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[ZeoVGM]

I'm listening to Opie & Anthony from this morning. They're playing audio from the show and talking about it. I fucking HAVE to watch this show. :lol

Opie tweeted the punch gif. Was that made by the person in this thread who first posted it? I'd love it if GAF started a gif that started going around the internet. :lol

 

[AVclub]

Is the reason they aren't calling this show "The Real World 27" or whatever, because the cast are all the same nationality? And is this show indicative of a possible new trend if it does well? Can we expect "Asians Gone Wild" or "Native American Pow Wow" or "Irish Shenanigans" on MTV next?

 

[panda21]

oh god this is hilarious

i didnt realise they actually call themselves guidos

that situation guy :lol wat

 

[MIMIC]

I wish we knew when the punch occurs. That's the only episode I wanna see.

 

[clav]

Ugh. No wonder TV programming goes to the dump. You guys are supporting this.

Reality TV tends to be scripted for your viewing pleasure. How else would they get ratings?

Have you not thought why this guy isn't in jail yet for punching a girl in the face?

 

[ZeoVGM]

Ugh. No wonder TV programming goes to the dump. You guys are supporting this.

Reality TV tends to be scripted for your viewing pleasure. How else would they get ratings?

Have you not thought why this guy isn't in jail yet for punching a girl in the face?

Yes, and it shows him getting arrested.

 

[ToxicAdam]

Ugh. No wonder TV programming goes to the dump. You guys are supporting this.

Reality TV tends to be scripted for your viewing pleasure. How else would they get ratings?

Have you not thought why this guy isn't in jail yet for punching a girl in the face?

I haven't watched the show, but I think in the extended highlights clip they show the guy getting hauled off in cuffs. Could be unrelated.

 

[clav]

Still, it seems like people are jumping on this show because it's the LOL FEMALE BATTERY lolololololol ME WANT MOAR.

smh

 

[ZeoVGM]

Is the reason they aren't calling this show "The Real World 27" or whatever, because the cast are all the same nationality? And is this show indicative of a possible new trend if it does well? Can we expect "Asians Gone Wild" or "Native American Pow Wow" or "Irish Shenanigans" on MTV next?

Jersey Shore isn't by the same company. Bunim/Murray does The Real World but I'm not sure who does Jersey Shore.

I assume from a marketing standpoint as well, if it were called The Real World it wouldn't be getting as much attention as it's getting. It would just be "oh, another Real World, whatever."

 

[Jobiensis]

how can people find these guys attractive when they are clearly such douchebags? i can understand physical attraction to people with good bodies but does personality not have the power to totally tarnish a pretty image?

Three words,

Megan Fox
NeoGAF

 

[AVclub]

Jersey Shore isn't by the same company. Bunim/Murray does The Real World but I'm not sure who does Jersey Shore.

I assume from a marketing standpoint as well, if it were called The Real World it wouldn't be getting as much attention as it's getting. It would just be "oh, another Real World, whatever."

What I was getting at more, was the concept. I don't really care who makes it. I mean an entire season of programs reinforcing negative racial stereotypes about Italians seems a bit over-the-top even for MTV. I'm just concerned about the implications. I really don't want MTV using the "Jewish Money Lenders" show to generate their next big internet buzz.

Should people really be encouraging this?

 

[GodofWine]

I mean an entire season of programs reinforcing negative racial stereotypes about Italians

Italian is not a race, though, the orange skinned guidos may just be.

 

[wRATH2x]

I wonder, are there any hot female guido's? Or at least the female version of guido's and girls don't understand why we like them.

 

[Barrett2]

Still, it seems like people are jumping on this show because it's the LOL FEMALE BATTERY lolololololol ME WANT MOAR.

smh

In the context of the show it makes more sense. The girl is an out of control psychotic bitch who is harrassing a drunk, roided douchebag. Its hard to feel sympathy for any of them. They are all the most miserable people you've ever seen.

