Show Rundown: March 8, 2011
Charlie Sheen Is Making Deals
The Argument: Why Will Is Better Than Gary
Scott DePace’s Creepy Father-Son Game
Benjy Is Schticky
Twitter Numbers: Robin’s Odd Skill
JD Hates the ‘Jersey Shore’
JD Hates the ‘Jersey Shore’
March 8, 2011

Gary referenced JD’s distaste for MTV’s ‘Jersey Shore,’ so JD came in to explain that the show didn’t just exploit the shallow cast members–it encouraged and paid well for it: “It’s rewarding asshole behavior!” Robin wondered if JD was just jealous, so JD shrugged: “I’m jealous of the money they make off of idiotic behavior.”
The pair then fell into a classic reality TV argument: if reality stars are following a producer’s direction, are they ‘actors’? Are they ‘talent’?