Man vs. Wild & Survivorman

[rdowns]

Anyone watch these shows? I've recently become addicted to these. I have like 16 hours worth on my Tivo.

http://dsc.discovery.com/fansites/manvswild/manvswild.html

http://www.survivorman.ca/

[NT1440]

Both are GREAT shows. I can't really choose which one i like more. I like how survivor man is really out there living by himself for however long it is, but bear grylls on Man vs. Wild is just a great host.

Top notch entertainment from Discovery, yet again!

[Telp]

I agree. Both shows are good in their own way, making it possible for them to compete with eachother. I love how survivorman really does go out and there and live, and i love how bear teaches people what they should do in the situations they are given. Either way, quality television.

[rdowns]

I'm watching Bear suck blood from a dead yak as I type this.

[juanster]

love Man vs Wild but have never seen survivorman...if its as good as Mvs W i want to see it... nowww

[rdowns]

love Man vs Wild but have never seen survivorman...if its as good as Mvs W i want to see it... nowww

It's on quite often on Discovery and Science channels.

[ucfgrad93]

I prefer Surviorman, but both are excellent.

[decksnap]

love Man vs Wild but have never seen survivorman...if its as good as Mvs W i want to see it... nowww

The difference is Man vs Wild is kind of hypothetical- they go out and set up scenarios for him to show you how to do things. Entertaining in its own way.

Survivorman just takes a camera and actually goes out and does it.

[Watabou]

I prefer Survivorman. It just seems more realistic. :)

Les Stroud is great.

[NT1440]

I prefer Survivorman. It just seems more realistic. :)

Les Stroud is great.

Thats because hes really living out there 90% on his own. (sometimes he has a rescue crew he can radio in just in case)

Both guys are just completely badass

[FunkyMonkey]

Bear Grylls is a complete idiot. I could go on and on with all the stupid things he has done. But the one that sticks out with me is when he builds a bridge out of sticks and when he puts it down over the river it snaps. I don't know why he didn't let it down carefully.

Les Stroud on the other hand is really good. Most of the time it's just him by himselft which makes it authentic. And the content of his show is so much better than Man vs. Wild. Love his show.

[Tenorsaw]

I was totally grossed out when he (Bear Grylls) ate that skunk and the raw eyeball of that yak!

[andyblila]

Survivorman is much better. Bear spends the night in hotels!

[g4cubed]

... Bear spends the night in hotels!

haha ya heard that too. I love survivorman as he does his own filming and has to end up walking twice as far to setup the cameras to catch a lot of the scenes

[MacNut]

I was thinking about a thread about this the other day. Les is much better.haha ya heard that too. I love survivorman as he does his own filming and has to end up walking twice as far to setup the cameras to catch a lot of the scenesThat is what I like about the show, he is his own film crew. And he teaches you how to survive.

[EricNau]

I've watched both. I prefer Survivorman.

[SuperCompu2]

I've watched both. I prefer Survivorman.

Ditto.

Both high-quality shows though. Even re-runs are worth my time!

[mrgreen4242]

Both are good, just in different ways. If I had to pick, I'd go with Survivorman simply because he shoots the shot himself and does a really impressive job of it.

On a related note, I read that Les Stroud is going to quit doing Survivorman because it's so physically exhausting. He's negotiating to change his contract to host a new show for the Science channel.

[NT1440]

Both are good, just in different ways. If I had to pick, I'd go with Survivorman simply because he shoots the shot himself and does a really impressive job of it.

On a related note, I read that Les Stroud is going to quit doing Survivorman because it's so physically exhausting. He's negotiating to change his contract to host a new show for the Science channel.

He will be missed. I can understand tho, you can tell in the new episodes that the lonelyness has really started to get to him latey (whenever they were filmed).

It cant be easy.

[mrgreen4242]

He will be missed. I can understand tho, you can tell in the new episodes that the lonelyness has really started to get to him latey (whenever they were filmed).

It cant be easy.

I'm looking forward to seeing what he ends up doing next. Could be very cool, if given the right concept to work with.

[MacNut]

I'm looking forward to seeing what he ends up doing next. Could be very cool, if given the right concept to work with.He is going to find Bear and say I need to survive and eat him.:p

[Tilpots]

He is going to find Bear and say I need to survive and eat him.:p

I know you were joking, but if Bear and Les were stranded together, I think it'd be Bear doing the eating...

Then again, I don't know how you'd strand these two guys without them turning it into some kind of vacation!

[NT1440]

I know you were joking, but if Bear and Les were stranded together, I think it'd be Bear doing the eating...

Then again, I don't know how you'd strand these two guys without them turning it into some kind of vacation!

lol watch them turn a pile of bark and worms into a day spa sipping delicious pina coolattas

[Kamera RAWr]

I like Bear for his presentation. He's just really good at putting on a great show.

Survivorman is great for the reasons stated about, that is... he films himself, shows more how to survive. I think both shows are fantastic though.

