THE BURIED LIFE’s Ben and Jonnie talk about what they’re doing before they die

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The guys of THE BURIED LIFE on MTV

Coming off the heels of controversy – and high ratings – for the over-the-top antics of Snooki, DJ Pauly D and The Situation on Jersey Shore the last thing anyone would have predicted to find on MTV next was a series that would not only inspire as well as draw a tear or two. The Buried Life, in one respect, follows four twentysomething friends as they travel around the country fulfilling a bucket list of things they want to do before they die. The second half of each episode has the guys help a stranger fulfill something they haven’t done in their own life out of pure good will. While the items on Ben, Jonnie, Duncan and Dave’s list are often fun-filled – crashing a Playboy mansion party, for example – they just as passionately help others find lost family members or face fears such as the heights seen from the top a rollercoaster.

To find out how The Buried Life got its start and what happens once the guys accomplish everything on the ambitious list, Jim Halterman talked with two of the guys, Ben Nemtin and Jonnie Penn, and executive producer Adam Paul.

Regardless of initial presumptions that this project was purely for the cameras, the TV show actually came along years after the guys started fulfilling tasks on the list and for others. “We didn’t start this for television,” said Jonnie, “but it was three years before it really…CLICK HERE FOR MORE

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