Do the Alaskan Bush People get paid? We asked! Read our interview with the Brown family.
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— Ryan Berenz (@ChannelGuideRAB) October 22, 2015
Alaskan Bush People Season 1 Recaps: Episode 1 | Episode 2 | Episode 3 | Episode 4 | The Wild Life
Season 2 Recaps: Episode 1 | Episode 2 | Episode 3 | Episode 4 | Episode 5 | Episode 6 | Episode 7 | Episode 8 | Wild Times | Episode 9 | Episode 10 | Episode 11 | Episode 12 | Episode 13 | Episode 14 | SHARK WEEK! | Episode 15 | Episode 16 | Lost Footage | The Wild Year
“You do not choose Dance Moms,” Lori Acken once said. “It chooses you.”
Lori writes brilliantly about top-flight shows with interviews of stars high atop the A list, yet she could not unburden herself of the Abby Lee Miller albatross. Her weekly recaps of a terrible show about generally unpleasant people were wildly successful, but I did not envy her.
In early 2014, our editorial staff was looking for the next Dance Moms. We had success covering brand-new, somewhat obscure reality shows on cable networks (regrettably, no one cared about quality shows on the broadcast networks). The idea was to try to get on the ground floor of niche shows that few media outlets were going to cover. The pond is smaller, but we’d be the only ones fishing in it.
Our editor in chief, Barb Oates, has a keen eye for what reality TV shows and personalities tend to draw interest (i.e. controversy). She attended the TV critics press tour and was there for a panel Animal Planet held for this new Alaskan Bush People show about backwoods Billy Brown, his wife, and their seven kids. Barb said the Bush People were a hoot, and one of us should write a recap of the premiere episode. Discovery Channel (the show got promoted to the mothership) had sent us a link to an online screener, and a quick recap of the highlights seemed like something I could bang out quickly.
I watched the first episode and was bored within 10 minutes (the flat tire). Within 40 minutes I was disappointed (the tree almost falling on Bam). And by the end of the episode, I was skeptical (Lumber Guy Rick). The Browns didn’t seem all that “bush” with their SUV, using milled lumber to build their house and running back into town for everything. I learned nothing about living in the wild other than burying meat and digging “hip holes” where you sleep. And, on the most fundamental level, it made no sense that someone who truly wants to live off the grid in the Alaskan wilderness would desire to put himself and his family on a reality TV show, one of the aforementioned grid’s waste products. I posted a mildly snarky recap, relieved that I wouldn’t need to do another one, because nobody was going to watch this show, at least not for very long.
And then Alaskan Bush People chose me.
I was shocked that people were not only watching this show, but they had strong opinions about it. Many of the commenters on that original recap weren’t convinced that this family was real, that their accents were fake, that their clothes weren’t practical for the bush, etc. Many other commenters loved the Browns and wanted to live with them, pray for them or write them checks. I was amused that people got worked up over Not Yet Another Alaska Docudrama Show. And I was pissed that I would have to keep watching it and writing about it.
(Digression! That’s the media culture now. Everything has to be EXTREME to break through the noise. Whether it’s extremely good or extremely bad does not matter. You don’t get excited about TV shows that are OK. You don’t share YouTube videos about sensible people doing rational things. You get excited about stuff that is legitimately AWESOME or stuff that is so bad that it becomes AWESOME in its badness. Guess which one applies to Alaskan Bush People.)
I snarky snark snarked my way through two more episodes, trying to appreciate the show on an ironic level. It wasn’t until “Fight or Flight” that I had my Plato’s Cave moment. The “shooting” incident marked a point in which ABP had gone from a contrived docuseries to something outright deceptive. A commenter tipped me off to Zaz Hollander’s investigative piece in the Alaska Dispatch News, and I’d never see the show the same way again. You can’t get the toothpaste back in the tube. I went from wondering what was fake to just assuming everything was fake. And then in June Discovery aired “The Wild Life” special in which the Browns protested too much that they were real and tried to explain the show’s inconsistencies. Billy backed off his “government burned our cabin down” statement, so now you have cause to doubt the very reason for this show existing in the first place.
