Man vs. Wild

[Harvester]

I'll admit that I love the show. Regardless of how much "prepartion or help" Bear gets during the filming, I still think he is insane.

That said, the epsiode that aired last night was "Alabama." Now, that's all they said during the show. It truly was Alabama. However, it was the Little River Canyon which is about an hour from my house (right across the state line). When he went to cross the muddy river, he spoke of the danger of ...drumroll....wait for it...wait for it....alligators.

Let me repeat that...alligators...in the canyons of the Northeast Alabama mountains. You are more likely to be mauled to death by an opossum there than to see an alligator.

Oh well..at least he did eat deer shit for protein last night.

 

[Jibrille]

Have you tried Survivorman? I've never watched either show but supposedly Survivorman was the more legit of the two.

 

[Harvester]

Have you tried Survivorman? I've never watched either show but supposedly Survivorman was the more legit of the two.

It is 100x more legit. However, it's a much slower pace and I hate the single camera that he uses.

 

[Cheiron]

Alligators in Alabama eh. Maybe there's a gator farm nearby? ;p

Little River Canyon looks quite beautiful. Maybe I'll trek up there some weekend.

I prefer Survivorman. He fails a lot. But keeps pushing himself.

Both shows are good watching though.

 

[Harvester]

http://www.nps.gov/liri/index.htm

 

[Wandrail]

There have been other fakes on that show.




Its too bad, because they go to some great locations (I loved the episode up in the Alps). The show is produced well and is entertaining to watch. Unfortunately, its also a total fraud.

 

[Wishmaster]

Let me repeat that...alligators...in the canyons of the Northeast Alabama mountains. You are more likely to be mauled to death by an opossum there than to see an alligator.

There's more gators in the Chattahoochee!


--Mike

 

[booB]

Let me repeat that...alligators...in the canyons of the Northeast Alabama mountains. You are more likely to be mauled to death by an opossum there than to see an alligator.

Must be some HUGE 'possum in that region.

I am not ashamed to admit that I HATE Man vs. Wild. Much rather see Survivorman.; at least he doesn't eat insane things for no reason.

 

[Bryan316]

I am far less concerned with whether he gets help during his missions, and far more concerned with learning the techniques that he uses and explains in order to survive.

For examples, tying big knotted loops in his parachute cords, to drop over the corner of a glacier gorge. Or which types of vines to cut to drink water, or which tree's barks to shave and squeeze for water. Or how to escape a Scottish bog safely.

 

[Diamond45]

The questionable legitimacy of Man vs. Wild is what makes it so much more entertaining than Survivorman.

I'd rather watch Survivorman because you know he's doing it all himself. Man Vs. Wild is way over the top IMHO.

 

[jaimek]

Hell, we have gators on Bald Head Island up here in NC - I've seen the cell phone photos. The mosquitos are a zillion times more dangerous, though, jeeeeeesus. Don't ever go there without a bottle of DEET or you'll leave the island looking like hamburger meat from head to toe.

(edit because I'm a dork and got the wrong island - although Oak Island has its fair share of skeeters, it's far more developed and they're not nearly as bad.)

 

[Pellaz]

Cool, some people mentioned Little River Canyon to me the last time I was up at Blue Hole Ocoee.... Looks like a nice place and I want to check it out, although it's maybe not quite as overall cool as Blue Hole (per what I was told).

 

[Matt Crooks]

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[spag]

Alligators in Alabama eh. Maybe there's a gator farm nearby? ;p

Little River Canyon looks quite beautiful. Maybe I'll trek up there some weekend.

I prefer Survivorman. He fails a lot. But keeps pushing himself.

Both shows are good watching though.

Definitely in Alabama.... I was camping on the southern edge of the state....

My campsite....

Sure enough, about dusk, the first of two visitors....

They just hung out. It was obvious someone had been feeding them there at one point. I saw both of them coming across the water, and they made a straight line for this spot.

 

[Harvester]

Southern edge of Alabama..absolutely.

Northeastern mountains...uh..

 

[No-Mercy]

well, whatever the case he seems to do his job of entertaining me and teaching me some cool stuff. i guess thats all he has to do if it keeps me giving him ratings every week

 

[mëtålspëd]

Les Stroud over Bear any day of the week.

 

[J-Man]

There's more gators in the Chattahoochee!


--Mike

Hehehehehehehe definetly more water moccassins. You run a higher chance of being shot by some deliverance types than running inot gators.

 

[AeonicSlumber]

Gators are actually very dangerous. Not only will they kill you, but they have also been known to eat humans, unlike crocs, so they could very easily hunt you down if they felt like it. Imo dude was right to be cautious, since it's almost impossible to defend yourself against one in the condition he was in on that show (which is great imo, love it).

 

[AeonicSlumber]

Its too bad, because they go to some great locations (I loved the episode up in the Alps). The show is produced well and is entertaining to watch. Unfortunately, its also a total fraud.

You're missing the point here though. It almost makes me laugh how jaded we've become to TV and movies. What do you need to make this show feel dangerous and exciting to you? Stick him in an active volcano for two days? Haha .

The point is that even though some of these locations might be for tourists, tourists don't venture in there alone with just the clothes on their backs. This guy is living in the forests using the natural resources of the environment to sustain himself. No cars, no pre-packaged food, no showers, no modern aid whatsoeever. In fact, there was a story recently about how a kid got separated from his dad on a camping trip and used the lessons from MVW to survive alone and help himself get found. If it wasn't for that show, the kid could have died.