Man vs Wild

Haha, im going to have to show this to my brother. He'll be devastated.
 
I don't get why it's a lie. He's bound to find highways depending on the country he is crossing.

The guy still doesn't get any of the luxuries the camera crew gets. And he does stuff on purpose (like jumping though ice into freezing water) to show how one would survive.
 
If it's a lie, it's still a pretty badass, awesome lie.
 
The show is a LIE,

Proof ala Wikipedia

#1 Grylls admitted wearing a flotation device in the pilot episode to ride down a river in a staged shot, citing safety reasons. He claimed that he was displeased with the decision, which came from Discovery producers, and has since been able to avoid the use of such devices.

#2 In the 'Mount Kilauea' episode, Grylls claims to cross a deep crevasse on an unsteady lava bridge. However, it can be seen that the bridge is quite steady, the crevasse itself ends a few feet to the left so that Grylls could have easily walked around, and a busy highway is close by.

#3 The director of the Desert Island episode, Graham Strong, noted that a diver was at hand who checked for sharks while Bear was adrift (he did not spot the tigers, only reef sharks), and that "we" beat on the raft to scare the tiger sharks away. Also, in the Copper Canyon, Mexico episode, director Scott Tankard says that the local Indian tribe, the Rar?muri Indians, acted as their guides.

#4 According to the survival consultant for the show's Sierra Nevada and Desert Island episodes, Mark Wienart of Lifesong Adventures, the "wild" horses in the Sierra Nevada episode were shipped in for a choreographed feature.

#5 The Desert Island raft was not made by Bear; it was made by a team of people over a week and a half, using rope, and was dissembled for Bear to put together on camera.

#6 Crew members simulated molten lava by using smoke machines and hot coals. The smoke machines were used to simulate poisonous sulphur dioxide, though Grylls was not in fact facing real danger.

#7 Hiring a man in a bear suit because they could not get a tame bear, running the show with a "script" (with scheduled scenes such as "Scene 10 - Grizzly Attacks Camp"), pretending that a snake found dead on the side of a road was alive, eating steak inside a badger skin, and hoisting Bear into a tree to make it look like his parachute "snagged".
 
Survivorman owns Man vs. Wild

He takes his own cameras and is by himself.

Although, thats how it appears.
 
I always figured "Man vs Wild" was fake, but I still love it. All it shows is this dude completely beating the shit out of nature. It's not "Man gets along with Wild" or "Man lives in Wild," it's "Man VS Wild." I watch it just to see what animal he kills and eats next.

Survivorman isn't as exciting or badass as Man vs Wild, but it's definately more real. Survivorman makes no real attempt to dress up reality, which a camera crew tends to do.

For me, I like both shows, but Man vs Wild is much more entertaining, since it's like watching the evil twin of the crocodile hunter destroy nature.
 
It's still a cool show. I love any sort of outdoorsy survival program.
 
Les Stroud and Bear Grylls should have a survivor stand off
 
Mattigus said:
Survivorman isn't as exciting or badass as Man vs Wild, but it's definately more real. Survivorman makes no real attempt to dress up reality, which a camera crew tends to do.
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Fail

Man vs Wild cannot be claimed as "badass" unless it is real.
They don't need to dress up any reality on Survivor man, because it's just him and only him.

....cept that one episode with the sled dogs.
 
The fact that he's doing badass things in a safe environment is still badass, albeit somewhat less so than if the alternative were true.
 
They're all fake to some extent. I bet even survivorman brings granola bars along with him. And some of his shots just seem way too fake for my taste...he's talking about starving to death and then in the next scene the camera is up on top of a mountain on full zoom watching him walk across the desert....

Which means, he went up a mountain, set up a camera, walked down and in front of the camera, then walked back up the mountain, then walked back down the mountain and continued on.
 
Bear is such a joke, and so is Man vs Wild. Les Stroud all the way.

Which means, he went up a mountain, set up a camera, walked down and in front of the camera, then walked back up the mountain, then walked back down the mountain and continued on.
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Umm... that's exactly what he does. And I think you exaggerate 'mountain'.
 
xcellerate said:
They're all fake to some extent. I bet even survivorman brings granola bars along with him. And some of his shots just seem way too fake for my taste...he's talking about starving to death and then in the next scene the camera is up on top of a mountain on full zoom watching him walk across the desert....

Which means, he went up a mountain, set up a camera, walked down and in front of the camera, then walked back up the mountain, then walked back down the mountain and continued on.
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Even if he did bring along a granola bar, its so he doesnt die...not for ratings :D
 
Its kinda like Jackie Chan.

