The "did you know this streams on Hulu?" thread

[Commando]

Rick and Morty is the greatest thing ever.

I'm late to the Rick and Morty party- not sure why I held out so long. Such a great show.

[Lost Student]

Alone. It's a History channel show in which 10 contestants are dropped into individual locations in the wilderness with a selection of survival tools/items. Whoever lasts the longest in the wilderness wins. Each of them is provided with camera equipment and trained on how to use it, so they are capturing all their own footage. The only interaction they have with anyone is periodic medical checks (not sure how often) with a few members of the production crew.

The items they are allowed to bring includes clothing as well as two tarps. They are also given a list of about 50 items, from which they get to pick 10. Some of the most selected items include ferro rods, knives, axes, saws, paracord, sleeping bag, cooking pot, fishing line and hooks, snare wire,

I haven't seen all the seasons yet, but the locations I'm aware of are:

Vancouver Island, British Columbia
Patagonia, Argentina
Great Slave Lake, Canada

It's pretty cool seeing what they're able and willing to do. Each contestant creates their own shelter. Some make some pretty elaborate stuff - a yurt, a cabin-type dwelling, etc., while others have shelters in which they can barely sit up, much less stand.

They hunt land animals primarily with traps and snares. They fish with gill nets and other lines. Only one so far has chosen not to bring a ferro rod, relying on his ability to make friction fire instead.

It's also interesting seeing the glaring mistakes that some of these survival experts make (like drinking untreated water).

The first couple of seasons of this show are also available on Amazon Prime and Pluto TV.

After watching quite a bit of it the last several weeks, I decided to try to make a bow drill fire starter over the weekend. Most of it came together a lot better than I expected, even with my dull (and not really that great, anyway) camp knife. The biggest trouble I had is with the plank part. I couldn't really find a good piece of softwood to use. I did get some charring on the plank I was using, but never created any real smoke or embers.

Any of you survival experts create any friction fires before?

I'll have to check that show out, it sounds cool. I learned to start a fire with a bow drill when I was in Scouting (but I wouldn't call myself a survival expert). IIRC, the most important thing was finding the right materials to put around the plank that would light easily. I want to say dry grass, but it's been too long to remember for sure. Also wearing a glove helps if you have soft hands from working in an office for a couple decades.

[Flystripper]

I'm late to the Rick and Morty party- not sure why I held out so long. Such a great show.

it really is

[myboynoah]

Alone. It's a History channel show in which 10 contestants are dropped into individual locations in the wilderness with a selection of survival tools/items. Whoever lasts the longest in the wilderness wins. Each of them is provided with camera equipment and trained on how to use it, so they are capturing all their own footage. The only interaction they have with anyone is periodic medical checks (not sure how often) with a few members of the production crew.

The items they are allowed to bring includes clothing as well as two tarps. They are also given a list of about 50 items, from which they get to pick 10. Some of the most selected items include ferro rods, knives, axes, saws, paracord, sleeping bag, cooking pot, fishing line and hooks, snare wire,

I haven't seen all the seasons yet, but the locations I'm aware of are:

Vancouver Island, British Columbia
Patagonia, Argentina
Great Slave Lake, Canada

It's pretty cool seeing what they're able and willing to do. Each contestant creates their own shelter. Some make some pretty elaborate stuff - a yurt, a cabin-type dwelling, etc., while others have shelters in which they can barely sit up, much less stand.

They hunt land animals primarily with traps and snares. They fish with gill nets and other lines. Only one so far has chosen not to bring a ferro rod, relying on his ability to make friction fire instead.

It's also interesting seeing the glaring mistakes that some of these survival experts make (like drinking untreated water).

The first couple of seasons of this show are also available on Amazon Prime and Pluto TV.

After watching quite a bit of it the last several weeks, I decided to try to make a bow drill fire starter over the weekend. Most of it came together a lot better than I expected, even with my dull (and not really that great, anyway) camp knife. The biggest trouble I had is with the plank part. I couldn't really find a good piece of softwood to use. I did get some charring on the plank I was using, but never created any real smoke or embers.

Any of you survival experts create any friction fires before?

I watched the Arctic season on Netflix last week. It was great seeing a show filled with experts and not normal people trying to learn it. Everyone was insanely talented and I was amazed how long some of them lasted out there. Great show.

I'll have to check that show out, it sounds cool. I learned to start a fire with a bow drill when I was in Scouting (but I wouldn't call myself a survival expert). IIRC, the most important thing was finding the right materials to put around the plank that would light easily. I want to say dry grass, but it's been too long to remember for sure. Also wearing a glove helps if you have soft hands from working in an office for a couple decades.

Great show. I was amazed with their expertise and how the body reacts to the deprivation. Some very talented survivors out there, and some very accident prone ones as well.

[Pelado]

Great show. I was amazed with their expertise and how the body reacts to the deprivation. Some very talented survivors out there, and some very accident prone ones as well.

Yes. I wish they'd show more of the shelter construction and gadget production and less of the "I miss my wife/kids/whatever so much" crap. They're relying on the contestants to capture things on film, so maybe the shelter-building footage just isn't shot very well. It seems they rarely show the contestants talking about why they built what they built. The shelter that one of the guys built in one of the Great Slave Lake series seemed to be just a tarp teepee, even though it's in a subarctic zone. Was there more to his shelter? Why didn't he build in more insulation?

