Taboo

Épisode 1 - Food

30 septembre 2002

Savor the forbidden taste off taboo meals from around the globe, some hilarious others deadly serious. Find out why eating habits--like language--are a key definer of culture.

Épisode 2 - Healers

7 octobre 2002

Go beyond science to examine the mysterious powers of healers who derive their strength from what other cultures may consider illegitimate or unproven.

Épisode 3 - Tattoo

14 octobre 2002

Explore the art of tattoos from the deadly serious markings of headhunters to bloody scarification rituals in Africa, and on to Western artists who use their bodies as a canvas.

Épisode 4 - Voodoo

21 octobre 2002

Experience the dark side with religion's ultimate outcast. Trace how voodoo has grown in diversity and become taboo, even in cultures where it is widely practiced.

Épisode 5 - Witchcraft

28 octobre 2002

Take a secret look at our darkest ritual - black magic. Explore the nature of power itself, and how it both elevates and corrupts our species.

Épisode 6 - Marriage

4 novembre 2002

Attend and elaborate--yet illegal--ceremony in India, watch as one man's two wives prepare him for a third bride, and witness same-sex partners exchange vows in Europe.

Épisode 7 - Drugs

11 novembre 2002

Take a trip from traditional acceptance to modern rejection, exploring how drugs are used in ancient cultures and why they are prohibited in modern ones.

Épisode 8 - Evil Spirits

18 novembre 2002

Confront the presence of good and evil and explore the ways some cultures take on evil spirits directly.

Épisode 9 - Sexuality

2 décembre 2002 - 5/5

Cross the line of defined gender and plunge into the lives of people living in the gray area of sexuality.

Épisode 10 - Death

9 décembre 2002 - 5/5

Delve into the ultimate unknown that awaits us all. Experience how different cultures deal with death by preparing lavish funerals, bonfires, and ancient rituals.

Épisode 11 - Test of Faith

23 décembre 2002 - 5/5

Watch as religious beliefs are put to the extreme test through taboo practices that display a common belief: the stronger your faith, the more you can ask of your God.

Épisode 12 - Blood Sports

29 décembre 2002 - 5/5

Explore the human fascination with violence as sport, and see how it taps into hidden corners of our common heritage.

Épisode 1 - Justice

6 octobre 2003 - 5/5

Systems of justice in different cultures are examined. Included: tribal justice in the West African nation of Togo and revenge killings in Albania.

Épisode 2 - Delicacies

13 octobre 2003 - 5/5

In Iceland's traditional Thorrablot celebration in February, a chef prepares rotting shark meat, goat's head and other hard to swallow dishes for their traditional buffet. And in India, an Anglo-indian lady prepares a special luncheon that features a goat foetus stew called kutti pi. In Togo, the cameras follow hunters out into the hot wilderness to hunt a rat to be used in a stew and voodoo ritual. And finally in Taiwan, a chef prepares bull's penis soup to boost his diner's virility.

Épisode 3 - Creature Cures

20 octobre 2003 - 5/5

Unusual medical procedures include bee stings for arthritis; putting maggots in open wounds; medicine made from baboon claws; therapy with leeches.

Épisode 4 - After Death

3 novembre 2003 - 5/5

Death ceremonies from around the world are examined. Included: the Aghori sect in India embraces corpses in an effort to break the cycle of reincarnation; in Taiwan, bones are exhumed and cleaned before being reburied. Also: embalming bodies in the U.S.

Épisode 5 - Body Perfect

10 novembre 2003 - 5/5

On the island off the coast of Indonesian Sumatra, the wife of the Mentawi tribe chieften, undergoes a teeth filing ritual to beautify herself. Her teeth are sharpen with a machete. In Los Angeles, California, Jay wants to have buttock implants, and undergoes a 2 hour long surgery by Dr. Sinclair. Next, a man receives eye lifting surgery by Dr. Griffin to improve his looks. And in Chongqing, China, a short man has the bones in his legs broken, stretched, then healed to make himself taller. The 'bone breaking' and 'leg stretching' procedure is a painful and lengthy process and the recovery takes years.

Épisode 6 - Sacred Pain

8 décembre 2003 - 5/5

Taboo examines how cultures sometimes use pain in religious rites including tongue boring in Nepal, self stabbing and possession rites in Indonesia, and extreme body piercing and self-mutilation in Thailand.

