Updated: The cast of 'Jersey Shore' remakes 'Twilight', indicating that the Apocalypse is near

Jersey Shore + Twilight = Epic Win?

Well, here's something you probably didn't expect to see today: Twilight being re-enacted by the cast of Jersey Shore. MTV's scumbag reality stars have been all over the place lately to help promote the upcoming second season of that surprise smash-hit, and their latest stop was over at ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live stage. While there, Kimmel had them recreate Twilight, mainly because that's the sorta thing that Jimmy Kimmel likes. The funny thing is, the Jersey Shore version of Twilight is just about as entertaining-- scratch that, more entertaining-- than the real Twilight. Go figure, huh? You can see it for yourselves below, my gentle Examiner readers...

Oh, man, aren't you guys excited that the new Twilight movie is almost upon us? I can scarcely contain myself these days with Eclipse on the horizon, and it would appear that Jimmy Kimmel feels the same way. On last night's Jimmy Kimmel Live, the former Man Show host welcomed the Jersey Shore cast into his studio to recreate the magic that is Twilight. Was it any better than the real Twilight? I'll let you decide for yourselves:

(NOTE: We had some technical difficulties with this video earlier, now they're fixed)

You know, I hate to admit this, but I actually enjoyed watching the first season of Jersey Shore. Yeah, everyone involved is very likely riddled with herpes. And yes, they're all vapid, worthless, money-grubbing "Guidos" (self-described, which obviously means it's OK if we use the word here). I agree that all involved should be sterilized. But there was a horrifying trainwreck quality to that show that made it impossible to stop watching, and I was never bored checking it out. All of this is more than I can say about the Twilight franchise. So, what do you guys think? Gonna check out season two of Jersey Shore when it debuts later this month, or are you more excited about Twilight: Eclipse? Sound off in the comments section below, my precious snowflakes.

UPDATE: Looks like Entertainment Weekly took notice of Jimmy's shenanigans, as well, and they've got a little more information about what the hell all this is about (as though it needs an elaborate explanation). Here's what they're saying over at EW.com:

In keeping with the unpredictable match-ups of cultural icons Kimmel enjoys messing around with, there was a taped skit that parodied Twilight, performed by the cast of The Jersey Shore. To say it was unfunny (despite a cameo appearance by Kimmel) is almost beside the point. Nothing the Shore people do

is clever, and that fact is what Kimmel used here. It was an intentionally bad home movie, with moments such as The Situation flexing his abs in a new way:

Well, then, EW: no more Twilight/Jersey Shore non-hilarity for you. This was all apart of an hour-long Twilight special that Kimmel produced to promote the upcoming release of Eclipse (because that movie needs all the promotion it can get, ahem). Here's some of the Q&A that Kimmel did with members of the Twilight cast:

And here's the next part in the same interview:

You can head on over to EW's article at this link if you'd like to read more about all this, but I'm suspecting-- since you're reading this here instead of at the Twilight Examiner's page-- that you're probably about through dosing yourself with sparkly vampires for the day. Oh, and I almost forgot: since this is a Twilight article, it's time to bring out our favorite Twilight-related picture of all-time:

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