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Interview: The After Show’s Dan & Jessi

Yesterday, I got the chance to interview The After Show‘s Dan Levy and Jessi Cruickshank who gave me the scoop on what it’s like working on their Gemini-nominated talk series, hanging out with the cast of The Hills and what we can expect when both The Hills and The City return this week. Click here to read the full-length interview.

Here’s an excerpt:

You guys have watched the first few new episodes of The Hills and The City, what can you tell us? Can you give us a sneak peak?

Dan: Very exciting!

Jessi: The first episode of The Hills with Kristin Cavallari — not only is the bitch back, the bitch is crazy, but in the best possible way. She is the most entertaining part of the first episode. I think that people are actually going to love watching her. I was worried she’d make the show kind of trashy but she’s actually kind of likeable and very entertaining.

Dan: I was sort of on the fence when I heard that she was coming back and with Lauren being away from the show now, I really didn’t know what to expect. I can honestly say that Kristin breathes such a life back into the show and takes it to a new place, which is fun for us because there’s a lot to talk about and I also think its fun for the viewers at home because they will see The Hills in a way that they didn’t with Lauren. So, I’m excited. I think that people are really going to like it and it was a much needed change – in terms of taking the show somewhere new and different. I’m excited and I know it’ll be great.

We’ve seen some new promo pictures of Whitney and Oliva Palermo with their new City cast members. It seems much more fashion and work oriented than the first season. Is this the new focus of the series? Are they leaving the relationship drama for The Hills and focusing on workplace drama instead?

Jessi: Based on the first episode, it looks like it. You have Olivia working at Elle and Whitney is going to start to work on her new fashion line so we are going to see a lot more fashion stuff, which I’m really excited about. But at the same time, I know there’s going to be a big focus on Whitney’s relationship life – she’s single. It might take a bit of a backseat, but it’ll still be there.

Dan: And it’s a whole new cast.

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