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Taxicab Confessions

December 29, 2006

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Occasionally, news rolls around that requires us to toot the horn of our parent company, Bravo TV. And this one made us all giddy here at BrilliantButCancelled.com.

Bravo has acquired the Emmy-nominated “Taxicab Confessions” from HBO and will begin airing episodes tonight! And, get this, they’ll be showing a marathon of the entire series on on New Year’s Eve.

Said our SVP of Programming, Frances Berwick, (who also happens to be a supernice lady) "'Taxicab Confessions' was ground-breaking as one of the original reality series. This award-winning show was raw, moving and shocking while at the same time poignant in its portrayal of urban lifestyles." And she’s not kidding.

Using hidden lipstick cameras, “Taxicab Confessions” allowed viewers to watch unsuspecting taxicab passengers unveil their (usually drunken) vulnerable sides, revealing stories of love, life and loss.

Memorable rides include a French cabaret singer who's determined to be a survivor; a veteran pilot of the Spanish Civil War who remembers losing his best friend; and a pair of lesbian strippers headed for a drive-thru wedding.

We begged the folks down the hall for DVDs of our own, but we’re just going to have to waith and watch the entire day. Seriously. If you haven’t seen it, mark the date. What else do you have going on?


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