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The Colony

**Posted:** Sun Jul 18, 2010 7:35 pm

Nighthawk

Heh, you beat me to it. I was coming here to post this. Razz

It's not just J.C. and Discovery Channel: Campfire Media in New York is involved as well.

To elaborate further on this, I will quote directly from the email J.C. Hutchins sent:

**Posted:** Sun Jul 18, 2010 7:58 pm

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Just a heads up, this will actually be the second season of The Colony. The first one was run between July and September last year

**Posted:** Sun Jul 18, 2010 8:02 pm

Angelus78

~~certainly looks interesting.~~

I take it back it doesn't look interesting at all.

diszaster · Unfettered Joined: 15 May 2009 Posts: 405

I really loved the first season of The Colony. It was filmed near the "LA River" which is just fascinating in itself. (edit: This season is in Louisiana)

TBH, I haven't been too impressed by this "transmedia experience" (even though I wrote that argn article before it came out). I was hopeful. Perhaps there's something I'm missing? But there doesn't seem to be much to it?

I'd like to be proven wrong, of course.

**Posted:** Sun Jul 18, 2010 8:14 pm

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Angelus78

The idea behind the show was laughable in the first season and I don't expect much more from the second.

**Posted:** Sun Jul 18, 2010 8:20 pm

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diszaster · Unfettered Joined: 15 May 2009 Posts: 405

I don't think the idea behind the show is any more laughable than any other survivor reality show. But, whatever....

**Posted:** Sun Jul 18, 2010 8:26 pm

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**Posted:** Sun Jul 18, 2010 11:30 pm

Helter Skelter · Boot Joined: 30 Jun 2010 Posts: 34

through the death...

through the desolation...

through the disease and infection...

Facebook endures.

**Posted:** Sun Jul 18, 2010 11:33 pm

vector

I dont know, i think the way it take the names and photos of your facebook friends and brings them into the world of the colony is interesting. Rather than random NPCs, the people in the game are your friends and family presenting you with info. Ill keep an eye on it at least.

**Posted:** Sun Jul 18, 2010 11:59 pm

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Angelus78

The very fact that they're using your facebook friends in a way I'm sure they weren't asked for consent on seems a little disturbing to me.

**Posted:** Mon Jul 19, 2010 12:03 am

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vapor

I've seen commercials for The Colony on Discovery Channel lately. For some reason they're touting it as a series premiere. I watched a few episodes of the first season. It wasn't horrible IMO. It wasn't your typical reality TV show but it had a lot of the same elements of one.

**Posted:** Mon Jul 19, 2010 12:10 am

Lysithea

**Posted:** Mon Jul 19, 2010 1:58 am

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vector

**Posted:** Mon Jul 19, 2010 1:51 pm

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Lysithea

Actually, the reason I dislike the feature is because it makes the game less real and less immersive. The writing style does not match that of my friends and therefore it completely shatters the fourth wall.

I agree that this level of facebook integration is interesting, because of the philosophical issues it raises.

**Posted:** Mon Jul 19, 2010 6:33 pm

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