Man vs. Wild / bear grylls general discussion

[ChunkyMonkey]

It is a show and even 'bear' has released behind the scene clips.

[cowboykjohnson]

I like Bear, he is unsafe but has allot of useful information too. The show has to be entertaining or no one would watch it. His stuff is staged but it still shows you some options on what to do, and how to find food. I dislike survivor man after seeing more than one episode where he gives up. That is the worst thing you can possibly show in a survival situation is some one giving up. That doesn't teach you anything except how to lay down and die because it's to hard.

[Irving]

I've never seen him give up. Plus, doesn't he set deadlines for himself? If he didn't make it to his goal in time, what else is he supposed to do?

[cowboykjohnson]

Keep going untill he reaches his goal, even if he is late, like any one else would.

[Irving]

Then just edit it all to fit into the show. That's what I thought you'd say. There have been a few times (at least one) where his crew came and rescued him because the conditions were just unsafe. In that case, no need to die for a tv show.

[cowboykjohnson]

I agree that there is no need to die for a TV show, but at least make it look like he made it, that would just have a better feel IMHO. It doesn't help that I'm biased, something about that guy just bugs me.