While I obviously know North can't help me decide what to eat for dinner, I still love the way he cocks his head to the side when I talk to him. Even though I sometimes chat him up, I can't say I have long, one-sided discussions with him . .
As much as I alternately love and loathe new reality shows, I didn't want to get into MTV's
The Paper. But after one episode, I was powerless — not only is the show itself well-produced, edited, and so entertaining, I can't help but empathize with the newspaper geeks because I was one in high school too!
But, times are no longer like my high school days — the MTV class has a room full of eMacs, and the students have the hottest phones.
The Paper is one of the new shows in MTV's teenybopper reality show lineup. I initially thought the program would serve as an enticing way to get young peeps enthused about a nonathletic, extracurricular activity — one that promotes civic awareness, community involvement, and writing proficiency. I should have known better.
In high school, I was a class-A newspaper nerd, trolling the halls with a notepad in hand, hoping for a bit of scandal from the drama department or an expose on why Frisbee was no longer allowed in gym class. Even so, I doubt I'd be any match for the kids of
The Paper, MTV's newest reality series. The show, which premieres tonight after
The Hills, follows a crew of teens at a south Florida high school as they battle to become editor in chief of The Circuit.
Well, this just warms the cockles of my teenage-journalism-nerd heart. MTV is
filming a documentary series about a high school newspaper that will air early next year.
The series is set at Cypress Bay High School in Florida, behind the scenes of the award-winning newspaper The Circuit.
