Vinny is the next Jersey Shore star to get a TV show
Despite the welcome news that MTV had decided to cancel Jersey Shore, MTV seems determined to continue milking its "guido" franchise through spin-offs. Joining Snooki and JWOWW and The Pauly D Project, the network just announced that Vinny Guadagnino—the sort-of likeable, seemingly normal one, but only in relation to the other cast members—will be getting his own talk show called The Show With Vinny. The series won't use a conventional talk show format, but instead will have Gaudagnino remind everyone he's Italian by having celebrity guests visit him at his home in Staten Island, then sit down for a home-cooked meal with his family. "Vinny's unique mix of humor, intelligence, curiosity and heart make him the perfect choice for this genre-busting take on the interview format," said Chris Linn, MTV Executive Vice President of Programming, presumably with a straight face.