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The Lord of Desultory Manor ([personal profile] mlknchz) wrote2010-07-25 04:41 pm

The Jersey Shore

I just watched an episode of "The Jersey Shore" (my first and last) and I can get no more amusement from watching the flailings of these ethically- morally- and intellectually-handicapped people than I would be able to get from watching physically-handicapped people flailing about.

[identity profile] apresminuit.livejournal.com 2010-07-26 12:28 am (UTC)(link)
"reality" teevee needs to go away. i keep waiting for this fad to be over & it keeps not happening. :(

[identity profile] mlknchz.livejournal.com 2010-07-26 12:31 am (UTC)(link)
There's nothing real about it, it's all about who can be more revolting.

Like a John Waters film, only without the aesthetic value

i can appreciate revolting if it's done w/ a wink

[identity profile] apresminuit.livejournal.com 2010-07-26 12:41 am (UTC)(link)
not so much if it's done w/ a vacant unblinking stare directly into the camera, maybe a little drool running down the side of their mouf.

Re: i can appreciate revolting if it's done w/ a wink

[identity profile] mlknchz.livejournal.com 2010-07-26 12:43 am (UTC)(link)
then there's the mean-spirited subtext of "see how superior you are to these clueless people" that's exploitative and pandering

the most cynically base form of entertainment in a millennium @ least

[identity profile] apresminuit.livejournal.com 2010-07-26 12:48 am (UTC)(link)
YES!

Re: the most cynically base form of entertainment in a millennium @ least

[identity profile] mlknchz.livejournal.com 2010-07-26 01:10 am (UTC)(link)
that goes for the daytime talk shows and all the judge shows, too