Glendale Life is an Armenian-American reality television series that aired on USArmenia TV. The series follows a group of Armenian friends living in Glendale, California and the surrounding communities of Los Angeles. The first season starred Anna Victoria "AV" DerParseghian, Lucy Samuelian, Veha Tarious, Arabo (Elcid) Sarkisian, Arman Mardigian, Lola Sarkisyan, Edgar Rostomyan, and Nadia (Nadejda) Hovhannisyan. The show received some backlash from members of the Armenian community for allegedly stereotyping.[1]
| Glendale Life | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Reality |
| Starring |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original languages | English Armenian |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 75 |
| Production | |
| Camera setup | Multiple |
| Running time | 25 to 45 minutes |
| Production company | USArmenia TV |
| Original release | |
| Network | USArmenia TV |
| Release | September 15, 2014 – 2015 |
Season one premiered on September 15, 2014, and ended on December 29, with the 2 reunion episodes airing on December 30, and 31, respectively. Season two premiered on March 2, 2015, and returned with AV Anna Victoria, Lucy and Veha. The departing Arabo, Arman, Edgar, Lola and Nadia were replaced by cast members Lousine Pogosian and Shprot "Ani" Tovmasyan.[2] Beginning in episode 13, Shprot was mysteriously removed from the show and replaced with recurring stars, Luna Vagarshakian and Jacqueline Nerguizian.
Cast history
edit| Cast | Seasons | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | ||||
| Current main | |||||
| Anna Victoria "AV" DerParseghian | Main | ||||
| Lucy Samuelian | Main | ||||
| Veha Tarious | Main | ||||
| Lousine Pogosian | Main | ||||
| Luna Vagarshakian | Main | ||||
| Jacqueline Nerguizian | Main | ||||
| Former main | |||||
| Nadia Hovhannisyan | Main | Guest | |||
| Arabo Sarkisian | Main | Guest | |||
| Lola Sarkisyan | Main | ||||
| Arman Mardigian | Main | ||||
| Edgar Rostomyan | Main | ||||
| Shprot Tovmasyan | Main | ||||
| Friends | |||||
| Khatchig Arabian | Friend | ||||
| Azature Pogosian | Friend | ||||
| Andraniq Pogosian | Friend | ||||
See also
edit- History of the Armenian Americans in Los Angeles
- Television in Armenia
- Shahs of Sunset, an Iranian-American reality television series with a similar concept, which has received backlash from the Iranian community for stereotyping
References
edit- ^ "Critics Slam "Glendale Life" Reality Show For Perpetuating Armenian Stereotypes". NBC Los Angeles. May 29, 2014. Retrieved October 26, 2014.
- ^ "Season 2 coming soon". Glendale Life Instagram page. Retrieved February 26, 2014.