Let's get one thing out of the way first. Yes, The Hills is fake. Fake in the sense that producers and participants acknowledge reshooting scenes and doing multiple takes. Fake in the sense that mtv's beautiful "stars" are famous for little more than being on The Hills. And fake in that it's proof that a beautiful shot and a well-chosen sound track can imitate emotion in even the most banal scene. But if you can get past the idea that fakeness is a bad thing-use a fancier term, like artifice, if that helps you-then The Hills is one of the most magnificent pieces of fakery on television, a jewel-like celebration of superficiality.
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