在这部美国生活 第一季纪录片片中,美国Showtime电视台将芝加哥公共电台获奖的热门广播节目《美国生活》改编并提升到一个全新的层次，于2007年3月开播第一季。主持人Ira Glass及其团队在前往爱荷华州一个养猪场的6个月旅途中从全国各地收集了人们日常生活故事，并从中精选，给大家展现了独特的美国生活。他们在加利福尼亚州获得了第一手的摄制，在伊利诺斯州的一个嘈杂的夜晚对一个热狗摊进行了特写。结果就是本片展示的真实的故事，同时也是生动的、感人的以及不乏幽默的故事。
本片获得2007年美国电视艾美奖写实类三项提名。
National Public Radio's long-running documentary series makes the leap to TV, telling stories culled from all across the nation. Host Ira Glass (who's pulling double-duty on the TV show as he's also the host on radio) and a team of filmmakers spend months on the road finding stories they think would be interesting to viewers -- stories involving Iowa pig farms, an Illinois hot-dog stand and a man who spends several hours a day in his family's mausoleum, among other tales. Many of the stories featured on the show were originally told on the radio show, with video added for the TV audience.
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