I'll give it a few more days, but a couple of teasers last night show that whomever was #11 in the selections should be rightfully pissed about now. There is gonna be mud EVERYWHERE. Some pretty good temperature extremes. Plenty of wasps stories here on OB and we already get a taste of that in the first episode.

Where can this be watched?

History Channel

Airs live on Thursdays, available on demand day after.

I watch regular "Alone" already History Channel on Thursdays.

He appears to be referencing the Australian version, which I haven't been able to find.

Which version are you talking about?

Australia. I saw it on History Channel app last night. Said it was airing on Thursdays live at 9:30 (last night) and was then available for streaming the day after.

Oh, fantastic

Looks like it's avail for watching. Just checked.

AJ02 said:

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Looks like it's avail for watching. Just checked.

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Correct: The Drop. For one idiot it was more like The Waste of Time.

Yep. This may be the first Alone ever where you can win the whole thing by lasting a week

The regular Alone is down to 3 people already, and I would be ok with any of the 3 winning.

This one is coming along at a good time for me.

These Australians are extremely annoying.

Absolutely. Worse than the normal Alone hippies

If I hear anything more about the "first people" and their worship of them I might just stop watching.

And did anyone else catch in the first episode, there was someone that was going to pray to "Lord xxxxx". They bleeped out the "xxxxx". I assumed he said Jesus, but do they not allow you to say that on tv in Australia?

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If I hear anything more about the "first people" and their worship of them I might just stop watching.

And did anyone else catch in the first episode, there was someone that was going to pray to "Lord xxxxx". They bleeped out the "xxxxx". I assumed he said Jesus, but do they not allow you to say that on tv in Australia?

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I was going to post my distaste of this too, but I didn't want to be that guy and I wasn't sure how to phrase it. I respect all indigenous groups but their efforts, from the first screen to all the pandering, are empty virtue signaling.

"We took your land, but we thanked you on Alone"

I think that Australia is a lot more woke than even America so they have to pander to that. Shame, I just want to watch and not get a preachy sermon. Hopefully that was just character set up in the first episode, but they still like to dribble it in on regular Alone.

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If I hear anything more about the "first people" and their worship of them I might just stop watching.

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From my understanding, it's debatable that the Aboriginals were even the 'first people' in Australia. They apparently vehemently dismiss any evidence to the contrary. Interesting stuff to read up on if you're into that kind of thing. I honestly have no clue, but I do know it's a heated topic.

It might be worse than the Doss Regulator if somebody emotionally invested in this topic reads my post.

OK, mixed opinion on this. Glad they are culling the weak quickly, but this can't last too many episodes. When your wife, who's idea of camping is Hampton Inn, calls a bunch of the contestant ******* and said she could have stuck it out for at least 5 days if she was chosen, where did they find some of these people?

You don't keep your fire starter stuff dry? You don't prioritize keeping your clothes dry? Hell, with that much rain, the only smart guy was drinking out of his boot.

The mud would be challenging for sure.

This show is gonna be over in 3 episodes if people keep dropping like pansy's. Good grief.

I was really excited for the change of scenery, but this may be the worst Alone ever. It's boring and all they do is whine. It's also laughable of them dropping out after 24 hours.

I still say we need a tropical deserted island, but with a shorter list of items. Otherwise, they'd be there for months.

Really??? They send them out with COVID tests????

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OK, mixed opinion on this. Glad they are culling the weak quickly, but this can't last too many episodes. When your wife, who's idea of camping is Hampton Inn, calls a bunch of the contestant ******* and said she could have stuck it out for at least 5 days if she was chosen, where did they find some of these people?

You don't keep your fire starter stuff dry? You don't prioritize keeping your clothes dry? Hell, with that much rain, the only smart guy was drinking out of his boot.

The mud would be challenging for sure.

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This is me, I am a drive-by Alone watcher wife and I sat through about 1 episode and declared them all to be total pantywaists. The Covid test was the last straw. Crocodile Dundee was my childhood hero and now I am rethinking everything.

Australians are huge pansies.

Their actions during COVID is just one example, but a perfect one.

I am affiliated with a university in Australia. There is a placard on every podium in every university that says something to the affect of:

We acknowledge and celebrate the First Australians on whose lands the xxxxxxx university operates, and pay our respect to the elders of the [insert tribes] people, past, present, and emergent.

You MUST recite the words on the placard before presenting your scientific work to other scientists. If you skip it, you will be reprimanded.

It's funny how Australians have developed this reputation of being absolute bad-asses and gorgeous. But I found out 20 years ago when my mom moved down there....most of them look like your typical American white trash. Overall not a very attractive country. And any country that bends over backwards to give up their guns and all other rights during a pandemic is full of pansies. I'd rank them up there with the Canadians, honestly.

But at least the Canadians kick ass on this tv show.

You mean it isn't a country of Margot Robbies and Elles running around BBQing shrimps and chugging Fosters?

I'm crushed. And this show is validating that in spades.

OK, I think I'm out. A hunting guide that can't navigate difficult terrain. You have to watch your fishing pole all the time. They can't hunt in a manner that the natives would have?

We want to pay homage to The People by making these blokes survive in a manner not even close to what The People did.

This is really bad. So many pansies and the rules are ridiculous. "Hunting" is walking around in the mud hoping to club something to death. Lol.

I'm half way into episode two. I told my wife, there has to be a thread on Texags about this crap. I'm glad I'm not the only one who can't believe what I am watching. My exact thought so far is man Australians must be pansies.

Been behind and slowly catching up. Definitely not the best season, but the dude taking off that big ass portion of bark seemed legit.

Just checked back. 12 days in and 6 have already tapped lol.

You could take an average person from the OB and kick everyone's ass on Alone Australia.

It's like they think they're just on a vacation.

Alright, don't really feel like hanging out here today. Let's go home.

CrottyKid said:

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I am affiliated with a university in Australia. There is a placard on every podium in every university that says something to the affect of:

We acknowledge and celebrate the First Australians on whose lands the xxxxxxx university operates, and pay our respect to the elders of the [insert tribes] people, past, present, and emergent.

You MUST recite the words on the placard before presenting your scientific work to other scientists. If you skip it, you will be reprimanded.

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Glad they all FEEL good about such statements that don't do jack squat to those they profess to support