"True Life" Is Always True and Occasionally Very Sexy!
MTV's Emmy-award winning "True Life" documentary series has its 20th season starting up in the fall, and after looking at the trailer for the new season, it looks like it will be as provocative, strange, emotionally compelling, and unforgettable as ever. The series has spanned more than 18 years and it never really flinches from giving the viewer an unvarnished look at a variety of topics.
Some of the episodes are heartbreaking - the recent "We Are Orlando" episode checked in with survivors of the Pulse nightclub bombing that happened in June of this year and really examined what being a survivor of an event that is like, in addition to giving a real context to the terrible loss of human life that happened. A lot of them, though, get into a lot of the fun, interesting and occasionally just weird state of American young people's sexuality. You are going to have to click on through to Vimeo's site to see some of the videos here but, well, I think these moments are worth the mouse clicks. Here are 10 episodes/moments from the show that have been sexy and memorable.
10) "My Parents Are In Porn" from season 19 in 2016
The family lives of AVN Hall of Fame porn star Alana Evans and former performer/director/current rock and roller Phil Varone are examined here, and we get a sense what it would be like to have a porno parent. There is an appearance by Prince Yahshua in this, who talks about being a parent himself - great episode.
9) "I Am Being Slut Shamed" from season 18 in 2015
Two beautiful young women who are sexually confident and totally fucking hot deal with the haters who want them to cover up their bodies and never enjoy themselves ever again. These two chicks totally kick ass and refuse to be shamed for being happy and satisfied.
8) "True Life Presents: Bachata Nights" from season 16 in 2013
The Los Angeles bachata dance scene gets a whole episode and a lot of very hot Latina chicks wear excellent outfits that compliment their bubble butts mucho. The dancing is just hot as fuck and the couples definitely get the foreplay going while on the dance floor and then finish things off later on that night. This episode is definitely a hump fest and I love it.
7) "I Have A Hot Mom" from season 14 in 2011
Prudish teens deal with how their slutty moms act and dress in public. The moms really are just doing their own thing and just having a good time. The daughters somewhat learn to loosen the fuck up but there is a whole lot of MILF-y fun in this one where one mom shamelessly flirts with her daughter's classmates over Pizza Hut pizza.
6) "I Work In The Sex Industry" from season 10 in 2008
That is a trailer for a Combat Zone DVD. It's there because the episode is partially about the people behind the scenes in the porn production world that make the magic happen. Combats Zone production crew Rebecca Nazarian and Dion Gianrusso star in this episode that shows that the world of making porn is not all garbage trucks filled with money, cumshots, and rainbows.
5) "I'm A Beauty Queen" from season 3 in 2001
Unfortunately, MTV does not have the full episode of this up on their website, which is a shame because there is a whole lot of swimsuit and fitness fun with these women as they prep for either the Miss America Pageant and the Hooters International Bikini Contest. Miss Rhode Island and Miss Virginia were really not my focus but Miss Nebraska is totally hot as fuck and seems like she would be killer in the sack, plus the Hooters chicks are very fun.
4) "I'm Addicted To Porn" from season 15 in 2009
Porn star Jayden Jaymes stars in this look at porn addiction, and well, she looks hot as fuck as usual. She gets a whole lot of undeserved crap for her life choices from her family, which is sadly something that does happen to the porn stars you know and lust after. To the some of you that might very well be porn addicts who are reading this right now, I say thank you for being here and for paying my bills but please remember to get some fresh air sometimes. Read a book. Go on a date. Consume this, for sure, but have a life, too.
3) "I'm On The Runway" from season 2 in 2000
This episode is also, sadly, not on the MTV website but worth hunting down if you love models. This is all about the life and experience of being a runway model and we get to see a whole lot of the bodies and a lot of the doings of some gorgeous young women at the peak of their careers during New York Fashion Week.
2) "I Have A Summer Share" from season 9 in 2004
This episode of "True Life" and its follow-up episode birthed the long national nightmare/so-bad-it's-good entertainment of the "reality" series "Jersey Shore". This was responsible for the rise of Snooki. Thanks? Maybe? At least there is the awesomeness of Bobby Moynihan's Snooki impression.
And lastly, my very favorite...
1) "I'm A Porn Star" from season 1 in 1998
Sadly, MTV is also not showing this classic and it is absolutely, positively worth hunting down. It stars AVN Hall of Famer Chloe with Brooke Ashley, Missy (before she imploded), and Shelby Stevens. My favorite moment of the episode in an episode filled with many hot porn star moments was where Chloe goes for the visual when describing how to prep for an anal scene. The episode goes for the random gross-out like that one, and was overall pretty fair in showing that porn stars really aren't evil at all but are just hot people who occasionally let us watch them fuck.