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Jezzedout
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09-07-2006
| Tuesday, August 17, 2010 - 10:26 am
In the thread "General Discussion (Various Shows)", Allietex wrote: I have been watching The Colony. It is very good. A bit more gritty than shows like Survivor. There are no challenges or prizes. These people have been thrown into a situation without any direction, to sink or swim on their own. Of course the production crew is there, but only to film. It is worth watching. The innovations and things they have come up with to survive and make their life bearable are pretty incredible. Anyone who says people today can't cope with things that our ancestors had to deal with should watch this show. I think there is hope for us yet. I'm enjoying The Colony also so thought I'd start a discussion thread for it. Hope others will join in. I wasn't aware of the show (I went "cable free" almost two years ago now) until I saw a web promo for season 2 which started recently. So as of now I've watched the first three episodes of the current season. Great show! Educational, interesting and at times riveting. Allietex, I totally agree with your comment about how incredible some of the tools and contraptions they build are. The last episode when they made the forge for metalworking... that was genius. And the week before that when they made fuel for the tractor out of the rotting pig carcasses and then rigged the tractor to run a generator... amazing! DeVille's shower was pretty cool too. Living in LA with the ever present threat of earthquakes and other natural dangers and threats to the population, I try to be prepared for emergency scenarios and just last year totally revamped my disaster supplies. The type of scenario they are depicting in The Colony is the same type of scenario I try to be prepared for -- not necessarily a pandemic, but a breakdown in the infrastructure. Watching the show makes me realize how screwed I would actually be!! LOL!! Seriously, I don't know half of what I see them do, rig, build, execute on in a given episode. I'm amazed and pleased to see the participants working well together for the most part. There's been very little arguing and bickering, and each person seems to bring some special knowledge to the table. I was happy to see George, the industrial artist, finally shut up his critics with the idea to build the forge so they can work with metal. Go George! It was also interesting when they showed each person's weightloss -- George had the greatest weightloss by a long shot at 23 pounds. Becka, the model, had only lost 2 or 3 pounds. The other men only lost 13-15 pounds each. I'm guessing it's because of all the walking George does. He's been on several scavenging missions where he trekked a few miles. DeVille lost I think 15 pounds and he also went on a long trek (10 miles?) when they went looking for food last week. New episode tonight -- I watch online so probably won't see it until Wed or Thurs, but looking forward to discussing it with Allietex and anyone else who is following this show.
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Kitt
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09-06-2000
| Tuesday, August 17, 2010 - 12:43 pm
I'm going to be following you around the board again! I've liked this season so far. The only thing that's worried me slightly is that one guy who seems quick to get violent, can't think of his name but the one who said he was going to get his knife when the two new people were in the outhouse thing. If he's this aggressive so early I'm worried how he'll be when he's really starved and stressed. Last season the marauders were not allowed to attack the contestants physically, but were allowed to defend themselves, this year they got a bit scary in the first show! With time the contestants take things so seriously and begin to feel persecuted and paranoid, so I'm just getting nervous that some real damage will be done. I was amazed at their weight loss too, I think they said it was day 11, less than two weeks and they'd lost all that weight. Got to make them weak.
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Jezzedout
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09-07-2006
| Tuesday, August 17, 2010 - 1:31 pm
Hey Kitt!!! You can follow me anywhere, anytime!! I was thinking about you this morning wondering if you've seen the new Dream episode, but I didn't have much to say about it either so I haven't visited that thread. Excited to know that you watched The Colony last season as I have no frame of reference for things, so having you here will be both fun and informative I'm sure. I think the guy you're thinking of who made the comment about the knife is Reno. It might be Jim, but I'm thinking Reno. Reno
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Both guys seem to have a bit of a hair trigger, but Reno seems a little more so. Yes, the lack of food and the harsh conditions have got to be wearing on them. And they're only two weeks in on what is supposed to be 50 days... wow! Glad you're here Kitt. Looking forward to a season of lively discussion!!
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Sammi
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03-31-2008
| Tuesday, August 17, 2010 - 2:41 pm
What station is this on, please??
