Buckwild (TV series)
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Shain, Anna, Katie, Salwa, Joey, Ashley, Tyler, Cara, and Shae (from left)
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| Genre | Reality |
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| Theme music composer | Heavy Young Heathens |
| Opening theme | Teenage Vamp |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 12 (and 2 specials) (list of episodes) |
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| Running time | 20 to 23 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Parallel Entertainment Zoo Productions |
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| Original network | MTV |
| Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) |
| Original release | January 3 – February 7, 2013 |
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Buckwild is an American reality television series on MTV that debuted on January 3, 2013, and concluded on February 7, 2013.
Buckwild follows the lives of nine young adults in Charleston, West Virginia and nearby Sissonville who create their own unique ways to enjoy life in the rural area surrounding them.
On November 18, 2011, MTV announced they had picked up the series for a twelve episode first season. The series was originally planned for a 2012 premiere. MTV remained on releasing news about the series for over a year until November 29, 2012, when MTV announced the series would premiere on January 3, 2013, and feature two weekly half-an-hour back-to-back episodes with twelve episodes total. It was announced on February 6, 2013, that Buckwild will be returning for a second season.
Following the death of Shain Gandee on April 1, 2013, due to carbon monoxide poisoning, production of the second season was suspended until further notice.
It was announced on April 9, 2013, that MTV had chosen to cancel the series. On April 14, 2013, it was reported that executive producer J.P. Williams from Parallel Entertainment stated that his company would like to revive the series in another location with a new cast. In April 2014, Slednecks was announced. The series had the same premise as Buckwild but was set in Alaska. However, Slednecks has also since been canceled.
The series is described as having a "Jackass-like element," including depictions of "activities like mud racing, squirrel hunting and rope swinging". It has been criticized for propagating negative stereotypes of West Virginians. The state's film office has refused to authorize a tax credit for its production, citing a concern that it might portray the state "in a significantly derogatory manner". The series has also been deemed the "Redneck Jersey Shore" with the series even debuting on the exact time slot that Jersey Shore once held.
On December 7, 2012, West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin spoke out against the series, explaining that it wrongly depicts the lives of those who reside in the state. Manchin requested that MTV cancel the series before it aired. "This show plays to ugly, inaccurate stereotypes about the people of West Virginia," Sen. Manchin wrote in a letter to the president of MTV. Manchin went on to criticize MTV for encouraging local young people to misbehave for the camera. "You preyed on young people, coaxed them into displaying shameful behavior — and now you are profiting from it. That is just wrong."
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