yawn.
* WithFriendsLikeThese: Lauren and Heidi. Just... Lauren and Heidi.
* WithFriendsLikeThese: Lauren and Heidi. Just... Lauren and Heidi.
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* WillTheyOrWontThey: Audrina and Justin, Lauren and Jason, Kristin and Brody...yawn.
*Brody.
%%* WithFriendsLikeThese: Lauren and Heidi. Just... Lauren and Heidi.
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%%* WithFriendsLikeThese: Lauren and Heidi. Just... Lauren and Heidi.
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* IdleRich: The show generally portrays cast members as being so absorbed with their social circle that they barely (if ever) get any actual work done -- though technically, the fact that they were filming footage for a "reality series" in a workplace ''was'' the job. Were it not for the fact that the show told viewers OncePerEpisode what the character was supposed to be (Lauren working for Teen Vogue, Heidi "working" for Bolthouse Studios), audience members may presume they don't actually do anything beyond show up and look pretty -- which is precisely what the RealityIsUnrealistic moments above revealed retroactively.
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* RichIdiotWithNoDayJob: The show generally portrays cast members as being so absorbed with their social circle that they barely (if ever) get any actual work done -- though technically, the fact that they were filming footage for a "reality series" in a workplace ''was'' the job. Were it not for the fact that the show told viewers OncePerEpisode what the character was supposed to be (Lauren working for Teen Vogue, Heidi "working" for Bolthouse Studios), audience members may presume they don't actually do anything beyond show up and look pretty -- which is precisely what the RealityIsUnrealistic moments above revealed retroactively.
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* GainaxEnding: [[spoiler:Revealing that the show had been filmed on a backlot and not answering what was real or fake]]. The fandom was not pleased.
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* GainaxEnding: [[spoiler:Revealing The final scene of the show outright states that the show had been filmed on a backlot and not answering doesn't answer what was real or fake]]. The fandom fake, with setpieces being picked up and moved away behind Brody. Notably, this is the only scene of the series that was not pleased.[[CanonDiscontinuity removed for reruns]].
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* GetOutOfJailFreeCard: The antics committed by Lauren and Whitney at their Teen Vogue internship (screwing up basic orders, letting their friends into exclusive Hollywood parties, mangling the tasks they were given) would have been enough to get them canned several times over. However, they are always inexplicably given a free pass by the managing editor of the magazine because they are reality television stars.
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* GetOutOfJailFreeCard: The antics committed by Lauren and Whitney at their Teen Vogue internship (screwing up basic orders, letting their friends into exclusive Hollywood parties, mangling the tasks they were given) would have been enough to get them canned several times over. However, they are always inexplicably given a free pass by the managing editor of the magazine because they are reality television stars.stars and[=/=]/or it was written into the episode. Heidi has outright stated that her apparent party-crash of the Teen Vogue party in the first episode of the series was due to her being told to show up by Creator/{{MTV}}.
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* RichIdiotWithNoDayJob: Several, but mostly Spencer
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* RichIdiotWithNoDayJob: Several, but mostly SpencerThe show generally portrays cast members as being so absorbed with their social circle that they barely (if ever) get any actual work done -- though technically, the fact that they were filming footage for a "reality series" in a workplace ''was'' the job. Were it not for the fact that the show told viewers OncePerEpisode what the character was supposed to be (Lauren working for Teen Vogue, Heidi "working" for Bolthouse Studios), audience members may presume they don't actually do anything beyond show up and look pretty -- which is precisely what the RealityIsUnrealistic moments above revealed retroactively.
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* {{Spinoff}}: Of ''Laguna Beach''. Also, this show has its own spinoff, ''The City''.
* TimeCompressionMontage
* TwentyFourHourPartyPeople: Rarely ever do you see these people working or doing anything productive.
* UnlimitedWardrobe: When it's all funded by MTV, ''why not''?
** according to Heidi, MTV didn’t allow the girls to rewear outfits but also didn’t give them a wardrobe, necessitating her shopping at thrift stores for her 'unlimited wardrobe' in the first season, before her income from the show allowed her this for real.
* TimeCompressionMontage
* TwentyFourHourPartyPeople: Rarely ever do you see these people working or doing anything productive.
* UnlimitedWardrobe: When it's all funded by MTV, ''why not''?
** according to Heidi, MTV didn’t allow the girls to rewear outfits but also didn’t give them a wardrobe, necessitating her shopping at thrift stores for her 'unlimited wardrobe' in the first season, before her income from the show allowed her this for real.
