Jersey Shore

[A Bit Better]

The Essex one is actors though. So it's not really like Jersey Shore.

Nah it's pretty much the same.

They're not actors and the show is semi scripted.

Admitting the show is semi-scripted makes everyone in it an actor.

all MTV reality shows are at least semi scripted

There is a difference between semi-scripted and prompts. It's usually quite obvious when the producers interrupt on Jersey Shore. They usually use Mike to get stuff done. Like when they all had to figure out a way for Angelina to exist in the house. Nobody even had a motive to do so yet they're having some big debate about it trying to figure out how it can work! But semi-scripted implies that the shirt before the shirt isn't an original bit of genius and that, my friend, I refuse to believe.

[gemma]

I don't think Jersey Shore is scripted because the drama happens so easily, everyone hating angelina, angelina hitting pauly d, writing the note etc

It's been 9 episodes but only 2 weeks their time

Keeping up with the Kardashians is definately completely scripted

[Guest Portuguese]

I don't think Jersey Shore is scripted because the drama happens so easily, everyone hating angelina, angelina hitting pauly d, writing the note etc

It's been 9 episodes but only 2 weeks their time

Keeping up with the Kardashians is definately completely scripted

They should drop Sammi out and put her in with the Kardashians.

[Mr. Gayle]

“Everything you see is all well scripted by a whole team of people,” said one producer connected with the series. The situations, the arrests, the cheating, everything is planned. Sammi and Ronnie are still together, Snooki’s ‘boyfriends’ have all been planted, and the amazing one-liners you hear from The Situation are all given to him behind the scenes. We have to stick to a script or it would just get boring… The only thing that is real is when outsiders at different clubs get involved.”

[gemma]

I don't believe that quote

Sammi and Ron are still together because Sammi is a dumb bitch

He has to rape her mother for her to get a clue

[Guest Triple XXX]

lol @ not believing it

all MTV shows have some kind of input into the situations (no pun)

[Mr. Gayle]

All MTV shows are heavily scripted and not 100% real, we all know this come on Gem

[Natty]

LEAVE IT OUT

JERSEY SHORE IS 100% REAL

[A Bit Better]

There's a difference between not being 100% real and being 100% fake. Nobody would watch the show if what was in that quote was widely known to be the truth. And if a producer really said it, it would be widely known. Lol at "even the one liners". Come on... They're not THAT clever.

[LS]

Shirt before the shirt.

T shirt time

thats not made up, impossible.

[revs]

Shirt before the shirt.

T shirt time

thats not made up, impossible.

people been doing this for time but coining a term for it couldn't have been scripted!

*refuses to believe*

[A Bit Better]

Shirt before the shirt.

T shirt time

thats not made up, impossible.

people been doing this for time but coining a term for it couldn't have been scripted!

*refuses to believe*

Revs, you know I like you... We go way back.

But I will cut you fam.

[Natty]

Revs mate why are you making me wanna pirate fable 3 bro? Why?

[Mr. Gayle]

give it a rest gayle

if it was completely scripted then we would know because they would be acting every single thing and they are no actors there

the thing that it is and im sure most people already knew this given that its a mtv show

is the arranged visits they have by family, what club to go to what time, the job they have to work and the drive to miami......

then there are things they are suggested to do by the producers which they dont have to do but are pushed into because it would make better tv............. like the double date pauly and vinny were going to go on.... the note for ronni and sam....the girls making a meal.

Never said its completely scripted, but just like The Hills and other shows its heavily scripted

[Guest Triple XXX]

LMAO u man are jokes

nothing wrong with a scripted show

n even then we aint sayin its completely scripted, theyre told what to do n where to go n situations are setup

im guessin if they jus left them do what they wanted to do n followed them with a cam it would be pretty dead

[A Bit Better]

“Everything you see is all well scripted by a whole team of people,” said one producer connected with the series. The situations, the arrests, the cheating, everything is planned. Sammi and Ronnie are still together, Snooki’s ‘boyfriends’ have all been planted, and the amazing one-liners you hear from The Situation are all given to him behind the scenes. We have to stick to a script or it would just get boring… The only thing that is real is when outsiders at different clubs get involved.”

Never said its completely scripted, but just like The Hills and other shows its heavily scripted

[Mr. Gayle]

SEASIDE HEIGHTS- Stunned television watchers across America mourned the loss of one of their great train wreck pleasures this week when MTV’s smash hit Jersey Shore was revealed to be a scripted drama rather than a spontaneous reality show.

Executive producer Sallyann Salsano said she was “embarrassed” that the news came out, but that she never expected the show to achieve such massive popularity.

The first hints of malfeasance occurred weeks ago when one of the show’s breakout stars Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi was spotted emerging from a Manhattan Barnes and Noble with a copy of Camus’ L’Etranger. Curious onlookers subsequently asked the waitress at the next door café about Snooki’s lunch, and the waitress said that she uncharacteristically ordered an arugula and fennel salad with dressing on the side. The conditions became even more dubious when the waitress described Snooki as “personable, engaging, and polite.”

The house of cards began to crumble when a private investigator caught wind of these facts and ran a thorough background check on Snooki. His search revealed that the self-titled Princess of Poughkeepsie is actually a 27-year old actress from Grand Rapids, Michigan named Nicole Huntington. Huntington studied drama at NYU and wallowed in obscurity before being offered the part of a fat airhead with stunningly little self-awareness by producers at MTV. She claims that she prepared for the role by eating paint chips and observing the behavior of Long Island teenagers outside a strip mall on Friday nights.

