My husband Gerry hates that I watch "The Hills." He says the show is complete nonsense, and that watching it is probably the biggest waste of my time.
Gerry would rather watch the History Channel. I'm sorry, but after studying communication theory for four hours, the last thing I want to do is watch educational programming.
In this month's issue of Rolling Stone, new deputy editor Jason Gay addressed the very reasons why people love to hate or hate to love "The Hills." "For starters, it's gorgeous," Gay writes referring to show's camerawork.
Gay's second reason mirrors the argument I've made for the show in the past: to escape. And I'm impressed that a guy could make the following observation. "When the cheery theme song, Natasha Bedingfield's girly-power anthem 'Unwritten' kicks in -- 'Feel the rain on your skin/No one else can feel it for you' -- you can sense the serotonin releasing inside your brain. 'The Hills' is Wellbutrin on TV."
Gay, I couldn't have said it better myself. There is something about Bedingfield's song that makes you want to take on the world like Elle Woods takes on Harvard Law in Legally Blonde.
So if Hills' viewers are watching to escape and to have a positive aesthetic experience, I have to disagree with Gerry. There are worse things young adults can do with their time than watch "The Hills." Besides, we could all use a little serotonin boost after a hard week of work or school.
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