True Life

True Life
Genre Documentary
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of episodes n/a (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)
  • Betsy Forhan
  • Dave Sirulnick
  • Jim Fraenkel
  • Marshall Eisen
Running time 42 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel MTV
Picture format 480i (SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
Original run March 31, 1998 – present
External links
Website

True Life is an American documentary television series that has been airing on MTV since March 31, 1998. Each episode follows a particular topic, such as heroin addiction as in the first episode - "Fatal Dose." The show is created by following a series of subjects by a camera crew through a certain part of their lives.

Topics covered

Further information: List of True Life episodes

True Life has covered over 140 topics from drug use, money issues, sexual topics to simple social behavior like visiting the Jersey Shore. There is an occasional intersection between this show and other shows. For example, the episode "I'm a Reality TV Star" featured people from The Real World and Survivor, while the episode "I'm a Muay Thai Fighter" and "I'm a Mixed Martial Artist" both featured Kit Cope, who has recently signed a deal with the WFA and Frankie Edgar, who was the UFC Lightweight Champion. In the episode "I'm Bisexual," Sydney goes on a date with A.D. from From G's to Gents. In 2011, Sydney was featured in season 6 of Oxygen's Bad Girls Club. Lazar, who was in the episode "I'm in A Love Triangle," was in a 2007 episode of Parental Control.[1]

Awards and nominations

References

  1. ↑ "Episodes: True Life". TV Guide. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
  2. ↑ http://www.glaad.org/media/release_detail.php?id=3794

External links