Discovery couldn’t (or wouldn’t) tell me if the show was going to be picked up for Season 2, but I assumed it was. A few months passed with no word. And then in late October, commenter Talkeetnachris tipped us to this:
Billy brown was just charged with stealing over $13000 filing fraudulent PFD claims in Alaska. His near life will be in prison. A few other family members were also charged. This guy and his family are frauds.
The Browns crossed from simple, harmless reality-TV smoke-and-mirrors land into the realm of criminal fraud accusations. And these aren’t just your everyday, run-of-the-mill, bad-check-cashing fraud allegations. This is fraud that, if proved, collapses the entire Brown Family Universe. I prematurely pronounced Alaskan Bush People dead and canceled. No way Discovery was going to continue with it after this, right?
I was wrong. (FRAUD!) The ADN again had the story. New episodes of ABP were being filmed, but no Season 2 premiere date was announced. I maintained the believe-it-when-I-see-it attitude, but then the announcement came and Season 2 premiered Jan. 2.
Season 2 was brutal to watch. At the end of Season 1, I expected ABP, if it returned, to be even more absurd. And it was. What I didn’t expect was Season 2 to be IDENTICAL TO SEASON 1 BUT OVER TWICE AS LONG! We suffered through eight episodes to only get to the MIDSEASON FREAKIN’ FINALE? Maybe we’ll discover all of Season 2 was just a dream Billy had while comatose. My guess is we’re going to get maybe two more episodes like “The Wild Life” with unaired footage and more half-assed explanations of how everything is real and we’re all idiots.
That’s how we got to now. Thanks for getting this far. Now what?
There’s been a changing of the guard at Discovery Channel, and it may determine the future of ABP. Discovery networks have taken a beating over their pseudoscience shows like those about mermaids, Megalodon and real scientists getting duped into contributing to fake Shark Week shows. New Discovery Channel president Rich Ross seems to understand this, and appears to be taking the network in a different direction by expanding its slate of scripted programming, particularly history-based dramas. Ross fielded questions about that at the TV Critics Association Winter Press Tour in January, as reported by Broadcasting & Cable:
[Ross] also addressed the network’s current slate of unscripted programming, signaling that a shift in tone is imminent. Asked whether projects such as Mermaids and other documentaries with fictional elements will continue to have a place at the network, Ross said, “It’s not whether I’m a fan of it. I don’t think it’s actually right for Discovery, for Discovery Channel, and it’s something that I think has in some ways run its course. I don’t think you’ll be sitting here next year asking me a question about something I put on, whether it’s a series or a special, that that’s the dilemma.”
Ross pointed to another new hire — that of John Hoffman as executive VP of documentaries and specials, announced Thursday morning — when fielding a question about criticism from the scientific community about Discovery’s Shark Week programming.
“[Hoffman] has a long history of telling great and authentic stories and working with scientists and doctors and everybody in between,” Ross said. “It was not just a signal. It was a message that it’s very important to us and very important to me that when people are telling stories and delivering information that it’s true and that it can be entertaining as well.”
Based on that, I imagine Ross leading an angry mob of Discovery Channel execs to chase the Brown family off Chicago Bears Island and off the network’s lineup for good. Then there’s this in the news today:
Discovery’s Gold Rush was the number one program in all of television among men for the eighth consecutive week while Alaskan Bush People was the number one program on cable for women on Friday, February 20 in L+3. “The Brown family and everyone’s favorite gold miners from Gold Rush on Friday nights have continued to build an audience with viewers of all ages,” Denise Contis, EVP of production and development, tells Cynopsis. “We’re excited so many men, women, and their families have invited Discovery Channel into their homes each Friday night.”
Ratings competition is fierce. Discovery Communications is a business, not a public service for the common good. Squeezing every last ratings point out of low-budget unscripted fare is good business for them, at least in the short term. I don’t see how Discovery jeopardizing the credibility of its cornerstone Shark Week franchise or cramming its schedule with phony Bush People benefits its brand over time.
Let’s shoot down the “If you don’t like it, don’t watch it!” argument. If the viewers who hated on the show stopped watching, the audience would be a third of what it is and the show would be canceled. There’s as much fun and entertainment to be had in hating a TV show, personality or character as there is in legitimately enjoying one. [Update: Watch this analysis debunking the Don’t Like, Don’t Watch argument]
TV critics and bloggers fittingly call it “hate-watching.” This is how the Kardashians remain in the spotlight. It’s better to be hated than to be ignored. Your hate has made them powerful.
