Made sure to watch Morgan Spurlock's new show on FX last night "30 Days". Morgan is the filmmaker behind the acclaimed "Super Size Me". Each episode he will investigate what it's like to spend 30 days living in someone elses shoes.
The first episode was about living on minimum wage. I really wouldn't call that living.
More after the jump.
Morgan and his fiance moved to Columbus, Ohio for the 30 day experiment. They had to find an apartment to live in and both had to find jobs. Finding a cheap apartment was tough. They ended up in a poor part of town that really didn't look safe. They didn't have a car and had to rely on public transportation. Morgan did daily temp jobs, while his fiancee worked at a coffee house.
They had to rely on the local thrift/charity store for basic furniture and a Salvation Army-type store for some clothing and blankets.
Both had medical issues that require both to end up going to the emergency room, which resulted in huge bills.
I was a strong show whose message should be shared with children and teens. Viewers will really get a vivid picture just how low the minimum wage is and how overpriced health care is.
The episode will re-air Friday night/Saturday morning at midnight and on Sunday night at 11:00 pm. I would expect a bit torrent file of the show to be available sometime today on torrentspy.com.
Check out the show web site and Morgan Spurlock's blog.
Update: There's a bittorrent file available at torrentspy.com at http://www.torrentspy.com/search.asp?mode=torrentdetails&id=330167&query=30