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* {{Spinoff}}: Of ''Laguna Beach''. Also, this show has its own spinoff, ''The City''.
*City'', which followed cast member Whitney Port as she moved to New York to take on a prestigious job and hang out with a new group of friends.
%%* TimeCompressionMontage
* TwentyFourHourPartyPeople:Rarely ever do you see these people working The main characters are said to have busy jobs involving business deals, paperwork and other tasks, but rarely is this work shown (if at all), and the majority of their screentime appears to consist of meetings being held while in the process of finishing something else, casual meetups at various restaurants and locales throughout the city, and appearances at clubs or doing anything productive.
bars.
* UnlimitedWardrobe: When it's all funded by MTV, ''whynot''?
** according to Heidi,not''? On the flip, Heidi has said in interviews that MTV didn’t allow the girls to rewear outfits but also didn’t give them a wardrobe, necessitating her shopping at thrift stores for her 'unlimited wardrobe' in the first season, before her income from the show allowed her this for real.
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* UnlimitedWardrobe: When it's all funded by MTV, ''why
** according to Heidi,
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* RealityIsUnrealistic: As evidenced by the volume of information discovered via interviews with cast members and current event blogs, the show was especially guilty of this:
** The issue of all the paparazzi who hung out in front of Lauren's house waiting for her to come out so that they could take photos of her is never brought up, and the audience is expected to believe that she lives in anonymity.
** The issue of all the paparazzi who hung out in front of Lauren's house waiting for her to come out so that they could take photos of her is never brought up, and the audience is expected to believe that she lives in anonymity.
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* RealityIsUnrealistic: As evidenced by Despite claiming that some events in the volume show were real, [[https://punkee.com.au/the-hills-fake-storylines/77119 enough evidence has surfaced]] over the years that more-or-less confirmed the show faked most of information discovered via its major events, and played up "storylines" that were written for the show:
** According to a feature story on [=Refinery29=], former MTV producer Tony Disanto the show only opted to make Lauren the point-of-view character at the last minute, even reshooting a key sequence in the second season of ''Series/LagunaBeach'' (the opening of the season premiere, in which Lauren walks along the beach and gives a voiceover regarding her final year of high school) to make the connection more apparent.
** Most of Lauren's friends were outright hired for the series. Whitney Port was cast after taking part in an open audition for an "intern" character, while Audrina Patridge (who went to high school 20+ miles away from Lauren) has admitted she was "cast" as Lauren's best friend, having never met her before.[[note]]She was approached by producers while they were location scouting for the series, and lived in the same building as Lauren.[[/note]] Eagle-eyed viewers of ''Series/LagunaBeach'' can spot Heidi Montag during a Season 2 episode (where the graduating class goes to the prom), but given how Heidi and Lauren had no interaction in that episode, her presence on this series may also be an example.
** Heidi never applied for and accepted the job at Bolthouse Studios (where she "works" for the first three seasons); the producers worked out an agreement with the studios to have her come into the office and pretend to work as an intern for a certain amount of hours every week (while they filmed it). Later, Heidi outright admitted in a 2016 interview that the "Elodie gets a promotion over Heidi" storyline was a "pretend promotion for her to be upset about".
** Spencer has outright admitted in interviews that his "elopement" withcast Heidi was faked for the cameras (they married in an official ceremony, after-hours, away from TV cameras, long before Season 5 showed their "official" wedding ceremony), and that he was responsible for calling members of the paparazzi to stalk Lauren, outright referring to himself and current event blogs, Heidi as "famewhores". Heidi also admitted that the scene of Spencer proposing to her on the beach was also completely faked for the cameras.
** Brody Jenner has outright claimed that he never had a fling with Jen Bunney or Audrina, and that the storylines were completely faked. His apparent romance with Lauren was also faked, as she would later admit that they would show up for a short time to film, pretend to be romantic, then leave and not see each other for days or weeks at a time. While Lauren and Brody ''did'' officially date at one time, it wasespecially guilty of this:
when she was 18, and the romance only lasted a few days.
** The issue of all the paparazzi who hung out in front of Lauren's house waiting for her to come out so that they could take photos of her is never brought up, and the audience is expected to believe that she lives inanonymity.complete anonymity. Conversely, Spencer and Heidi Pratt outright admitted that they lived in a completely different part of Los Angeles, and that their "house" was faked for the show.