Épisode 7 - Rites of Passage

30 décembre 2003 - 5/5

Taboo looks at rites of passage around the world including a boy's circumcision in South Africa, an Apache's girls ritual of womanhood, and American couple's journey into old age.

Épisode 8 - Child Rearing

12 janvier 2004 - 5/5

Taboo examines how people in different cultures raise children including young gymnasts in China, India children raised in prison, and unsupervised children in Indonesia.

Épisode 9 - Extreme Entertainers

19 janvier 2004 - 5/5

Entertainment in different cultures. Included: the training of a Japanese geisha; cross-dressing cabaret performers of Thailand; American circus sideshow performers who pierce their bodies with skewers and chew glass.

Épisode 10 - Blood Bonds

26 janvier 2004 - 5/5

Taboo looks at different family arrangement around the world including the matriarchal Mosuo tribe in China, criminal gang families in South Africa, and polyandry in northern India.

Épisode 11 - Marks of Identity

15 mars 2004 - 5/5

Ritualistic body modification in different cultures around the world is examined. Included: neck stretching in Thailand; samurai body tattoos in Japan; branding scarification in the U.S.

Épisode 12 - Initiation

23 mars 2004 - 5/5

Some rites of initiation may seem bizarre and extreme, but many cultures believe they are worth the pain.

Épisode 1 - Outcasts

14 juin 2004 - 5/5

Social pariahs are observed in a variety of cultures, including a village in Ghana where all the residents are witches banished from their home villages; lepers in Bangalore; gypsies in Romania; and a man who has undergone extreme plastic surgery.

Épisode 2 - Extreme Living

30 juin 2004 - 5/5

Included: a priest in India and his wife who live with thousands of rats in a temple. Also: Christmas is celebrated in a Florida nudist resort; Filipinos sleep in graveyards and share their homes with corpses.

Épisode 3 - Spirit Worlds

7 juillet 2004 - 5/5

A look at the spirit world, and how it's represented in different cultures. Included: The Hindu festival of Thaipusam in Malaysia, where participants pierce themselves with steel skewers and hooks. Also: an exorcism in India; Santeria rituals in Cuba.

Épisode 4 - Extreme Cuisine

14 juillet 2004 - 5/5

Unusual cuisine includes live octopus; bat with sago grubs; boiled and pickled duck fetus in the egg; tarantula tempura with crackling cockroach.

Épisode 5 - Extreme Childhood

21 juillet 2004 - 5/5

An 8-year-old trains as a boxer in Thailand; a 4-year-old becomes a virgin goddess in Nepal; a 13-year-old plants dynamite in Bolivian mines.

Épisode 6 - Body Cutters

28 juillet 2004 - 5/5

Body modifications include metal chest implants, tongue splitting, scarification and suspension on fishing hooks.

Épisode 7 - Body Art

4 août 2004 - 5/5

Tattooing around the world. Included: a tattoo festival in Thailand; a young girl undergoes a painful full facial tattoo in Papua New Guinea; criminal record tattoos in Russia.

Épisode 8 - Gross Grub

13 septembre 2004 - 5/5

A look at unusual eats around the world, including rotten fish heads; grilled guinea pig; and cheese with maggots.

Épisode 9 - Rites of Manhood

20 septembre 2004 - 5/5

Tests of manhood, including a scarification ritual, are examined.

Épisode 10 - Possessed

4 octobre 2004 - 5/5

"Possessed" profiles trance dancers in Indonesia; a witch-hunting exorcist in Nepal; and Pentecostal Christians in the Appalachian region of the U.S.

Épisode 11 - Altered States

4 octobre 2004 - 5/5

The use of mind-altering drugs is examined.

Épisode 12 - Gender Benders

18 octobre 2004 - 5/5

People who push gender boundaries are profiled, including transvestites and eunuchs.

Épisode 13 - Blood Rites

8 novembre 2004 - 5/5

Initiation rites and religious ceremonies involving blood include Muslims who flail themselves and a ritual of male adulthood in New Guinea. Also: vampirism in America.

Épisode 14 - Crime Scene

27 janvier 2005 - 5/5

Included: a medical examiner autopsies human corpses. Also: a professional crime-scene cleaner in the Baltimore/Washington area; the Body Farm in Knoxville, where trainees observe human decomposition.

Épisode 15 - Gross Work

27 janvier 2005 - 5/5

Jobs involving death, disease and pestilence.

