Starved

2005

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Released: 04 August 2005 Ended
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Country: United States of America
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Starved is an FX Network television situation comedy that aired for one season of seven episodes in 2005. The series was about four friends who each suffer from eating disorders, who met at a "shame-based" support group called Belt Tighteners. Its characters included those with bulimia, anorexia, and binge eating disorder. Eric Schaeffer created the show as well as writing, starring in and directing it, based upon his own struggle with eating disorders. In addition to his own life experiences, Schaeffer also drew upon the experiences of the other members of the principal cast, each of whom coincidentally had struggled with food issues of their own. Starved was the lead-in of FX's hour-long "Other Side of Comedy" block with It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. FX executives wanted to use the two series to begin building comedy programming and broaden the network's demographic. The series debuted on August 4, 2005 to poor critical reviews and was cancelled in October 2005, when FX picked Sunny over Starved for renewal.

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Sexylocher Masterful Movie
Brightlyme i know i wasted 90 mins of my life.
Motompa Go in cold, and you're likely to emerge with your blood boiling. This has to be seen to be believed.
Usamah Harvey The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.
Dawn Shona Power (opheliaslove) I think the show is awesome and although it deals with the difficult subject of eating disorders, I think that the point isn't it? I mean, people are talking about the show, which leads to conversations about eating disorders which is what we need to happen. It's breaking the stigma attached to these types of disorders, that people would otherwise not want to talk about. Not to mention men and eating disorders. Yes! It does exist. Moreover, it does it through comedy, which will likely reach more people. Eric Shaeffer got this one right. This show premieres in Canada March 8th and I would suggest that you watch it. To all you crazy hard ass critics....relax already!
darienwerfhorst Yes, it can be hard to watch, but it's great. Yes, people do have eating disorders. Yes, our culture is very messed up in terms of it's relationships with food. These folks lean on each other to help them make it day by day while living with their problems, and trying, trying to get better.Every character on the show is despicable, and yet entirely sympathetic at the same time. They are written as humans, and humans can be very messed up creatures indeed.I've struggled with eating issues, and I think this show is right on the money in terms of the self-loathing that comes with trying to attain body perfection. The fact that it's funny as well as touching is just a bonus. Great show.
staceyinmichigan Starved is a vile, disgusting, horrible show. That being said, I think that it's the best thing on TV right now.I have eaten a box of donuts and hated myself while I was doing it. I know all about being fat and feeling helpless against it. I sometimes wish that someone would be brutally honest with me about my size, and tell me I'm disgusting, so I know 'it's not OK.' This show is hilarious and painful and sometimes it makes me howl in laughter while I am wincing in sympathy. I love that it's totally not PC, I love that Sam can be a jerk and seems to hate women, and that Billie is confused to say the least. I love this show for its' irreverence and its sometimes brutal honesty.
bregund Okay, Nip/Tuck is edgy and the writing is great, Rescue Me is edgy and the writing is great, The Shield is edgy and the writing is great, but Starved tries to mine entertainment by turning men into women. I tried to watch this show, but when the guys were sitting around talking about the joys of anal stimulation, I vomited a little in my mouth. The writers of Starved think that thirty years of candid t.v. talk shows have eroded the natural barrier between men, and it is okay for them to sit around talking about the most intimate details of their sex lives. In real life, men do not talk to each other this way, and just because they put it in a t.v. show doesn't mean that men will ever talk this way to each other or that it is okay. All we men need to talk about sex are lots of colorful metaphors, vague locker-room bragging, high-fives, and NO SPECIFICS PLEASE. I hope this show dies a quick death, it is depressing to think that someone actually sits at a computer and thinks up this crap.

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