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Kitt
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09-06-2000
| Tuesday, August 17, 2010 - 2:45 pm
Thanks for the welcome . Jim is the one I mean. Reno is aggressive too, but hasn't been so quick to jump to weapons. Or I could be mixing the two up! Sammi, it's on the Discovery channel. Next episode is tonight at 10pm, but they are still showing repeats of the first two eps: http://dsc.discovery.com/tv-schedules/series.html?paid=1.15464.26194.39658.1 or you could watch them online there too.
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Sammi
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03-31-2008
| Wednesday, August 18, 2010 - 8:29 am
Thanks Kitt. Missed it last night but for sure will catch it next time it's on. Thank you again.
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Jezzedout
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09-07-2006
| Wednesday, August 18, 2010 - 9:21 am
Not sure how long Discovery will take to post the new episode, but the clips look awesome! The fire looks like it was very scary! Can't wait to see how the windmill turned out too.
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Jezzedout
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09-07-2006
| Wednesday, August 18, 2010 - 9:24 am
For anyone who is interested, here's all Season 2 episodes available online to date. Episode 1 http://dsc.discovery.com/videos/colony-the-new-beginning.html Episode 2 http://dsc.discovery.com/videos/colony-the-after-the-fall.html Episode 3 http://dsc.discovery.com/videos/colony-the-trust.html Episode 4, the current episode, is not posted yet. I'll post a link here once it's available.
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Allietex
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08-16-2002
| Wednesday, August 18, 2010 - 9:39 am
I was wondering how long it would be before they would have an abduction. It was stupid of the girl to go wondering off alone. It is stupid of any of them to go off alone. In a real situation, she would be in serious trouble.
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Jezzedout
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09-07-2006
| Wednesday, August 18, 2010 - 9:44 am
Hey Allietex... do you know which of the women was kidnapped?
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Allietex
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08-16-2002
| Wednesday, August 18, 2010 - 10:12 am
I don't know them well enough apart yet to be able to put names to them.
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Kitt
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09-06-2000
| Wednesday, August 18, 2010 - 12:41 pm
I think the kidnapped girl is Becki, the model. She's small and dark. Last year they took someone too. They went to a hospital to get supplies, got separated and they just pulled a guy from the game, under the premise that he'd put himself in danger of being killed or taken. I think they actually had him say his goodbye piece to the camera. He was their medic so it was a big deal.
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Yankee_in_ca
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08-01-2000
| Wednesday, August 18, 2010 - 1:49 pm
Becca was abducted. I can, within the scope of my knowledge, answer questions about the show if anyone has them.
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Willsfan
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09-04-2000
| Wednesday, August 18, 2010 - 3:05 pm
This group isn't catching any fish or finding any food when they are out searching. Hopefully they will trap something or come across a cache of hidden food somewhere. The producers may have to leave some cans around for them to find. I know for sure I would not fit in with this group because even though I am a hard worker and would walk miles to search for food and supplies I have no knowledge of how to build generators or design items that would help make the group more comfortable or safer. I enjoy this type of show. I loved the show that was set in Alaska and the people were in separate groups. This meant some ate well and some didn't. One group lived near a bear trail, another family kept hearing wolves and finding animal tracks around their cabin so finding food wasn't the only worry. Weather was a factor too, they had to make sure they had firewood. They were allowed to leave the show at any time but most tried very hard to stay. One man was injured or had an old injury that was so painful he had to leave.
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Landileigh
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07-29-2002
| Wednesday, August 18, 2010 - 6:54 pm
yankee, chuck and i loved last season and am wondering what has become of the people that were in the colony in LA? I'd love to hear their take on how it affected their lives immediately after, and now approximately a year later.
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Yankee_in_ca
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08-01-2000
| Wednesday, August 18, 2010 - 7:21 pm
You know, Landileigh, I think John Cohn (the IBM fellow w/the beard) and Michael Raines are planning to do some updates on the Colony website... will find out when. I "visited" the Colony in LA when they were still living there -- it was quite surreal. I didn't get to go to the New Orleans one.
