I was and am still a Man Vs. Wild fan on Discovery channel, but it is very dissapointing that Bear is pretty much a faker, heart breaker when it comes to the truth.Multiple articles online and even the show at the beginning tells the viewers that Bear and his crew get assistence in life threatening situations. I have heard many times that when Bear is supposed to be spending a chilly cold night on the dessert he’s really in a comfy hotel kicking up his legs in comfort. To me this is a huge put down because I kind of looked up to him in thinking that he did everything himself. Even though he does get assistence I find his show still interesting, with the weird stuff he eats and the helpful information that this show provides could be use full I suppose if I ever find my self in one of thoughs precarious situations.
Another Survivor kind of show that I enjoy is Survivorman with Les Stroud. This show seems more realistic in that instead of a camera crew following and helping Les, he is usually left by himself in the jungle or where ever the adventure is, making it more real and alone. Les has to do all the filming, making it more difficult because of the constant trekking back and fourth to get the shots of him walking. The down side of Les’s show is that its kind of slow, and predominately stationary in one spot and not a lot of action probably because of the higher danger of being alone. Bear Grylls on the other hand is climbing mountains fighting posionous snakes and crossing croc infested waters.
I honestly like both, because Bear Grylls show is entertaining and awesome to think that if I was in a similar situation I could pull some of the same stunts that he does. But when I watch Survivorman it pulls me back to reality and shows what I really mostly likely would do if I was stranded somewhere, I would stay in one spot, not running in the jungle like the Bear.