Épisode 1 - Initiation Rituals

5 août 2007 - 5/5

Different cultures' initiation rituals. Included: a Brazilian tribe's bullet-ant glove; an urban Australian subculture's practice of suspension from fishhooks.

Épisode 2 - Skin Deep

5 août 2007 - 5/5

Spotlighting the Latmul tribe of Papua New Guinea and a coming-of-age ritual that requires teenage boys to have their skin repeatedly cut so that it resembles crocodile skin. Also: Maori tattoos.

Épisode 3 - Sexual Identity

8 août 2007 - 5/5

Profiling people who push gender boundaries. Included: transsexuals in San Francisco; Thai katoey or “ladyboys”; Samoan fa'afafine.

Épisode 4 - Signs of Identity

15 août 2007 - 5/5

Profiling young women of Ethiopia's Hamar tribe who voluntarily submit to brutal beatings to show loyalty to male relatives as they participate in a coming-of-age ceremony. Also: the Japanese horimono; branding.

Épisode 5 - Proving Ground

22 août 2007 - 5/5

How do men prove their manhood? Often, by enduring pain. In an American Fight Club, successful, educated males engage in physical combat to test their manhood. Hundreds of men taking part in a time-honored event known as the Pasola charge toward each other on horseback, hurling spears. Young men of the Fulani tribe must whip an opponent twice during a large public demonstration, then be whipped.

Épisode 6 - Body Modification

29 août 2007 - 5/5

Why would people choose to radically reshape their bodies? Some women wear heavy brass rings that push down on their collarbones, giving the appearance of elongated necks, a sign of beauty. Elsewhere, an estimated one in four girls undergo a practice known as breast ironing. See how some men—for vanity’s sake—are augmenting their bodies through plastic surgery.

Épisode 7 - Nudity

5 septembre 2007 - 5/5

For some, shedding clothes is an act of expression, of liberation, even a means of worship. Wiccan witches perform rituals in the nude, or “skyclad,” to express their truest form and bring themselves closer to the natural world. Some devout Christians worship together naked in the name of the Lord. In a unique festival, one man is chosen to be the spirit man and must run naked to the shrine.

Épisode 8 - Trials of Faith

3 octobre 2007 - 5/5

Exploring how far some people will go to test their faith. Included: Christians who subject themselves to suffering similar to that of Jesus Christ in the Philippines; Thai believers who impale their flesh with various objects to get closer to Chinese gods that watch over their land; a group of U.S. Christians that put their lives at risk to affirm their faith.

Épisode 9 - Pets

10 octobre 2007 - 5/5

Examining when extreme pet devotion crosses the line into an obsessive fixation.

Épisode 10 - Gross Food

31 octobre 2007 - 5/5

A look at food customs that are practiced in some cultures but rejected in others. Included: the lethal fugu in Japan; a six-course insect meal in rural Vietnam; tarantulas and bear claws at a dining club in Manhattan; deadly serpents in Hanoi.

Épisode 11 - Extreme Performers

11 novembre 2007 - 5/5

Profiling performers who engage in extreme entertainment. Included: bullfighters in Mexico; members of a North American sideshow; a transsexual beauty pageant in Thailand.

Épisode 12 - Jobs

14 novembre 2007 - 5/5

Spotlighting less-than-desirable professions. Included: a man cleans up violent death scenes; a forensic anthropologist works with rotting corpses; an Indonesian miner extracts sulfur from an active volcano.

Épisode 13 - Mating

21 novembre 2007 - 5/5

A look at ancient and modern rituals humans use to demonstrate love and devotion.

Épisode 14 - Marked for Life

2 mars 2008 - 5/5

An exploration of ritualistic body markings, such as branding and scarification, and the sociological effects of these practices.

Épisode 15 - Quest for Acceptance

26 mars 2008 - 5/5

An examination by experts on human ritual practices of extreme initiation rituals, including handling snakes and voodoo ceremonies.

Épisode 16 - Marked for Life

2 mars 2008 - 5/5

An exploration of ritualistic body markings, such as branding and scarification, and the sociological effects of these practices.

Épisode 17 - Quest for Acceptance

26 mars 2008 - 5/5

Extreme initiation rituals, including voodoo ceremonies and dangerous snake handling, are examined by experts on human behavior.

Épisode 18 - Body Modification

18 avril 2011 - 5/5

Taboo explores the traditions and rationales behind a mosaic of human lifestyles and values. NGC explores why people choose to radically reshape their bodies. Go to the Thai-Burmese border where women, as a sign of beauty, wear heavy brass rings around their so-called "long necks."

