The Colony - The Experiment Begins

Tuesdays @ 10pm E/P on Discovery

New to The Colony? Watch how the Colonists build back:
http://dsc.discovery.com/videos/colony-building-their-way-back/?smid=YTDSC-YT...

What would you do in the wake of a global catastrophe? How would you find food? Water? Shelter?

The Colony is a controlled experiment to see exactly what it would take to survive and rebuild under these circumstances. For 10 weeks, a group of 10 volunteers, whose backgrounds and expertise represent a cross-section of modern society, are isolated in an urban environment outside Los Angeles and tasked with creating a livable society.

With no electricity from the grid, no running water and no communication with the outside world, all the volunteers have to work with are their skills and whatever tools and supplies they can scavenge from their surroundings.

Experts from the fields of homeland security, engineering and psychology have helped design the world of The Colony to reflect elements from both real-life disasters and models of what the future could look like after a global viral outbreak.

Over the course of the 10-week experiment, the Colonists must work together to build the necessities of survival, such as a water-filtration system, a battery bank that powered their electricity, a solar cooker, a shower system and a greenhouse and even some niceties (a coffee maker!).

Tune in Tuesdays at 10 p.m. ET/PT to see who thrives and who fails to survive.

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[BrendanStuart]

Please tell me: WHY THE FUCK IS THERE A VIDEO OF A WOMAN GIVING BIRTH IN THE RELATED VIDEOS?

[Mastershake1234567]

@cruzholland WTF!!!!!!!!!!! he lives off his own piss he dont need meat

[zandace23]

cant wait until next season my favoret show

[roge715]

@BrendanStuart the fucking tags man

[itspennysboat]

omg this got me so excited! i never knew about this series!!!!

[zeldagamerDX6]

@mark111112222212 god damn it... i want fucking power armor.... -_- #

[zeldagamerDX6]

@zeldagamerDX6 or at least, that's what i'm assuming.

[zeldagamerDX6]

@IIEmceeII944 it's an enclosed area of the devestated new orleans area.

[bobbylight1919]

@IIEmceeII944 they used ravaged parts of cities/towns like parts of louisana from hurricane katrina.

[CrazyLikeUhFox]

Oh my gosh, so much whining.

"It's fake!"

OMG REALLY?! I thought I was surviving the apocalypse in my freaking living room, watching a conveniently broadcasted distress signal at eight o' clock pacific time. Holy s*** was I wrong! THANK YOU SO MUCH, EINSTEIN! How did you find the outlet to plug in your computer?

[RewindPlay89]

Are they not aware there on fucking TV? because they talk to a camera man all day, and act like they are going to die. Nothing but acting.

[iluvmym4]

Who pulled this show off TV?