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(S03E01) "All you need to be a coal miner is a weak mind and a strong back." James

One thing I love about 30 Days is that in every episode there is a wealth of information. In the first five minutes of this season's premiere episode, I more than doubled the amount of information I knew about the coal mining industry. More importantly, I was ready to learn even more.

This season's premiere, like the past premieres, stars Spurlock himself as the episode's guinea pig and just like the other times he has put himself in harm's way, Spurlock's wife Alex expresses her concerns. What I found funny is that her knowledge of the perils of your average coal miner was pretty equal to my own. It really doesn't go too far past cave-ins and black lung.

When I first heard that Morgan Spurlock was doing a series for FX, I was thrilled. I really enjoyed Super Size Me and I thought FX was the perfect place for a guy like him to do a show.

For those of you who haven't seen it. 30 Days uses the same basic premise of Super Size Me but takes it a giant step forward. Instead of adopting a bad habit for a month, like in the film, Spurlock and others actually live a completely different lifestyle. In past episodes, we saw people take human growth hormones, binge drink, work for minimum wage and much more all for thirty days straight.

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• At 8, NBC runs an episode of Top Chef.
• ABC has an Ugly Betty marathon starting at 8.
• HGTV has a new reDesign at 8.
• Also at 8: TCM has the 1940 movie Foregin Correspondent, followed by 1939's The Saint in London.
• At 9, FOX has a new America's Most Wanted.
• There's a new Suze Orman Show on CNBC at 9.
• MSNBC has Super Size Me at 9.
• At 10, TLC has a new Trading Spaces.