Shows like ABP are designed to be absurd. Doing and saying stupid things, and building failed huts out of plastic wrap are all part of the Brown family’s act. Eventually their act will wear thin (if it hasn’t already) and they won’t be worth hatin’ on any more. The show will be canceled and the Browns will go to wherever they go when they’re not pretending to live in the bush, or wherever the Alaska justice system determines they should go.
(Digression! Of course, ABP getting canceled is not in my best professional interest. Someone actually pays me to watch it and write about it. Real money, too! Stuff I can use to buy food that my children will refuse to eat.)
Suspension of disbelief allows us to immerse ourselves into dramatic works. I have intelligent friends who love pro wrestling. It’s perfectly acceptable to watch and enjoy the Browns as they’re depicted onscreen for an hour a week. Maybe you think Bear is a riot. Maybe you really want the boys to settle down with some nice bush girls. Maybe you’re really happy Ami finally got her home with an ocean view. More power to you. Just stay off the Internet.
I can’t ignore the implausibility. I can’t invest in the Browns, because I’m not biting on anything they’re casting onscreen. And everything I’ve read about their lives offscreen just makes me pity those viewers who’ve swallowed hook, line and sinker. The Browns will barter them for more dental work.
Next week, check out my treatise on the unequivocal authenticity of MTV’s Pimp My Ride.
Their trial is now scheduled for January 11, 2016. Billy’s lawyer filed that he is unavailable and so a new trial date was set. There have been motions to dismiss as well which has the panties of die-hard fans in a twist. They don’t understand that just about every lawyer files this. LOL
Wow. Thanks for the tip! (BTW, I like your site!)
I checked courtview and sure enough it looks like they got it pushed back again. Surprised the state is letting this go on and on. It does make sense now on why the Discovery channel wasn’t rushing to get this back on.
I read that Alaska is close to discontinuing the film subsidies: http://ak-pipeline.com/?p=7838 “High-dollar feature films like Big Miracle and Frozen Ground are often cited as successes of the program, while the influx of state-subsidized reality television programs and the prevalence of out-of-state crews are mentioned by many detractors.” Wonder if all the cheaply made AK reality shows soon won’t be so cheap. David, you must love that AK “paid” for ABP.
Yes, rub it in Ryan that I have been partially paying for ABP. Wow, that shame isn’t coming off anytime soon. 80% of Alaska’s income is oil related and while the price of oil is down over 50% in the last year. That is very bad math. They are cutting everything. The film thing like many state found out gave away money while it brought in very little. When we are laying off school teachers there is no way to justify keeping this.
I was partially paying for ABP while they are charged with stealing money from us, good gosh I may not sleep tonight. Yeesh!
You mean the drop in AK oil income hasn’t been offset by a mass influx of wealthy weirdo eco-tourists living on Chicago Bears Island?
Lol! Correct, the big ABP money influx of cash from the Browns hasn’t made its way north to Fairbanks. In fact now that you mention it I haven’t heard of any big beach front condo developments going up in Hoonah either. If the state can profit in any way from the wave know as ABP, I am sure they would cash in. Maybe next year we can offer prison tours.
Are you guys really watching? Are you even listening intently to what Billy says? Of course not! Why? Because you guys are bored watching the series. So ehem everything on the internet is not true. I have to remind you that everything that’s posted on this internet was posted by humans. Some are false some are true but not everything here is a fact. After the marriage of Billy and Ami at texas they decided to live in Alaska’s bush. Like uuuggghhh! I’m not like fangirling or what. I just stating my opinion. In order for you to understand. Watch season 1 episode 1 again. Why is that only the alaskan bush people here is the only series that has been jeopardize? I can’t really believed some article saying that the adn filed a case againts them. Unless there’s a picture taken that they were really criminals and liars.
Yes Kay, most of us have had the misfortune of not only watching all the episodes, but of seeing them sometimes more than once. Do you think Ryan doesn’t watch the show, makes up his recaps, then we all dissect to show in detail but yet none of us have ever seen the episodes? Are some of us bored? Freaking yes some of us are bored cause it is a train wreck, only it is done in extremely slow motion. Some episodes take an hour of your time and the only thing that really happens is they get a few boards from the mill and wrap some saran wrap around a tree. Yet somehow people come to the conclusion that it was great TV. I sometimes wonder if they are even on the right station or got mixed up and actually watched a good show.
