The Paper (TV series)
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| The Paper | |
|---|---|
| Format | reality show |
| Developed by | Marshall Eisen, Lindsey Bannister, Jessica Chesler, and Sam Simmons |
| Directed by | Dave Sirulnick |
| Opening theme | "Medium Wave" by Voodoo Trombone Quartet |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes (including commercials) |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | MTV |
| External links | |
| Official website | |
The Paper is a reality television show on MTV. The show covers the lives of the Cypress Bay High School newspaper staff, focusing mostly on four senior editors. It is set in Weston, Florida.
The show had been pitched to Walt Whitman High School in Bethesda, MD, Horace Mann School in Riverdale, NY, Highland Park High School in University Park, Texas, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, in Parkland, FL and Omaha Central High School in Omaha, Nebraska, but the editors and top staff members believed it would be too much of a distraction. Also, Freedom High School in South Riding, Va was a possible candidate, but the school board stepped in and said no. The season finale aired on May 26, 2008.
A second season is currently being cast.
Contents |
[edit] Format
The show typically follows the students' lives during school, during the layout and writing of their paper, and during their free time.
The first episode focused upon the race for the Editor-in-Chief position, which was won by Amanda much to the chagrin of her associate editors. Amanda is intelligent and peace-making, but also rather neurotic, somewhat arrogant, and socially inept.
Her classmates at the newspaper are portrayed as being immature, never seeming to get over small tiffs between their groups. Amanda's friend Alex, considered a strong candidate for the editor-in-chief position, and his turbulent relationship with Amanda is a main point of conflict.
The second episode followed Amanda's struggle with her new position as the new school year started up. Additional episodes detail the group's team building exercises, budding romance between two students, a member running for Homecoming King, college admissions, and an investigation on the football team by two unathletic editors.
[edit] Cast
[edit] Main cast
- Amanda Lorber - Editor-in-Chief (formerly Copy Editor)
- Alex Angert - Managing Editor (formerly Sports Editor)
- Giana Pacinelli - News Editor (formerly Clubs Editor)
- Adam Brock - Advertising Manager (formerly Business Manager)
- Cassia Laham - Entertainment Editor (no change in position)
- Trevor Ballard - Layout Editor (formerly Assistant Business Manager)
- Dan Surgan - Staff Writer (no change in position)
[edit] Supporting cast
- Rhonda Weiss - Faculty Advisor
- Charesse James - Copy Editor
- Alix Cohen - Clubs Editor
- Ash McDaniel - Former Editor-in-Chief
