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Ice Airport Alaska

2020 · 7 seasons

A steady, easygoing workplace chronicle where harsh weather and busy logistics provide mild suspense without ever feeling truly threatening.

Genres
Documentary, Reality
Overview
A chronicle of the daily challenges of the airport staff who manage to keep the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC) open, freight flowing, and passengers flying, all despite weather that regularly dips to -38 Fahrenheit and wind speeds that typically exceed 100 mph.

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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • work
    • survival
    • nature
    Places
    • workplace
    • wilderness
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    family
    Form
    • procedural
    • true story
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action3
    Horror0
    Humour2
    Realism9
    Romance0
    Tension4
    Darkness2
    Complexity2
    Emotional weight2

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    Details

    Genres
    documentary, reality
    Length
    7 seasons, 55 episodes
    Network
    Smithsonian Channel
    Country
    United Kingdom
    Languages
    English, Spanish, German

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