Estate of Survival

My children watched the GI Joe cartoons 30 years ago, and it was readily apparent that the show was nothing more than a 30-minute commercial for GI Joe toys.

The LG Corporation has managed to extend this concept with a reality show with a far lower entertainment value. I watched three episodes and am still unable to determine whether the contestants are AI-generated, extremely wooden actors, or actual people incapable of expressing their emotions. I can't bear to watch any more to make a final determination.

The premise is simple, put a bunch of people in a house with very few creature comforts and periodically a) have them compete for prizes - fabulous LG appliances, and b) have them vote off one member of the house. The twist, and I admit I though this was interesting, is that the person "voted off" doesn't actually leave. They are still in the house, participipating in conversations and generally "living the dream" as the couch-sitting losers they all appear to be.

There's zero drama, zero suspense, and no reason to make a connection with any of these people. The contestants lack charisma and chemistry and a few appear incapable of functioning in the real world. We bailed a few minutes into the third episode.

I'm sure LG executives thought that this ad campagn would boost sales, but their executives screen participants carefully to avoid bringing anyone controversial or even mildly interesting into the setting to avoid any whiff of negative PR. What they left us with is a series of very bland 30-minute doses of failure.

This is an interesting show to review because it's barely a show. If someone were to ask me what it's about, not totally sure what I'd tell them since there's so little to it. People win LG products and then we see those people use the LG products then someone gets voted out That's about it.

With that said, the contestants are a good mix and I actually enjoyed watching them. Like so many other shows, they plot and plan and try to manipulate. And some are just good people.

To sum it up, there's no reason this show should exist because there's no concept aside from featuring LG products (but who cares...get over it fellow reviewers. No one is trying to hide the fact it's one big commercial. You didn't crack any case here!). But I did like it. It's simple and enjoyable and something to watch when you want to relax.

I have to admit, I did enjoy watching this show! The contestants all were very charismatic and the level of dynamics and drama between them really sucked me in early on in the episodes. The idea of showing up to a house with literally no furniture is actually appealing to me, but I guess for others, no so much!! Light entertainment and definitely compares well to other competition style shows! I would recommend starting this show with no preconceived notions of what it needs to be! A clever move by LG as well in terms of unique marketing. I'll be interested to see what other brands follow in their foot steps.

I'd give this show a 7 out of 10. Personally a huge fan of unscripted reality and enjoyed the uniqueness of this concept! Sort of a survivor meets Big Brother so If you enjoyed either of those, you'll probably enjoy this one!

I particularly found the challenges in the show extremely entertaining to watch as the contestants really gave it there all to make it through! My favorite contestant was Howard hahaha this guy definitely steals this show! Big Thumbs up!

I'd definitely watch another season of this - maybe next time they can have even more contestants and even have them stay in the house for longer?! Anyway / worth the watch for sure!

I love reality TV, but "Estate of Survival" was a total cringe-fest. The whole show is just a giant, in-your-face ad for LG's appliances. The plot is basically nonexistent-just a bunch of people competing in lame challenges to win home appliances, with a $100,000 prize dangling at the end to keep them motivated. It's like they threw together the most boring reality show possible just to shove their products down our throats.

LG is trying to cash in on the popularity of reality TV and streaming by pushing this nonsense on Amazon Prime Video. The first two episodes dropped on August 12 in the U. S., but honestly, they should've kept them locked away. The show features LG's InstaView fridge and Smart Top Control Dishwasher, and it's painfully obvious that these appliances are the real stars, not the contestants. The whole thing feels more like a badly disguised infomercial than a real TV show.

They're also streaming it on LG Channels, their own platform, but I can't imagine why anyone would voluntarily sit through this. LG might think they're being clever by trying to appeal to the streaming crowd who hates regular ads, but this is way worse. It's like they forgot they're supposed to entertain people, not just sell them stuff.

The show also highlights their ThinQ Care tech, which basically just nags you if you're using the appliance wrong. Wow, thrilling TV.

Other brands have figured out how to do reality TV tie-ins without making you feel like you're watching a two-hour commercial, but LG missed that memo. "Estate of Survival" is a painful watch, and it's not worth your time unless you're in the market for a new fridge and want to see it awkwardly shoved into every scene.