Man Vs. Wild.....vs.....Survivorman

deepforks · Jan 7, 2010

between the two i always liked the survivorman show myself. you know they are for entertainment purposes, BUT, it seemed that survivorman was somewhat legit. he was filming on his own (so it seems) and giving real techniques for survival situations. he was always being cautious and preaching that. man vs. wild is too flashy and he does crazy ass $hit that you should never do in a survival situation....plus, last night he gave himself an enima on a life raft to slow dehydration!! ha ha. what a sick a$$hole....literally

Roy · Jan 7, 2010

LAST EDITED ON Jan-07-10 AT 08:34PM (MST)[p]Yep - Bear Grhylls is an English tool. Survivorman is far superior - and Les Stroud did do it all alone.

UTROY
Proverbs 21:19 (why I hunt!)

mywifeishotterthentiffany · Jan 7, 2010

Bear is in much better shape and would do far better in a real life situation. I lost respect for Survivorman when he was wining when it was to hard for him and he said " I did not sign up for this."

"Let's keep things in perspective.I mean for Peet's sake there are kids in Africa that don't even hunt....hello" Jimmy Big Time

muleyman · Jan 7, 2010

man vs wild did a show here in the snake river last year (Oregon). the people that own the tavern/motel/market in Imnaha said the entire crue stayed in their motel while filming for the week! Even Bear was staying there while he was suppose to be out "all week"!

muleyman

BuckSnort · Jan 7, 2010

Both of them are dumbassses.... Do the things they do when you are in a survival situation and you will increase your chance of failure big time...

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whiskeybent · Jan 8, 2010

LAST EDITED ON Jan-08-10 AT 08:02AM (MST)[p]Ive always thought that the survivorman was the more homo of the two shows but after last night when bear grills shoved that hose up his hind end I think I might be changing my mind.

Moondog · Jan 8, 2010

Do what these clowns do in an actual survival situation and you will become a statistic.

NewMexicoRob · Jan 8, 2010

The show I really like seeing is, Man vs Food!!!!the guy can really pack it in!

mtnmayhem · Jan 10, 2010

On a recent Man Vs. Wild show, Bear travels to the arctic circle.

It was pretty awesome when he caught a caribou with a snare (if it was real).

Then he finds an "abandoned" cabin, which did not look all that abandoned to me. It probably belonged to indigenous people. Inside of the cabin were some old wooden skis. He takes them. Then he just happens to need to get across a large frozen lake but it wasn't apparent why. Then he uses his parachute as a sail and using the skis he goes kite skiing across the lake.

Entertainment value is high on his show but reality is not in my opinion, too many things seem staged.

Cali4x4 · Jan 10, 2010

Even better on the same show he builds a wooden sled to drag the caribou. Then fumbles the enrire caribou into a river. Salvaging only a shoulder in the icy water. In a real survival situation one would have not taken the entire animal out. Removing as much meat as one could pack into his backpack. He could of taken what he could reasonably carry and told the "viewers" his camera crew was going to take the remainder out to avoid violating game laws.

Instead an entire caribou less one shoulder and the pint of blood he sucked out of it's neck was won ton waste.

Roy · Jan 10, 2010

Tiffany - I hold a lot more respect for Les Stroud. He is competetive adventure racer and wanted to keep himself in beter shape. Plus, unlike Bear Grylls, Les was literally starving himself during those episodes, he often had to recover for a few weeks before he could do another one. That's not whining - it is wise. He was the real deal.

Here is a good link to an interview with Les http://television.aol.com/tv-celebrity-interviews/les-stroud/

UTROY
Proverbs 21:19 (why I hunt!)