Anyone else start watching this new reality show? There was nothing on yesterday I was interested in so I watched the first two episodes. I enjoyed it.
Twelve “survivalists”—yes I use this term lightly—are plucked from small-town American and shipped off to a forested lake somewhere in British Columbia. They must stay there as long as possible, and the last one to remain wins $250,000. Producers have affixed dozens of surveillance cameras to the trees, rocks, and stumps in the area so we can spy on the 12 as they go about their business of building shelter, procuring food, going to the bathroom, and screaming into the void.
But here’s the real twist. A short distance away, producers have erected a TV studio, and each survivalist’s family members are stationed there, where they watch the action unfold 24 hours a day. At random points throughout the show, the family members are able to pack up survival gear—knives, cans of beans, bear spray—which are then delivered via flying drone to their loved one.
I won’t spoil the show, other than to say that this single rule creates the tension at the heart of Extracted. Contestants beg to be removed, but their loved ones don’t always comply.
www.outsideonline.com
Twelve “survivalists”—yes I use this term lightly—are plucked from small-town American and shipped off to a forested lake somewhere in British Columbia. They must stay there as long as possible, and the last one to remain wins $250,000. Producers have affixed dozens of surveillance cameras to the trees, rocks, and stumps in the area so we can spy on the 12 as they go about their business of building shelter, procuring food, going to the bathroom, and screaming into the void.
But here’s the real twist. A short distance away, producers have erected a TV studio, and each survivalist’s family members are stationed there, where they watch the action unfold 24 hours a day. At random points throughout the show, the family members are able to pack up survival gear—knives, cans of beans, bear spray—which are then delivered via flying drone to their loved one.
I won’t spoil the show, other than to say that this single rule creates the tension at the heart of Extracted. Contestants beg to be removed, but their loved ones don’t always comply.
Fox’s New Survival Show ‘Extracted’ Has a Sinister Twist
The show pits 12 novice survivalists against each other in a test to win $250,000. But their families are also part of the game.
www.outsideonline.com