The part that throws me the most Kay, is somehow you watch their TV show, believe all of the crud they say hook line and sinker as 100% true, yet dismiss anything anybody says bad about the show as 100% made up lies. Watch episode 1 again? You think any of us are going to re-watch it again and go, “Oh yea! I see! I totally get it now. They really are Alaskan’s. I missed that part the first time where I need to believe anything anybody has ever said on TV as true.”. Yea, riggghhhhtttt.
Kay, forget the article. If you go to Courtview for Alaska, it is public record that the Browns are charged and awaiting trial that starts in mid June. This Courtview site shows all past and present cases that show everything that a person has done in the legal system (my past speeding tickets are right there for anybody to look up). I have posted in the past that site along with step by step instruction on how to look it up. Billy alone is charged with 24 felonies. The site is run by the court system. Bottom line is no matter what is reported, you REFUSE to believe anything bad about the Browns. So that is fine. No use whatsoever in debating it. Just wait till mid June (think it is the 15th) when the trial starts. It would have already gone to trial but the Browns got it postponed. Probably because it would have been bad for their latest season. By the way, ADN has REPORTED that they are charged. The state of Alaska has charged them. BTW, how do you take a picture of them being criminals and liars? They are charged with white collar crimes of stealing money from the State of Alaska through fraud. Not sure how damning pictures of Billy filling out paperwork would be. No idea how you take a picture of a person lying. Again, you just don’t want to believe they have done anything wrong no matter what. It would take 2-3 minutes to go to the state of Alaska’s site and look at the charges for yourself.
Lastly “Why is that only the alaskan bush people here is the only series that has been jeopardize?”. I am assuming you are asking me why we only poke fun at the train wreck of a show. Well, because Ryan writes recaps of THIS show on this page. So sticking to the topic at hand we discuss THIS show. If you want to discuss another show such as Swamp People, you could kindly ask Ryan to recap that, or find a page with fans or hater of that show.
Hope that addresses all of your concerns Kay (I highly doubt it). Trust me in that the state of Alaska is facing many many challenges these days since our budget is 80% tied to the price of oil, and that isn’t working out too well. So unless they didn’t have a really strong case against the Browns they wouldn’t be wasting their time and money to charge them with 60 felony counts.
Wow! You folks who dont like this show sure do have a lot to say about. If you like it or not, how do you come up with so many words. LOL You all are making wayyyy to much out of this. Who cares if they are going to court for felony tax charges or whatever. It doesnt take away from the show being extremely, I mean EXTREMELY entertaining. And I dont watch it because its one of the worst shows, neither (Mr Berenz’ claim that 67% of viewers dont think its good is incredibly absurd).See, the ones who like it dont have a preconcieved idea of fwhat the Browns should be like on a show in Alaska. They’re imperfect and seem oblivious to how obvious it is to us. Which makes you like the show. fI could dog their intelligence, but fI’m not. I really dont know them. The only way i wouldnt watch this show is if they were all actors and got together for the sole purpose of doing the show. I guess yall haters absolutely love watching Dancing With The Stars. Ughh!! Puke!! Variety is the spice of life. Thank goodness we all dont like the same stuff. I just dont get all the hate. That includes Mr Ryan Berenz, as well.
It has almost gotten to the point of even discussing the Browns has become so repetitive. All this has been discussed so many times here only to have to go over it again and again. Guess it must have been a long day and today it seems like a chore. So here is the abbreviated run down,
1) People in Alaska care a lot about what they are charged with because it has to do with stealing money from the APFD where we all get a share of that money. So they are charged with stealing money right out of Alaska citizen’s pockets. We care and so would anybody in our shoes. This is not a victimless crime.
2) Not even a clue what your EXTREMELY entertaining comment even means. You don’t watch it but it is so great? Ummm, ok? Just seems like a troll like comment. Your are correct that the show is one of the worst. At this point I watch it once on the DVR skipping all commercials. I can barely get through an episode but watch so I can keep up with the comments here. If the show goes on much longer I will probably drop off soon.
3) If you think Ryan’s comments is so absurd that 2/3 of people hate watch this show, (which seems quite plausible to me) please share your data to disprove the theory.
