Breaking News: The Wannabe Lo Bosworth Quits The Worst Show Ever

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P's and my own disdain for MTV's The City is no secret. Apparently filming for season two is underway in NYC sans one cast member. Whitney Port's season one "best friend," Erin Lucas is best friend no longer. She reports a, "falling out" to New York Magazine's The Cut. Details please? More importantly, if there's no Erin, can it be the first step to The City's demise? Please please please!

-M

Mandatory Summer Reading

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No. It is not embarrassing that I bought Lauren (or rather, ahem, LC) Conrad's book within the week it was released. It's not embarrassing that I devoured it in one day (in my cubicle at work, no less). It's not even embarrassing that I loved every page of it. I have zero shame when it comes to reading material. Nicole Richie's book? Have it, read it multiple times. Every single Gossip Girl book? Have them, read them to shreds. Valley of the Dolls (the original scandalous chick lit novel, if you ask me)? Read it for the first time when I was fourteen (yeah, my mom was proud - sarcasm). What is embarrassing is the lengths that I went to obtain a copy of LA Candy.

Remember in college, when that jerk professor would assign about 90 books with one being absolutely impossible to find? Not at any local bookstore. No one seemed to have a copy. And finally you'd just give up and decide that you can pass the class without it? That was my hunt for my own personal mandatory summer reading, LA Candy. I went last Thursday, after reading The Cut's review to my local Borders. I was positive they'd have a copy, if not many, maybe even a table full of them. But no. Not a single copy, "sold out" the dorky MIT-style salesboy told me, mystified. I checked at the Barnes & Noble (in Boston and in my suburban hometown, in hopes that my mother could get it to me). Sold out. I'm not sure when this happened, but somehow getting a copy of LA Candy was more difficult than finding sunshine in Boston these days (sad but true). I resorted to my trusty online skills and ordered myself a copy. And waited for the UPS delivery person. For days and days. When Matt, the person that handles deliveries at my office handed me the small, cardboard wrapped box this morning. I squealed. I kid you not. Squealed. He even asked me some question after that I just kind of nodded my head at without really knowing what he just asked. Hopefully he didn't ask for a date or anything too extreme.

Substance-wise? Meet reality television star Laur--I mean Jane Roberts. She has best friend Scarlett and reality tv besties Madison and Gaby. Scarlett is a feminist USC (hey, didn't Lo Bosworth go there before transferring?) freshman. Jane interns for a bitchy boss (hello Teen Vogue's Lisa Love) who is nice only on camera. Madison is a backstabbing two-faced attention hog (wonder who this reminds me of). Gaby is, "not the brightest crayon in the box" (Hmmmm. I wonder). Although LC swears that the characters and situations are fictional, I just don't quite believe it. Afterall, reading it and wondering if Heidi and Audrina are like this in person makes the read that much more enjoyable.

-M

Truth is stranger than fiction

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Set to release June 16, 2009, MTV The Hills' Lauren "LC" Conrad's book "L.A. Candy" is already listed on amazon.com...check out the preview:

Los Angeles is all about the sweet life: hot clubs, cute guys, designer . . . everything. Nineteen-year-old Jane Roberts can't wait to start living it up. She may be in L.A. for an internship, but Jane plans to play as hard as she works, and has enlisted her BFF Scarlett to join in the fun.

When Jane and Scarlett are approached by a producer who wants them to be on his new series, a "reality version of Sex and the City," they can hardly believe their luck. Their own show? Yes, please!

Soon Jane is TV's hottest star. Fame brings more than she ever imagined possible for a girl from Santa Barbara—free designer clothes, the choicest tables at the most exclusive clubs, invites to Hollywood premieres—and she's lapping up the VIP treatment with her eclectic entourage of new pals. But those same friends who are always up for a wild night are also out for a piece of Jane's spotlight.

In a city filled with people chasing after their dreams, it's not long before Jane wakes up to the reality that everyone wants something from her, and nothing is what it seems to be.

L.A. Candy is a deliciously entertaining novel about what it's like to come of age in Hollywood while starring in a reality TV show, written by a girl who has experienced it all firsthand: Lauren Conrad.

To read an excerpt of the book from Teen Vogue, click here.

Ugh...as much as I hate to admit it, this definitely sounds like the kind of trash I would devour in one sitting...perfect beach/poolside read. Although apparently Gawker does NOT share my thoughts. LOL. Oh well...

Will you read it when it comes out?

The Hills Are Alive (with drama)

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Everyone's (especially mine and P's) favorite guilty pleasure, The Hills made it's return to MTV's Monday nights - and hallejuah that it's back so I don't have to suffer through episodes of The City anymore. While it might be LC's last season (tear!), the show is still as good as ever. In the hour of The Hills drama last night, viewers saw basically everything that was in the season 5 trailer. Spencer being a skeeze (typical) and hitting on a bartender (classy)! Spencer getting into a barfight! Heidi showing up at LC's birthday party! Heidi running home to Colorado! Now that I think of it, other than LC just being there in a few scenes, she's basically written out of major storylines. Regardless, her red lipstick looked fantastic on last night's show.

Next week brings The Hills at it's normal 10pm timeslot and MTV's new show, College Life at 10:30pm. A throwback to freshman year of college? Count me in, I always love to reminsce.

-M

The Hills for The Win!

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While watching the worst show ever, I was happily surprised by the trailer for the next season of the best show ever. I nearly squealed at the sight of Lauren, Lo, Stephanie - and yes - even Spencer and Heidi on my television. I feel that I've watched Whitney Port's tired show so much that I forgot why I watch MTV reality television in the first place, and then they put me right back in my place by showing me this gem of a preview.

