The third season of Jersey Shore won’t debut on MTV for a couple of weeks yet but today we’re hearing that one of the show’s break-out stars has signed a solo deal to have a TV show of his own separate from Jersey Shore. Paul Pauly D DelVecchio has signed a deal and filmed a pilot for a new show of his very own that will focus on his burgeoning career in music.

Paul DelVecchio, aka DJ Pauly D, has signed a series option deal with MTV for a new show that would focus on his burgeoning music career away from the beach, Variety reports. “At the heart of Jersey Shore is the unique and genuine cast, and Pauly D truly embodies both qualities,” MTV programming chief Chris Linn says. “We know viewers are curious about his life away from the shore, and we look forward to exploring new possibilities around that.” A pilot has already been filmed. DelVecchio is a rising star on the DJ circuit, and has released his first single with Universal Republic Records from the Jersey Shore soundtrack.

Yay!! This is fun news, I think. Of all of the Jersey Shore “stars”, Pauly D is the funniest, funnest and most lovable of the bunch. If any of those jokers were going to get their own show, I’m glad that it was Pauly. Altho Pauly is the first to get his own show, I wouldn’t rule out the possibility that MTV might give one or two of the other castmembers shows of their own as well (after all, MTV isn’t really a bastion of creative thought). I could see Nicole Snooki Polizzi and Mike The Situation Sorrentino getting their own shows but, honestly, The Situation is not at all interesting to me … and I don’t think the world needs a show that would focus on Snooki‘s drinking problems. No, I think MTV got it right by signing Pauly D for his own show. This sounds like a Jersey Shore spin-off that I would actually watch … would you?

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