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The Buried Life is a reality documentary series on MTV. The series features Duncan Penn, Jonnie Penn, Ben Nemtin, and Dave Lingwood attempting to complete a list of "100 things to do before you die." The pilot episode aired on January 18, 2010, and the show was renewed for a second season in 2010. On October 25, 2011, The Buried Life announced they wouldn't be doing any more episodes of the show. Shortly after their show's cancellation, the creators said they were working on a "new and improved" show for the network based on the premise of the original series. No new details on a new series have since been released.
Penn, Lingwood, Penn and Nemtin released their first book as The Buried Life, "What Do You Want to Do Before You Die?" on March 27, 2012. On the week of April 15, 2012, the book climbed to #1 on The New York Times Best Seller List.
Premise
The series focuses on four friends (Ben, Duncan, Jonnie and Dave) as they travel across North America in a purple transit bus named "Penelope" to complete a list of "100 things to do before you die." For every item they try to complete on their list, they help a stranger achieve one of their dreams and encourage others to go after their own lists. The series centered around the question: "What do you want to do before you die?" They have crossed off most of the numbers on their list. Episodes included completing tasks ranging from asking a girl out to surviving on a desert island.
Background
The Buried Life is a company formed by four university students from Canada. The four grew up in Victoria, British Columbia located on Vancouver Island. The idea for the name originated from an 1852 Matthew Arnold poem entitled "The Buried Life".
The project filmed its first full feature documentary in the summer months of 2006 (August) and 2007 (August to October). The documentary is titled The Buried Life: What Do You Want To Do Before You Die? It tells the story of four friends who make a list of 100 things to do before they die and their journey across North America to accomplish it. The film was shot in locales throughout Canada and the United States including: British Columbia, California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Texas and Washington, D.C.
In 2007 The Buried Life was offered a television show in Canada but ultimately turned it down citing they were not willing to give up creative control of the project.
On April 18, 2009, an article in The New York Times announced that a serial television version of their documentary titled The Buried Life was chosen by MTV for development. The show was selected as a flagship reality program that would usher in MTV's shift away from the superficial content currently dominating the network's programming, toward the production of more socially conscious media, something the Times dubbed "MTV for the era of Obama."
In an interview with Shave Magazine, Dave Lingwood revealed that MTV first found the boys on YouTube and later reached an agreement with them whereby they would film, edit and cut all the material themselves and send MTV "the finished product and they just air it."
Reception
The Buried Life has been cited as an inspiration by some of the world's biggest social media stars and YouTube Influencers, including David Dobrock, The Yes Theory, Logan Paul, Jake Paul, The Nelk Boys, and Shawn Mendes. All have mentioned The Buried Life as an early influence. In 2011 Shawn Mendes entered The Buried Life's 5th Member contest.
= Awards and nominations
=In 2012 The Buried Life's book titled "What Do You Want To Do Before You Die?" became a NYT #1 Best Seller, it remained on the list for 4 weeks.
In May 2012, after making a bet with their fans, they sent a copy of their book titled "What Do You Want To Do Before You Die?" into space.
In April 2012 The Buried Life organized and set the Guinness Book World Record for the biggest speed dating event in history.
In 2010, The Buried Life earned a nomination for the Do Something TV Show Award from the VH1 Do Something Awards. The Buried Life received a nomination for its efforts to encourage people to pursue their life goals.
After originally failing in their attempts to play basketball against the President, in the spring of 2010 The Buried Life finally crossed off Playing Basketball with Obama during a visit to the White House.
In 2010 The Buried Life appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show where they helped a young girl conquer her fear of heights.
In 2011, The Buried Life again earned a nomination for the Do Something TV Show Award from the VH1 Do Something Awards.
In October 2010 The Buried Life helped make a $100,000 donation to the World Food Programme (Fighting Hunger World Wide).
In October 2010 The Buried Life set the record for the largest roulette spin in Vegas history making a bet of $250,000 on black at The Golden Gate Casino. The previous record was set at $135,000 by radio personality Howard Stern.
In February 2011 The Buried Life were Nominated for the 15th annual Prism Awards. The PRISM Awards honor productions that are not only powerfully entertaining, but realistically show substance abuse and addiction, as well as mental health issues.
In July 2011, The Buried Life helped to make a $300,000 donation to The Keep America Beautiful foundation.
Cast
David Lingwood is a competitive break-dancer with a lust for life and adventure. He also briefly pursued a degree in sociology at Concordia University in Montreal. He was briefly married in Las Vegas, NV, crossing #91 off his bucket list: Get Married in Vegas. The marriage was later annulled.
Ben Nemtin grew up playing sports and continued with athleticism throughout high school. After graduating, he was selected as a member of the Canadian National Rugby Team, and also earned academic and athletic scholarships to attend the University of Victoria, where he attended as a science major who then made a switch to major in business.
