STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- No longer satisfied with poaching our "colorful young personalities" for scene-stealing supporting roles, MTV is creating an entire series especially for us: "Staten Island 10310."

Could this be a classy throwback homage to "Beverly Hills 90210" -- or just another reality TV trainwreck? Only time will tell.

Until then, Variety exclusive breaks the "plot" down like this: "MTV will head to 'Staten Island 10310' in August to follow a group of young adults in the New York City borough that has a small town feel despite its proximity to the nation's largest urban center. Staten Island's population is famously a mix of law enforcement and firefighters with those involved in less-than-legal occupations."

"In many ways life on the island has such a different texture than the rest of New York," MTV/VH1 president Chris McCarthy told the enduring TV trade publication. "We get to see another side of these kids who are very scrappy."

And yes, we have S.I. natives Vinny and The Situation to thank for this.

Thursday night is morphing into must-see-MTV, fueled by the "Jersey Shore: Family Vacation" reboot. Averaging 2.1 million viewers per episode since its April 5 premiere, the "strategic anchor" series is pulling MTV out of a long ratings slump.

With the success of "Jersey Shore" -- and its 9 p.m. companion piece, "Ex on the Beach," featuring Victoria Alario of Bulls Head -- MTV is galvanized to create more unscripted series featuring great young characters in unexpected settings.

"We are always looking for interesting and authentic subcultures that gives us a look at youth culture in this country," McCarthy said.

A quick synopses breakdown of the three other new series rolling out in June through the fall: