Musher Jessie Holmes wore a GoPro camera during parts of the race this year in an effort to capture trail footage for the reality television show he stars in, "Life Below Zero." The device died immediately, no match for the realities of the Iditarod trail.
Reality Check: As I watched one of the Kilchers' neighbors complete tedious home projects on "Alaska: The Last Frontier" I realized: The entire episode is a symbol for the state of Alaska reality TV.
You'll only be tempted to look away from the television and scroll through Instagram a couple times
Chef Laura Cole’s narrative is a little different than the other chefs and 99 percent focused on her Alaska-ness.
Reality Check: The Kellers look for a bulldozer and Neil Darish is out to build a gondola in season four. Plus: Jewel's headed back to “Alaska: The Last Frontier.”
Reality Check: A medical emergency hits another Brown family member while Ami is undergoing cancer treatment in California.
Reality Check: In the season opener, most of the family leaves Alaska for Ami's medical treatment, leaving Noah behind to guard Browntown.
Reality Check: In the middle of the Arizona desert, a homestead's three dogs disappear. So the Raneys go looking for men riding horses with local knowledge, because obviously.
Reality Check: Let’s dig into a recent call for reader submissions of new Alaska reality TV show ideas.
Reality Check: “Alaska Homicide” will follow Lantz Dahlke as he tries to solve cold murder/disappearance cases.
Reality Check: "Parker’s Trail” follows "Gold Rush" star Parker Schnabel and friends as they attempt to travel the Klondike Trail.
Reality Check: Dearest readers, I'd like to take a moment to answer your emails - publicly.
Reality Check: The more I watched of the 30-second teaser, the more I was convinced Parker is actually Adam Driver researching a new post-“Girls” role.
Reality Check: Zeke and Emily are so bad at finding gold that even Mike Rowe, the narrator, is giving them sass.
Reality Check: The Browns attempt to construct a wind turbine, and Noah's girlfriend contemplates a move.
"Life Below Zero" star Susan Aikens' grievances center on a producer who she alleges was verbally abusive and intimidated her and other crew members.
Reality Check: This season, Discovery is migrating America’s sweethearts Zeke and Emily to a remote, supposedly haunted island to run their mining operation.
Reality Check: Noah and Rhain's date is pretty typical. They argue over how Noah pronounces the word "similar." He says “sim-u-lar.” Then Noah starts teaching her tai chi.
Reality Check: As Bam astutely observes about their new bear problem: “I doubt it has nothing to do with the cow smell or it moving constantly.”
It may be a new year, but so far 2017 is looking a lot like 2016 when it comes to Alaska reality TV.
