Jersey Shore Part I

Jersey Shore is a show I was always aware of but never really had an interest in watching. The only times I saw any episodes was when I visited friends who were watching it while I was there. My interest for the show never really spiked. I felt it was just a reality show about a bunch of Italian-Americans who like to drink and party.

I can’t rightfully write a review about the TV show if I don’t actually watch it. Since my experience with Jersey Show is so sparse, I decided to go back to the beginning and watch the first episode. I am mainly going to focus on the cast members, because you can’t really appreciate Jersey Shore unless you get introduced to the people. The introductions are very basic–they illustrate the party hard personalities of the new inhabitants of Jersey Shore.

“Out here, in Rhode Island, guidos, when we stop or chrome keeps spinning,” Pauly D says in the opening scene while on top of his motorcycle. I’m not sure what spinners on a bike have to do with anything, but OK. Besides having a flashy bike, he works out a lot and uses extensive amounts of gel in his hair. He even has a tanning bed in his house. I guess I can’t blame him because tanning beds can be a real rip-off. If he uses it as regularly as he says he does than he probably made his money back quickly. His tagline is he is “your girl’s favorite DJ.”

The most memorable thing I saw about Nicole, aka “Snookie,” is her obsession with guidos and that she drives to Jersey in a beater of a car, which actually breaks down on her during her drive to the house. Another thing she demonstrated in the first episode is that she really can’t drive at all. That, and she is a very wild drinker.

Mike, aka “The Situation,” describes how he is the “Situation” because of his abs. He gets his situation abs from working out five times a week to represent the ultimate guido. Mike explains that a guido is a “smooth, good looking, well dressed Italian.” Originally the term “guido was a demeaning term referencing Italian-Americans in New York and New Jersey. Mike started the show with Sammi as a romantic interest but blew that opportunity when he invited some girls to the hot tub and made out with one.

Sammi, aka “Sweetheart,” is “the sweetest –SENSOR– you will ever meet.” She’s looking to “break a lot of hearts and get with a lot of good, hot, sexy guidos,” because, if you haven’t noticed, Italian guys are pretty awesome. “If you’re not a guido then you can get the –SENSOR– out of my face,” she says.

What I gathered from Vinny’s introduction is that he was raised in a lifestyle rich with Italian heritage and he can fist pump like no other.

Jenni, aka “Jwow,” is “like a praying mantis.” She intends to go to Jersey Shore to live the new experiences and leave what’s at home behind her. She has a boyfriend at the beginning of the series, but I’m sure based on her introduction that after a few episodes that relationship ends.

Ronnie introduces himself with his one rule: “don’t fall in love with Jersey Shore.” Too bad he couldn’t follow his one rule, as we all know he is currently going through a break up with Sammi.

Angelina–I have no idea who she is. She says she is the Kim Kardashian of Staten Island but I don't see it.