I love MTV's Jersey Shore, and I am not embarrassed to admit it. If you don't watch the show, you are simply missing out on an hour of awesomeness every Thursday night. Seriously, this show has everything you can ask for: sex, violence, alcohol-induced rages, steroid-induced rages, girls in bikinis. Literally, think of something that you enjoy and I guarantee you will find it in the Jersey Shore. Anyways, as I watched Sammie and Ronnie have yet again another HUGE fight last Thursday, I decided I was going to incorporate this violence into our blog somehow. Coincidentally enough, when I searched "Ronnie and Sammie Jersey Shore Fight," I found this video: a compilation of these two psychopaths fighting with Eminem's "Love the Way You Lie" playing in the background. The video is actually edited quite well, and if Megan Fox wasn't in the real music video, I would actually prefer this one. Back to Ronnie and Sammie though. Sammie Sweetheart, the self-proclaimed "sweetest bitch you'll ever meet" is constantly fighting with her on-again off-again boyfriend Ronnie (who makes Ronnie Coleman look like Michael Cera). MTV is not stupid, they know the more these two fight the more money the show will make. Seriously though, if you haven't seen an actual episode with Ronnie and Sammie fighting you need to go watch one. Crazy stuff happens, Sammie cries hysterically while Ronnie just absolutely rips her apart: he calls her every unflattering name under the sun, he throws her personal possessions (including her bed) out a window, and he even goes through her closet and rips her clothes into pieces. This show is arguably one of the most violent shows on Prime time television, no lie. MTV will continue to feed their prized "guidos" and "guidettes" alcohol and money in an attempt to continue riding the Jersey Shore wave all the way to the bank. If Sammie and Ron were no longer on the show, I don't think I'd watch it anymore. The violence they bring is a nice touch to the program, and I hope it continues.
I think what is so interesting about Jersey Shore is that the fact its supposed to be a reality show. There are definitely more violent shows on television, but this is supposed to be a reality show that depicts "normal" people just like us who go through everyday situations (like partying it up 24/7 and GTL: going to the gym, tanning, and doing laundry). Obviously most people realize how unrealistic of a lifestyle this is, except unless you're a self-proclaimed guido or guidette. MTV is insanely smart, they're making so much money off this utter garbage.
ReplyDeletePart of the reason why things on TV are comedic is the fact that that comedic situations are so incredulous and push the boundaries of logic so far that they're rendered moot. Jersey Shore is yet another instance of this. It is able to incorporate deep seated stereotypes of Italian Americans and extrapolate their tendencies into something so extreme that we can't help but find the funny. Furthermore, the reality TV format is so successful is the fact that it's allegedly rooted in reality (whether it's actually accurate or not) and this makes it even more hilarious and more entertaining (if trashy) television because it's more easy to relate to.
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