Now perhaps they don’t quite fit our normal customer profile, but nevertheless last November the cast and crew from MTV’s reality show Geordie Shore pitched up at GoCar HQ to do some filming for the current series. After we had found someone who could translate Geordie into English and we’re told to ‘haddaway an’ shite’ after turning on the safety video, they all headed out to ‘gan roond’ the city.
For those of you who haven’t stumbled upon the MTV ‘Shore’ phenomenon, let me educate you, pet.
As to be expected it all started over the pond in America. Jersey Shore hit the airways in December 2009 and followed eight housemates spending their summer in the US state of Jersey. They live together, go out together, sleep together and fight together. It is all mind-numbingly pointless and consequently became the most viewed telecast in MTV history.
Well the Execs at MTV, to their credit, realised that their British audience might struggle to connect with a bunch of American idiots, so set out to find the UK equivalent. After thinking about it for all of seven seconds, they plumped for Newcastle and never looked back.
Chris Hooton writing in the Metro described the show as “a gaudy kaleidoscope of six packs, shots, fights, simulated fellatio and exposed breasts,” but said that criticism of the show was futile given its intent, noting that “being shocked by the lasciviousness of Geordie Shore is like being shocked by the lack of nutrition in a Pot Noodle.” Quite frankly it would be a waste of ink to add my opinion, he is spot on!
So with a ‘Gan canny or we’ll dunsh summick’, Gary, Scott, Sophie and the others drove around Barcelona, annoyed everyone in sight and loved it!
As Sophie said “You can get the wind in your ‘air, wave at the locals, this is mint, I want wona of these cars to tak back ta Newcastle” . . . . . . . . or something like that.