Duncan Penn attended University of Victoria and later the John Molson School of Business, where he graduated with honors. After college he helped found a charity, OA Projects, which builds soccer programs for youth affected by war, and has made a positive impact on communities in Ecuador, Rwanda and Uganda.
Jonnie Penn is enrolled at McGill University in Montreal, with a double major in History and English Literature. He is currently attending Cambridge University. Jonnie was a winner at the Sacramento Film Festival by the age of eighteen. In addition, he was also selected to represent the country of Canada at the Oxford University Debate Championships.
Episodes
= Season 1
== Season 2
=The book
What Do You Want to Do Before You Die? by The Buried Life, Jonnie Penn, Dave Lingwood, Duncan Penn and Ben Nemtin was published and released by Artisan Books on March 27, 2012. The illustrated paperback chronicles The Buried Life's ongoing journey to complete their list of 100 things and to inspire others to make their own list. "Our goal was to give people the feeling that you can do anything," said Jonnie Penn. "We started with that. We scribbled down the ones that moved us ... Some are sad, some are hilarious, some are scandalous. We wanted to get that balance.". The premise of the book surrounds list items sent to them by viewers. A select few were chosen and incorporated into the book as depicted by an artist. The book also contains personal accounts from Ben, Jonnie, Duncan and Dave, each explaining personal stories leading to the creation of the group. The book became a #1 New York Times Bestseller shortly after its release, crossing off number 19 on their list.
The original list
1.) Open the six o'clock news
2.) Lead a parade
3.) Get a tattoo
4.) Start a dance in a public place
5.) Go down a mountain on a long board
6.) Crash a party at the Playboy Mansion
7.) Plant a tree
8.) Ride a bull
9.) Destroy a computer
10.) Learn to fly
11.) Get a college degree
12.) Kick a field goal
13.) Help someone build a house
14.) Grow a mustache
15.) Get on the cover of Rolling Stone
16.) Drive across North America
17.) Start a huge wave
18.) Tell a joke on Late Night Television
19.) Write a bestselling book
20.) Get a song we've written on the radio
21.) Become a licensed minister
22.) Approach the most beautiful girl you've ever seen and kiss her
23.) Learn how to play an instrument
24.) Go to a rock concert in all leather
25.) Solve a crime or capture a fugitive
26.) Tell a judge: "You want the truth? You can't handle the truth!"
27.) Give a stranger a $100 bill
28.) Send a message in a bottle
29.) Scream at the top of your lungs
30.) Make a big donation to charity
31.) Cut a ribbon at a major opening
32.) Get something named after you
33.) Compete in a Krump Competition
34.) Pay for someone's groceries
35.) Sing the National Anthem to a packed stadium
36.) Throw the first pitch at a major league baseball game
37.) Win and yell "Bingo!" at a Bingo hall
38.) Kiss the Stanley Cup
39.) Stand under a plane while it lands
40.) Make the front page of a newspaper
41.) Make a toast at a stranger's wedding
42.) Spend a night in jail
43.) Become a knight for a day
44.) Catch something and eat it
45.) Sleep in a haunted house
46.) Do a sketch with Will Ferrell
47.) Get in the Guinness Book of World Records
48.) Accept a dare
49.) Take a stranger out to dinner
50.) Streak a field and get away with it
51.) Climb a large mountain
52.) Go on a blind date
53.) Make television show
54.) Donate blood
55.) Kiss Rachel McAdams
56.) Write an article for a major publication
57.) Spend a week in silence
58.) See a dead body
59.) Ask out the girl of your dreams
60.) Go paragliding
61.) Draw a mural
62.) Protest something
63.) Run a successful business
64.) Visit Folsom Prison
65.) Learn how to sail
66.) Walk the red carpet
67.) Make an important speech
68.) Swim with sharks
69.) Smash a guitar on stage
70.) Compete in a soap-box derby
71.) Take a kid on a shopping spree
72.) Throw a surprise party
73.) Make a music video
74.) Help deliver a baby
75.) Make a million bucks
76.) Go dog sledding
77.) Go to Burning Man
78.) Fall in love
79.) Dance with Ellen DeGeneres
80.) Meet the Lonely Island dudes
81.) Tour with a major band
82.) Win an award
83.) Street perform and make $100
84.) Run a marathon
85.) Throw the most bad-ass party ever
86.) Teach an elementary school class
87.) Pay off our parents' mortgage
88.) Escape from a deserted island
89.) Experience zero gravity
90.) Ride a roller coaster
91.) Get married (in Las Vegas)
92.) Learn how to surf
93.) Ride through the desert in a dune-buggy
94.) Party with a rock star
95.) Play ball with President Barack Obama
96.) Host a lemonade stand
97.) Be in a fight
98.) Race horses
99.) Host Saturday Night Live
100.) Go to space
References
External links
Official website
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- National Board of Review Awards 2010
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