The “Jersey Shore” Season 4 finale steadily approacheth (it airs this Thursday), so various members of the cast are out in full force to promote their last episode in Italy. Sammi and Deena even stopped by the “Today” aftershow, and Kathie Lee Gifford cracked a joke by referring to the show as “Jersey Sore.” You know, that’s probably the most amusing thing that’s ever popped out of Kathie Lee’s mouth, and it’s not even that funny. Oh well.
At any rate, here are photos of Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino not only promoting the show but also (naturally) promoting himself as well; that is, he’s shilling the new “Situation” Couture Pop for the Sugar Factory. This would be a great time to admit that I’ve become addicted to “Jersey Shore” over the past few months, and I’ve steadily grown convinced that Mike is not only a classic narcissist but also a wholly destructive sociopath. Since he’s a slightly charming brand of sociopath, I did feel a little sorry for him when Abercrombie & Fitch asked him to stop wearing their clothes, but the Situation had the second-to-last laugh when he subsequently scored a formal wear endorsement. Now, he’s selling a damn $25 dollar lollipop (and yes, it comes in a flavor called “Creamy Orange”) alongside the likes of Hello Kitty. Oh, how the mighty have fallen?
For those of you who’ve kept up with last week’s episode, “Situation Problems,” you’ll know that The Situation pretended to consider not returning for Season 5 (stateside) in the Shore house. Of course, this could be considered a very mild SPOILER ALERT for those who don’t realize that everything that The Situation does revolves around his own interests (mostly getting laid), and he’d never — not even for a moment — consider leaving the show. He might very well believe that there are better opportunities out there (a short-lived game show, perhaps?), but his massive ego would never allow him to abandon his roost in the house and give up all of those chances to spread his seed on camera. Sure enough, The Situation is right in the thick of things in cast photos for Season 5:
Meanwhile, Season 4 has nearly come to an end with all of its requisite excessive (and at least partially manufactured) drama in tow, including a car accident and some token
fistfights along with initial trouble from the government. Also, Snooki managed to bed Vinny a few episodes ago after a fight with her boyfriend, Jionni, who fled Italy after Snooki flashed her crotch at a nightclub. Somehow, Jionni must have either forgiven or forgotten all about this because he accompanied Snooki to her “GMA” appearance on 10/17:
Finally, here’s one last strange little tidbit — now Vinny wants to become a “serious actor” in manner of Snooki?
Vinny Guadagnino dreams big. Bigger than the “Jersey Shore” in the U.S. and in Europe, bigger than an MTV spin-off. He wants to be an actor, and surprisingly enough, he has the Shakespearean chops to back it up.
“I have been doing acting my whole life. I did plays in high school. I take it pretty seriously,” Guadagnino told The Huffington Post. “I used to do a lot of Shakespeare and Shakespearean festivals and monologues.”
“I think my favorite one was Marc Anthony in Julius Caesar where Caesar dies. I made my drama teacher cry. I only took drama to get out of writing papers in English and the teacher was this thespian Broadway geek and here I was this Italian guy from Staten Island and I would put her in tears.”
“People think for Shakespeare you have to have a big English accent, but it’s not true. He designed it so it can be performed in any accent in any time period,” Guadagnino said.
Another fun Guadagnino fact: He graduated from college with a 3.9 and was studying for the LSATs the day the “Jersey Shore” premiered.
So what he really wants now is not another free trip to Europe or another summer down at the shore, but a serious acting role — like the one he was recently given on “90210” where he plays a celebrity poker star.
“I would love a recurring role on ‘90210.’ I would say yes to just about any role in acting that doesn’t tarnish my image,” Guadagnino said.
[From Huffington Post]
I would say that Vinny has a slightly better chance than Snooki at achieving this goal, but he definitely shouldn’t quit his, um, day job. Seriously though, I do hope that Vinny was kidding about the “tarnish my image” business, for the fact that “got it in” with Snooki certainly did a bit to chip away at his “nice guy” reputation in the house. Still, he’s definitely the most likeable male on the show, but he’s also got a lot more to lose with his rep than The Situation does. Everyone knows that Mike is a total douche, but Vinny? He’s a lot more of a “sweetheart” than Sammi could ever manage to be.
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They just made him into a literal “Sucker”
I always hear about these people with their weird names.
Maybe I should finally start watching 😛
Yeahhhh buddyyy!
They look like brother and sister. (Snookie & Gianni). Mike The ‘Situation’ still looks like popeye and sadly still trying to hang on to the limelight. Vinnie looks sweetly skivvy. (eww). Too much talk about his privates..Possible adult film acting is in his future.
Yeah, Vinny is the most likeable and seems sweet. At least, he has a good understanding of normal social behavior: he has some “behavior” filter. The rest of the cast just does not.
Vinny should check out Al Pacino’s “Looking for Richard” (1996). Amongst other things, it’s a great take on performing Shakespeare with an American accent.
Every fight in the house originated with Mike stirring the pot, breaking confidences, easedropping and blabbing his idiot head off, including all of Ronnie and Sami’s fights. He’s the most immature toolbox out there. He also needs to just come on out of the closet. How many times has he ever wanted to just hang out with a pretty girl for their company- even after they’ve put out for a cuddle? Answer = 0. Very telling. All the bravado and sex business is just to cover up his gayness and misogynist BS. Nothing wrong with being gay, mind, but pretending and covering up is just collosally childish.
He wore track pants to go to a GMA appearance?
@Amanda, that pic is from the Grove, a huge outdoor mall in LA. So Kaiser or CB (can’t tell who wrote this) may be referencing a GMA appearance but unless they shot it in LA, that pic isn’t from there.
Is Jionni a midget? I don’t mean that in a snarky way but when he was on the show in Florence his proportions looked all off and if Snooki is 4’9 he looks only to be 4’10 or maaaaaaaaybe 4’11.
The show is disguisting and I don’t know how these losers are considered celebrities. “the situation” is so creepy, I don’t know who is their right mind would touch him. The pics scream I’m a nasty filty diseased infested creep.
I watched an episode of this mess & wanted to be an axe murderer so bad
I watch episodes every now and again and I saw some of the Italy ones. Sometimes I find it very boring, it’s very obvious they stage things. I don’t have much to say about any of them except 1) is it in their contracts to have a terrible sense of fashion? 2) Sammi always looks like she is hunched over and I always want to stick something in her back to make her sit up straight!
The Italy shows were boring. You could tell that they were not allowed to film much outside of the apartment. I expected to see them going out to various parts of Italy and interacting with the locals. This did not happen. I knew that the Italians would not take to them kindly. They don’t suffer fools lightly and detest vulgar and rude behavior.
I was in Vegas this past week. We stayed at the Paris hotel. It was on the hotel room T.V. that Mike was going to be down stairs signing autographs and stuff.
I hate to admit it, but I went down there just to get a peek at im’. I just saw a bunch of the Sugar Factory staff by the entrance. Oh well! 😀
I am just starting to watch Jersey Shore myself, and I like Snooki and Vinny. Snooki is crass and vulgar, but she is honest and genuine that it makes you like her. Vinny could really be an actor. Look at Shia LaBoeuf. I dont think he has any great acting skills and he seems like a douche. Looking at the cast, I always wonder- why do they think they look good. I feel like Jwow could look good with a makeover. Snooki looks pretty good in that pic with Jionni. She has potential.
I’m still reeling at $25 for a lollipop! What?!?