BET’s Baldwin Hills Vs. MTV’s The Hills

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I Like It I Don't Like It

Ever hear of Baldwin Hills? I hadn’t. Since I don’t watch much of BET, I had never even heard of it.

Well, I am glad I found it.

Since there are only like two channels on basic cable that feature “black” entertainment, it’s much easier for the 100’s of other channels to play up their programming.

Baldwin Hills is the “black” version of MTV’s “Laguna Beach”, which then gave birth to “The Hills”.

I hear about “The Hills” everywhere, and I have never even seen a show. Yet, “Baldwin Hills” is virtually unknown, except to exclusively black audiences.

I mean, “Baldwin Hills” doesn’t even have a WIKIPEDIA page like “The Hills.”

I find that sad since MTV and BET are virtually two sides of the same coin, named VIACOM.

After seeing some Youtube clips, “The Hills” Way too melodramatic for me.

Here’s my take on the mindless banter on “The Hills”

Lauren: “Like, I like this guy… and you know…like, I’d like him more if he…”

Heidi: “If he what?”

Lauren: “If his brand new BMW convertable was yellow instead of red.”

Heidi: “Oh, I so knew it. I told him you’d “put out” only in a yellow BMW convertable car. I’m texting him right now on my Marbl. I am going to tell him the truth about you and the yellow car.”

Ok. So, I am being silly. But, so is “The Hills”.

From left, Garnette, Willie and Makenzy on “Baldwin Hills.”

The “Baldwin Hills” clips I have seen are silly, too. But, it’s nice to see a cast of color.

You find those you root for and those you hate. Same as any fake “reality” show.

I don’t understand why MTV doesn’t just have a cast that is multi-cultural on a show the same level as the “The Hills.”

Something besides “The Real World.”

SeriMcMillan 113 SeriMcMillan Published 6/2/08
 

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Comments (7)

  • i think baldwin hills is better because being african americans and your parents are rich and it reminds me of the first season of laguna beach with lauren concrad with spencer
    anonymous anonymous 8/19/08 Reply
     
    • i love ur show so much the seco0nd season was so interesting beacause of the new people on the new show like lor'rana her sister , and sekio and sals new girlsfriend
      anonymous anonymous 9/22/08
       
  • Baldwin hills shows all sides of African Americans unline The HIlls which just mainly shows preppy spoiled girls having fun. If MTV showed more shows similar to Baldwin hills then we wouldn't have teenagers trying to become spoiled and uneducated. Yeah MTV does has its "True Life" but can definitely do alot more for its teen community. Baldwin Hills shows examples of an African society.
    anonymous anonymous 8/24/08 Reply
     
  • u r one of the best show on BET and on of my favorite shows and i wish i could be on the show beacause of how much fun u guys have on the show as teenagers
    anonymous anonymous 9/22/08 Reply
     
  • i love the show moriah was like my favorite character he is so sexy lol but of course i love the show being an african american and how the show explains that not all black people are ghetto or live in the ghetto. so it defenitely shows the other side of black people
    anonymous anonymous 12/8/08 Reply
     
  • Baldwin hills is so GHETTO: They are all broke just little kids that have no money and go to ghetto schools
    And FYI Not the black beverly hills
    anonymous anonymous 2/16/09 Reply
     
  • i think garren is playiny a fool
    anonymous anonymous 2/25/09 Reply