Newport Harbor: The Real Orange County
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Newport Harbor: The Real Orange County, also known simply as Newport Harbor, is the replacement show of MTV
's Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County
. Just like its predecessor, the show documents the lives of several teenagers living in Newport Beach, California
, a beachside community located in Orange County, California that was made popular by Fox's The O.C.
. It differs from the usual reality show in that it is structured as a traditional narrative (seen more commonly in fictionalized television dramas or soap operas) than a straightforward observant documentary. The series debuted August 13, 2007 and concluded on January 2, 2008.
towns such as San Marino
, Anaheim Hills, Rancho Santa Fe, and Malibu before finally deciding to base the show in Newport Harbor, an area of the city of Newport Beach. This series was labeled a "love story show", since it seemed most of the series was based around Chrissy & Clay.
Season 2, or aka "Home For The Holidays" is a special set of 4 episodes. The kids of Newport Harbor are returning home for the holidays from college. This is a special appearing for four weeks which means four new episodes of the cast coming home for Thanksgiving/Christmas break. This special showed Chrissy's new college life at UC Santa Barbara and her interactions with her new found college friends and sorority sisters. People in college are a lot different from high school people and one college student in particular, named Billy has caught Chrissy's attention. Chrissy's long distance boyfriend Clay back in Newport Beach was starting to fade away gradually when she started to hang out with Billy more. Clay and Grant decided to do a surprise visit to Santa Barbara and attended a college party and caught Chrissy with Billy. After talking to Clay, both she and Clay have decided to take a break. However, upon returning for Thanksgiving Chrissy realized she regretted breaking up with Clay. In the last episode, Chrissy was able to win Clay's heart back and gain back his trust for good. These episodes are in fact depicted as Season 2 according to MTV.
had struck a deal with many companies to produce DVDs of certain shows, through the CreateSpace service. Using a concept similar to print on demand, Amazon made the discs, cover art, and disc art themselves. The complete series was released on Amazon's website on August 29, 2008, in a three disc set.
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
's Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County
Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County
Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County, often referred to simply as Laguna Beach, is a reality television series which originally aired on MTV from September 28, 2004 until November 16, 2006. It documents the lives of several teenagers living in Laguna Beach, an affluent seaside community located in...
. Just like its predecessor, the show documents the lives of several teenagers living in Newport Beach, California
Newport Beach, California
Newport Beach, incorporated in 1906, is a city in Orange County, California, south of downtown Santa Ana. The population was 85,186 at the 2010 census.The city's median family income and property values consistently place high in national rankings...
, a beachside community located in Orange County, California that was made popular by Fox's The O.C.
The O.C.
The O.C. is an American teen drama television series that originally aired on the Fox television network in the United States from August 5, 2003, to February 21, 2007, running a total of four seasons...
. It differs from the usual reality show in that it is structured as a traditional narrative (seen more commonly in fictionalized television dramas or soap operas) than a straightforward observant documentary. The series debuted August 13, 2007 and concluded on January 2, 2008.
Development
Laguna Beach was initially developed as a documentary of teens living in the wealthy, beachside community of the same name. The series' ratings took massive dip during season three, and the producers considered relocating because no one wanted to cast for the upcoming season in Laguna Beach and wanted MTV to move on. Producers scouted numerous other wealthy Southern CaliforniaSouthern California
Southern California is a megaregion, or megapolitan area, in the southern area of the U.S. state of California. Large urban areas include Greater Los Angeles and Greater San Diego. The urban area stretches along the coast from Ventura through the Southland and Inland Empire to San Diego...
towns such as San Marino
San Marino, California
San Marino is a small, affluent city in Los Angeles County, California. Incorporated in 1913, the City founders designed the community to be uniquely residential, with expansive properties surrounded by beautiful gardens, wide streets, and well maintained parkways...
, Anaheim Hills, Rancho Santa Fe, and Malibu before finally deciding to base the show in Newport Harbor, an area of the city of Newport Beach. This series was labeled a "love story show", since it seemed most of the series was based around Chrissy & Clay.
Season 1
- Crush...Interrupted
- Pretty In Pink
- Thrill Of The Chase
- Sealed With A Kiss
- Shes Out, Im In?
- The 'V' Word
- You Are Not Replaceable
- Leaving Home
Season 2: Home For The Holidays
- Are We Or Aren't We?
- Caught In The Act
- It's O-V-E But Not R
- All I Want for Christmas...
Season 2, or aka "Home For The Holidays" is a special set of 4 episodes. The kids of Newport Harbor are returning home for the holidays from college. This is a special appearing for four weeks which means four new episodes of the cast coming home for Thanksgiving/Christmas break. This special showed Chrissy's new college life at UC Santa Barbara and her interactions with her new found college friends and sorority sisters. People in college are a lot different from high school people and one college student in particular, named Billy has caught Chrissy's attention. Chrissy's long distance boyfriend Clay back in Newport Beach was starting to fade away gradually when she started to hang out with Billy more. Clay and Grant decided to do a surprise visit to Santa Barbara and attended a college party and caught Chrissy with Billy. After talking to Clay, both she and Clay have decided to take a break. However, upon returning for Thanksgiving Chrissy realized she regretted breaking up with Clay. In the last episode, Chrissy was able to win Clay's heart back and gain back his trust for good. These episodes are in fact depicted as Season 2 according to MTV.
