Glendale Life
Glendale Life | |
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Genre | Reality |
Starring |
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Country of origin | United States |
Original language(s) |
English Armenian |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 48 |
Production | |
Camera setup | Multiple |
Running time | 25 to 45 minutes |
Production company(s) | USArmenia TV |
Broadcast | |
Original channel | USArmenia TV |
Picture format |
480i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
Original run | September 15, 2014 – present |
External links | |
Website |
Glendale Life is an Armenian-American reality television series that airs on USArmenia TV. The series follows a group of Armenian friends living in Glendale, California and the surrounding communities of Los Angeles. The first season starred Lucy Samuelian, Anna Victoria DerParseghian, Arabo (Elcid) Sarkisian, Veha Tarious, Arman Mardigian, Lola Sarkisyan, Edgar Rostomyan, and Nadia (Nadejda) Hovhannisyan. The show received some backlash from members of the Armenian community for stereotyping.[1] The first season premiered on September 15, 2014 and ended on December 29, with the 2 reunion episodes airing on December 30, and 31, respectively.
Season 2 premiered on March 2, 2015 and returned with Lucy, Anna, and Veha. The departing Arabo, Arman, Edgar, Lola and Nadia were replaced by cast members Lousine Pogosian and Shprot (Ani) Tovmasyan.[2] Beginning in episode 13, Shprot was mysteriously removed from the show and replaced with recurring stars, Luna Vagarshakian and Jacqueline Nerguizian.
Cast history
Cast | Seasons | ||||
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1 | 2 | ||||
Current main | |||||
Lucy Samuelian | Main | ||||
Anna Victoria DerParseghian | Main | ||||
Veha Tarious | Main | ||||
Lousine Pogosian | Main | ||||
Luna Vagarshakian | Main | ||||
Jacqueline Nerguizian | Main | ||||
Former main | |||||
Nadia Hovhannisyan | Main | Guest | |||
Arabo Sarkisian | Main | Guest | |||
Lola Sarkisyan | Main | ||||
Arman Mardigian | Main | ||||
Edgar Rostomyan | Main | ||||
Shprot Tovmasyan | Main | ||||
Friends | |||||
Khatchig Arabian | Friend | ||||
Azature Pogosian | Friend | ||||
Andraniq Pogosian | Friend |
See also
- History of the Armenian Americans in Los Angeles
- Television in Armenia
- Shahs of Sunset, an Iranian-American reality television series with a similar concept, which has received backlash from the Iranian community for stereotyping
References
- ↑ "Critics Slam "Glendale Life" Reality Show For Perpetuating Armenian Stereotypes". NBC Los Angeles. May 29, 2014. Retrieved October 26, 2014.
- ↑ "Season 2 coming soon". Glendale Life Instagram page. Retrieved February 26, 2014.