Sundance Channel has added two British eco-reality series to the summer line up of the network's weekly environmental block THE GREEN. Beginning July 1 at 9pm et/pt, the network will debut "Outrageous Wasters," a four-part series that follows a single family through an ultra-crash course in eco-aware living, designed to transform them from energy-guzzling "meanies" to tree-loving "greenies" in two weeks. Kicking off on July 29 at 9pm et/pt is season 2 of "Its Not Easy Being Green." In eight thirty-minute episodes three "green experts" travel around the British countryside advising and assisting a range of citizens in realizing their eco goals. These shows will be followed each week in THE GREEN by a documentary film on one of a broad range of eco-related topics, from climate change and energy to design, fashion and architecture.
"International television networks have been ahead of the pack in creating upbeat and entertaining green programming," commented Sundance Channel EVP and GM Programming and Creative Affairs, Laura Michalchyshyn. "Sundance Channel's THE GREEN block is the perfect place to showcase these lively, fun and sometimes outrageous eco-reality shows from around the globe."
Sundance Channel's THE GREEN, presented by Lexus Hybrid Living and Citi Smith Barney, returned for a second season in April 2008. THE GREEN presents a lively mix of original series, documentary premieres and interstitial series about the earth's ecology. Its original programs and interstitial segments provide viewers with ideas for how to work green, play green, eat green, dress green and live green. Sundance Channel's original series "Big Ideas for a Small Planet" continues every Tuesday night at 9pm et/pt through June 24.
