Yes, it’s happened. It was inevitable, but I kept putting it off for some reason. Jersey Shore…you complete me. This show is fantastic in a way that makes me feel so much better about myself! In case you haven’t forced you eyeballs open Clockwork Orange-style to watch this wonderful program, I’ll catch you up quickly on the simple premise: a bunch of idiots from Staten Island (most people from Staten Island are not idiots, but the producers found some real gems) are sent to live in a house in the lovely beach town of Seaside Heights, NJ. That’s it. The best thing is that there’s no other goal or plot twist; the producers knew that grouping these people together in a house near a boardwalk and some clubs was enough…and they were correct.
This article appears in Feb 17-23, 2010.