My Grain Bin Apartment on National Television
Posted in General Interest, Personal, Sustainable Tech on 06/15/2005 04:02 pm by adminFilmmaker Morgan Spurlock of Super Size Me fame, now has a show on FX ‘30 days’. In the movie Super Size Me, he ate nothing but McDonalds for 30 days, and tracked his weight gain and the effects on his health.
30 Days (large Flash-based site) has an episode that features 2 normal every day people from New York who go to live in an eco-village in Missouri for 30 days. They have to account for their energy usage, and learn to live off of the land in a more environmentally sensible manner. They are in for the shock of their lives!
I built the grain bin apartment that the visitors lived in! Humped my butt for 90 days buidling that thing — lots of other people helped as well, to be fair.
Looks like the episode “Off-The-Grid” will be the 5th Episode of “30 Days”. No air date yet.
Morgan’s Blog - non- Flash, easier to read/access.
POST Episode Update
At first, “Off the Grid” seems to lack anyone for the audience to sympathize with. The conspicuous consumers come across as spoiled bullies, while their eco-friendly counterparts seem too whiny and fanatical. As the episode progresses, though, we find ourselves rooting for both groups. These episodes work because they show how positive interaction between diverse groups can help to change hearts and minds. source: http://www.tvdvdreviews.com/30days1.html