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| Whitney Port | ... | Herself | |
| Jay Lyon | ... | Himself | |
| Erin Lucas | ... | Herself | |
| Adam Senn | ... | Himself | |
| Olivia Palermo | ... | Herself | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Jessica Alba | ... | Herself | |
| Alixe Boyer | ... | Herself | |
| Allie Crandell | ... | Herself | |
| Samantha Swetra | ... | Herself | |
| Diane von Fürstenberg | ... | Herself | |
| Joe Zee | ... | Himself | |
| Episode Crew |
Directed by | |||
| Gary Shaffer | |||
Produced by | |||
| John Carr | .... | story producer | |
| Adam DiVello | .... | executive producer | |
| Suzanne Greenfield | .... | supervising producer | |
| Kristofer Lindquist | .... | supervising producer | |
| Colin Nash | .... | co-executive producer | |
| Robyn Schnieders | .... | supervising producer | |
| Sean Travis | .... | executive producer | |
| Michael 'Spike' Van Briesen | .... | supervising producer | |
Cinematography by | |||
| Matthew Woolf | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| James Gavin Bedford | |||
| Joe Shugart | |||
| Devrim Wellman | |||
Sound Department | |||
| Erik Llauger-Meiselman | .... | sound supervisor | |
| Maggie Malyn | .... | post sound coordinator | |
| Earl Martin | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Brian Quill | .... | adr recording engineer | |
| Paul Vitolins | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Corey Gailit | .... | swing | |
| Richard Lopez | .... | camera operator | |
| Malcolm Serrette | .... | additional camera operator | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Bryan Algeo | .... | post-production assistant | |
| Jesus Huidobro | .... | assistant editor | |
| Jennifer Macfarlane | .... | on-line editor | |
| Alexander Sanchez | .... | assistant editor | |
Music Department | |||
| Jon Ernst | .... | music supervisor | |
Other crew | |||
| Cora Berchem | .... | production assistant | |
| Kevin Fogarty | .... | post production coordinator | |
| Clate Hendricks | .... | clearance coordinator | |
| Joe Lipari | .... | production staff | |
| Kelly Nichols | .... | production accountant (as Kelly Nichols Schwartz) | |
| Kelly Nichols | .... | production accountant (as Kelly Schwartz) | |
| Betsy Ockerlund | .... | production coordinator | |
| Series Crew These people are regular crew members. Were they in this episode? |
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Adam DiVello | creator | |
| Main series | Episode guide | Full cast and crew |
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*** This review may contain spoilers ***
After 11 episodes, it's pretty safe to say that The City is no improvement over The Hills. So, instead of stating what's wrong (it's so obvious), I found something in this episode that actually provokes thought.
The City is supposed to be a reality show, documentary style, where the film crew only observes, not influences events. But, as The Hills already before proved, say, for example, when Spencer beat up that one guy in a bar, and any consequences were completely ignored in following episodes, the demands that the Show Must Go On *do* affect the events. But this episode raises a new question: What have the people learned from the Mental Spencer incident?
The person of interest is Olivia. First, the film crew records *evidence* that Whitney chose Jessica Alba's outfit and Olivia was actually against it, yet when it got chosen for the cover, Olivia snapped the credit for herself. Is she stupid? Or are the show-runners demanding that *everyone* pretend the film crew and the TV show do not exist? Because those people from whom Olivia accepted the accolades surely later heard or possibly even saw what really happened. Are the effects of that information on the people above Olivia in the hierarchy going to make them see her as the hypocrite backstabber she really is? Will they start to treat her accordingly?
It is baffling when the events behind what we are shown become more intriguing than the actual show. I do *not* wait with baited breath. If The Hills was any indicator, Olivia's stunt is going to be "erased" from existence, which, in turn makes The City as unreality TV as The Hills was.