Comments on: TV Preview: Discovery Channel – The Colony – Power Struggle – Episode 2

By: gerald

gerald — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 22:45:23 +0000

i watched all of it to the end i want moore, realy enjoyed watching the episodes. ps if there is moore please send me a email

By: Buckdude

Buckdude — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 18:30:25 +0000

EEdwards I already made your engine how you discribed it and It works.

By: eedwards

eedwards — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 18:26:01 +0000

I think the conseps of the inventions that the colonists are building are very eficiant. this is an experiment not the reel thing. they are showing you what it would be like, and how to survive. I have an invention that uses steam to propel a car. it works by having a large heating coil under a large metal tank. that creates steam which powers a minimized steam train engine. that turns two alternators whitch charge two Baterry bays. One of those powers the cars lights and accesories. the outher powers the heating coil thus self powering. All you have to do is add water. convert now save the earth!!!!!!

By: Gnarly

Gnarly — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 02:22:15 +0000

In a real LA survival situation, the first gangbanger with a gun would put an end to the farce that is The Colony.

I very much wanted to like it, but as some other commenters noted, it is incredibly contrived. It would have been much better to have static cameras all over the facility and to let them truly feel alone instead of having 9 producers and 3 camera crews on-site at all times.

By: JeffF

JeffF — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 03:28:34 +0000

I’m watching the show too and, while I’m enjoying it, I have to agree with Keving that it’s a little too contrived; and not just all the PHD’s they’ve assembled. Everything they need to survive seems to have been placed inside the warehouse and all they have to do is be creative and put the stuff together; (ie, all the sand and charcoal for the water filter, a massive pile of wood for the gasifier, welding torches). Yes, they have to forage for more food and water but that seems pretty convienient, too.

By: kevintipple

kevintipple — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 16:53:34 +0000

Oh, I am a bitter cynic.

And yes, I agree on the phd deal.

But, to make it work, they should have added in a drunk, the neighborhood whore, couple of stoners, couple teenagers screaming about missing their game systems,some old neighborhood crank, etc.

I mean alittle realism reagrding folks would be nice.

By: Simon Barrett

Simon Barrett — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 01:01:18 +0000

Oh Kevin,

you are as bitter and twisted as I am! The colony is great fun. Yes that all have skills, but as you and I both know, a Phd, does not equate to practical ability in most cases. Both you and I have had Phd exposure, I guess the easy way to view it is ‘long on knowledge,short on smarts’.

I will still stick to my review, it is fun to watch.

By: Kevin Tipple

Kevin Tipple — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 23:46:36 +0000

I was going to watch this until I realized what a farce it was. It doesn’t represent a cross section of anything. Everyone in the colony is highly skilled in technical stuff. Putting a bunch of super achiever epxerts together isn’t good tv–let alone survival fare.