Laguna Beach is one of the first digital / teen / drama series with a cast of unknown "actors." After 20 years of soap operas, 10 years of Beverly Hills 90210 and 5 good years of Dawson's Creek, MTV finally produces a pop-culture (trash) series of their own, 10 years too late. While FOX has the OC, MTV has cashed in on the 13-18 demographic with this recycled production. While the rest of America sees only 8 beautiful teenagers with no worries and tons of cash, teenagers in Orange County are tuned in to something else. Since you got teenage eye candy on about 30 different other cable stations to choose from, Laguna Beach falls short of anything original. With an amateur edge to it, the series lacks any drama that the OC has with their real coming of age drama. I give it 3 seasons top before their fan base begins to disappear and lose interest.