 

[shuri]

This show has to be the most entertaining reality tv show ever :lol fucking Snookie and her antics; i love when she was so desperate for action she brought some super drunk guy home, and as she tried to cuddle with him; the dude starts puking everywhere :lol

Snookie is a gaffer with boobs

 

[george_us]

:lol

It's like his fist completely caves in her face.

 

[Milabrega]

http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2009/12/07/jersey-shore-the-situation/

MTV’s Jersey Shore premiered less than a week ago but already has been the subject of growing controversy. Italian-American groups, like UNICO, have blasted the series for what they perceive as a negative portrayal of Italian-Americans and the use of the words “guidos” and “guidettes.” UNICO is now asking for its members to complain to MTV’s advertisers and for the network to remove the series from its schedule. EW talked to Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino, one of the series’ cast members, about the controversy surrounding Jersey Shore, his new best friend Pauly D, and whether or not he’d do a second season.

On his newfound reality fame:
“I’ve only been out one night since the show aired and as soon as I walked into the bar it was pretty wild. People were like, ‘Oh my god that’s him. That’s The Situation.’ And then people asked me to take pictures and stuff like that.”

On complaints that the show negatively portrays Italian-Americans:
“This is what happens down here. It’s not a definition of the East Coast. It’s not a definition of Jersey or New York. It’s just a bunch of kids that happen to be partying and working and living together in New Jersey. Some of these people are trying to pretend like when you’re in your 20s and you’re single you don’t go out and have fun. Or you don’t go out and get a couple drinks. And when that happens you know there are gonna be a couple arguments. There are gonna be a couple fights. Life is not perfect.”

On whether the terms “guido” and “guidette” are offensive:
“No. No. If you do see the show, you see it used in a loving or a good way. The older generation doesn’t understand. These days in New York and New Jersey a ‘guido’ is a good-looking Italian male that likes to have fun and a ‘guidette’ is a good-looking Italian girl.”

On becoming buddies with fellow castmate Pauly D:
“I had an awesome experience with shooting and with MTV. I actually met a best friend on the show, Pauly D. Me and him are like best friends. His birthday is July 5th and mine is July 4th. His name is Pauly Michael and my name is Michael Paul. There are a lot of coincidences. We speak all the time to this day. I met a lifelong friend.”

On whether he’d do another season:
“Oh, of course. If America wants something like that, I’m sure we’ll be able to give it to them.”

The name thing is just .... :lol

We don't call them guidos here anymore, since well its not even a majority of Italians living like that anyway. We call 'em "Bro's" cause every other word out of their mouths is bro.

 

[wonderkins]

Or I can just skip that and stuff myself with Neapolitan pizza! Sounds much better.

Mmm, pizza margherita <drool>. Yup, much better!

This shows the best thing MTV's done since...well I don't know. Much better than the Real World. They may be narcissistic, vain, hypersexualized, etc., but they aren't the earnest, pretentious drips that populate the Real World.

No irony, or intellectual preening. Fucking love these guidos and guidettes. 'Course, I live in CA and have no fear of being beaten by a juiced, overtight oompa loompa. YMMV if you live in the tri-state area.

 

[.GqueB.]

Ugh. No wonder TV programming goes to the dump. You guys are supporting this.

Reality TV tends to be scripted for your viewing pleasure. How else would they get ratings?

Have you not thought why this guy isn't in jail yet for punching a girl in the face?

First off, TV is fine. There are PLENTY of good shoes to watch on television. One mindless reality tv show wont hurt a thing. Networks have long figured out how to balance reality with devent programming...

except fox. They havent really gotten that down yet.

And second, the ep hasnt even aired yet. No one knows anything about the situation and why that girl got his face caved in and what happened to the guy.

 

[victreeb3l]

http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2009/12/07/jersey-shore-the-situation/



The name thing is just .... :lol

We don't call them guidos here anymore, since well its not even a majority of Italians living like that anyway. We call 'em "Bro's" cause every other word out of their mouths is bro.

The other word would be "Guy".