4) The Browns are not imperfect and we don’t have preconceived notions. The shows lies about 99% of everything, much of which has been researched and confirmed to not be true. People that are thinking at all see right through this crapfest and chuckle that others are die hard Browns supporters, and want to go live with them or give them their money and stuff. That is by far the best part of this show. Watching the show is like watching a slow motion train wreck.
5) We have discussed previously what TV shows we like and DWTS is no where near the list. So yea, your pretty off on your analysis but feel free to continue to tell us our likes and dislikes.
I honestly don’t even get your take here. You think the show is EXTERMELY entertaining, but you don’t watch, but you would if they were all actors, which they are, you have strong opinions on those who don’t like a show you don’t watch, you make up attributes about those who don’t like the show, you try to disprove theories with no data, and then you go on with some sort of overview which is quite hard to follow.
I am glad that some of us that can whip out a fairly coherent paragraph in a short period of time is so amazing to you though. Words must just flow through some of us
I am going on record and calling this OVER! They are not much more than 60 days from their court date…
http://www.adn.com/article/20141022/stars-alaska-reality-tv-show-charged-pfd-fraud
That is for anybody that seems to doubt there is trouble brewing for our favorite new first family of Alaska.
Discovery tried to sell this whole “mid-season finale” after the last episode. Also known as the point where Discovery had to be thinking “These people have great ratings, but they are kind of toxic and might be spending time in the Alaska big house soon. We might need to step back and see how this whole thing plays out before we move forward. If many of the Browns find themselves in prison that might be a little embarrassing for the network to have these people on TV. Yea, lets go ahead and go with the whole mid-season finale crud and back off on this whole thing. That way if they do get out of jail time we have options going forward. So even though it has taken 7 episodes to get to the land and collect a little bit of wood, lets wrap this up and have them build an entire house in one episode. Don’t spend a lot of money on building it, in fact basically just throw up some walls and a roof and just call it good.”.
Seems pretty obvious that the mid-season finale is probably better called just the finale. I am betting they are done. If they were coming back I think they would have rushed this back on the air ASAP before the legal stuff starts happening. I think in a weird way if they are done I am going to miss our little Swiss Family Alaska Edition. Watching my TV with my best Sherlock Holmes hat on (that is actually Sherry), seeing if I could find all of the flaws in the filming, only to give up because I filled a 5 subject college ruled notebook up in the first 20 minutes. Good times! Then going on the internet and getting a little too wrapped up in debating people who think they are so wonderful. I think it is over, but a little part of me knows the Browns will somehow come back to haunt me.
Remember, David: “Nothing will stop the Browns. NOTHING!” The ABP midseason premiere is going to be May 18 or 25. I’ll have more…
Wow! Really? I cannot believe they are going to be back in May. Very interesting.
People, slow down. No one said it’s a survival show, no one said the Brown’s can’t have a chain saw or a generator, or electric drills. No one said The Bush People are supposed to live like they did in the 18oos. Lord, it’s a TV show folks. Leave It To Beaver was scripted too as is Wrestling which has more viewers that ABP. Just enjoy. If not, don’t watch. And don’t ever forget that the Browns get paid thousands of dollars an episode, so yes they can afford a light bulb and some Spam.
But what they did claim was that they were “discovered” after living the wild for over 30 years. Gigantic lie in every respect. But even more ironic when you up on 60 felony charges some of which involve you lying about even living in Alaska, let alone the bush. They lived in Texas in a neighborhood while they are telling you they are this rough and tumble family living in the wilds of Alaska. Talk about stretching the truth just a wee bit. If you told me you are out on the arctic ice right now hunting polar bears, your story is just as true as this show.
Lived in the wild for 30 years? Confirmed not true. Own their land? Confirmed not true. Built their cabin? Nope, confirmed not true. Even live on their land? Nope, confirmed not true. Shot and dressed out deer? Nope, confirmed not true. Picked up random women to come to their camp for a date? Nope, confirmed not true. YAWN. Seriously we could go on all night but I think you get the picture. Virtually nothing on this show is even remotely true.
In this day and age we all know reality shows aren’t 100% true and can be largely scripted. We kind of expect things to at least be loosely based on the truth or have some backstory that the story comes from. But to just absolutely pull stuff out of your backside and try to tell us it is all true is pretty bad. Then to basically have a special show to try to tell everybody it isn’t fake is also pretty pathetic.