Cast
Star Billing Supporting Cast| NAME | | SEASON | INFORMATION |
|---|---|---|
| Chrissy Schwartz | 1-2 | "The good girl", Clay's on/off girlfriend, Sasha's best friend. |
| Clay Adler | 1-2 | Chrissy's on/off boyfriend, Grant's best friend. |
| Grant Newman | 1-2 | Clay's best friend. |
| Allie Stockton | 1-2 | "The girl all the boys want," Chase's ex-girlfriend. |
| Sasha Dunlap | 1-2 | Chrissy's best friend. |
| Chase Cornwell | 1-2 | Taylor's on/off boyfriend, Allie's ex-boyfriend. |
| Taylor Geiney | 1-2 | Chase's on/off girlfriend. |
| Samantha Kuhns | 1-2 | Allie's best friend, who clocked up more camera time than Sasha & Taylor combined. |
| Kylie | 2 | Chase's college girlfriend, Chrissy's college roommate, who clocked up more camera time than Taylor. |
| Allie | 2 | Chrissy's college roommate |
| Billy Hahn | 2 | Chrissy's brief college boyfriend. |
| Courtney Briglio | 2 | Chrissy and Sasha's friend. |
| Jasen Ruiz | 2 | Courtney's boyfriend and Clay's friend. |
| Matt "Krutch" Kretschmar | 2 | Chase's friend. |
| Andrew Skjonsby | 2 | Clay and Grant's friend and Samantha's prom date. |
DVD Release
The website Amazon.comAmazon.com
Amazon.com, Inc. is a multinational electronic commerce company headquartered in Seattle, Washington, United States. It is the world's largest online retailer. Amazon has separate websites for the following countries: United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Japan, and...
had struck a deal with many companies to produce DVDs of certain shows, through the CreateSpace service. Using a concept similar to print on demand, Amazon made the discs, cover art, and disc art themselves. The complete series was released on Amazon's website on August 29, 2008, in a three disc set.
See also
- Newport Beach, CaliforniaNewport Beach, CaliforniaNewport Beach, incorporated in 1906, is a city in Orange County, California, south of downtown Santa Ana. The population was 85,186 at the 2010 census.The city's median family income and property values consistently place high in national rankings...
- Laguna Beach: The Real Orange CountyLaguna Beach: The Real Orange CountyLaguna Beach: The Real Orange County, often referred to simply as Laguna Beach, is a reality television series which originally aired on MTV from September 28, 2004 until November 16, 2006. It documents the lives of several teenagers living in Laguna Beach, an affluent seaside community located in...
- The Hills
- The CityThe City (MTV series)The City is an MTV reality television series. The first spin-off of MTV's, The Hills, it follows one of the show's former cast members, Whitney Port, as she moves to New York City to work for fashion designer Diane von Fürstenberg. The program premiered on December 29, 2008 and concluded its first...
- The SuburbsThe Suburbs (web series)The Suburbs is a popular YouTube based, web series created, produced, edited and directed by Charles Plummer. An online reality docu-drama, it documents the lives of several teenagers living in the towns of southern Westchester, New York...
- Living on the EdgeLiving on the Edge (TV series)Living On The Edge was a British reality television show that first aired on 14 October 2007 on MTV UK. It documented the lives of several teenagers in Alderley Edge in Cheshire, a wealthy village in the North West of England. It is noted for attempting, but often failing, to purvey 'drama all the...
- The O.C.The O.C.The O.C. is an American teen drama television series that originally aired on the Fox television network in the United States from August 5, 2003, to February 21, 2007, running a total of four seasons...
- Baldwin Hills (TV series)Baldwin Hills (TV series)Baldwin Hills is an American reality television series featuring African-American teenagers from the Baldwin Hills district in Los Angeles, California. The series aired on BET from July 2007 to March 2009.- Overview :...
- Freshwater BlueFreshwater BlueFreshwater Blue is an Australian reality-drama series created by Toby Yoshimura and Ben Alcott for MTV Australia. The series follows the lives of twelve friends who have completed their secondary education and face the challenges of friendship and relationship issues as well as becoming young...
External links
- The Real Orange County Season 4 Trailer
- Newport Harbor: The Real Orange County on MTV.com
- Newport Harbor: The Real Orange County at the Internet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie Database is an online database of information related to movies, television shows, actors, production crew personnel, video games and fictional characters featured in visual entertainment media. It is one of the most popular online entertainment destinations, with over 100 million...
- Newport Harbor: The Real Orange County at TV.com
- The Real Orange County at theRealOC.com