Doomsday Preppers

An intriguing look at Americans with their own ideas of the purpose-driven life.

Doomsday Preppers could have been a grade-A hour of gawker television on par with the likes of Extreme Couponing and Hoarders. Unfortunately, the inclusion of an "expert assessment" of our protagonists' preparations lands the show on thin ethical ice.

Doomsday Preppers can't seem to help occasionally taking a jab at the undeniable eccentricity of prepping, or generally making light.

This is fascinating and clearly National Geographic thinks so, too.

As the hour proceeds, the tether to sanity--or at least common sense--frays.