Originally Posted by
Ole Anderson
But to add to what was said is that the show accurately portrays a Swiss family that homesteaded in Alaska in 1940 to escape the Nazis. A family that enjoys living the Alaska life, hunting, fishing, exploring and often putting themselves in danger as they do what they love. A family that is continuing to document their life as they did when they started way back when Yule Kiltcher's 16 mm movie camera was rolling. The show is largely unscripted, unlike so much of the rest of "reality" shows. Sure they probably come up with situations for the sake of the show. But who can fault someone for blowing up things when you can afford it? I believe the show portrays them as wanting to live off the land, not needing to live off the land. Frankly I prefer to watch shows produced in the far north using folks whose first choice in life is not being an actor to those shows produced in Hollywood using folks whose life choice is acting.