Welcome back to the Jersey Shore, Vinny-Free for Almost an Episode and A Half!

Earlier I predicted that Vinny wouldn’t be away from the show for more than an episode or two. Turns out that was pretty accurate. Last week’s show began with the camera crew following Vinny out to his home in Staten Island. Once back home, there was a really awkward reunion which consisted solely of Vinny mumbling “I had to come home” several times, while his mom and 7 of his female(?) cousins nodded solemnly. And all of this took place in a really narrow hallway. With the lack of space and words, it must have been hard for the camera crew to capture a good shot, especially while trying to remember if their contracts counted drive time to and from Staten Island as work.

Well, hopefully the camera crew does indeed get paid for drive time, as they make a return trip at the end of this week’s episode. So from the beginning of last week until the end of … Continue reading →

Yesterday, I had one of those moments. I imagine it is how Ronnie feels an hour after he reads a Marmaduke comic. Let’s call it an epiphany. Even though the evidence was right in front of me the whole time, for whatever reason, I couldn’t put it all together. And maybe this was already blatantly obvious to you, but it should be noted that I’m old and slow so it takes me a little longer sometimes.

I finally figured out why this season of Jersey Show has been so awful and why it’s not likely to get better any time soon.

Last week I wrote a little about Pauly’s spin off show, and how, against all odds, it actually seems like it might be a good idea now. Why? Because Pauly has been on fire so far this season. He’s funny, he’s charismatic, he’s banging girls at a Wilt Chamberlain pace…. it’s almost like the show was going out of its way to make Pauly as interesting as possible.

Then I spent the better part … Continue reading →

Welcome back!

We can all agree episode number 1 was pretty weak, right? This appears to have been expected, as the ratings for the premiere were 14% down from the Italy season premiere. Still, 7.6 million viewers tuned in, which is a really solid number, especially for a cable show. (In fact, this is virtually the same number as the Bachelor premiere, a show on ABC….. maybe it’s time to move these recaps to the front page!)

I spent the better part of the week trying to talk myself into thinking that Vinny leaving could be an exciting twist to the show, but just wasn’t able to get there. In fact, I really wonder why Vinny was ever cast in the first place. Mike is the weird old guy and the instigator. JWow is the hot insane one. Pauly is the comedic relief. Deena and Snookie are the drunk messes. Ronnie and Sammi provide make up / break up drama (even if completely played out at this point). What the heck is Vinny’s role? … Continue reading →