Jun 03, 2008 30 days, the fx reality series inspired by morgan spurlocks documentary super size me, returns tonight for its third season at 10 p. Walking in someone elses shoes, briefly the new york times. Morgan spurlock and the next 30 days rickyleepotts. Muckraking filmmaker morgan spurlock reignites his battle with the food industry this time from behind the register as he opens his own fast food restaurant. Morgan spurlock, 30 days, and some perspective on abortion. The episode was of course complete with the usual anti. In an era where the microphone is given to those who shout the loudest and most polarizing messages, morgan spurlock and his cast of cultural crusaders and average joesjanes explore some of the most contentious issues being debated in the us. With morgan spurlock, alexandra jamieson, ted kennedy, tim kane. Each episode examines a very different subject and is hosted by morgan spurlock. They had no access to prior cash, credit cards or health insurance and lived in an.
The film documents this lifestyles drastic effect on spurlock. A godfearing 24yearold conservative homophobe from red state america travels to san franciscos castro district to. Super size me is a 2004 american documentary film directed by and starring morgan spurlock, an american independent filmmaker. His first film, super size me, premiered at the sundance film festival in 2004, winning best directing honors. An unscripted, documentarystyle program where an individual is inserted into a lifestyle that is completely different from his or her upbringing, beliefs, religion or profession for 30 days. Morgan spurlocks 30 days and animal rightsveganism vegan. David stacy, a 33yearold christian man from west virginia, agrees to make a drastic life change for 30 days when he moves to the largely muslim community of dearborn, michigan.
Spurlock himself is the subject of an episode in which he and his fiance try to subsist on the minimum wage, while the only one that doesnt fit the mold. August 30, 2006 series creator morgan spurlock serves a mock thirty day sentence in the. His super size me was a landmark documentary, exposing a corporate giants avoidance of the truth about its products. Morgan spurlock s 30 days series on fx was an unscripted, documentarystyle program where an individual is inserted into a lifestyle that is completely different from his or her upbringing, beliefs, religion or profession for 30 days.
In each episode, spurlock, or some other person or group of people, spend 30 days immersing themselves in a particular lifestyle with which they are unfamiliar e. Jan 27, 2018 except when morgan spurlock s on the screen. David struggles with his feelings and previous prejudices against a religion that does not believe in christ and in the minds of many americans is associated. Then came 30 days, airing at 10 tonight and for the next five wednesdays on fx. In the final episode, spurlock is also a participant as he turns the camera on himself. Their episode muslims in america featured dave stacey, a 33 year old christian male. This episodes, as many others, are real eye openers. An hour long tv show aired on the fx network as part of their series entitled 30 days. He took a job paying minimum wage and tried to live on it pay rent, for food, etc. Spurlocks 30 days supersizes contrasting lives the. Of the 3 episodes of 30 days ive seen on netflix i gotta say its a pretty decent show. In this particular episode, an antiimmigration, borderpatrolling minuteman moves in with a family living in. Season 3, episode 6 life on an indian reservation first aired.
One hoped that, following this spurlock focused intro, 30 days would settle into its everyday people premise. The very first season of the exciting survival story of two little larva, red and yellow. In this episode the premiere, morgan spurlock of super size me and his wife try to live on minimum wage for 30 days. Writer and director morgan spurlock and his fiancee attempt to live. What promised to be a major breakthrough in the way reality television treats its subject that is, reality ended up. Series hostcreator morgan spurlock does a stretch in the henrico county va. And im looking forward to season ii, which includes an episode where a.
Its now 2011 and there is a glut of documentary reality tv shows out there. Fx has announced a tuesday, june 3, premiere date for season 3 of 30 days. Spurlock once again volunteers himself as a human guinea pig and is locked up in henrico county jail in richmond, virgina for 30 days, along the way experiencing lack of privacy, solitary confinement, limited access to. Following on from the premise seen in super size me where spurlock gorged himself on mcdonalds fast food for a month, 30 days features further situations based over the same timeframe. It comes from the man that almost ate himself to death in the film super size me, morgan spurlock. July 8, 2008 in the thirdseason finale, hostcreator morgan spurlock explores native american culture as he spends 30 days. The pilot aggravated by virtue of its implied safety net.
