everything you have heard about this movie is true.

It isn't all that great, actually. Really cheesy and very predicable of how certain scenes are gonna turn play out. However, I guess that's the charm of it all, because I would consider this one of my guilty pleasures.

All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

This reality series follows the host as he learns to do a lot of jobs that are 'dirty'. Some clearly make the participant dirty, some are revolting and some are much more scary than anything else. Regardless, the show celebrates the people who do these jobs that make our lives easier.Mike Rowe starred in this disgusting but highly enjoyable series. In fact, the show was often so disgusting that I got to thinking why I enjoyed it and why it had so many episodes. I think the key is that Rowe has a really nice TV persona. You find that you like him due to many reasons, such as his easy-going manner, his self-deprecation and his ability to make the often dull seem a lot more interesting. So, while the show occasionally was so disgusting I found myself queasy, it balanced that with a fun style and likable host--and that was the only way it could have worked. Highly watchable despite the subject matter.

I think what keeps me coming back to Dirty Jobs is the variety of people you get to meet. Every job shows a different part of the nation and the faces and personalities that go with it. Is the next worker Mike going to meet going to come off as annoyed that he's there? Are they going to be easy-going and willing to laugh with him? Are they going to be bat$%!@ crazy? (Yeah, you know the ones I'm talking about.) Secondly, is being exposed to the intricacies of employment that a lot of us don't like to think about. The unsung heroes of our nation breeding our beef, sorting our trash, and doing our research truly have an outlet to be able to pull off their masks and goggles and suits and wave hello to the rest of America. I don't even have to mention Mike Rowe is the pinnacle of interest here. I think the charming aspect is that despite how incredibly intelligent, attractive, and talented he is (Yes, Mike, I hear that operatic singing there), Mike is still willing to get down and dirty for the watchers. He's truly a symbol of entertainment, and I think we all get a sort of sick enjoyment out of his torture. His humor is two-faced with both sides being pretty funny: sometimes he will poke fun at himself at the drop of a hat, and other times he'll share a subtle lifted-eyebrow at the antics of his fellow workers, as if sharing an inside joke with us at their expense. In conclusion, if you haven't seen this show already, put your butt in that seat and turn it on. Grow an appreciation for these people and the fact that you probably don't ever have to be one of them. Oh, one more thing. Hold off on lunch until you've forgotten what you've seen.

What I love about this show is the respect that Mike has for the work and the workers. Sure, he's funny and uses pretty black humour, but even the best house of the richest person in the world has got a toilet which will overflow a mass of raw sewage if it'd not working properly. Enter Mike. He talks to the people who get in there and fix the things up, who clean up the crap. He mentions the unmentionable but he never talks down to anyone. He demonstrates the skills involved by trying to do the job himself, which though not always successful is usually funny. Some of the comments about this show say stuff like "I wouldn't want my kids to do this". Maybe so, but someone's got to do it. Maybe if more kids started their careers doing "Dirty Jobs" they might be better employees and/or employers later on because of it. And they might even discover that the good feeling you get from being good at a dirty job that no-one else wants to tackle. Being a farmer, I get to see all the crap jobs as well as the "good" jobs, and my experience is that usually, the dirtier the job, the more enjoyable the company of the people you work with. Mike Rowe has found that out too which is one of the reasons the show is so successful.

The Discovery Channel started to take a turn for the better when they added "Mythbusters" to their TV schedule. It seems, however, that they aren't done there. With "Dirty Jobs" they have another winner on their hands. Host Mike Rowe has excellent comedic timing and brings such a great atmosphere to each dirty job he encounters. On the negative side (and it's not really "negative") some of the jobs Mike attends aren't that dirty. They should've named the show, "Jobs The Majority of Us Don't Want to Do" but since most of the jobs are really dirty, "Dirty Jobs" fits the bill quite nicely.My only really worry is that he'll run of out of jobs to attend. It's really neat to see the people behind these careers and how every little thing works. The chick hatchery was especially interesting and equally funny.I really hope this show stays on for a good while and can get a following like "Mythbusters". I'll end this review with a comment from another IMDb user who had to defend the host, Mike Rowe, because some others unjustly labeled Mike as "annoying" because Mike brings humor to these jobs instead of blinding acceptance and joy for the work:User: mrp- Comment: "if he liked the jobs it wouldn't be funny hes supposed to represent the average person who's watching the show, someone who works at walmart or behind a desk, not walking with (stuff) up to their knees down in the sewer he makes it funny, hes not an employee hes a TV show host and the workers who teach him the jobs know this and I'm sure they don't get annoyed with him because of this i wouldn't watch this show if he enjoyed all the dirty jobs "