Agreed! Sadly after 3 hours I gave up on the River (ABC). It is edgy, I tolerated the format, thankfully it's not 100% documentary style, but with all the cameras they use, all most. I did not really bond with the characters, and it has a rather high level of constant tension so that (for myself) the tension became diminished. As a rule I don't like documentary because it really ties up the story telling and I really dislike the jerky camera effect although The River did not go too far in that direction.