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<blockquote data-quote="Glocktogo" data-source="post: 2774469" data-attributes="member: 1132"><p>I watched the first two seasons of Survivor, then I swore off reality TV.</p><p></p><p>But... I've returned to the fold slightly with the introduction of Naked and Afraid on Discovery. Put aside the "naked" part for a minute. They drop a man and a woman in some of the most remote and inhospitable places on earth one could survive without cold weather gear. </p><p></p><p>They have to survive for 21 days with nothing but a fire starter and one survival item per person (in season one, they didn't automatically get a fire starter). They get REALLY cold, and really hot. They get eaten alive by bugs. They get dehydrated and they starve. They get hurt. Sometimes they get medevac'd out. For a 21 day stint, some of them will lose over 30 pounds. Some of them get diseases that require extended treatment after the show. They frequently look REALLY bad when they finish 21 days. Not all of them make it.</p><p></p><p>I can't stand contrived drama. There is drama on N&A, but it absolutely doesn't feel contrived. Cold, wet, naked and starving, you can tell the emotions get out of hand from time to time. It's interesting to watch the team dynamic (or lack thereof) between two strangers in a survival situation. Sometimes they recover, sometimes they don't. "winning" anything is never mentioned. If you make it the full 21 days, you get bragging rights.</p><p></p><p>On one episode, neither of the pair made it past a few days. They "tapped out" and went home. To fill the rest of the show, they brought in two former survivalists to finish their stint, just to prove it was possible to survive in that location. </p><p></p><p>If you haven't checked it out, I highly recommend it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Glocktogo, post: 2774469, member: 1132"] I watched the first two seasons of Survivor, then I swore off reality TV. But... I've returned to the fold slightly with the introduction of Naked and Afraid on Discovery. Put aside the "naked" part for a minute. They drop a man and a woman in some of the most remote and inhospitable places on earth one could survive without cold weather gear. They have to survive for 21 days with nothing but a fire starter and one survival item per person (in season one, they didn't automatically get a fire starter). They get REALLY cold, and really hot. They get eaten alive by bugs. They get dehydrated and they starve. They get hurt. Sometimes they get medevac'd out. For a 21 day stint, some of them will lose over 30 pounds. Some of them get diseases that require extended treatment after the show. They frequently look REALLY bad when they finish 21 days. Not all of them make it. I can't stand contrived drama. There is drama on N&A, but it absolutely doesn't feel contrived. Cold, wet, naked and starving, you can tell the emotions get out of hand from time to time. It's interesting to watch the team dynamic (or lack thereof) between two strangers in a survival situation. Sometimes they recover, sometimes they don't. "winning" anything is never mentioned. If you make it the full 21 days, you get bragging rights. On one episode, neither of the pair made it past a few days. They "tapped out" and went home. To fill the rest of the show, they brought in two former survivalists to finish their stint, just to prove it was possible to survive in that location. If you haven't checked it out, I highly recommend it. [/QUOTE]
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