She Can See "The Hills" From "The City"

noah — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 13:28:16 -0500

Youth Radio Alum The Latifah has taken to the time honored tradition of television criticism... the most entertaining of the critical disciplines, since nothing soaks up witty broadsides and snark like trashy TV shows. This week The Latifah serves up a recession minded two-for-one pitting the new show "The City" against its revamped parent show "The Hills":

Now when The Hills first started I was all for the coming of age story about some rich white chick moving from one rich town in Southern California to another rich town in Southern California. When Lauryn jumped into her CLK Benz, looking all poor (b/c where they come from buying a CLK is pretty much like driving a Subaru…its gross) yet wide-eyed and bushy tailed somehow I related. Then I looked in the mirror and remembered that I can’t relate to her at all. But I digress. Anywho, long story long, LC is no longer on the show and now this little chick named Kristin is taking her spot. And guess what people? I’m not that interested.

All this and more from the new season at Latifah and the Boob Tube.

Is Bad TV Making Us the Dumbest Generation?

rebecca — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 12:45:25 -0600

By Modupe Alabi, Vox Newspaper Atlanta

(Aired on WABE FM December 27, 2008)

Rather than calling me and my peers Generation X or Y we are sometimes called the dumbest generation. But has anyone taken into account what we are being fed mentally? TV shows like Flavor of Love, I Love New York, and I Love Money - all celebrity dating shows in which contestants compete in utterly ridiculous competitions to win the affection of some has-been musician or B-list celebrity.
Watching all these events take place, it seems that today’s youth can’t get enough of watching everyday people eating reproductive organs of pigs, running through obstacle courses and lassoing free range animals, all to end up with a broken heart as reality show stars claim.However, I am guilty of watching these shows too. Yes, Sunday nights around ten p.m. I turn my TV to VH1 or sometimes MTV to watch the antics of yet another artist whose career ended before I was born. On Monday mornings, instead of engaging ourselves in some sort of intellectual conversation, many of us teens talk about ridiculous things. These TV shows have taken something as important as finding love and turned it into a gimmick and yet another product to feed and corrupt the minds of today's youth. It's no wonder why it's called the idiot box.

Youth Radio - Topic: Reality TV

She Can See "The Hills" From "The City"

Is Bad TV Making Us the Dumbest Generation?