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Alone again.
Pappy:
Agree completely.Really didn't enjoy it as much this year and last, seemed last year they could do what every it took to get by as it should be on a challenge like that. :)
Pappy
Marc St Louis:
I also agree. I've also noticed that some contestants are dropped off in more "favorable" locations than others
Mesophilic:
I'd really like to see them change up the scenery like on Naked and Afraid. Tropical island would be fun, maybe parts of Africa, but I'd really like to see a season done in my home turf of the desert southwest. It would be interesting to see what 10 items people bring to different locations and how they utilize different resources.
WhistlingBadger:
I'm really glad Clay won. I figured he had it from the beginning, when everyone else was all upset and traumatized by the bears, but he sees a lion and thinks it's just awesome, then tracks a griz to try and get some good video, and laughs about it when he gets charged. (lol) That made me happy.
Teresa had great skills, especially her house-building and food gathering, but just couldn't get lucky with the fish. I give Biko full points for great attitude and sand, but he just didn't have the skills. (I'm not judging--I wouldn't have the skills either) The only reason he lasted so long is he had the most fat to burn.
Clay just seemed comfortable in the wilderness in a way that most of the others didn't. I think that if the hunting had been a bit better and his family could have joined him, he'd have been content to stay there all winter.
I completely agree that this was a really stupid location. I got kind of mad when Clay said he wasn't allowed to kill that fisher that almost ruined everything for him. What the heck? If you're going to put people in a survival situation where they have to rely on their skills to stay warm and fed, for crying out loud put them in a place where they can kill game animals and fur-bearers! The arctic season was a lot more enjoyable, and it seems to have come down a lot more to skills (and a bit of luck). This season it was just who could starve the longest. Kind of depressing.
Did you guys check out Clay's vid of his homecoming? Kind of a tear-jerker. Dang forest fire smoke...
GlisGlis:
Just ended watching the season
overall a good entertainment with some remark
As other noted in this season there were too many situations where hunting or fishing limitations were evident and strident with the spirit of the challenge.
Also while big predators sure rise the level of the show, they are a little too big random and unfair element in a contest in my opinion.
Should you stumble in an aggressive bear in your first days you would have no chance to safely deal with it.
For this reason I dont like too much the idea of very dense bears populated area (not to speak of naked and afraid africa locations)-
Dont get me wrong, I dont say they should be deployed in a city park. I wont select on purpose heavy populated grizzly bears areas.
Another thing I'd really like is to see more of the footage discarded in the video editing. I bet other would love it, Even pretty boring stuff could be interesting and shed light on the participant character.
And in a digital era this could be very easy to do and maybe even profitable for history channel
just a curiosity. there are scenes with a man moving in the woods with a rifle. do you know what was about?
Apparently history channel is accepting applications for season 9 so more to come. :OK
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