OMG, like, when is our deadline?
Leave it to MTV, great exploiter of adolescent angst and drama, erego disguised under a veil of "reality," vis a vis shows such as "Laguna Beach" and "Newport Harbor" and "My Super Sweet Sixteen," which all combined would have you think that today's teens are all about partying, hooking up, complaining to their parents and going to Cabo. They certainly, apparently, wouldn't be caught dead actually studying on camera.
Not that I would know, because of course I only watch PBS and C-SPAN (wink, wink). But enough about my viewing habits.
The network that more or less originated reality TV with its landmark series "The Real World" is finally taking one of its teen-centered shows on campus. Premiering next week, "The Paper" puports to documents the inner workings of Florida-based Cypress Bay High School's newspaper, The Circuit, focusing especially on competition among juniors seeking to become the next editor-in-chief.
Find a show summary on MTV's website.
Cypress Bay High, FYI, is said to be the largest high school in the country, with some 5,300 students.