I Am Jazz

2015
I Am Jazz

Seasons & Episodes

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EP1 A Night at the Selfie Museum Jan 24, 2023

After taking a leave of absence from Harvard, Jazz struggles with her mental health and the 100-lb weight gain from her binge eating disorder. With the support of her family, Jazz sets her sights on getting readmitted to school and getting healthy.

EP2 Mommy Dearest Jan 31, 2023

Jazz asserts her freedom after her mom crashes the after-party, but when she locks in a date with a new suitor amid a hailstorm of transphobia, her world comes crashing down around her, and there's only one person she wants.

EP3 Boots Are Made for Walkin' Feb 07, 2023

Following Jazz's meltdown, Jeanette outsources help but gets disturbing feedback. Meanwhile, Jazz goes on her first date in four years. Nervous over a kiss, she tries her best to stay out of her head but struggles when a dance lesson goes awry.

EP4 Clavicles Are the new Black Feb 14, 2023

Jazz rejects Dayron's kiss, sets a date with an older man, and faces the staggering question of whether she's asexual. Just as soon as Jeanette finds a way to let her daughter go, Jazz's anxiety boils over. Meanwhile, Jaclyn and Tyler meet a trans icon.

EP5 GOAT Feb 21, 2023

Jazz and Yash conclude their first date but land on different pages. Jazz hopes attending a queer speed dating event with Jaclyn will lighten the blow. Meanwhile, Jazz starts to doubt her commitment to Harvard, but telling her parents is another story.

EP6 Back to School Feb 28, 2023

Jazz heads back to Cambridge and comes face-to-face with her newest crush: a woman! Before the sophomore gets too settled, Harvard shares news of a disturbing death threat that complicates a transgender awareness event Jazz is eager to put on.
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Released: 15 July 2015 Returning Series
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Country: United States of America
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Official Website: http://tlc.com/tv-shows/i-am-jazz/
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Meet Jazz Jennings! Jazz is a transgender teenage girl who has been living as a girl since she was in kindergarten. Parents Jeanette and Greg have spent the years finding doctors to treat their daughter, while fighting the discrimination and misconceptions associated with what it means to be transgender. But, now that Jazz is 14, she is on the brink of the biggest challenge of her life: high school.

