Alone: The Beast

Alone: The Beast is a pretty run of the mill survival show, comparable to other 60-minute format shows out there. Part of the show is self filmed and much of the daytime episodes include a camera crew for some shots. Because the contestants are given no equipment and are granted an initial substantial source of food they spend most of their time conserving energy and avoiding any activities of real entertainment value. Also, because it's a fixed term (30 day) survival situation the contestants aren't incentivized to dig in and develop meaningful long-term survival tactics.

This show lacks most of the magic of the original series where you seem to develop a personal relationship with the contestants and learn about who they are and why they're there. If you cut away the life changing money, the competition against other people, the highs and the lows of lone survival, and the season-long wait to see who triumphs, you get this series. I understand the need to refresh the brand and the format but this is just a unmemorable exercise in primitive survivial.

They've dropped the ball really badly. This is right on par with Naked and Afraid with showing the same footage over and over again. Add some facts about dangers the competitors will never come close to and there you have it. They're given more than enough food just to hunker down and lose weight for the period.

Everything that was great about Alone has been lost.

Excellent, extremely challenging. Highlights the most crucial basic survival skills.

I like the concept of throwing 3 strangers in a group on the artic without equipment. Even with a fresh kill in the cold thats very challenging. The problem for me is that 30 days isnt very long and to boot everything needs to happend within the timeframe of 1episode.

Thus you miss out on a lot of details and struggles of the participants that make the regular shows so great. I feel they should instead make it 60 days and give each team a few episodes.

Some groups work very well together, but as a viewer you hardly get to seem them really bond, thats a shame.

It isnt clear either how the groups are formed, some groups seem far stronger then others.

Update - I initially thought they had changed the format of the show, but now the original series is back I realise this was a separate show.

It's similar (with the shorter defined time period) to other shows out there with the credibility of the original series.

It's a great watch with how they dissect the animal and survive with no tools. You don't get the involvement with the participants as they will change each week, so again comparing it to Alone, not as much fulfilment from watching. Compared to other shows of the same ilk, it's great.





I'm only 2 episodes in....but the format?!

Alone was the only real proper survival show. No help, no timeframe, totally 'alone' where the mind is as much of an enemy as anything else.

I will still watch this as I trust the people to do it properly, but it's practically turned into naked and afraid. That show has its place but, for me, Alone sat on a lofty position above all other survival shows. They used to build cabins, traps and the shared joy when they found or caught food was immense, the sorrow when a fish fell back in to the water equally so.

This specific comment will get dated but particularly now during a covid19 lockdown period, seeing people survive on only what they can find to survive, is inspirational. I found it so in prior seasons regardless.

There is a camera crew there which goes against the whole essence of original Alone, never mind the actual name of the show. I loved the original format of last man/woman/person standing, like other reviews here you get emotionally attached to contestants. Instances when they got sent home for medical reasons hurt, there was a measure of shared devastation.

I'd need to check, but this may be my first review I've ever made on IMDb, that's how strongly I feel! Which then begs the question whether this is right forum for my vociferous albeit sanguine anger/disappointment at the change in format.

I like these kind of shows so will still watch, but what seemed like the only proper orginal survival format out there has been changed detrimentally to be similar to others.