Épisode 1 - Touching Death

6 août 2008 - 5/5

Profiling individuals whose jobs entail handling human remains in Manila; Los Angeles; and Bangkok.

Épisode 2 - Extreme Kids

6 août 2008

"Extreme Kids" explores child kickboxing matches in Thailand and a self-mutilation ritual for Shi'a Muslims in India.

Épisode 3 - Supreme Devotion

13 août 2008

A look at religions that measure devotion by physical suffering.

Épisode 4 - Body Extremes

20 août 2008

A thriving black market for human organs is examined in the Philippines. Also: a look at an intimate bond between humans and pigs in Papua New Guinea; an Australian health therapist who uses urine as a topical medicine is profiled.

Épisode 5 - Extreme Healing

27 août 2008

Exploring cultures where people entrust their health to faith rather than modern medicine in Venezuela, Arizona and the Philippines.

Épisode 6 - Trial by Fire

3 septembre 2008

Dangerous initiation rituals are spotlighted. Included: a fire dance in Papua New Guinea; riding untamed bulls in India.

Épisode 7 - Extreme Eats

10 septembre 2008

Spotlighting extreme cuisine, from duck embryos to spiders.

Épisode 8 - Outsiders

17 septembre 2008

Profiling outcast individuals in different societies. Included: rat catchers in India; leprosy sufferers in Nepal; scavengers in Australia.

Épisode 9 - Drugs

15 octobre 2008

Some cultures incorporate mind-altering drugs into social and religious life.

Épisode 10 - The Third Sex

22 octobre 2008

Exploring societies that recognize more than two genders in India, Indonesia and Albania.

Épisode 11 - Extreme Punishment

29 octobre 2008

When laws are broken, human society demands justice. But who decides which punishment best fits the crime? Taboo travels the globe to discover what lengths some societies go to to punish a crime.

Épisode 12 - Bizarre Bodies

10 novembre 2008

Profiling people who've gone to extreme lengths to change their looks. Included: a man with surgically attached horns; a woman said to have the world's smallest waist.

Épisode 13 - Extreme Rituals

24 novembre 2008

Rituals that mark the passage from one phase of life to another are examined. Included: boys leap headfirst from a 70-foot-tall tower on an island in the South Pacific; a young girl tattoos her face before marriage in Papua New Guinea; a man in West Africa participates in a bloodletting ceremony that will ready him for priesthood.

Épisode 14 - Spilling Blood

1 décembre 2008

Western culture hides the spilling of animal blood behind closed doors, but other places its a public event. In Nepal, animals are sacrificed daily to appease a bloodthirsty goddess. Nearly 1,000 whales are slaughtered every year near Denmark in a 1,200-year-tradition called the Grind. Banned in most European countries and the U.S., cockfighting still takes place in Bali to appease evil spirits. Taboo: Spilling Blood takes viewers on a trip to experience animal bloodletting traditions.

Épisode 15 - Sex

8 décembre 2008

A look at how love and sex are expressed in different societies. Included: swingers in Australia; a Chinese ethnic group that encourages sexual boldness.

Épisode 1 - Prostitution

17 janvier 2010

Profiling sex workers in Bangladesh, Sydney, the Czech Republic, the Netherlands and Washington, D.C.

Épisode 2 - Fat

20 janvier 2010

In much of the West thin is beautiful, and fat is taboo. But a new health epidemic is sweeping the planet: obesity. We follow the story of Alan, who at 650 pounds is imprisoned in his own bedroom. In Mauritania mothers risk the health of their daughters by force-feeding them to fatten them for marriage. In the U.S.A., Deidra, a 450 pound model is fat, proud and happy. And 24 “plus size” women push the ideals of beauty when they compete in the Miss Plus America Pageant.

Épisode 3 - Misfits

27 janvier 2010

Misfits are people who live outside of their cultural norms. Some are born into that situation, while others seek it. Meet Dave, an Australian man convinced his right leg didn't belong on his body, so he deliberately froze it beyond recovery, forcing doctors to amputate. In Bangladesh, river nomads make their living with snake charming and traditional healing. Viewed as sorcerers and sham artists by many, they are shunned and often not welcome on land.

