Out of the Wild
| Out of the Wild | |
|---|---|
| Format | Reality television |
| Country of origin | USA |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 16+ |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 Minutes |
| Production company(s) | Ricochet (season 1) Pilgrim Films (season 2-3) |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Discovery Channel |
| Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) |
| Original airing | April 22, 2008 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Out of the Wild (known in the first season solely as The Alaska Experiment) is a Discovery Channel reality television series. The first and second seasons followed volunteers from urbanized backgrounds as they use survival skills in the back-country of Alaska during the fall and winter. The third season saw a relocation of the series to the South American country of Venezuela, while keeping the same general format of season 2. The series was produced by Ricochet in the first season, and by Pilgrim Films in seasons 2 and 3.
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[edit] Season 1: "The Alaska Experiment"
In the first season of the series, 4 teams of 10 urban professionals are dropped off in the Alaskan back-country with directions to shelters they would spend the next few weeks in. The series follows these groups through the weeks as they struggle to live off the land at their shelters. Paul Claus starred as the wilderness survival expert[1] and Neil Webster helped guide several of the participants on a moose hunt[2] which included training in firing .338 Winchester Magnum and .22 rifles for mountain goat hunting (which Claus and his son separately took participants to do).
Locations include Camp Riou Point and Back Bay (both in Icy Bay), Flower Lake (in the Upper Chitina River Valley), and Hawkins Glacier.[3]
[edit] Season 2: "Out of the Wild: The Alaska Experiment"
In the second season, the series was retooled and renamed, with nine volunteers working together as one team traveling across the wilderness rather than staying in one place. Due to the greater difficulty for survival of large and inexperienced groups backpacking so remotely, each participant had an emergency GPS unit that could summon a rescue team to evacuate them from the experiment. After the first few days, almost half the participants leave the show via these GPS units.
The filming for this season began September 2008[4] and was aired on April 14, 2009.
[edit] Season 3: “Out of the Wild: Venezuela”
The format is very similar to the second season with nine volunteers being dropped off in a remote location in the remote wilderness of Venezuela. The volunteers are given a map and compass and tasked with finding civilization without any other outside assistance. Along the way they are directed to designated shelters that are indicated on the map. Just as in the second season, each volunteer can activate a GPS beacon that will summon a rescue team via helicopter to remove them from the experience.
Casting took place in July 2010, and the series was filmed in the fall of 2010. The third season premiered on the Discovery Channel on February 17th, 2011[5]
[edit] References
- ^ Paul Claus, Ultima Hule Lodge (retrieved 22 January 2012)
- ^ http://www.bearupadventures.com/
- ^ http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/alaska/alaska-experiment/participants.html
- ^ Trek Through the Wilderness: The Alaska Experiment, Julia Camenisch, DV Magazine, 28 July 2009 (retrieved 19 September 2010)
- ^ http://press.discovery.com/us/discovery-corporate/press-releases/2011/emmy-nominated-original-series-out-wild-retur-1059/
[edit] External links
- Official website
- The Alaska Experiment at Ricochet
- Out of the Wild: The Alaska Experiment at Pilgrim Films
- The Alaska Experiment at the Internet Movie Database
- Out of the Wild: The Alaska Experiment at the Internet Movie Database
- The Alaska Experiment at TV.com
- Out of the Wild at TV.com
- Season 3 Casting