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ginarunnion Jazz, is an annoying brat, she gets whatever she wants. I remember when in an episode, she needed to lose weight in order to get her surgery, and her brothers decided to help her lose weight, so they go and play soccer. And when Jazz decided to quit after 15 minutes, her brothers kept encouraging her to keep playing, until she threw a tantrum. Her parents aren't better either, as they make Jazz their evident favorite, and I haven't seen an episode where her parents and her brothers have actually talked for that long. The only thing keeping this piece of hot garbage getting the 1/10 that it deserves are Jazz's two brothers. They are the best part of the show, and its evident that they care deeply for Jazz, considering that they haven't stopped helping her on her path to becoming a women. So +1 star for each of them.
hottestmexu Whether Jazz is male, female, or transgender, the bottom line is that s/he is a spoiled brat. S/he gets whatever she wants whenever s/he wants by pouting, complaining, and making her parents feel guilty.The grandparents and the mother are the ones who cater to Jazz the most. The father's opinions are largely ignored or overruled. Dr. Marcie Bowers stood up to Jazz for a while, but I knew she would approve the sex reassignment surgery as she is always in it to make a buck.Jazz does not put a good face on the transgender debate.
Joseph Godfrey I want to rate this on just being a TV series and not because of my opinions about transgenders; As a weekly series I think it works really well. Set among the thousands of reality TV garbage, this show stands out. 'I Am Jazz' is a series focusing on transgender girl and her issues - Which (quite frankly) not many of us have any idea about such issues. I like to learn new things and seeing this kid grow up, has certainly given me a lot of questions, things to think about and some disagreements about parenting. But I'm learning a lot of things about other human beings I would probably never met in my day to day and that's enjoyable to me.I started watching during Season 3. Most of Season 3 has been about the vaginoplasty Jazz wants. It got kind of gross hearing about colons & terrible smells and I really didn't need to know Jazz had a micro-penis. But at any rate, I have some catching up to do. I believe Jazz was diagnosed with a gender identity disorder at 3 or 4 years of age. Which was the first thing I was curious about ...How do we diagnose a child with "any" type of identity disorder when that child is still developing? Here's my brain at work: Should it matter if a boy has feminine tendencies or that a girl has a masculine behavior ... Are we so backwards that we need to create medical explanations for a boy who enjoys things more commonly accepted as girly? I grew up with a gigantic curiosity about the universe and I basically lived in my own thoughts for the first 10 years of my life just pondering, drawing & writing. I never watched sports on TV, I still don't - I'd rather go play basketball than be a spectator. My Dad would take me to NASCAR events (to bond with his weird son) and frankly it's a lot of standing around waiting for someone to crash. I remember bullies would come out of nowhere to fight me and all it did was leave me confused. I didn't know how to react, but apparently "deep-thoughts are for girls". My close friends thought I was gay and I wondered the same thing.EVENTUALLY; Somewhere in my teens I started to figure out who I was. I had plenty of alone time and became an artist because of that. I was 16 years old and my body changed, my face grew hair and my boyish little round face disappeared. I learned other teens were afraid of my appearance and girls especially were intimidated. I attracted the wrong type of friends & girlfriends for a long time; I dated promiscuous women and had dumb guy friends. Mostly people who loved drama & fighting, and I can't stand drama-seekers.When I think about 3/4 year old Jazz and compare it to 3/4 year old me. I'm not even trying to say that Jazz isn't a transgender, but I watched her turn 16 and it was age 16 when I started to understand who I was. I believe a 3/4 year old child can't make such decisions. I could have missed whichever episode explained this better, but from what I've seen a child wanted to be a girl and the parents chemically neutered their little boy so he could become a she - or ze.This is why I wanted to rate this show as just being a TV show. I imagine there are people (like me) who will disagree with one thing or another. I know there are hateful people that will prejudge this family and give one star out of hatred. But I want to see how this tale plays out. This is a loving family with an issue that is simply different and I'm much more interested in understanding 'I Am Jazz' than I am with defending my beliefs.
atlasmb This reality show is about the lives of Jazz Jennings and her family. Since Jazz is transgender and an activist for the transgender "community", it is difficult to review this show without reviewing Jazz herself and the politics of gender identity. But I shall primarily try to discuss the show.Though "I Am Jazz" is about the Jennings family, Jazz is the star of the show. She is intelligent, beautiful, and possesses a keen sense of humor. She is also blessed to be surrounded by a closely-knit family that is very loving.I think she is also lucky that she self-identified as male at a very early age, making her journey of self-discovery easier than it is for many who assert their true gender identities after puberty.However, her life is anything but easy. First, she must cope with some people who go out of their ways to actively deride her and her life choices, as if they have a stake in the matter. There is a word for those seek to control or undermine the personal choices that individuals make--bullies.Secondly, transgenderism is a complex issue, so it is not easy to navigate. Jazz herself admitted she does not yet know her sexual orientation. So imagine how difficult it is for outsiders to understand the "rules" or processes that sexually dysmorphic individuals must discover for themselves.Jazz is a very understanding person, but she has displayed a tendency to stereotype senior citizens. That is my one criticism of this exceptional young woman. Actually, older Americans and the world dealt with some of these issues in the sixties and seventies. If you are not familiar with Dr. Renee Richards, her Wikipedia entry is very enlightening.As Jazz deals with the usual issue of adolescence (cliques, sexual feelings, physical attraction, high school, hormones), she is also dealing with the psychological and medical issues that surround gender identity. This makes the show extremely interesting. There is so much to be learned about genetic programming (genotype), body type (phenotype), gender identity, and sexual orientation, which are four different things.In the show, Jazz is very forthcoming, very frank, and very authentic. She provides a window into the often confusing subject of transgenderism. The show feels very organic, not overly produced. The family dynamics are familiar; they have issues and situations to deal with, like all families. We see a family member that needs more attention. Jazz's mother feels abandonment when a child leaves home for college.This is an unscripted show where no one knows the final act. It is both entertaining and educational to watch as Jazz discovers the best path through a minefield of personal and social obstacles.