DD&U needs your help!
See that hed up there? That’s right, precious readers (and by precious readers, I mean the three of you that ever actually leave comments), your favorite blog needs your help!
As you’re all probably aware, the new season of Jersey Shore starts on Thursday. You all know I loved the first season, and I actually put some critical thought into it! In the interest of becoming a ‘relevant’ pop culture ‘commentator’ who gets ‘mad hits’ on his blog, I’d like to do a regular feature coinciding with each episode, sort of reminiscent of my way-popular Gossip Girl diaries, but with a more original gimmick.
This is where you all come in. Do you all have any ideas for a fresh take on a show that everyone and their grandmother will be yapping about on the Internet? Put your thoughts down there in the comments. If I pick your idea, you’ll be rewarded with a mention in the tags of each week’s Yet-to-Be-Determined-Jersey-Shore-Running-Feature.
Tags: crowdsourcing, Jersey Shore, your favorite blogger is out of ideas
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July 27th, 2010 at 9:52 am
Live-blog a Jersey Shore drinking game (take a shot every time someone throws a punch, hooks up, calls someone a skank, etc.)
July 27th, 2010 at 10:10 am
ummm…you could use your Jersey cred to to a Daily Intel GG-esque reality index.
Or you could play King Solomon and settle JS arguments. Like, cast judgment. You’re good at that. I could explain more if you thought this was a good idea. But it’s not, so you won’t.
July 27th, 2010 at 10:11 am
I just realized that was filed under “Culture.” Ha!
July 27th, 2010 at 10:40 am
@Mairead: This is an excellent idea; my only problem is that the show airs on a school night. And I also don’t know how prudent it is to be broadcasting my binge drinking for the whole Intertubes to see.
@Margaret: I would gladly steal the reality index idea, except that this season is taking place in Miami, so I fear I might not have too much to say about how authentic anything is or is not.
July 27th, 2010 at 11:52 am
@Timmy If the Jersey Shore kids had worried about being “prudent,” where would our society be today? I shiver at the thought.
Ok I’m spitballing: “Snooki” liveblog, guido rating system (points in meatballs), point-by-point comparison to another trashy TV show. Or great work of literature. You can do the heavy thinking on that one.
July 27th, 2010 at 1:06 pm
So, Timmy. New Jersey’s illustrious leader–a man so great he blots out the sun–said this week w/r/t Jersey Shore:
“What it does is takes a bunch of New Yorkers… drops them at the Jersey Shore and tries to make America feel like this is New Jersey,” Christie said. “I can tell people: they want to know what New Jersey really is? I welcome them to come to New Jersey any time.”
As you have said so many times, you know Jersey. These people are being promoted as an image of New Jersey; a singularly unflattering image, in Gov. Christie’s opinion. For the love of your state, you should watch episodes and collect evidence for the state’s libel suit against the Jersey Shore kids. How they’re doing us wrong. Their behavior as supposed shore kids could provide enough fodder for this, even if they’re in Miami. I mean, they are still calling it “Jersey Shore.”
@Mairead: I also like the great work of literature idea. Like, which Shakespearean farce did this week’s episode illustrate and why. Timmy knows how to read. I think he’d be up to it.
July 27th, 2010 at 1:09 pm
@Margaret: If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it a thousand times. JS isn’t about the Jersey shore. It’s about Bennies. JS doesn’t offend me as a New Jerseyan, because quite frankly, these characters are who we thought they were.
July 27th, 2010 at 1:41 pm
Well, since I think I fall under one of these illustrious ‘three,’ I figured I’d comment, even though I don’t have any ideas or humor to add to this.
Honestly, I’m pretty late to the party with new shows. So I don’t know if I can suggest anything. Sorry Timmy…
July 27th, 2010 at 3:15 pm
@Margaret Timmy knows how to read??
July 27th, 2010 at 4:42 pm
@Mairead I’m told he’s coming along swimmingly. Barely uses the speak and spell at all anymore.