** According to a feature story on [=Refinery29=], former MTV producer Tony Disanto the show only opted to make Lauren the point-of-view character at the last minute, even reshooting a key sequence in the second season of ''Series/LagunaBeach'' (the opening of the season premiere, in which Lauren walks along the beach and gives a voiceover regarding her final year of high school) to make the connection more apparent.
** Most of Lauren's friends were outright hired for the series. Whitney Port was cast after taking part in an open audition for an "intern" character, while Audrina Patridge (who went to high school 20+ miles away from Lauren) has admitted she was "cast" as Lauren's best friend, having never met her before.[[note]]She was approached by producers while they were location scouting for the series, and lived in the same building as Lauren.[[/note]] Eagle-eyed viewers of ''Series/LagunaBeach'' can spot Heidi Montag during a Season 2 episode (where the graduating class goes to the prom), but given how Heidi and Lauren had no interaction in that episode, her presence on this series may also be an example.
** Heidi never applied for and accepted the job at Bolthouse Studios (where she "works" for the first three seasons); the producers worked out an agreement with the studios to have her come into the office and pretend to work as an intern for a certain amount of hours every week (while they filmed it). Later, Heidi outright admitted in a 2016 interview that the "Elodie gets a promotion over Heidi" storyline was a "pretend promotion for her to be upset about".
** Spencer has outright admitted in interviews that his "elopement" with
** Brody Jenner has outright claimed that he never had a fling with Jen Bunney or Audrina, and that the storylines were completely faked. His apparent romance with Lauren was also faked, as she would later admit that they would show up for a short time to film, pretend to be romantic, then leave and not see each other for days or weeks at a time. While Lauren and Brody ''did'' officially date at one time, it was
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** Lauren stated outright that she was not on the receiving end of Spencer's "I'm sorry" phone call.
** Audrina Patridge (who went to high school 20+ miles away from Lauren) has admitted she was "cast" as Lauren's best friend, having never met her before.
** Heidi never applied for and accepted the job at Bolthouse Studios (where she "works" for the first three seasons); the producers worked out an agreement with the studios to have her come into the office and pretend to work as an intern for a certain amount of hours every week (while they filmed it).
** Spencer getting in bar fights and the police not getting involved is also quite strange.
** Audrina Patridge (who went to high school 20+ miles away from Lauren) has admitted she was "cast" as Lauren's best friend, having never met her before.
** Heidi never applied for and accepted the job at Bolthouse Studios (where she "works" for the first three seasons); the producers worked out an agreement with the studios to have her come into the office and pretend to work as an intern for a certain amount of hours every week (while they filmed it).
** Spencer getting in bar fights and the police not getting involved is also quite strange.
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** During promotion of ''The Hills: New Beginnings'', Whitney stated that the airport scene at the end of Season 2 was filmed for show, and that she didn't actually go to Paris (despite apparently getting on a plane to leave).
** Lauren stated outright that she was not on the receiving end of Spencer's "I'm sorry" phonecall.
call. Additionally, she has since claimed that she was "held hostage" in the basement of a church during filming of Heidi and Spencer's wedding, and wasn't allowed to leave due to MTV not being sure if they required her for additional filming.
**Audrina Patridge Ironically, the presence of Kristin Cavalieri (who went to high school 20+ miles away from Lauren) has admitted in post-show interviews that she was "cast" as Lauren's best friend, having never met her before.
** Heidi never applied for and accepted the job at Bolthouse Studios (where she "works"cast for the first three seasons); final season as the producers worked out an agreement with AlphaBitch) forced the studios show to have be closer to reality than any of the seasons before it, due to her come into understanding (based on her prior experience filming ''Series/LagunaBeach'') of how she needed to act for the office cameras. As a result, she would generally refuse retakes of many sequences, preferring to let the "unscripted" shots speak for themselves, and pretend to work as an intern for a would play up certain amount moments organically in order to get a rise out of hours every week (while they filmed it).
** Spencer getting in bar fights and the police not getting involved is also quite strange.people.
** Lauren stated outright that she was not on the receiving end of Spencer's "I'm sorry" phone
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** Heidi never applied for and accepted the job at Bolthouse Studios (where she "works"
** Spencer getting in bar fights and the police not getting involved is also quite strange.
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* YouKeepUsingThatWord: On too many occasions.