Perhaps the show’s most identifiable character, Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino came clean shortly after Huntington was busted by the private investigators. Sorrentino, who was born in Sacramento under the name Michael Verba and is half Indian, said that the members of the cast did not anticipate gaining such notoriety and that they felt trapped by the characters. “The show was supposed to fill a time slot on the cheap for a year and get everyone something to put on their reel. When it became the most popular show in America, we realized that we couldn’t just tell everyone that it was a fake. They started to believe that our scripted nonsense was the way people really live in New Jersey. They were laughing at us because they thought we were so stupid, but I guess the joke was on them.” Verba went on to explain that much of the show was ad libbed, but that the storylines and plot points were discussed at length in production meetings every morning before shooting.

He claimed that the show’s head writer, Daniel Feldstein, is responsible for most of the catchphrases that the show introduced into popular culture, including “GTL” (short for Gym-Tanning-Laundry) and “grenade” (an insulting term for an overweight girl).

Many fans of the show wondered why Season 2 of the show did not include any new concepts of storylines that had not already played out in Season 1. In fact, the writers realized that the characters they created could truly only sustain about 10 episodes before their shallow, two-dimensional reality became redundant and predictable to even the least inquisitive viewer.

As a result, Season 2 blatantly ripped off Season 1’s catchphrases in uncreative ways- such as “landmine” as a takeoff on the more popular and clever “grenade”- and fell into a holding pattern of repeating the same storylines verbatim. For instance, even though the writers of the show floated the rumor that Ronnie and Sammy ended their tumultuous on-camera romance between the seasons, when they realized that there was no genuine conflict in the second season, they reignited the story and borrowed heavily from Season 1’s scripts to create drama between the two characters. Many viewers complained that the on-again/off-again romance was unbelievable in the way that it incessantly repeated itself; the writers have since conceded that they only set up the story that way because they didn’t have any better ideas.

The revelation that the show and its drama are entirely scripted explains many confusing details about the progression of the characters. Despite several reported “arrests” of cast members for offenses ranging from aggravated assault to public intoxication, there were no court or police records for any of them in the state of New Jersey. Furthermore, every cast member remained in the house in spite of the supposed legal trouble. The fact that the legal issues were manufactured explains why there were never any repercussions for any of the cast members.

Similarly, when Huntington was “punched” in a bar by a man in the first season, there were no charges or lawsuits brought against the instigator even though his transgressions were caught on tape. As it turns out, the extra who threw the “punch” was actually a lighting tech who they pulled onto the set because they thought he would be unrecognizable. When it was discovered that he was credited in some of the earlier episodes, his face was blurred out for every airing of the “punch” after its debut. [right- Huntington allegedly "arrested" by two actors portraying police officers.] Jersey Shore’s tumultuous second season has called into question the show’s future.

MTV has already shot footage for a third season, but the network has not decided whether to air the show in the same “reality” pretense as the first two seasons. Market analysts have indicated that the show may not be in as much trouble as the network believes, because most of the demographic who watches the show religiously also thinks that Barack Obama is a Muslim and would go to war over the Team Jacob/Team Edward feud. Their only fear is that Glen Beck takes up the “Jersey Shore Conspiracy” as a form of left wing Nazi-esque propaganda, as anything less would probably fail to get anyone’s attention.

[Mr. Gayle]

“Everything you see is all well scripted by a whole team of people,” said one producer connected with the series. The situations, the arrests, the cheating, everything is planned. Sammi and Ronnie are still together, Snooki’s ‘boyfriends’ have all been planted, and the amazing one-liners you hear from The Situation are all given to him behind the scenes. We have to stick to a script or it would just get boring… The only thing that is real is when outsiders at different clubs get involved.”

Never said its completely scripted, but just like The Hills and other shows its heavily scripted

You do know what the Quote feature is used for on Forum my friend dont you ?

[Guest WAVESURFER]

Bro, you realise that what you've just posted (the bit in spoiler tags) is meant to be satirical/funny, right?

[Mr. Gayle]

All ive stated is that we all know MTV shows are not 100% real

Im just posting/quoting articles from net, make what you want from them.

[Guest WAVESURFER]

OK, here is what I make of that last one:

It's meant to be satirical/funny. It doesn't prove what yr trying to say in any way.

"The first hints of malfeasance occurred weeks ago when one of the show’s breakout stars Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi was spotted emerging from a Manhattan Barnes and Noble with a copy of Camus’ L’Etranger. "

Come on, bro.

[Mr. Gayle]

OK, here is what I make of that last one:

It's meant to be satirical/funny. It doesn't prove what yr trying to say in any way.

"The first hints of malfeasance occurred weeks ago when one of the show’s breakout stars Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi was spotted emerging from a Manhattan Barnes and Noble with a copy of Camus’ L’Etranger. "

Come on, bro.

All ive stated is that we all know MTV shows are not 100% real.

Im just posting/quoting articles from net, make what you want from them. Ive not stated these quotes/articles backup what im saying.

I just know, you know, we all know MTV shows are not 100 % real, that is all

[Guest WAVESURFER]

Ok, here's a question: What do YOU make of that article?

[ChickenCottage]

Did man just post suttin from The Onion and then type "make what you want from them."?

LOL

It's obvious all the scenarios are contrived to induce real life reactions rather than be completely scripted, even the dialogue. It's less Eastenders, and more Curb Your Enthusiasm, nar mean.