Have any of you seen this show? It’s freeking amazing. It’s done with Morgan Spurlock (of “Supersize Me” fame). He (or someone else in the cast) goes and lives a certain lifestyle for 30 days.
My favorite episode is the one where a Minuteman and strong anti-illegal immigration advocate, goes and lives with a family in East LA who illegally immigrated here to the US. The Minuteman and the family clash at times, but later become very close. Eventually, the Minuteman goes to visit Mexico to see where the family was living before coming to America illegally. The circumstances this family was living in while they were in Mexico were utterly astonishing. It will blow your mind. Needless to say, the Minuteman comes back a changed man and now views the illegal immigration issue in an entirely new light.
The reason I dig this show so much is because it destroys all political arguments about certain issues, and shows the most powerful human issues involved first-hand . All rhetoric aside, it shows real life in raw form and the effects certain governmental policies have on humans’ lives during their sojourn here on earth. It is a very powerful show. I highly recommend you check it out on FX, or better yet– watch it on HULU.COM right now for free.
UPDATE: The illegal immigration episode isn’t available on HULU.COM, but it is available on iTunes. Another favorite episode of mine is the one where Morgan Spurlock goes and lives on the Navajo reservation. Growing up near the Ute Mountain Ute rez in Colorado and the Navajo rez in New Mexico, all my friends growing up were Native. So this one hit really close to home for me and had a big impact on me. This one is available for free on HULU.COM
