Morgan Spurlock Inside Man
{{short description|American investigative documentary TV series}}
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Morgan Spurlock Inside Man is an American documentary series which aired on CNN. Episodes featured Morgan Spurlock investigating a range of topics from an insider's perspective.
Overview
In each one-hour episode, documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock investigated topics of national interest using participatory journalism. Topics explored include marijuana, gun control, migrant farm workers, and elder care.{{cite web|last1=Lowry|first1=Brian|title=Review: 'Inside Man'|url=https://variety.com/2013/tv/reviews/morgan-spurlock-inside-man-review-1200497238/|website=Variety|access-date=12 February 2016|date=18 June 2013|archive-date=28 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180628233537/https://variety.com/2013/tv/reviews/morgan-spurlock-inside-man-review-1200497238/|url-status=live}} In the premiere episode, Spurlock worked at a medical cannabis dispensary in Oakland, California.{{cite web|title=Morgan Spurlock Is now the Inside Man on Medical Marijuana|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-/morgan-spurlock-medical-marijuana_b_3474101.html|website=Huffpost Entertainment|publisher=The Huffington Post|access-date=12 February 2016|date=20 June 2013|archive-date=9 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160809054621/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-/morgan-spurlock-medical-marijuana_b_3474101.html|url-status=live}} In a Season 3 episode, Spurlock used only Bitcoin as currency for a week.{{citation needed|date=May 2019}}
Reception
The first season won the IDA Documentary Award for best limited series.{{cite web|last1=Ford|first1=Rebecca|title='The Square,' Morgan Spurlock's 'Inside Man' Top IDA Doc Awards|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/square-morgan-spurlocks-inside-man-663449|website=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=12 February 2016|date=6 December 2013|archive-date=27 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140227131013/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/square-morgan-spurlocks-inside-man-663449|url-status=live}} The third series won the CINE Golden Eagle Award for Professional Media, Nonfiction Content.{{cite web|title=58th CINE Golden Eagle Awards Recipients and Finalists|url=https://cine.org/awards/|website=CINE|access-date=12 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151105213253/http://cine.org/awards/|archive-date=5 November 2015|url-status=dead}}
Episode list
=Season 1: 2013=
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| Title=Marijuana
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| Title=Guns
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|df=yes|2013|6|30}}
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| Title=Immigration
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|df=yes|2013|7|14}}
| EpisodeNumber=3
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{{Episode list
| Title=Education
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|df=yes|2013|7|21}}
| EpisodeNumber=4
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| Title=Elder Care
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|df=yes|2013|7|28}}
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{{Episode list
| Title=Bankruptcy
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|df=yes|2013|8|11}}
| EpisodeNumber=6
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{{Episode list
| Title=Drought
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|df=yes|2013|8|18}}
| EpisodeNumber=7
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{{Episode list
| Title=Unions
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|df=yes|2013|8|25}}
| EpisodeNumber=8
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=Season 2: 2014=
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| Title=Celebrity
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|df=yes|2014|4|13}}
| EpisodeNumber=1
| ShortSummary=Morgan explores America's obsession with celebrities; from high-speed chases to hunting down the great photo.
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{{Episode list
| Title=Futurism
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|df=yes|2014|4|20}}
| EpisodeNumber=2
| ShortSummary=Morgan embarks on a quest to live forever by trying genome hacking and creating an avatar.
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{{Episode list
| Title=Pets
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|df=yes|2014|4|27}}
| EpisodeNumber=3
| ShortSummary=Morgan takes a look at America's obsession with pets; from toy dogs in fancy purses to animals in shelters.
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{{Episode list
| Title=Privacy
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|df=yes|2014|5|4}}
| EpisodeNumber=4
| ShortSummary=Uncovering the truth about data collecting; Spurlock looks into how much information is kept on him.
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{{Episode list
| Title=The Book of Morgan
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|df=yes|2014|5|11}}
| EpisodeNumber=5
| ShortSummary=Morgan Spurlock travels to Nashville, Tenn. to become a guest preacher at an atheist church.
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{{Episode list
| Title=UFOs
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|df=yes|2014|5|18}}
| EpisodeNumber=6
| ShortSummary=Morgan Spurlock explores the history, theories, and photographic evidence of UFO sightings.
