GTL - Welcome to the Jersey Shore (#2)

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As embarrassing as it is to admit, I'm addicted to Jersey Shore. There's something about watching a house of overly tan individuals in their twenties drink too much, scream at each other, and pick up girls that reaches an insane level of entertainment. Everyone loves to watch it but not everyone is quick to admit it. It seems on the surface like a huge and colossal waste of time to be watching a show about people we don't know getting tan and getting hammered, and to be honest it really is. But it's all about entertainment.

Season 2 of the Shore is well underway and there has been no lack of alcoholism, obsessive tanning, and tremendous amounts of drama. After first season there was a high standard and season 2 has yet to disappoint.

Jersey Shore - MTV Shows

Now that everyone knows about my pathetic obsession with Jersey Shore, let me explain how it's relevant to what we've been learning. Due to an unfortunate incident, my roommates and I no longer have working cable hooked up to our television and as such, I have been keeping up with the housemates on Hulu, an online site where you can watch episodes of your favorite television shows via the internet. As a girl with no cable and bad insomnia, I've found Hulu to be extremely helpful in keeping up with various shows that I used to watch back at home. Hulu is interesting. As Doctor Dub posted on our M&S blog, is it the future of television? It very well could be.

While watching the show on Hulu speaks to technological shift in media, it also relates to the reading we did on television this past week. Reality shows have thrust their way to the forefront and have pushed sitcoms far back in everyone's minds. Reality television is very present and it isn't going away soon, especially not with "guilty pleasure" shows, as I refer to them, like Jersey Shore.