Man, Women, Wild any one watch it

Havent seen the show, only the short clips on discoverys site, but i liked what i saw.

I like the fact that theyve put a regular urban woman with the expert out there in the jungle. I think its discoverys angle at getting the whole survival genre out to a broader range of viewers. And its something i havent seen before.

As for Myke Hawke....ive only seen him once on a full-length show and that was a special episode of "I shouldnt be alive". All i remember was that he was interesting enough to keep me watching for the whole episode. I dont think he's as annoying as some people do.
But then i saw a vid that powernoodle posted where Myke "tests" some m-tools :D hilarious stuff! And the TOPS knife that he vouches for :thumbdn: ?? But then again, the man has bills to pay, then TOPS came along and rang his doorbell waving a big check in his face...

Somebody tell me...why was Myke running around with the helmet/cam thing on his head when he caught the snake? And did they eat the snake or the turtle?

And as for his wife complaining and crying about the turtle, well, i havent met a single woman that would have reacted any differently faced with the prospect of eating a animal some people keeps as pets. Lets keep in mind, that it wasnt a true survival situation. They were filming a tv-show.

And good choice in providing her with the SRK :thumbup: They could have done alot worse :D
 
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Well, I'm with most...the majority of the show is about ratings and I could think of worse things to watch.

Now, my wife is another story. She really likes Les Stroud if that gives you any idea; she couldn't stand Myke's wife. She couldn't believe she was wearing earings and swore up and down she had makeup on:D It was all the whining that got to her...of course she punched me when I told her she sounds tougher than "woodpecker lips":D:D

I like the "couple" on Dual Survivors" more, but like I said...I don't watch a lot of the crap on TV anyway, so they rate well with me.

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Ive just read up on Ruth England...I dont believe shes as squeamish as the show makes her out to be.

Shes travelled all over the world as part of her work. She's lived in Borneos jungle for months with some primitive tribe photo-documenting their life. Been all sorts of places, from filming wild gorillas in Rwanda to the Arctic doing nature stuff. Apparently shes an experienced outdoors-woman.

Of course that dosent make her a survival expert at all, but i sense shes not the urban soccermom that Discovery wants us to think she is.
 
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Both shows are entertaining in a more or less educational way . I don't panic if I miss the Cody & Dave show and the man & wife show is different I find I am having to adjust to the group survival with its occassional bickering and second guessing each other minus the screaming baby held up her end of the ordeal.
 
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Well, my issue wasn't that I think SF guys are ninjas (quite the opposite), but just his presentation and phraseology was a little irritating. Bees are certainly unpleasant at best, but that's why I'd go around a hive of them rather than through one like the gent in question.
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Not to beat a dead horse....but I don't know how you'd 'go around' an underground hive. You don't even know it's there until the sh*t's already hit the fan.
 
Wonder why he didnt use his end all be all Tops Hellion Survivor 2020 disanimator dragons claw tool of real men? Thought for sure it would make an appearance. :D
 
I thought it was pretty good, we'll see as more episodes come out, I could have done without the "hey baby" stuff. Most of the women I know get a little offended when called "baby". Other than that, seems to teach alot of skills in less than an hour.
 
Didn;t watch it I'm on a a hiatus from survival shows for a while I think.... Not because I can't learn anything from them... these guys all are certainly far more skilled and experienced than me... It's just that Television demands the so much drama be injected into the formula.. and I can;t deal with that..I was really enjoying dual survival for a while but the producers seem to be playing the drama up so much I just stopped watching...
I'm also not one for the Man's man stuff.. I just want to see some skill
 
Well, I enjoyed the show. His wife did alot better than my wife would.
There was good info to be had; (ie. Bamboo pot, cups, etc.) I also found it interesting how high he made his junglebed.
 
It was good entertainment, particularly the part about the turtle. The man had no choice but to get serious about finding an alternative dinner, as killing the turtle might have killed their relationship.
 
Maybe I'm just odd, but the drama parts always strike me as unnecessary. I have not watched this particular show, but watched Survivorman and Man vs wild and many of Ray Mears videos on Youtube, and the ray Mears stuff is simply put-awesome.
How about a show that teaches a series of skills in a variety of locations with indigineous people assisting? Not the typical "Oh if your plane goes down in a malaria infested swamp and you have only a letter opener on you, this is how to survive". Many people IMHO, me included, just want to go camping and learn some skills about how to ease back into nature, not try to conquer the planet.
 
Rockywolf said:
How about a show that teaches a series of skills in a variety of locations with indigineous people assisting?
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Thats bushcraft youre talking about. Ray Mears did something like that once, where he picks up skills from the locals. IIRC it was called Bushcraft and ran for 2 seasons.

Got all his shows on my harddisk.
 
I think we all want a show without Drama and one that directly relates to skills - but how many viewers besides people such as ourselves would the show actually get? My sister and mom likely wouldn't care for it if there wasn't some of that in there. I know a few other people who only talk about the drama parts after they watch it. They watch it for that.
 
i liked it. i liked how the built a shelter and stayed there till they were ready to leave. a lot of these shows tend to move just to move.
 
I found the show irritating. Didn't like the man or his wife.

Kind of think that thier first show should have been "survival in the mall" or "lost among the Abercrombie and Fitches."
 
Would human urine deter a Jaguar? I would think the opposite. The man pissed on the ladder.:confused: I would think that a big jungle cat would not need a ladder to get up into that shelter...right?
 
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