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{{Episode list
| Title=Income Inequality
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|df=yes|2014|6|1}}
| EpisodeNumber=7
| ShortSummary=Morgan Spurlock splits time living with America's richest citizens and the other 99 percent.
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{{Episode list
| Title=Student Athletes
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|df=yes|2014|6|8}}
| EpisodeNumber=8
| ShortSummary=Morgan Spurlock visits some of the top college sports programs in the U.S.
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=Season 3: 2015=
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| Title=MorganBot
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|df=yes|2015|1|22}}
| EpisodeNumber=1
| ShortSummary=Morgan explores the possibilities of a futuristic world where robots make autonomous decisions as he attempts to harness the power of robots and artificial intelligence.
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{{Episode list
| Title=Club Med
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|df=yes|2015|1|29}}
| EpisodeNumber=2
| ShortSummary=Morgan takes his shoulder injury from New York City to Bumrungrad Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand as he looks for a better alternative to America's medical care system.
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{{Episode list
| Title=Morgan See, Morgan Do
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|df=yes|2015|2|5}}
| EpisodeNumber=3
| ShortSummary=Morgan gets an insiders perspective on the lives of animals in zoo captivity and explores the future of these attractions.
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{{Episode list
| Title=Morgan the Matchmaker
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|df=yes|2015|2|12}}
| EpisodeNumber=4
| ShortSummary=Morgan aims to learn how people find love in the 21st century as he tries several online dating sites and apps including Three Day Rule, OK Cupid, and Grindr.
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{{Episode list
| Title=Morgan Makes 'Cents' Out of Bitcoin
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|df=yes|2015|2|19}}
| EpisodeNumber=5
| ShortSummary=Determined to understand the ins and outs of online digital money, Morgan lives off nothing but the e-currency Bitcoin for a week to figure out whether the world is ready for a new kind of money.
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{{Episode list
| Title=United States of Trash
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|df=yes|2015|2|26}}
| EpisodeNumber=6
| ShortSummary=Morgan learns what it means to throw something away by following his own trash; an inside look into the waste management industry, from the NYC Department of Sanitation to local trash in landfills.
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{{Episode list
| Title=Honey, Bee-Ware
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|df=yes|2015|3|12}}
| EpisodeNumber=7
| ShortSummary=Morgan becomes a commercial beekeeper to investigate the mysterious disappearance of the honey bees; what he uncovers is a web of international honey laundering schemes.
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{{Episode list
| Title=Ranger Spurlock
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|df=yes|2015|3|19}}
| EpisodeNumber=8
| ShortSummary=Morgan is joined by his young son, Laken, as he volunteers as a park ranger in Alaska to explore the viability of America's national parks in the face of a changing world.
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=Season 4: 2016=
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| Title=Double or Nothing
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|df=yes|2016|6|3}}
| EpisodeNumber=1
| ShortSummary=Spurlock investigates the gambling industry to find ways to beat the house and double his money. Morgan indulges in a week's worth of professional, Las Vegas gambling to see what makes that world so seductive.
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{{Episode list
| Title=One Giant Step for Morgan
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|df=yes|2016|6|10}}
| EpisodeNumber=2
| ShortSummary=Spurlock explores the space industry. Morgan explores the future of space travel and takes in a virtual experience as an astronaut.
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{{Episode list
| Title=CSI: Spurlock
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|df=yes|2016|6|24}}
| EpisodeNumber=3
| ShortSummary=Morgan tags along with a forensic unit to understand the difference between how crime scene investigations are really conducted and how TV portrays them.
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{{Episode list
| Title=Game Changers
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|df=yes|2016|8|05}}
| EpisodeNumber=4
| ShortSummary=Morgan jumps into the world of pro video gamers; a world where teenage gamers gain fame akin to rock stars and enthusiastic fans pack sold-out arenas.
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{{Episode list
| Title=The Truth About Toxins
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|df=yes|2016|8|12}}
| EpisodeNumber=5
| ShortSummary=Morgan gets a detox treatment to rid his body of contaminants, commonly found in food, cleaning products and furniture.
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{{Episode list
| Title=Seek and Disrupt!
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|df=yes|2016|8|19}}
| EpisodeNumber=6
| ShortSummary=Morgan looks into companies like Google, AirBnB and Spotify as he attempts to rewrite the rules and fill a void in the marketplace.
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References
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External links
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Category:CNN original programming
Category:2010s American documentary television series