Some of the stuff they build is really impressive - I'd like to see more of how they did it.

[myboynoah]

Alone. It's a History channel show in which 10 contestants are dropped into individual locations in the wilderness with a selection of survival tools/items. Whoever lasts the longest in the wilderness wins. Each of them is provided with camera equipment and trained on how to use it, so they are capturing all their own footage. The only interaction they have with anyone is periodic medical checks (not sure how often) with a few members of the production crew.

The items they are allowed to bring includes clothing as well as two tarps. They are also given a list of about 50 items, from which they get to pick 10. Some of the most selected items include ferro rods, knives, axes, saws, paracord, sleeping bag, cooking pot, fishing line and hooks, snare wire,

I haven't seen all the seasons yet, but the locations I'm aware of are:

Vancouver Island, British Columbia
Patagonia, Argentina
Great Slave Lake, Canada

It's pretty cool seeing what they're able and willing to do. Each contestant creates their own shelter. Some make some pretty elaborate stuff - a yurt, a cabin-type dwelling, etc., while others have shelters in which they can barely sit up, much less stand.

They hunt land animals primarily with traps and snares. They fish with gill nets and other lines. Only one so far has chosen not to bring a ferro rod, relying on his ability to make friction fire instead.

It's also interesting seeing the glaring mistakes that some of these survival experts make (like drinking untreated water).

The first couple of seasons of this show are also available on Amazon Prime and Pluto TV.

After watching quite a bit of it the last several weeks, I decided to try to make a bow drill fire starter over the weekend. Most of it came together a lot better than I expected, even with my dull (and not really that great, anyway) camp knife. The biggest trouble I had is with the plank part. I couldn't really find a good piece of softwood to use. I did get some charring on the plank I was using, but never created any real smoke or embers.

Any of you survival experts create any friction fires before?

I watched the Arctic season on Netflix last week. It was great seeing a show filled with experts and not normal people trying to learn it. Everyone was insanely talented and I was amazed how long some of them lasted out there. Great show.

I'll have to check that show out, it sounds cool. I learned to start a fire with a bow drill when I was in Scouting (but I wouldn't call myself a survival expert). IIRC, the most important thing was finding the right materials to put around the plank that would light easily. I want to say dry grass, but it's been too long to remember for sure. Also wearing a glove helps if you have soft hands from working in an office for a couple decades.

Yes. I wish they'd show more of the shelter construction and gadget production and less of the "I miss my wife/kids/whatever so much" crap. They're relying on the contestants to capture things on film, so maybe the shelter-building footage just isn't shot very well. It seems they rarely show the contestants talking about why they built what they built. The shelter that one of the guys built in one of the Great Slave Lake series seemed to be just a tarp teepee, even though it's in a subarctic zone. Was there more to his shelter? Why didn't he build in more insulation?

Some of the stuff they build is really impressive - I'd like to see more of how they did it.

Yeah, that tarp teepee seemed very inadequate. One of the ladies made an awesome shelter.

It looked very rough to be out there. They gotta have some kind of monitoring system in case someone has an accident and can't get to the satellite phone.

That is the only season we watched, so I need to find the other seasons.

[falafel]

I watched several episodes of season 2 today, back on Vancouver Island. I can't believe the black guy tapped out in less than 24 hours just because he saw some best droppings. [emoji849][emoji849][emoji849]

[MartyFunkhouser]

Mike Tyson Mysteries.

[falafel]

I'm interested in Andy Samberg's new movie Palm Springs, which is available tomorrow on Hulu.

[originalsocal]

Mike Tyson Mysteries.

I know right? So demented, but strangely hypnotic.

[Commando]

Mike Tyson Mysteries.

Nice. I bought the seasons on Amazon some time ago. So good.

[Flystripper]

I'm interested in Andy Samberg's new movie Palm Springs, which is available tomorrow on Hulu.

I am down for this. Groundhog day / time loop premise was due for a reboot.

[PaloAltoCougar]

I am down for this. Groundhog day / time loop premise was due for a reboot.

Ditto. With 70 reviews in, it's got a 98% RT score though only a 6.9 on IMDB. I liked Samberg's lower-rated Popstar so if this is at least that good, I'm in. For the sake of the attending womenfolk, I hope it's not too raunchy.

[Commando]

Ditto. With 70 reviews in, it's got a 98% RT score though only a 6.9 on IMDB. I liked Samberg's lower-rated Popstar so if this is at least that good, I'm in. For the sake of the attending womenfolk, I hope it's not too raunchy.

OMG Popstar is my all-time favorite cult classic. I saw it in the theatre twice. It's one of those movies I'm amazed wasn't a national phenomenon. It's so brilliant.

[falafel]

Ditto. With 70 reviews in, it's got a 98% RT score though only a 6.9 on IMDB. I liked Samberg's lower-rated Popstar so if this is at least that good, I'm in. For the sake of the attending womenfolk, I hope it's not too raunchy.

OMG Popstar is my all-time favorite cult classic. I saw it in the theatre twice. It's one of those movies I'm amazed wasn't a national phenomenon. It's so brilliant.

Popstar was excellent. I regularly get the Bin Laden song stuck in my head.