I binge watched the whole thing, but nonetheless I only give it 3 stars.
I loved seeing the course that the competitors were competing on, and it was great to witness the trials and tribulations that many went through, as well as the back stories on team members. What I could have done without though was the "Mark Burnett"ing of it all wherein he made it mimic an episode of Surivor ---- the dramatic music, the giant gold medallions, the way the camera approached the tiki torches, the shots of Bear in the helicopter who tried to add a bunch of hype by the way he spoke .... the overall feel of the editing / finished product seemed to cheapen the actual experience; I would have preferred to have more of a documentary feel to it. Also, the number of episodes and the amount of time to watch was just way more than it should have taken. Doing this documentary style could have easily shaved off about 30% of the viewing time. If the Eco-Challenge continues in the future, I will watch it again only if it is NOT Mark Burnett who is the producer.
I loved seeing the course that the competitors were competing on, and it was great to witness the trials and tribulations that many went through, as well as the back stories on team members. What I could have done without though was the "Mark Burnett"ing of it all wherein he made it mimic an episode of Surivor ---- the dramatic music, the giant gold medallions, the way the camera approached the tiki torches, the shots of Bear in the helicopter who tried to add a bunch of hype by the way he spoke .... the overall feel of the editing / finished product seemed to cheapen the actual experience; I would have preferred to have more of a documentary feel to it. Also, the number of episodes and the amount of time to watch was just way more than it should have taken. Doing this documentary style could have easily shaved off about 30% of the viewing time. If the Eco-Challenge continues in the future, I will watch it again only if it is NOT Mark Burnett who is the producer.