Frontier House (2002)
- Genre
- reality television
- Country
- United States
- Length
- 1 season, 6 episodes
- Rating
- 9.0 of 10 from 2 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
Three modern families live as homesteaders in 1880s Montana. They build farms and prepare for winter. Experts judge how well they would survive.
educationalslow-pacedobservationalgroundednostalgicintimateparticipatoryreflective
What happens
Frontier House is a historical reality television series that originally aired on the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) in the United States from April 29 to May 3, 2002. The series followed three family groups that agreed to live as homesteaders did in Montana Territory on the American frontier in 1883. Each family was expected to establish a homestead and complete the tasks necessary to prepare for the harsh Montana winter. At the end of the series, each family was judged by a panel of experts and historians on their likelihood of survival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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