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Taxicab Confessions

American TV series (1995–2006)

Summary

American TV series (1995–2006)

Field	Value
image
genre	Reality
director	Harry Gantz
Joe Gantz
country	United States
num_seasons	11
num_episodes	19
executive_producer	Sheila Nevins
producer	Harry Gantz
Joe Gantz
John Hoffman
editor	Aaron I. Butler
location	Las Vegas
New York City
cinematography	Mitchell Wagenberg
Joe Gantz
channel	HBO
first_aired
last_aired

Joe Gantz Joe Gantz John Hoffman New York City Joe Gantz

Taxicab Confessions is a television series of hidden camera documentaries that aired on HBO from 1995 through 2006.

When passengers enter the cab, they are recorded with several small cameras hidden in the taxi. The producer prompts passengers into discussing their past and/or present circumstances. This has led some participants to reflect on their life, recalling extreme tragedies or triumphs. Much is verbally or visually graphic, including explicit sex talk and sex acts performed in the back seat. At the end of the taxi ride, passengers are asked to sign waivers allowing the hidden camera footage to be used on the program, and footage of this revelation is sometimes seen during the closing credits.

Separating the segments are short video montages showing life in the city, incorporating quick cuts of club interiors, flashing neon signage, strippers and the homeless, along with the series theme music, "Over the Rainbow" by Me First and the Gimme Gimmes.

The series originated in New York, moved to Las Vegas, and then returned to New York.

Awards and nominations

The series is an Emmy Award winner.

The first episode won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Informational Series or Special in 1995. The show was also nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Non-Fiction Program (Reality) in 2001 and 2002.

References

Smith, C. Brian. (14 November 2018). "An Oral History of 'Taxicab Confessions'".
Reid, Joe. (August 29, 2018). "HBO's 'Taxicab Confessions' Was The Most Informative Drunken Sex-Seeking Show of Its Time".
Lloyd, Robert. (January 30, 2005). "Fares of the heart". [[Los Angeles Times]].
Neilan, Dan. (November 14, 2018). "Taxicab Confessions was initially more about heart than salaciousness".

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