Morgan Spurlock Inside Man
Morgan Spurlock Inside Man | |
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Genre | Documentary |
Directed by | Morgan Spurlock |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 4 |
No. of episodes | 30 |
Production | |
Running time | 60 minute |
Production company | Warrior Poets |
Original release | |
Network | CNN |
Release | 23 June 2013 (2013-06-23) – August 12, 2016 (2016-08-12) |
Morgan Spurlock Inside Man is an American documentary series which aired on CNN. Episodes featured Morgan Spurlock investigating a range of topics from an insider's perspective.
Overview
In each one-hour episode, documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock investigated topics of national interest using participatory journalism. Topics explored include marijuana, gun control, migrant farm workers, and elder care.[1] In the premiere episode, Spurlock worked at a medical cannabis dispensary in Oakland, California.[2] In a Season 3 episode, Spurlock used only Bitcoin as currency for a week.[citation needed]
Reception
The first season won the IDA Documentary Award for best limited series.[3] The third series won the CINE Golden Eagle Award for Professional Media, Nonfiction Content.[4]
Episode list
Season 1: 2013
No. | Title | Original air date | |
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1 | "Marijuana" | 23 June 2013 (2013-06-23) | |
2 | "Guns" | 30 June 2013 (2013-06-30) | |
3 | "Immigration" | 14 July 2013 (2013-07-14) | |
4 | "Education" | 21 July 2013 (2013-07-21) | |
5 | "Elder Care" | 28 July 2013 (2013-07-28) | |
6 | "Bankruptcy" | 11 August 2013 (2013-08-11) | |
7 | "Drought" | 18 August 2013 (2013-08-18) | |
8 | "Unions" | 25 August 2013 (2013-08-25) | |
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Season 2: 2014
No. | Title | Original air date | |
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1 | "Celebrity" | 13 April 2014 (2014-04-13) | |
Morgan explores America's obsession with celebrities; from high-speed chases to hunting down the great photo. | |||
2 | "Futurism" | 20 April 2014 (2014-04-20) | |
Morgan embarks on a quest to live forever by trying genome hacking and creating an avatar. | |||
3 | "Pets" | 27 April 2014 (2014-04-27) | |
Morgan takes a look at America's obsession with pets; from toy dogs in fancy purses to animals in shelters. | |||
4 | "Privacy" | 4 May 2014 (2014-05-04) | |
Uncovering the truth about data collecting; Spurlock looks into how much information is kept on him. | |||
5 | "The Book of Morgan" | 11 May 2014 (2014-05-11) | |
Morgan Spurlock travels to Nashville, Tenn. to become a guest preacher at an atheist church. | |||
6 | "UFOs" | 18 May 2014 (2014-05-18) | |
Morgan Spurlock explores the history, theories, and photographic evidence of UFO sightings. | |||
7 | "Income Inequality" | 1 June 2014 (2014-06-01) | |
Morgan Spurlock splits time living with America's richest citizens and the other 99 percent. | |||
8 | "Student Athletes" | 8 June 2014 (2014-06-08) | |
Morgan Spurlock visits some of the top college sports programs in the U.S. |
Season 3: 2015
No. | Title | Original air date | |
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1 | "MorganBot" | 22 January 2015 (2015-01-22) | |
Morgan explores the possibilities of a futuristic world where robots make autonomous decisions as he attempts to harness the power of robots and artificial intelligence. | |||
2 | "Club Med" | 29 January 2015 (2015-01-29) | |
Morgan takes his shoulder injury from New York City to Bumrungrad Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand as he looks for a better alternative to America's medical care system. | |||
3 | "Morgan See, Morgan Do" | 5 February 2015 (2015-02-05) | |
Morgan gets an insiders perspective on the lives of animals in zoo captivity and explores the future of these attractions. | |||
4 | "Morgan the Matchmaker" | 12 February 2015 (2015-02-12) | |
Morgan aims to learn how people find love in the 21st century as he tries several online dating sites and apps including Three Day Rule, OK Cupid, and Grindr. | |||
5 | "Morgan Makes 'Cents' Out of Bitcoin" | 19 February 2015 (2015-02-19) | |
Determined to understand the ins and outs of online digital money, Morgan lives off nothing but the e-currency Bitcoin for a week to figure out whether the world is ready for a new kind of money. | |||
6 | "United States of Trash" | 26 February 2015 (2015-02-26) | |
Morgan learns what it means to throw something away by following his own trash; an inside look into the waste management industry, from the NYC Department of Sanitation to local trash in landfills. | |||
7 | "Honey, Bee-Ware" | 12 March 2015 (2015-03-12) | |
Morgan becomes a commercial beekeeper to investigate the mysterious disappearance of the honey bees; what he uncovers is a web of international honey laundering schemes. | |||
8 | "Ranger Spurlock" | 19 March 2015 (2015-03-19) | |
Morgan is joined by his young son, Laken, as he volunteers as a park ranger in Alaska to explore the viability of America's national parks in the face of a changing world. |
Season 4: 2016
No. | Title | Original air date | |
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1 | "Double or Nothing" | 3 June 2016 (2016-06-03) | |
Spurlock investigates the gambling industry to find ways to beat the house and double his money. Morgan indulges in a week's worth of professional, Las Vegas gambling to see what makes that world so seductive. | |||
2 | "One Giant Step for Morgan" | 10 June 2016 (2016-06-10) | |
Spurlock explores the space industry. Morgan explores the future of space travel and takes in a virtual experience as an astronaut. | |||
3 | "CSI: Spurlock" | 24 June 2016 (2016-06-24) | |
Morgan tags along with a forensic unit to understand the difference between how crime scene investigations are really conducted and how TV portrays them. | |||
4 | "Game Changers" | 5 August 2016 (2016-08-05) | |
Morgan jumps into the world of pro video gamers; a world where teenage gamers gain fame akin to rock stars and enthusiastic fans pack sold-out arenas. | |||
5 | "The Truth About Toxins" | 12 August 2016 (2016-08-12) | |
Morgan gets a detox treatment to rid his body of contaminants, commonly found in food, cleaning products and furniture. | |||
6 | "Seek and Disrupt!" | 19 August 2016 (2016-08-19) | |
Morgan looks into companies like Google, AirBnB and Spotify as he attempts to rewrite the rules and fill a void in the marketplace. |
References
- ^ Lowry, Brian (18 June 2013). "Review: 'Inside Man'". Variety. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
- ^ "Morgan Spurlock Is now the Inside Man on Medical Marijuana". Huffpost Entertainment. The Huffington Post. 20 June 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
- ^ Ford, Rebecca (6 December 2013). "'The Square,' Morgan Spurlock's 'Inside Man' Top IDA Doc Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
- ^ "58th CINE Golden Eagle Awards Recipients and Finalists". CINE. Archived from the original on 5 November 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
- ^ "Inside Man: Season 1 - TV on Google Play".
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- Morgan Spurlock Inside Man at IMDb
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