Post apoc survival show on Discovery
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Just watched the first 2 episodes last night and I enjoyed it, I was a bit put off with how people behaved in the beginning and the nagging feeling that "reality" shows are seldom that but overall it's entertaining.
I kind of wish they would drop the "this is an educational experiment" there's no evidence that leather clad biker gangs form after a disaster. They should just do the show because it's a cool idea (and introduce roving bands of mutants)
I did learn you can bake wood to create fuel, how cool is that!? (apparently people did this during WW2 when gasoline supplies where short)
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I also like the style of the commercials
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I kind of wish they would drop the "this is an educational experiment" there's no evidence that leather clad biker gangs form after a disaster. They should just do the show because it's a cool idea (and introduce roving bands of mutants)
I did learn you can bake wood to create fuel, how cool is that!? (apparently people did this during WW2 when gasoline supplies where short)
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Hv4ADUr-0E[/ame]I also like the style of the commercials
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZFAHRkcI5c[/ame]
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EDIT: Here's Episode 1 http://dsc.discovery.com/videos/the-colony-arrival-and-survival-full-episode.html
I'm holding out hope that they secretly have a second band of 'survivors' at the opposite end of the turf that no one else knows about so we can see some gang wars. That'd be an interesting shock to the current team.
http://dsc.discovery.com/videos/the-colony-arrival-and-survival-full-episode.html
It basically looks at what would happen to the world if all human suddenly disappeared, such as how nature would take over, how long structures would remain etc.
So I watched the first episode. I liked it but it does seem pretty staged. A tiny bit like Walking Dead but without the tension, humor, or zombies...
- They seem to jump into character pretty quick.
- They seem to get dirty and disheveled kind of quick too, especially the second group that shows up. All except the bigger guy who dresses impeccably well. Probably a source of contention for future episodes.
- I was a little surprised no one tried to encouraged Mr improvised sock guy to stop waste precious resources like duct tape on trivial things like make shift socks.
- Wow 20 batteries, and all the brand new hardware to daisy chain em... they should have had to scavenge for the connections...
- The "I've done hard time" guy seems to be a mole. He shows up and asks "have you found any food yet, what about supplies?" Almost like he was the guy planting the stuff around.
- The drain pipe looked pretty new, it looks like a price sticker is still on the section they point at. Planted? Humm think so.
- They'll never make deadly defenses or really bunker down because they know its a show.
Drama aside its a pretty cool experiment.
I wonder if they'll ever consider the camera crew as a possible food source...
I've seen both episodes and it is great so far but all I have to say is that that Mike guy really needs to be put in his place. The way he acts really annoys the fuck out of me. In the second episode when they are making the fuel from wood (very cool) the Mike guy comes out and says "Don't light this, it's a bomb. This is deadly." Then when they finally shoo him away he goes on to say "I'm gonna let them fail. I'm not gonna save them." Now although it didn't work, it wasn't a bomb either.
At this same time, Mike and another guy were building a generator from an engine (from power washer) and a pulley system. Now this guy acts like he knows everything but guess who's project was successfully finished first? That's right, the fuel project.
Another thing that really pissed me off was when he said "Oh, they have PhD's and artsy fartsy degrees but does that make them better at surviving in a situation like this?" Well without them, who would have made fuel out of FUCKING WOOD for you to run the generator to charge the batteries? They also did a bunch of other shit he never would have figured out on his own. Also whenever the bikers come to the door and do whatever, he won't go outside or do anything, but once they leave, he's the toughest motherfucker that ever lived.
Anyone who has watched both episodes, what do you think about this guy? I know it's fake but I feel there is never ANY reason to act like this guy. He just makes it harder for everyone else.
Alright, I'm done
I hate reality tv, but this actually looks awesome. educated people working together in creative ways? that might actually have some substance behind it! it's a far cry from watching some spoiled cunt wine about her bloody vagina.
This.....this is a quote right here.
Hahaha right. And our FPS skillz will make us elite soldiers.
This show blows...