So September 5 I attended the Jersey Shore reunion Show. The Reunion show for the Miami season. Even though the night before they had just finished taping the 3rd summer season in NJ. So...yeah. They have to act like Miami just ended and the Miami problems are fresh, when in reality they are over them because they are all "buddies" in the Jersey season. Whatever.
If You can note the sign says taping from 1130am to 830pm wtf MTV it's an hour long show. The tickets (which were free) said dress in club attire. Fine whatever.
We are in line, and are given about 30 seconds to read this 8 page agreement that basically says MTV can do whatever they want with our image blah blah blah. Great, they then take our picture holding up the signed thing.
We are then cattled in a area with tall tables and NO chairs, where the 'food' would be provided. Now being that it was being held at Tropicana in Atlantic City I hoped that the food would be a decent spread. Something nice and hot with a few choices. No. They were plain sandwiches with meat and bread. No lettuce, or tomatoes or toppings. No waters. Only soda. Cheap. Very very cheap.
Next some girl who looked like an intern and about 21 comes over to us and asks us to put our phones and cameras in ziplock bags and give them back to her with out names on them. OK. Heres about a grand, in a ziplock bag. Great. Now I have no idea what time it is.....
At about 2pm or 230pm they start lining us up. In what appears to be who is hottest or most camera hot or whatever order. People in jeans and sneakers and fat people were getting better spots then some other people. WTF. Grenades were definitely in the chair and table section. Girls in sneakers and jeans were in front rows. Whatever.
So sit down. Immediately we are told they need reaction shots. "Everyone laugh" "Everyone gasp" "Only jan-match birthday snicker" "Men cheer" "ladies cheer". Hows about you get my natural reaction when it happens? We're not actors. After about a half hour of this they tell us "soon".
An hour goes by. We aren't allowed to get up to go to the bathroom. We have no food. it's now past 5pm and we haven't eaten again. They have no hype guy. No music playing. Nothing playing on the tv screens. It's maddeningly boring in there. And also imo really sloppy and unprofessional.
Finally when the cast comes out they all look annoyed, and understand why. After dealing with MTV production for one day, I can only imagine what it must be like for them on a daily basis. About a half hour into taping Mike (The Situation) raises his hand and asks to use the restroom. They tell him no. He asks again 10 minutes later. They tell him no again. Finally he just gets up and goes. They actually try to stop him. We're still not allowed up UTI anyone?
The host asks the same question 3 times at least "how did you feel when you found the note?" Sammi answers "What were you feeling when you found the note" Sammi answers "When the note was found what kind of feelings were you having". THe fuck? Is the host even listening? Or do they do this to get as much footage as they can?
JWoww had some weird bulge by her pelvic area I can't explain, it was weird crap
.Speaking of footage...They played clips which even I cared enough to spoil for you I can't because whoever set the room obviously failed basic geometry. The back three rows couldn't see the big screen because of a big pillar in the room. So yeah. Thanks moron tech guy.
Another bathroom break for the girl cast happened, and half the audience got up and tried to go to... apparently we're not allowed to pee when they pee....even though we can' pee yet.
Some production assistant came over and asked if everything was ok. By this point its now like 730pm and I'm light headed b/c I haven't eaten yet...and she asks if everyone is OK. I tell her no and that I and everyone else in the row is hungry and has to pee "Oh Im working on that"
I heard her say that to someone else an hour earlier. Whatever.
A friend and I finally decide I can't take anymore and get up "You can't go to the bathroom" "Im not Im leaving" we say. And we kept walking. Found some kid to retrieve my cell and camera; did not ask for ID to prove that was my name on the zip lock bag. Well thats secure.
When we went back an hour later to remeet with the group, MTV had ordered Papa Johns Pizza. About 10 for a group of about 150 people. Cheap.
It was honestly one of the worst most unprofessional things I'd ever experienced. I've been to tv tapings and I've been on movie sets. This was really sad.
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