Its only f*cking awesome when you find out he does his own stunts and theres true risk of death.
 
more so if jackie went on the record and said he did all of his own stunts, then you find out he used a stunt double in a few scenes.
 
xcellerate said:
They're all fake to some extent. I bet even survivorman brings granola bars along with him. And some of his shots just seem way too fake for my taste...he's talking about starving to death and then in the next scene the camera is up on top of a mountain on full zoom watching him walk across the desert....

Which means, he went up a mountain, set up a camera, walked down and in front of the camera, then walked back up the mountain, then walked back down the mountain and continued on.
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Which is why Survivor man totally pwns Man vs Wild. He set up a camera at the end of one episode where he had to climb out of this basin that he was stuck in, and basically said screw it, I'm letting the camera crew come back for this one, and it showed him work his way up the wall and he looked like a speck on the TV when he finally got to the top.

So the fact that he lugs around heavy camera equipment makes him incredibly badass.
 
Wow that clip was hilarious.

And yes, Survivor Man totaly OWNS this odd speaking fellow. I mean....I've never heard crevice being pronounced that way. Thats besides the point, Survivor Man is the real deal. He sets up all the camera equipment and is always totally alone (except that one time he had a dog sled team).

Even Mike Rowe is cooler than this Man vs. Wild guy.
 
Man vs Wild is the stupidest show ever. Theres no point if all of it is staged.
 
Even Mike Rowe is cooler than this Man vs. Wild guy.
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What do you mean 'even' Mike Rowe? You say that like Mike Rowe kind of sucks... Mike is better than Les Stroud and the other guy... I mean, Les Stroud is awesome when it comes to survival, but Mike has a ton of humor and personality which makes him a great host and treat to watch on shows like Dirty Jobs.
 
I certainly didn't mean it like that. Mike Rowe IS awesome indeed. I meant it more in a way that Mike Rowe is ya know....more tough than this man vs wild guy, but I failed at making a funny. :(
 
Raziaar said:
What do you mean 'even' Mike Rowe? You say that like Mike Rowe kind of sucks... Mike is better than Les Stroud and the other guy... I mean, Les Stroud is awesome when it comes to survival, but Mike has a ton of humor and personality which makes him a great host and treat to watch on shows like Dirty Jobs.
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And his narrating voice on deadliest catch is sexay
 
Krynn72 said:
And his narrating voice on deadliest catch is sexay
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He has one of the best narrating voices. The three people who I admire for their narrating voices are Mike Rowe, the guy who does Modern Marvels, and the guy in the states version of How It's Made. Nobody even comes close to those three.
 
There is only one man who would own even Survivor man, and his name is...


Ben 'Mother ****ing' Bailey
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=)
 
If that's who I think it is (the guy from that taxi-based trivia game show), you should probably throw yourself out of the nearest window for suggesting putting him anywhere close to Mike Rowe.
 
haha, Mike Rowe is awesome for doing the stuff he does, and his sense of humor is .. well, its unique. And at times Ben Bailey reminds me of him. Actually a lot of the time he does. Must just be me.

And yes, he is from Cash Cab. Great show btw.
 
Cash Cab sucks... I mean it may be a great show, but it's on the wrong freaking network! I change the channel every time it comes on.
 
Raziaar said:
Cash Cab sucks... I mean it may be a great show, but it's on the wrong freaking network! I change the channel every time it comes on.
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I agree with you there, it is out of place, but a great show none-the-less.
 
Survivorman Outtakes

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnWQD7ECLp8[/YOUTUBE]

Survivorman Behind the Scenes

Part 1

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S22gS_NQK6M[/YOUTUBE]

Part 2
[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZIGokLArmI[/YOUTUBE]

Part 3

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6GxJjip4nE[/YOUTUBE]

Part 4

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nI5EAyTEVtA[/YOUTUBE]

Part 5

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRdKAmUzgZc[/YOUTUBE]
 
QuantumFireball said:
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To be fair though you can drink your urine straight....you're supposed to be able to drink it like 5 or 6 times before it really can start to hurt you. That rock climber a few years ago who had a boulder fall on his arm and trap him for a week or so survived by drinking his urine straight before he got so desperate he cut his own arm off with his knife and then hiked back home.
 
On that first video, I'm a bit confused. Why does it sound at 1:02 left that he has someone else laughing with him? And then there is someone else who talks to him moments later on another clip. Is that just for the making of the outtakes or what?

EDIT: Oh I see, yes.
 
After watching those vids, Les Stroud's awesomeness has now tripled.
 
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