![]() ![]() Laguna Beach was among the first iterations of scripted reality television, in which ostensibly “normal” people are recruited, semi-staged, and filmed in a simulacrum of their everyday lives. But if you squint a little harder, you’ll also find that it becomes a fascinating window into modern reality television’s earlier days - and what toll they extract from its earliest participants. The podcast is seemingly a straightforward entry in the ballooning celebrity-rewatch genre, a simple exercise in brand extension. ![]() Now in their mid-30s, it’s the first time either of them has seen the show since they were part of the production as teenagers almost two decades ago, or so they claim. I am, of course, talking about Back to the Beach, the Laguna Beach rewatch podcast by Dear Media featuring two original cast members and exes, Kristin Cavallari and Stephen Colletti, who reunite to revisit each episode of the early reality-television hit. One imagines it gets harder even if the reason you’re looking back in the first place is so you could make a whole podcast around the nostalgia trip. Revisiting your youth can be hard - especially if it’s a Frankensteined version of a youth that was documented, edited, and produced by a TV network corporation for the pleasure of millions all over the world. Photo-Illustration: Vulture Photos by Jesse Grant/Getty Images for IMG and Dear Media ![]()
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