Laguna Beach - The real orange county
Laguna Beach – the Real Orange County, has been a top show on MTV for two seasons. Laguna Beach is a reality show that focuses on the lives of rich and beautiful high school students living in the wealthy town of Laguna Beach, California.
The first season of Laguna Beach concentrated on the love triangle between Kristin, a junior, Stephen, a senior, and Lauren, also a senior. Kristin is dating Stephen and can’t stand Lauren , or “LC” as her close friends call her. The season started out with the audience being introduced to LC and friends when they are discussing their party, “A Black and White Affair.” LC narrates the first season and most of the drama is between her and Kristin.
The entire season featured the ups and downs of Kristin’s and Stephen’s relationship. Stephen would get upset when Kristin hooked up with other boys such as Talan and her crush, Sam. Stephen himself was extremely friendly with LC, who had a crush on Stephen. The end of the first season saw Kristin and Stephen staying together, although Stephen and LC were leaving their home town and going off to college in San Francisco.
Laguna Beach also portrayed the daily life of LC along with best friend Lo, described as “the Paris Hilton of Laguna Beach.” Lo lives by the adage of “every day is a fashion show” and is always there for LC. Morgan and Christina are best friends. Christina is the daughter of Dr. Robert A. Schuller, a televangelist and pastor of the largest church in California, the Crystal Cathedral. Morgan’s goal was to remain a virgin among all her high school friends who had frequent hookups. Morgan applied to Brigham Young University, and is upset after receiving a letter of rejection. MTV, however, chose to edit out the scene of her telling her father that she did manage to get a place at Brigham Young in the end. Christina sings and acts well, and one episode showed her along with her siblings at the Crystal Cathedral. On another episode, she went to New York City to audition for a casting director of Broadway musicals. Morgan and Christina had some awkwardness with LC and Lo due to Christina deciding not to invite LC and Lo to her eighteenth birthday party. Morgan is now studying at BYU, and Christina is continuing acting and singing.
As for the boys of Laguna Beach, Stephen and Trey have been best friends since they were kids. Trey is a senior and is a “thinking girl’s hunk.” He is passionate about politics and activism; in fact, several episodes showed Trey promoting his non-profit organization, Active Young Americans, and holding fashion shows to raise money for charity causes.
Season two of Laguna Beach included some of the same characters, but threw some new people into the mix. If you enjoy watching seemingly “perfect” and popular kids living along the coast in a beautiful, wealthy city, this show may be for you. Reality tv is always good drama, and Laguna Beach promises to dish it up! Check out MTV’s website for more information about Laguna Beach and the new season.