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''' “The Mannies” The Mannies, which first aired on February 5, 2009, on MTV has soared in ratings. Now on its second season, this reality show phenomena has quickly become as popular as the Twilight Saga. With over 3 million views, just in the US, The Mannies pilot was the most watched show on Monday nights at 8pm EST. Now its popularity has quickly spread to other regions of the world such as Canada, India and Japan. The first season of The Mannies came out on DVD in late September 2010. Six million copies were sold in the first three weeks of being released.

The Mannies, centered on the lives of students from Manchester College in Indiana, this reality show depicts the lives and stresses of young adults, this season it’s Brad, Zach and Lezly. The show captures your attention with the ongoing love triangle between the three. It defines the true life of the average American college student. The show conveys college partying, school pride, the stress of classes, money problems, sports and the importance of choosing a major.

The producers of The Mannies wanted to do this reality show because, “It conveys the true essence of the college life in the rawest form. The audience feels as if they were the ones in college, living the lives of these characters. It’s raw, real and unscripted. It’s reality in its purist form.” Manchester College was chosen because of its private, liberal arts background. “With this background, the size of the college is maintainable and it’s easier to get to know the campus as well as the smaller student body” says Director Steven Q. Smallberg, “the location is ideal for a reality show because it is literally in the middle of no where, while still being close to the city.”

The dedicated fans make this show possible. Without the ongoing fan support and views, this show would have been cancelled. The fans brought this show back with a second season. “The show was supposed to end after season one. It was just a trial show to fill a slot in the line-up on MTV” says Producer Tim Banks, “however, it turned into a worldwide phenomena after just the first two weeks of being aired. Blogs, and YouTube videos, fan letters all started streaming after the fifth episode. I have never seen a show catch on this quickly.”

Rumors have it that Jersey Shore will need to be cut from the line-up on MTV because, The Mannies, will be made into a three hour block. “The fans have voted and Jersey Shore may be cut” says MTV executive producer Johnny Wells. Quotes from the movie are being used in American jargon on a daily basis. T-shirts, posters, folders, notebooks, bags, DVD’s, the list goes on of available Mannies products. The revenue of this show is astounding.

Conventions are held monthly. Letters from fans are being sent to the stars of the show asking them to come and be a part of these conventions. People are applying to be on the next season of The Mannies already. Fans are coming from all over the world to the little town of North Manchester, Indiana to see the place where the show is filmed. Manchester College basketball has also become more popular and is now able to be seen live on television.

The adolescents and young adults of America are mimicking the stars of this reality show such as Lezly’s unique hairstyle and Brad’s style of clothing. The convention of May 2010, held in Indianapolis, Indiana, had over 27,000 participants. The convention that will be held on the 6th of June this year is expected to have doubled the amount of participants as last year. This convention will also be held in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Sources for the show: This show is currently aired on Monday nights at 8pm EST on MTV. There are numerous YouTube videos posted on YouTube.com. Also there are blogs up about this show on blogspot.com.