New Show Alert: “Maui Fever”

by Shea on January 4th, 2007

It’s January. It’s cold and rainy/snowy/windy and basically all I want is a tropical vacation, a tan and unlimited mai tais. Or I could take the next best thing - MTV’s new show Maui Fever.

Basically it’s Laguna Beach sans Gucci shoes and Prada bags. Oh yeah, and it’s in Hawaii.

We first reported about the show back in August. Not to say we’re know-it-alls, I swear. But we now have all of the deets courtesy of the MTV press release. We’re introduced us to a surprising cast of (gasp!) attractive young people who like to party and like drama even more. Of course, MTV expressed it a little differently:

Maui Fever explores the lives of several young Kaanapali, Maui locals navigating their way through life on the small island, juggling the revolving door of tourists while trying to maintain stable relationships and establish what they want for their future. The constant threat of temptation causes waves for Cheyne, Chante, Anthony, Anna, Corbin, Sean and Jesse who are just trying to make a good time out of life.

Meet the cast after the jump…

Cheyne is all things you’d expect a top pro surfer to be: a party-all-night, funny, outgoing, handsome guy. As the most popular guy in Kaanapali and the son of professional skateboarder Tony Magnuson, will his relationship with girlfriend Rachael survive his attraction to his ex, Anna?

With no goals and no girlfriend, Corbin is the kind of guy who cant take anything or anyone too seriously. Pinned the clown of his social group, Corbin seems to be everyones pal in Kaanapali while perpetually cracking jokes.

Notorious for being the center of attention, Chaunte is sure to stir up the drama wherever she goes. She likes to keep her on-and-off boyfriend Anthony in the palm of her hand while she keeps her eyes open for other love interests.

She’s Chauntes partner in crime and roommate. They even work together as hostesses at a restaurant. And like Chaunte, Anna relishes the attention the attention of boys, especially one boy in particular, ex-boyfriend Cheyne. Since Cheyne started dating Rachael, he and Anna have remained close, much to Rachaels dismay. Cheyne and Annas attraction is palpable and it gets the best of them.

Quiet and shy, Anthony is hanging on tight to his relationship with Chaunte. While Chaunte insists they remain just friends, Anthony is incapable of making a decision without her, and unable to see her flirty and manipulative ways. How long until Anthony catches on and cuts all ties?

Sean is what one would call the Kaanapali player. Not your normal one-night-stand player, he often dips into the constant flow of tourists to find his love du jour. Will this spontaneous waiter ever settle down?

The new guy in town, Jesse has already moved in with best bud Corbin and become part of the in crowd. Still Jesse often feels like an outsider and finds himself breaking the number one rule in Kaanapali: dont fall for tourists.

I actually feel a little queasy after reading that. It’s kind of like I’m 12 and reading Sweet Valley High all over again. Maybe I’ll stick to winter and slather on some sunless tanner, mix up a batch of pina coladas in the blender and call it a day.

I may not be watching, but will you?

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