Is MTV's 'Jersey Shore' Invading 'The Hills'?

By Jo Piazza Posted Jan 12th 2010 03:24PM

If you've turned on MTV in the past month chances are good you have landed at the "Jersey Shore." The controversial reality program has taken the network by storm... so is the 'Shore' the new 'Hills'? Is Snooki the new Heidi? And can we finally say a collective buh-bye to Spencer Pratt? Our experts are leaning towards, YES, YES AND YES. Let's take a look at the top three reasons the 'Shore' is the place to be and the 'Hills' are so 2009.

1. The folks on the "Jersey Shore" get things done!

"More happens on Jersey Shore while The Situation is taking care of his GTLs (gym, tanning, laundry) than ever happened in five seasons of 'the Hills,'" said New York Daily News television writer Cristina Kinon.

It's true, fans have been waiting for Heidi and LC to make up for years. In a mere fraction of that time Snooki has gotten into something like six fights, Vinnie has fallen on five grenades and Pauly D. has gotten about 1,0000 blowouts.

2. The "Shore" makes us feel better about ourselves.

It's fair to say 'The Hills' just made us feel bad that we weren't 20 years old with an awesome apartment and a cool-sounding job where we didn't have to do much work.

"The show is fascinating because the cast is so completely unabashed about who they are and what they like. After the first season of 'The Hills', and the fame it brought those stars, they became hyper aware of the characters they were supposed to play and became too predictable," Kinon said. "That would most likely happen with 'Jersey Shore', too, but for now we can sit and be shocked with every fist pump."

It isn't those crazy 'Hills' kids' faults that the 'Shore' has made them irrelevant. They are the creation of a different time. 'The Hills' was born into a time of prosperity when we still wanted our reality television characters to be as pretty as the people on scripted television."

"'The Hills' came out back in that golden era when we were all pretending that reality TV was classy. Look! The characters are rich, pretty, thin, and have nothing to say! Just like me!!," said Ronnie Karam, a Senior Editor for Tvgasm.com. "Then 'reality' hit. We finally had to face the facts that our jobs suck, we can make shapes out of our stomach fat, and we might as well just be drunk, slutty and super loud. Look in the mirror, America. You're a trashy wh---e. And we're way better off just admitting it. Now please excuse me while I go do naked cartwheels and tan."

3. Snooki may have said f--k you to Dominos but The Situation would never mouth off to Al Roker.

The thing about the 'Jersey Shore' is that everyone is watching it. There was never such popular support behind 'The Hills.' Red state or blue state everyone can get behind ravioli night. That is unless you're excluded from it.

"'The Hills' is over, finished, put a fork in it. It's all about 'The Jersey Shore.' When you have Brian Williams, the Voice of America, admitting he is watching then you have made it," said PopEater's own "Naughty But Nice" columnist Rob Shuter "Plus, The Situation, would never be rude to Al Roker. Bite me Spencer Pratt, you are officially OVER!"

Tags: Heidi Montag, jersey shore, snooki, spencer pratt, the hills

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Tuesday 12 January

By Nic

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Who cares? Both shows suck!

By diodd

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jersey shore is awsome...stop hating

By mike hunt

Jersey Shore is funny. Typical Italians.

By MJBC

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I am Italian I do not act anything like that. What a rude remark.

By mel

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i am italian, and believe that is not typical.

By chuck anvil rocket

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And your a typical douschebag

By sethjj1975

I'd watch 20 more years of the Hills before I'd watch a single, full episode of Jersey Shore. Blech. blech. Triple Blech.

By dionta

its entertaining and awsome you cant knock them for acting how they really are.we always coplain about how reality shows are fake..heres a real one and people are hating

By jnzcram

Jersey Shore is the best show on TV even though some think it depicts Itralians as muscle bound, hair obsessed brooding drunkards and bullies, all one can say is fuggededaboudit.

By ali

jersey shore is the worst show ever. the girls are all trashy ugly whores, and the guys are ugly and desperate. get a life mtv!!

By John

Yes you are crazy to think she's a hottie. She's physically difficult to look at, her face is nauseous; she's soft, plumb and fat. Try to imagine what she'll look like at 40....vomit. She has the body of a young woman that has never heard of the word exercise, healthy, or I'm full.

By al483

Bye-Bye Speidi, there went your 15 minutes of fame.............

By kel

two of the cast members last names are Jenni "JWoww" Farley and
Angie Pivarnick...last time i chaecked, these did not end with a vowel

By lisad

jersey shore is the worst thing to hit tv since i don't know what. i live at the jersey shore and we can't wait til those staten island guido's and the rejects from the local whore houses on the island go home at the end of the summer. i'd like to see all those losers at 40. the guys will be slinging hamburgers at the local McDonalds and the girls will be on their fourth kid or serving at Denny's

Saturday 06 February

By cy

hahaha!!! thats too funny!! but true, i muST SAY! the girls are not pretty at all and think they are. i wonder what mirror they are looking in???hmmm....it cracks me up to watch them saying every guy wants them! what world are they living in????? ew.

By gobluespartyon

I like the Jersey Shore I never got into The Hills. Jersey Shore is pretty entertaing to watch I like to see who will get into a fight or drama as well.

By Eric

Why do people watch reality shows in the first place! It's so they can get out of their own reality and do something different for once in their lives.
I am a fan of the Hills and not a fan of Jersey Shore because the Hills has been on longer and they have a better fan base than Jersey Shore. I wouldn't be caught dead watching Jersey Shore, but The Hills I can watch because it's more reality than any other Reality Show on MTV other than The Real World.
Listen, most Reality Shows are fake, and MTV should put on Music Videos in the first place because MTV stands for Music Television, but I am only one person. Reality Shows can go in the toilet if you ask me!

you just said why do people watch reality shows..and yet you just named two shows that are reality that you watch...you just contridicted yourself.anyway the reason the hills have been on for a while and the jersey shores hasnt is because...ummmm THEY JUST STARTED!!!since when has a show caused this much popularity on mtv?the hills always sucked nobody wanted to see ditzy blonde bimbos with problems in thier perfect spoiled rich lifes.

By Nancy

I love love love the jersey shore!Its funny, and very amusing. I'm also a big fan of the hills. Most of the reviews say they hate the jersey shore but in real life alot of people that I've talk to think its hilarious. We all have our opinions and im pretty sure italians arn't like that, but you have to have an open mind. p.s I cantt wait to see what happens next...

By kya

THEY BOTH SUCK!

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