Holstra Boring, long, and too preachy.

CrawlerChunky In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

Merolliv I really wanted to like this movie. I feel terribly cynical trashing it, and that's why I'm giving it a middling 5. Actually, I'm giving it a 5 because there were some superb performances.

Anoushka Slater While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

DonutLover At first I thought "who are these hicks?" and why are they shooting at beautiful wild creatures! And why do they talk that way!!? But then as I've watched the episodes I see that this is a very intact, loving family, and sure even though they are homeschooled and probably wouldn't score super high S.A.T.s, they are emotionally intact and don't seem to suffer from the personality disorders that are showcased on so many reality shows! Think the housewives (narcissism and bi polar) and Kardashians (narcissism and illiteracy). These children are close, and supportive and helpful to each other, and it looks to me like the parents have doled out a lot of love and knowledge over the years.Okay, some of it might be fake as others have written, but who cares. For the most part these young men have not developed addictions to pornography during adolescence, which is a real danger these days! Neural pruning occurs during adolescence, and if boys are "doing their thing" to pornographic videos then that can lead to real trouble later on (just google it, okay? this is not new news). So in that way at least, these young men would be the rare healthy type of boyfriends and husbands to young women who are crying out for "real men" in today's world. Growing up running around in the woods and on a boat has made them healthy, in other words, not sitting in front of a computer or TV playing video games during their formative years.I do wish there could be some money for the teeth, especially for the older girl as she is naturally pretty, and would be very attractive with her teeth fixed.I hope very much that the mother recovers from her cancer, and it is heartwarming to see the family give her so much support during this time. Of course cancer does sometime force us to say goodbye to our loved ones, and if this is the case then Ami can go onto her next journey knowing that her family is VERY well adjusted, and supportive of each other. Really what more does a mother want than to know that her children are happy and will have joy in their lives. That said, I do hope she lives for decades!I think it's cool that the youngest wants to become a sheriff. Go young guy! We need all the good cops we can get! I hope the family doesn't shoot the bears in Colorado. The state is not that big....the bears are just trying to hang on, surrounded by people and loss of habitat....so please don't kill the bears.

birdyma They are so fake. Ami's cancer is probably a publicity stunt. Bear is the stupidest of them all.Beating a fish after it is caught is inhumane, but I guess growing up wild bear did not learn thatNone of the guys will find women who will live like that.Come on a necklace made from a shell and "dog" hair GROSS

dperry-51510 To Believe or Not to Believe that is the question? Truthfully, I find the show refreshing. Regardless, if it is a true depiction of how people/families live off the grid in Alaska, or if the family has been charged with a crime. As many Americans families have lives that are full of deceit and untruth. In addition, there are many Americans that will go to extreme lengths to make/get money where they can for survival. If the Government passes out free Money there are many Americans that will stand in line with their hand out regardless if they qualify or not. So to hold that against a family that has seen struggles, I guess then each and ever person that has used the same system to get free money for survival should be held accountable. Fact they (The Browns) admitted to the crime, and paid the price. I believe that the show should now use that as a lesson and build that story line in the show, use it as a teaching tool for others. This family shows the value of family relationship and how important it is for a family to work/stick together. It shows a two parent family that will go to any length to make sure the family is taken care of. Something you don't see too often theses days. Especially on reality TV. The Value/fabric of a close net family/Relationship has been destroyed over the years. This family leaves a little hope that a good family relationship still exists and are willing to go to any length to stay together and maintain that family bond. P.S. It is a film production, so there are going to be things that may seem unreal or a little far fetched. That's just the nature of film.

weezebaxter I am writing this to vent my anger at how IDIOTIC this show is. Wow...where to start with this hideous family? Basically every episode is a result of the father making another stupid decision. So, there's the plot for every show..add that to the obvious fact it is so so very fake..and you will become annoyed pretty quickly. If that doesn't annoy you, watching these "kids" (who are in their 20's and 30's) run around the woods, doing random somersaults and talking like they are from 18th century somewhere...will get you. They are constantly wet, standing in the rain like idiot turkeys getting soaked, wearing leather jackets, no hats/gloves or other reasonable Alaskan clothing. The father is a huge huge idiot who does things like buy a large 70-year old boat when he can't afford to fix his leaking shitty little boat. Somehow his "30 years" in commercial fishing never taught him that a boat that has been docked for 10 years and has rot might not be a good investment. I hate all of the family members, especially the mom who does nothing but make stupid comments to support her jackass of a husband who is busy ruining the family's lives and being bewildered that it has snowed in the winter of Alaska or that things are "frozen! We're ruined!" There. I've written more than the 10 lines required to get the hatred I have for these tools out of my system.