Man vs. Wild marathon

I didn't specify how I was going to get it. :)

He irks the crap out of me. He could do SO much with that show. Instead, he just fills "the idiot with a Brit/Aussie accent doing careless daredevilish antics." He's just the sub for the Crocodile Hunter.

Too bad.
 
I don't mind him to much considering I can tell the crap from whats real, the only thing that bugs me is he is always in such a hurry. I don't know why he just takes off running. Just one other minor complaint is that in one episode he pretty much just killed a rain deer by stabbing it in the head. I'm diffidently not against hunting or killing, I just think in that particular instance it was a waste. But that's just my two cents.
 
Ha been watchin this all day. Too funny. Even though I don't practice my skills as much as ya'll, even I know most of what he does is stupid. Good entertainment though. And happy b-day bro. I hope you had a good one!
 
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Wild recon is about as entertaining as Man vs Wild. I view these shows as entertainment more than educational.
 
I watched a bit of it last night. I do enjoy watching the show. Say what you want but he is pretty entertaining. I enjoy watching him do the crazy stuff.
 
What is truly amusing is how people don't have the ability to distinguish between talent and a show. Bear is the talent for the show, always has been. He does not write the show, produce the show, or do anything other than presenting. They tell him what to do. Why are some people unable to make that distinction between an actor and a role he is playing. Hate to break it to some of ya, but Harrison Ford isn't Indiana Jones either. The show is entertainment. Bear did more for charity last year than most on this forum will ever do. :D
 
I watch his show purely for the entertainment value ... the fact that he's bushwhacking ,hunting , starting fires and building shelters is an added plus given they are things that interest me. Don't forget that it's a television show folks ... I'm pretty sure watching someone just
"sitting around" trying to survive wouldn't hold many viewers attention as there is only so much you can do based on that premise.
So until someone comes out with something better I'll be watching Man vs. Wild.
 
I really can't understand how anyone that loves the out of doors and is interested in woodsmanship could watch this guy, for entertainment or any other reason. He is wasteful, dishonest, little better than a carnival geek. IMO his show stands for everything we should not, taking unnecessary risks and unproven survival techniques.

Is this guy really the poster child we want the general public to associate with our lifestyle? Chris
 
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August West said:
I really can't understand how anyone that loves the out of doors and is interested in woodsmanship could watch this guy, for entertainment or any other reason. He is wasteful, dishonest, little better than a carnival geek. IMO his show stands for everything we should not, taking unnecessary risks and unproven survival techniques.
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Agreed.
 
August West said:
I really can't understand how anyone that loves the out of doors and is interested in woodsmanship could watch this guy, for entertainment or any other reason. He is wasteful, dishonest, little better than a carnival geek. IMO his show stands for everything we should not, taking unnecessary risks and unproven survival techniques.

Is this guy really the poster child we want the general public to associate with our lifestyle? Chris
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I dont know man. He supports a TON of charitys from combat stress, to wildlife and habitat preservation, to disabled persons.....Is a motivational speaker, and the youngest man to scale Everest. Seems like a pretty good person to associate our lifestyle with. While not a hardened SAS commando, he does rock a pretty substantial humanitarian resume, and if he motivates people to get off their butts, get outside, and seek to further their knowlage in survival and preparedness(which is where sites like this come in to play) he cant be the Ass everyone makes him out to be.

The flipside of the coin is that he does do some things that I personaly view as foolish on THE TV SHOW. It is just a TV show though. I think the marketing of the show as a survival show, and not an "adventurer" show didnt help his case. The blame for that falls on discovery as much as him.

I bet lots of folks have developed an interest in survival and the outdoors through shows like these, which is great.
 
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He's awesome; He just speared a dead fish with a birds beak! Thats good tv right there!! :D
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I actually enjoyed most of this episode. My 4-year old son really likes to watch this show, so sometimes I hold off on Mythbusters and watch Man Vs. Wild....

It was good to see Bear actually get something decent to eat (a large fish), and I got some good ideas for signal fires, hammocks, life rafts, fishing, etc.

When it got to the dirty water enema, though, the episode lost it's charm. It's interesting to know that could happen, but that's not something I want to watch (blurred out or not)!
 
August West said:
I really can't understand how anyone that loves the out of doors and is interested in woodsmanship could watch this guy, for entertainment or any other reason. He is wasteful, dishonest, little better than a carnival geek. IMO his show stands for everything we should not, taking unnecessary risks and unproven survival techniques.

Is this guy really the poster child we want the general public to associate with our lifestyle? Chris
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I'm not sure who considers him the poster child for the outdoor lifestyle.

He does a lot of interesting things on his show (like starting fires with a steel, or bow and drill, or making a compass with a steel pin, a leaf and a puddle of water).

He also does things I certainly wouldn't (tearing through the jungle/forest/arctic for no apparent reason -- this can get you sweaty in the arctic, and run off a high place or into a tree), but what makes me cringe the most is how he treats his blades.

On the Panama episode, he wanted to finish off the fish he had just caught. Instead of banging it on the rock to kill it, he took his knife and drove it through the triggerfish's head as it lay on a rock. I actually heard the point bang into the rock below!

Later, after he'd used his knife for something, he casually flipped it into the ground, rather than simply resheathing it. Great ways to ruin your point and your edge! Doesn't he know how much those Bear Gryll knives cost?!

In general I'm very careful with my blades. In a survival scenario, I would take the best care of my knife I could to make sure I could continue using it.
 
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