Doomsday Preppers......WTF?

[shutup&shoot]

We were watching it last night and my eight year old asked if the man was special. I knew what he meant and just laughed and said maybe.


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[Pi3]

There appears to be several psychological issues manifesting: delusions of grandeur, paranoia, hoarding, etc. I am amazed at how totally clueless some people can be. I am also troubled that the tv producers would put this guy on their show. Do they go looking for the nuttiest fruitcakes they can find?

[The M]

...Do they go looking for the nuttiest fruitcakes they can find?

Yes, because normal people are boring. Nut cases are always better entertainment.

[Moose-Knuckle]

There appears to be several psychological issues manifesting: delusions of grandeur, paranoia, hoarding, etc. I am amazed at how totally clueless some people can be. I am also troubled that the tv producers would put this guy on their show. Do they go looking for the nuttiest fruitcakes they can find?

After the first season, the girl who was going to walk from Houston to Mexico after Peak Oil started talking about the show on a prepper blog. She said that she really was prepping for hurricanes, which have devasted the greater Houston area before. She said that the producers told her that, that was not "spicey" enough and told her what to say about Peak Oil. She went on to say the producers offered $5K to shoot and kill one of her cats so they could film it. She turned them down. A lot of it is scripted and yes they find the nuts on top of that.

[Pi3]

So, is there any way to tell what is scripted & what is genuine looney tunes? Do you thing chunky boy was scripted?

[Airhasz]

After the first season, the girl who was going to walk from Houston to Mexico after Peak Oil started talking about the show on a prepper blog. She said that she really was prepping for hurricanes, which have devasted the greater Houston area before. She said that the producers told her that, that was not "spicey" enough and told her what to say about Peak Oil. She went on to say the producers offered $5K to shoot and kill one of her cats so they could film it. She turned them down. A lot of it is scripted and yes they find the nuts on top of that.

Stop, your ruining it for me and a lot of others who believe everything we see and hear..

[Moose-Knuckle]

So, is there any way to tell what is scripted & what is genuine looney tunes? Do you thing chunky boy was scripted?

Not every word is scripted. All these people are into the lifestyle and audition for the show. The show producers just "help them along" some of the time.

[jwreck]

After the first season, the girl who was going to walk from Houston to Mexico after Peak Oil started talking about the show on a prepper blog. She said that she really was prepping for hurricanes, which have devasted the greater Houston area before. She said that the producers told her that, that was not "spicey" enough and told her what to say about Peak Oil. She went on to say the producers offered $5K to shoot and kill one of her cats so they could film it. She turned them down. A lot of it is scripted and yes they find the nuts on top of that.

Before the fat guy in WA she was my favorite before. She supposedly trained so hard, but they never showed her doing a full rep of anything. Then when it came time to walk out, well that was just pathetic.

[NWPilgrim]

Man, for $5K I would have shot her cat!


Nah, but one of the writers for sure.

[murphman]

After a while it was hard to even laugh anymore at this guy making his body armor that "people have spent tons of money and time researching and he is able to make the same thing for less in his garage", lmao. After a while it just came apparent something is not right in his head.