You know. To mirror their success with Jersey Shore. So if you know any extras from 300 that’d be willing to come in, do their hair ridiculously, and yell slurs in Farsi, you might want to point them towards MTV. Or an ocean. So we can get rid of trash television. And a few of the people who probably make high-end nightclubs suck so much.
Personally, I loved Jersey Shore for what it was. A one-off series with casting notices straight from the stereotype handbook, asking for, loud and proud Italians. Their next incarnation? Asking for the most stereotypical Persians to come in and audition for their next show. Expanding it to other stereotypes is a bad idea. I mean, how many networks have already got programs filled with black stereotypes? Do we really want to extend it to every race? A show about Indian stereotypes? A show about Chinese stereotypes? They’ve essentially eliminated the middleman in reality TV casting. You’re supposed to cast stereotypes, not screen from them specifically. That crosses the line from being a good casting director to just straight racism.
So I take it if we wait a few years, MTV’ll send out a casting call for a show with dudes sitting on a stoop, eating watermelon and fried chicken. Or working at a 7-11, or running a laundromat. Come on, guys. It’s entertaining at first, but it’s a bad message to be sending to your demographic.
I hope you enjoy looking at Armani Exchange clothing, TV viewer. Because that’s what’s going to happen.
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