Morgan spurlock s 30 days returns to fx on wednesday, july 26 with a premiere episode that focuses on the us prison system. In each episode, spurlock, or some other person or group of people, spend 30 days immersing themselves in a particular lifestyle with which they are totally unfamiliar e. If so, you might want to watch 30 days tonight wednesday at 10. Morgan spurlock traveled the world to study rats duration. Jun 15, 2005 with morgan spurlock, alexandra jamieson, ted kennedy, tim kane. Spurlock looks at controversial issues that are plaguing our country today, and then he out himself in that particular situation for thirty days. This is the first episode of the second season of morgan spurlock s 30 days. Morgan spurlock says 30 days episode is the best hour of. In each episode, spurlock, or some other person or group of people, spend 30 days immersing themselves in a particular lifestyle with which they are unfamiliar, while discussing related social issues. Heres a parody of spurlock s super size me thats fairly clever. The show is titled 30 days and morgan puts himself in situations for thirty days that he would normally not find himself in. Muslims in america, 30 days by jenna king the television series 30 days hosted by morgan spurlock from the well known documentary supersize me films individuals who commit to living a different lifestyle for 30 days.
The following is a list of episodes for the fx reality series 30 days created and hosted by morgan spurlock. In each episode, either morgan or a test subject commits to participating in a lifestyle or event for 30 days in order to gain perspective on what it is like to live in that manner. Watch 30 days episodes online season 3 2008 tv guide. This time around, series more this time around, series creatorhost morgan spurlock will toil at a coal mine and. Which is your favorite episode from larva season 1. The odd thing is, spurlock has already desended into selfparody, and made a straightfaced tv show based on the same premise. In june 20, spurlock became host and producer of the cnn show morgan spurlock inside man 202016. With morgan spurlock, deborah dennison, karl dennison, kyle dennison. I came across a show the other day that grabbed my attention. An investigation into living conditions in the navajo nation of the southwestern united states duration. He has a guy that played in the super bowl send 30 days in a wheel chair, includes encounters with other patients.
Morgan spurlock undertakes a challenge himself and attempts to spend 30 days locked up in a county jail. Morgan spurlock is an awardwinning and academy awardnominated writer, director and producer and president and founder of fullservice new yorkbased production studio warrior poets. Morgan spurlock presents a diverse group of participants, each given the opportunity to. In the thirdseason finale, hostcreator morgan spurlock explores native american culture as he spends 30 days on a. Morgan spulock, who im sure many of you know as the maker of supersize me, has a tv show called 30 days, wherein a person is put in a radically different environment for. Looking for change full documentary american express. But if it was not for morgan spurlock and his show 30 days i might never know what it truly was like behind bars. From academy award nominee morgan spurlock super size me comes 30 days, a documentary series that will explore what life changing experiences are possible in 30 days. This is just one episode in his collection of now two seasons and if this one shows anything for the future of this show, i can see this lasting for a long time. Morgan spurlock s 30 days came to a limping halt after six soso episodes. I only recently seen some of morgan spurlock s movies.
The show is an extension of spurlocks interest in offering firsthand experiences of how the other half lives. Morgan spurlock spends 30 days living on a native american reservation in new mexico. In morgan spurlocks words, it will be the best hour of television that youre ever going to see in your life. He stays with a native american family, attempts to learn the navajo language, and tries to become more acquainted with navajo culture by participating in several tribal ceremonies. Subsequent episodes feature a christian living with a muslim family for 30 days, and other such challenges. We had already watched an episode of 30 days when a christians lives with a family of muslims, and i found it really interesting and i really enjoyed it. Jun 15, 2005 new york based writer, director and producer. And his series 30 days extends this same cleareyed and intelligent investigation to a different subject each episode. In each episode, spurlock, or some other person or group of. Morgan spurlock and his fiancee alex try to survive 30 days on minimum wage. Morgan spurlock and his fiance alex leave their fabulous new york lifestyles behind for the heart of the midwest, columbus, ohio. Created by morgan spurlock, the academy awardr nominated writer, director and star of the hit film super size me, comes 30 days, an unscripted, documentarystyle program where an individual is inserted into a lifestyle that is completely different from his or her upbringing, beliefs, religion or profession for 30 days. He is also the cofounder of shortfilm content marketing company cinelan, which produced the focus forward campaign for ge. With morgan spurlock, ray crockett, april crockett, lance bruce.
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