World of Jenks

TV Series
2010–

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'World of Jenks' is an exciting new documentary series that showcases the lives of inspirational young people from all corners of the U.S. Documentary filmmaker Andrew Jenks moves in with a ... Read all'World of Jenks' is an exciting new documentary series that showcases the lives of inspirational young people from all corners of the U.S. Documentary filmmaker Andrew Jenks moves in with a different stranger each episode to experience a week in their life.'World of Jenks' is an exciting new documentary series that showcases the lives of inspirational young people from all corners of the U.S. Documentary filmmaker Andrew Jenks moves in with a different stranger each episode to experience a week in their life.

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8.1/10

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Awards
- 1 nomination

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Featured review

9/10

Excellent show, consistently thought-provoking

This show is the best show to be put on MTV in a long time. Andrew Jenks has an incredible knack for getting to know very diverse people and peeling back the layers to see what makes them who they are. I don't know how he picks the people he follows, but without exception, they are more than meets the eye. As other's have mentioned, the main drawback of the show is that Jenks doesn't have more time to tell us about his subjects. Still, he does the most with the time he's given. The show is typically lighthearted, yet manages to challenge the assumptions of the viewer.

The show stands in stark relief to the materialist, hedonistic crap that characterizes most of the network's content and advertisement. Actually, for that matter, it outclasses much of what the "more respectable networks" put on the air, even the sensationalist junk that populates the channels like History, TLC, and Discovery. Considering that most of the MTV's viewership isn't watching MTV to be enlightened, it's hard to imagine that this show is getting the attention and acclaim it deserves. I hope MTV keeps the World of Jenks shine. I, for one, am tuning in.