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Christy358
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07-10-2007
| Wednesday, August 18, 2010 - 8:12 pm
I read a book long ago called Footfall. It was set in a world hit by a comet. Much of it was about survial situations and just who was allowed to join stable groups and who was not. If you did not have a talent, supply, knowledge of some kind, you could not be let in. That said, this is a group of people prepared to be in this situation. They studied. Pick any group of 7 random people and come back with a person who can build a forge, a smokehouse, a windpower generator, render fat from a pig....
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Kitt
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09-06-2000
| Wednesday, August 18, 2010 - 9:02 pm
Christy, I think they were chosen for their mix of talents plus on top of that they would probably have studied. A more realistic mix would have been six or so specialists but with 10 or more regular folks that they have to carry/teach. Yankee, do you know any background on the filming? I'd really like to know whether they were acting up when they got so paranoid, at times it seemed like they really believed they were in a life or death situation.
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Jezzedout
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09-07-2006
| Thursday, August 19, 2010 - 7:10 am
Yankee... I'm curious how you managed to visit the Colony LA when they were still living there? That must have been really cool! Would be curious to hear more about your experiences with that. Episode 4 is still not posted online, but they do have an extended clip of Becca's abduction from next week. Looks very scary! Referring to Kitt's comment directly above, I'm pretty sure Becca "believed" she was in a real life or death situation when those men grabbed her.
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Kappy
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06-28-2002
| Thursday, August 19, 2010 - 8:40 am
Thanks, Jezze, for the links. I've been holding off waiting for a marathon day to catch up.
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Jezzedout
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09-07-2006
| Thursday, August 19, 2010 - 8:50 am
You're quite welcome Kappy I disconnected my cable almost two years ago so I watch most of my favorite shows online.
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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Thursday, August 19, 2010 - 9:19 am
Why I wonder though, about whether they believe it's life or death, is because I'd have thought if for example I was in Becca's position and was grabbed, the initial shock would be very scary, but after that I would realise I was in a controlled environment, and think more "how annoying, am I out of the game?" than "help, danger."
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Yankee_in_ca
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08-01-2000
| Thursday, August 19, 2010 - 11:12 am
The Colonists have told the press that, while of course they know that the end of the world hasn't happened, the environment they're living in BECOMES their reality. They insist their reactions are legit, because it's the reality they're living in.
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Jezzedout
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09-07-2006
| Thursday, August 19, 2010 - 11:16 pm
Disregard this post please.
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Jezzedout
Member
09-07-2006
| Saturday, August 21, 2010 - 8:34 am
Yankee wrote: The Colonists have told the press that, while of course they know that the end of the world hasn't happened, the environment they're living in BECOMES their reality. They insist their reactions are legit, because it's the reality they're living in. That's what I was thinking. I think once you're immersed in that environment for a few weeks it probably does become your reality. Thus, if three men came out of nowhere and tied me up and put a hood over my face... yep, I think the reaction would be as if I were really being abducted. I'm a little pissed with Discovery Channel that they haven't posted the new episode yet. I finally went to Amazon and paid $2 for it. If Discovery didn't plan to post it on their site, they should just put a notice saying to find the new episode on Amazon or iTunes. Instead, I've been coming back every day thinking this is the day Discovery will post the episode. Frustrating. Anyway... episode 4 was another great episode. Kitt, I think I agree with you about Jim's aggressive behavior. I had forgotten how in the last episode when they entered the supposedly abandoned warehouse, when the other people approached to stop Jim and the group from taking their supplies, Jim was the one who got very aggressive. I remember thinking that Jim's behavior wasn't any different than the intruders who raided the colonists' supplies in one of the previous episodes. Also didn't care for Jim's reaction when the makeshift bridge collapsed on Deville. Who anointed Jim king of the colony? And... I agree with the rest of the colonists that Jim was "amped up" when they first noticed the fire in the other building. Glad to see Michael and Amber fitting in better with the original group. Curious to see next week's episode. Wondering how long it will take the colonists to realize Becka has been abducted? How will they react? Should be interesting.
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