Does anybody watch "Alaskan Bush People" on the Discovery Channel?

[FrankfurtCat]

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Probably not, but there is a hilarious recap of the shows by a writer for Channel Guide, Ryan Berenz, that is a fun read.
Here's a sample:
http://www.channelguidemag.com/tv-news/2016/07/31/discovery-channel-alaskan-bush-people-recap-made-in-the-wild/

A more recent show review-haven't watched it yet,so I don't know how bad it is-
http://www.channelguidemag.com/tv-news/2017/01/06/discovery-channel-alaskan-bush-people-recap-all-that-matters/

[Warpy]

1. I've studiously avoided that show, figured it was a northern Honey Boo Boo

and it looks like I'm just about right, more bumpkins on parade.

I have a cousin who lives in the Alaskan bush, she figured that was the best way to get away from the crazy extended family and picked an area that can only be accessed by flying. She's managed it for 30 years so she can't possibly be like those bozos in the article.

[FrankfurtCat]

2. I've lived in Alaska for over 45 years, not in the Bush, and many people up her will not watch it.

I've tried to watch it from time to time, but it is so ridiculous it's pretty much a waste of time. When I discovered the Channel Guide blog, last January, I started watching it again for comic relief in my life, looking forward to Ryan Berenz's(?) reviews. I need to laugh more, and this usually does the trick.

I think I need a few days break from Political news and Football, so I'm going to watch some of the new shows and then read the reviews on Channel Guide. And it is -30 degrees here in Southcentral, so I can warm up a little vicariously by watching their silly antics in Southeast Alaska!

[frogmarch]

3. Mr. froggy & I

watched part of one episode and while back and thought it was awful. We won't watch any more of them.

[FrankfurtCat]

4. Keep expecting it to get cancelled-it's possible it's hanging in there due to the ridicule factor &

various blogs, reviews, and"clubs" that love to hate it

[frogmarch]

5. LOL, that makes sense

in a weird but totally believable way.

[Thor_MN]

6. Anything more than about 10 minutes of those dumbasses will cause me

hours to get my eyes rolled back out and facing forward.

I don't know what is more sad, that there are people that will do anything to be on TV or that there are people that believe that bullshit is real.

[FrankfurtCat]

7. Their loyal followers remind me of Trump supporters-

-very similar mind-set and a stubborn unwillingness to acknowledege the obvious.