'Jersey Shore' Cast Getting Replaced? MTV Seeks Cheaper Stars: Report UPDATE: MTV Denies

UPDATE: MTV is denying that the crew will be replaced, telling The Hollywood Reporter that, "We love the present cast, and their summer adventures have just begun. We currently have no plans to recast the show."

Phew.
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PREVIOUSLY:

The entire idea behind reality shows is affordability. No big writers rooms needed, no expansive sets, and most of all, no big expensive talent.

The problem, ironically, is when the shows become big successes. Which is what's happened with "Jersey Shore."

With the self-described guidos, former anonymous partiers from the northeast, now making at least $100,000 per episode after protracted negotiations, MTV wants to go cheaper, Us Magazine reports. That would mean, following next season, the show's fifth, it will be goodbye to Snooki, The Situation, Pauly D and the rest of the gang.

Don't worry about them, though (if, indeed you were for some reason): MTV plans on cashing in on those stars in other ways. The Situation just signed a development deal with the network, while Pauly D has his own show, as do Snooki and JWoww.

And then, of course, there's also Snooki's burgeoning wrestling career.

The crew just wrapped a season in Italy, during which they pissed off half the nation, and will soon start what could be their final season in Jersey.

For more, click over to Us Magazine.

Comments

[Allison Merkel]

01:04 PM on 06/27/2011

Dislike. They all need to just find another place to party and cancel the show. I can't stand anyone of them.

[covyzoo]

01:01 PM on 06/27/2011

Thank goodness, their 15 minutes of fame is up. It's too bad Italy had to see their poor intelligence and behavior before they were booted off the air.

[choppychop]

12:59 PM on 06/27/2011

Do not care.

[the964kid]

08:49 PM on 06/26/2011

They've already signed the show's biggest stars to new shows, so of course they'll recast this show at the end of this season, they just don't want to announce that now while new episodes are still coming on.

[clearpepsi]

05:50 PM on 06/26/2011

they are most likely out, it's how mtv works...

[jlwilliams22]

05:37 PM on 06/26/2011

Human head lice!

[AllyCat7]

11:25 AM on 06/26/2011

Used to watch the show but now I'm sick of em. Someone needs to tell them that their 15 mins are up.

[maxout22]

07:35 AM on 06/26/2011

I watched about 2 minutes of this one time and that was enough for me.

[leftyirishwoman]

09:20 PM on 06/25/2011

I have never watched the show. But hasn't anyone told these people that Italians get Melanoma, too? Good Lord.

However, South Park's version of Snooki (and the lamer version on SNL) give me the general idea.

[Kiss Me Muffin]

03:22 PM on 06/25/2011

They should replaced ronnie and sammy. Their off and on relationship is getting tired

[AllyCat7]

11:29 AM on 06/26/2011

Agree. That's one of the many reasons I don't watch it anymore.

[dmorris311]

09:34 AM on 06/25/2011

that's too bad...

[SamSeven]

08:42 AM on 06/25/2011

Here I thought there going to cancel this stooopid show, damn!

[ArmyMedic]

04:17 AM on 06/25/2011

"snookie wants smoosh smoosh".. God, I love South Park.

[jagrmeister721]

02:56 AM on 06/25/2011

I think MTV did development deals with Pauly, Snooki, and JWoww, just to divide and conquer after the season is over.  They really don't want to run a show on Pauly D's DJ career- c'mon- how boring...no one will watch it.  But they can give him a pilot, let him fail, and give them ample reason to cut the current cast if only half of them want to come back (the others pursuing their independent projects).

[rheffern]

06:22 PM on 06/24/2011

Wow! For a moment there I thought MTV had finally gotten smart! They haven't done a correct thing since Freston left and sadly they still haven't got a clue.