rsn82 Reviews

Naked Castaway (2013– )

Great show, what reality TV should be, not sure how people can hate it.

[10 May 2013]

Naked castaway is a great mini-series! It captures raw human emotion, along with the hardships of island survival. The first(only?) three episodes of this show are better than anything I've seen on a survival type show since some of the gems from Man vs. Wild. Many of the people who rated this show so harshly were women, and since I can't speak for them I can just advise you to be your own judge. It may not be as real or riveting as Keeping Up with the Kardashians, but Naked Castaway is good in different ways I guess. I also read a lot of criticisms about the convenience of some things: washed up bottles, the existence of goats on the island, Go-Pro batteries, etc. Most of this is explained. If the idea of surviving 60 days on an uninhabited island is invalidated by the castaway taking antibiotics a few times then this show isn't for you. He even calls a medical staff in once for severe stomach pains, presumably to ensure he wasn't going to die. They give him some pills and leave. This show is raw and real, and to be honest, I doubt any of it's harsh critics have watched it from the beginning.

Forks Over Knives (2011)

Very Entertaining and VERY VERY alarming.

[8 September 2011]

I decided to watch this documentary a few days ago because I've recently watched "Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead" and "Foodmatters" and I loved them both. They were both inspiring on some level, but more than inspiring they were eye opening. It can't come as a surprise to anyone living in the west that we are clearly doing something wrong. We may not want to hear about it, or agree on what "it" is but I can tell you after you watch "Forks Over Knives" you will hear a convincing case against the consumption of meat and dairy. The documentary illustrates the findings of two different scientists who have spent more than 50 years each researching the link between nutrition and disease. Their findings are compelling to say the least. Not only does this documentary show tons of scientific evidence but it mixes in some personal stories for variety and entertainment. I eat tons of meat and tons of dairy so some of the science presented in "Forks over Knives" wasn't exactly music to my ears, but the evidence is hard to deny. Even if it's not what you want to hear, and you have no inclination to become vegan you will still find this documentary highly entertaining and memorable.