 

[El Pescado]

I do know what happened, that's my bar, but I'm not sure if I can talk about what happened due to NDAs and stuff.

However, I will say that the guy was a douche. He went right to jail and I'm pretty sure there were charges filed against him.

 

[dabig2]

They filmed this show almost every day at my family's bar and grill. We had more of a problem with locals causing problems for MTV than we did because of the people on the show.

I'm sure there's gonna be a lot of my bar on eventually because they had a major incident one night where the shortest girl gets punched in the face by a drunk customer. You can see parts of it on their coming attractions for the season at the end of last night's episode.

Haha, oh man. Gotta spill on the events that happened later if you were there

edit:

I do know what happened, that's my bar, but I'm not sure if I can talk about what happened due to NDAs and stuff.

However, I will say that the guy was a douche. He went right to jail and I'm pretty sure there were charges filed against him.

Heh, I'd be surprised if there weren't NDAs. Especially as it seems that punch is one of their star attractions on the show.

 

[demon]

and I'm saying you guys are targeting the wrong girl crowd if you need to dress up like douches to impress them. Also, LOL at your statement saying guys are into a girl's "internal beauty." Just this GAF board alone is the complete opposite of that when members will jump to comment on her looks if they see a picture of a girl.

Way to misread the point, again. I mean the physical beauty underneath all the style and fashion crap.

 

[industrian]

Three words,

Megan Fox
NeoGAF

Forth word:

Believe.

 

[hellclerk]

http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2009/12/07/jersey-shore-the-situation/

The name thing is just .... :lol

We don't call them guidos here anymore, since well its not even a majority of Italians living like that anyway. We call 'em "Bro's" cause every other word out of their mouths is bro.

I don't even associate guido with Italians. I associate it with any asshole douche with a spray-on tan and a pink polo with a popped collar. The Bro is the lesser form of a guido. They're something like wannabe frat boys that have taken on some douchebag mannerisms. It's almost an artform to be able to pull off the guido, and requires a level douchieness and more terrible fashion sense that most normal humans have a hard time encompassing. Seriously, guidos are like freaks of nature, and I'm from NJ too. It's not bad here, you just have to be careful of the suburbs, where this very special form of bro is cultivated. The urban areas are a blast though.

 

[MThanded]

that is one of the most fucked up things. That gif actually made me cringe. Especially the way the guy turns his head at the beginning.

 

[Fjolle]

I do know what happened, that's my bar, but I'm not sure if I can talk about what happened due to NDAs and stuff.

However, I will say that the guy was a douche. He went right to jail and I'm pretty sure there were charges filed against him.

According to this he stole her drink and punched her when she complained.

 

[Salazar]

Perhaps a pack of Jersey fools could defend her honour by beating that dude up. That would be an acceptable outcome.

 

[operon]

Perhaps a pack of Jersey fools could defend her honour by beating that dude up. That would be an acceptable outcome.

The only option that and GAF doing the beating, I'm sure there lots around here that would like to beat up douchbags

 

[red shoe paul]

Still, it seems like people are jumping on this show because it's the LOL FEMALE BATTERY lolololololol ME WANT MOAR.

smh

It was fucking hilarious and I'm sure she deserved it for running her mouth. I was sitting there laughing while my girlfriend just had her mouth open in shock. I told her to rewind it and watch it again, so she did.

 

[SmokyDave]

It was fucking hilarious and I'm sure she deserved it for running her mouth. I was sitting there laughing while my girlfriend just had her mouth open in shock. I told her to rewind it and watch it again, so she did.

At which point she decided that it was fair game for a girl 'running her mouth' to take a left hook?

Each to his own I guess. I doubt you'd find it hilarious if you saw some dude floor your missus. Unless she'd been 'running her mouth' of course.

 

[Host Samurai]

Us NYC residents don't really do the whole Jerzy Shore thing. Thats more a Brooklyn and SI thing. We go to Southhampton during the summer. There are virtually no Guidos at the hot clubs like Dune, Pink Elephant and the Polo events. They go to Neptunes if they are in the area.

