Man vs wild

Striderco said:
i think bear needs to get a little more props than what you guys are givin him. He does have quite an extensive background in outdoor extremes and was in brit special forces. so what if hes gone to hollywood, i would, for the paycheck!!!
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I wouldn't actually say that Bear Grylls is a joke. I think he's legit. I would however say that his show is a complete @$%#ing joke. His cameramen and editors more than probably have to sign a confidentiality agreement to not disclose all the BS that happens behind he scenes. Like Bear barfing up whatever disgusting thing he just ate/drank, him drinking water carried by the crew, or staying in hotels. Les Stroud's show is definitely more legit that Bear's, but I'm certain that Bear's got/gets better ratings. Discovery knows what draws the viewers, and Bear knows where his bread is buttered.
 
I dunno which is worse, drinking your own pee or drinking the liquid that he squeezed out of elephant poo.
 
i just started watching it and i could tell right off that they are not trying to sell it that he is doing it all himself. he just walks around and explains "what if's" based on the area he's filming. i don't understand all these videos claiming he's faking it are trying to prove...
 
and he clearly is not a fake. his show may be staged in order to maximize on the theatrics of it all but he clearly is an expert. its entertainment
 
I seriously doubt Bear Grylls pays much attention to Bladeforums so at this point this thread is just scarring sparrows and should probably just be abandon entirely.
 
You are stuck on a deserted island... choices are Stroud - and that harmonica - or Grylls, who you can dare to eat anything... choices...

Stainz
 
Stainz said:
You are stuck on a deserted island... choices are Stroud - and that harmonica - or Grylls, who you can dare to eat anything... choices...

Stainz
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I agree with another poster who said Les Stroud - Bear Grylls would kill you when you weren't looking and eat you without a 2nd thought! Probably drink your poo water to wash your meat down with too. Yummy, tastes like chicken!! :eek: :D :D
 
vollertron said:
and he clearly is not a fake. his show may be staged in order to maximize on the theatrics of it all but he clearly is an expert. its entertainment
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Yeah, I agree. Watching Man vs Wild and expecting a realistic survival show is like watching Inglorious Basterds and expecting a historically accurate WW2 movie.

I don't doubt his credentials, but I also don't expect the show to be my guide in case something bad happens.

It's fun to watch, he does some pretty crazy things.
 
cziv said:
He gave himself a nice "dirty water enema" the other night in his home-made boat. :eek: :D :D

Probably followed by a pee chaser! :D
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I had forgotten about that episode. :barf:

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cziv said:
He gave himself a nice "dirty water enema" the other night in his home-made boat. :eek: :D :D

Probably followed by a pee chaser! :D
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You don't know if he actually did. Probably acting for the show. Pretty easy to do since the whole thing is blurred out.
 
HuntersHikes said:
He sure didn't fake climbing Everest or being in the British Special Forces...I know he's a pretty polarizing guy, but most of us couldn't do 90% of the stuff he does on TV, scripted or not.
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Actually I think he did fake this. After being called out by multiple SAS members he doesn't claim this anymore.

The Show should be called Bear's What Not To Do Show.
 
Ultimate said:
You don't know if he actually did. Probably acting for the show. Pretty easy to do since the whole thing is blurred out.
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No doubt! I'm sure he didn't do that or drink his pee. Just stuff that he'd recommend before you'd die of dehydration. I have tremendous respect for all of these guys - Bear, Les, Cody and Dave. They're real hardasses but I still think Bear would be the most likely to smack you in the head and eat you if you were just about done though. The others would wait until you were dead first. :eek:

Great pic ElectrikHellfire! :D
 
cziv said:
No doubt! I'm sure he didn't do that or drink his pee. Just stuff that he'd recommend before you'd die of dehydration. I have tremendous respect for all of these guys - Bear, Les, Cody and Dave. They're real hardasses but I still think Bear would be the most likely to smack you in the head and eat you if you were just about done though. The others would wait until you were dead first. :eek:

Great pic ElectrikHellfire! :D
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Yeah, not sure about the pee though. He was definitely "drinking" something. Could have changed out the bottle when they cut the shot and substituted gatorade or something :D I wonder how he could have faked the squeezing-water-out-of-elephant-dung maneuver?

And he had definitely eaten some wild stuff, so you have to give him credit for that...or take some away, depending on how you look at it :p
 
I like Bear Grylls, Les, Cody and Dave, but I absolutely abhor Myke Hawke expecially after I saw the advertisement for his knife from Tops. He is a bit of a d-bag. I didn't like Survivorman because it was generally boring. It may have been filled with practical tips, or not, but I wasn't the biggest fan. Beyond Survival, however, I loved.

Hawke's "HELLION"
(http://www.topsknives.com/product_info.php?products_id=307)
 
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