Obese: A Year to Save My Life (2012)
- Directed by
- Luke Campbell
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Length
- 1 season, 9 episodes
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
Nine morbidly obese people in the UK try to lose weight over a year with help from American fitness expert Jessie Pavelka. The show follows their struggles and small victories as they work toward better health.
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What happens
Obese: A Year to Save My Life is a British documentary, reality, weight loss show that was broadcast on Sky1 from 2 January to 27 February 2012, produced, directed and filmed by Luke Campbell and Adam Kaleta. Nine episodes were originally created for the first series, which starred American fitness expert Jessie Pavelka. Pavelka helped nine morbidly obese British men and women help battle against their weight over the length of a year. The program finished after one series but was renamed and brought back in 2013 as Fat: The Fight of My Life which ran for another 10 episodes. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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