Paradise City - TV-14
Reality soap manages to make Vegas seem boring.
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- TV Rating: TV-14
- Network: E!
- Genre: Reality TV
- >Available On: Download
Parents need to know
Families can talk about the show's version of twentysomething life. How realistic do you think it is? How much of what happens do you think is engineered (even if it's not scripted) for the camera? How "real" are most reality shows? Families can also discuss healthy relationships. What do teens expect from their 20s -- to be single, dating, in a steady relationship, married? Parents, where were you when you were in your 20s? What expectations do you have for your teens as they get older and possibly start dating more seriously?
Message
Social Behavior:
There's a mix of both shallow relationships and people trying to relate to each other in healthy ways. The people seem earnest and genuine, and they're mostly pursuing things that are important to them. Lots of gossiping, some deceitfulness.
Consumerism:
Mention of Interscope Records, shot of an Audi, soda bottles like Coke in the background.
Drugs/Alcohol/Tobacco:
Good deal of social drinking.
Violence
Verbal arguments.
Sex
Kissing, discussion of sex and hook-ups; almost constant relationship dynamics.
Language
Plenty of cursing, but the words are muted (not bleeped), which makes them less obvious.
Common Sense says
What's the story?
Reviewed by Sierra Filucci
Is it any good?
Soap opera fans might enjoy following the good-looking gang's hook-ups and break-ups, but most viewers will likely find the dialogue inane and the self-involved characters hard to care about. As in MTV's sem-reality show Laguna Beach, the Paradise characters are real people but the action and dialogue sometimes feel staged.
Scenes filled with kissing and discussions about sex -- as well as regular social drinking -- make Paradise City pretty iffy for younger viewers. Teens might be attracted to by the show's eye-candy factor, but the focus on rather dull grown-up dynamics will probably turn them off.
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