Friday, March 18, 2011

Reality TV - There Are Limits!

You cannot turn a channel and not see a reality TV show going. Whether it is Top Chef on Bravo or Secret Millionaire on ABC or Undercover Boss and Amazing Race on CBS, there is something for everyone. Heck, who knew there were Cupcake Wars over on TLC while even Logo gets in on the fun with The Arrangement were the challenge is making "serious and sophisticated" floral arrangements. Oh please. But I saw this photo and it just got me laughing and so here you go for your TGIF moment. Have a good one as I continue to try and survive in the heat. Next Wednesday cannot get here fast enough.
Jersey Shore is an American reality television series that premiered on MTV on December 9, 2009 in the United States. The series follows the lives of eight housemates spending their summer at the Jersey Shore. Season 2 followed the cast escaping the cold northeast winter to Miami Beach, with Season 3 returning back to the Jersey Shore. MTV has announced that a fourth season will be filmed in Italy to air in late 2011.

The show debuted amid large amounts of controversy regarding the use of the words "Guido/Guidette," portrayals of Italian-American stereotypes, and scrutiny from locals because the cast members were not residents of the area.

Dubbed a cultural phenomenon, the series has garnered record ratings for MTV, making it the network's most viewed series telecast ever. The series' cast has also been credited with introducing unique lexicon and phrases into American popular culture. In 2010, the cast of Jersey Shore was named on Barbara Walters' 10 Most Fascinating People list. The series has since exported to dozens of countries worldwide.
*Thanks to Wikipedia for the above information as I am pretty clueless on Jersey Shore, and I do believe I need to be thankful for that! MTV is not my sort of TV.

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