Project Storm (TV series)

Project STORM is an American reality series, about the program of the same name created by Alex Underwood. The series was created by Underwood as well.

Plot
As a spin-off of Beyond Scared Straight and a local Scared Straight program, it takes at-risk youth and gives them a taste of prison life, breaking them down to build them back up. In fact, STORM stands for "Showing Teens Our Real Mission."

What Breaks It Down

 * 1) The entire concept of the show, while well-intentioned is very disturbing and shocking. While the point is to show kids what it's like in prison, and to make sure they don't end up there, we have several drill sergeants yelling at kids in their faces, which can get really upsetting and probably make the problem worse, inducing PTSD and depression, which always leads to suicide.
 * 2) Some kids are sent to the program for poor and just upsetting reasons, such as Katrell for getting bad grades. They could just sign him up for tutoring, but no, they send him to prison with murderers.
 * 3) The drill sergeants use child abuse and the things they do can sometimes be seen as bullying. For example, in one episode, a kid was actually throwing up blood, collapsing ands screaming, but the drill sergeants said that there was no oxygen on the ground and told them to keep going.
 * 4) Sometimes, they even get so loud, that it will damage your speakers if played too loudly.
 * 5) The drill sergeants are not very likeable, either.
 * 6) * Brad is a very mean-spirited and violent rough-housing artist. He often pushes kids (especially Bern) against the fence, yelling in their face to knock them out.
 * 7) * Buzz is even worse, as he screams directly at kids and invades their personal space, which is very intrusive.
 * 8) * Euchus, while not as crazy as the others, is overly obsessed with honey buns, which can get extremely annoying.
 * 9) This logo is terribly out of place for 9-SMN, a children's network. It goes on par with Survive This from YTV and Cartoon Network and season 6 of NBMS Live.
 * 10) The kids are not any better sometimes, as their fighting back and meltdowns will get on your nerves.
 * 11) In one episode, Brad rapes Bern, a minor.

Redeeming Qualities

 * 1) It was well-intentioned, and it's a good idea to show teens what prison life is like so they'll try to stay out and make good choices.
 * 2) Many of the kids do learn, and the build-up process involves a more relaxed mood.

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Release
The series gained universal popularity in 2017, although when it premiered in 2014, it was a local-only program. In 2019, The Charlotte Observer complained that the program was child abuse and doing more harm than good.