tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4860897900615196454.post4603247848926869472..comments2024-03-26T17:30:22.600-08:00Comments on Way Up North: Alaska Reality TVRev. Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04588179227576383679noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4860897900615196454.post-74083139776402820662015-11-21T12:19:22.555-09:002015-11-21T12:19:22.555-09:00Lisa, I believe you're spot on. I tried to wat...Lisa, I believe you're spot on. I tried to watch the Kilchers' show, a couple of years ago. When the younger fella opened a mostly-empty freezer & declared, "We're almost out of meat - we need to get a moose or we won't make it through winter!" I nearly fell out of my chair.<br /><br />That was also the <i>last</i> time I watched it.Rev. Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04588179227576383679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4860897900615196454.post-462204771368347452015-11-21T09:17:18.657-09:002015-11-21T09:17:18.657-09:00I googled the Kilchers after realizing that Jewel ...I googled the Kilchers after realizing that Jewel whose married to Ty Murray which I've met is related to them. First thing that popped up was their net worth of 8 million for Atz, Sr and 9 million for Otto. That may be true or false but true enough for me to take with several large grains of salt when I hear talk about them roughing it in dangerous situations. "Reality" TV doesn't seem to contain much reality in my opinion.Lisa Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15648485087571625919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4860897900615196454.post-5360467747199699132015-11-20T07:01:29.659-09:002015-11-20T07:01:29.659-09:00threecollie, you're quite welcome. Alaska has ...threecollie, you're quite welcome. Alaska has plenty of real survival stories, and I've mentioned a few on this blog. People who wander the wilderness at night, or get trapped in a blizzard and live off a sixpack of Coke and a candy bar for a week ... that sort of thing.<br /><br />Chickenmom, indeed. Rev. Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04588179227576383679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4860897900615196454.post-21361018136885167042015-11-20T03:41:32.288-09:002015-11-20T03:41:32.288-09:00That's why they call TV the 'idiot box'...That's why they call TV the 'idiot box'.Chickenmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02978826295959619815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4860897900615196454.post-11398577343614900982015-11-20T03:26:25.904-09:002015-11-20T03:26:25.904-09:00Every once in a while they appear on our screen, o...Every once in a while they appear on our screen, over which I exert no control. And I get sucked into watching, and become very unpopular as I kibitz about how stupid the things they are doing are and how bad things will happen next.....which they always do, just as predicted. I am no Alaska back country pioneer, but I've been farming a long time. Actions have consequences. Dumb ones have bad ones. Thank you for sharing this information so the next time the boss pauses in his endless click, click, clicking, I can tell him the real deal.threecolliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05811004278088768813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4860897900615196454.post-26362971278151564242015-11-19T17:01:29.039-09:002015-11-19T17:01:29.039-09:00Jim, you're right: most of the reality shows a...Jim, you're right: most of the reality shows are staged to a certain extent, and some more than others.Rev. Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04588179227576383679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4860897900615196454.post-56339210176103457102015-11-19T16:30:59.370-09:002015-11-19T16:30:59.370-09:00The "reality" shows that really crack me...The "reality" shows that really crack me up are the car ones, lo\ike "Fast 'N Loud".<br /><br />They agonize over missing deadlines, telling us they work all night long.<br /><br />BUT....they always have time for a two day shoot with the finished car!drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4860897900615196454.post-49939407337317061502015-11-19T15:16:59.457-09:002015-11-19T15:16:59.457-09:00Me too, NFO. And it was only a couple years ago th...Me too, NFO. And it was only a couple years ago that the gold-miner show generated some trouble, too. I wonder how long before the Discovery network figures it out?Rev. Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04588179227576383679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4860897900615196454.post-68577204506505924512015-11-19T15:15:46.771-09:002015-11-19T15:15:46.771-09:00Yeah, reality TV ain't real... sigh... And gla...Yeah, reality TV ain't real... sigh... And glad they got caught!Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4860897900615196454.post-47606182954560366742015-11-19T12:36:37.701-09:002015-11-19T12:36:37.701-09:00Vicki - I'm with you. Most folks nowadays have...Vicki - I'm with you. Most folks nowadays have absolutely no idea how tough life was, even two generations ago. Faced with the choices that your grandparents made, modern people would run screaming.Rev. Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04588179227576383679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4860897900615196454.post-78398837828173262532015-11-19T12:32:19.669-09:002015-11-19T12:32:19.669-09:00The real heros are those like my grandparents who ...The real heros are those like my grandparents who eked out a living on their homestead in northern MN in the early 1900's, raising 9 children in the process. And those who homestead now, homeschooling their children, raising their own food, teaching their offspring right from wrong. I have no time for pretend homesteaders but admire those who are real.Vickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09409645438732452330noreply@blogger.com