True Life

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MTV's award-winning documentary series, True Life, offers an exclusive window into today's issues, concerns and lifestyles. Told from a first-person perspective, True Life provides intimate access to unseen worlds and subcultures, covering everything from sex and drugs to sports and spirituality. Glimpse into the lives of congressional candidates, competitive cheerleaders, ecstacy users, porn stars and more.moreless
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  • True Life is a documentary on people's life

    9.5
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    By ManBat123, Jan 31, 2009 Report Abuse
    The show is one of the best show's on mtv. Wait a minute the best mtv show. This at first turned me away from the show because it is on MTV. But the show is wonderful, beautiful and amazing. I've shed tears because of it and have wondered more about my life. The show looks into people with weird parents, terits, sleep isnomia, autism. People who are in gay interracial, intereligion relationships and see how the live their lives in everyday situations. The show i hope will last forever. The show is underappreciated and i hope one day it will get the recognition it deserves.moreless

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  • "True Life" is a better show than most people think it is. But, the show varies from episode to episode.

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    By homedawg002331, Apr 13, 2008 Report Abuse
    A lot of people think MTV is all dating shows and shows about hip hop and rap. This isn't fully true. There's "MTV Cribs", "Made", and also the underrated "True Life". In each episode of "True Life", you follow two or three people with a related problem or lifestyle. Each episode is their own documentary. Some of them go nowhere though. For example, there's one that was about people who were from a specific New York island. They tried to show the struggles, but there really wasn't that much to touch up on. The only difference they really showed between them and people living in Manhattan is a slightly different accent and a different appearance. Episodes like that are just like an episode of "Real World", where you just follow people around in their daily life. That's not what I'm watching "True Life" for. But then there are a lot of interesting ones, like "I have Tourette's" or "I'm a Competitive Eater".moreless

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  • True Life is a glimpse into the lives, loves and drama of the MTV generation.

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    By KCMask, Oct 03, 2007 Report Abuse
    This show is great on so many levels. Why it hasn't gotten more recognition is beyond me. Made in the first-person style, there's little fluff in these stories. Whether it's a dark subject (I'm addicted to...) or lighter (I'm a Jersey Shore Girl), TL is just gripping. Wonderfully edited, each episode deals with it's subjects in a non-watered down manner. MTV is known for it's sound bites but these mini-docs are a more indepth look at subjects that are important to today's youth. They tackle such subjects as eating disorders, gender id, and body image. If you like shows such as "Intervention" and "Made", True Life is for you.moreless

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  • One of, if not the best, shows on MTV right now

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    By Sucres_Sweetie, Mar 28, 2007 Report Abuse
    True life is just a great show! With most of the subjects it allows you to see an entirely different way of living. Its also the one show on the so called music channel that doesnt treat its viewers like theyre complete idiots. The topics range from drugs, personal issues and behaviors to more light subjects like different career choices, or backpacking through europe(one of my fave episodes). Whatever subject theyre showing, they always make sure to show you every aspect and point of view. On more serious subjects, there are no holds barred to make sure that you experience everything that the people are going through.

    One thing that sets it apart is that the people actually seem real, as opposed to other reality shows. Its always a great experience to tune in, and i hope it doesnt get cancelled before its time is up.moreless

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  • As the classification says, this is a trend setter show. It chronicles the life of various type of people which can include geniuses, ocders, drug addicts. It ranges from the most simple things to some of the most difficult things.moreless

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    By namibia574, Mar 09, 2007 Report Abuse
    I love this show. My most recent favorite episode was I'm in Debt, which I'm in also though not to the extent that these girls were. Lets me know my situation wasn't so bad, plus I love the I'm Stepping show which shows they don't just stay in one demographic but they represent just about everybody and everything you can think of. If you haven't seen it, then I recommend you tune in @ least once to check it out.moreless

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