Man vs. Wild

[indygirl]

I have watched this show quite a few times and been most grossed out at least once per episode. I have watched the host, Bear Grylls, drink the liquid found in elephant poo, bite snakes in half, eat raw flesh from a lion-killed zebra, pee on a scarf and then wrap it around his head.

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He drank from elephant poo, people. Elephant poo!

[Malle Babbe]

I only sit and watch the episodes where he's somewhere cold, because there is the chance he'll have to strip off all of his wet clothes and curl up naked next to a campfire he built out of spit and his own hair.

I think what makes Bear appealing is he isn't afraid of looking overwhelmed or miserable out in the wild; he soldiers on, of course, but he doesn't put on a brave face when having a sleepless night in the jungle due to a crampy stomach and pounding rain.

[indygirl]

Oh yeah. ITA.

I do wonder how much of this is set up (I hesitate to use the word faked) for the show. Some of his strategies seem so extreme--like he's just showing of his made survival skillz. I just can't imagine that it's ever a good idea to jump in the water as much as he does.

[dragonfly80]

I hate this guy so much. I understand that it's good to show survival skills but some of the things he does just drive me crazy. Like when he's out in a scorching desert with a cameraman and he's going on and on about how he's so hungry he starts to eat a raw birds egg. In another clip I saw him eat a snake, why? If you were really in a life or death survival situation I can see it being necessary, but not when you're filming a stupid TV series and you put yourself into these situations.

[Deleted]

What is it about this guy that bugs so much? I mean, he's handsome, built, clearly knows his way in the wilds... but, man, I'd rather croak than spend more than 10 minutes with him. Is it that the show's edited to showcase his encyclopaedic knowledge of every dangerous thing of which he can think? I mean, my mother could have a show called Mom vs. Wild in which she'd catalog everything a person could kill themselves doing. "Drinking stream water is a very good way of catching a gastrointestinal disorder!" "Jumping off a bridge just because the other kids jump off a bridge is a really good way of killing yourself!" "Putting your hand in the fire because someone told you to is a the best way to get burned!"

[LAX]

I really can't stand this guy, for the same reasons as many of you. The stuff he does seems so fake, he does a lot of extreme stuff that just doesn't seem necessary.

I'll watch Survivorman before this guy anyday. That guy doesn't seem to do too many "stunt" kind of survivor techniques, sometimes shows some handy survival tips, and quite often he demonstrates survival in situations a common person might find themselves in. The best part is Survivorman doesn't tote along a camera man and when he's out in the wilderness alone you know he's really relying on just himself for survival.

sort of off topic, but last winter a young family took a wrong turn in the NW and ended up stranded in the mountains on a highway closed for the winter. The mother & two young children survived the ordeal, but the father perished when he went out to look for help. They aired a survivorman show shortly after that where he had to survive in a very similar situation.

[marywebgirl]

He just ate a frog! A cute little frog! Alive! He just crunched it and swallowed. And a turtle, too (he cooked it first).

[jen808]

Really? Ewww. I have this programmed on my TiVo but I don't think I need to see him eat a frog. I'll pass.

[Neurochick]

I don't mind seeing him eat a frog or a turtle...different strokes.

But I do like Survivorman better, I think the only reason Bear gets so much publicity is because he's better looking than Survivorman (IMO at least).

[Deleted]

Looks like Bear was faking a few of his 'adventures.' I read it on JustJared a few days ago. A few times he was actually staying in hotels when he supposed to be roughing it. I guess Discovery Channel is going to edit some of the past shows to reflect that. I know its a reality show, but its disappointing. We live in a society of half-truths.