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30 Days is an American reality television series created and hosted by Morgan Spurlock for FX.In each episode, Spurlock, or some other person or group of people, spend 30 days immersing themselves in a particular lifestyle with which they are unfamiliar (e.g. working for minimum wage, being in prison, a Christian living as a Muslim, etc.), while discussing related social issues.
In each episode, a person (sometimes Spurlock himself) or a group of people spend 30 days immersing themselves in a mode of life markedly different from their norm (being in prison, a devout Christian living in a Muslim family, a homophobe staying with a homosexual person, etc.), while Spurlock discusses the relevant social issues involved.
Capitalizing on the success of the hit documentary Super Size Me, filmmaker Morgan Spurlock launched a new series, 30 Days, which debuted on FX in June 2005. The series place its subjects in situations uncomfortable to them for 30 days, such as making millionaires work for minimum wage, and having Christians live in a Muslim community.
Inspired by the documentary, Spurlock created 30 Days, an FX reality series that saw participants immerse themselves in a particular lifestyle, vastly different from their own, for one month.
Just 11 months after the Sundance premiere of “Super Size Me,” Spurlock partnered with FX on the docuseries “30 Days,” which chronicled the journey of an individual situated in an ...
Morgan Spurlock catapulted into public consciousness after his documentary Super Size Me demonstrated the swift and drastic impact of eating McDonald’s fast food three times a day for a month ...
Spurlock made a splash in 2004 with his groundbreaking film “Super Size Me,” which was nominated for an Academy Award. The film chronicled the detrimental physical and psychological effects of Spurlock eating only McDonald’s food for 30 days. He gained about 25 pounds, saw a spike in his cholesterol and lost his sex drive.
Morgan Spurlock, filmmaker best known for 'Super Size Me,' is dead at 53. His fast-food documentary showed the ill effects of 30 days of eating only McDonald's.