It’s hard to remember life before Jersey Shore, but in 2009, the reality show infiltrated pop culture in a way that gave us new words: The Situation, Snooki, JWoww, “GTL” (gym-tan-laundry) and smush. “We are one of the only shows where we didn’t know what the show was going to become before,” Vinny Guadagnino tells me during a Philips Norelco event last year. “It guaranteed authenticity with the people on it, rather than a show that’s already been on where people just want to be on the show because they want to be famous.” He continues, “We had no idea this was going to make us famous. I thought I’d be recognized once in ... Read More >>