So this is way worse than having a chainsaw, generator or other types of modern machinery. Who cares about that. This is about spinning a fairy tale that makes Shrek look like a documentary. Why don’t you go and look up their Youtube channels from 5 years ago where they are hawking their books, their upcoming TV show and the film they are going to star in. These guys will do and say anything to get a TV show and make money. If you enjoy it and think it is a great TV show, wonderful. Please, enjoy it. But don’t be surprised when people are pointing out what a big fat lie this whole thing is.
Mr Berenz, I dont understand all the hatin in your article. You and so many of the other haters seem like you have something personal against the Browns?? It’s really simple, they are entertaining, very ENTERTAINING. Thats it. I love the show and all of them in it. Who cares if they have to go to court for felony charges. Its a freakin TV show. They arent my doctor or even my maintenance guy. The only way I’d stop watching now is if it turned out they are all actors and got together for the sole purpose of this show. Otherwise, more power to them. They cant be all bad, their children seem like good respectful kids. But then again, we dont really know them.
Ahhhh, I didn’t even scroll down to see your first comment before I responded to the one above. Of course you love the show and watch it. Your above post was so hard to follow I couldn’t even follow what you were saying. So glad you find the Browns so ENTERTAINING. You should enjoy the shows you watch.
So if the Browns broke into your bank account and stole money from you maybe you wouldn’t have such a who cares attitude. That is what they are charged with doing to Alaskans such as myself. So sorry I don’t follow your who cares its a TV show. BTW, running around pretending to be living in the bush and making everything up you watch on their show is definitely TV. I completely agree with you, who cares. If people love the Browns, great, have a ball. Again, who cares. But in real life when you are alleged to commit a whopping 60 felonies of theft and fraud, that has zero to do with a TV show and everything to do with real life. That is breaking the law.
Kevin, do you even read Ryan’s articles? Seriously, are you following any of this? Was there a banner I missed at the top of the page that proclaimed this THE OFFICAL ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE FAN PAGE? It is quite obvious that this is place where we come to poke fun at this trainwreck of a show. So it is you that seems to be really wound up with the Browns. Why would you go to a satirical recap of the show and be surprised people aren’t Brown fans? Why would you even care. You know the Browns are awesome people and everything they say is 100% true. So why would you care if some people believe otherwise. Like people who live in Hoonah where they stay while filming this show and have reported it is all BS from firsthand accounts. It only matters what you think.
Lastly Kevin, not to burst your bubble but the Browns are actors. They never built either of the cabins, never shot a deer, lived in a hotel the entire time, never lived in the bush for 30 years, ect ect ect. All of it Kevin, made up just for a TV show. Go on their Youtube channels from over 5 years and they talk all about their upcoming movie, their upcoming TV show (never happened) and the family books you should buy. There is even videos of them living in a neighborhood in Texas in a normal house. WHOOPS! Guess they should have taken that one down.
Again, by all means enjoy the show.
as a person who has many times climbed on my mountain in winter with minimal supplies in 30 below weather,this show id definately a fake. I’ve watched every episode and none of them rings true.
Of course it’s fake. I enjoy the scenery and the stupidity written into the script.
In reality, they probably have never been out of their back yard, except to fish or hunt. Anyone who knows anything about survival will be quick to point out their total lack of knowledge of anything, and they have been in the bush for 30 years. I don’t think so, but if you look at it like Gilligan’s Island, it is amusing.
I enjoy the scenery so keep on with your imaginary family and include more great shots of Alaska.
That is kind of the point. They could still have a watchable TV show without all the backlash from their lying if they just somewhat told the truth.
“We are tired of the rat race and want to live a simpler more fulfilling life. We are not wilderness experts, but we are going to try to live in the wild”.
What is so freaking hard about that? People would actually cut them some slack when they do dumb things instead of saying you have been doing this for 30 years. There is zero reason to make this whole thing up.
I hate lies! This is NOT Discovery! I guess with the kinds of shows that Discovery is airing, they will probably put on another stinking cooking show, or another redneck show, misrepresenting how real Americans are! I’m living overseas, and can’t believe how many locals here think of Americans, because of the trash that they see on Discovery.
