The Real L Word

One of many reality programs taped on a major American college campus, Freshman Diaries was lensed at the University of Texas at Austin. In true cinéma vérité fashion, a tiny band of documentary-makers followed a group of one dozen "frosh," from move-in day to the second-semester finals. Although the students were real (identified by first names only), they tended to fall into stock "characters" as the series progressed: The funny gay guy, the pampered daddy's girl, the former high-school jock, etc. Freshman Diaries made its August 31, 2003, bow on the Showtime cable network.

A series following U.K. comedian Romesh Ranganathan as he moves to the U.S., uprooting his entire family in the process of building a brand new life.

A reality series taking aim at life in a popular Colorado gun shop and shooting range, where salesmen try to match customers with the right weapon.

Producers audition adult-entertainment performers for a remake of the infamous porn film "Deep Throat."

A disgraced TV producer attempts to get back in the business with a novel reality series in which he begins to surreptitiously film an average American family.

Reality series about people involved in more than one intimate relationship at a time, with the knowledge and consent of all parties.