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MTV's "Jersey Shore" gains protesters, loses ads

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091209/tv_nm/us_jersey

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) – The ruckus over MTV's "Jersey Shore" is getting as intense as the hot-headed dramatics on the show.

The controversial new reality series chronicling a spirited group of self-described "guidos" living in a New Jersey beach house has drawn protests of increasing volume. Now it appears that calls for a boycott are having an impact.

The Italian-American group UNICO (which also protested HBO's "The Sopranos") has asked members to complain to MTV's advertisers. In the past couple of days, two advertisers on the show -- Domino's Pizza and American Family Insurance -- have pulled out of the series.

In addition, one major media outlet reported that MTV New York offices were receiving death threats because of the show. The network has denied the report.

"('Jersey Shore' furthers) the popular TV notion that Italian-Americans are gel-haired, thuggish ignoramuses with fake tans, no manners, no diction, no taste, no education, no sexual discretion, no hairdressers (for sure), no real knowledge of Italian culture and no ambition beyond expanding steroid- and silicone-enhanced bodies," blasted New York Post critic Linda Stasi on Monday. "Would that programing ever have been allowed if the group were African-Americans, Asians, Hispanics, Jewish people?"

MTV president of programing Tony DiSanto, an Italian-American, has remained largely mum on the subject, though he told one group, "The cast takes pride in their ethnicity. In fact, it is a key driver of how they bond with each other and self-identify. They refer to themselves as 'guidos' in a positive manner."

Former "Hills" cast member Spencer Pratt defended the network on Twitter: "Linda Stasi you should change your name to Linda Boring if you can't be entertained by young Italian-Americans enjoying youth and partying!"

The initial round of criticism didn't seem to help "Jersey Shore," which debuted Thursday to a relatively modest 1.4 million viewers.

Adding to the drama is a clip from an MTV teaser for an upcoming episode of the show that's making the rounds online. It shows a man punching out one of the female housemates. But it's unclear if any of the conflict -- onscreen or off -- will improve the show's ratings.

 
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Walton Goggins said:
MTV's "Jersey Shore" gains protesters, loses ads

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091209/tv_nm/us_jersey

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) – The ruckus over MTV's "Jersey Shore" is getting as intense as the hot-headed dramatics on the show.

The controversial new reality series chronicling a spirited group of self-described "guidos" living in a New Jersey beach house has drawn protests of increasing volume. Now it appears that calls for a boycott are having an impact.

The Italian-American group UNICO (which also protested HBO's "The Sopranos") has asked members to complain to MTV's advertisers. In the past couple of days, two advertisers on the show -- Domino's Pizza and American Family Insurance -- have pulled out of the series.

In addition, one major media outlet reported that MTV New York offices were receiving death threats because of the show. The network has denied the report.

"('Jersey Shore' furthers) the popular TV notion that Italian-Americans are gel-haired, thuggish ignoramuses with fake tans, no manners, no diction, no taste, no education, no sexual discretion, no hairdressers (for sure), no real knowledge of Italian culture and no ambition beyond expanding steroid- and silicone-enhanced bodies," blasted New York Post critic Linda Stasi on Monday. "Would that programing ever have been allowed if the group were African-Americans, Asians, Hispanics, Jewish people?"

MTV president of programing Tony DiSanto, an Italian-American, has remained largely mum on the subject, though he told one group, "The cast takes pride in their ethnicity. In fact, it is a key driver of how they bond with each other and self-identify. They refer to themselves as 'guidos' in a positive manner."

Former "Hills" cast member Spencer Pratt defended the network on Twitter: "Linda Stasi you should change your name to Linda Boring if you can't be entertained by young Italian-Americans enjoying youth and partying!"

The initial round of criticism didn't seem to help "Jersey Shore," which debuted Thursday to a relatively modest 1.4 million viewers.

Adding to the drama is a clip from an MTV teaser for an upcoming episode of the show that's making the rounds online. It shows a man punching out one of the female housemates. But it's unclear if any of the conflict -- onscreen or off -- will improve the show's ratings.
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Hopefully the fact that Spencer Pratt has defended the show will help to quiet down the protests.
 
Looks like they made a wise choice in not naming the show The Guidos. Can you imagine the fallout then

 
The initial round of criticism didn't seem to help "Jersey Shore," which debuted Thursday to a relatively modest 1.4 million viewers.
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I bet the 2nd episode has at least twice as many viewers. Probably much more.I had no idea about this show until I saw this thread. It's already on my DVR list.
 
avoiding injuries said:
The initial round of criticism didn't seem to help "Jersey Shore," which debuted Thursday to a relatively modest 1.4 million viewers.
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I bet the 2nd episode has at least twice as many viewers. Probably much more.I had no idea about this show until I saw this thread. It's already on my DVR list.
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they replay the show about a 100 times during the week so i'm sure the number of people that watched the show is much, much higher.
 
zoobird said:
Evilgrin 72 said:
Righetti said:
D said:
All these girls are awful. A couple of them could stand to lose 10-15 pounds. Snookie's the short fat one right? Hate to see the town where she's the Princess of the group.Was funny to see The Situation talk a big game then get pissed when the roomie got the girl.
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I think it's Manalapan which is about as Guido a town as you can get
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Manalapan's not that bad. At least it wasn't as recently as 1999.
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I was going to say that too. It still isnt' bad. I think Righetti may be getting Manalapan (which isn't even on the shore) confused with Manasquan or some other similar sounding town.
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Manasquan is even nicer then Manalapan. This show is all about Seaside Heights, Belmar, Lake Coumo, etc...
 
