MTV to Air New Series Following Lives of Virgins
MTV is going in a completely different direction than its normal programming and will air a series following a group of young virgins as they discuss their non-sexual lives and the decisions they make regarding their sexuality.
The show will follow a group of 12 people ages 18-25 years old as they make decisions surrounding their decision to abstain. It's a change of pace for the network that deals with teen pregnancy and other sexual shows such as "The Real World" and "The Hills."
The network plans to show the lives of young people "plagued with the overwhelming question of keeping their virginity… or losing it," according to Entertainment Weekly. Yet if a cast member chooses to lose his or her virginity, it will not be filmed for the series. The show is merely meant to represent a demographic of young adults as they deal with the question of whether to remain abstinent or become sexually active.
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A new Rasmussen Report shows that 71 percent of American adults believe that movies, TV, and popular culture encourages sexual activity, so MTV is breaking ground with the new series, which has already been approved for 12 episodes.
Earlier this year, ABC's "Bachelor" Sean Lowe openly discussed his decision to refrain from marriage with any of the female contestants until his marriage night. He had been sexually active before, but decided to give up the intimate part of his life until marriage as part of his Christian beliefs.
"From my perspective, I've lived life kind of selfishly for a long time. Now, I'm going to try to live it the way I know to be right," Lowe told People magazine.
The pair has spoken about their beliefs, which include waiting for physical intimacy until marriage and have become a rare example for other reality TV participants.
TLC aired a documentary entitled "The Virgin Diaries," which featured virgins in their 20s and 30s, but it was never followed up or made into a series. There's no word yet on when MTV's new show will air or what type of following it will have.