Épisode 4 - Narcotics

3 février 2010

Throughout human history, narcotics have been used as medicine and for pleasure, but those who use them can be stigmatized. When drug use is legal or accepted, is it still taboo? More than a century ago, Queen Victoria is said to have used marijuana to alleviate cramps. Today, patients in California are smoking it to relieve pain and other chronic symptoms. Deep in the Brazilian Amazon, a congregation gathers to drink a powerful hallucinogenic drug. Even children participate in the ritual.

Épisode 5 - Strange Love

10 février 2010

Human relationships can bring safety, security and love - but sometimes they can also be taboo. Witness a real-life "Lars and the Real Girl" relationship, when a man in the United States falls in love with a sex doll. In Australia, meet a couple who stay faithful by having sex with strangers. In poverty-stricken Nepal, innocence is lost when a 7-year-old child is sold as a bride. Then, in the United Kingdom, a man defies one of his country's strictest taboos by marrying seven women.

Épisode 6 - Beyond the Grave

17 février 2010

In an effort to cope with death, we shroud it in ritual and surround it with taboos. And what one culture sees as a normal way to deal with the dead, for another might be forbidden. In Nepal, a body is burned beside a sacred river. In America, a corpse is beautified for an open casket funeral. In Germany, human bodies are sometimes put on public display.

Épisode 1 - Beauty

2 mai 2011

In a youth-obsessed Western culture, some feel the need to obsessively diet, exercise and partake of beauty treatments or plastic surgery. However, some have taken these to fatal extremes. In Paris, we'll meet a young model with extreme anorexia, so fixated on her weight that at 55 pounds she died from the disease. In Texas, a woman feels the need to continually increase her breast size, all the way to a triple K cup.

Épisode 2 - Fantasy Lives

2 mai 2011

People obsessed with their fantasy lives are profiled. Included: a grown man in California pretending he's a baby; a Japanese kickboxer dressing up as animated characters in the ring; a Florida father engaging in cybersex in his spare time.

Épisode 3 - Addiction

9 mai 2011

Delve into the lives of those haunted by addiction. Meet a 15-year-old South Korean boy in rehab because he’s hooked on video games. It’s an addiction shared by millions of Koreans, even spurring the government to intervene with a specialized rehab facility. In California, a woman is addicted to anonymous sex meeting countless partners in parking lots to satisfy her insatiable appetite.

Épisode 4 - Hoarders

16 mai 2011

In every city, there are hoarders. A Florida woman shares her house with nearly 400 pigs, as they continue to multiply. In Pennsylvania, a man's obsession with vinyl records has driven him to collect around two million records, with thousands more purchased every month. In England, we meet a male hoarder whose apartment is filled with clutter piled three feet high, and a female hoarder forced out of her home due to her inability to throw items away.

Épisode 5 - Prison Love

23 mai 2011

Love behind bars with some of the most dangerous criminals on earth. In Texas, an inmate in solitary confinement gets married with the help of a radio host as surrogate groom, while the prisoner listens over the radio. In California, a pregnant woman has a white wedding at the county jail, with a glass wall separating the couple as they say their vows. In Tennessee, a man serving life for murder marries a woman he met over the Internet, but the marriage has little hope of being consummated.

Épisode 6 - Forbidden Love

12 juin 2011

Love can come in many different and bizarre forms. In Washington State, we meet a man with objectum sexual, who has an emotional, romantic and often sexual attraction to his car, named Vanilla. In Germany, we'll introduce you to the founder of the Objectum Sexual International Forum, who is in a loving relationship with the Berlin Wall. And we'll meet a married couple in California whose concept of monogamy has an odd twist she works as a professional sex surrogate.

Épisode 1 - Secret Lives

3 janvier 2012

Do we really know who our co-workers, loved ones, and friends are? Maybe not as well as we think. Taboo opens a window into the lives of individuals leading a double life with surprising secrets.

Épisode 2 - Odd Couples

10 janvier 2012

Unconventional relationships are the focus. Included: a three-way marriage; a woman who dates a man nearly three times her height; a gay man who's married to a woman.

Épisode 3 - Extreme Fighting

17 janvier 2012

"Extreme Fighting" looks at different cultures' interpretations of acceptable violence.

Épisode 4 - Freaky Remedies

24 janvier 2012

Unconventional medicines are examined. Included: a treatment for asthma that entails swallowing a whole, live animal.