We are more of the "stuck up" Yuppie type :lol if we were a stereotype.

 

[Gio_CoD]

What I was getting at more, was the concept. I don't really care who makes it. I mean an entire season of programs reinforcing negative racial stereotypes about Italians seems a bit over-the-top even for MTV. I'm just concerned about the implications. I really don't want MTV using the "Jewish Money Lenders" show to generate their next big internet buzz.

Should people really be encouraging this?

You're a little uptight. Why don't you go produce a mini-series about the English Patient or something and see how far it gets.

 

[Sirpopopop]

Us NYC residents don't really do the whole Jerzy Shore thing. Thats more a Brooklyn and SI thing. We go to Southhampton during the summer. There are virtually no Guidos at the hot clubs like Dune, Pink Elephant and the Polo events. They go to Neptunes if they are in the area.

We are more of the "stuck up" Yuppie type :lol if we were a stereotype.

Brooklyn and SI aren't part of NYC.

I thought there were 5 burroughs!?!!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

 

[Host Samurai]

Brooklyn and SI aren't part of NYC.

I thought there were 5 burroughs!?!!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

NYC as in Manhattan. Sorry about that.

 

[Chamber]

It was fucking hilarious and I'm sure she deserved it for running her mouth. I was sitting there laughing while my girlfriend just had her mouth open in shock. I told her to rewind it and watch it again, so she did.

lol

 

[unomas]

It was fucking hilarious and I'm sure she deserved it for running her mouth. I was sitting there laughing while my girlfriend just had her mouth open in shock. I told her to rewind it and watch it again, so she did.

A guy punching a girl in the face is funny? You're fucked up.

 

[DCX]

NYC as in Manhattan. Sorry about that.

NYC isnt just Manhattan. NYC is the 5 Burroughs. Manhattan would be the unofficial capitol of NYC but it's just one of the five.

DCX

 

[soyboy]

NYC isnt just Manhattan. NYC is the 5 Burroughs. Manhattan would be the unofficial capitol of NYC but it's just one of the five.

DCX

Quoted for truth.

Also Brooklyn is slowly becoming the cultural capital of NYC.

 

[Escape Goat]

after watching part of the first episode that girl that got punched totally deserved it. the girl is a fucking mess. only hot guy is the really muscular one too. mmmm

 

[Milabrega]

When people talk about NYC, they are almost always talking about Manhattan. Even people from the boroughs refer to Manhattan as the city. Each borough is pretty much its own city with its own identity. Except Staten Island, that's just a suburb.

 

[Host Samurai]

Quoted for truth.

Also Brooklyn is slowly becoming the cultural capital of NYC.

I know, after all I live there. But in NY, when you say NYC most people refer to it as Manhattan.

 

[dsunit1]

Bill Simmons podcast on the show lol

http://sports.espn.go.com/espnradio/podcast/archive?id=2864045

 

[Tony Rocky Horror]

Can't be a guide thread without this, right. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXvvuCgwLJk

And the prelude of that: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RfUMBgfhn0

 

[DMeisterJ]

This guy reminds me of the Jersey Shore guys, specifically, "The Situation"

Very colorful language is used, so beware

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JMOh-cul6M
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSLsd5St9Fo&feature=channel

--

Anyone else pumped for the show tomorrow night? I will be watching with bated breath.

 

[Wellington]

When is this thing airing? I thought it was Tuesdays.

 

[Calcaneus]

Of course this is the reality show that ends the decade. Will we be over this by 2020?

 

[Slizz]

Been hearing on the radio that MTV is receiving death threats and what not due to this show. People are protesting it now as well, so I doubt we get to see this whole season if it doesn't stop.

 

[~Devil Trigger~]

I know, after all I live there. But in NY, when you say NYC most people refer to it as Manhattan.

they often refer to Manhattan as "the city", but "New York City" usually means all 5 boroughs

 

[jay]

As an Italian American from NYC I think everyone in America should be forced to watch this to understand the pain I've endured.