User:Paintspot/Lost in Transition

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Lost in Transition
GenreReality
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes7
Production
Executive producers
  • XXX
  • XXX
  • XXX
Producers
  • XXX
  • XXX (Segment Producer)
Production locationUnited States
EditorXXX
Camera setupXXX
Running time22 minutes
Production companyXXX
Original release
NetworkTLC
ReleaseMay 20, 2018 (2018-05-20) –
present

Lost in Transition is an American reality television series on TLC about four women whose husbands are transgender women. Lost in Transition premiered on May 20, 2018, and has received positive reviews.

Cast[edit]

  • Stacy and Les/Leslie, a Northern Washington couple expecting a second child (after their first, Evander). Leslie worked at a gun shop until episode 5. Stacy went into labor in episode 6 and had a daughter, Artemis, in episode 7.
  • Jennifer and Larry/Lawren, an Eastern Virginia couple. They have a 16-year-old daughter, Jacqueline.
  • Cindy and Troy/Lucy, a Southern California couple of 12 years.
  • Beverly and AJ/Karen, a Western Ohio couple. Their oldest biological daughter, Cas, is a trans man.

Synopsis[edit]

Jazz Jennings, a South Florida teen, was assigned male at birth. Aged 4, Jennings was diagnosed with gender dysphoria in childhood, making her one of the youngest publicly documented people to be identified as gender dysphoric.[1] Her parents, Greg and Jeanette, decided to support her female gender identity by her fifth birthday. Jazz has been in the spotlight since 2007, when at age 6, she was interviewed by Barbara Walters to discuss her gender identity. She participated in follow-up interviews, launched a foundation, and co-wrote a book, also called I Am Jazz. She has also posted videos about her life on YouTube.

I Am Jazz focuses on the "Jennings" family (the surname "Jennings" is a pseudonym, and any reference to the family's exact location is obscured)[2][3] and their day-to-day lives. Jazz, who was about to enter high school when the series started in 2015, grapples with the usual teen angst in addition to her own challenges as a transgender girl. Her family, which includes her three siblings, parents and grandparents, also talk about their experiences.[4]

Production[edit]

The 11-part series involved filming five days a week, including both days on the weekend.[5] The series was initially called All That Jazz, but was retitled to I Am Jazz. The show takes its title from a 2011 documentary, I Am Jazz: A Family in Transition, that aired on the Oprah Winfrey Network.[6][7]

The one-hour series premiere of I Am Jazz first aired at the same time Caitlyn Jenner was giving her acceptance speech for the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at the 2015 ESPY Awards on ABC.[8]

Series overview[edit]

Season Episodes Originally aired
First aired Last aired
1 TBA May 20, 2018 (2018-05-20) TBA
2 TBA TBA TBA

Episodes[edit]

Season 1 (2018)[edit]

No. Title Original air date U.S. viewers
(millions)
1"Marriage Interrupted"May 20, 2018 (2018-05-20)TBA/1.36[9]
TBA
2"Resistance and Acceptance"May 27, 2018 (2018-05-27)TBA/1.02[11]
TBA[10]
3"Transformation"June 3, 2018 (2018-06-03)TBA/1.08[11]
TBA[12]
4"Happy for Him, Sad for Us"June 10, 2018 (2018-06-10)TBA/0.911[13]
TBA[citation needed]
5"Falling Apart Inside"June 17, 2018 (2018-06-17)TBA/0.886[13]
6"Navigating the Unexpected"June 24, 2018 (2018-06-24)TBA/0.870[14]
7"I Have to Transition Too"July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01)TBA/0.897[14]
8"TBA"TBATBA/0.766[15]
9"TBA"TBATBA/0.690[15]
10"TBA"TBATBA/0.698[16]
11"TBA"TBATBA/0.780[17]

Season 2 (2019)[edit]

No. Title Original air date U.S. viewers
(millions)
1 (28)"Winds of Change"January 2, 2018 (2018-01-02)1.118[18]
2 (29)"Weighty Issues"January 9, 2018 (2018-01-09)0.855[19]
3 (30)"Resisting Temptation"January 16, 2018 (2018-01-16)0.821[20]
4 (31)"Big Trouble in the Big Apple"January 23, 2018 (2018-01-23)0.778[21]
5 (32)"Trans Girl Meets Girl"January 30, 2018 (2018-01-30)0.835[22]
6 (33)"Pizza Rolls, Gender Roles, and Jazz Rolls"February 6, 2018 (2018-02-06)0.849[23]
7 (34)"Hungry for Acceptance"February 13, 2018 (2018-02-13)0.740[24]
8 (35)"Nothing Is Set in Stone"February 20, 2018 (2018-02-20)0.818[25]

Reception[edit]

Critic Brian Lowry of Variety praised I Am Jazz, calling it a "sensitively constructed series (in an admirable departure for the attention-seeking network)... Simply told and heartfelt, the show should add a welcome dimension to the education process, capturing the challenges associated with sexual identity at such a vulnerable age."[26] James Poniewozik, in his review for Time magazine, stated that the reality show airing on the same network that recently pulled 19 Kids and Counting off the air feels like a "change of an era." Poniewozik writes, "I Am Jazz is an engaging story of a teen girl who has transitioned. But it is also the story of everyone else, transitioning."[7] Marc Silver of The Washington Post wrote about the boom of transgender-theme shows on TV, including Jenner's upcoming reality show, I Am Cait: "I Am Cait will surely attract more viewers because of Jenner's fame. It's too soon to say how Jazz will fare. But, with her humor and honesty, she's a tough act for Caitlyn Jenner to follow."[27]

Awards[edit]

The show tied for best Outstanding Reality Program at the 27th annual GLAAD Media Awards.[28][29]

Broadcast[edit]

Internationally, the series premiered in Australia on TLC on December 10, 2015.[30]

See also[edit]

External links[edit]


Category:2018 American television series debuts Category:2010s American television series Category:American LGBT-related television shows Category:American reality television series Category:English-language television shows Category:TLC (TV network) original programming Category:Transgender in the United States Category:Transgender-related television shows

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