YAB Review: MTV’s ‘The Buried Life’
Posted by meredith on 02-18-2010
Today’s Ypulse Youth Advisory Board review comes from American teen in Switzerland Caroline Marques who tuned in online for the new MTV series “The Buried Life.” Remember back before the whole “Jersey Shore” craze when MTV was hyping its slate of pro-social programming? Well, while that marketing fell by the weigh side in favor of Snooki and co., the inspirational road trip reality show featuring four friends and a bucket list still quietly made its debut last month. Here’s what Caroline had to say.
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YAB Review: The Buried Life
What was the biggest draw?
I saw a promo on MTV before the show started and it inspired me to do a little research. It seemed so much more interesting than all the other MTV shows, and when I saw that it was about four nice, smart, fun-looking, good guys, I couldn’t resist watching it.
Another factor that sucked me into loving this show was the show’s premise. I could relate since I also made a list of 100 things to do a little while ago! So I was immediately interested and when I started watching, I wasn’t disappointed.
What did you expect going in? How much did you know beforehand?
I really had only seen trailers, but I expected a pretty good show. It looked funny, new, original and cute, which is pretty much what it was.
How did you tune in? Did you watch commercials?
I watch the show on MTV.com, usually the day after it comes out (since there’s a delay). I’m a pretty regular vistor to the site because it’s become one of my latest TV addictions. Usually there are one or two commercials during the stream that I watch since they automatically start on the site.
Sum it up:
The twenty-minute show revolves around Dave, Ben, Jonnie and Duncan: four Canadians in their twenties. The show started out as a documentary about 100 things to do before they died (i.e., ask out the girl of your dreams, sneak into the Playboy mansion, write a book…) but every time they accomplish something on their list, they help someone else cross something off their’s (i.e., getting a computer for a school, reuniting a son and father…). As the show follows them trying to accomplish their list and traveling around the US in a tour bus, it also makes you laugh and inspires you. It’s more than a “fake” reality show, it’s also funny and even a bit ambitious.
So, what did you think?
I quickly have become a regular fan. This show inspires me, and I’m glad to see that MTV has a show that involves more than fashion and girly drama. Not that I don’t like “The City” or “The Hills,” but the first thing I now look up on MTV is definitely “The Buried Life.” I hope it will stay on air for a while (though I hear they only signed for 8 episodes, unfortunately), since I’m definitely not ready to give up these characters just yet. I love how the show includes various parts of the US, and that each new episodes brings something new and exciting.
About Caroline
Caroline is an American student in eleventh grade in Geneva, Switzerland and enjoys it a lot. This year will be her second year serving on the Youth Advisory Board, which she loves because she’s currently an international student and she likes keeping up with the numerous U.S. trends in various departments. Between YAB, sports, school (as well as traveling, trying to master several languages, spending a lot of time on the computer, writing long papers, music and watching American TV), she doesn’t have a lot of time on her hands, but always finds time for the two passions she’s always had: reading and writing.
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