:)

[ddeadserious]

Survivorman is more b-a, but Bear on Man vs. Wild puts on a better show.

Either shows are sweet regardless.

[Big-TDI-Guy]

Bears approach to wilderness survival is down-right idiotic. He's great for the cameras, and his show, I'm sure. Reality? Without a support and medical crew close at hand - it really shortens ones shelf life.

Les is much more realistic, and I find his show more enjoyable.

I miss the show "going tribal" - that one was entertaining while it was on.

[jaydub]

If I want to be entertained - Bear Grylls.

If I want to fall asleep - Les Stroud.

People love to gripe about Bear staying in hotels and whatnot - they have said without exception at the beginning of the show that many of the things he does are presented to him to show how to survive. He's still a bad ass - you don't get to be among the youngest men to climb Mount Everest if you're concerned about staying in posh hotels.

[mcarnes]

"That was definitely not to be repeated" in exhausted british voice.

Bear has the better show. But I like them both.

[EricNau]

I think this needs to be a poll.

[iJon]

Despite what happens on the show I still think Bear is the more bada**. If you were to put them in both real world situations I think Bear would fair better. Remember, he is former British SAS. That is excellent training he has received.

[rhsgolfer33]

Despite what happens on the show I still think Bear is the more bada**. If you were to put them in both real world situations I think Bear would fair better. Remember, he is former British SAS. That is excellent training he has received.

Not to mention that what ended his SAS career was a parachuting accident that almost paralyzed him. Pretty soon after recovering he climbed Everest. He is a pretty amazing guy, strong as all get out and must have balls the size of an ox. You wouldn't catch me climbing up or down waterfalls without a safety rope.

I think Bear is a little more entertaining, but for real survival value and what you should actually do, Survivor Man gets the win. They are both pretty crazy.

[evilgEEk]

I agree that Surviverman is more "real worldly" what with it just being him out there with a couple cameras. But with that said, give me Bear over Les any day of the week. I just can't stand Les as a host. He makes the show absolutely un-bear-able (Ha!). But seriously, he's incredibly annoying.

I also agree that Bear is definitely more of a bad*ss. His personal story is inspiring, and he's a MUCH better host.

[RamblinWreck]

Love em both but I too am in the Bear Grylls camp. His show from week to week puts him in more diverse settings. This keeps it entertaining for me. Not to mention a little more going on as far as action goes too.

[Leto-Parallels]

I don't care if Bear Grylls is spending the night at the Hilton and eating Quiznos subs in between takes, Man vs. Wild is still an awesome show. The guy keeps the pace of the show moving quickly the entire time, and it still remains educational for the most part, despite the huge deal the commercials make over him eating weird stuff like grubs, spiders and sheep intestines.

Now I also have great respect for Les Stroud, but Survivorman can get extremely dull. I once watched an episode where the guy drove to the middle of nowhere in his truck and slept in the driver seat for three days... drinking from a large supply of water he had in the back. Then he kind of just griped the whole time about not feeling very good.

He also complains a bit too much about having to set up the equipment himself, because he never brings a camera crew.

[sangosimo]

Man vs. Wild is more fun to watch surviorman seems more accurate.

[jensepollense]

I used to watch Man vs Wild all the time, but lately think Survivorman is a much better show.

[Counterfit]

Thats because hes really living out there 90% on his own. (sometimes he has a rescue crew he can radio in just in case)
He always has a safety crew, but they've only been involved once, and then an SAR team had to get him in another show.
i love how bear teaches people what they should do in the situations they are given. Either way, quality television.

Bear teaches you what NOT to do. "Oh, I'm going to jump into that pool of water down there, even though I don't know how deep it is, or if there are any rocks." "I need to get to the other side of this lake in Patagonia, so I'm going to build a ****** little raft that's going to fall apart halfway across." etc. etc.

Bear Grylls is a complete idiot. I could go on and on with all the stupid things he has done. But the one that sticks out with me is when he builds a bridge out of sticks and when he puts it down over the river it snaps. I don't know why he didn't let it down carefully.

He constantly puts does things that, in real survival situations, would put you at substantial risk for major injury or hypothermia, both of which can easily lead to death.

I know you were joking, but if Bear and Les were stranded together, I think it'd be Bear doing the eating...

Bear would probably do something stupid and hurt himself.

[wadejc85]

Survivorman all the way.

[rpaloalto]

Man vs wild
Bear's not really were he says, he is.
Funny, watch for the cars in the end.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UpSlpvb1is

[Keebler]

i prefer survivorman. seems more realistic and everything Les does is geared towards survival (except for his band :)

He also just helped finish 'survivorman kids' which will be on tv march or later next year. they took a bunch of teens into the bush similar to how he does it.

one of the girls we hunt with was involved. she won't (and can't) say how she did, but she's not a typical girlie girl so I'm thinking she did great (she's already harvested 6 deer in 3 years of hunting). she's outdoors all the way.