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30 Days

30 Days

Description: Morgan Spurlock, director and star of the critically acclaimed documentary "Super-Size Me," brings his investigative filmmaking to television, asking an ordinary American (or two) to step out of their comfort zone and live in someone else's shoes for 30 days. Among the switches are an avid hunter who shares quarters with an official of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), an opponent to gay adoption who moves in with two gay domestic partners and their four foster children, and a staunch opponent of gun ownership who works in a gun shop and learns to shoot while living with a gun collector.
Genre: Documentary, Reality-TV
Year Released: 2005
Number of seasons: 3
Number of episodes: 18
First episode air date: June 15, 2005
Program Creator: Morgan Spurlock
Cast: Morgan Spurlock
Networks: FX, Destination America
Writers: Morgan Spurlock, Colin Devenish, Matt Taylor, Sarah Carney, Rebecca Lock

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