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* RealSongThemeTune: "Unwritten" by Natasha Bedingfield. A rather... ''interesting'' choice for a reality show that has been accused many times of being staged.
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* GayParee: When Whitney and Lauren visit Paris for a Teen Vogue event, they party at a fancy French nightclub, drink champagne at the Eiffel Tower, and attend an illustrious ball.
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** according to Heidi, MTV didn’t allow the girls to rewear outfits but also didn’t give them a wardrobe, necessitating her shopping at thrift stores for her 'unlimited wardrobe' in the first season, before her income from the show allowed her this for real.
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* TheParody: ''Series/{{MADtv}}'''s ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivgJbtvrQ28 The Hills]]'' parody.
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* TheParody: ''Series/{{MADtv}}'''s ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivgJbtvrQ28 com/watch?v=gV7Fh4nWAD0 The Hills]]'' parody.
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* CanonDiscontinuity: The final scene of the original series, in so much as MTV actively refusing to air it again. Online versions of the ending cut the final scene off after Kristin leaves in a taxi, omitting the final shots of [[GainaxEnding the set dressing being taken down around Brody Jenner]], and TheReveal that the scene (and possibly parts of the series) were filmed on a backlot. The only ending currently available to view on MTV's Youtube channel is the alternate ending, which has Brody immediately visit Lauren at her apartment after saying goodbye to Kristin. Likewise, TheRevival completely ignores the final shots of the original series.
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* CanonDiscontinuity: The final scene of the original series, in so much as MTV actively refusing to air it again. Online versions of the ending cut the final scene off after Kristin leaves in a taxi, omitting the final shots of [[GainaxEnding the set dressing being taken down around Brody Jenner]], and TheReveal that the scene (and possibly parts of the series) were filmed on a backlot. The only ending currently available to view on MTV's Youtube channel is the alternate ending, which has Brody immediately visit Lauren at her apartment after saying goodbye to Kristin. Likewise, TheRevival the {{Revival}} completely ignores the final shots of the original series.
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* CanonDiscontinuity: The final scene of the original series, in so much as MTV actively refusing to air it again. Online versions of the ending cut the final scene off after Kristin leaves in a taxi, omitting the final shots of [[GainaxEnding the set dressing being taken down around Brody Jenner]], and TheReveal that the scene (and possibly parts of the series) were filmed on a backlot. The only ending currently available to view on MTV's Youtube channel is the alternate ending, which has Brody immediately visit Lauren at her apartment after saying goodbye to Kristin. Likewise, TheRevival completely ignores the final shots of the original series.
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The show was later given a {{Revival}} in the form of 2019's ''The Hills: New Beginnings'', in which many of the cast members (save for Lauren, who declined to appear) are followed years later, having married or had children in the interim.
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* CoolestClubEver and InDaClub: All da time. Particularly the (now closed) Les Deux club where the infamous fight between Lauren and Heidi happened.
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''The Hills'' was a hit for MTV, with some of the highest ratings of any show on cable. Even though its ratings declined from its early peaks, it is still regarded as one of MTV's most popular shows. MTV Canada personalities Creator/DanielLevy and Jessi Cruickshank hosted <i>The After Show,/i>, which was often about The Hills and is credited with being one of the first post-show talk shows. The Hills also managed to earn itself a sizable {{hatedom}} when it was airing, and earned a reputation for being staged and vapid. It is one of ''Series/TheSoup'''s favorite targets of mockery.
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''The Hills'' was a hit for MTV, with some of the highest ratings of any show on cable. Even though its ratings declined from its early peaks, it is still regarded as one of MTV's most popular shows. MTV Canada personalities Creator/DanielLevy and Jessi Cruickshank hosted <i>The ''The After Show,/i>, Show'', which was often about The Hills and is credited with being one of the first post-show talk shows. The Hills also managed to earn itself a sizable {{hatedom}} when it was airing, and earned a reputation for being staged and vapid. It is one of ''Series/TheSoup'''s favorite targets of mockery.
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''The Hills'' was a hit for MTV, with some of the highest ratings of any show on cable. Even though its ratings declined from its early peaks, it is still regarded as one of MTV's most popular shows. MTV Canada personalities Creator/DanielLevy and Jessi Cruickshank hosted The <i>The After Show, Show,/i>, which was often about The Hills and is credited with being one of the first of its kind. It post-show talk shows. The Hills also managed to earn itself a sizable {{hatedom}} when it was airing, and earned a reputation for being staged and vapid. It is one of ''Series/TheSoup'''s favorite targets of mockery.
