Alone in the Wild for a Year, TV Contestants Learn Their Show Was Cancelled
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It was pretty good. They had a lot of skilled people so they got a farm up and running, had sheep and pigs. They had a chef so the food was OK. There were the usual alpha-male tensions, fights over women, hunger, disorganisation etc.
The best part was that they put up camp where they found the first food stash. This was on a beach, so come winter they would be proper fucked in the storms. So some of them realised this and tried to move in land, the rest of the group hated them for 'abandoning' them so they stopped giving giving them food.
But there was a fair bit of contact with the outside world which kinda sucked.
I would have watched the rest of the series if it had continued.
The premise is that about a dozen people get dropped off on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, completely alone and separated from the others by miles, so it's implausible (and presumably against the rules, anyway) to meet up.
They have to film themselves, _a la_ Survivorman. They have to survive. They can tap out at any time via radio, and someone will come and collect them, but they give up their chance for the prize money.
It's _very_ compelling, and if it's faked, it's faked well.
The second season wasn't as good for some reason, but I will probably go back and rewatch the first one.
"only to learn that the show stopped broadcasting after four episodes, the last of them in August."
"Channel 4 said the show would return later this year, The Guardian reported."
So not exactly cancelled, just not aired as soon as planned (presumably because of the ratings).