Miami Ink

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Miami Ink
Format Reality television
Starring Ami James
Chris Núñez
Chris Garver
Darren Brass
Yoji Harada
Kat Von D(Seasons 1-2)
Country of origin Flag of the United States United States
No. of seasons 5
No. of episodes 87
Production
Executive
producer(s)		 Charlie Corwin
Clara Markowitz
Jamie Shutz
Directed by David Roma
Running time 60 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel TLC
Picture format PDTV
Original run 2005 – present
Chronology
Related shows LA Ink
London Ink
External links
Official website
IMDb profile

Miami Ink is a reality show on TLC that follows the events that take place at Love Hate, a tattoo shop in Miami Beach, Florida. The show premiered in July 2005 and entered its third season on June 12, 2007. The fourth season was aired April 24, 2008, with a new shop and some new blood.

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[edit] History

The shop which is actually called "Love Hate" (this is the Bar that Ami James and Chris Nunez own) is co-owned by tattoo artists Ami James and Chris Núñez, and also features artists Chris Garver, Darren Brass, and Yoji Harada. Californian artists James Hamilton, Luke Wessman, Mikey Slater,and JMorgwn Pennypacker and 2 floor managers Guy Sahar and Lee Rodriguez joined the shop during the first season while Brass had an injured arm. Kat Von D became a full time crew member for two seasons, after which she returned to Los Angeles and landed her own Miami Ink spin-off entitled LA Ink which premiered in August 2007. Another spin-off, London Ink began on Discovery Real Time in the UK in September 2007.[1]

Each episode features a number of customers along with their backstories and motivations for choosing their tattoos. There is also some focus on the personal lives of the artists. Most of the episodes are narrated by James, with Nuñez occasionally filling in. The main musical theme for the show is "Funky Kingston" by Toots and the Maytals. The show has on occasion featured the personalities from other TLC shows such as American Chopper.

The artists on the show are only present at the shop during tapings. In order to be tattooed by these artists, customers must apply on TLC.com [2].

[edit] International screenings

Miami Ink is currently shown in the UK on Discovery Real Time channel twice a day and on DMAX once per day. In Asia, Australia, New Zealand and Poland Miami Ink airs on Discovery Travel and Living. It also airs in Norway, Sweden, on TV6 and Discovery Channel, Denmark on Discovery Channel, in Latin America, Spain and Portugal on People & Arts, in Germany on DMAX and in Finland on Discovery Finland and JIM. In France and Italy, it airs on Discovery Real Time.

The DVD version of the series has been produced with each season named a collection. There are 5 collections available as of 2008.

[edit] Celebrity customers

The following celebrities have appeared on Miami Ink:

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ Discovery Real Time - London Ink.
  2. ^ TLC :: Miami Ink :: Be a Part of Miami Ink!