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''The Hills'' was a hit for MTV, with some of the highest ratings of any show on cable. Even though its ratings declined from its early peaks, it is still regarded as one of MTV's most popular shows. MTV Canada personalities Creator/DanielLevy and Jessi Cruickshank hosted The After Show, which was often about The Hills and is credited with being one of the first of its kind. It also managed to earn itself a sizable {{hatedom}} when it was airing, and earned a reputation for being staged and vapid. It is one of ''Series/TheSoup'''s favorite targets of mockery.
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* Stephanie Pratt, Spencer's sister. Her appearances on TheSoup via AdamWesting later turned her into a BreakoutCharacter.
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* {{Retool}}: The show was originally about Lauren trying to juggle school, work and romance along with her three friends (who also worked). When Kristin replaced Lauren, the show switched focus onto anyone who has ever spoken to Lauren (Brody, Spencer, Lo, Stephanie) and was no longer pretending that any of these people had anything remotely resembling a real job.
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* Whitney Port, once a fellow intern of Lauren's at Teen Vogue. She went on to star in her own spinoff, ''The City'', in which she works as a fashion designer in NewYorkCity.
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''The Hills'' is a {{spinoff}} of the Creator/{{MTV}} reality show ''LagunaBeach'', ''Series/LagunaBeach'', following a group of twentysomethings living in UsefulNotes/LosAngeles. In particular, it follows (or followed) Lauren "LC" Conrad, one of the characters from ''Laguna Beach'', as she attends the Fashion School of Design and Merchandising and gets an internship at Teen Vogue magazine. She later went on to work for the fashion PR firm People's Revolution, and left the show in season five following Heidi and Spencer's wedding. Other characters include:
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* FollowUpFailure: Both ''The City'' (which was ''The Hills'' transplanted to New York with a new set of backstabbing characters and relationship woes for Lauren's friend Whitney) and ''Audrina'' (which followed Lauren's other friend, Audrina Patridge) were underwhelming shows that were cancelled at the end of their second and first season, respectively. Both were canned by {{MTV}} (''Audrina'' wasn't even picked up after the first season finished shooting - VH1 aired it) because the network was moving away from the reality show surge it had focused on for most of the 2000's.
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* ExecutiveMeddling: One of the reasons why Lauren Conrad allegedly left the show was because MTV wanted to push her feud with Heidi, even though she wanted to put all of that behind her.
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''The Hills'' is a {{spinoff}} of the Creator/{{MTV}} reality show ''LagunaBeach'', following a group of twentysomethings living in UsefulNotes/LosAngeles. In particular, it follows (or followed) Lauren "LC" Conrad, one of the characters from ''Laguna Beach'', as she attends the Fashion School of Design and Merchandising and gets an internship at Teen Vogue magazine. She later went on to work for the fashion PR firm People's Revolution, and left the show in season five following Heidi and Spencer's wedding. Other characters include:
* Heidi [[strike:Montag]] [[strike:[[TheMaidenNameDebate Pratt]]]] Montag, Lauren's roommate and BFF turned worst enemy.
* The aptly-named Spencer Pratt, Heidi's boyfriend and later (ex?)husband.
* Audrina Patridge, who becomes Lauren's roommate after Heidi moves out.
* Whitney Port, once a fellow intern of Lauren's at Teen Vogue. She went on to star in her own spinoff, ''The City'', in which she works as a fashion designer in NewYorkCity.
* Brody Jenner, a friend and former boyfriend of Lauren's.
* Kristin Cavallari, a ''{{Laguna Beach}}'' alum like Lauren and an aspiring actress. She became a [[ReplacementScrappy replacement for Lauren]] in season five.
* Stephanie Pratt, Spencer's sister. Her appearances on TheSoup via AdamWesting later turned her into a BreakoutCharacter.
''The Hills'' was a hit for MTV, with some of the highest ratings of any show on cable. Even though its ratings declined from its early peaks, it is still regarded as one of MTV's most popular shows. It also managed to earn itself a sizable {{hatedom}} when it was airing, and earned a reputation for being staged and vapid. It is one of ''TheSoup'''s favorite targets of mockery.
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* AllMenArePerverts: Brody Jenner and his posse, ''especially'' his friend Frankie. In one episode, Frankie declares that a woman will be able to go back into "[[{{Squick}} his rotation]]" of women he dates.
