Just caught an episode of a new series called "30 Days", by the same fellow, Morgan Spurlock (or something like that), who produced the popular documentary, "Super Size Me".  He takes the same premise of doing something for thirty days (i.e. 30 days of fast food from Super Size Me), films it quasi-documentary style, but in an entertaining form with messages understandable in layman's terms. 

The first episode was well done, but particularly because it dealt with an issue I'm most familiar with, the working poor.  Think of it as a film version of Barbara Ehrenreich's "Nickel and Dimed" if you read the book.  Morgan and his girlfriend (the same Vegan girl from Super Size Me) spend thirty days working minimum wage jobs, trying to survive each day at a time through thrifty spending.  There is a little "balance" indicator at the bottom of the screen that continuously pops in and shows how much the two currently have (or are in debt).  The message of the episode, though nothing new if you know anything about the working poor, pointed out clearly just how difficult and why these people are on-the-edge.  The slightest slip-ups can easily ruin people in this situation (and believe me, that is a large percentage of the country).  In the episode, an emergency trip to the ER (remember, they have no medical insurance) that turned out to be non-life threatening cost the couple a thousand dollars, which they calculated would take months to recover from.  Morgan's niece and nephew came to stay for a weekend, and they easily, without realizing, spent more than they could afford on soft drinks at a movie theater.  For Morgan's girlfriend's birthday, they had to debate whether to pay to visit an observatory that she loved or have dinner.  Small issues like these, but issues that affect relationships.  

Anyway there's much more but so far, I dig the concept of the show, which is that it seems to take issues and presents them in an entertainingly light-hearted way, but still manages to hone down an important message.  If you liked Super Size Me, you'll enjoy this show.