In the light of MTV being absolutely trashy with programs like Jersey Shore and The Real World, it has slightly restored my faith with the new television show called, The Buried Life. It examines the lives of four young males (two of them are related to each other as brothers) and how they created a list of things to do before they died. They then set off in a purple tour bus (which I believe they fixed up themselves) to do their list of deeds. Here's the game changer. For every thing they do on their list, they help someone accomplish something that they have on their list of things to do before they die.
In the season premiere, Duncan, Ben, Dave, and Jonnie head off to California to crash a party at the Playboy Mansion. They discovered the theme of the party was to be a cross between Willy Wonka and Alice in Wonderland. Two of the men dressed up as oompa loompas and hid in a faux cake in a plan to pop out and just act like they're being paid to be there as a form of entertainment. The other two guys were to dress up as Crisitano Ronaldo and Cristiano's agent. They were denied entrance to the party because they were "over capacity". Although only half of the guys made it into the party, they certainly didn't go half way on their deal.
While scoping out the layout of the neighborhood the mansion is located in, they came across a man who taught fifth grade for a few years and felt that his class could really use a computer. A computer is something most Americans have in their home or schools and take for granted.
The boys met the challenge and did a street performance to nineties hip hop and did beat boy dancing while playing guitar. One of them even sold a lady the clothes off of his back for twenty dollars. (She was going to a nineties rap party) He gave her everything but his underwear and sure enough they showed up at the elementary school with a brand new mac.
It is such a nice change as a woman who (no offense) has lost a little hope in men in the twenties age bracket. They set out and actually made a good example for people. While at the elementary school they had each of the kids write down what their biggest dream was. This if anything allowed my friends and I to think about what we wanted to in our short life. Personally, yes, I have a "bucket list". If these kids can get into the Fort Knox of carnal pleasures then, I should be able to get to Europe at some point in my life. If these guys can play basketball with Barack Obama, I may have a shot at seeing a UNC vs. Duke game at the Dean Smith Center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. I these kids can do the seemingly impossible or difficult, then we should all try and pursue our dreams or try to make a positive impact on the world.
A couple people when asked what they wanted to do before they died gave examples of humanitarian efforts. One man said he wanted to give a pair of shoes to everyone in America who didn't have a pair. He wanted to be "the sole of America". One man simply said, "I want to make a difference." It's more shows like this that America needs. Not to be taken personally, but my generation/ age group doesn't really care about Home Makeover or any of the shows where deserving people get what they want or get what they need. MTV found the formula of putting four attractive and genuine males who are doing good things for others in exchange for full filling lifelong dreams. Although a little bit shallow, it still made an impact on my friends and I. I can only hope MTV finds more shows like this and I can only pray that Jonnie, Dave, Ben, and Duncan realize in just one short half an hour, my friends are thinking more about their dreams than ever before.
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