In college, P and I would rally up our friends and watch The Hills every week in the comfort of my dorm room (with the especially comfy futon that I kept for an extending time post-breakup with a guy). We'd tear into Ben & Jerry's ice cream, kettle corn and diet Coke with lemon as we gave our opinions on Spencer (looks like a gremlin, ew) and Audrina (why does it always look like she's reading a cue card?) and Lo (love her!).

While it won't quite be the same without P in the same country as I (tear!) I'm sure we'll dissect and tear apart every episode in front of you dear readers. Feel free to join in on the conversation!

-M

BREAKING NEWS

Hell has frozen over.
Let's just hope that they don't reproduce anytime soon.

US Weekly scans available at ONTD. Ugh.

-M

Monday Night Television Roundup

Before I get to today's news reading, I must remember that there are happier, more meaningless things to focus my mind on. That being said, I spent four hours, eyes glazed over, watching tv with one of my best friends last night as part of our Monday night ritual.

Firstly, my NKOTB obsession rages on. I love Donnie (and Joey), and I love the VH1 special that was re-aired showing the band's history (although most of it I already knew from Wikipedia), and reunion. Typical 'Behind The Music' standard stuff (did anyone else know that the guys wrote 'Hangin' Tough' in hopes that it'd be a song for the Celtics, and 'Maybe they'd give us like, 500 bucks for it and we'd be good'), but a quote from Jordan Knight, that in my mind, made the show. "I mean, we were in high school, with a record out. That's kind of cool. I thought, 'Maybe we can make a few bucks off of this, and then I can get a scooter, and then I'll be really cool.'" Surprising no one marketed NKOTB scooters during their hayday, huh? I know I would have ridden around my cul-de-sac of my parent's neighborhood on one -- and probably would have wanted a matching NKOTB helmet.

Gossip Girl followed my evening. While I was deeply content that while scouring through the internet yesterday, I only found ONE 1 minute teaser for this week's episode, I was deeply disappointed overall. No major OMG moment - except for whatever Bart Bass found on Lilly Van der Woodsen -- was was in that envelope? I must know. It would be like my future husband finding.... oh, nevermind. Also kind of exciting? The return of Blair and Little J's alliance -- only this time, against Serena. I sense a stirring at Constance Billard -- or maybe not, since Little J dropped out. Oh no no no. I don't think prep school parents handle high school (or prep school, moreover) dropout efforts. I sense a certain, unhappiness with Rufus, and I don't blame him. This is kind of like when one of my prep school friends wanted to drop out and follow Madonna on tour. Did it happen? No, not a chance.

The Hills this week featured Stephanie as a lying, backstabbing, hobag. Maybe Brody was right about this one. My friend S and I don't quite comprehend though. Why does Stephanie insist that she's in the right and is going all up and down lying and denying - when cameras taped both of her dates with Doug, and her scheming on how to go behind LC's back? Okay, okay, maybe it's all scripted, but can't we just pretend it's real?

-M

"I'm not some delicate little flower!"

Okay. I bow down to those at NYMag.com. By far, the best Gossip Girl recap can be found every Tuesday morning there, at their beloved Daily Intel blog. Props to you guys. And this weeks is particularly humorous.

As expected, most of the highlights from last night's Gossip Girl were all in the promos. I feel like a girl that just spent $10 on a movie whose best moments were from the preview that could be found on Apple.com. There were, however, a few not-so-meaningless notes to point out.

S is upset over B, her queen bee-eff-eff, not being over the moon about her newly found relationshipdom with Lonely Boy. Boo freakin hoo S, but here's a newsflash. None of us really care. Why? Lonely Boy has become more obnoxious and more whiny than ever. His teeth are increasingly bothering me with every episode. And clearly he has an issue with Serena's social status. Still. Also annoying? S and Lonely Boy spend the entire episode stuck in an elevator during a NYC blackout. What do they do? Squabble, argue and eventually breakup. If I were stuck in an elevator during a blackout, believe me, I can think of much better things to do. I haven't hooked up with anyone in an elevator since I was eighteen and believe me, it was hot, and now overdue. Maybe I need to find an elevator asap... Shame on you S for not taking the bait. Tsk tsk.

Another Gossip Girl thought from last night? Did anyone else see a red flag with the Lord not wanting to do Blair as she asked? Something just screams gay about him - I'm sensing the next "big plot twist."

The one good scene in last night's episode? Watch it here.

Also on last night? The latest installment of The Hills. Mostly anti-climatic. GASP. LC dines with Holly (Heidi's sister -- does their mother really hate them or something? It's one unforch combination of names). Although my personal favorite scene was with Audrina's meeting with her boss at Epic Records. While her boss stresses the importance of the upcoming gig (with The White Tie Affair, who I love!!), Audrina's glazed over eyes just stare. No blinking, and no sign of any type of brain activity. I wonder what she's thinking about. Is she counting sheep? Counting how many men she's slept with? Counting how many days it's been since Justin Bobby last showered? Is she thinking anything at all?

Missed The Hills? Wish you didn't? Look at Gawker's summary!

In more (or less) important news. MTV has decided to cancel TRL. I haven't watched it since the departure of Carson Daly (the apple of my 8th grader eye). But still, it's rather sad. Where will MTV premiere Brit Brit's new video now? What about if *NSync reunite a la New Kids on the Block? Where else can girls gush about teenybopper pop music and have it be socially acceptable now? Can TRL just be like Mom's really good china dishes and be taken out when really really needed? Because I'm still holding out for a *NSync reunion, and I don't think my older co-workers will share in my excitement. Where will I find people equally excited as I?

-M