truTV's viewers are violent, blithering idiots

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"When the stories are real, the effect is actual." That's the tagline for truTV's debut campaign from Mother in New York. It's probably best not to analyze the wording too deeply. Per press materials, the work targets "younger men who love real-life programming that immerses them in worlds they can't normally experience." In the spot above, that includes blows to the face, chest and other regions—experiences that guys have had, if they have brothers or any male friends.

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