We only have about 10 cooking shows being aired at any given time. ENOUGH is Enough!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Where would we be now had we not dropped the atom bomb? God Bless the Enola Gay and the men who flew her.
Atom bomb ending please…
Sherlock mode: Camp tours and vacation spot for tourists……..”crazy as a fox” has struck again. Always thinking….always has a “plan”.
Ryan: Just realized that I did not say that right. I was not saying that that was not interesting. I meant……wasn’t that interesting? Hope that clarified what I was thinking. Looking at that a second time I noticed something I had not picked up on before……..CAMP TOURS? Are you kidding me? Just when I think nothing could surprise me….something does.
Ryan……wasn’t that interesting……but that is NOT Birdie in that commercial. And those other posts……..David needs to get ahold of them and give them an attitude adjustment called the FACTS.
Watching Alaskan Bush People did anyone notice tonight’s home building episode there was a light bulb attached to an extension cord in the back ground ( thought they didn’t,t have hydro oh and they have an electric drill) this seems awfully funny for a show where they supposedly have nothing and live out in the middle of no civilization.
I noticed that also Corry. I think it was even more than one light bulb. It seemed like quite a few to me. There are so many mistakes in this show my head starts to hurt after a while.
You know, the lightbulb thing doesn’t bother me. In Season 1 they had that whole episode about bartering stuff to get a junkyard generator that magically transformed into a new generator. So at least there’s a plausible explanation for electricity, even if the place is really being powered by a bush cold fusion reactor Noah created out of some old Maxwell House coffee cans and toilet plunger.
I thought the scene where the boys were looking for a generator. They were interested in a piece of junk generator (Dale ? said the rental company said it worked ). After all bartering was done, the boys walked off with a new Honda EU2000 generator. FAKE or real
David………”file in a cake”……….LMAO. Good one, as always. We got your back there RYAN !!!
Hey Ryan: Sorry….couldn’t help myself. Thank you for the condolences. Appreciate it so very much. Sherlock……
TINA: Go to the Alaskan Bush People – Group site. Click on Join. Once accepted to that site, please click on the Files tab at the top of the group page. Take your time and READ all of the factual documents that are there. Once you are finished, you may want to come back to this site and place an apology to the “writer” who doesn’t care….who happens to be the best in the business, for JUMPING THE GUN, before knowing all of the facts in conjunction with this family and the production company involved with them.
P.S. No need to send anything . As much money as they make they should send YOU something.
Sherlock here…..signing off for now.
OK, Sherry, this is kinda weird:
https://www.staytunedmag.com/2014/06/03/happened-to-discovery-channel-alaskan-bush-people/comment-page-19/#comment-690473
HOW CAN WE SEND THING TO THE FAMILY… OR ARE JUST A WRITER THAT DOES NOT CARE YOU WRITE AND MOVE TO THE NEXT
I certainly can’t speak for Ryan, but yes, he is a writer (or blogger in this age) that writes snarky recaps for this television show for the enjoyment and humor of the people that read this. It is called satirical humor. I have never confused Ryan’s writings to that of a serious documentary about this family. So I have no idea why you think Ryan (or anybody) needs to be in charge of the “Please send money and gifts to the Browns Foundation”. Does this site seem like the PR department for the Browns? Why does anybody need to care for the Browns? Are we related to them of something? Are the Browns Syrian refugees who were driven out of their homeland by a terrible war and are in need of food and shelter? Do you really care about the folks on Swamp People? Do you try to get a hold of them and send things to them? Why the heck should anybody not related to the Browns give a crud about people who are being paid to film a fake television show? It is like the Browns are snake charmers or something. Why on earth anybody would want to send these people money or anything else is just so confusing to me. Remember, the Browns are these incredible survivalists that have lived for over 30 years by themselves in “the bush”, and can totally get by with no help. They say they would never leave the bush and love it there. So why would they need “stuff and money” from people. Is the nearest bear or moose going to swap stuff with them for money. Seriously, think about that last sentence for a second. What would people who live in “the bush” do with your stuff? Could it be that maybe they don’t really live in the wild, AND THIS WHOLE SHOW IS MADE UP!!!! Maybe if they are sentenced to jail in June you could sneak them in cigarettes or maybe a file in a cake. Now that kind of stuff they could use.
