Extracted

The first episode with the 18 year old was hard to watch he was awful! The premise of the show is great but I think you have to vet these people better the dad was definitely enabling his son and it put a negative light on the show having them on it. The way he spoke to his parents and threatened them to push the button to extract was absolutely crazy and it really sucks that they were allowed to push the button and get him out especially since his mom made sure he had everything he needed in his crate and he still chose to speak to them the way he did and then hug them when they bring him back.

The show is ridiculous. The people out in the woods have shelter, water, food, fire, tarps, hunting tools, numerous drops of other items. The families in headquarters act like this is very stressful on them because they have to sit there and watch their loved ones Not have everything they need. When they signed up for this show, they knew it was going to be "tough" but the drama in the headquarters is ridiculous. These people are out in the woods, many staff around, medics nearby, and supplies. Maybe they don't eat for a few days, but you can go a long time without food. This is a drama filled show with ridiculous people acting like they are going through excruciating pain and hunger. It's a joke. Another TV show by Fox that is absolutely a waste of time. Don't waste your time on this show.

Thought I'd hate it. I thought it'd be so bad it wasn't worth commenting on. Because this is just so easy to hate.

The $250,000 prize is pathetic. Really? The Beast just gave a winner $10,000,000 come on guys.

Then there is...., well it's not exactly survival. This is not a survival show. It resembles more closely "I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here" from the UK. Not one of these contestants could survive a night camping in a back garden. It's a study in human anthropology just to see how fast the human species could die off.

But. Seeing the dynamic between the different family and friends members and how they feel about their "champion" had me glued.

Because while the challenges to survive in the woods wouldn't tax a boomer more than a stiff walk it is incredible to see the crash that has taken place. These millennials and their relations are bone crushingly stupid.

The mismatch between what they think they can do. What their loved ones think they can do and reality is shocking. Not sure how good this will be after the stupidity shock wears off but let's see.

The other show that came out in groups surviving in Alaska was better... These guys moreso just sit around and do nothing... Your in the wild so you need to be foraging, looking for food etc.. helps with supply drops but then it's not really survival with help.. but puts a tweak on it with the HQ etc. I would've thought they would have all gone and moved around and formed bonds with the other contestants which would help boost morale a bit more for them. Good thought for a reality show even though I hardly watch any (only ones like this are decent) but good effort to all those who participated in it.

The Fox Television Network has done some extremely unethical things to obtain high ratings for its programs, but this show takes the bialy. Extracted is a new low, even for Fox. It has contestants get their loved ones to risk their very lives in the wilderness all for a quarter of a million dollars. It shows how greed can kill and brake up families. I shudder to imagine what would happen if they offered a full million dollars. This is why I rate this horrible show a zero. It reminds me why I hate reality tv shows so much and why I never watch them. Sooner or later, one of the contestants will get killed trying to do one of those dangerous stunts.