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Out of the Wild Format Reality television Country of origin USA No. of seasons 3 No. of episodes 16+ Production Running time 60 Minutes Production company(s) Ricochet (season 1)
Pilgrim Films (season 2-3)Broadcast Original channel Discovery Channel Picture format 1080i(HDTV) Original airing April 22, 2008 External links Website Out of the Wild (known in the first season solely as The Alaska Experiment) is a Discovery Channel reality television series. The first and second seasons followed volunteers from urbanized backgrounds as they try to endure life in the back-country of Alaska during the fall and winter. The third season saw a relocation of the series to the South American country of Venezuela, while keeping the same general format of season 2. The series was produced by Ricochet in the first season, and by Pilgrim Films in seasons 2 and 3.
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Season 1: "The Alaska Experiment"
In the first season of the series, 4 teams of ten urban professionals are dropped off in the Alaskan back-country with directions to shelters they would spend the next few weeks in. The series follows these groups through the weeks as they struggle to live off the land at their shelters.
Season 2: "Out of the Wild: The Alaska Experiment"
In the second season, the series was retooled and renamed, with nine volunteers working together as one team traveling across the wilderness rather than staying in one place. Due to the greater difficulty for survival of large and inexperienced groups backpacking so remotely, each participant had an emergency GPS unit that could summon a rescue team to evacuate them from the experiment. After the first few days, almost half the participants leave the show via these GPS units.
The filming for this season began September 2008[1] and was aired on April 14, 2009.
Season 3: “Out of the Wild: Venezuela”
The third season premiered on the Discovery Channel on February 17th, 2011[2]
The format is very similar to the second season with nine volunteers being dropped off in a remote location in the remote wilderness of Venezuela. The volunteers are given a map and compass and tasked with finding civilization without any other outside assistance. Along the way they are directed to designated shelters that are indicated on the map. Just as in the second season, each volunteer can activate a GPS beacon that will summon a rescue team via helicopter to remove them from the experience. Casting took place in July 2010, and the series was filmed in the fall of 2010.
References
- ^ Trek Through the Wilderness: The Alaska Experiment, Julia Camenisch, DV Magazine, 28 July 2009 (retrieved 19 September 2010)
- ^ http://press.discovery.com/us/discovery-corporate/press-releases/2011/emmy-nominated-original-series-out-wild-retur-1059/
External links
- Official website
- The Alaska Experiment at Ricochet
- Out of the Wild: The Alaska Experiment at Pilgrim Films
- The Alaska Experiment at the Internet Movie Database
- Out of the Wild: The Alaska Experiment at the Internet Movie Database
- The Alaska Experiment at TV.com
- Out of the Wild at TV.com
- Season 3 Casting
Categories:- 2008 American television series debuts
- 2000s American television series
- Discovery Channel shows
- Media documenting survival skills
- Television shows set in Alaska
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