There have been rumors of Jersey Shore spin-offs featuring basically every ethnic group under the sun (literally under the sun, remember GTL). Any Irish ones basically got eliminated because our "T" would have to be changed to "B" for "burn" which isn't a cute look, and thus ended my chances of trashy reality fame.
The one spin-off that seems to be coming to fruition is K-Town, which focuses on the famed Koreatown party section of LA. Tyrese is producing this series which stars eight sexy hard-partying Asian twenty-somethings, including one alleged porn star (Peter). They shot a pilot recently and made an amazing trailer, but I can't decide whether I'm going to really like this show or find it embarrassingly racist.
Pros: The cast clearly knows how to party, fight, and hook-up, and there's a parallel character to all of our favorite Guidos from Jersey Shore. Cons: Cheap cutesy mentions of karaoke, various Asian foods and drinks, and a Ke$ha song covered with a fake Asian accent. I know Jersey Shore went through a lot of crap for how they portrayed Italians, but the Italians in that cast portrayed themselves in that way. Not the editing, not a theme song, not a voice over.
K-Town producers, don't poke fun at a culture with gimmicks in post-production. It looks like the cast will willingly provide more than enough racial stereotypes to keep your viewers satiated and advertisers pissed off.
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