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MTV’s hits and misses

In a preview of what's to come, the after-show following last month’s finale of “The Hills” was a mishmash of media, combining a live studio audience, online instant messaging, and a Q&A between with the series’ cast-members Audrina Partridge, left, Whitney Port and Lauren Conrad, and home viewers conducted via webcam.

In a preview of what’s to come, the after-show following last month’s finale of “The Hills” was a mishmash of media, combining a live studio audience, online instant messaging, and a Q&A between with the series’ cast-members Audrina Partridge, left, Whitney Port and Lauren Conrad, and home viewers conducted via webcam.  (Jason DeCrow / AP)

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“TRL” (“Total Request Live”), once the network’s demographic-defining show, with guests such as Omarion, left, and Ciara, will get a new title and a creative overhaul this summer. Graden said online participation would become essential when the show relaunches (whereas today viewers can still vote by calling in).  (Scott Gries / Getty Images)

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