Fashion, Gossip, Dramas and “the City”

by Ragil — Thursday, January 8th, 2009 at 2:40 am

in Apparel, Celebrity, Etc and tagged with MTV, Reality Show, The City

There’s a new Carrie Bradshaw in the City – as said by Page Six magazine in their December issue. Having successfully featured in “the Hills” as the sanest and dramaless person, Whitney Port has come to be many girls’ favorite and a good role model.

The bubbly blond has gone a long way with her career. From interning at Teen Vogue to styling at People’s Revolution, together with reality tv star Lauren Conrad. And now, she has taken the opportunity to work for Diane von Furstenberg in New York City. With her being new and nearly all alone in NYC, juggling between career and a love life, Adam Divello (creator of Laguna Beach, Newport Harbor and the Hills) decided to film the moments in a brand new spin off called “the City”.

The City was premiered Monday December 29th, airing the first two Episodes back-to-back. But instead of Sex and the City, the show bears more resemblance to Gossip Girl with all the downtown-uptown talk (although I have only seen the first three episodes of Gossip Girl).

Blair-left and Olivia-right

Olivia Palermo, fitting in the uptown crowd, is the Blair Waldorf of the City. Olivia acts and looks so much like Blair. The self-proclaimed socialite is Whitney’s co-worker in DvF’s PR department, thinks she’s all that and that Whitney has a lot, a lot to learn in New York, fashion- and social-wise. A little hilarious, she made Whitney and Sammie (Whitney’s new friend in NYC) rolled their eyes when she said out of nowhere, “I wore my first pair of Manolo’s to my debutante ball when I was 17. Honestly, who cares?

Next is one of the downtown girls, Erin Lucas. She and Whitney have known each other for a long time. Erin reminds me of Whitney when she was still working with LC, a friend to laugh or cry with, except Erin is way hippier and crazier – she loves guys, spends time with them, but never takes them seriously.

Then there is Jay Lyon, a young, good-looking Australian native that caught Whitney’s heart when she was still in the Hills. However, Whitney was sort of ‘with’ another guy, Alex, when she met Jay. And when Alex said something about Jay dating his roommate’s best friend, dramas arise.

Last but not least there is Adam Senn with his girl, Allie. Adam is the kind of guy who does whatever he wants, whenever he wants it, and Allie is often unhappy about that. They have the potential to be the Speidi (Spencer-Heidi , the drama King and Queen of the Hills) of the show. Even though they didn’t earn so much air time in the first 2 episodes (none in the first at all), there are reasons why Mtv wants them on the show.

There are rumors and critics about the genuineness of the storylines, because Mtv has often been suspected of “stretching out” the truth and causing a lot of dramas. My advice, take this show as fun and as lightly as possible. It’s just like watching “Gossip Girl” comes into life after all.

And with all the cameras and dramas around, will Whitney be the next Carrie Bradshaw or will she be the next Serena van der Woodsen? Whatever the answer is, hopefully Whitney will stay sane throughout.

The City is airing on Mtv every Monday, 10 pm Eastern Time or 10 am WIBB on Tuesday. But if your local Mtv does not air the show, or if you don’t have a tv or simply missed the show, you can watch it anytime on Mtv.com.

Images Sources: Just Jared, Fashionista.com and Mtv.ca

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8 comments for this entry

DYS

ragil..komen duluan ahh gw ikutan nonton niy the City hehe malu2in yah.. another guilty pleasure setelah GG bahan gosipan ama temen2 kantor, cheesy lah pasti ceritanya, tp masi bagusan GG siy menurut gue..tp mungkin yg suka GG akan suka jg niy ama The City..atau malah benci.. tergantung masing2 individu.

dan yg pasti.. bagusan The City drpd The Hills kemana2 menurut gue ya..dr casts nya, the hills kulitnya tanning salon semua esp si heidi, fashion style nya para casts the hills gak banget deh..

kalo The City, castnya mayan bagusan.. tinggi2, i lovee watching whitney’s endless legs , baju2nya lbh bagus fashion oriented, cowo2nya jg..
dan gue suka whitney & erin’s round chubby facee.. representing niy yg muka2 chubby hehe
kecuali si olivia yah mukanya tirus tajem2 tp gw suka bgt hidungnyaa .. duhh show ini emang bikin orang jd VAIN

yg pasti gw suka sebel ama olivia yg banding2in uptown downtown itu.. please dehhh.. ga sgitunya bgttss.. selain bikin makin tajem aja deh kubu east coast vs west coast.. oh well emang dasar ABG dan anak2 muda amrik ga ada kerjaan ntar tinggal di indonesia aja latah ikutan buat juga.. jakarta vs Bali? heuhe or kota apa yg lagi berkembang =)

January 8, 2009 at 6:51 am
Nuary

@DYS, Jakarta – Medan boleh jg tuh di compare… kayak east cost – west coast… lol

January 8, 2009 at 6:08 pm
cheyqua

jakarta – bandung lah DYS.. hehehe..

January 9, 2009 at 1:05 am
purplerebel

selatan vs pusat laaah, menteng vs tebet gitu deh hahaha….

January 9, 2009 at 1:51 am
Ragil

ahaaa.. DYS.. nyoook gosip hehehe.. gue gak doyan GG sih.. soalnya juga udah kelewatan banyak banget episode (apa malah season).. tapi gue emang junkie realities.. makanya doyan the City heheh.. udah gitu lebih fashion oriented dibanding the Hills yang lebih drama oriented.. kalo Heidi.. huahahha gue udah gak tahan liat dia bok.. mukanya jadi tua gitu kebanyakan suntik..

gue suka banget sama si Erin ini, free soul sekali.. kalo Olivia, gue suka apartemennya hehhe.. cantik sih.. cuma lama2 ngebosenin yah..

sodaranya Olivia nyuruh Olivia supaya ngajarin Whitney “before she got caught up in downtown crap”.. halahhh

uptown vs downtown.. bukannya Kebayoran (Jakarta Selatan) vs Kelapa Gading (Jakarta Utara) yah..

January 9, 2009 at 4:05 am
pink-bow

I have to say I like the hills better. mungkin blm suka2 amat2 sama the city. I love whitney though! kayanya asik bgt si hidup mreka..:p

January 9, 2009 at 11:50 am
deedee

hmm .. aku gak suka tuh ada new carrie bradshaw ! sarah jessica parker is the best !!

kalau ‘the city’ itu gossip girl bgt , beda jauh ama sex and the city .

February 24, 2009 at 9:34 pm
Susan

i’ve just finished watching the hills 5b, hmm stil.. GG is the best.

September 2, 2009 at 2:54 pm

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