• How "An American Family" Began (Spoiler Alert: It's Crazy)

  • May 6 2024
  • Length: 52 mins
  • Podcast

How "An American Family" Began (Spoiler Alert: It's Crazy)

  • Summary

  • Breaking a 50-year silence, Kevin, Grant, Delilah, and Michele Loud tell the story of the initial pitch and how a detective novel, a big lie, and a "deal with the devil" changed their lives forever....uh, "in perpetuity."

    About The Loud Family UnShattered - Billed as "The Most Important Television Series in History," the 1973 docuseries “An American Family” became an overnight sensation and is now widely considered to be the inception of Reality TV. Opening with an image of the Loud family shattering across the television screen, the breakthrough series dominated media headlines and boasted 10 million weekly viewers as it chronicled the collapse of Bill and Pat Loud’s 20-year marriage, and through oldest son Lance Loud, presented the first openly gay lifestyle to primetime audiences.

    Now, breaking a 50-year silence, the surviving members of the Loud family share the bizarre, untold story behind their unique experiences in a series of frank and unfiltered conversations. More than a historical narrative, "The Loud Family - UnShattered" covers topics including surrendered privacy and the reckless nature of the media: issues that are even more relevant today than they were 50 years ago. If that all sounds serious, it's only because you haven't met the Louds yet. UnShattered.

    Series produced and hosted by Grant Loud, Tina Lee, and Benjamin Davidson.
    Music by David Poe - davidpoemusic.com
    A Magnus et Superbus Production

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