* ConspiracyTheorist: Heidi and Spencer. The two of them [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyMA8WnRRrs appeared on the Alex Jones Show]], where they discussed 9/11 conspiracy theories and microchip implants, and Heidi obsessed over the "{{mark of the beast}}."
* CoolestClubEver and InDaClub: All da time.
* CurrentEventsBlog: Cast member Audrina had one of these during the show's run. There are also many gossip blogs that follow the show; some of them have revealed the sneaky editing and manipulated situations in both this series and ''Laguna Beach''.
* TheDitz: Heidi.
* EditedForSyndication: In the United Kingdom.
* ExecutiveMeddling: One of the reasons why Lauren Conrad allegedly left the show was because MTV wanted to push her feud with Heidi, even though she wanted to put all of that behind her.
* {{Fanservice}}: Obviously, given the women on the show. Especially Heidi, given her feelings towards plastic surgery. (Including her desire to get breast implants the size of H-cups, "H for Heidi.")
* FollowUpFailure: Both ''The City'' (which was ''The Hills'' transplanted to New York with a new set of backstabbing characters and relationship woes for Lauren's friend Whitney) and ''Audrina'' (which followed Lauren's other friend, Audrina Patridge) were underwhelming shows that were cancelled at the end of their second and first season, respectively. Both were canned by {{MTV}} (''Audrina'' wasn't even picked up after the first season finished shooting - VH1 aired it) because the network was moving away from the reality show surge it had focused on for most of the 2000's.
* GainaxEnding: [[spoiler:Revealing that the show had been filmed on a backlot and not answering what was real or fake]]. The fandom were not pleased.
* GetOutOfJailFreeCard: The antics committed by Lauren and Whitney at their Teen Vogue internship (screwing up basic orders, letting their friends into exclusive Hollywood parties, mangling the tasks they were given) would have been enough to get them canned several times over. However, they are always inexplicably given a free pass by the managing editor of the magazine because they are reality television stars.
* HollywoodCalifornia
* ItsForABook: On many occasions.
* ManipulativeEditing: Overdubbed lines, temporal shenanigans, reshot sequences that don't match with the rest of the show... it's all here.
* TheParody: ''Series/{{MADtv}}'''s ''[[http://youtube.com/watch?v=ivgJbtvrQ28 The Hills]]'' parody.
* PeerPressureMakesYouEvil: Jen, one of Lauren's friends, falls under the influence of Heidi. Heidi then convinces to Jen to reject Lauren and "hook up" with Brody (who Lauren was dating at that time).
* ProductPlacement: During the scenery transition sequences, the names and songs of the bands playing in the background are displayed in the lower-right corner of the screen, along with a prompt to visit MTV's website to buy the music. Cell phones (from carriers like T-Mobile and AT&T) and clothing are also prominently showcased throughout the series.
* RealSongThemeTune: "Unwritten" by Natasha Bedingfield. A rather... ''interesting'' choice for a reality show that has been accused many times of being staged.
* RealityIsUnrealistic: As evidenced by the volume of information discovered via interviews with cast members and current event blogs, the show was especially guilty of this:
** The issue of all the paparazzi who hung out in front of Lauren's house waiting for her to come out so that they could take photos of her is never brought up, and the audience is expected to believe that she lives in anonymity.
** Several episodes have characters confronting (and even fighting with) each other in clubs; most notably, Lauren and Heidi's shouting match in a club midway through the second season. This incident in particular was heavily reported on by gossip blogs, and it was rumored that cops had to be dispatched to the location to keep the peace. In the show, all of these incidents are played as minor inconveniences that have no bearing or consequence on anything that happens afterwards.
** Lauren stated outright that she was not on the receiving end of Spencer's "I'm sorry" phone call.
** Audrina Patridge (who went to high school 20+ miles away from Lauren) has admitted she was "cast" as Lauren's best friend, having never met her before.
** Heidi never applied for and accepted the job at Bolthouse Studios (where she "works" for the first three seasons); the producers worked out an agreement with the studios to have her come into the office and pretend to work as an intern for a certain amount of hours every week (while they filmed it).
** Spencer getting in bar fights and the police not getting involved is also quite strange.
* RealityShow: Presented as such, but there is more evidence supporting the theory that it's scripted than there is supporting the idea that it's real.
* RichBitch: ''Everyone'', but Heidi in particular.
