Jersey Shore Alum Gets Fists Pumping On Pauly D Project

At least I would imagine he did. I'm not entirely sure since I haven't yet seen the first "Jersey Shore" spinoff because my DVR just can't record ten programs at the same time. I was torn as well about watching it in the first place because I am a little disappointed by the changes in Pauly D since he first set foot in the "Jersey Shore" house, and on my plasma, in December of 2009.

Now why would anyone in my age range watch “Jersey Shore?” Good question! I'm still not entirely sure what got me started, but I was hooked by the absolute insanity of the characters on the show. Of all of them, best buddies, Vinnie (Vincenzo Guadagnino) and Pauly D (Paul DelVecchio) were my faves. Pauly D was definitely the cutest of the boys while Vinnie seemed to have the highest IQ. Only later did I find out that at that point, Vinnie was barely legal and Pauly D was nearing the dreaded 3-0 in age.

Others may have wondered why anyone would put themselves on a show like “Jersey Shore,” where most of the cast ended up looking like sex-crazed, alcoholic morons, but hey, why not? If I were of the age where MTV was ready to offer me a reality program where I needed to do little except party and GTL, I surely would jump at the chance.

But I digress...

Back to Pauly D. I've noticed over the last couple of seasons, that someone who was once a generally nice guy has turned kind of mean. It saddens me to see what a little bit of fame does to so many, but with Pauly, as well as other males on the “Jersey Shore” cast, they seem to have forgotten the very people who helped make their careers – their fans, especially those of the female variety.

Sure, the boys called the less than attractive girls, “grenades” from the start, but never to their faces. I remember seeing the boys being quite polite to everyone, young and old during the first couple of seasons, but something happened after that. Just last season, one young woman had obviously developed a crush on Pauly D and was immediately dubbed his “stalker.” She appeared everywhere and Pauly made no attempt to hide his contempt for her, making rude comments about her and her appearance. When she got to meet Pauly, he cracked some rude joke and took off and the young woman looked devastated.

I noticed some of the other cast members had taken up this “hobby” as well and seemed to make quite a game out of how many of the locals they could utterly humiliate on camera. And again I wonder who they think turned them into household names, virtually overnight.

I don't expect any of them to fall all over themselves thanking everyone they meet, but I get the feeling none of them realize just how lucky they are and how quickly that luck can change.

I'll be catching the repeat of “The Pauly D Project” tonight and hope to see the funny guy I saw that first season of the “Jersey Shore.” If not, I'm afraid tonight's viewing of Pauly's show will be my last.