Tuesday 5 January 2016

Flashback #2

Today instead of sharing my new elevator idea I want to show you a review of Jersey Shore I wrote back in college stylised on Charlie Brooker. It was English Language homework and it made me wonder I could write reviews of TV shows as it would combine my 2 favourite activities: watching TV and writing. Not necessary in this order.

4mln people watched 1st season and more than 8,5mln spectators when 2nd season was emitted. New MTV’s reality show is certainly one of the least worth watching programmes, but viewing ratings are impressing. That’s why Jersey Shore phenomenon is so astonishing. 
American reality show, very popular American reality show. I could say too popular. Why so many people are watching it? This program carry no educational premises, unless being unbridled is a part of education.
The main idea of the program was to show how 8 guidos (American Italians) spend their vacations in Seaside Heights. They work in the T-shirt shop and  spend every night in clubs (we can read that at MTVs website). ‘Nothing special’ I thought but switched on TV. After five minutes I was ready to throw out my flat screen. It’s ridiculous that people are buying product like this one. Media are promoting muscular, good looking guys who are lookin’ for one-night date and girls who’s best friend is solarium & their life motto is ‘you must look good or you’re nobody’.
In Jersey Shore we’ve got more brilliant, almost educational, life instructions like: ‘muscles + gel + solarium = sex’ , the real party boy must pick up all the prettiest girls only for having fun with them or  “It doesn’t matter if he has a girlfriend. If you want him, go and take him”.
Jersey Shore became a cultural phenomen. In regard of its controversial form, people want to watch it over and over again. Why? Because it’s so stupid and naive we actually have fun watching Snookie and her friends. We laugh at them, their stupidity, look and no-life opportunities. Fascinating is that MTV shows us that  it’s nothing bad being like these characters and we start accepting people like them. We start being like them. Whole society is growing stupid and for them there is no problem.
                Jersey Shore is showing us how easily we can become celebrities. We don’t need any qualifications for that. We must be wild, ready for everything and licentious. So show your ass and become one of “People” people or, just like me, switch off your TV and go for a walk.

Monday 4 January 2016

Thoughts

Well,
that was a well deserved Christmas-Holiday-Lazy break.
I had time o think about life, how I want the next year of my life to look alike and I have developed few new ideas for short dramas and not only.

It's good to be back!