* RichIdiotWithNoDayJob
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney
* SerialEscalation: How much plastic surgery can Heidi get?
** The producers seem to understand this trope, as an entire episode was dedicated to the disbelief everyone (including Heidi's friends and family) expresses when she reveals her new look. Said episode also turns out to be one of the few "real" moments of the series, as Heidi's mother cries and says she doesn't recognize her own daughter anymore.
* {{Spinoff}}: Of ''Laguna Beach''. Also, this show has its own spinoff, ''The City''.
* TimeCompressionMontage
* TwentyFourHourPartyPeople
* UnlimitedWardrobe: When it's all funded by MTV, ''why not''?
* UnreliableVoiceover: There are several times in the series when what the audience hears voiceovers (in regards to previous episodes) that in no way accurately reflected what went on in said episodes.
* UnresolvedSexualTension: Stephen (from ''LagunaBeach'') appears in a VerySpecialEpisode, making an appearance at Lauren's party and rekindling his feelings for her.
* WillTheyOrWontThey: Audrina and Justin, Lauren and Jason, Kristin and Brody...yawn.
* WithFriendsLikeThese: Lauren and Heidi. Just... Lauren and Heidi.
* YouKeepUsingThatWord: On too many occasions.
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''The Hills'' is a {{spinoff}} of the Creator/{{MTV}} reality show ''LagunaBeach'', following a group of twentysomethings living in UsefulNotes/LosAngeles. In particular, it follows (or followed) Lauren "LC" Conrad, one of the characters from ''Laguna Beach'', as she attends the Fashion School of Design and Merchandising and gets an internship at Teen Vogue magazine. She later went on to work for the fashion PR firm People's Revolution, and left the show in season five following Heidi and Spencer's wedding. Other characters include:
* Heidi [[strike:Montag]] [[strike:[[TheMaidenNameDebate Pratt]]]] Montag, Lauren's roommate and BFF turned worst enemy.
* The aptly-named Spencer Pratt, Heidi's boyfriend and later (ex?)husband.
* Audrina Patridge, who becomes Lauren's roommate after Heidi moves out.
* Whitney Port, once a fellow intern of Lauren's at Teen Vogue. She went on to star in her own spinoff, ''The City'', in which she works as a fashion designer in NewYorkCity.
* Brody Jenner, a friend and former boyfriend of Lauren's.
* Kristin Cavallari, a ''{{Laguna Beach}}'' alum like Lauren and an aspiring actress. She became a [[ReplacementScrappy replacement for Lauren]] in season five.
* Stephanie Pratt, Spencer's sister. Her appearances on TheSoup via AdamWesting later turned her into a BreakoutCharacter.
''The Hills'' was a hit for MTV, with some of the highest ratings of any show on cable. Even though its ratings declined from its early peaks, it is still regarded as one of MTV's most popular shows. It also managed to earn itself a sizable {{hatedom}} when it was airing, and earned a reputation for being staged and vapid. It is one of ''TheSoup'''s favorite targets of mockery.
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!!Tropes:
* AllMenArePerverts: Brody Jenner and his posse, ''especially'' his friend Frankie. In one episode, Frankie declares that a woman will be able to go back into "[[{{Squick}} his rotation]]" of women he dates.
* ConspiracyTheorist: Heidi and Spencer. The two of them [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyMA8WnRRrs appeared on the Alex Jones Show]], where they discussed 9/11 conspiracy theories and microchip implants, and Heidi obsessed over the "{{mark of the beast}}."
* CoolestClubEver and InDaClub: All da time.
* CurrentEventsBlog: Cast member Audrina had one of these during the show's run. There are also many gossip blogs that follow the show; some of them have revealed the sneaky editing and manipulated situations in both this series and ''Laguna Beach''.
* TheDitz: Heidi.
* EditedForSyndication: In the United Kingdom.
* ExecutiveMeddling: One of the reasons why Lauren Conrad allegedly left the show was because MTV wanted to push her feud with Heidi, even though she wanted to put all of that behind her.
* {{Fanservice}}: Obviously, given the women on the show. Especially Heidi, given her feelings towards plastic surgery. (Including her desire to get breast implants the size of H-cups, "H for Heidi.")
