I watched one episode not expecting to every watch again but I could not stop watching. Every thursday when the new episodes would come out I was there front and center. Why are people so entertained by stuff like this? It's such cheap entertainment but nevertheless entertaining. Has anyone else tuned in to the shore?
I think this show might appeal to a multitude of people because it makes people happier with their own life. While it is not the most moral undertaking to compare your attitude, manners and lifestyle to those on the Shore, it is very hard to avoid. Some shows appeal to the general public by displaying lifestyles that people envy. I can't begin to express the number of girls I have heard wish they lived the lives of characters on Gossip Girl or the OC. However, I think that Jersey Shore appeals to the majority because they do not envy the lives of the people on the show.
Honestly it is probably a healthier show to watch for self-esteem and moral reasons. My mother always used to tell me, "You can't be envious and happy at the same time." The older I get and the more people I meet the more I realize the truth in this quote. If you are constantly envious of what others have you will never be able to take a look at your own blessing and talents and be satisfied with what you do have. I think envy is one of the worst emotions, it is very strong and can easily lead to poor decisions. A show like Jersey Shore does little to foster envy at least from my perspective but it provides an outlet for entertainment, which is just what people are looking for after a long day.
I happend to have tuned in to the shore on a few short occasions. I have by no means set my alarm and sat down and watched a full episode, but "classless" just happens to be the PERFECT definition. I won't lie as classless as it is, well it is just as entertaining as well. I'm not sure why I am entertained by it; I think it might be somewhere along the lines of me laughing at their stupidity. Never the less, I love the show! Haha, I mean who doesn't.
ReplyDeleteI have only seen one episode of the jersey shore and i will admit it I think it is very entertaining but the bottom line is that the show has no depth. It is literally the trashiest show i have every seen and if there is any television show out there that debatably ruining the children of America it would be The Jersey Shore. I mean really what has television come to? Producers are so desperate to make money off this country that they are willing to go as low as this show for entertainment. I think it coruppt and wrong but very entertaining at the same time. Do i think it should continue to stay on the air? No.
ReplyDeleteI find Jersey Shore very entertaining as well and this surge of viewers to this gross, degrading show is a scary reality considering it only promotes MTV to make more reality shows that probably won't be as entertaining. But in concerns to Jersey Shore, they are incredible irrational as they contradict themselves time and time again when claiming they don't act promiscuously or ridiculously.
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