"Laguna Beach," the MTV series that launched the docu-soap craze in 2004, is returning to the network - just not in the same setting or with the same title.
This time around, the show moves to Newport Harbor, Calif., and be called "Newport Harbor: The Real Orange County."
"It has been three years since the Stephen, Lauren and Kristin love triangle drew viewers to the real-life drama of Laguna Beach," Tony DiSanto, MTV's executive vice president of series development and programming said in a statement. "Now we are moving up the coast to a new town with new faces and a new high school, but with the same drama of dealing with relationships, cliques, family and friends."
The new show will launch Aug. 15 at 10:30 p.m. Starting today, fans can log onto
www.newportharbor.mtv.com to see video, cast bios, photos and quizzes about Laguna Beach.
"Laguna Beach," with its stylized images and dramatic storytelling process, changed the reality-show concept when it launched in 2004. It also helped launch the careers of Lauren Conrad ("The Hills"), Kristin Cavallari ("Get This Party Started") and Stephen Colletti ("Veronica Mars").
Like the original, "Newport Harbor" will follow a group of high schoolers dealing with life. For instance, among the cast is Chrissy, a head-turning senior and the smartest girl in the group. There's Grant, a junior, who is the life of the party. And Chase is the heartbreaker who has a way with the girls.
"The real O.C. is a beautiful backdrop to this universal story," DiSanto said, "and this year we go back to the heart of the drama ... that wistful last year of school."
Source: nydailynews.com
07-24-2007, 11:49 AM
"Laguna" lands in new "Harbor" 
