Alone Australia

Contestants were allowed to bring 10 selected items to a remote part of Tasmania to test themselves surviving and be the last person remaining after a none specified time. Unfortunately many brought their hangups as extra baggage. Anyone born in Australia is a first nation person I believe but to hear expectations that because of generations 1, 2 or more ago they are different and should be winners on a survival show is unrealistic. We all are in this life boat Australia together and should help each other for our kids sake. So I have had my say! The show has potential, with plenty of hardships developing and interest.

I'm loving this show, because it's so entertaining! Big fierce hunter didn't have a clue. Those with the biggest egos do so badly. When the self-professed indigenous fellow didn't recognise a non-native portuguese millipede, I was shouting at the screen. When he actually TASTED it, I nearly fell off my seat laughing. Mate, if it's visible and plentiful, it's because nothing eats it! Equally hilarious was the man chopping endlessly at the bark of a growing tree for one witchetty grub while standing amongst rotting fallen logs, which would be seething with them. And ignoring a butterfly right in front, which would be perfect trout bait. Can't wait for the next episode!

For me, what makes other Alone series compulsive viewing comes down to four key questions: How will the contestants cope with the isolation? How will they deal with the harsh conditions (especially shelter)? How will they deal with the dangerous predators (Hey Bear)? And how will they manage to feed themselves?

While Alone Australia has the first two it does not have the second two. There are no dangerous predators. When I heard one of the producers asked this question in a radio interview their answer was "Well, a Quoll can have a nasty bite" I almost fell off my chair laughing...I mean contestants are hardly going to kept awake in fear as rabid Quolls rage through their campsite at night are they.

But I think the biggest drawback is that they have been dropped in a place with almost no food and then told they are virtually not allowed any way of getting food. No bows and arrows (like in other series) traps are so rigidly restricted by the shows rules that they will be almost useless, the list of allowable animals to eat is tiny compared to those they are not allowed to and they cannot set gill nets or even overnight fishing lines.

Save yourself time and watch one of the other series where the contestents are tested on their ability to survive, not their ability to last the longest without food.

The breathing sound effect is extremely annoying. It's played in just about every seen. Not sure whose idea that was but it completely ruins the reality of the situation that these individuals are involved. All of the contestants seem inexperienced and way too into themselves. Not to mention it seemed like 75% of them couldn't even make it within the first 3 days. What a joke. If I hear PTSD one more time I will lose my mind. Then we have the guy who thinks being a Christian is going to make him stronger than the other players, oh brother...get real. I'm a diehard fan of this show and I probably won't be able to make it through this season. Absolutely awful. Do better.

I have never rated a program in my life. But i felt compelled to warn others. Watching paint drying would be more entertaining. Failure. Complete failure. After watching multiple seasions of Alone for the past 4+ years, this is a compete disservice to a brand that I held in such high regard. If it's not broken, don't fix it. Take me back to Canada....

landscape is cool (graphically), but you'd better watch out for the ravid platypus that is going to sneak into your camp at night and cuddle you.

I can't help but keep watching in the hope that something diabolical happens. Like someone sneezes and poos their pants.