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Flying Wild Alaska...new show
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andersel
Charter Member 2014
I , too, am looking forward to seeing this program. As a long time Alaskan I think it’s great that Alaska based/themed TV shows are being made and I hope this is a good one. Unfortunately, to date, most of the stuff that has been released (Alaska State Troopers, Deadliest Catch, Ice Road Truckers, Sarah [cough, retch] Palin‘s Alaska, etc.) has had very little to do with real life in the 49<SUP>th</SUP> state. Let’s all look forward to this one breaking that mold. Stay warm. LA
mfitch
Charter Member 2015
Yes, I hope it is better than those as well. I have seen episodes of two and skipped the others. Curiously I do know people who like Deadliest Catch including an Alaskan native friend who once worked on fishing boats (not crab).
Railrunner130
Charter Member
This is the show we've been waiting for!!
Bushpounder
SOH-CM-2024
He, he, he! "Iceberg Truckers are pussies!" LOL! This will be a GOOD show!
Don
Don
TeaSea
SOH-CM-2014
As a former Alaskan (who now lives in Florida -- married a Key Wester....it happens) I absolutely agree, and am looking forward to this one!
luckydog
Charter Member 2014
So let me get this straight.............
dealing with potentially dangerous, intoxicated locals is a fairy tale.........
the dangers and miserable conditions of commercial fishing are greatly exaggerated........
driving behemoths on ice and thru snow is a "snap".........
and Sarah's (cough, retch) hunting, camping, fishing is only done by eccentrics ???
Wow!! I feel really let down......like when my parents told me there was no Santa Claus when I was 21.
Railrunner130
Charter Member
I've been to Alaska twice. Those two visits were drastically different from each other. Everyone has different views of it, primarily because it is so huge and so many things happen there. IRT is one piece of it, Deadliest Catch is another, Gold Rush is yet another and I think this will be a show that sort of ties the pieces together.
andersel
Charter Member 2014
Hey luckydog
I was talking about so-called reality TV. I have nothing but respect and admiration for the people that actually do these jobs. I know, or have known in the past, any number of people who do them every day/week/month/year. But if you look up reality TV in the dictionary it says: "See Fiction". These shows are not meant to portray reality. They are meant to make money for thier advertisers. I do not insist that everyone ought to believe what I believe or think what I think. But the he facts, as I see them, remain evident. And if they are not, to you, the same facts then more power to you. I agree with your opinion, too. LA :salute:
I was talking about so-called reality TV. I have nothing but respect and admiration for the people that actually do these jobs. I know, or have known in the past, any number of people who do them every day/week/month/year. But if you look up reality TV in the dictionary it says: "See Fiction". These shows are not meant to portray reality. They are meant to make money for thier advertisers. I do not insist that everyone ought to believe what I believe or think what I think. But the he facts, as I see them, remain evident. And if they are not, to you, the same facts then more power to you. I agree with your opinion, too. LA :salute:
luckydog
Charter Member 2014
The shows you listed are called "ACTUALITY" programs......
"REALITY" shows have:
..a prize
..a definite end date
..eliminations
..physical/mental contests or games.
"ACTUALITY" shows have:
.. real people in real situations (Sarah Palin hunting, fishing, camping etc)
.. true crime and investigations ( Alaskan State troopers ).. an unusual, dangerous or interesting business ( Dangerous Catch, Ice Road Truckers )
.. or are narrated with interviews
I try to avoid "reality" whenever I can......
LD
This ought to be a good series.
No disrespect Luckydog. I sense a calloused humor. If you been there and lived it, don't blame ya. IceRoad Truckers pussies?.......HAHA!! Crabbers=whimps?
Relative to all who live in those extremes, it's a hardened way of life. And the word numb doesn't mean cold.
No disrespect Luckydog. I sense a calloused humor. If you been there and lived it, don't blame ya. IceRoad Truckers pussies?.......HAHA!! Crabbers=whimps?
Relative to all who live in those extremes, it's a hardened way of life. And the word numb doesn't mean cold.
Thanks for the HU! I guess they changed the date. The show will premier the 14th of Jan @ 9pm on Discovery.
Eastern and but also Pacific. They usually schedule both times zones like that