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"The Colony"~Discovery Channel Series
« on: August 30, 2010, 01:19:38 PM »
Who else is watching this?
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« Reply #1 on: August 30, 2010, 06:20:53 PM »
I've watched a few episodes. The points they make are valid and even some of the scenarios are good. HOWEVER, here in the US, many people are apt to have access to real weapons like guns...... They seem to conveniently omit the fact that many people might be armed with something other than improvised weapons.
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Re: "The Colony"~Discovery Channel Series
« Reply #2 on: August 30, 2010, 08:35:47 PM »
Quote from: Thor on August 30, 2010, 06:20:53 PM
I've watched a few episodes. The points they make are valid and even some of the scenarios are good. HOWEVER, here in the US, many people are apt to have access to real weapons like guns...... They seem to conveniently omit the fact that many people might be armed with something other than improvised weapons.

Yeah, I noticed that. They seem unwilling to push the boundries with their weapon making and usage also. I understand that the hostiles are "actors", but, you'd think they'd devise a plan for weaponry that despensed with them quickly without the severe bodily injury.

Their security measures all seem to be defensive. I wondered why they haven't been going on night scouting ops in small teams.
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Re: "The Colony"~Discovery Channel Series
« Reply #3 on: August 31, 2010, 01:51:46 PM »
Quote from: Odin's Hand on August 30, 2010, 08:35:47 PM
Yeah, I noticed that. They seem unwilling to push the boundries with their weapon making and usage also. I understand that the hostiles are "actors", but, you'd think they'd devise a plan for weaponry that despensed with them quickly without the severe bodily injury.

Their security measures all seem to be defensive. I wondered why they haven't been going on night scouting ops in small teams.

because they are fraidy cats??
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Re: "The Colony"~Discovery Channel Series
« Reply #4 on: August 31, 2010, 03:15:25 PM »
Its to unreal! They are hungry and the "enemy" comes to them stealing their food? I'd be eating "the enemy"!
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Re: "The Colony"~Discovery Channel Series
« Reply #5 on: August 31, 2010, 05:43:44 PM »
Quote from: catsmtrods on August 31, 2010, 03:15:25 PM
Its to unreal! They are hungry and the "enemy" comes to them stealing their food? I'd be eating "the enemy"!

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Re: "The Colony"~Discovery Channel Series
« Reply #6 on: August 31, 2010, 05:50:28 PM »
Quote from: catsmtrods on August 31, 2010, 03:15:25 PM
Its to unreal! They are hungry and the "enemy" comes to them stealing their food? I'd be eating "the enemy"!

I'd convert them into soap. The irony of using soap derived from hippy is too delicious to miss.

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« Reply #7 on: September 01, 2010, 01:57:19 PM »
I watched it once. The glaring omission of guns turned me off. If the scenario actually happened the FIRST thing I'd do is get high powered hunting rifles (we have plenty of hunting and fishing stores here), and pick off the "baddies" from 400+ yards.
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Re: "The Colony"~Discovery Channel Series
« Reply #8 on: September 01, 2010, 01:58:56 PM »
I tried watching it.  While they have a couple people that may have some technical knowledge, it looks like they picked as many hopeless dumbasses as they could find.

I laughed when that dude's rickety-ass bridge fell apart and he went into the water.
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Re: "The Colony"~Discovery Channel Series
« Reply #9 on: September 02, 2010, 08:41:59 AM »
Quote from: Wineslob on September 01, 2010, 01:57:19 PM
I watched it once. The glaring omission of guns turned me off. If the scenario actually happened the FIRST thing I'd do is get high powered hunting rifles (we have plenty of hunting and fishing stores here), and pick off the "baddies" from 400+ yards.

Yeah, there are three chokepoints in around their camp which could be controlled with two decent rifles.

I wondered why they didn't set up an ambush site when the hostage drop of Becka took place.

They knew where the drop was going to be and the truck was parked close to a building that could've been used for cover. They could've set up a series of hand signals to communicate from building to building if they felt a mission abort was necessary.
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