Comments on: Survivorman Returns

By: PbNewf

PbNewf — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 01:09:30 +0000

Anyone know where you would ever find a jacket like the one les wears in the arctic episode??

By: noobs

noobs — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 04:20:09 +0000

Bear is a hack. Didn’t anyone see the episode where he made a “Native American throwing stick” to hunt rabbits. He picked up a stick, rubbed some bark off on a big rock and then “practiced hunting” by throwing it around. He then *supposedly* killed a rabbit with it. Lame. It was a stick, plain and simple. He acted like he just smelted some ore and forged a rifle or something. How dumb do they think we are? Oh, yeah, we made Paris Hilton a celebrity… nevermind

By: rafael taylor

rafael taylor — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 06:40:31 +0000

i like man vs. wild all the way. bear is interesting, informative, and more importantly exciting to watch (we are talking tv shows here). as far as the whole who carries around and positions their camera or not debate, i say who cares. i didn’t realize taping yourself was important for survival.

By: neb

neb — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 01:26:28 +0000

While Bear might talk tough and do all those tough things, he is not lugging around his own camera equipment and living in total isolation like Les does. So the crown goes to Les and it is good to have him back. Missed him and his cool deamoner and not overly confident behavior which is what it takes to really survive in the wilderness.

By: JR

JR — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 02:25:24 +0000

Yikes. I take that back. It was Man vs. Wild, not Survivorman, who used a lifejacket. That’s embarassing.

This is from some forum, and is supposedly from a live chat in November 2006:

stealther: What do you have to say to people who claim you used a flotation vest instead of your backpack when you rode down the river in your previous show?

Bear: That was the first show I did, and health and safety insisted if I wanted to get in that river with those rapids, I had to wear a thin flotation device for one particular shot. After that show, I told the producers if I’m going to do it, I need to do it on my terms, i.e. no vest. And the rest of the series, they’ve allowed me to do it all my way.

By: JR

JR — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 02:18:26 +0000

“I’m fairly sure JR was referring to Man vs. Wild in terms of the life jacket fiasco.”

Nope. Survivorman.

By: KStack

KStack — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 21:01:24 +0000

Survivorman is admirable, but at the same time a whiny heel. Bear Grylles is the real deal and covers tons of ground in no time. survivorman expends no energy and sits on his arse in the woods playing that stupid harmonica. not remotley helpful or educational. no thanks my friend my time in front of the television goes to mr. Bear Grylles!

By: hal

hal — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 18:28:35 +0000

Survivorman is boring TV to me, for the same reasons that a lot of you seem to like it. The guy sacrifices entertainment for realism, and it always seems like he’s complaining about lugging the camera equipment.

I prefer Man Vs Wild. Bear comes across as a bad ass, kicking the butt of whatever wilderness he’s in. Les is like my whiny uncle, unable to light a fire, kill anything to eat, with a blister…

By: squeak

squeak — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 09:35:25 +0000

I’m fairly sure JR was referring to Man vs. Wild in terms of the life jacket fiasco. Man vs. Wild is more entertaining albeit pretty damn fake.

By: Patrick

Patrick — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 23:25:01 +0000

Thank you JR, survivorman is a hack. Bear Grylls FTW