"The Colony" Documentary
I am absolutely sure that at least 10% of the people on this site have heard of the new Discovery channel documentary entitled "The Colony". For those who haven't, I thought it'd be appropriate for this site.
The show is a 10-week human experiment about the apocalypse. 10 volunteers are put together and try to work to rebuild a colony, while they are studied psychologically and documented.
First, the 10 survivors were separated and put into rooms for 30 hours with no sleep, and almost no food or water. This is to simulate the psychological shock of the apocalypse. Then, they are given 15 minutes to scavenge food from an abandoned store, and walk 8 miles down the river to a designated "sanctuary", an abandoned warehouse with various materiel they could use for supplies. After that, they are on their own, with no interaction from the crew of the show other than the cameramen and the occasional interview.
It doesn't have to do with zombies, but for those of you who are interested in planning for the apocalypse, there are some really good tips and ideas that could save our lives when the time comes. When I watch the show, I come to think, "Other than the threat of the zombies, this is pretty accurate." They have to forage for food, design safe water filters, find a source of power, and deal with the constant threat of invaders and thieves.
If I could describe it simply... have you ever seen one of those really crappy MTV shows where they take a bunch of random, completely different people and put them together and watch them get into huge fights over absolutely nothing? It's kind of like that, but they have legit reasons to flip out and be pissed, while they deal with everything they need to survive.
If you are interested in watching the show, you are in luck. It's fairly new and only three episodes have been shot so far. Here is a link to a website that hosts the episodes. Watch them in order, and then prepare for the new episode, August 11th, 10pm on the discovery channel. G'day!
http://www.ninjavideo.net/cat/307
The show is a 10-week human experiment about the apocalypse. 10 volunteers are put together and try to work to rebuild a colony, while they are studied psychologically and documented.
First, the 10 survivors were separated and put into rooms for 30 hours with no sleep, and almost no food or water. This is to simulate the psychological shock of the apocalypse. Then, they are given 15 minutes to scavenge food from an abandoned store, and walk 8 miles down the river to a designated "sanctuary", an abandoned warehouse with various materiel they could use for supplies. After that, they are on their own, with no interaction from the crew of the show other than the cameramen and the occasional interview.
It doesn't have to do with zombies, but for those of you who are interested in planning for the apocalypse, there are some really good tips and ideas that could save our lives when the time comes. When I watch the show, I come to think, "Other than the threat of the zombies, this is pretty accurate." They have to forage for food, design safe water filters, find a source of power, and deal with the constant threat of invaders and thieves.
If I could describe it simply... have you ever seen one of those really crappy MTV shows where they take a bunch of random, completely different people and put them together and watch them get into huge fights over absolutely nothing? It's kind of like that, but they have legit reasons to flip out and be pissed, while they deal with everything they need to survive.
If you are interested in watching the show, you are in luck. It's fairly new and only three episodes have been shot so far. Here is a link to a website that hosts the episodes. Watch them in order, and then prepare for the new episode, August 11th, 10pm on the discovery channel. G'day!
http://www.ninjavideo.net/cat/307
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Permalink Reply by Neill on -
This show had promise. i liked the idea, and i like that they have to fend for themselves somewhat. The only problem i have is with the "Marauders", they survivors act as tho they are really going to get killed by these people! I know the narrator says that the survivors dont know that the marauders are under instructions not to hurt them, but they are on a TV show. Do they really think that they will get beaten and raped?
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Permalink Reply by Dr. Zed on -
Then again, the show crew starved them for 30 hours...
Plus the psychologist even said that even though the volunteers know for a fact that the situation is false, their minds will start to adapt to the situation due to stress and the other factors...
Who knows what was in the contract they signed?
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Permalink Reply by JB on -
I will have to say that if any of these men start to "adapt" their mentality...they have weak minds. Psychology is for the weak minded, it's why hypnosis only works on certain people...the weak minded...read about it some time...very intriging stuff.