Walton Goggins said:
MTV's "Jersey Shore" gains protesters, loses ads

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091209/tv_nm/us_jersey

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) – The ruckus over MTV's "Jersey Shore" is getting as intense as the hot-headed dramatics on the show.

The controversial new reality series chronicling a spirited group of self-described "guidos" living in a New Jersey beach house has drawn protests of increasing volume. Now it appears that calls for a boycott are having an impact.

The Italian-American group UNICO (which also protested HBO's "The Sopranos") has asked members to complain to MTV's advertisers. In the past couple of days, two advertisers on the show -- Domino's Pizza and American Family Insurance -- have pulled out of the series.

In addition, one major media outlet reported that MTV New York offices were receiving death threats because of the show. The network has denied the report.

"('Jersey Shore' furthers) the popular TV notion that Italian-Americans are gel-haired, thuggish ignoramuses with fake tans, no manners, no diction, no taste, no education, no sexual discretion, no hairdressers (for sure), no real knowledge of Italian culture and no ambition beyond expanding steroid- and silicone-enhanced bodies," blasted New York Post critic Linda Stasi on Monday. "Would that programing ever have been allowed if the group were African-Americans, Asians, Hispanics, Jewish people?"

MTV president of programing Tony DiSanto, an Italian-American, has remained largely mum on the subject, though he told one group, "The cast takes pride in their ethnicity. In fact, it is a key driver of how they bond with each other and self-identify. They refer to themselves as 'guidos' in a positive manner."

Former "Hills" cast member Spencer Pratt defended the network on Twitter: "Linda Stasi you should change your name to Linda Boring if you can't be entertained by young Italian-Americans enjoying youth and partying!"

The initial round of criticism didn't seem to help "Jersey Shore," which debuted Thursday to a relatively modest 1.4 million viewers.

Adding to the drama is a clip from an MTV teaser for an upcoming episode of the show that's making the rounds online. It shows a man punching out one of the female housemates. But it's unclear if any of the conflict -- onscreen or off -- will improve the show's ratings.
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Don't these idiot protest groups realize they're giving the show more publicity? Hell, it's even on MSNBC right now during a news show. 2 Live Crew getting banned was the best thing for record sales. Same thing with TV and viewers. That being said, the show is awesome. I'd go as far as to say that this Jersey Shore tops any Real World i've seen (I know that's not saying much).

 
pantherclub said:
I was thinking about this show earlier and the only thing that would make it better is if they added a random person who had no knowledge of guidos, like myself, and see how they would handle the situation.
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You couldn't handle The Situation.
 
I am Italian, my name is Vinny, and I live in Staten Island. I know waaaaaaaay too many people like the ones on this show and they always have sickened me. So embarrassing.

 
The NY Post has stated that the guy who threw "the punch" is a HS Gym teacher in NYC.

Not a good week for the NYC public schools in terms of press. Guess their teachers like to give chicks a good lick.

:unsure:

 
I cant believe how excited I am for this show.

I may actually watch it live, something I pretty much only do with sporting events these days.

 
Would it be possible for someone to give me the cliffs notes on why you guys are so geeked for this show? I'm no saint, but it seems like a pretty terrible show, what with dudes going Marvin Haggler on 'ladies'.

 
Mookie Blaylock said:
Would it be possible for someone to give me the cliffs notes on why you guys are so geeked for this show? I'm no saint, but it seems like a pretty terrible show, what with dudes going Marvin Haggler on 'ladies'.
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t's like watching National Geographic with punch lines. You get to see something completely foreign to you, in it's natural state. Instead of being fascinated by the fact that some tribe in Africa inserts 12 inch plates into their lips, you're fascinated by why some dude thinks it's cool to get a giant Cadillac tattoo and his own tanning bed. The deal is sweetened by some absolutely hysterical one-liners that are delivered with complete sincerity and conviction."I kind of feel that this (t-shirt shop) job is beneath me. I mean, I'm a BARTENDER. I do great things."It's so wrong, it's gotta be right. :fistpump:
 
The Situation said:
Mookie Blaylock said:
Would it be possible for someone to give me the cliffs notes on why you guys are so geeked for this show? I'm no saint, but it seems like a pretty terrible show, what with dudes going Marvin Haggler on 'ladies'.
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t's like watching National Geographic with punch lines. You get to see something completely foreign to you, in it's natural state. Instead of being fascinated by the fact that some tribe in Africa inserts 12 inch plates into their lips, you're fascinated by why some dude thinks it's cool to get a giant Cadillac tattoo and his own tanning bed. The deal is sweetened by some absolutely hysterical one-liners that are delivered with complete sincerity and conviction."I kind of feel that this (t-shirt shop) job is beneath me. I mean, I'm a BARTENDER. I do great things."

It's so wrong, it's gotta be right. :fistpump:
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:goodposting: :goodposting:
 
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