Jersey Shore

http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/story/2011/04/08/jersey-shore-spin-off.html


The above article encapsulates the news that two stars of MTV's Jersey Shore, Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi and Jenni "Jwoww" Farley will both be featured in a new spin-off television show, as well as Paul "DJ Pauly D" Delvecchio will be featured in his very own. Pollizi and Farley's show will follow their search for "fun and love", while Delvecchio's will follow his attempt to manage a career as a successful DJ. The original show, Jersey Shore, followed the original seven character's lives as they lived together, partied, had romantic relationships, worked, and hit the beach. After seeing a few episodes, I concluded that series, while entertaining -- has no real point. It is not there to sell a product, all that occurs from episode to episode is nothing but a mess of dissonance; from inappropriate dancing to street fighting to sexual exploitation - and all solely to achieve the purpose of entertaining the audience. The show grabs our attention through use of all controversial material, anything that attracts our eyes as different or outrageous; sex, alcohol use, drug use, and even violence. This technique can be seen on many shows by the MTV corporation such as The Simple Life, 5 Girls 1 Gay, 16 And Pregnant, The Real World, The Hills, and Pretty Little Liars. Even worse, these shows are often exposed to youth of preadolescence, to children who haven't even been able to experience the like in real-life situations yet. As we've learned from videos in class and seen in reality, little girls are dressing more promiscuously, trying to act older, and being subjected to age compression, in older to achieve a more mature, sophisticated look, before they are even physically or mentally mature enough to act such an age. This is a product of the media, as can be expected, and is also seen in the audience of little boys in media, trying to act "tough" like the figures they see on television in order to conform to a desirable, but made-up role seen in their favourite programming.