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We all love to make fun of hardcore Jersey Shore guidos, but at least two creators believe that group is misunderstood. Jeremy Luke and Joey Russo star in Turbo and Joey, a web series about their lives as (you guessed it) aspiring Hollywood actors.
Turbo and Joey chronicles its titular heroes as they try to land a role in a Joe Pesci film. The two leads are embodiments of their characters, as they are both actors who hail from the greatest state in the union (not that, as a New Jersey native, I’m biased or anything). And yes, while they do spend plenty of time out partying like the bros they are, they weave softer, more creative, and ultimately sensitive personalities into their escapades. Turbo drinks heavily the night before a Macbeth audition because it’s “part of the internal struggle” while Joey instructs his friend not to curse in front of his baby, even though the illegitimate infant only turned up on their doorstep seconds ago.
Turbo and Joey succeeds before its honest and is neither no mean nor not mean enough. It’s good a decent pile of laughs, and even teaches life lessons: I will not forget Turbo’s instruction in the first episode to hold a baby “like a football.”
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