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Casting Call - 30 Days 1/19/05 

We are currently casting for FX series "30 DAYS", a documentary-style, unscripted series from award-winning filmmaker Morgan Spurlock. Show adapts for TV the concept of Spurlock's critically-acclaimed "Super Size Me".

Two individuals are sought for this show:

1:)  If you are a gay male between the ages of 25-40 who is estranged from your father or any member of your family please email a short description of yourself and of your situation. Please tell us if there are any significant events coming up that you would like to share with the person you are estranged from (ie, marriage, adoption, etc.)

2:)  If you are a gay male between the ages of 30 - 40 who lives alone in San Francisco's Castro area and would be interested in being part of a documentary series by sharing your life and home with a roommate for 30 days, please email a short description of yourself, where you work, what you do for fun.

Email me, or call Chad Hillman at 310-202-1272 ext:148

More about this show is in the press release below:

FX ORDERS SERIES FROM AWARD-WINNING FILMMAKER MORGAN SPURLOCK

"30 Days" Six-Episode Order for Documentary-Style, Unscripted Series Adaptation Of Spurlock's Critically Acclaimed Film Super Size Me

LOS ANGELES, November 30, 2004 - FX has placed a six-episode order for 30 Days, a documentary-style, unscripted series from award-winning filmmaker Morgan Spurlock and Ben Silverman's Reveille, announced FX President of Entertainment John Landgraf.

30 Days adapts for television the concept of Spurlock's critically-acclaimed film Super Size Me, a comedic yet dramatic chronicle of the American obesity epidemic through his experience eating every meal at McDonald's for 30 days and the grueling physical and emotional effects of that diet.

30 Days will place an individual in a living environment that is antithetical to their upbringing, beliefs, religion or profession. Topics for the six episodes will deal with social and behavioral differences in America ranging from ethnic to religious to economic. Spurlock, who created the concept, will host and narrate the series, while serving as executive producer along with Silverman. Borderline and Reveille SVP Howard Owens executive produced the pilot.

"When I got to FX and began to think about unscripted series with alternative VP Eric Schrier, we saw an opportunity to put a show on the air with a different set of stakes and a different tone than the emerging cliches of the genre," said Landgraf. "Then Ben and Morgan brought us 30 Days and we knew this was the show we'd been looking for. It has been a great challenge and a great pleasure to examine Christian/ Muslim relations with these gutsy, talented producers through the pilot process, and we're glad to be able to bite off many more challenges in the coming series."

The pilot of 30 Days revolves around a Christian insurance salesman from Spurlock's home state of West Virginia living with a Muslim family in Dearborn, Mich., home of the nation's largest Islamic community. FX originally ordered the pilot episode in March.

Spurlock won the directing award in the documentary film category at this year's Sundance Film Festival for Super Size Me. He wrote, directed and starred in the film, which was produced by his New York-based company The Con. The film was also just named to the short list for the 2005 Academy Awards.

"Super Size Me dealt with a serious issue in an entertaining way and I wanted to translate that to television by creating a show that would engage a viewer, make them laugh and make them think," said Spurlock. "30 Days is going to do just that. Since the show's inception, I never imagined it being anywhere but on FX. They were the first network we met with and they are really pushing the boundaries of television and that's what I want this show to do."

Silverman added, "Morgan Spurlock has demonstrated a unique ability to both entertain and challenge the audience. The 30 Days pilot lives up to the high bar set in Super Size Me as it deals with one of the most challenging issues in American life in a real and thought provoking way. FX and its entertainment president, John Landgraf, embraced this unique point of view and pushed us to do better work: they are the perfect network to bring 30 Days to life."

The Con is a New York-based production company that develops original programming for both film and television. They were the first production entity ever to springboard a show from the web to television with the highly successful worldwide MTV strip I Bet You Will which has been broadcast in more than 25 countries worldwide. Super Size Me, the company's first feature film, was released theatrically in May and was distributed by Roadside Attractions and Samuel Goldwyn Films. The Con is currently developing a diverse mix of original feature film projects, scripted television series and reality programs.

REVEILLE, a joint venture between Ben Silverman and NBC Universal Television Studios, develops, produces and distributes new and non-traditional programming formats for television and motion pictures across a variety of genres, including comedy, drama, game, and reality for American and international markets. The company is currently in production on the second seasons of its NBC reality hit The Biggest Loser and of the Bravo docusoap Blow Out, a third season of Nashville Star for USA Network, and the American version of the UK scripted hit The Office for NBC. Other Reveille programming includes The Restaurant for NBC, The Club on Spike, and Date My Mom on MTV. In addition, the company sells television formats for producers such as NBC Universal Television Studios (USA Network, Sci Fi Channel), BBC Worldwide, Renegade and Princess Productions, as well as its own produced program formats such as The Restaurant (NBC), Blow Out (Bravo) and 30 Days (FX). Reveille also distributed the internationally renowned, award-winning 9/11 documentary and is a world leader in creating integrated marketing opportunities for leading advertisers and developing alternative financing paradigms, and selling and distributing television formats in markets worldwide. FX is the flagship general entertainment basic cable network from Fox. Launched in June of 1994, FX is carried in more than 85 million homes. The diverse schedule includes a growing roster of distinctive original series and movies; an impressive roster of acquired hit series; an established film library with box-office hits from 20th Century Fox; and NASCAR. For more information about FX, visit our web site at www.FXnetworks.com.

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