* FollowUpFailure: Both ''The City'' (which was ''The Hills'' transplanted to New York with a new set of backstabbing characters and relationship woes for Lauren's friend Whitney) and ''Audrina'' (which followed Lauren's other friend, Audrina Patridge) were underwhelming shows that were cancelled at the end of their second and first season, respectively. Both were canned by {{MTV}} (''Audrina'' wasn't even picked up after the first season finished shooting - VH1 aired it) because the network was moving away from the reality show surge it had focused on for most of the 2000's.
* GainaxEnding: [[spoiler:Revealing that the show had been filmed on a backlot and not answering what was real or fake]]. The fandom were not pleased.
* GetOutOfJailFreeCard: The antics committed by Lauren and Whitney at their Teen Vogue internship (screwing up basic orders, letting their friends into exclusive Hollywood parties, mangling the tasks they were given) would have been enough to get them canned several times over. However, they are always inexplicably given a free pass by the managing editor of the magazine because they are reality television stars.
* HollywoodCalifornia
* ItsForABook: On many occasions.
* ManipulativeEditing: Overdubbed lines, temporal shenanigans, reshot sequences that don't match with the rest of the show... it's all here.
* TheParody: ''Series/{{MADtv}}'''s ''[[http://youtube.com/watch?v=ivgJbtvrQ28 The Hills]]'' parody.
* PeerPressureMakesYouEvil: Jen, one of Lauren's friends, falls under the influence of Heidi. Heidi then convinces to Jen to reject Lauren and "hook up" with Brody (who Lauren was dating at that time).
* ProductPlacement: During the scenery transition sequences, the names and songs of the bands playing in the background are displayed in the lower-right corner of the screen, along with a prompt to visit MTV's website to buy the music. Cell phones (from carriers like T-Mobile and AT&T) and clothing are also prominently showcased throughout the series.
* RealSongThemeTune: "Unwritten" by Natasha Bedingfield. A rather... ''interesting'' choice for a reality show that has been accused many times of being staged.
* RealityIsUnrealistic: As evidenced by the volume of information discovered via interviews with cast members and current event blogs, the show was especially guilty of this:
** The issue of all the paparazzi who hung out in front of Lauren's house waiting for her to come out so that they could take photos of her is never brought up, and the audience is expected to believe that she lives in anonymity.
** Several episodes have characters confronting (and even fighting with) each other in clubs; most notably, Lauren and Heidi's shouting match in a club midway through the second season. This incident in particular was heavily reported on by gossip blogs, and it was rumored that cops had to be dispatched to the location to keep the peace. In the show, all of these incidents are played as minor inconveniences that have no bearing or consequence on anything that happens afterwards.
** Lauren stated outright that she was not on the receiving end of Spencer's "I'm sorry" phone call.
** Audrina Patridge (who went to high school 20+ miles away from Lauren) has admitted she was "cast" as Lauren's best friend, having never met her before.
** Heidi never applied for and accepted the job at Bolthouse Studios (where she "works" for the first three seasons); the producers worked out an agreement with the studios to have her come into the office and pretend to work as an intern for a certain amount of hours every week (while they filmed it).
** Spencer getting in bar fights and the police not getting involved is also quite strange.
* RealityShow: Presented as such, but there is more evidence supporting the theory that it's scripted than there is supporting the idea that it's real.
* RichBitch: ''Everyone'', but Heidi in particular.
* RichIdiotWithNoDayJob
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney
* SerialEscalation: How much plastic surgery can Heidi get?
** The producers seem to understand this trope, as an entire episode was dedicated to the disbelief everyone (including Heidi's friends and family) expresses when she reveals her new look. Said episode also turns out to be one of the few "real" moments of the series, as Heidi's mother cries and says she doesn't recognize her own daughter anymore.
* {{Spinoff}}: Of ''Laguna Beach''. Also, this show has its own spinoff, ''The City''.
* TimeCompressionMontage
* TwentyFourHourPartyPeople
* UnlimitedWardrobe: When it's all funded by MTV, ''why not''?
* UnreliableVoiceover: There are several times in the series when what the audience hears voiceovers (in regards to previous episodes) that in no way accurately reflected what went on in said episodes.
* UnresolvedSexualTension: Stephen (from ''LagunaBeach'') appears in a VerySpecialEpisode, making an appearance at Lauren's party and rekindling his feelings for her.
* WillTheyOrWontThey: Audrina and Justin, Lauren and Jason, Kristin and Brody...yawn.
* WithFriendsLikeThese: Lauren and Heidi. Just... Lauren and Heidi.
* YouKeepUsingThatWord: On too many occasions.
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