Ice Lake Rebels
| Ice Lake Rebels | |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| Production | |
| Producers | Kathryn Haydn-Hays, Melinda Toporoff |
| Camera setup | Multiple |
| Original release | |
| Network | Animal Planet |
| Release | July 29, 2014 – present |
Ice Lake Rebels is a reality TV show about houseboat dwellers in Great Slave Lake.[1] It was filmed about 15 minutes by car[2] from the nearest Walmart, in Yellowknife, a city of about 21,000.[3]
A main character is Stephan Hervieux, part owner of the Kimberlite houseboat, husband to Allyce and father to Dora.[4]
It aired on Animal Planet[5] for two seasons, 2014 to 2016.[6] The show was produced by Critical Content of Los Angeles,[7] and aired on Animal Planet.[8] The producer was Kathryn Haydn Hays.[9]
Critics from The New York Times and the Boston Herald mainly commented on the difficult conditions depicted in the show, praising the characters' determination but not much else.[10]
References
- ^ "Nature always a star at Animal Planet". Columbus Dispatch, Frazier Moore April 3, 2014
- ^ https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Yellowknife,+Northwest+Territories,+Canada/Yellowknife+Bay,+Yellowknife,+NT,+Canada/@62.4820108,-114.4307805,12z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m13!4m12!1m5!1m1!1s0x53d1f12ca34682c9:0xb4c137244371ef81!2m2!1d-114.3717887!2d62.4539717!1m5!1m1!1s0x53d1f5e78818e2c3:0x2ed079baa9fc89bc!2m2!1d-114.3188902!2d62.5102296
- ^ https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?
- ^ " INTERVIEW: ‘Ice Lake Rebels’ finds Canadians living way off the grid". Hollywood Soapbox, August 1, 2014 John Soltes
- ^ "Choosing to Shiver or Not to Shiver: ‘Ice Lake Rebels,’ on Animal Planet, and ‘Escaping Alaska,’ on TLC". New York Times, By NEIL GENZLINGER JULY 25, 2014
- ^ "Ice Pilots NWT nominated for another Canadian Screen Award". My Yellowknife Now, Mike Gibbins, Jan. 21st, 2016
- ^ "The 20-year MYSTERY of JonBenet". Pilot-Tribune, September 15, 2016, By DANA LARSEN
- ^ "Animal Planet also doing scripted stuff now". AV Club, By Kayla Reed Apr 3, 2014
- ^ "Fireworks fly over reality TV show". Cody Punter, Northern News Services, November 12, 2014
- ^ "On thin ‘Ice’: It’s hard to warm up to these deep-freeze survivalists". Boston Herald, Mark Perigard Sunday, July 27, 2014