Posts Tagged ‘ MTV’s Jersey Shore ’

Jersey Shore Recap, Ep 6: The Situation Will Flip Pancakes While People Punch Themselves

2010/09/03
By Steve Krakauer
Jersey Shore Recap, Ep 6: The Situation Will Flip Pancakes While People Punch Themselves

The epic sixth episode of Jersey Shore was a Seaside Heights roller-coaster filled with sex and violence, food and drink (and a tranny situation).The Situation, who was the breakout star of season one, will now incomprehensibly be on Dancing With The Stars and has a nickname for his nickname ("Sitch"), was mostly a bit...
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Jersey Shore Returns! Angelina Is “Classy,” Ronnie Is “Sloppy Joe”

2010/07/30
By Steve Krakauer
Jersey Shore Returns! Angelina Is “Classy,” Ronnie Is “Sloppy Joe”

Jersey Shore is back, and the crew of non-Jerseyites have moved south to Miami, bitch (that will happen all season).Yesterday we worried if self-awareness would pervade the show, and the fact that the four biggest stars (Jwoww, Snooki, The Situation and Pauly D) were barely involved in the episode one plot proved...
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The Self-Awareness Dilemma: Can A Post-Famous Jersey Shore Still Be Great?

2010/07/29
By Steve Krakauer
The Self-Awareness Dilemma: Can A Post-Famous Jersey Shore Still Be Great?

We've reached a point in our reality TV consumption where we no longer need to actually believe it is real - the suspension of disbelief for shows like The Hills or Real Housewives is as accepted as in professional wrestling.But what separated MTV's Jersey Shore when it beat the beat onto the scene...
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Hey Old People: Stop Being Such Downers And Embrace Jersey Shore

2010/02/24
By Steve Krakauer
Hey Old People: Stop Being Such Downers And Embrace Jersey Shore

Do you like MTV's Jersey Shore? If your answer is no, it's probably because you're old and cynical - at least according to the MTV Networks President Van Toffler.That was the implication at a luncheon yesterday when Toffler discussed who MTV's new audience was, and why Jersey Shore is just perfect for the demographic...
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Jersey Shore Cast Goes Mainstream On Today Show – Ha, Just Kidding

2010/02/01
By Steve Krakauer
Jersey Shore Cast Goes Mainstream On Today Show – Ha, Just Kidding

The millions of soccer moms who may have previously been unaware about the smushing that occurred on MTV Thursdays at 10pm were introduced this morning to the cast of Jersey Shore on NBC's Today show.It went pretty much how you'd expect - the cast members were themselves, and Meredith Vieira conducted the anthropological...
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Jersey Shore Cast Re-Signs With MTV For Second Season

2010/01/31
By NIck Rizzo
Jersey Shore Cast Re-Signs With MTV For Second Season

Dave Itzkoff of the New York Times reports that MTV emailed out a press release at 1:33 am Friday night announcing that the full cast Jersey Shore will be returning for a second season. The second season is planned to air this summer, but the press release warns that the cast will "escape...
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Jersey Shore, Finale: Going In With A Bang, Going Out With A Bang

2010/01/22
By Steve Krakauer
Jersey Shore, Finale: Going In With A Bang, Going Out With A Bang

Well folks, there's good news and bad news. What would you like to hear first?Good? Well all signs point to another season of Jersey Shore, and Jwoww threw out the word "Hamptons" at the end of this episode, which would make it a whole new level of amazing. Bad? Last night was the season...
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Jersey Shore, Double Episode: Israeli Stalkers, The Situation Is Not A Sweetheart

2010/01/15
By Steve Krakauer
Jersey Shore, Double Episode: Israeli Stalkers, The Situation Is Not A Sweetheart

With just one more week of Jersey Shore guidoness to go before the national phenomenon concludes next week, MTV gave its viewers two full hours this week.The Situation fought with Vinny, and Snooki, and Ronnie, and Sweetheart, and Jwoww, and Pauly D got stalked by an Israeli girl. Also: more fighting and hooking up.
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Jersey Shore, Ep. 4: The Situation With The Situation Becoming Increasingly Clear

2010/01/01
By Steve Krakauer
Jersey Shore, Ep. 4: The Situation With The Situation Becoming Increasingly Clear

For those who have erroneously questioned whether these Jersey Shore stars actually do anything, in part because of their obvious poor work ethic in their appointed summer job at the t-shirt store - you were proved wrong on New Years Eve. Pauly D showed just why people call him "DJ Pauly D" - bringing...
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Jersey Shore Meets Mad Men In 1960s Promotional Video

2009/12/20
By Tommy Christopher
Jersey Shore Meets Mad Men In 1960s Promotional Video

Thanks to MTV's Jersey Shore, the humble little town of Seaside Heights, New Jersey, is now the center of the pop-culture universe. The show has been the subject of protest, controversy, mockery, and obsessive recaps by Steve Krakauer. The town is getting a priceless amount of free advertising,...
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