It started as six simple phone calls. Six seemingly random people were about to have their lives turned upside down. There we no connections, each person chosen at random from a long list of applicants. No criteria on the application factored into the selection. Simply took the name and phone number. All of a sudden these six were thrown into a situation and had to rely on each other to survive. The only thing they have in common is a tv show, Life in the Colony.
Mingo Ola is a 24 year old man from Chicago who applied after hearing an ad on the radio. He stood a solid 6'3" and weighed just under 240 lbs. His chiseled frame always brought attention to him, especially from the ladies. He'd always wanted to be on television but had a horrible memory therefore never was able to learn lines and make it in Hollywood. Still, he worked as a part time sushi chef and also a fitness instructor. As an African American man is Chicago life was never easy. Mingo grew up poor and was raised by his brother, Neeko, after both his parents lost their lives mysteriously on a cruise. When Mingo turned 19 Neeko was shot and killed in a drive-by shooting after being confused for another man. From then on Mingo prided himself on making the best of the life he still had. His brothers brass knuckles and dog tags are always close by.
Lin "Doc" Cheng is a medical genius that graduated from John's Hopkins at the age of 16. Now 29 he practices neurosurgery all around the country and even all over the world. He is of a slender build but deceptively strong with amazing body control and balance. He grew up, as much as he could with a brilliant mind, in a little house outside Philadelphia. As an Asian American he was bullied throughout school and started learning martial arts. He eventually went so deep into body control he developed incredible skills such as an acute sense of balance and the ability to change his body temperature up to 7 degrees, and slow his heartbeat. He will be bringing his bow staff and katana with him on this show.
Sasha Tur is from Moscow, Russia and spent years in the Russian secret service and subsequently as military police. This is one chick you don't want to mess with. At 37 years old she is our oldest applicant. She possesses abilities to climb trees and blend in with her surroundings. Truly a woman you do not want to anger. She always carries a bottle of vodka and 243 rifle.
Lauren Palmer is a model from Southern California. She's tall with long blonde hair and legs that stretch a mile high. She's always had cameras pointed at her when she's looking all hot but not in her real passion, rock climbing. As a result she always has climbing rope and grappling hooks.
Elu is a native Indian from the Zuni tribe. Her name means beautiful and is rather fitting. He long black hair is always in two braids. She has a soft face with a warm smile. She is a master of herbal medicines and poisons. She runs through the woods with ease and has an extremely high heat tolerance. She always carries her bow and arrows.
Last of our contestants is the Good Ole Boy, Johnny Murry. Standing 6'8" and chiseled out of stone he grew up on a small farm in Iowa. One thing this boy can do is hunt. He has hunted everything a man can and is a contractor in his normal life. He will be packing a 12 gauge shotgun and Bowie knife on this show.
Now that we have met everyone I'm going to leave it to them to tell you the rest. We took them and their things to a remote location by helicopter and dropped them off. There is a village 2 miles from the landing pad. It has 2 cabins, a kitchen, an underground bunker, and lastly a large metal box this an air horn. When it goes off that means our friends have a gift from the tv crew.
That's enough talk, let's see what these 6 have got. It's time to see what Life in the Colony is really like.
