She has an epiphany, though: She does not want to be 40 and still living in her mom’s house, because she’s 24 now and 40 is just way too close. Snooki still lives with her parents because, well, I don’t know why. The episode opens with Snooki and JWoww searching for an apartment in Jersey City, N.J.The series premiere aired Thursday on MTV, and, despite a couple of absolutely horrific moments that compelled me to rinse my eyes out with bleach, I managed to endure its 19-minutes of idiocy and disgusting girl things.īefore I go on, however, I must preface my review of the show by saying I, too, was once enamored by “Jersey Shore.” As far as I can tell, there are two trains of thought on the show: It’s OK to watch because watching idiots do idiotic things makes you feel better about your existence, or it’s total brainless trash and you refuse to watch it because cable isn’t available that high up on your horse.įor a while, I was in the former camp but I got bored with it. So, the only logical thing was to go forth with the spin-off nobody wanted, featuring Snooki (Nicole Polizzi) and JWoww (Jennifer Farley), who are besties or something, titled – wait for it – “Snooki & JWoww.” Nothing seems to paint a more accurate picture of the American pop cultural zeitgeist than “Jersey Shore.” In its six seasons on the air, it captured the imaginations of millions of viewers who thought, “well, I should watch this again next week because I can’t possibly imagine what dumb thing these people will do next that’s dumber than the last dumb thing they did.”

Review: 'Snooki & JWoww' far from a 'Shore' thing

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