Épisode 1 - Living with the Dead

17 juin 2012

Though many people are disturbed by the sight of dead bodies, there are those who deal with death as a matter of course—for occupational, cultural, and sometimes questionable reasons.

Épisode 2 - Strange Behavior

24 juin 2012

People with uncontrollable medical conditions share their stories. Included: a father whose Tourette's syndrome makes him an outcast; a 17-year-old stigmatized by self-harm.

Épisode 3 - Booze

1 juillet 2012

It's mankind's oldest intoxicant. But alcohol is also the drug that kills more people than any other. From Labor Day weekend parties in Arizona to binge-drinking resorts in Spain, alcohol shapes the lives of those who drink it in ways that can be heart-breaking and deadly.

Épisode 4 - Teen Sex

8 juillet 2012

Whether we like it or not, teenagers are having sex. How their families – and their societies – deal with the sexual development of young teens, in particular, their daughters, varies wildly according to their culture and beliefs.

Épisode 5 - Extreme Collectors

15 juillet 2012

Certaines personnes ressentent le besoin d'exprimer leur personnalité à travers des collections : la nature de celles-ci peut parfois paraître bien surprenante. Viktor Wyynd possède, par exemple, une panoplie d'objets qui compte notamment des squelettes de bébés. Il affectionne tant sa collection qu'il parle à ses objets, qu'il appelle ses enfants. Quant à Herbert Chavez, qui s'est auto-proclamé le «Superman philippin», il ne s'est pas contenté de collectionner l'attirail du super-héros : il a également subi plusieurs opérations chirurgicales pour lui ressembler.

Épisode 6 - Ugly

22 juillet 2012

Qui peut définir la beauté? Apparemment, tout le monde. Même si les critères diffèrent selon les cultures, il est prouvé que les personnes considérées comme 'belles' ont droit à tous les privilèges, alors que les 'moches' sont mises à l'écart. Cet épisode de Taboo se penche sur trois cas. Au Texas, un homme perd son visage dans un grave accident et doit alors vivre sans ses yeux, son nez et son identité. En Caroline du Nord, un jeune garçon présente une importante difformité à cause d'une maladie génétique rare. Il grandit en apprenant à ignorer le regard et la cruauté des autres. Enfin, à Londres, une agence de mannequinat cherche à supprimer le côté péjoratif du terme 'laid'. Ainsi, tous ses mannequins diffèrent des standards de beauté auxquels on peut s'attendre...

Épisode 7 - Nasty Jobs

29 juillet 2012

Traditions, rituels et interdits, la série tabou explore nos differences avec finesse et respect. Certaines professions repoussent les limites des capacités humaines si loin qu'il peut nous sembler impensable de les pratiquer.

Épisode 8 - Weird Weddings

5 août 2012

Nontraditional weddings; a naked wedding in Jamaica; dog wedding; a young man kidnaps his bride.

Épisode 9 - Strange Passions

19 août 2012

L'amour n'est pas que romance et roses. Dez Nichols se décrit comme un guérisseur sexuel. Sur une île reculée de Nouvelle-Zélande, il anime des ateliers interactifs dont les participants sont encouragés à partager le corps de chacun. En Arkansas, Dave, un professeur de piano, entretient un véritable amour fétichiste pour les ballons. Il en possède plus de 65 000, auxquels il porte une véritable affection. Il les enlace et les glisse sous ses pulls. Enfin, Andrew Wong, un Australien de 40 ans toujours vierge, est fatigué de se sentir comme un marginal.

Épisode 10 - U.S. of Alcohol

2 septembre 2012

Examining the devastating effects of alcohol abuse.

Épisode 11 - Extreme Bodies

23 septembre 2012

Dans l'Ouest des Etats-Unis, beaucoup pratiquent la modification corporelle en se perçant les oreilles ou en se mettant des implants mammaires. Mais lorsque certains pousse à l'extrême cette modification, ils provoquent la peur et l'incrédulité. Prenons comme exemple, les femmes les plus percées du monde : Elaine Davidson avec ses plus de 8000 piercings, Mary Jose Cristerna et ses implants cornes, ses dents pointues et ses tatouages sur le corps. Mais il y a aussi les femmes culturistes, adorées par certains hommes pour leur force et leur physique ou bien les Japonais qui s'injectent une solution saline dans le front pour recréer la forme d'un bagel... Tabous ou pas tabous ?

