Scrappers

Spike TV, that testosterone-soaked network for guys that brings us shows full of grit, anger and sweat, has a new one, that may, for a change, have some redeeming social value. Scrappers (tagline -- "Grab Life by the Junk"), which premiers Tuesday, August 2nd at 10PM EST, is a sort-of-documentary about three competing scrap crews who work the mean streets of Brooklyn, NY -- Frankie and his boys, Sal and his crew, and Dino & Minnio.

The show follows them around the streets as they look to haul away scrap metal and take it to scrap yards in order to earn a decent day's wage. This is not a Sotheby's art auction folks! This is an engaging, gritty portrait of the bottom of the reconomy, where you're more likely to get tetanus than you are a piece of modern art. What it also shows, though, is how the 3 R's of the reconomy -- recycling, repurposing and reselling are entering the mainstream of the public imagination.

You may not want to be a scrapper yourself, but that doesn't mean that you can't learn a few tricks from them, and have a few laughs with them, as you watch this compelling new series. Check it out in advance at:

http://www.spike.com/show/38515