While not a general fan of the reality TV genre, I did catch the first episode of MTV’s new “Jersey Shore” show online recently and have to say it’s some of the best TV ever. Largely because there’s nothing funnier than NJ Guidos. Especially the prime specimens MTV has picked to star in the show: utterly self-obsessed, plastic freaks with names like “The Situation” (in honor of his abs) and “J-WOWW.” Apparently the MTV offices are getting regular death threats from real guidos incensed at the portrayal of their ilk. Amazing. Cracked did a rundown of the show so far here:
MTV?｢どｨび｢s Jersey Shore, a new reality show about self-described Guidos and Guidettes sharing a house in Seaside Heights, New Jersey, caught my eye. Not just because I spent the first two decades of my life in New Jersey, but because I?｢どｨび｢ve been looking for something just like this show for a long time, because it finally means we can move on: MTV?｢どｨび｢s Jersey Shore is the Worst Thing to Happen to the East Coast Since 9/11. Unlike MTV?｢どｨび｢s sponsors, New Jersey residents and Italian-American organizations I?｢どｨび｢m not worried that normal, thinking human beings will see the show and think ?｢どｨ?That must be what Jersey is like.?｢どｨｬ I?｢どｨび｢m worried that idiots will see the show and think ?｢どｨ?Finally! A place where I can be with others! I?｢どｨび｢m gonna spend my summers in Jersey now, too!?｢どｨｬ
That doesn?｢どｨび｢t change the fact that after only two weeks on the air, I friggin love this show. MTV found eight of the most ridiculously absurd humans on the East Coast, put them in a house together and built a jacuzzi on top of that house. Whereas the The Real World is usually good for a train wreck or two once it picks up enough steam, from a standing start Jersey Shore impossibly begins mid-train wreck, and promises to only get worse.
By the first night, the young Italian caricatures are all gathering around the kitchen, cooking up homemade Italian food and eating together. It?｢どｨび｢s exactly like the Corleone family, except there?｢どｨび｢s no morality and everyone is Fredo.
(Cracked: Jersey Shore: Worst Thing to Happen to East Coast Since 9/11)