DC ExtraTime: Jersey Shore Meets RW Skeletons

Following is an excerpt from a Pulse diary during Are You The One? Season 2 and before Real World Skeletons in fall 2014, reposted here after this past weekend's events featuring a subject of this post when she got married to her boyfriend and now husband.

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From @BettencourtBri: Briah (far right) with Angelina and 

Deena from Jersey Shore & Couples Therapy (middle), 

Deena’s boyfriend Chris Buckner, Big Brother’s Gina Marie 

and Caleb, and reality promoter Johnny Donovan

Now, we haven't talked much here on DCBLOG about the most-famous MTV show of recent times, the pop culture phenomenon known as Jersey Shore. Believe it or not, next month will be the 5th anniversary of the show that helped revitalize MTV and, as I always like to say, oh how can say time can fly by so fast when you're having fun. Why did I bring up this show? Well, two reasons...

   While the new season of Snooki & J-Woww is underway as the duo has just celebrated a new baby last night, Mike the Situation having tax elation charges tossed out after season 1 of The Sorrentinos on TV Guide Network, Sammi & Ronnie breaking up again earlier this year, Pauly D continuing to do his DJ thing in Vegas and Vinny celebrating a birthday last week with a new book, you might ask "What about Angelina and Deena?" As you know, Angelina was the original 8th roommate in the Shore House but didn't spend much time there in Jersey, but ultimately made her mark when the group descended upon Miami for season 2. And when she left permanently after that after causing lots of drama with the OG's, Snooki brought Ms. Blast in a Glass along for season 3 and brought a spirit of fun to the cast that wasn't the case for what Danny, the Shore Store owner calls "Jolie."

   While I'm not into VH1 that much, Angelina and Deena have kept themselves in the Viacom family by doing seasons of Couples Therapy, where we also saw the end of the 2nd stint of Heather & Dustin from Real World Vegas XXV. Last Tuesday before the season 5 finale, they, Deena's boyfriend Chris, Angelina's guy and Treach of Naughty by Nature fame got together with the show's host Dr. Jenn Berman to do a segment for Sirius XM Radio. Later that night, they headed to an after party and met up with Big Brother alums Gina Marie from season 15 and Caleb from last season, along with other reality personalities.

One who was part of the festivities was the brother of roommate Bruno from the upcoming season of Real World Skeletons, Briah. Four weeks from now will be the season premiere of the show's 30th season taking place in Chicago, and Briah is Bruno's estranged twin brother. The Providence, RI natives have not talked to each other in three years since a huge falling out and a trivial fight where Briah told Bruno that he wished he had been killed in a car accident that nearly cost him his life. As his "skeleton," Briah entering the house will force him and Bruno to meet the problems right there head on, which along with the stories of the other roommates, should make for compelling television.

   Just as was the case when we talked about Heather & Dustin's roommates Adam & Nany burying the hatchet when Mike Mike tied the knot, I'm not that all surprised that now Angelina and Deena are not only civil but also feeling like sisters. Obviously, Jersey Shore was a phenomenon that emerged from a rough beginning where it got a ton of hate before the show even started and then early on (similar to what we've seen with Buckwild and Slednecks). But them and the cast would ultimately click with everyone and they would become one of MTV's most beloved casts. And as the show marks its 5th anniversary next month, there's a lot to be proud of and lots to look back on. And we all might imagine if Angelina decided to return during that last season in Seaside Heights and see the dynamic she has and also of making peace with everyone.

By the way, a slice of Staten Island, and of course that thick accent, will also be part of the upcoming Real World as well as Nicole, a EMT and a single lesbian, will join Bruno, Jason, Madison, Sylvia, Tony and Violetta in the Windy City, following in the footsteps of Marie of RW St. Thomas and Angelina and Vinny onto the MTV airwaves, not to mention Gina from Big Brother. We'll preview RW Skeletons and provide plenty of perspective and reflection during the lead-up to its December 16th premiere right here on the 'Blog.

- I AM DC