Amazing Video Collection: Natural Disasters features footage captured impromptu on home video camcorders by people caught in natural catastrophes. This video is part of the
Amazing Video Collection series from the veteran producers of
Cops, the godfather of "Reality Television" shows. Drama has always sought to create emotions vicariously in the audience by staging situations. Reality TV has captured the imagination of the viewing public precisely because the stakes are real and not imagination; producers love the genre because it's genuinely dramatic and inexpensive to shoot -- it's literally "cheap thrills." Boasting "no reenactments, no actors, just real people," this episode's highlights include footage of earthquakes, tornadoes, volcanoes, floods, and avalanches. ~ Steve Blackburn, All Movie Guide