Parents' Guide to

Extreme Loggers

By Anne Louise Bannon, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 11+

"Dangerous job" show doesn't stand out from the crowd.

TV Discovery Channel Reality TV 2008
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Based on 2 parent reviews

TheBotanist
TheBotanist Parent of 17-year-old
January 7, 2011
age 17+
My honest opinion is this show is terrible I mean not trying to be a critic on it or anything but who actually want to see a bunch of people basically murder the earth. When I watched this show it saddened me deeply to see what are society has come to.
Plague
Plague Parent
January 7, 2010
age 10+

Extreme Loggers

Awesome show. Out of all the logging shows on TV, this has to be one of my favorites.

This title has:

Great messages
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What's the Story?

EXTREME LOGGERS follows the folks who cut wood for our houses, paper, furniture, and other products. Whether they're removing cut wood via mule team or helicopter or fighting below-freezing temperatures, the cameras are there to document it.

Is It Any Good?

Our review:
Parents say: (2 ):
Kids say: Not yet rated

This isn't a bad show -- the storytelling is competent, the people are reasonably interesting, and there are even a few things to be learned. But it's not the most enthralling hour of television ever made, either. In one episode, the narrator tries to ratchet up the drama when one of the machines breaks down by pointing out that such glitches mean lost money to the loggers and truckers. But the guys treat it so matter of factly that viewers end up taking it in stride, too.

Bottom line? A fine pick if your tween can't get enough of the "dangerous jobs" that have popped up everywhere in recent years, but hardly a best of breed.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Families can talk about how realistic reality TV really is. Do you think producers of shows like this ever stretch or bend the truth? If so, why?

  • Why do you think the show doesn't address some of the more controversial aspects of logging?

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