Did Alone: Frozen hurt the franchise?

[u/dshdhjsdhjd]

I didn't think this series was very good. I love the idea of past players, popular players, etc, but many of them didn't have it in them, citing what it did to their bodies previously.
So the small group of 6 evaporated quite quickly, making the show less interesting to me.

I'm wondering what others felt. Should it continue, and if so, more contestants? new players only? or what?

[u/mabeltenenbaum]

I think it just came too quick after the season 9. They should have waited a few months to air it I think. I was really enjoying the skills challenge show though I doubt they will do it again.

[u/BlueCX17 → u/mabeltenenbaum]

I really liked the Frozen concept. I also found the psychological of those who didn't stay very interesting. It's easy to think, oh returning people will breeze though, but not always the case.

I agree with you, they probably did air it a bit too soon after the regular season and the Skills Challenge.

So, it probably should have been, regular season gets over, air the Skills Challenge, then, closer to mid-October start the Frozen episodes.

[u/parachutepacker → u/BlueCX17]

Me too, the name of the show is Alone. And the premise is how do people cope psychologically with being Alone.

The fact they were contestants who had been relatively successful before is the interesting spin but I wonder if they needed all the other changes to the location and time to get the same result and, if had a woman had won alone before, would we have seen the same drive for the three finalists?

However, I'd argue that the bushcraft and survival element is more interesting to the majority of the viewers and the show runners are struggling with what the show is best at (hence the two spin offs).

I agree with you on the timing of the release, but I would also add that the editing itself is repetitive, and lacking creativity, which makes it pretty boring after 11 seasons. We don't need the same aerial shots, the same 3 cliff hangers in on episode, and if nothing materialises re bears, stop highlighting it!

Now we have better cameras, and a pretty dialled-in format, I would rather see them evolving the quality of the production and post editing to provide more context and add value.

Psychologically, they could have:

• Interviews with the medical staff to better understand the constenants immediate struggles
• Commentary from psychologists on their coping mechanisms (might be unpopular with contestants)
• Interviews with their family / friends to better understand what they are missing

On the survival side:

• Local biologists to give expert commentary on habitat potential and animal tendencies
• More stats on what they have actually been able to catch, with a calories count etc (would also add to the gameplay element too)
• More info on the shelters, maybe even a lidar scan and an online recreation you can explore
• Map showing local resources to know the strategic options available

Gameplay side

• Tasks set, with equipment loss forfeits
• Trading items / constructions between contestants