My parents and I normally dine with the television on. We're not a chatty bunch so it relieves us of any awkward silences. And trust me, there are many when we have a shy homestay living with us.
Lunch today was no different except in our choice of programming. After scrolling through the whole guide, whining about not having certain channels anymore--time-shifting and BBC Canada, I'm looking at you--I settled upon Jersey Shore: the show that speaks to and symbolizes the youth of today. How disheartening.
I had previously watched most of their season one finale and a few minutes of their season two premiere (I had to switch it off in protest), and found the Guidos and Guidettes so amusing that they were a topic of a few conversations with friends. And I see why this show spread like wildfire. It's like watching a trainwreck of orange Italian clowns. Some with rock-hard abs, some with huge bazongas.
My favourite scene today was of Pauly D hooking up with a girl in bed with Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino sitting on his bed eating a sandwich. His bed was a couple of feet away from Pauly's and at one point he offered them half of his sandwich. How Joey Tribbiani.
Then there was Vinnie's Uncle Nino (described as an O-G, or "Original Guido") who spoke in Calabrese/Neapolitan/Jersey English and starting hitting on Snooki and JWoww in the hot tub. Ronnie said it best when he said, "That looks like a really creepy scene right now".
But then I was exposed to some of the heart of the show when I saw Vinnie get stood up by a girl he really liked (Ramona). He and Pauly D had gotten haircuts, new clothes, bouquets of flowers, and made dinner reservations for their double date with some women they truly cared about, and then poor Vinnie got a call from Ramona a few hours before dinner to cancel with no explanation. The poor guy. It was nice to see the softer side of these men.
Second favourite scene: Ronnie taking Vinnie's unused bouquet of flowers, leaving money on the bed where he found them, and giving them to Sammi. Then the whole house gets mad at him because he didn't put any thought into the gift, and his only excuse is "I paid for them!"
I don't understand why I remembered everything so clearly. This never happens with my own life.
I'm so addicted it's not even funny...it's actually quite sad :( One of my favourites is when Mike Sorrentino calls Angelina a dirty little hamster.
ReplyDeletei remember when i thought you were addicted to the show because you kept talking about it...and then you told me that you had only seen one episode. i was shocked!
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