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The Buried Life

The Buried Life, is a reality documentary series that premiered January 18, 2010 on MTV. The network ordered eight episodes that air on Mondays 10/9c.

Premise

The series focuses on four friends (Duncan, Ben, Dave, and Jonnie) as they travel across North America in a purple transit bus to complete a list of "100 things to do before you die." For every item they complete on their list, they help a stranger achieve one of their dreams and encourage others to go after their own lists. Everywhere they go they ask the question: What do you want to do before you die?


Cast

Ben Nemtin, is the 26-year-old "ringleader" of the group and narrates each episode. He is a graduate of University of Victoria.
Dave Lingwood, is the 24-year-old "funny guy" of the group. He is a graduate of Concordia University.
Duncan Penn, is the 27-year-old "business manager" of the group. He is a graduate of University of Victoria.
Jonnie Penn, is Duncan's 23-year-old younger brother. He is the group's "idea guy", constantly cooking up ideas, as well as the filmer and editor. Jonnie is a graduate of McGill University.
Episodes

Season 1
Episode # Title Original air date Off the list
1 "#6: Attend a Party at the Playboy Mansion" January 17, 2010
The guys attempt to sneak into the Playboy Mansion as uninvited guests. Meanwhile, they help a group of underprivileged kids by providing their classroom with a new computer.
2 "#41: Make a Toast at a Stranger's Wedding" January 24, 2010
The boys try to make a toast at a local wedding. Meanwhile, they help an artist get in touch with a son he hasn't seen in 17 years.
3 "#59: Ask Out the Girl of Your Dreams" February 1, 2010 —
The boys try to crash the Transformers 2 red carpet and get Ben a date with Megan Fox. Meanwhile, they help a young girl get over her fear of rollercoasters.
4 "#74: Help Deliver a Baby" February 7, 2010
The boys try to find a woman that will allow them to help deliver her baby. Meanwhile, they help a young woman travel to Denver to see her mom's grave site for the first time.
5 "#33: Compete in a Krump Competition" February 14, 2010
The boys try to learn how to krump and enter a contest. Meanwhile, they try to help a young man get one of his songs on the radio.
6 "#95: Play Basketball with Obama" February 21, 2010
The boys try to get a game of basketball going with the President of the United States, Barack Obama. Meanwhile, they help get a group of old friends together to bring back old memories. The boys didn't play ball with the President in this episode. However, in April, their Facebook status said "We played basketball with The President."
7 "#18: Tell a Joke on Late Night Television" March 1, 2010
The boys try to sneak onto a late night television show to tell a joke. Meanwhile, they try to help a man who was blinded by a motorcycle accident re-live his favorite childhood pastime.
8 "#85: Throw the Most Badass Party Ever" March 8, 2010
The boys find themselves in a small town and try to throw the most badass party with a guest appearance by Naughty by Nature. Meanwhile, they try to reunite an adopted man with his birth father.
Season 2
The Buried Life has been renewed for a second season starting Friday, November 26th.
Reception
Ratings
Awards and nominations
In 2010, The Buried Life earned a nomination for the Do Something TV Show Award from the VH1 Do Something Awards. The Buried Life won a nomination for its efforts to encourage people to pursue their life goals.
Background

The Buried Life is a Canadian multimedia company. It was formed by four university students from Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. The idea for the name originated from an 1852 Matthew Arnold poem entitled "The Buried Life".
The Buried Life filmed their first full feature documentary in the summer months of 2006 (August) and 2007 (August to October). The documentary is currently titled "The Buried Life: What Do You Want To Do Before You Die?" It tells the story of four friends who make a list of 100 things to do before they die and their journey across North America to accomplish it. The film was shot throughout Canada and the United States including: British Columbia, California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Texas and Washington, D.C.
On April 18, 2009 an article in The New York Times announced that a serial television version of their documentary titled "The Buried Life" was chosen by MTV for development. The show has been selected as a flagship reality program that will usher in MTV's shift away from the superficial content currently dominating the network's programming, towards the production of more socially conscious media: "MTV for the era of Obama."




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