Épisode 12 - Changing Gender

30 septembre 2012

Le genre a des contours de plus en plus flous. Le sexe biologique et l'identité de genre peuvent être en parfaite opposition. Mariés depuis plusieurs années, Ashley et Tony sont heureux dans leur couple, et en paix avec eux-mêmes. Quand ils se sont rencontrés, Ashley était un homme, et Tony, une femme. Quant à Blian, un homme athlétique et viril, il était, il y a quelques années, une femme. Découverte de l'histoire de ces personnes nées avec un sexe en conflit total avec leur identité.

Épisode 13 - Weird Collections

2 octobre 2012

People who take collecting into bizarre territories.

Épisode 14 - Private Passions

9 octobre 2012

Si vivre à deux est presque un besoin naturel pour l'homme, tous les couples ne se ressemblent pas. Erias, écrivain free-lance, promène son chien lorsque sa petite amie, travailleuse du sexe, a de la compagnie. Matt et Casey, eux, partagent le fétiche du zentai, des combinaisons recouvrant le corps dans son intégralité.

Épisode 15 - Old Enough?

16 octobre 2012

Challenging the perceptions of what it means to be a child; a teenage girl who wants to become a male; a 9-year-old who drives race cars; Nepal girls who are worshiped as living goddesses.

Épisode 16 - Strange Syndromes

23 octobre 2012

Alors que certaines personnes peuvent manger des quantités impressionnantes de nourriture de mauvaise qualité sans grossir, d'autres souffrent de surpoids.

Épisode 17 - Bizarre Burials

30 octobre 2012

The various ways that societies commemorate their loved ones' passing.

Épisode 18 - Devils and Demons

19 novembre 2012

De nombreuses cultures à travers le monde croient en des esprits démoniaques qui pourraient prendre possession du corps de certaines personnes.

Épisode 1 - Secret Passions

4 juin 2013

The Season 9 premiere includes reports of a Pittsburgh man who believes he's a dog, a pair of Satanists in California and a dominatrix who trains ponies.

Épisode 2 - Strange Bonds

11 juin 2013

Épisode 3 - Odd Jobs

18 juin 2013

Épisode 4 - Forever Young

25 juin 2013

Épisode 5 - Strange Obsessions

2 juillet 2013

Épisode 6 - Inked, Pierced & Hooked

9 juillet 2013

Épisode 7 - Extreme Obesity

16 juillet 2013

Épisode 8 - Strange Medicine

23 juillet 2013

In America, it is not uncommon to turn to the knife for aesthetic improvements.

Épisode 9 - Body Shock

30 juillet 2013

American society places great value on physical beauty and those who achieve a firm and fit body. In Hollywood, Fla., Rajee is a transgender woman who took part in black market plastic surgery. In Massachusetts, Moustafa ("Mo") is known as the real-life Popeye; he has an obsession with growing his biceps. In Texas, Patrice has a condition that causes her to have severe reactions to chemicals, which forces her to wear a mask in public.

Épisode 10 - Home Strange Home

6 août 2013

In Florida, a man known as Dada 5000 is the self-proclaimed “King of the Ghetto.” Living in one of the most poverty-stricken and crime-ridden areas in America, he has turned his backyard into a savage fight club, and his bare-fisted business into an opportunity for glory and for survival. In Las Vegas, 500 miles of flood tunnels provide shelter for many of the Nevada homeless. These tunnel dwellers constantly face crime, violence and even the risk of deadly floodwaters.

Épisode 11 - Strange Medicine

17 décembre 2013

In America, it is not uncommon to turn to the knife for aesthetic improvements.

Épisode 12 - Ritualized

5 décembre 2014

Different rituals from around the globe are profiled. Included: Body scarring in Papua New Guinea; spiritual healing in Venezuela; and yam harvesting in the South Pacific.

Épisode 13 - New Shades of Sex

5 décembre 2014

Different approaches to sexual relationships are examined. Included: silicone doll; sex surrogate; online brothel.

Épisode 14 - Express Your Body

5 décembre 2014

A look at body modification. Included: tattooed lady; thin waist; buttock implant; leg-lengthening procedure.

Épisode 15 - Bizarre Passions

24 juillet 2016

Bizarre Passions reveals the far reaches of some people’s definition of sex and love, including a vampire couple and a man who has sexual feelings for his car.

Épisode 16 - Sexpectations

31 juillet 2016

Sexpectations takes an intimate look at the different ways people handle sexual expectations, including swingers and a couple separated by a jail sentence.