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Permalink Reply by josh smith on -
I love that show its my new favorite
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Permalink Reply by dutch on -
cool show, when the 4 other survivors came into the warehouse it was funny how people were just spazzing out.
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Permalink Reply by PRIME_Ω_PREDATOR on -
Are they gonna vote people out of the compound. I've already got my choices.
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Permalink Reply by Dr. Zed on
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I highly doubt it, but yea, me too.
Who would you pick? Honestly the only person I would get rid of is the one engineer guy who gave up cigarettes and booze... the illiterate one who gets mad at everything. You know who I'm talking about.
Other than him, I think the group could manage with everyone together. That one guy is annoying, the security expert who spent hours trying to get that thing on the roof, but he's pretty necessary to the group. Maybe they could get rid of the private instructor, she's a *****. I dunno, I think the group is fine the way it is.
Either way, I doubt they'll vote anyone off.
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Permalink Reply by Neill on
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the engineer guy is a pain in the ass, however, he did get the alternator/generator thing hooked up and he does seem to know a lot og "handyman" things that come in useful.
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Permalink Reply by PRIME_Ω_PREDATOR on
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Miss Gym lady would be gone in a heartbeat. The Handyman who appears to be getting mad at everything has common knowledge that comes in handy. I'd keep him around.
Yup, I'd trade the Gym Lady off for some fresh meat or something.
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Permalink Reply by Dr. Zed on
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The Karate lady? I'd keep her around for a little bit longer, maybe give everyone who wants it, a cycle in her gym for the confidence thing the aerospace engineer was talking about. Then vote her off.
I agree, the engineer guy is very useful, but who knows? He could be a huge dent in the colony's morale. People might be happier without him around. Did you hear how he told the russian trader (Who I thought was hilarious, by the way) he was dealing with a bunch of idiots? How do you think that made the colonists feel? I bet the psychologist has something to say about the affect of that.
Depending on how much he affects the other colonists, the morale that he costs could outweigh his input. Just an idea, I'd personally keep him around.
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Permalink Reply by PRIME_Ω_PREDATOR on
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The psych can kiss my ass. If this was about life and death the Karate Chick would have had her ass handed to her by now. What good is she other than labor? Maybe she doesn't impress me because I know how to fight.
Is anyone actually "In Charge" in the compound? If there is it is up to that person to get a handle on Handyman. At this point the gym is a low priority. Getting the defenses up and staying alive and free is the priority.
Neither Handyman nor Karate Chick and their big mouths are a good thing. I see the Handyman as being more of an asset. Has the Psych earned some callouses on his hands yet? If he hasn't then he'd be on my short list with Karate Chick. And what is with The Blonde in the green dress? Did she just come from a Bahama Vacation or something. I see things getting ugly when some folks work and others sit on their ass. If you aren't doing something to help with the priorities then you should be doing trivial things even if that means cleaning stuff up or acting as a look out.
STAY ALIVE
PP
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Permalink Reply by Dr. Zed on
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The psych isn't part of the colony, she comments on what the colony does. She never interacts directly with the colonists, she's more of a minor narrator. But what I mean to say is, if the colony were to suffer another attack and the Handyman and Karate chick start to bust people's asses, the rest of the colony are going to be so stressed and so tired, their anger at the two are going to rise exponentially and whether they're an asset or not, the colony will be ready to throw them out. Might not be the smart choice, but who knows?
And honestly, everyone is doing SOMETHING. nobody is sitting around doing nothing. It's actually kind of interesting, because it's stereotypically mirroring the ages of old. The men are doing all the work, while the women are cooking, cleaning, and only helping build things if the guys ask for it. Well, they designed weapons during the time everyone was... but other than that and a few other times, the women weren't doing as much physical work as the men, but were still doing important things. There's no blonde bimbo who's sitting around expecting everyone to do things for her... even though there should be. That might make things more interesting (And probably realistic)
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