Literacy Blog #7

The trilogy L.A. Candy written by Lauren Conrad is extremely similar to the older TV show, The Hills. The books of L.A. Candy are about four women (roughly all 19 or older) and their lives. They are on a reality tv show. The show The Hills is a reality tv show that follows four young women. Both of the settings are in L.A. Both main stars from the book and show moved to L.A. from somewhere in the USA because of a job (more or less so). Lauren Conrad was the main star in The Hills and then she quit. She would also be a connection between the show The Hills and the book series L.A. Candy. Lauren Conrad then decided to write about her experiences on the reality TV show, so she created the books L.A. Candy. This is why they are so similar, yet they do have differences. For example, The Hills had 6 seasons when L.A. Candy series had two. Also, before The Hills, there was the reality show Laguna Beach: The Real Orange Country, and The City was after it. However, Lauren Conrad was only on the first two shows, she quit halfway during The Hills season 5. The names of the stars, producers and shows are different also. I think that L.A. Candy was more successful than The Hills even though The Hills was quite successful also.