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What ‘The Hills: New Beginnings’ Tells Us About Post-Reality-TV Fame

We talk about why the original iteration of the show was such a phenomenon, the overarching sadness of the new version, and the losers and winners of the show

By Amanda Dobbins, Liz Kelly, and Bill Simmons
MTV

Almost a decade after The Hills ended, Heidi, Audrina, and Whitney are back along with a slate of new cast members in The Hills: New Beginnings. We talk about why the original iteration of the show was such a phenomenon (5:07), the overarching sadness of the new version (14:03), and the losers (21:57) and winners of the show (43:07).

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