Well put, David. There are so many people truly suffering. Give your prayers and money to them.
I watched this show until I felt every action was phoney. The dad acts as if he is the man. I so feel he should cut the long mustachio off. He looks as he is trying to be cool. The boys are not to bright but they are great workers. I do not watch the the show anymore.
BYE
I can certainly understand that decision Shirley. It is pretty hard to really want to waste much time on these guys. I think will have a pretty short shelf life so you probably won’t miss a lot. I mostly watch at this point so Ryan’s recaps make more sense to me.
Hey David: I have just returned from the funeral of my friend. It was a lovely service…..for a lovely human being. We had been close friends for over 20 years….talked to each other every day…..hung out together a lot. Death is a part of life and I am accepting of that……but it is when someone dies so suddenly, so unexpectedly that is so painful. She was only 54 years old. Soooooo, now I must pick up the pieces and carry on………
David….thank you so much for the “heads up” about my sleuthing….I know I will never be up to your caliber but one can always hope !!!! LOL
There are some strange things going on with our ABP group site. We are getting 100 new members a day !!! Total is 8000 and counting…..and we are getting a record amount of new members coming in….and then exiting very quickly. We had one that became extremely personal…..wanting to know very personal (and I mean personal) things about the Brown girls and boys……RED FLAG RED FLAG……seems like they are pushing boundaries …..testing us to see what we will or will not respond to and what really ticks us off.
Get this: Barbie Crafts is a member of our group. She was writing an article about Ami and her mother……that situation……and was asking us if we had any pertinent info that she could use and if we had talked with Les Branson, Ami’s brother. I answered her and said that I had not seen a single post from him in all the time had been on the group site. The very NEXT day guess who posts a huge post, talking about this new movie that he is making, etc. I kid you not. This has happened to us so many times !!!!! There is FUNGUS AMONGUS…………….seems like everyone from the high ups to the pond scum of mother earth wants to know what we are doing, what we are saying, what pics we are posting. I have never seen anything like it. Other groups talk about us like we are the scum of the earth…….yet it is OUR group that everyone is dying to be a part of. Our admins are sharp as they come……they know who the “spies” are and keep a watchful eye on them. At first I could not figure that out……if our admins KNOW who the spies are why let them be a part of our group? Then I remembered something my mother used to say: “keep your friends close and your enemies closer”…….
There is turmoil within the Discovery crew……I think the new CEO is boasting a lot of new changes so they may be worried about how secure their jobs are. They are pretty slow on the draw because were I in their shoes I would have started worrying about their jobs a loooooooong time ago !!!! Don’t know the particulars but they have been ruffling some feathers with a local……..not too smart. Those people are not the sharpest tools in the shed………..the local folks are a tightly knit community and they will stick together. Hurt one of their own and DC will find themselves like Custer at the Little Big Horn. It won’t be pretty.
Thank you again for the heads up there Doc Watson. This is Sherlock…. signing off for now.
Well I am really glad it was a nice service for your friend.
The group that your are in sounds insane. We might have to upgrade you from Sherlock to special agent Sherry. I am amazed at all of the things going on there. Seems like it would be hard to keep up at times.
Hey Guys ! Ryan and David….
Old habits die hard! It’s your favorite (did I hear some gagging?) wanna be “sleuth” dropping in to see how things are going. Couldn’t help myself. I was having withdrawals from you guys’ commentaries !!!
I wasn’t disappointed. Your comebacks are awesome David. I’ve been saying all along that you guys make a great team. I’m glad that I looked you all up tonight……I needed to smile ……my best friend died of a massive heart attack a couple of days ago so my depth of sadness is unexplainable. Sherlock here….signing off for now.
You are no wannabe, you are the genuine real thing there Sherlock. Don’t sell yourself short. If I even need sleuthing services I know where I am going.
I am super sorry to hear about your friend. That is a horrible blow. I hope you are doing ok. Try to focus your energy on thinking of all the great times you had together, and your friend smiling and laughing from above. The older we get it becomes hard to replace the long time friends that you go back with. We make new friends, but not like the ones that go back decades or even to childhood. It is just a tough blow and it will take time to heal that wound. It is always a good reminder to appreciate the close people around us. Keep your head up Sherlock
My condolences, Sherry. Best wishes to you. Thanks again for all your support.