I love me some 'Baldwin Hills.'
Full disclosure - I can't decide if I like this show because nothing beats the drama of high school kids or if it has to do with the fact that it's in Baldwin Hills, a community in Los Angeles where I spent a lot of my time growing up as a kid.
I'll go with the latter.
BET has rolled out their own version of MTV's 'Laguna Beach, dubbed the "reality docudrama" that focuses on 11 upper-middle-class teens in Baldwin Hills.
(For the record, Ladera Heights beats Baldwin Hills anyday of the week!)
Baldwin Hills is nicknamed the Black Beverly Hills for its large number of wealthy African-Americans who reside in the neighborhood.
And it's clear that a majority - - if not all - - of these kids are pretty well off financial thanks to their parents.
Actress Vanessa Bell Calloway (Ashley), former NBA basketball player and UCLA legend Marques Johnson (Moriah) and newly hired Sacramento Kings coach Reggie Theus (Roqui) all have kids featured on the show.
These are the type of shows that BET needs to do more of.
Yes, it's a total ripoff of 'Laguna Beach' but our stories are finally be told instead of the ones that you can find on MTV and that our audience can't relate to.
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By: Alexia on 7/11/2007 12:01AM
It was kind of boring:( I was expecting more. They also need to upgrade the cameras, maybe those were used to make it look more real? Lastly they should have left Staci where they got her from because she doesn't know how to be real on a reality show!
P.S. Did you see the outfit Gerren had on at her house before the party and the outfit at the party, different?
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By: Darren on 7/11/2007 12:23AM
As your friend and sometimes roommate I can't say I didn't see this kiss-up review coming.
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By: Darren on 7/11/2007 12:25AM
As your friend and sometimes roommate I can't say I didn't see this kiss up review coming.
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By: Darren on 7/11/2007 12:26AM
LOL as your friend and sometimes roommate I can't say I didn't see this suck-up review coming.
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By: Alex M. on 7/11/2007 1:45AM
You know, I was a Laguna Beach fan, but I can't stand this show.
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By: Dumane on 7/11/2007 8:42AM
Marcus you dont know where the hell your from. One day your from Inglewood, the your from Tyra Banks' hood and now your from Baldwin hills. Get a grip and I guess when Beverly Hills 90210 was on the aire-you were from West Beverly Hills off of Camden Dr.
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By: Terrell on 7/11/2007 10:46AM
I like "reality" shows such as this where it follows around young people...but this show was boring and seemed really fake...i had high hopes...i'll give it another try...but after that, i'm done if it doesn't get better
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By: ms_cutiepants on 7/11/2007 11:52AM
Marcus how are you supposed to bo a Blog writer When you continue to contradict yourself. You say the Tyra Banks show is whack, but you love Baldwin Hills? It doesn't even seem like a real reality show It seems like they've been given scripts. I'm done with you. I'm gonna start my own Blog, so people can get the real deal on what's going on.
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By: Marcus on 7/11/2007 12:17PM
if Dumane knew how to read, it clearly says Baldwin Hills is where I spent time as a kid. Didn't say I was raised in Baldwin Hills. But I can't expect anyone named Dumane to be able to put two sentences together.
As for #9, feel free to start your own blog. Call it Everybody Hates Ms. Cutiepants. I'm sure it would be a smash hit.
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By: harvic on 7/11/2007 2:58PM
The parents on the show were the worst part of a boring tv show. I expected so much more. Hell, 18 yrs ago. I could've been on the show myself. It's about where I grew up, but the kids are so SCRIPTED. Nobody talks to their parents like they were and the scenes with them sitting in Leimert Park, I was like what "terrible" actors.
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