Product Details

• Actors: Geo Beach
• Directors: Tougher in Alaska
• Format: Box set, Color, DVD, NTSC, Closed-captioned
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 4
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: A&E HOME VIDEO
• DVD Release Date: November 18, 2008
• Run Time: 611 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00197POX6
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #30,657 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Yet another reality show documenting extreme men pulling off extreme feats, Tougher In Alaska simulates its predecessors, Ice Road Truckers, Deadliest Catch, and Ax Men, but its recipe for combining trucking, fishing, and chopping makes for better variety and viewing. Season One includes four discs with four episodes each in an extreme metal DVD box, in case grizzlies try to attack it. The first show, "Gold Mining," which shows three mining teams squeezing gold out of an already tapped landscape, establishes a narrative pattern in which a triad of situations are braided together to create an overall picture of indestructible and crafty men fighting the elements. Episode two, "Salmon Fishing," focuses less on blasting pristine landscape and more on men who make a living plundering the sea for coveted Sockeye. "Extreme Winter" shows winter life in Fairbanks: cars swerving off icy roads into ditches, fires erupting from chimneys clogged with soot from wood-burning stoves, and in its finest moments, stars a gun-obsessed freak hell bent on hunting the wolves who ate his dog. Tougher In Alaska, in other words, was not made with the idealistic environmentalist in mind. The narrator, Geo Beach, places melodramatic emphasis on everything to up the extremity, which is at times plain ridiculous and at times poignant. In "Extreme Isolation," he does indeed educate about the extreme transportation needed to maneuver through southern Alaska’s panhandle, as he pitches an outdoor tent amongst others on a frosty ferry ride. With Beach’s mentions of his previous experience as a fisherman and more, it is clear that he is the real deal, not some extreme poser. This, at least, justifies his bravado. It takes a special narrator to run with the big dogs, and to be able to translate that into palatable entertainment. --Trinie Dalton

Product Description

TOUGHER IN ALASKA:COMPLETE SEASON 1 - DVD Movie

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Educational and yet Awesome, March 7, 2009

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Dean J. Fehribach (Ferdinand, IN USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tougher In Alaska: The Complete Season 1 (DVD)

I watched this series on TV and Geo Beach gives great insight into life in the coldest, largest state in the Union from a working man's perspective. Great show if you were ever curious about what Alaska's really like.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A reality series that's actually 'real', June 26, 2010

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dus7 (PacNW) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Tougher In Alaska: The Complete Season 1 (DVD)

This is the most authentic portrayal of Alaska I've seen. I lived in that state many years myself and have been in some of the places the host features. He jumps right into every situation no matter how new to him or physically uncomfortable with a hearty but respectful attitude. He and the show try to use the correct pronunciation for Alaskan place names. It's quite wonderfully done, and I highly recommend renting or purchasing this dvd.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Alaska, February 20, 2009

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Denise C. Fracek - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tougher In Alaska: The Complete Season 1 (DVD)

This is an awesome dvd. It came in a very timely manner. I am very pleased with this purchase