July 16th, 2008 | 11:45
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Okay, every 20 years or so, a show comes along that represents what we as Americans stand for. And that show is “From G’s to Gents”. The show premiered last night on MTV and is executive produced by Jamie Foxx who is proving that having an Academy Award means you can film a giraffe taking a dump and TV execs will love it. Just watch the trailer and soak in all the awesomeness this show has. I love how every douchebag keeps talking about himself being a “G” and it’s all badass and mansion-style thug life up front, then it segues into the orchestra music and tears. I can’t even tell you what my favorite part is because it’s all great.
So if you’re wanting more of an inside scoop on the show — as I’m sure you do — host Fonzworth Bentley did an interview with nymag.com. Who the hell is Fonzworth Bentley, you ask? Well, aside from being the possible love child of the Fonz and Ms. Butterworth, he was apparently Puff Daddy/P. Diddy/Diddy’s assistant for a while and is the dude always wearing a suit made for a chick and carrying an umbrella at awards shows I never watch. The goal is for Fonzworth to take these rough around the edges “street” types and hone them into croquette-playing, merlot-drinking pretentious types. He has them pledge to the Gentleman’s Club and when they don’t use the right salad fork or something, they lose their membership. Genius television.
A few of my favorite exchanges from the interview are after the jump.
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